Chapter 448 Saying Goodbye to the Lu Family

Everyone frowned. Southwest?

"Do you really have to go?" Ruan Shi grabbed Shu Yu's hand and wouldn't let go.

Shu Yu nodded. "Because this matter is of great importance, my master doesn't trust anyone else but me, so I have to go there in person."

"But, but..."

That's in the southwest, a long way away. Shu Yu is only fourteen years old, traveling alone. What will she do if something happens?

Lu Erbai said, "I'll go with you."

"Dad, do you not even want your foot anymore?" Shu Yu disagreed. "It was so hard to get it healed. If something goes wrong again, I'll live with guilt for the rest of my life."

Lu Erbai tensed up, "Don't feel guilty, this has nothing to do with you, Ayu, don't..."

Daya immediately stepped forward, saying, "I'll go. My legs are fine, and I'm young. We're sisters, both young women, so we can look after each other."

Shu Yu chuckled. It would be dangerous for two young and vibrant girls to go out like this.

Shu Yu shook her head, and seeing that the others also wanted to go with her, she quickly said, "Time is of the essence, I need to go as fast as I can. I can ride a horse, can you?"

The old lady was about to ask Da Niu to accompany her when she suddenly stopped herself in her tracks. Da Niu could drive a carriage, but riding a horse... he didn't have the opportunity to practice.

It's absolutely impossible for them to let her, a young woman, leave!

Lu Erbai frowned and thought for a moment, "Then let's hire two bodyguards, female bodyguards."

They couldn't bring themselves to tell Shuyu not to go and save the person; that was the abbot of Dongqing Temple, someone who had saved Shuyu's life.

That was her master, her family. They couldn't possibly stop her from getting into trouble if something happened to a family member.

Shu Yu knew that she couldn't refuse, so she nodded, "Alright, then I'll listen to Father. However, it seems that there are no female bodyguards in our Jiangyuan County."

Lu Erbai frowned.

Shu Yu said, "I'll go see Lord Xiang tomorrow. He has a wide network of connections, so I can ask him to help me find two female bodyguards or female escorts. That should be fine."

The Lu family members clasped their hands together, "Yes, yes, we're looking for Master Xiang."

Looking at their expressions, Shu Yu felt as if finding him meant finding someone reliable, and that she could finally relax a little.

She couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

The old lady asked, "How long will your trip take?"

Shu Yu felt a little embarrassed to say it, but still said, "It's hard to say, but at the latest, it won't be more than half a year."

The Lu family members were speechless. "So long?!"

They've only been reunited for less than three months, so how come they have to be separated again for another six months?

Sanya sobbed and threw herself into Shuyu's arms, "Second Sister, Sanya doesn't want you to leave."

Da Hu pursed his lips tightly, clenched his little fists, and his eyes were glistening with tears.

Shu Yu patted the two little ones' heads. "Be good, eat well at home and grow up quickly. When your second sister comes back, let your second sister see two healthy and rosy-cheeked younger brothers and sisters, okay?"

Sanya burst into tears, but even through her sobs, she managed to utter a single word, "...okay."

Shu Yu then looked at the rest of the Lu family, and every single one of them had tears in their eyes.

Even Shu Yu herself couldn't help but feel her eyes stinging and her chest tight.

The day before leaving the Lu family, Shu Yu went to see Da Niu and Lu Sanzhu separately, asking them to work together to take good care of the old lady and the second family.

Afterwards, I went home, packed a few simple things, and quietly waited for our parting the next day under the watchful eyes of my family.

(End of this chapter)