Chapter 424 The So-Called Kind Father
When Gu Mingda heard this, his throat tightened.
He glanced at his two sons.
Before he could speak, Gu Yan said, "Dad, my brother is young, let them release him first."
Gu Zhao also shouted: "Dad, my elder brother is a good student. He will definitely bring honor to our family in the future. I'll be dead if I die. You must remember me, Mom and Dad! Niuniu, you must also remember that I am your best brother!"
Even though Gu Zhao was scared and his voice was filled with tears, he was still very brave.
Everyone present at the scene watching the brothers being humble couldn't help but envy Gu Mingda. They didn't know how he raised his children. Why could his own children fight each other for a little food, while these two brothers were thinking about each other even when facing life and death?
Liu Ershi looked at Gu Mingda with interest and said, "Master Gu, who will live and who will die between the two sons?"
The people around Gu Mingda were waiting for his decision. If they put themselves in his shoes, they felt that this choice was too painful.
Gu Mingda glanced at his wife.
Zhang Yunniang said softly, "Husband, you make your choice. No matter what the final result is, it is our fate."
Gu Mingda lowered his head again and saw his daughter's bright, clear, and trusting eyes.
Liu Ershi was still trying to sow discord between the two brothers: "Tell me, who will your father choose? Will he choose the eldest son who is good at studying and can bring honor to the family, or will he choose the younger son who he favors and loves."
But Gu Zhao said: "You are wrong. My father loves Niuniu the most, not me."
When Liu Ershi heard this, he was stunned for a moment. How old was Gu Zhao? Why didn't there seem to be any resentment on his face when he said this?
"Your father loves your sister more, don't you hate him at all?" Liu Ershi asked.
Gu Zhao looked at him strangely and said, "Why do you hate me? My sister is so nice! I like her the most, too!"
Liu Ershi felt even more strange when he saw the boy's inexplicable sense of pride.
Gu Mingda had already made up his mind, and said to Liu Ershi, "You just let one of my sons go."
When this unexpected choice came out, everyone in the audience was stunned.
Liu Ershi sneered and said, "Master Gu still likes to play tricks and throw the choice to me. Do you think everything will be fine? I won't choose. If you don't choose, I will waste time here."
Gu Mingda looked at him in surprise and said, "I have sent someone to send a letter to the capital. Maybe more officials will come to support us right away. I am not afraid of you wasting time with me. I am waiting for reinforcements. What are you waiting for?"
Liu Ershi: ...
Liu Ershi felt like he was being fooled. He took a deep breath and said, "Stop playing these tricks on me. Choose quickly. If you don't choose, I will kill you right now!"
Gu Mingda was unexpectedly calm and said, "You may have killed someone before, but you won't kill now. Your master probably doesn't have many people he can use now, otherwise there wouldn't be only four of you here today. You still want to go back alive and report, right?"
Looking at Gu Mingda's confident and calm appearance, Liu Ershi was so angry that his teeth were itching.
Gu Mingda continued: "If you want to survive, you have no other choice."
Liu Ershi couldn't help but think that if the person here today was Wu Wulang, he would probably kill Gu Mingda and report back even at the cost of his own life.
But not everyone is that madman like Wu Wulang.
Although Liu Ershi works for his master, he also has family, parents, wife and children waiting for him. If he can return alive, who would be willing to lose his life?
Gu Mingda had not known whether this group of people were desperate criminals, nor did he know where their bottom line was. Now this delay had tested them out. He immediately seized the opportunity and changed his words, saying, "I have changed my mind. I will not choose. I can go with you in exchange for the safety of my two sons. In this way, you can go back and report to the master, and everyone will be happy."
Liu Ershi looked at him, stunned for a moment before saying, "You lied to me. You clearly said before that you can have another son if you lose him!"
Gu Mingda was very frank about this and said, "Yes, I lied to you. Of course I care about my children."
When Gu Zhao and Gu Yan heard this, their eyes turned red.
Liu Ershi's main target of this trip was indeed Gu Mingda, and the order from his master was to kill Gu Mingda at all costs.
He thought that Gu Mingda was a weak scholar who didn't know how to fight. After leaving Baiyun Town, he could kill him with a knife on the way, which would be worth the trip.
"Okay, I promise you." Liu Ershi said.
Gu Mingda had his hands tied up and then helped him onto the horse.
Liu Ershi also got on the horse, and now pointed the blade at Gu Mingda.
He kept his promise and asked his men to release Gu Zhao and Gu Yan. With Gu Mingda as a hostage, the thieves were able to get on their horses.
"Daddy!" several children shouted together.
Liu Ershi glanced at them, waved his whip, and said with a smile: "Everyone, see you later."
But the next second, he was dumbfounded.
The horse under him wouldn't move.
Not only did the horse not move, but it lowered its head and ate grass leisurely.
Liu Ershi was so anxious that he whipped the horse several times, but the horse seemed to be insensitive to the pain.
Gu Mingda took advantage of this opportunity and slammed his shoulder heavily into Liu Ershi's left hand holding the knife. Then he twisted his body and fell off the horse.
"Daddy, be careful!"
Everyone present was extremely worried. Gu Mingda was headfirst and was about to get hurt.
But the horse happened to move at this moment, and its legs hit Gu Mingda, causing his falling body to tilt and finally land steadily.
Gu Mingda himself couldn't believe that he was unharmed.
"Catch them!" After Gu Mingda shouted, he rolled on the ground several times and moved away from where Liu Ershi was.
A group of officers were standing by not far away, and upon hearing this, they immediately rushed over.
Although two thieves escaped, Liu Ershi's horse did not run away, and the other younger brother did not run away either because he was waiting for his eldest brother.
"Why won't the horse move? What did you do to it?" Liu Ershi's face was still full of disbelief when he was held down. He had never seen such a strange situation.
But the horse, which had not moved no matter how he whipped it just now, immediately started moving flexibly after he was caught in the net, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
Captain Li said: "If you do too much evil, you will be punished. Even the horses are ashamed of you!"
Liu Ershi was so angry that his eyes widened.
Although Gu Mingda was not injured after the fall, he felt pain in many places. At this time, he was supported by Zhang Yunniang and walked over. He said to Captain Li, "I would like to ask Captain Li to lend me the precious land. I want to interrogate them overnight to see if I can find out who is behind this gang of thieves."
Liu Ershi, who was afraid of death before, suddenly said: "Master Gu, you are willing to sacrifice your life for your family, and I am no less willing."
"Stop him quickly!" Gu Mingda shouted loudly.
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