Chapter 74 Seeking the Skin of a Tiger
The bearded man and the second in command looked at each other in surprise when they heard this.
Jun Moye bowed.
"Big Brother, Second Brother, don't worry, I sincerely want to acknowledge you two as my Big Brother and Second Brother."
Then Buddha's Hand looked behind him.
"Look, we still have so many family members here. Even if we go out, it's impossible for us to have any bad intentions."
The second in command looked at the bearded man.
"Brother Jun, you're joking. Since we're all family, how could I not trust you? Let's go have a drink. You're from the Imperial City, so you must have some understanding of the officials. Let's talk while we drink."
As he said this, he personally opened the cell door for Jun Moye and his wife.
Seeing this, many others stood up. Exile meant death. In such cold weather, if they stayed in the mountain stronghold, they might not be able to survive. Both the escorts were caught.
"Big brother, second brother, I am willing to stay. Please take me in."
"I am willing to do so as well. I will follow the lead of my elder and second brothers from now on."
"And me, and me, I am also willing to serve my elder brother and second brother at my whim."
The bearded man was a little surprised to see this.
The second in command was holding a folding fan with a determined smile on his face, as if all this was expected.
"Brother, look, I told you, rather than being exiled and freezing to death or starving to death, staying in the mountain village is the best option for everyone."
Of course, there were also many who remained silent, especially the women, who silently protected their children.
The second in command looked at everyone.
"So, those of you who are exiled will naturally be exiled together as a family. Fathers, please stand up and come with us. After we complete a major event in a few days, your families can all be released."
Then he called a few bandits to select people, and the bearded man and the second in command took Su Hanchu and his wife away.
After walking out of the cell completely, Su Hanchu looked back and found that this huge cell was actually made up of a large cave.
Thinking that he would have to drink soon, Su Hanchu quietly stuffed a hangover pill into Jun Moye's pocket and motioned him to take it.
The two followed the bearded man and the second in command for a long time before they arrived at a yard.
The second in command spoke with a smile.
"Brother Jun, this is my yard. It's a little simple, so you and your sister-in-law should make do with it."
Jun Moye spoke up upon hearing this, without a trace of disgust in his words.
"Second brother, what are you talking about? We have been exiled all the way here, often sleeping in the mountains. Now we actually have a house here. This is a great blessing for us."
Soon a younger brother came up with some wine, some peanuts, and a roasted chicken.
The second-in-command poured wine into a bowl.
"Brother Jun, from now on we are brothers. Let's finish this bowl first."
Jun Moye hurriedly took the wine.
"Second brother and eldest brother, just call me Mo Ye from now on. This wine is for you, eldest and second brothers. I'll drink it first."
Then he picked up the bowl and drank the wine in one gulp.
The second in command also invited Su Hanchu to drink.
"Sister-in-law, drink too!"
Upon hearing this, Jun Moye smiled and hurriedly picked up the wine in front of Su Hanchu.
"Big brother, second brother, how can she, a woman, drink? Come, I will drink with you, big brother and second brother."
Seeing that Jun Moye drank so readily, the bearded man looked up to him even more. He did not kill him outright because he took into consideration that the stronghold was short of people, and his skills were indeed quite good, so he might be of great use in the future.
"You can drink quite well. Come on, I, Qiu Kaishan, will recognize you as my brother."
After another bowl of wine, the second in command smiled and greeted everyone.
"Come, come, come, everyone eat the food, including my sister-in-law."
Jun Moye tore off a chicken wing and gave it to Su Hanchu.
Su Hanchu took it and ate slowly.
Several men had been drinking.
Jun Moye spoke intentionally or unintentionally.
"Big Brother, Second Brother, is the escort who is escorting us imprisoned somewhere else?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Kaishan glanced at Jun Moye and spoke while holding the wine.
"The jailer should be kept in a safe place. Why are you asking about this?"
Upon hearing this, Jun Moye picked up the bowl and clinked it with Qiu Kaishan.
"It's good that he's locked up. Big brother, you don't know, we exiled people have suffered a lot at the hands of those grandsons. People in our family still have whip marks on their bodies. They don't treat us as human beings at all. Maybe I did good things in my previous life and was blessed to meet Big Brother and Second Brother."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Kaishan laughed out loud and drank.
"Don't worry, from now on, follow Big Brother and enjoy the good life. No one will bully you anymore."
As Su Hanchu was eating, she began to cry.
Jun Moye spoke hurriedly and anxiously.
"Ma'am, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying? You must be feeling unwell somewhere."
Qiu Kaishan and the second in command, who were originally drinking happily, also looked at Su Hanchu in confusion.
The second in command spoke gently.
"Sister-in-law, why are you still crying?"
Su Hanchu's tears were falling desperately.
He spoke with a choked voice.
"I'm fine. I just remembered that some of our family members are missing, and for a moment... I couldn't help it... woo..."
Qiu Kaishan, who was originally holding the wine bowl, looked grim at once when he heard this.
"Jun Moye, what does your wife mean?"
Upon hearing this, Jun Moye hurriedly held Su Hanchu's shoulders to comfort him, while looking at Qiu Kaishan.
"Brother, don't get me wrong. She's just a woman, so it's inevitable that she'll be a little sentimental. But yesterday, due to our misunderstanding, many brothers and family members died. Speaking of which, I'd like to ask, have those brothers who died and those who were exiled been buried?"
The second in command spoke from the side.
"Hey, brother, what's happening here is really like a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple. Family members don't recognize each other anymore. Yesterday, we didn't know you would make such a wise choice. We just brought the brothers back and buried them in the back mountain. The others are still on the battlefield yesterday. If the government finds out, they should send someone to deal with them!"
Upon hearing this, Su Hanchu hurriedly spoke in a pitiful and pleading tone.
"Brother, three women in our family unfortunately passed away yesterday. It's not your fault, brother. It's just bad luck. But after all, we are family. You have also lost brothers, so you will definitely understand how I feel. Could you please send two brothers to lead us down the mountain so we can bury our family members?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Kaishan spoke with a cold face.
"You're a kindhearted person, but a lot of people died yesterday. Can the two of you bury so many people?"
Su Hanchu spoke with tears in her eyes when she heard this.
"Brother, we only need to bury the few people who died in our Jun family. We don't care about the others."
Then he took out two jade pendants and stuffed them into Jun Moye's hands through the cloak...
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