Seeing his only son so badly injured, Gu Chuan was instantly enraged and stormed into Gu Lili's house with a kitchen knife.
Gu Lili had Gu Erniu and Gu Sigou walk in front of her so that if Gu Chuan caught up, she could buy weapons immediately and fight him.
Because they were carrying Gu Huanhuan and were frightened by Gu Chuan's actions, their speed noticeably decreased.
Just as he reached the foot of the mountain, Gu Chuan caught up with him.
"Erniu, you guys go first!" Gu Lili turned around and confronted Gu Chuan while shouting to Gu Erniu.
Gu Chuan is too close; Gu Lili can't keep running forward.
Exposing the back of your head to the enemy is clearly not a wise move.
Gu Erniu glanced at Gu Sigou, whom Gu Lili was pushing, and then at Gu Huanhuan on his back. His eyes reddened, he gritted his teeth, and then, carrying Gu Huanhuan and dragging Gu Sigou, he ran into the mountains.
Gu Sigou struggled, "Second brother, I won't leave! If we leave, sister will die! Second brother, don't you want sister anymore?"
Gu Erniu raised his hand and slapped Gu Sigou across the face, shouting, "If you don't leave, we'll all die! Hurry up and follow me!"
Gu Sigou was stunned by Gu Erniu's slap; his second brother had never hit him before.
Without really understanding what was happening, Gu Erniu dragged him into the mountains.
Gu Huanhuan, who was on Gu Erniu's body, was now crying her eyes out.
It's all my fault. I can't even walk properly. If I hadn't fallen, they wouldn't have been caught by that madman.
However, she dared not struggle now, just as her second brother said, if she stopped, they would all die.
She can't be a burden to her second brother and fourth dog anymore.
Gu Erniu led the two of them at a jog, and they ran to a clump of tall grass. He put Gu Huanhuan down, and then pushed the two of them into the grass, where they were hidden.
"Si Gou, take good care of your third sister. If my sister and I don't come back, you two must live on!" Gu Erniu said in a deep voice.
"Second brother, no, I want to go with you. If second uncle wants to kill someone, let her kill me! Anyway, I'm still young and can't help with anything. You'll all be fine without me at home." Gu Sigou said, trying to squeeze out.
Gu Erniu forcefully pushed Gu Sigou inside, thinking that this might be the last time he would see his younger brother.
Gu Erniu couldn't hold back his tears either, and choked out, "Sigou, be good to me. If you don't, I won't want you anymore!"
Gu Sigou stopped struggling. "Second Brother..."
"Alright, you two hide well. I'm going to help my sister. If I haven't come looking for you by dark, you two should come out and run to the village head's house. The village head will definitely take care of you. Hide well, I'm leaving!"
Gu Erniu took a deep look at the two people in the bushes, then turned and ran towards Gu Lili.
Gu Huanhuan hugged Gu Sigou and cried her heart out, but she could only obediently watch Gu Erniu leave.
Gu Lili is currently in a standoff with Gu Chuan.
"Gu Lili, you little bastard, you actually caused my son to be beaten! I'll send you to the Western Paradise right now, and then I'll send your three younger siblings down there to find you too!"
As Gu Chuan spoke, he raised his knife to chop down Gu Lili.
Gu Lili picked up the chili spray from her sleeve and was about to spray it.
Unexpectedly, Gu Chuan reacted quickly, taking several steps back upon seeing what Gu Lili was holding.
"Gu Chuan, how shameless of you to say that! The military pay my father sent home before was spent by you, and my mother froze to death because of you. Your son was beaten by the magistrate for fraudulently obtaining my prescription to claim a reward. What does that have to do with me!"
Seeing that the chili water had lost its effect in her hands, Gu Lili could only try to distract Gu Chuan by talking.
Gu Chuan sneered, "Don't try to deny it here. Would my son, a scholar, do such a thing? It's clearly because you hold a grudge against us that you're retaliating! Shuwen said that the magistrate wanted to take you as a concubine, which is why you're targeting him!"
Gu Chuan had already figured it out along the way: his son was definitely crippled.
If I want to pursue a career in politics in the future, that's definitely not an option.
Before, when he was in the village, he often boasted about his son. Now that Gu Shuwen has gotten into trouble, he'll definitely be laughed at wherever he goes.
Niu Cuihua has also become mentally challenged. With her son disabled, how can she ever hold her head high again?
It would be better to chop up Gu Lili and her four siblings, and also chop up the village head.
At worst, I can just let the magistrate behead me.
It's better than never being able to hold your head up high for the rest of your life!
"Stop talking nonsense! Don't assume everyone is as dirty as you!" Gu Lili shouted angrily.
Unexpectedly, Gu Lili's words completely enraged Gu Chuan.
With a fierce expression, Gu Chuan raised his knife and walked towards Gu Lili.
Gu Lili realized something was wrong and quickly bought an iron rod from the mall for defense.
Right now, the only thing to do is to keep Gu Chuan away from me, so that at least the knife in his hand won't hurt me.
Gu Chuan was taken aback when he saw the iron rod that suddenly appeared in Gu Lili's hand. He didn't even blink. How did an iron rod appear out of thin air in Gu Lili's hand?
"You vixen, you deserve to die!" Gu Chuan cursed, and charged at Gu Lili with his knife in hand.
At this moment, Gu Chuan had completely lost his mind and only wanted to end Gu Lili's life as soon as possible.
Gu Lili had practiced martial arts, so how could she let Gu Chuan get close so easily?
Gu Lili swung the iron rod in her hand at Gu Chuan.
Unexpectedly, Gu Chuan managed to dodge it again.
The iron rod in Gu Lili's hand weighed about ten pounds, and it took her a lot of effort to lift it.
The mall also had lighter wooden sticks, but Gu Lili was afraid that the sticks wouldn't withstand Gu Chuan's knife strikes.
Gu Lili stared at Gu Chuan, panting, ready to strike again at any moment.
Gu Chuan could clearly see that Gu Lili couldn't lift the iron rod, so he would feint each time to make Gu Lili lift the iron rod to defend herself.
They wanted to wear down Gu Lili's strength; after all, that iron rod was so heavy, one hit would have blown her head off.
Gu Lili could clearly see what Gu Chuan was thinking, but there was nothing she could do about it.
If I don't defend myself, this madman will just charge at me.
Gu Chuan probed back and forth more than ten times, and Gu Lili was already covered in sweat.
Gu Chuan charged at Gu Lili with his knife once again. Gu Lili simply put down the iron rod in her hand and bought a wooden stick instead.
Gu Chuan feinted and retreated, but Gu Lili didn't stay in place to defend as before. Instead, she raised her wooden stick and swung it at Gu Chuan.
Caught off guard, Gu Chuan was struck hard on the head by Gu Lili, and blood immediately flowed down his head.
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