Chapter 232 Exposed Again
The He family's coachman seemed not to notice that there was a living person standing on the road, and the carriage passed in front of Master Liu smoothly.
Master Liu had to speak quickly, "Boss Gu, Mr. He, are you two doing well on the journey?"
After a moment, He Jinglan's voice came from inside the car, "Stop the car."
The carriage braked in time and put some distance between itself and Master Liu.
Master Liu had to run quickly. The heat from the day's scorching sun had not yet dissipated, and he was sweating all over again after running.
He stood under the car window, took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his face, with a smile on his face, but he was complaining in his heart.
He knew that the two people in the car had seen him, but he deliberately ignored them.
He had to flatter people and call them to stop before coming closer.
But what can we do?
Who made him be fascinated by Mu Nanzhao's talent and knowledge? He was willing to become his disciple out of genuine respect for him.
By the time he gradually came to his senses and discovered that although Mu Nanzhao was well-read, he was not a humble gentleman, he had already been deeply trapped in it. He could only work for Mu Nanzhao until his death in this life.
For example, in this difficult job, no matter whether it is done well or not, it is inevitable to suffer from both sides.
Master Liu covered his face with a handkerchief and sighed silently.
He Jinglan lifted the car window curtain with one hand and looked at Master Liu in surprise, "Mr. Liu? It's so hot, why don't you stay at home to cool off and run out to exercise?"
Master Liu took off his handkerchief and smiled, "Mr. He is really funny."
He wanted to take a look at Gu Xixi, but He Jinglan only lifted a corner of the curtain, and the situation inside was completely blocked.
Master Liu had no choice but to continue the greetings, "I figured you two would be back soon, so I came here to try my luck and greet you."
"Boss Gu has to rush to the border to handle business this time. It must be very hard for him."
There was no response from inside the car.
He Jinglan pulled the corner of her lips, "It was indeed hard work, Xixi fell asleep."
"But Master Liu actually predicted that we would come back at this time. I wonder if he is so omnipotent that he can predict the future, or... you know that if we don't run away today, we won't be able to come back in a day or two?"
Master Liu was sweating profusely. "How could that be? You two are blessed by heaven and will return safely."
He had no complaints against Gu Xixi or He Jinglan. Who was it that implicated them?
Life is at stake, so people are just being a little bit disrespectful, which is actually very polite.
He Jinglan looked at Master Liu, then suddenly put away her smile and said coldly, "I should thank Master Liu for his concern."
"Xixi originally planned to be away for seven or eight days. If we were really fools and kept in the dark, we would probably have to stay in the village of dependents, or... be under house arrest, and would not be released until the war was over."
Master Liu's pupils contracted.
The reason why Mu Nanzhao chose to appear at this moment was not only because he had planned it in advance, but also because he had a spur-of-the-moment decision.
When he learned that Gu Xixi and He Jinglan had gone to the border, he decided to leave them in the dependents village.
Because there will be no safer place for the entire future cause than there.
Who would have thought that Gu Xixi would finish the work half the time ahead of schedule and rush back in a hurry.
When Master Liu got the news, it was too late to send the shadow guards to pick him up.
He could only run to the village entrance, wait anxiously, and pray to the saint to protect the two ladies and ensure that nothing would happen on the road.
Fortunately, the person came back and everything was safe.
Unfortunately, Gu Xixi was not only afraid that the road would be blocked and she would not be able to return, but she had also seen through Mu Nanzhao's arrangement.
Master Liu tried to explain, "Qi Xiu, he..." (Qi Xiu is Mu Nanzhao's courtesy name)
"He also means well. He wants to do his best to keep you two safe. This is the only best strategy."
"Bah!" He Jinglan said angrily, "We may be safe, but what about our family? Aunt Zhang Shitou and Elder Jiang, the three of them are still at home! How can this be called a good plan?"
Master Liu was silent for a while, and felt that it was necessary to explain clearly for that guy who had a bad reputation.
"Qi Xiu did not disregard the lives of Aunt Zhang and the others."
"On the contrary, he specifically ordered that if anything unexpected happened, the Shadow Guards would escort them away at the first opportunity, no matter the cost."
"Besides...if someone wants to take hostages, they won't choose the three of you at home. It's much safer for them to stay here than for you two."
He looked sincere and spoke the truth.
He Jinglan lowered the curtain and whispered something in the car.
Then she got off the bus, walked in front of Master Liu, and whispered, "As a childhood friend, I have a few words for you to pass on to him."
"So-called good intentions are only good if they are beneficial to the other party. I wonder when he will be able to truly consider the other party's perspective before making a decision."
"The human heart is not something he is used to manipulating. He weighs the pros and cons and chooses what is most beneficial to him. This may gain him a lot, but it may not necessarily get the sincerity he wants."
Master Liu was startled. Before he could reply, He Jinglan said loudly:
"Tell him that Xixi still has a lot of things to do, and we don't have time to listen to his arrangements!"
"Anyway, we are back now. If he still recognizes me as his childhood friend, he should make arrangements for the aftermath and not implicate innocent people!"
Master Liu agreed repeatedly, "Yes, yes, protecting you two and Boss Gu's family is our duty here."
He Jinglan returned to the carriage and the carriage continued to move towards the village.
She said to Gu Xixi, "Xixi, Master Liu said he would deploy more people. In addition to continuing to guard our home, there will be people on duty at several points from the village to the county town."
"We went out these past two days, and someone secretly accompanied us to protect us."
"Also, Master Liu activated the intelligence network yesterday. Anyone with bad intentions may be caught before they can even take action."
Gu Xixi nodded softly.
Seeing her indifferent reaction, He Jinglan asked in surprise, "You don't object?"
"You thought you were going to say you didn't want to be associated with someone."
Gu Xixi was calm and collected, "Why not?"
"He caused the disaster, and he will be one of the people who will benefit the most in the future. As innocent people implicated, it is only natural for him to protect us."
"Besides, if we don't get caught, he and the general will have one less trouble."
He Jinglan agreed very much, "That's right, we don't have to accept his favor at all!"
She suddenly thought of a question.
"If... I mean if,"
"We were taken hostage and used to threaten the Northwest Army."
"Will Mu Nanzhao and the general save us?"
Gu Xixi looked at He Jinglan deeply, and after a moment, the corners of her lips curled up.
"There are no ifs and ifs in everything. Even if you and I were not put in that situation, I'm afraid we wouldn't know what choice we would make at that time."
He Jinglan thought for a moment and smiled with relief, "I was just worrying too much."
Gu Xixi smiled gently. She had asked Mu Nanzhao a similar question before.
At that time, her own answer was "no", but Mu Nanzhao had no answer.
But she didn't want to say these things to make He Jinglan feel heavy.
Just like He Jinglan said, isn’t it better to be more optimistic?
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