Chapter 580 Success
Someone once said that so-called loyalty is simply because the chips for betrayal are not enough.
Of course, some people also say that the reason for betrayal is because the cost of betrayal is too low.
Loyalty and betrayal have been repeated and interpreted from ancient times to the present. Human nature lingers between the two, and right and wrong, good and evil are so complicated that it is impossible to explain them clearly.
But at this moment, Guan Laosan's betrayal was because he thought he had seen the stakes and price of betrayal.
When Mrs. Xu saw Guan Lao San bringing people to bring over the tied-up Guan Lao Qi and the families of Old Master Yue, her expression changed slightly.
"sister in law!"
Before Old Lady Xu could say anything, Princess Yuyan next to her was already looking at her.
"It's okay!"
Old Mrs. Xu was very calm.
She could more or less guess what Guan Laosan and his gang wanted to do.
However, even if she guessed what Guan Lao San was going to do, Old Lady Xu could only pretend to be ignorant. She had to give Guan Lao San a chance to perform before he could dig his own grave.
Guan Lao San could imagine the temperament of the Xu family, and so could Old Mrs. Xu.
If Guan Lao San makes it easy to suppress this matter, then it will be difficult to severely punish or even execute these people.
The human heart is so weird!
But if Guan Lao San commits suicide himself, then he will really die.
"Guan Lao San, what on earth do you want to do?"
Old Mrs. Xu spoke, looking at Guan Laosan and his gang with a cold voice.
"Sister-in-law Xu, it's not that I'm being unkind by locking up the Third Brother, but given the current situation, for the sake of our safety, I ask that your family find another place to stay!"
Since he was going to take action, how could Guan Lao San not have made any preparations?
Although his goal was to capture the Xu family and send them to the capital, this could not be accomplished overnight. He had to take it step by step, striving to strike a fatal blow.
"What's the meaning?"
Old Mrs. Xu narrowed her eyes.
"Sister-in-law Xu, stop pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth!"
"Why did our Lingshui Village encounter these things? Isn't it because of what the Xu family did?"
"Why should we suffer along with you for the troubles your family has caused?"
"If it weren't for you, we would still be living happily in the village, and wouldn't have to leave our homes and flee into these deep mountains and forests for refuge!"
"All of this is caused by your family!"
Guan Laosan really did his homework. Just by accusing others, he successfully incited the anger of the villagers.
The villagers had fled from the village into the mountains, facing poisonous insects and wolves, and now they had little food to eat. They were all filled with anger.
Guan Laosan's words gave the villagers in the camp an outlet for their pent-up anger.
As a result, without any surprise, everyone in the Xu family became the target of public criticism.
"In that case, let's leave!"
Old Mrs. Xu looked at the villagers she once knew who were extremely hostile to everyone on their side, slowly exhaled, and gave an answer.
However, Old Lady Xu did not think that Guan Lao San's purpose was merely this.
If they simply wanted to separate them from the people of Lingshui Village, then there would be no need to tie up Guan Laoqi's family and Grandpa Yue's family.
But before Guan Lao San showed his true intentions, Old Lady Xu had no intention of confronting him forcefully.
As for being separated from the villagers, it’s really not a big deal.
Originally, she just wanted to take her family to the mountain stronghold that King Yan had built. However, Guan Laoqi said that the ancestors of their Guan family left behind a route map for taking refuge in the mountains, so Mrs. Xu brought people to follow Guan Laoqi and his group.
Now that they are separated, the people of the Xu family are not without a way out.
"Sister-in-law Xu, I know this request is a bit excessive."
"But, we have no other choice!"
"If your family keeps following us, we might not be able to find peace even if we escape to the mountains!"
"Old Third and Brother Yue are close to your family. I think they will definitely object to this. So, I can only tie them up first!"
"I will release them after you leave!"
After Mrs. Xu agreed to Guan Laosan's request, Guan Laosan explained why he and Mr. Yue's families were kidnapped, and then he led his men to retreat.
"Sister-in-law Xu, I, Guan Lao San, have let you down in this matter!"
"In the future, if we can all survive, you can do whatever you want with me, Guan Lao San!"
Before leaving with his men, Guan Lao San left behind these words.
When he said this, he instantly had the air of a tragic hero who was forced to do so, and his status in the hearts of the villagers in Lingshui Village instantly rose a lot.
"We'll leave after daybreak!"
Old Mrs. Xu didn't care whether Guan Laosan's words were true or not. True or false, the Xu family's fate with Lingshui Village was severed.
Old Mrs. Xu didn't want things to come to this point.
But many things in this world are not what you want them to be.
"Mom, he's lying!"
After Guan Lao San led his men away, everyone in the Xu family also dispersed. Fu Bao leaned close to his mother, Old Lady Xu's ear, and whispered, "They want to capture Li Nian, threaten Master and Uncle-Master, and attack us!"
Fubao told his dream to his mother as quickly as possible.
"Mom knows!"
After hearing Fubao's words, Old Lady Xu immediately understood the purpose of Guan Lao San's troubles. This man really had some tricks. If Fubao hadn't warned them, they might have fallen for such tricks.
At that moment, Old Lady Xu found Lu Xian'er, turned Fubao's dream into her guess, and told Lu Mudan to take good care of her son.
Lu Mudan hesitated for a moment and then gave an affirmative answer.
However, whether it was Old Lady Xu, Fubao, or Lu Mudan, they all underestimated Guan Lao San.
Guan Lao San was indeed playing a delaying tactic.
But his real killer move was that he had hidden people in Old Xu's family.
To be precise, one of the nannies hired by Princess Yuyan to take care of those little kids was Guan Lao San's accomplice.
When dawn arrived and everyone's vigilance had dropped a lot, the nanny who had helped with cooking since the day they entered the mountains squatted down and came to them with the breakfast she had prepared for Lu Mudan and Lu Xianer.
Then, just as Lu Mudan and Lu Xian'er were serving their breakfast and inviting Li Nian to eat, the nanny suddenly jumped up and kidnapped Li Nian before Lu Mudan and Lu Xian'er could react.
"Don't move, or I'll kill this brat!"
With just one move, this nanny successfully achieved her strategic goal.
The chubby little Li Nian became the most important bargaining chip in Guan Lao San's hand.
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