Chapter 299 The Misfortune Did Not Extend to His Wife and Children
Another person immediately retorted, "No way! His wife is so beautiful. It would be such a waste to kill her. Just kill the child, and then his beautiful wife will be ours, hahaha."
Meng Dahu slapped him on the back of the head. "I'd rather kill you than let your family suffer. That's the rule of the underworld."
"Brother, we're prisoners now, and we're no longer involved in the underworld?"
Meng Dahu said, "I said no, and that's final. There's a cause for every grievance, and a debt for every debt. If you want to settle accounts, go find that guy surnamed Xiao. What kind of skill is it to mess with a woman and a child?"
"So what if they're petty people? In their eyes, we're not even human beings. They force us to eat pig swill every day..."
Xiao Liu raised his hand and said, "I'll listen to the boss."
Guo Ba stroked his beard. "But that pretty boy is so powerful, none of us are a match for him. How can we kill him?"
"Guo Ba, your loss doesn't mean we'll lose. If it were me, Wang Qi, I would have beaten him down long ago." Wang Qi waved his fist.
Guo Ba didn't argue with him and went along with him, saying, "Yes, yes, I'm useless. Next time, I'll let you go first."
“Zhang Shan is our brother. We’ll all be involved in avenging him. We’ll all go together when the time comes.”
Guo Ba's skills were among the best in their class, yet he was defeated within ten moves, leaving them all at a great disadvantage.
A group of people huddled together, whispering about how to ambush and kill Xiao Xuance.
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The exiled group accepted the steamed buns and thanked Old Liao.
"Mr. Liao, we never realized how good you were before, and we all misunderstood you. I was wrong, and I'm sorry."
"Uncle Liao, you're such a kind person. When will you bring some steamed buns to visit us again?"
"Yes, Mr. Liao, please come often when you have time."
They would rather starve than eat that swill. It's not like they have steamed buns today and have to work on an empty stomach; they'd probably faint in the field.
The steamed buns were plentiful and large; eating them with a bowl of water would keep me going until evening.
They were fortunate that they didn't know where their next meal would come from during their exile, and their appetites shrank.
Old Liao waved his hand, "There won't be a next time. I'm going back to the capital. This is the last time I'll deliver steamed buns to you."
This group of people weren't looking forward to his arrival, but rather to him bringing steamed buns. Wouldn't it be better to keep the money for themselves?
Upon hearing this, everyone was filled with disappointment. "Ah!"
"Can't you stay a few more days, Mr. Liao? We can't live without you, we can't bear to part with you."
"Yes, Uncle Liao, please don't go. We can't live without you. How can we survive without you?"
Old Liao not only brought them food, but also kept that bastard surnamed Liu in check.
Old Liao said, "Stop wailing. All good things must come to an end. From now on, we'll have to rely on ourselves."
Old Liao was about to leave. He brought seven or eight brothers with him, but found that two of them were missing: Hu Feng and Zhao Jiu.
Old Liao glanced around the group again, but didn't see the concubine from the Yun family. He immediately understood and sat back down to listen to the man surnamed Liu's flattery.
The Xiao family not only had steamed buns, but also a sumptuous meal, including bird's nest, which the two of them shared.
"This is...bird's nest?" Mrs. Yang remembered that they didn't have any bird's nest at home. "Where did this come from?"
Clean and free of impurities, it's clearly a top-quality bird's nest.
If she had any, she would have steamed it for Yun Zhaoxue long ago.
Her health was severely compromised, and she even fell into a coma and saw a doctor a while ago.
Yun Zhaoxue handed them spoons, saying, "Someone brought these over, so Mother, don't ask about them yet. Just eat quickly."
"I can't eat it, you eat it. Look at you, you're so skinny, you're only gaining weight in your belly, you don't gain weight anywhere else."
Xie Wanyun and Song Mingyan didn't dare to eat it either; bird's nest was too much of a luxury for them now.
“We won’t eat either, we’ll give it to our third sister-in-law. You’re pregnant with twins, so you need to nourish your body even more. If we can eat our fill, we’ll have the strength to work.”
Xiao Xuanwu held his and Xiao Xuance's bowls, but didn't dare to eat, so he handed them back without being asked.
Third Brother would definitely prefer Third Sister-in-law to have some nourishing food.
Yun Zhaoxue pushed the bird's nest back, "You guys eat it, we've all eaten, right, Xian'er?"
She certainly wouldn't treat herself badly; she'd be the first to eat anything delicious.
She was bored in the morning and suddenly wanted to eat bird's nest, so she took a few pieces from her space, intending to give each of them a bowl.
If you take too much at once, they will definitely become suspicious, so let them share one bowl between two or three people.
Xian'er said a little shyly, "Third Aunt ate a bowl, and I ate a bowl too, hehe~"
She only dared to eat a small bite at first, planning to save it for her grandmother and mother to eat together when they returned.
Yun Zhaoxue fed her personally, and she didn't dare to refuse, finishing the whole thing in just a few bites.
"Eat it while it's hot, otherwise you'll have to go back to work in a bit."
Xiao Xuance let his younger brother eat first.
He and Yun Zhaoxue went to the side to talk.
“Those people won’t let this go, so you need to be careful.”
“With Xiao Wu and I protecting Mother and my sisters-in-law, Ying is fine. I can’t protect you all the time, so I’ll bring Zhuiying back.”
The former troops of the Zhenbei Army were persecuted, and Xiao Xuance sent people to the north to meet them. On their way, they encountered assassination attempts multiple times, including those by the Second Prince and spies from enemy countries.
When Wanyan Zonglie learned that Xiao Xuance's leg had healed, he wanted to eliminate him completely.
Eliminate his right and left arms to prevent him from making a comeback, and confront him on the battlefield to block the southward advance of the Dajing cavalry.
Wanyan Zonglie had a long-term vision, and his concerns were not unfounded.
In his previous life, it was indeed Xiao Xuance who single-handedly prevented the Great Jing from destroying the Great Zhou and unifying the world.
Those spies were everywhere, and Xiao Xuance was worried about their safety, so he sent Zhuiying to meet up with his old subordinates.
Therefore, I haven't been with them these past few days.
Yun Zhaoxue placed her hand on her abdomen. "He has important business to attend to, so let him do it first. It's a waste of his talents to have him protect me."
I will be extra careful. Don't forget, I have those powerful hidden weapons. Even a master like you can't hurt me, let alone get close to me, let alone them. You all need to be careful too.
There was a patch of grass ahead, and before I even turned the corner, I heard voices coming from there.
"I don't like your money. Go away and don't come looking for me again. Let's go our separate ways."
"I have always used you. I have never liked you. Even when I showed weakness in front of you, it was all to use you to protect myself."
"I can give up everything for you, please don't push me away anymore, okay?"
"Who told you to stay here? Don't flatter yourself. Get out of here and stop delaying my search for a third spring. I'm still young and beautiful, and I can easily find a job as a constable in the city garrison. It's better than following you..."
"That Lord Liu stared at me for several times just now, he couldn't take his eyes off me."
"That bastard can't even walk past a female mosquito."
"Aren't you the same? You like my body. If you want it, I'll give it to you now, but you have to hurry. I don't want Lord Liu to find out and make him dislike me, which would affect my chances of marrying into a better family." In front of him, Aunt Chen untied her belt, took off her top, and revealed her yellowish undergarment.
"You actually took a fancy to that Liu guy? He's such a loser, what do you see in him? You're really shameless..." Hu Feng was so angry that she actually took a fancy to a man who was even worse than herself.
Chen Yuru gave a self-deprecating sneer, "You think you're so lowly? This isn't the first time you've met me. Back when I was in the brothel, although I wasn't as popular as the most famous courtesan, I was still one of the most beautiful women. I had countless admirers, including marquises, princes, and officials of the fourth and fifth ranks. What are you compared to me!"
"Shut up! I won't allow you to slander yourself like that!"
Chen Yuru raised a disdainful brow and curled her lips into a mocking smile. "I'm going to say it: if you don't want to hear it, then get lost, the farther the better!"
"Fine! I'll get out! But first I'm going to kill that Liu guy!"
That guy surnamed Liu is no good. If you follow him, you'll definitely be devoured until there's not even a bone left.
"Are you crazy? He's a government soldier. If you kill him, you won't survive either."
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