Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 988 Parting ways
  "Mr. Gai, I'm really sorry. I'm afraid we can't continue on the way to Jinghu Medical Village."

On the banks of the Yangtze River, Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng had apologetic expressions on their faces, exhausted after a night of running away, and explained to Gai Nie and Tianming the reality of their decision to change their plans.

Of course, they didn't really leave Genie and Nie alone.

"We will leave a few tribesmen behind and take Mr. Gai and you as far as possible to the medical village along the hidden path. As for us, we have no choice but to evacuate first."

"I'm really, really ashamed!"

Xiang Liang said this with a wry smile, a look of embarrassment and guilt on his face.

This matter is indeed unreasonable. My side proposed to take Gai Nie to Jinghu Medical Village for treatment - although Gai Nie himself was asleep at the time and did not express his opinion - but his side ran away halfway.

However, there is nothing that can be done about it. As the temporary leader of the Xiang clan, he must be responsible for his people and cannot just continue to wander around the Jiangdong area with a large army in plain sight despite being exposed.

Gai Nie nodded when he heard this and accepted the reality without any hesitation. "Mr. Xiang Liang said something serious. This is the time Gai Nie should be the one to thank you all for your help. I really appreciate it!"

"Ashamed, ashamed..." Xiang Liang had nothing to say and could only smile bitterly.

"This is the best arrangement. If there are too many people, the goal will be too obvious. It is better to separate."

Gai Nie said this sincerely.

That is to say, he was in a coma before. If he had woken up early, he would have sent this large group of people from the Xiang family to where they should have gone.

It's not that he dislikes the other party, but... he knows that the empire is launching troops in Lingnan and that the Jiangdong area is unsafe, so why are he bringing a large number of people here?
  There are only a hundred or ten people in total, which is not enough to deal with experts, and there are too many to deal with rookies. It is meaningless anyway.

This ideological difference actually stems from the different origins of the Gai Nie and Xiang clans.

After all, Gai Nie is a master of martial arts, and his ideas are closer to those of martial arts, while the Xiang family is a noble of Chu State, and they were mainly active on the battlefield.

For the latter, more people meant greater strength, and they believed that if they evacuated that stronghold so quickly, Niqusha's killers would not be able to catch up for a while, and they could successfully evade the empire temporarily.

This group of people was what Xiang Liang planned to take to the Anti-Qin Conference, so that after seeing off the people, he could directly transfer to the Guancheng without having to rendezvous.

The result has evolved into the current embarrassing situation.

Uh... we can't blame Xiang Liang and the others for not being smart. We can only say that the plan failed. Anyway, it's not too late to change it now.

Tianming was not dissatisfied with the fact that the Xiang family was leaving, but he was a little sad to be separated from his friends again. He wanted to have a final chat with Shao Yu, but he looked around but couldn't find anyone.

On the other side, when Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng ran to the side to figure out who should be left to accompany Gai Nie to the doctor's village, Shao Yu suddenly got in between them and suggested with a smile:
  "Uncle Liang, why don't you let me take a few brothers to escort Mr. Gai and others to the medical village."

"Nonsense!" Xiang Liang ignored Guan Shaoyu's elusiveness and directly vetoed it without thinking. Not to mention the importance of Shaoyu's safety to the Xiang family, it was just a matter of letting him, a young boy, give it away. Unreliable, "You have trouble taking care of yourself, and you still want to escort Mr. Guy?"

After hearing this, Shaoyu couldn't help but angrily defended himself, "Why can't I take care of myself?"

"The last time I went out alone, I came back intact, and I helped solve such a big trouble..."

"You still have the nerve to say that!" Xiang Liang became even more angry when he mentioned this.

Yes, just listening to Shao Yu's account of assisting in destroying the Demon God of Soldiers, Xiang Liang was unconsciously proud of his brave actions, but at the same time, his heart almost jumped out of his throat.

The last of my own seedlings almost ended up in the desert in the west! Without that incident, Xiang Liang’s reaction might not have been so decisive at the moment.

Seeing his uncle angry, although Shao Yu felt absolutely aggrieved, he just curled his lips in frustration and did not try to contradict him again.

He is just an uncle, and he will be gone if he gets angry.

However, Fan Zeng, who had always disliked Shao Yu's temperament, stroked his beard and agreed to Shao Yu's request, "I think the head of the family might as well agree to Shao Yu's request this time."

"Mr. Fan!?" X2
  The uncle and nephew called Fan Zeng in unison, with the same tone of surprise, but the actual meaning was different.

One is joy and the other is sorrow.

"Mr. Fan, do you agree to let me go?" Shao Yu shouted in surprise, "Great!"

"Mr. Fan, how... how can this be done?" Xiang Liang had always believed in Fan Zeng, but when Shao Yu's safety was involved, he couldn't help but question it.

Fan Zeng did not explain the reason in detail, but just patted Xiang Liang's arm to comfort him, "Shao Yu is older now, so we should try to let him handle some things alone."

"Escorting Mr. Guy is dangerous, but what Mr. Guy said before is also true. With fewer people, the risk of being discovered is reduced. As long as they act carefully, safe evacuation is not a big problem."

"But... I just can't trust this kid to be careful!" Xiang Liang replied with a wry smile. His attitude was still somewhat objectionable, but it was obvious that he had relaxed his intention.

Shao Yu quickly hit the snake with a stick and said, "Uncle Liang, don't worry, I will be careful this time."

"Besides, can I ignore my own safety and the lives of other brothers who are following me? I will try my best to keep a low profile for them."

Xiang Liang was completely moved by these words of defense. He said that although Shao Yu was reckless, he was still responsible when it came to the lives of his brothers.

"Well... as long as Mr. Fan helps you, I will allow you to do this once." Xiang Liang solemnly reminded, "Remember, you must safely send Mr. Gai to the medical village, and then go to the meeting point safely."

"Don't allow extraneous matters, let alone cause unnecessary trouble!"

"Uncle Liang, don't worry!" Shao Yu quickly assured loudly.

"Okay... then you can find some brothers to go with you." Xiang Liang was doubtful about his promise, but there was no need to worry about what he had promised. In order to be out of sight and out of mind, he gave up. He waved his hand to tell Shao Yu to get out of here.

"Then I'll leave first, hey!" Shao Yu grinned happily and ran away.

Xiang Liang smiled bitterly and complained to Fan Zeng, "Mr. Fan, you made a suggestion this time that gave me a headache!"

"Oh... Hahaha..." Fan Zeng stroked his beard and smiled, "Master, there is no need to worry too much. Although Shao Yu is naughty, he is also smart and everything will be fine."

"I think you should try to trust him."

"Oh, I think so too!" Xiang Liang spread his hands, "But this kid always makes people worry."

"That's why I allowed him to make this request." Fan Zeng looked towards the direction Shao Yu left and responded in a deep tone, "Blank verbal instruction may no longer be meaningful to him."

"It's time for him to try his luck on his own."

(End of this chapter)