Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

Chapter 591 is coming to an end.
Master Wu looked at Yang Kuan, his gaze finally landing on his arm, where there was a knife wound and the blood had not yet stopped flowing.

Master Wu couldn't help but recall the close call he had just experienced. If Yang Kuan hadn't pulled him back, the knife would have been aimed at his neck. In that short time, Yang Kuan had saved him three times.

Once I stopped him from going forward, once I warned him, and then just now.

Yang Kuan pursed his lips tightly, turned his head to listen to the sounds outside, and then said, "Let's rest for a while. We still have to keep going. If they attract the patrol soldiers, they might search the mountain."

Mr. Wu took a deep breath and nodded.

Yang Kuan frowned: "It would be best if some of your men could follow. Do you have any ideas on how to lure them over?"

Master Wu said, "The guards had signal arrows, but they've gotten lost."

"Aren't you always hiding from the authorities?" Yang Kuan questioned. "Why are you so slow when you're escaping? I can't even keep up with you."

Old Master Wu recalled the past, a complex expression appearing on his face, as if mocking himself, yet also reminiscing about the past: "These past few years, everyone has been too relaxed, with no worries about food and drink, and has forgotten what they are. They've even lost the ability to protect themselves, no wonder they've ended up in this situation."

Yang Kuan stared at Master Wu: "Do you have any more manpower?"

Master Wu looked back warily: "What?"

Yang Kuan said, "You'd better take it out quickly, or else... Don't say I didn't warn you, I don't have much money on me, it'll be hard to go far. And you're injured in the leg, I can't keep carrying you while we run for our lives."

These words were cold and their meaning was clear: if things continued like this, Yang Kuan would abandon him here.

Master Wu said calmly, "Didn't you ever think of handing me over to the authorities?"

Yang Kuan's eyes darkened; "You've reminded me that I should have used you to exchange for my brothers. If it weren't for you, my men wouldn't have fallen into the hands of the authorities."

“If they help Wu Qian, they will definitely be identified as members of the sorcerer cult. The government will execute any member of the sorcerer cult… If I had known you were so useless, I wouldn’t have taken this job.”

After saying this, he looked at Master Wu as if he were estimating how much money Master Wu was worth.

Master Wu laughed and asked, "Do you have any lives on your hands?"

Yang Kuan's expression tightened.

“I guessed right,” said Master Wu. “You have a serious case against you, otherwise you would have sent me to the yamen long ago.”

A murderous glint flashed in Yang Kuan's eyes.

Master Wu stretched out his hand: "Trust your own guess. You didn't abandon me before because you thought I had more than this ability and that I must have a way to turn things around. You saved my son and me all by yourself. You can imagine what you will get in the future."

Yang Kuan said, "Well, we'll have to be alive to live to see that day."

Master Wu looked outside and said, “You must be very familiar with the area after all these years in Bianjing. You don’t need to carry me around all this time. Once it gets dark, the patrolmen will go back.”

"They've already captured many Holy Cult members and gained merit, why risk it again? It's getting dark, and they're more likely to be ambushed. Those soldiers know this very well; they value their lives. If it weren't for this, the Holy Cult would have been destroyed long ago."

Yang Kuan knew that there was some truth to what Master Wu said, so he did not refute it.

Master Wu continued, "After I leave here, I still have people outside... As long as you send the message according to my method, they will come looking for me."

"So what?" Yang Kuan said, "You gathered all these people and still couldn't rescue Wu Qian, and you almost got killed by those cult members. Do you think you have a chance of winning against them again?"

Veins bulged on Mr. Wu's forehead: "That was because I didn't intend to betray the Holy Church. Now it's different. I'm going to exchange something with the government so that they'll willingly spare my son and me."

“The imperial court has always treated members of the heretical sects with absolute certainty of killing them without exception,” Yang Kuan said coldly. “No one will believe you for saying that.”

“That’s because the contribution wasn’t great enough,” said Master Wu. “Everything in this world has its own value. As long as you give enough, nothing is impossible.”

Yang Kuan pondered in silence, and finally made up his mind, looking at Master Wu: "If you want to leave, you have to set off now."

As he spoke, he squatted down, revealing his back. Sure enough, Master Wu smiled as he looked at Yang Kuan's back. If he didn't tell the truth at this moment, Yang Kuan might find an excuse to slip away.

Having taught for many years, he still knew the true nature of those who could only hide in the shadows.

“I’m not lying to you,” said Master Wu. “Once you’ve taken your revenge, I will exonerate you.”

Yang Kuan ran wildly through the forest again. When he caught his breath, he remembered something: "I advise you to try to send a message to the yamen. Before you can come up with a plan, save Wu Qian and my brothers' lives."

Master Wu's gaze sharpened: "We do need to send a message, but we can't send it directly to the yamen. We need to choose a suitable person. This person will definitely join forces with us to help us achieve our goal."

Yang Kuan wanted to say something, but he didn't speak. Instead, he quickened his pace.

Master Wu said, "You don't believe me?"

Yang Kuan shook his head: "Given the current situation, who would join forces with you?"

Master Wu did not respond to this question, but instead asked Yang Kuan, "Why is my son trapped in Bianjing?"

Yang Kuan said, "The yamen posted a notice saying that he assassinated Xie Xinglao."

“My son was just following orders,” said Master Wu. “The Holy Sect’s killing of the Xie family… is not as simple as it seems on the surface.”

Before leaving, Master Wu had prepared some information, which he would now use as a starting point. The leader was wary of them, but they were also wary of the leader.

They were able to steal a lot of evidence that others didn't have.

Furthermore, he could also find out the identity of that attendant in Bianjing. If the attendant could speak, things would be much easier.

This is a desperate, lose-lose situation.

The reason he refused to choose this path before wasn't because he couldn't bring himself to do it, but because he didn't want the Holy Sect to be wiped out by the imperial court. Didn't he also want to take over the position of leader?
There's no time to worry about that now.

……

Chunxi waited for news in the mansion, but after circling the garden several times, she still did not receive a note from her spies.

When she came out of the garden for the third time, she happened to run into Xie Yizhi returning home.

"master."

Xie Yizhi's face was ashen. When Chunxi met his gaze, she couldn't help but feel a chill and quickly bowed her head in greeting.

When no one was paying attention, Chunxi went to the study.

She closed the door and quickly walked into the inner room. She looked up and saw Xie Yizhi sitting in a chair, seemingly lost in thought.

"The patrol officers arrested many members of the sorcerer sect and just sent them to the Ministry of Justice prison."

Xie Yizhi’s deep voice rang out, and Chunxi’s hand trembled.

"What exactly happened to you?" Xie Yizhi said. "I asked you to solve their problems, but instead, you've repeatedly fallen into their hands. More and more people are being arrested. What if someone reveals the truth..."

“No,” Chunxi said hastily, “The Holy Church has its rules, and besides, they are afraid that Mani Buddha will not save them.”

If they reveal the truth, their family members will be executed; conversely, if they remain silent, the Holy Church will naturally take care of their families.

Chunxi paused for a moment before continuing, "Besides, they don't know anything."

Xie Yizhi said with a stern face, "There are no secrets in this world. Even the Prince of Huai has become suspicious... If they find some more evidence, I won't be able to protect you."

(End of this chapter)