Gu Wan was just concerned about Gu Chengyu earlier and didn’t notice the corpses on the ground.
At this mont, hearing the sound and looking to the side, she slled the strong scent of blood and vomited with an "ugh".
Sun Xian quickly supported Gu Wan onto the carriage, as he also found it disgusting to see.
So corpses had their bellies cut open by sword, with intestines spilling out.
Bloodstains were everywhere on the ground, so it was understandable that Gu Wan felt sick and scared looking at it.
Second Sister Ye and Ye’s mother hadn’t gathered their wits yet; they were genuinely frightened. Ye Zhiqiu, seeing that Gu Chengyu wasn’t injured, was busy comforting them.
"Mr. Gu! May I have a word with you?" Mr. Han approached the carriage, looking at Gu Chengyu with a fawning expression.
Gu Chengyu, upon seeing Mr. Han, already knew his purpose for coming. Anyway, he wasn’t going to agree; he didn’t want to place Gu Wan and them into danger again.
"Mr. Han, please speak frankly, there are no outsiders here."
Mr. Han noticed Gu Chengyu’s displeasure and felt that Gu Chengyu might not agree to his request.
"It seems Mr. Gu is a straightforward person, so I’ll get to the point. You see, Mr. Gu, this batch of goods is extrely valuable, and I don’t know who leaked the news, but many people are eyeing them. I want to ask Mr. Gu to escort us to the Capital. Of course, the reward would be substantial; how does that sound to you?"
Regardless of whether Gu Chengyu agreed or not, he wouldn’t give up this opportunity.
Gu Chengyu shook his head, he wasn’t short of money, and he certainly wasn’t greedy for a little silver.
"Mr. Han, I really must apologize. If it were just the three of us master and servants, I would consider your request. But as you know, I have quite a few family and friends traveling with , which could pose many inconveniences."
Gu Chengyu cupped his hand to Mr. Han as a gesture of apology.
Mr. Han wasn’t ready to give up; after thinking for a while, he said, "Mr. Gu, you’re a scholar, correct? Let’s not beat around the bush; studying is naturally for high official positions. My master has quite the influence, and if you’d help escort us, I would certainly put in a good word for you, better than fighting alone."
Gu Chengyu was sowhat speechless, not expecting Mr. Han to go as far as revealing his hand to get him to escort them.
Such honesty showed he was quite sincere.
The owners of the boxes were apparently the masters behind Mr. Han; with such big talk, could that person be soone from the court with a significant position?
Mr. Han could only say so much; he couldn’t possibly reveal everything to Gu Chengyu. He saw Gu Chengyu’s martial arts skills and thought if he could work for the master, he might beco a trusted aide.
Gu Chengyu still refused; who knew which faction Mr. Han was with? How could he rashly enter the other camp? Before entering the court, it was best not to engage with any faction.
"Mr. Han, I’m just a weak scholar, without such great skills. I only wish to peacefully take the examinations. As for a backing, I know my own abilities, but thank you for your kindness."
After Gu Chengyu finished speaking, he paid no more attention to Mr. Han and instructed Ye Zhiqiu and the others to return to their carriage, as he was preparing to detach his carriage from the escort agency’s convoy.
Fat Han’s face darkened slightly; he hadn’t expected Gu Chengyu not to take the bait. At this mont, he had no better thod and could only return to report to Liu Dong.
Liu Dong and the man in the hat cut off the heads of Liu Da and He Cheng, then undressed the corpses, using the clothes to wrap the heads. These heads were valuable; returning with them would surely earn a reward.
Chief Wu, seeing the man’s actions, gripped his knife tightly, and the dart masters suppressed their anger; how could they say they didn’t recognize them while collecting heads of corpses? Wasn’t it all to return and claim credit?
Mr. Han approached the two, intending to tell them about Gu Chengyu’s refusal. Who would’ve thought he would see this scene, almost sickened by it; these martial artists were so crude.
He suppressed the nausea in his heart and lowered his voice to explain the situation to the two of them.
"Oh? You say he refused?" Liu Dong’s gruff voice sounded; Mr. Han was close and found it quite uncomfortable to listen to.
"I said I’d give him silver, but he wasn’t interested. From his attire, he seems not short of silver. Later, I took the liberty to suggest he escort us to the Capital and seek refuge with our master, promising him a bright future, yet he still wasn’t interested."
"Did you tell him about our master’s affairs?"
Liu Dong asked urgently, worrying that Fat Han might be so foolish as to reveal their master’s affairs to him. Instantly filled with killing intent, if so, he would risk everything to eliminate those three.
"No, no, how could I say that?" Mr. Han shivered with fear; he knew Liu Dong was ruthless!
If he spoke carelessly, he might even be killed. The master trusted Liu Dong greatly, and he couldn’t afford to offend him.
"It better be so! If he refuses, so be it; I don’t believe we can’t reach the Capital without him."
Liu Dong was always proud, and after Gu Chengyu’s repeated refusals, he was out of patience. In his view, asking Gu Chengyu to escort them and agreeing to recomnd him to the master already showed trendous respect.
"Sir, how about this?" Mr. Han ca up with another idea, not trusting these two; if another group ca, wouldn’t his life be at risk here?
"Hmm? Why, are you afraid we can’t protect this batch of gold and silver? Or are you afraid of losing your life following us?"
Liu Dong also felt dissatisfied with Fat Han, displeased with his behavior of hiding whenever danger arose, seeing him as a cowardly rat.
"How could it be so? Your martial arts are impressive, and the master often praises you! But two fists can’t defeat four hands! Isn’t more n more security? The master said he wants it foolproof!"
Mr. Han knew Liu Dong was upset but dared not show it, only mocking him internally for being incompetent and refusing criticism.
Liu Dong was growing impatient, "Then what’s your good plan?"
Mr. Han leaned in and said to the two of them, "Sir! They surely intend to head for the Capital; if we follow closely behind, won’t that work? After all, the road isn’t owned by him; can he really keep us from traveling? If there’s another attempt to rob the escort, we can just move towards him; I don’t believe they’d stand by idly."
The more Mr. Han spoke, the more he felt his idea was excellent; this way, they could save the silver and safely reach the Capital, killing two birds with one stone.
After all, with Gu Chengyu having won and lots of belongings, they certainly couldn’t move quickly, and they could just follow closely behind.
Liu Dong glanced at Fat Han and, although disdainful of such shaless behavior, felt it was the best plan for now.
"No wonder the master values you; your mind certainly works fast."
This man’s martial arts were lacking, and he wasn’t scholarly, yet he was very cunning. Liu Dong felt he should be careful, as he might get tricked by him one day without realizing.
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