Carrying a Lucky Charm, I Thrive with My Husband on the Road to Exile

Chapter 297: Chapter 297: Knocking on the Door

Gu Baijiang ignored him; talking to this foolish son was pointless, responding to him would only end up making himself angry.

It was still Gu Kaiping who feared he might make another foolish mistake, and reluctantly began to persuade, "You better not do this. Although he was adopted out, our entire family is still one unit.

If we truly leave a new crime at the County Magistrate’s office, ultimately, this guilt will fall on Father’s shoulders. His Majesty will not hold Gu Kaiyuan accountable, he will only make things difficult for us and might even exile us to a more remote place."

Gu Kaichen was utterly distressed, "So Gu Kaiyuan gets to enjoy life over there, and we not only have to just watch, but also cover up for him?"

"If you don’t believe me, go ahead. At that time, our whole family will be back on the road again." Gu Kaiping said with a hint of annoyance.

Gu Kaichen immediately shook his head. After so much hardship, although this house was low and small, it was still better than braving the elements every day.

Going to a more remote area, who knows what other dangers there might be—it would be better to stay cooped up in this place.

"But just let them off?" Still somewhat unwilling...

"Once Father receives news from the capital," Gu Kaiping eagerly looked at Gu Baijiang, "then, when we return to the capital, it will be their time to regret."

The whole family thought this indeed seemed the case, and felt somewhat better in their hearts.

But as night fell and silence surrounded, everyone except the children was unable to sleep.

Seeing Gu Kaiyuan live a good life, who wouldn’t be envious?

At the same time, they regretted offending Bai Suihe for a small gain back then—it was simply not worth it.

They also resented Gu Kaiyuan; they were family, so why act so excessively?

The other families in the village were also discussing Gu Kaiyuan, and inwardly decided that in the future, they should be more polite to the Gu Family at the end of the village—for even a little bit of generosity from them would be enough to improve their own lives.

This evening in the mountain village was destined to be restless. The Gu Family, who had been stable for some days, welcomed an unexpected visitor on this day.

The moment the men in black arrived at the village entrance, they were spotted by Ming Peifeng’s people stationed there. But the attackers this time executed their moves with exceptional ferocity, each strike lethal.

Although most were blocked, two men in black managed to rush into the village.

It seemed they had already gathered information on the Gu Family’s location as they headed directly to the small house in the village.

Little did they know that visitors from the Bai Family had caused the entire Gu Family to remain awake, and upon hearing commotion at the village entrance, everyone quickly woke up and dressed, fleeing in all directions.

The peril along the way had already taught them how to let others take the fall. They couldn’t just sit and wait for their fate at home.

Almost as if by agreement, they all ran towards the end of the village.

The men in black arrived to find no one, pondering where to search next when they heard a knock on the door not far away. The two exchanged glances and chased the source of the sound.

"Gu Kaiyuan, open the door quickly," Gu Kaichen, running the fastest and in extreme fear, banged the door with all his might without hesitation.

Gu Kaiping wanted to stop him but was too late. He knew this noise would surely attract people, though cursing was already ineffective, he could only join in.

The people sleeping in the front courtyard were awakened by their commotion. Huang Pingguo came out wrapped in clothes, seemingly hearing voices from the Gu family’s elders.

"It’s so late; what are they doing here, and in such a rush?"

Zhuang Datou also came out, "Could something have happened to the Gu Family?"

Along the way, this family could not stay still; the two simultaneously speculated if Gu Baijiang was in trouble.

But since they came to the door, especially in the dead of night, in case of a real emergency, Zhuang Datou had just unlocked the door when a rush knocked him aside, and everyone from outside stormed in, looking for places to hide.

"What are you trying to do?" Zhuang Datou asked, immediately sensing something amiss; this family’s frantic demeanor felt familiar.

"Quick, shut the door," Huang Pingguo shouted as he rushed over, aiming to bolt the door, yet it was too late—a flash of a sword, and a figure already entered the courtyard.

"This is trespassing; all of you, get out," Zhuang Datou already took up a bat from the corner of the wall and held it in front for defense, and Huang Pingguo, wielding a hoe, saw another person barging in.

Inside, they cursed; this damn Gu Family had brought trouble upon them yet again.

They deeply regretted opening the door just now.

Upon hearing the noise, Gu Kaiyuan had already dressed, and hearing the chaos outside, he knew those men had broken in.

Originally intending to go out, he saw Bai Suihe sitting up and went over to bolt the door, then pushed a cabinet in front of it. "Once I go out, close the window, and no matter what you hear, don’t come out."

Bai Suihe frowned deeply, "It really is relentless."

It seemed the Gu Family wouldn’t stop until they drove them, the insignificant antagonists, insane.

"Be careful out there; don’t risk your life for them. If necessary, just hand over the Gu family."

Bai Suihe was thoroughly fed up, maybe due to the protagonist’s halo, the Gu Family caused trouble yet remained unharmed, whereas others inevitably got entangled and dragged down.

The racket inside grew; Li Dazhuang and the others had also come out. Overhearing the black-clad men chasing people with swords in the courtyard, they froze—what on earth was going on?

"Hurry, women and children get back inside to hide," Lin Hua and Lin Wei promptly ordered loudly, feeling these people were of no help, adding, "You too, get in and bolt the door."

These were carefully selected to assist by Mrs. Bai, and must not be implicated by the Gu Family.

Nanny Pang initially panicked but soon calmed down, "Listen, young lads, all go inside to stay."

Obediently, they quickly returned to the room, but Nanny Wu stood rooted to the spot.

Lin Wei, somewhat anxious, rushed over to protect her, "Nanny, you must hurry inside."

Glaring at the scene intently, how were these black-clad men such a joke? How had they been chasing for so long without injuring anyone?

With such lousy skills aiming to be assassins—they even tripped on a flat road!

And the other, almost slashing Miss Gu, but missed...

"I’m fine, go quickly safeguard Mistress," Nanny Wu insisted.

"Nanny, don’t cause trouble; if a real fight breaks out, I can’t spare a hand to protect you." Lin Wei pressed.

Nanny Pang cast a glance his way, "In time, who protects whom is uncertain."

Seeing those people running to the backyard, Lin Wei had no time for reasoning and headed toward the backyard armed as well.

By this time, Gu Kaiyuan had climbed out of the window and stood in front of their wing room, watching the scene coldly.