Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 726: Group Brawl

Xia Er and Xia San were already stunned beyond belief, but upon hearing these words, they snapped back to reality, frowning with disgust at Xia Gu... They didn’t like this "father" of theirs, who had been abusive to them since they were young. Although aligning themselves with Master Hu at this point wasn’t ideal, following Xia Gu was a sure path to death.

Xia Er and Xia San did not want to die, for they also had wives and children they could not abandon to death.

Xia Gu saw their reluctance and sneered, "You’ll regret this."

Master Hu, astute as always, furrowed his brows at these words, and turned to look at Xia Gu, "Even now, you still don’t wish to die? You still want to struggle?" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Xia Gu laughed, "Why should I die? Even if I have no children and have been poisoned with the infertility drug, do madmen of the world care about such things?"

As long as he emerged victorious tonight, he could suppress all the scandals, and when tomorrow came, he, Xia Gu, would still be the famous madman of Great Chu, continuing his legacy that would be remembered throughout history!

Master Hu scoffed disdainfully, "Indeed, a madman would not care about such things. You can choose not to wish for death, but I will not let you live. Whether you wish to die or not is irrelevant to whether I will kill you or not."

Xia Gu glared at Master Hu, "Only the Lu Family Head can decide my life or death."

Master Hu remained unfazed, "Killing you wouldn’t be enough to provoke the Lu Family Head against me."

Murder gleamed in Xia Gu’s eyes, "Don’t push me!"

Master Hu smiled lightly, "Whatever tricks or ghosts you have up your sleeve, bring them on. I am not afraid."

Xia Gu, seeing Master Hu’s composed demeanor, grew anxious. Could it be that his secret forces had been discovered by Hu Yun Temple? Impossible, his, Xia Gu’s abilities must surely surpass this demoness’s!

Yet Xia Gu’s momentary unease quickly gave way to calm. With a sudden flick of his wrist, he blew a few breaths into a copper ring on his wrist.

Whistle-whistle!

A piercing and sonorous sound emitted from the copper ring, echoing throughout the entire Xia Residence.

Master Hu frowned, "A copper whistle arrow, you’ve actually kept such a thing hidden."

The copper whistle arrow was a relic from the former dynasty’s court, comparable to a military command arrow, known for its unique, high-pitched sound that carried far distances, used by the Imperial Family in times of assassination for calling for help.

Xia Gu merely sneered, not responding, but listening intently to the noise outside, silently timing for his men to burst in and rescue him, then to slaughter all of Hu Yun Temple’s people.

As for Gu Jinli and Gu Jin’an, once Master Hu could no longer support them, what kind of trouble could these two children stir up? In the end, they would fall into the Lu Family’s hands and become puppets under his control, completely relegated to the obedient children he had envisioned in his mind!

Gu Jinli looked at Xia Gu, finding the situation incredibly ludicrous, "A broken whistle, who do you think you can summon with it?"

In the face of her mockery, Xia Gu still had the leisure to play on words with her, "At the sound of the copper tone, armies will rush forth, the battle for dominance unfolds, all in just a day’s work..."

Gu Jinli couldn’t help herself, "Stop reciting that, even if you had a hundred men I would consider it impressive. Listen closely to the noise outside, what do you hear?"

She mocked him further, "Just a street brawl, and yet you talk of battling for supremacy. You really know how to boast."

Please, wake up. Will you stop dreaming already?

Gu Jinli was exhausted, why did she have to encounter such a lunatic?

Xia Gu, in his self-satisfaction, suddenly listened closely to the commotion outside upon hearing her words, indeed hearing the clanging of weapons clashing. And Luo Wu, who had been in the main hall, was now nowhere to be seen.

When had Luo Wu gone out?

Xia Gu, however, was not concerned, "Just a poor squad leader, even with some martial arts skills, how could he possibly defeat the men I’ve carefully trained?"

"You’re speaking smoothly now," Gu Jinli said to Xia Gu with a sweet smile. "This must be the last surge of energy before death. You’re close to dying."

Xia Gu shuddered upon hearing this. He had been very tired before, speaking with barely any strength, and now he felt strangely invigorated. Could it be...

Xia Gu was terrified at the thought that he might die before accomplishing great deeds, but he didn’t have time to dwell on his fears, because the sounds of fighting outside had suddenly ceased.

"Haha, my people have won, Luo Wu really is worthless." Xia Gu was ecstatic. He struggled to sit up, posing triumphantly, waiting for his men to enter and bow down to worship him.

Unfortunately, God had never favored Xia Gu.

With a thud, a heavily injured man was thrown in front of Xia Gu, his face covered in blood and facing him.

Xia Gu was shocked: "Xia Tu!"

Xia Tu was the chief of his Shadow Guards, highly skilled and who had done many dirty deeds for him while abroad, never failing. And yet now, he had been defeated by Luo Wu.

"How is that possible?" Xia Gu looked at Luo Wu in disbelief, "You’re just a lowly squad leader."

Following that, with several more thuds, five blood-soaked men who had fainted were thrown onto the ground.

Qin San Lang, dressed in a black robe with a fur coat over it, strode into the room followed by his troops, pointing at the fainted Shadow Guards on the ground, "All five squad leaders of the Shadow Guards are here."

He then turned to Gu Jinli, "The rest of the Shadow Guards have been knocked out and bound by You An and his men."

Qin San Lang, having learnt that Gu Jinli was coming to seek revenge against Xia Gu, made arrangements for the Military Office before bringing his own troops along.

You An was one of Qin San Lang’s nurtured men, only seventeen this year but exceptionally capable, skillful, and ruthless. Gu Jinli only discovered the existence of You An’s group a few days before seeking revenge on the Xia Family.

The identities of You An and his group were quite special, all coming from Gao Tong’s Water Bandit Village, being the group of kids referred to as Fish by Gao Tong.

There were many others like You An, and when the Water Bandit Case was solved, the government directly converted them into official slaves and placed them under government custody, ready to be sent to the mines for work.

Qin San Lang secretly pulled strings to buy them and settled them at a location, where after three years of training, he finally cultivated a group of skilled and extremely loyal subordinates.

Growing up in the bandit village, You An and his group aimed for lethal spots when they attacked, and Xia Gu’s Shadow Guards, who had never seen such desperate fighters, were shocked and stabbed into a grievous state, with several dead.

However, the disposal of the dead Shadow Guards would be handled by Hu Yun Temple, saving Qin San Lang and his men the trouble.

Hearing their conversation, Xia Gu was utterly shocked, barely able to believe what was happening, and he asked tremblingly, "What... what are you saying... You captured all of Xia Tu’s men?"

Qin San Lang looked at him and nodded lightly, "Yes."

He spoke nonchalantly, leaving Xia Gu nearly fainting in shock. He couldn’t believe that the Shadow Guards he painstakingly trained with a fortune, and who were so capable in the eastern neighboring country, were all captured.

Xia Gu refused to believe it, "You’re lying!"

Qin San Lang’s lips curled slightly, "Your Shadow Guards are mediocre, using only Protector’s techniques and not knowing how to kill. This Xia Tu couldn’t even defeat Brother Luo Wu."

Xia Gu was alarmed, "Lies, how could Xia Tu be inferior to waste like Luo Wu."

With a slap, Luo Wu impatiently slapped Xia Gu’s face. Xia Gu was so astonished that he couldn’t speak, just staring at Luo Wu... this ’worthless man’ had actually dared to hit him.

Luo Wu glared at him and said, "One insult, one slap. Go on."

After saying this, he let go of Xia Gu and stepped aside to stand.

Qin San Lang looked at Xia Gu, "Whether you believe it or not, Xia Tu just isn’t good enough."

Even with a name like Tu (Butcher), that was only because he’d never met a real opponent. Brother Wu’s martial arts were already decent, and over the past three years, he learned a lot of killing techniques with grandfather. But Luo Wu was a squad leader tasked with capturing criminals, so he never had a chance to use his grandfather’s lethal techniques. This time, however, Xia Gu had provoked him and he finally used them, resulting in Xia Tu being so easily defeated.