Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 858: Get Back

The protectors immediately got up, formed a circle back to back, drew the knives in their hands, and looked around, fully alert.

Gu Rong, being quite intelligent, understood after hearing Zhu Wu’s words and seeing the protectors’ stance that the mule cart overturning was not accidental, but had been sabotaged.

She hurriedly asked, "Master Zhu Wu, what do you mean by that? Was the mule cart overturning caused by someone? Who is trying to harm us?"

Zhu Wu sneered and said, "Finally, there is a smart person in the family."

These words confirmed that the mule cart overturning was intentional.

Gu Rong was quite frightened, and Ms. Zhang’s face turned pale with fear. After understanding, she quickly said, "Our mule cart was sabotaged? Oh dear, this is trying to kill us. We can’t stay here any longer. We need to leave immediately."

After speaking, she turned to Zhu Wu and said, "Master Zhu Wu, tell them not to form a circle, quickly fix the mule cart, and let’s return to the Prefecture. We can’t go to Tianfu County; it’s deadly."

Ms. Zhang loved money but cherished her life more. Without life, even if she could seize the wealth of Dashan’s family, she wouldn’t have a place to spend it.

Gu Chengli froze in fear, trembling, gripping Ms. Zhang tightly, worried he might die here.

Zhu Wu looked at how cowardly they seemed and angrily said, "Stop shouting. If you don’t want to die, hide back in the mule cart. We’re going to negotiate with those people and don’t have time to protect you."

Negotiate?

Ms. Zhang and others were stunned and asked, "What negotiation? Master Zhu Wu, what are you talking about? Are those evil people who caused our mule cart to overturn still here and haven’t left?"

"What talk, what talk? Ignore him; he is just the Lai Family’s dog, bullying us. There’s not even a shadow here; who are they negotiating with, ghosts?" Elder Gu had long been dissatisfied with Lord Lai, knowing Zhu Wu was his confidant, thus dissatisfied with him too, thinking Zhu Wu was exaggerating threats, trying to delay time, and not seeking a doctor for Gu Youfu’s injuries, letting his family’s Youfu die.

Youfu resembled his son the most. If anything were to happen to him, Elder Gu wouldn’t want to live either.

Elder Gu shouted to Gu Chengli and the others, "Come over here, carry your father into the mule cart to avoid the rain, quickly!"

With Elder Gu’s shout, Gu Chengli and the others hurried over, braving the rain to carry Gu Youfu into a mule cart whose canopy was still intact.

"Bring the clothes or something and wipe off the blood and mud from Youfu." Elder Gu instructed, and Ms. Zhang hurriedly opened a pack of clean clothes, using a cotton undershirt to wipe the blood from Gu Youfu’s body.

But while wiping, Ms. Zhang suddenly screamed, "Ah! Bone, bone, his father’s bone is out!"

Gu Youfu was severely injured, with bones in his limbs broken, and the ghastly white bones protruded from his flesh, looking quite terrifying.

"What are you screaming for? You wretched woman, scream again, and I’ll issue a divorce paper from the Gu Family!" Elder Gu angrily scolded Ms. Zhang, pointing at her while looking at Gu Youfu’s severe injuries, "Quickly go to the town we passed earlier and call a doctor; Youfu can’t afford any delay."

Earlier town? It’s a two-hour journey away. How could a civilian woman go alone?

Ms. Zhang went to pull Gu Chengli, "Chengli, you accompany your mother to the town to call a doctor."

But Elder Gu pulled Gu Chengli, shouted at Ms. Zhang, "Chengli has to stay and take care of his father; you can go alone."

Ms. Zhang did not dare to go, saying, "But Master Zhu Wu said there are people lying in ambush around here. What if this daughter-in-law is killed if she goes out?"

Elder Gu feared just that, so he wouldn’t let Gu Chengli go.

But Ms. Zhang was just a daughter-in-law; even if she died, he wouldn’t feel any sorrow, thus shouted, "Don’t believe them; they are just deceiving us. Quickly go, and if you don’t, I’ll write a divorce paper for you on behalf of Youfu today."

Elder Gu threatened, "Our Old Gu Family is prosperous now; Youfu can marry many wives without needing you."

Ms. Zhang had no choice but to agree to find a doctor, but she really did not dare to go alone, trying to pull Gu Rong.

Gu Rong cried, sobbing and calling out, "Mother~"

Although Ms. Zhang was not a good person, Gu Rong was her biological daughter, and she did not want her daughter to be killed by those in ambush, so she had to give up.

She asked Elder Gu for silver, then ran to plead with Zhu Wu, "Master Zhu Wu, you have so many protectors, spare one for this civilian woman. This civilian woman is afraid to go alone to call a doctor."

Zhu Wu only gave her one sentence, "If you don’t want to die, stay put, don’t go anywhere, wait for us to negotiate with those people before saying anything."

"Say what, say what? He’s just deceiving us; hurry and go, don’t dawdle here." Elder Gu glared angrily at Ms. Zhang, urging her to go quickly.

Ms. Zhang had no choice but to carry the silver and rush out, but hadn’t gone three yards...

Whoosh!

The sound of breaking wind came, and an arrow flew from afar, scraping Ms. Zhang’s face and nailing into the ground.

Ms. Zhang was frightened, with a bang, sat on the ground, looking at the arrow, crying out continuously while crawling back, "There are people, and someone shot an arrow trying to kill me! There really are people!"

Ms. Zhang was frightened into incoherence, Zhu Wu and the others quickly rushed over, only to see that the arrow had been pulled from the ground by someone and with a whoosh, flew away. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"Master Wu, the arrow had a rope tied to it!" A protector pointed to the arrow that flew away and said.

Zhu Wu saw it too; his heart sank. They didn’t want to leave evidence, so they took the arrow away. This group is capable and they were no match.

"Gentlemen, I am Zhu Wu, the Guardian Master of the Vice Magistrate’s Family in Prefecture City. Dare I ask if I have offended you? If so, I beg you to let me off, and I promise to repay if we meet in the future."

Ha, repay what, repay?

He would indeed wipe them out if he could survive this ordeal.

However, no matter how he shouted until his throat was sore, the opponents did not respond with a single word.

Zhu Wu was quite angry, being completely ignored by the opponents.

Just when he was at his wit’s end, Elder Gu came over, knelt on the ground, and pleaded, "Heroes, all heroes, this old man is heading to Tianfu County to rely on my eldest son, praying you to allow us to pass. My family’s Youfu can’t afford any delay with his injuries."

Only after Elder Gu personally pleaded did You Xi speak, shouting in full voice three words: "Go back!"

The meaning was clear: Do not go to Tianfu County; return to where you came from.

"You are from Dashan’s family?" Zhu Wu was utterly shocked; this group indeed had a connection with Dashan’s family. But how did Dashan’s family, usually powerless and poor, manage to have such formidable people? Even they are not a match for them?

They had been trained by the Lai Family for decades, yet Dashan’s family, prosperous for no more than three years, produced such skillful fighters?

Nevertheless, You Xi did not speak further; they must not say too much, or it would leave them vulnerable, detrimental to Dashan’s family.