Liu Yun and the others were so scared that they burst into tears. If they were taken to the bandit’s lair, one could only imagine their fate.

Meanwhile, they glared at the three men hiding in the carriage; in other households, it’s the men who bravely fought outside, but in their family?

"Dad, we can’t be taken away, otherwise..."

Gu Kaiping was at a loss for words under the watchful eyes of his parents and brothers. He truly didn’t have the courage to get out of the carriage and face those fierce bandits.

"Big brother, are you saying you want to go down?" Gu Kaichen looked gratefully at Gu Kaiping, "Big brother, don’t worry, I will protect sister-in-law and the nieces."

Gu Kaiping, "...Big brother’s health isn’t great, going down might not hold up, Kaichen..."

"Big brother, what are you hesitating for now?" Gu Kaichen guessed what he was about to say and, catching him off guard, pushed Gu Kaiping out. Gu Kaiping lost his balance and fell to the ground.

"Dad," Gu Anliang wanted to reach out but was too late. He turned to Gu Kaichen with a face full of hatred, "Second Uncle, what are you doing?"

Gu Baijiang hadn’t paid attention to the conversation between the brothers as he thought the people sent by the Third Prince would intervene. He hadn’t expected the second brother to be so impatient.

Right now, Kaiping was the Gu Family’s hope. If anything happened to him, or if he fell and injured his face, they would be truly finished.

With this thought, the old man couldn’t care about father-son relationships and directly kicked Gu Kaichen off the carriage, "Hurry and protect your big brother."

Gu Kaichen, "..."

He didn’t have time to complain about Gu Baijiang’s favoritism when suddenly, he heard mocking laughter behind him, "Look, the mice hiding inside have jumped out. I was thinking you were honest and timid; we could take you back to the lair as laborers. But since you’re courting death, don’t blame me for giving you a swift end."

The man holding the cow let go of the rope, wielding a machete, and advanced menacingly toward the Gu Family brothers.

Gu Kaiping could no longer complain about his brother’s lack of emotion and quickly spoke with a forced smile, "Sir, you misunderstood. We really didn’t mean to do anything. You see, you came here for money. We are willing to give you anything valuable we have."

The man looked at Gu Kaiping with disdain, "I can’t stand you hypocrites, all fat and greasy from exploiting people. Your good days are over, and it’s our turn now.

And speaking as if you’re doing me a favor by giving the stuff, do I need your charity? Once I deal with you, isn’t everything still ours?"

As he watched the two brothers retreating on the ground, the man became more interested, slowing down his pace as he held his machete, closing in slowly.

He now somewhat understood why cats like to toy with mice; this feeling was indeed delightful.

"Please spare our family," Gu Kaichen caught sight of someone, covered in blood, lying on the ground, no longer arrogant and forgetting his identity as the second master of the Gu Family, "Whatever you want, we’ll give it to you, just spare us."

The man pointed his knife at the carriage, "Then hand over your women. If they look good, we become relatives."

He grinned lewdly, imagining something that made saliva drip from his mouth...

At this moment, he didn’t notice the terror in the Gu brothers’ eyes, just felt a stinging pain in his back, and looked down to see a red sword tip coming out of his stomach...

Liu Pingkang had dealt with it, then looked at the brothers disdainfully, "If you’re a man, pick up a weapon and protect your family. Begging won’t solve any problems."

After speaking, he ignored them and joined another battle.

There were too many families like this. If not for the duty of his mission, Liu Pingkang wouldn’t want to save these people.

Such a big grown man without the courage to protect his family, what else could he do in this world?

His peripheral vision caught sight of Gu Kaiyuan’s ox cart, and he was even more certain that these two escort agencies were dedicated to them.

Look at the Bai Family’s ox cart, completely surrounded and occasionally when someone cluelessly approached, they were dealt with by a single stroke.

Gu Kaiyuan and the Bai Family young lady never showed their faces. Even when wanting to seize the opportunity to ask for help, they couldn’t find a chance. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Of course, the situation over there also attracted some attention. The smart ones, like Chen Dafu, quietly brought their family closer.

Lin Hua and the others glanced over but didn’t interfere.

This family was quite smart, with women carrying bags and men holding sticks to protect the women, not letting the bandits succeed.

"Quick, try to get closer to the Bai Family’s ox cart," Chen Dafu, seeing that they weren’t stopped from approaching, grew bolder and began to lead towards them.

Now, he also guessed that the two escort agencies following them were indeed the handiwork of the Bai Family.

And the two young lads guarding beside the ox cart, it seemed he had seen them before; he heard they were Gu Kaiyuan’s former attendants.

"Nephew Gu, please help..." Chen Dafu feigned terror, wanting to break into the protection circle set up by Lin Wei and the others.

But before getting close, he was driven back by a long knife.

Standing beside him, Mrs. Chen was so frightened that she held onto Chen Dafu. What was wrong with this old man today? Recklessly charging ahead, wasn’t he the most cautious about his life before?

"Kaiyuan," Chen Dafu squeezed out a flattering smile, "let uncle’s family hide inside, we definitely won’t cause you trouble."

Gu Kaiyuan really didn’t want to deal with this old man. No one knew which side he was on, but he certainly harbored ill will towards their family.

He hadn’t officially separated from the Gu Family and didn’t want to be dragged into their matters.

"Mr. Chen, you should seek help from the escort."

Chen Dafu cursed him a coward in his heart, then continued with a smile, "Could you trouble you to tell Bai..., your nephew’s wife..."

"Mr. Chen, you’re putting me in a difficult position," Gu Kaiyuan interrupted him, "There are over a hundred people in our group, who can take responsibility for whose life?

Your family’s defense seems well done; working together to drive away the bandits is the best plan."

Gu Kaiyuan noticed other families coming over, realizing this wasn’t a sustainable plan, so he called Lin Hua and Lin Wei over to help.

Lin Hua, "Young master, this isn’t appropriate. What if we leave and something happens to you?"

"Let Yun Ni stay here, with him and me around, there won’t be any problem." Gu Kaiyuan looked at Yun Ni, and seeing Yun Ni nod slightly, he felt even more confident.

As long as Yun Ni helped him fend off from the outside while he assisted from one side, he could completely protect Bai Suihe.

"Go quickly; the more people crowd here, the more bandits they’ll draw."