Free Web NovelChapter 200: Chapter 200: Bandit Abduction
Gu Baijiang had long been tempted. He realized that if Gu Kaiyuan and Bai Suihe were willing to give in, he would undoubtedly have the most comfortable life in this exile team.
But thinking about that rebellious son being so disobedient, and the Bai Family behind him, he found it hard to swallow his pride.
He had tried several times to bring that rebellious son back, but the other seemed eager to sever ties with them. He didn’t want to warm a cold relationship, fearing it might not even help at all.
"Grandfather, my mother is right. We’ve wronged them in the past; we should apologize, make amends. A family shouldn’t be at such odds with each other." Gu Antong had had enough of the current life. She was now more eager to have Bai Suihe travel with them. Being together, wouldn’t the Bai Family’s servants just happen to take care of them?
"Then tonight you two brothers should take a trip and say it’s my idea for them to come back immediately."
"Dad, it’s not like we haven’t tried, but now that Kaiyuan seems to have the Bai Family to rely on, he doesn’t see us brothers as important," Gu Kaichen didn’t forget to add fuel to the fire. "So, we thought you should step in. If you invite him back personally, he wouldn’t dare not to follow."
"We’ll talk about this later tonight," Gu Baijiang didn’t agree immediately, but the others understood that he had consented.
Thinking of the good days to come, everyone didn’t seem so cold. Working together, they pushed the cart surprisingly fast. The escort saw this and cursed, "You’re just a bunch of lowly skins; seems like we need to keep you in line more often."
The snow kept getting heavier, turning everything in sight into a vast white field. The snow had already passed their knees, making the road increasingly hard to traverse.
When they saw another group of bandits blocking the way, they no longer had the strength to run or resist.
"Thought we’d return empty-handed today, but didn’t expect to find a group of fat sheep," the lead bandit, carrying a large knife, said as he blocked their path with a slight upward tilt of his head.
Those at the front opening the path, including Zhou Gang’s family, almost burst out laughing.
The momentum was strong, but if the snow weren’t already chest-deep, it would have been perfect.
Mrs. Zhou looked sympathetically at the bandits blocking the way. With such height, more snow could bury them by the afternoon.
Blissfully unaware of the humor arising from his height, the bandit declared spiritedly, "Didn’t expect you to have the skill to pass the earlier checkpoints and still have such rich assets.
Seems like the brothers at those checkpoints are quite loyal. I won’t trouble you here; leave some passage money, and I’ll let you pass."
Hearing the commotion, the escort arrived, and seeing dozens of people blocking the road, sighed in relief.
These dozens weren’t many; it was even hard to distinguish them from the escort agency brothers.
"Clear the way quickly, or don’t blame us for being rude," Guo Baoshu, with hands almost on hips, felt these bandits weren’t that scary, already having defeated several waves.
"Kid, you’re quite bold," the bandit chuckled, looking at the young man before him, "You look pretty good. How about marrying into our family?"
Guo Baoshu’s face flushed red with anger, while the escort and the prisoners couldn’t help but laugh, having heard of forced marriages to ladies of the manor but not expecting even young men weren’t spared.
"You folks think my idea is good too, huh?" The bandit turned to his brothers, who nodded like pounding garlic, further pleased with Guo Baoshu, "He’s tall and well-built; my sister will surely like him."
Thinking of his sister, who had been widowed twice, evoked his sympathy, "Don’t worry, once you marry my sister, I’ll let the child take your surname."
Guo Baoshu, "..."
Ma Zhi and the others couldn’t suppress their laughter, with a brother patting Guo Baozhu’s shoulder, "Not bad, settling your life’s major event while out here. See, they’re even taking care of your child’s future."
Giving everyone a look, Guo Baoshu eventually ran to the back to hide, his youth and thin skin getting the best of him.
Ma Zhi and his group laughed heartily, while the bandit continued to look back, "So, do you agree or not? Give me a clear answer. As your brother-in-law, I’ll surely arrange it properly for you. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
Where else could you find such a good deal? Just focus on being the groom..."
Zhou Gang and the others couldn’t hold back their laughter. This humorous act alleviated some of their weariness from clearing the path. freeweɓnøvel.com
They’d seen robberies and kidnapping of brides before, but never a forced marriage proposal like this.
"Laugh, laugh, laugh, what’s so funny?" the bandit pointed his large knife at everyone, "I think he and my sister are a good match.
If you’re envious, come out and let me see. I don’t mind picking a few more grooms for my sister."
The accomplices behind the bandit all cheered, "Big brother’s right, we should pick more husbands for our sister."
They were genuinely scared. Their leader’s sister, including her fiancé, had already lost four lives.
Two died before marriage, and though the other two wed, they quickly found themselves widowed.
Even as the leader’s sister, they dared not harbor such thoughts.
It was their suggestion to the leader. With so many good men outside, they couldn’t measure up.
Bringing a few more back would ease their worries, preventing the leader’s sister from fancying them.
Even from the back of the team, Gu Kaiyuan knew what was happening up front.
Thinking of this comical scene from his previous life, he took the opportunity to tell Bai Suihe the joke since only the two of them were on the cart.
"These bandits are quite amusing, not only robbing goods but men as well."
Bai Suihe glanced at him, "You’re not bad-looking yourself; did they have an eye on you too?"
Startled, Gu Kaiyuan shook his head, "No, you’ve got it wrong. They had an eye on my second brother, not me.
I was injured at the time and hadn’t groomed myself; they couldn’t avoid me quick enough."
Gu Kaiyuan didn’t mention that he also had injuries on his face then. Plus, with the selfish nature of the Gu Family, they wouldn’t even consider his well-being. His clothes were in tatters, and his hair all knotted, a mess even the bandits wouldn’t look at.
But there was no need to explain further; he’d suffered enough and didn’t need to relive it.
Bai Suihe was now intrigued, "That bandit must’ve had poor eyesight?"
For even Gu Kaichen, that waste, to be picked must’ve been a trick on his sister.
"Whether there’s an issue or not, I don’t know, but after they were caught, they did mention," Gu Kaiyuan couldn’t help but smile, as this became a joke for a long time.
