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âBrother Peng, what are you doing?â The village chiefâs expression changed drastically. He quickly walked over and snatched the hunting saber from Peng Jiuyuanâs hand.
âFoolish!â the village chief berated. âBrother Peng, what has happened is over. What are you doing?!â
âVillage Chief.â Peng Jiuyuan was in tears. He was too ashamed to look at Zhou Shu. âIâve let down the ancestors of the Peng family!â
The village chief frowned. Why are the Peng familyâs ancestors involved?
âPeng Jiuyuan, you didnât do anything wrong.â Zhou Shu walked over and sighed. âIf I were you, I would have made the same choice. You did it to protect everyone.â
Peng Jiuyuan had indeed betrayed Zhou Shu, but Peng Jiuyuan was only an ordinary person. Under the circumstances, he didnât do anything wrong.
Zhou Shu wouldnât blame him for this. Of course, from now on, Zhou Shu wonât work with him anymore.
His relationship with Peng Jiuyuan ended here.
Zhou Shu no longer owed him anything for saving his life.
Facing Zhou Shu, Peng Jiuyuan knelt on both knees and buried his face in the ground. âI deserve to die!â
âPeng Jiuyuan, from now on, we have nothing to do with each other,â Zhou Shu said in a deep voice. âIn the future, stay in Boundary Bridge Village and live your life.â
The village chief looked at Zhou Shu and then at Peng Jiuyuan. Thereâs a story between them?
âIâ¦â Peng Jiuyuanâs lips moved. He said the word âIâ a few times, but he couldnât even say a complete sentence.
This series of events had caused Peng Jiuyuanâs worldview to collapse.
Zhou Shuâs words cut him off from the Ancient Heavenly Court. Peng Jiuyuan didnât know if he should be sad or happy.
Ever since he found out that Zhou Shu was related to the Peng familyâs ancestral teachings, Peng Jiuyuan had been mentally prepared. He had even thought about what would happen after he died.
But what had happened had made him clearly realize that death was not a matter of words.
Sometimes, it was not that easy to die.
Just as Peng Jiuyuan was in a daze, Zhou Shu turned to the village chief and said, âVillage Chief, leave now. The Dong familyâs reinforcements might arrive at any time. You and Cao Yue still have my strength. It shouldnât be a problem to bring the villagers into the mountains.â
The village chief nodded and asked, âMr. Cao Shu, weâre leaving. What about you?â
âWe have to give the Dong family a target so that they wonât spend time looking for you,â Zhou Shu said calmly.
Only by staying could he give the Dong family a way to vent. Otherwise, with the Dong familyâs power, if they really searched the mountain, they might be able to find the villagers of Boundary Bridge Village.
âMr. Cao Shu, youâre injured. If you encounter themâ¦â the village chief said worriedly.
He wasnât a fool. Previously, Zhou Shu hadnât made a move. Instead, he had lent them his strength. The village chief had some guesses.
âUncle, Iâll go with you. I can protect you!â Cao Yue suddenly said loudly, his eyes full of determination.
âLittle Yue, youâ¦â The village chief and Peng Jiuyuan were stunned.
âUncle, Iâve thought it through. Without strength, my fate canât be in my own hands. I donât want what happened earlier to happen again,â Cao Yue said firmly. âUncle, youâre injured. I can take care of you by your side. If you encounter the Dong family again, I can help you deal with them!â
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Cao Yue suddenly knelt in front of Zhou Shu. âUncle, Iâm not asking you to take me in as your disciple. I just want to be by your side and learn something.â
Zhou Shuâs expression was calm as he looked at Cao Yue. âDo you know what you will face if you follow me?â
âLittle Yue, you canâtâ¦â Peng Jiuyuan said agitatedly.
Cao Yue turned to look at Peng Jiuyuan and said seriously, âUncle Peng, I know youâre doing this for my own good. You donât want me to take the risk. But can we really live a stable life if we stay in Boundary Bridge Village? Uncle Qingshan and the others didnât do anything wrong, but they were still killed by the Dong familyâs knights.
âIf not for Uncle, we would all be dead now.
âUncle Peng, without strength, there will be no eternal safety. I donât want to see the people around me killed again.â
Peng Jiuyuan: âYouâ¦â
âUncle Peng, thank you for raising me for the past ten years, but I want to choose my own path.â Cao Yueâs voice became more and more firm. His eyes lit up as he kowtowed to Zhou Shu. âUncle, please give me a chance!â
Cao Yue said in a deep voice, âI know what Iâm going to face. Iâm not afraid of danger. Iâm not afraid of death.â
Zhou Shu looked at him. âYou chose this path yourself. I hope that you wonât regret it one day.â
Cao Yue thought that he would be facing the Dong family of the Zhu Rong Heavenly Kingdom.
He probably didnât expect that Zhou Shu wasnât from the Zhu Rong Heavenly Kingdom. If he followed Zhou Shu, he might be involved in the grudges of the Ancient Heavenly Court in the future.
The level of danger would definitely be different.
âI wonât regret it!â Cao Yue said in a deep voice.
âGet up. Follow me for now. As for how much you can learn, itâs up to you,â
Zhou Shu said.
He did need an errand boy by his side.
Peng Jiuyuan could no longer be used.
Cao Yue was also his savior, and Zhou Shu liked Cao Yueâs personality very
much.
He was young and malleable.
Zhou Shu wanted to observe him for a while. If possible, he would take Cao Yue in as his disciple.
If he couldnât, Zhou Shu would give him an opportunity to rest easy in the Zhu
Rong Heavenly Kingdom..