Chapter 138: Going East and West

Everyone had to leave, and needed to evacuate as quickly as possible. No one was pretentious, so they simply packed up, took their relatives and friends, and went their separate ways.

Outside the East City Gate, a group of people looked into the distance and saw groups of people supporting each other. The crowds gradually walked away and everyone withdrew their gazes.

Shen Yue glanced at Li Yaoguang and her group who were getting ready to go, and couldn't help but persuade her again.

"Miss Li, are you really not going to reconsider? Are you really not going to Pengcheng with me? We have more people and we are all from the military, so we are definitely safer than them going alone. I really don't trust you."

The worry in Shen Yue's eyes was genuine, Li Yaoguang saw it clearly, but his attitude remained firm, without any change.

"No, I'm worried about my uncle's leg. There's no point in delaying any longer. I still want to go east first, and then go south along the coast to look for the famous doctor."

"But Miss Li, the whereabouts of the miracle doctor are elusive, how can it be so easy to find him? And now no one in Jiqitang has heard from him, so it would be even more difficult to find him. Why don't you come with me to Pengcheng, and I will help you then..."

"No, you guys are going on a big mission, so we'd better not go with you and cause more trouble. I know General Shen has good intentions, but I won't give up until I give it a try."

"Brother Cheng, do you think so too?"

Seeing that he could not persuade Li Yaoguang, Shen Yue placed his hope on Cheng Su. Little did he know that ever since they escaped from Kyoto, everything at home was already decided by Li Yaoguang, and Cheng Su could do nothing to help. Moreover, his own child was doing something for his own good, so what could he say? Anything he said would hurt the child's feelings, so it would be better for him to be a good parent who did not cause trouble.

Cheng Su looked at Shen Yue apologetically, making Shen Yue anxious. After racking his brains, he was about to persuade him again, but a middle-aged man riding a strong black horse behind him, with a pale face and obviously injured, spoke at the right time.

"Shen Yue, my son, Miss Li also has good intentions. We are going to Pengcheng in a hurry to report the situation in Wuding and organize troops to resist the enemy. Have you forgotten the ambition you made when you came to see your uncle? My son, you must drive out foreign enemies, recover the north, and avenge the millions of people who died in vain. You must not forget your own responsibilities. On this journey, we must race against time and march quickly. It is really not appropriate to bring Miss Li and the others. Please don't make things difficult for the young lady. We each have our own mission."

Shen Yue turned around and frowned at his uncle who always had many excuses in the past. He wanted to refute him, but when he saw the soldiers behind him with injuries on their bodies and determined expressions looking at him, and thought of what he had shouldered, thousands of words weighed on Shen Yue's heart, making him speechless.

After a long sigh, Shen Yue finally nodded, "Okay, I won't persuade you any more, but Miss Li and Brother Cheng, please take care of yourselves along the way. If you encounter any difficulties, please come to Pengcheng to find me."

Li Yaoguang and Cheng Su nodded together, "Okay."

Knowing that he could no longer travel with them, Shen Yue concealed the inexplicable emotions that welled up in his heart and whispered to a strong soldier beside him. The soldier turned around, walked around among his comrades, and then ran back with a number of crossbow boxes and placed them in front of Li Yaoguang.

Li Yaoguang didn't understand and looked at Shen Yue in confusion, "General Shen, what do you mean?"

Shen Yue explained: "Have you forgotten? When your crossbow arrows were lost, I promised to give you a replacement. However, after the two battles in Wuding, there were not many crossbow arrows left. I will give you ten boxes for now. Although they are not compatible with the model you have, they can still be used. Please use them first. When we meet again in Pengcheng, I will give you a replacement."

This is the feeling!
Li Yaoguang nodded, thinking that it was a free gift. She had also used up all her love potions and laxatives. Now she only had Nostrobia and some other drugs to protect against snakes, insects, rats and ants. If it could make up for the loss in the warehouse, she would be a fool not to take it.

Li Yaoguang politely bowed to Shen Yue to express his gratitude, and hurriedly went to move the crossbow box to put it on the back of the horse that had been assigned to his family. Seeing this, Yu Meixue hurriedly put her son into the arms of her husband on the horse and came over to help.

Gu Qing, who was standing not far away and waiting for Li Yaoguang and Shen Yue to talk without interrupting them, saw that they had finished talking, and then led the people from Linhai Pavilion to say goodbye to Li Yaoguang and Shen Yue. "My two benefactors, we have also discussed it well, and are ready to go to Yangzhou with the rest of the people. We are familiar with the land there, and it is easy to live there. We will not cause trouble for you two, and we will say goodbye here. The mountains are high and the waters are long. I hope you two benefactors have a safe journey."

Li Yaoguang and Shen Yue didn't say much after hearing this. In their eyes, Gu Qing and the others in Linhai Pavilion were all clear-headed people. They had experienced the previous counterattack and had grown. Moreover, they had companions on this trip, so they were not worried.

Li Yaoguang, who admired Gu Qing very much, pretended to take out the bag on the horse's back, but in fact he took out the bag he had prepared long ago that was full of various emergency medicines and handed it to Gu Qing. He didn't say anything else, just asked him to take care.

Gu Qing took the bundle and felt a heaviness in his heart and hands. Although he knew that his benefactor had the right intention, he still couldn't help but give him some advice.

"Good girl, have you really thought it through? Even if you don't want to go with General Shen, will you really not go south with us? Although there are no Hu Di in the east, the Japanese devils are just as dangerous, you..."

Li Yaoguang knew the other party had good intentions, but she still insisted and gently patted Gu Qing's hand to comfort her.

"Don't worry, we will be careful. As for you, you must be careful along the way and try to avoid the official roads. It will be safer. If I have the chance to go to Yangzhou, I will definitely go to find you."

"Okay, okay, let's go back to Bibo Pavilion first, and then we will reopen Linhai Pavilion. My benefactor Ruolai, remember to come find me."

Li Yaoguang smiled and nodded, "Okay, sure, take care."

"You should take care of yourself too. You must be well."

Gu Qing was reluctant to leave, feeling depressed and sad. He led the Linhai Pavilion to bow solemnly to Li Yaoguang and Shen Yue again, and then led everyone on the road to the south, looking back every few steps...

"Okay, it's time for us to go."

After bidding farewell to Gu Qing and his party, Li Yaoguang turned around and went to hold the reins to say goodbye to Shen Yue. He saw Qianqian holding the bag and leading Yi Ge'er, her eyes fixed on the handsome and heroic Shen Yue on horseback, but Xu Miaoniang who didn't even look at her own party. Li Yaoguang was silent for a moment, but still led the horse forward and asked a question in vain.

"Sister Miao Niang, what are your plans next? Are you going to follow us, or follow..."

Before Li Yaoguang could finish his question, Xu Miaoniang, holding the bag, pulled Yi Ge'er and took two steps back towards Shen Yue. The words that Li Yaoguang was about to say came to an abrupt end.

The meaning is so obvious, why did she have to ask?
It was just that Xu Miaoniang's actions were too hasty, which made Shen Yue frown. Even Cheng Su and Yu Meixue's expressions were not very good.

Seeing this, Cheng Su wanted to say something to persuade her to ease the embarrassment, but Xu Miaoniang seemed to have expected that Cheng Su was going to persuade her, and she hurriedly interrupted Cheng Su.

"Uncle Cheng, I know what you are going to say. I didn't want to do this! But Miss Li wants to take your family east to seek medical treatment. It's not safe there because of the Japanese bandits. My brother and I are alone and helpless. We just want to live a stable life. So, so... I'm sorry, Uncle Cheng. I, we want to follow General Shen. At least there are so many people here, and they are all soldiers. I, we are not afraid."

Well, the orphan girl has already said so, and it seems that if they say anything else, they will just force her to follow them to death.