Chapter 303: Escape and Go Their Own Ways
Fang and He Wanniang also sighed as they listened, feeling thankful for their foresight and thankful that their son had met such a good friend.

The eyes of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were red again. Li Yaoguang didn't want to see their tears, so she quickly changed the subject.

"You two, the road to exile is not easy. It will be difficult all the way. If you encounter any problems, you can ask Qijitang to send us a message." Li Yaoguang said with a hint of meaning, emphasizing the three words "Qijitang" and frequently winking at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Seeing that the other party suddenly realized and nodded in agreement, Li Yaoguang continued to point to the bundle in his hand and said, "There is also something else in this bundle..." He muttered something else, saying that there were candies prepared for Can Ge'er in the bundle, the loose silver in it, the various medicines prepared by Ji Mo, and so on.

At the end, seeing that Ji Mo had finished his instructions, Li Yaoguang also went over to have a good chat with Lu Er to encourage him. Seeing that it was getting late, the leading lieutenant ordered them to set off, and the two sides said goodbye reluctantly.

"Brother Lu, we will not be apart for long. Please take care of yourself."

"Take care of yourself."

Just like that, Ji Mo and Li Yaoguang watched the Lu family go away until they were out of sight. Then they mounted their horses again, turned around and headed back. After they passed the city gate, their horses' hooves clattered on the deserted streets. Only then did Li Yaoguang ask about Ji Mo.

"Brother, have you told Brother Lu about the follow-up arrangements over there?" She had been holding back and not mentioning anything because there were outsiders present. She just didn't know if her brother and father had found an opportunity.

Ji Mo laughed when he heard it, nodded and said, "Are you still worried about my elder brother's work? Just put your mind at ease. I have told him, and Uncle Dong will leave tomorrow. Once they arrive at the place, we can get away and arrange for them to leave."

Li Yaoguang also laughed, "Okay, then I'm relieved. Brother, shall we go back now?"

"Go back?" Ji Mo shook his head decisively, "No."

Li Yaoguang was dumbfounded, "Why?"

Why?

Ji Mo smiled mysteriously, "I'll take you to see something interesting."

"what?"

"You'll know if you come with me."

Li Yaoguang was really curious about this and nodded in agreement. As Ji Mo pulled the reins to turn the horse's head, the horse headed towards the powerful streets in the west of the city near the imperial city, and went straight to the Duke of Korea's mansion.

It was a coincidence that they arrived at that time. From a distance they saw that the two red lanterns at the gate of the Duke of Korea's mansion were being taken down by servants with weeping faces and white mourning cloths tied around their waists, and white lanterns were hung up instead.

Li Yaoguang looked at the person behind him in confusion, "Who is this?"

"Zhou Gaishi."

"Zhou Gaishi? What happened?"

"Um?"

Li Yaoguang raised an eyebrow at Ji Mo and quickly changed his words, "Ahem, I mean, that guy is dead? Did you do it?"

Ji Mo nodded.

It turned out that when the Lu family stepped out of the city gate to be exiled to Lingnan and said goodbye to Li Yaoguang and Ji Mo, the whole Hanguo Mansion was filled with grief. The Hanguo Duke, who was still in his prime and in good health, personally sent away his only son Zhou Gaishi, who was terminally ill and beyond cure. His temples turned white overnight, as if he had aged more than ten years in an instant. It can be seen how great the blow was.

Ji Mo put his arms around Li Yaoguang, and seeing her shocked and dazed look, he couldn't help but laugh. He leaned closer and asked with a smug look as if seeking praise, "How about it, Yaoguang, is this interesting?" Li Yaoguang saw the snow-white lantern and the sadness of everyone in the Korean Mansion, and nodded heavily.

"Well, interesting!" Isn't it interesting? It's extremely interesting!
Dad and brother are so thoughtful in helping me get revenge.

But it was Zhou Gaishi's fault. He was a beast who didn't even let go of the dead body. He deserved to be killed.

……

In the early morning sun, the exiles passed the Ten-Li Pavilion. The escorting officers took into consideration that the prisoners had just started on the journey and were delicate and precious, so they took good care of them and stopped the journey in time, allowing the Lu family to have a short rest.

Lu Yao noticed that his brother's expression was a little strange since he left the city gate. Out of concern, after the team stopped, Lu Yao settled his wife and daughter, avoided the escorting soldiers, and found an opportunity to get close to his brother.

"Second brother, what's wrong with you?"

"What's going on?" Lu Fang asked puzzledly.

Seeing his brother's expression, Lu Yao couldn't help but speak earnestly, "Second brother, I am your elder brother. It is said that an elder brother is like a father. Now that father is gone, don't keep anything to yourself. Talk to me. Are you sad to say goodbye to your friends?"

Lu Fang suddenly realized that his elder brother was concerned about this. He hurriedly shook his head. Seeing his elder brother's worried look, Lu Fang could not bear to lie to him. He quickly looked around and made sure that there were no outsiders around. Lu Fang quietly moved closer to his elder brother and spoke in a low voice.

"Brother, when we parted, Ji Mo secretly told me a piece of news. He said that Lingnan is a poor place with many poisonous animals, snakes, insects, rats and ants. It is not a good place to live. Our family is old and young, so Ji Mo arranged people there, saying that he would find a way to move our family out and settle them somewhere else."

"Hiss!" Lu Yao took a breath of cold air. He never thought that his brother's friend could do this for a friend.

Seeing his brother lose his composure, Lu Fang was afraid that others would notice something was wrong, so he quickly grabbed his brother's arm.

"Brother, you also think the matter is serious and difficult to handle, right? I told him not to worry about it, but we left in a hurry and didn't have a chance to talk more. Now I'm worried. Privately robbing the imperial court is a capital crime, and I can't let my friend take risks for me." After all, he owed his friends enough.

After Lu Yao digested the news revealed by his brother, he calmed down and agreed with his brother's opinion. He frowned, thought for a while and made a decision.

"Okay, I understand. But right now we can't contact each other. So, when his people come over, we won't follow them. As long as we don't move and stay calm, we won't be a burden to them."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, big brother."

The two brothers discussed it over and decided to put the matter aside for the time being and set off again, but they didn't expect that Ji Mo had already made all the preparations, and their decision would not count at all.

The journey from Yuhang to Lingnan is long, passing through many prefectures. After passing Changxi Prefecture and entering Yuezhou Prefecture, when they finally reached the border of Lingnan, the people sent by Ji Mo started to move.

The officers and soldiers who escorted the Lu family had just handed over to the local government and left. The night before Lu Fang and his companions were to be settled in the criminal village under its jurisdiction, in the county government prison cell, Lu Fang met Uncle Dong, whom he had met once before.

What happened next was no longer under the control of the two brothers. Ji Mo had already made up his mind. Through Qijitang, he would find some wrongly sentenced prisoners who were of similar age to the Lu family. Uncle Dong would bring them here to gather. He would bribe the local government and use this group of condemned prisoners to exchange for the Lu family. This would be a win-win for both sides.

The other party was spared from death, but only had to replace the Lu family to live a poor and ordinary life. Qijitang also gave them subsidies in silver, money and materials, and the Lu family was able to live a bright and prosperous life from then on.

Lu Fang and his friends were greatly blessed and freed. They followed Uncle Dong back. They could no longer go to Kyoto. Uncle Dong followed Ji Mo's words and took the Lu family back to the villages outside the mountain where the Qijitang headquarters was located. As for the two brothers Lu Yao and Lu Fang...

The night before Uncle Dong left after completing his mission, Lu Yao and Lu Fang found their younger brother Lu Qing and solemnly entrusted their family to their younger brother who had grown up overnight. Afterwards, the brothers followed Uncle Dong out of the mountain, and then the two brothers parted at the ferry. One took his luggage and went to the northwest for a meeting alone; the other followed Uncle Dong on a boat to the north, preparing to cross the Yuhang River and the Zhuohe River to join Shen Yue, the origin of the incident.

The two brothers both hid their identities and pursued their own careers for the future revival of the Lu family and for revenge. At the same time, in the north, the situation of the Shen family was not very good.