Chapter 237: The Clan's Reaction

"Third Elder, should we inform the ordinary guards in advance?"

The guard captains were under immense pressure after learning the news.

Gu Ren has already secured the Gu Family's valuable resources in advance using a storage ring.

Moving only requires focusing on the most essential items and takes little time.

But to avoid causing panic among the clan members.

Gu Ren never told ordinary clan members about the Gu Family's war with the He Family of Han Shan Cheng!

Including clan members and hired workers, the Gu Family has as many as several thousand people!

People cannot be stored in the storage ring.

Relocating cannot be accomplished in a short time.

"No, ordinary guards' mental endurance is too weak."

Gu Ren paced anxiously back and forth in the Family Head's courtyard.

Upon hearing the guard captain's suggestion, he did not hesitate at all and outright rejected it,

"They probably can't keep it hidden in their hearts; once they know, the whole clan will know!"

Gu Ren had indeed considered the idea of moving the clan ahead of time.

If the Family Head and his side win, at worst they can all just return together.

But within a family, belief is equally important.

If faced with danger and challenges, they would readily relocate the whole clan.

Then how much cohesion and achievement could such a family have?

He believes the Family Head and his peers think the same.

Moreover, he has already contacted the City Lord.

With the City Lord present, they can at least secure time for evacuation!

Weighing both sides, Gu Ren still decided to temporarily conceal the news.

Seeing Gu Ren's persistence, the guard captain could only sigh helplessly.

Wu Shan Cheng remained as peaceful as usual, and Gu Family members lived and worked in peace.

But Gu Ren and those who knew the truth had clouds of gloom in their hearts.

Not only them, some clan members also harbored speculation.

When Wang Keyan escorted Gu Pan and Gu Lin back to the Gu Family, no Gu Family members were there to greet them in advance.

Thus some clan members at that moment saw Wang Keyan, Gu Pan and others covered in blood.

Gu Haitao was one of them.

He and Gu Han are of the same generation.

But because he wasn't drafted for military service, he has been happy, gaining two more carefree years.

But after learning that Gu Han led a group of Gu Family youths to rise on the front line,

His parents kept urging him to find a way to get on good terms with Gu Han.

Gu Haitao naturally wanted that too, but for no reason, how could Gu Han possibly become friendly with him?

Originally, the Gu Family youths who were all from the same branch also helped each other.

But Gu Haitao was set on clinging to the main-branch youths' thighs, never having regarded other branches.

To get on good terms with Gu Han, he even had to work harder than other branches!

Just as he was tormented, Gu Han set off with Gu Chen and others toward Han Shan Cheng.

Gu Haitao's parents, seeing that he failed to secure a chance to go to Han Shan Cheng together, were, of course, angry at his lack of contest.

Gu Haitao was originally somewhat troubled, but after seeing Gu Pan and the others return wounded, he immediately felt relieved.

He was certain that something had gone wrong for the Gu Family in Han Shan Cheng!

Otherwise, it couldn't be a Stranger Face protecting only a few Gu Family youths returning.

And the hurried demeanor of Gu Pan and the others further exposed that something had happened at the front.

Fortunately he didn't go to Han Shan Cheng; otherwise, with his skinny arms and legs, he probably wouldn't have survived to run back!

Gu Haitao's eyes flicked, and he immediately rushed back to his own small house.

The Gu Family branch doesn't have a separate courtyard like the main branch.

But each adult youth of the branch, even if unmarried, still has his own room.

"Dad, Mom, let's quickly pack our things and leave, or it'll be too late."

Gu Haitao rushed back home, and the First Moment he did was interrupt his mother, who was cooking over a fire.

His mother already felt aggrieved because her son hadn't clung to Gu Han's thigh.

At this moment, seeing Gu Haitao so panicked, she immediately said without anger,

"What are you doing, what are you doing? You never do any proper work, just know how to be a little brother to those main-branch guys, and you don't even help Mom with chores."

"Which cooking or cleaning task in this house isn't done by Mom alone?"

"You want me to stop now, but later I'll still have to do it myself, right?"

Seeing his own mother's expression, Gu Haitao was speechless.

Although they are a branch, their strength and status are still inferior to those of the main branch.

But Mom is at least a junior Martial Master.

Cooking and cleaning are not hard at all, easy as pie.

As for why he doesn't do it?

Cooking, what's more important than getting on good terms with the main-branch people?

Stop, stop, stop, Mom, listen to me first, something might have happened at home!

Seeing Gu Haitao's rare solemn expression on his face, his mother also felt a jolt in her heart and instinctively put down the spatula,

What happened?

Although she was a homemaker, she was still a member of the Gu family.

Knowing that the Gu family had now unified Wu Shan Cheng.

Apart from Chengzhu Fu, the Gu family was undoubtedly a colossus in Wu Shan Cheng and the surrounding towns.

Given her experience, she couldn't imagine what could happen to the Gu family.

Gu Haitao, looking anxious, told his mother as clearly and orderly as possible what he had just seen,

Moreover, I saw that someone urgently summoned all the captains of the guard to the Family Head's manor!

But upon hearing this, Gu Haitao's mother still seemed unconcerned,

Perhaps it's just a normal deployment; nowadays our Gu family controls many spirit veins, and manpower is already somewhat insufficient.

Sending some family guards to mine spirit veins is also quite normal.

Seeing his mother still so calm, Gu Haitao immediately became anxious,

Mom, why don't you understand?

Back when I used to hang out with my older brothers, I heard that every day there would be clan elders going to the martial hall to teach the main lineage's disciples.

But this morning, the elder responsible for teaching left in a hurry, and no other elder came to substitute!

If this had happened before, it would be utterly unimaginable! I dare say the family must have encountered something!

Gu Haitao snatched the spatula from his mother's hand and put it on the stove, then pulled his mother toward the door,

We'll just buy something to eat on the way and then leave Wu Shan Cheng as quickly as possible.

After a while, if we find that the family has no problems, we can just come back; it won't delay anything major.

Smack!

Just as Gu Haitao was speaking, his mother broke free from his grip.

A loud slap rang out in the room.

Gu Haitao covered his burning cheek in disbelief, turned his head, and stared shockingly at his mother,

Mom, what are you doing?

His mother, angry at his lack of ambition, said,

Mom can accept that you won't have much achievement in this life; after all, Mom is just a branch relative and can't give you too good resources.

But Mom cannot accept that you are such a person!