Chapter 53: You Are Not In Exile You Are Clearly Traveling!
Chapter 53 Crisis
The departure of Bailiff Qian, relieved the Chen family, but they were well aware that this was only temporary. Given Bailiff Qian's character, he would not easily let things go.
Moreover, Bailiff Qian would inform Captain Sun of their tactics, and since they had now turned against each other, Captain Sun would naturally not show any mercy and would find ways to force them to hand over the recording device, perhaps even using ruthless methods.
If it were just Bailiff Qian, they could ask for help from people like Xu Tian. If Captain Sun intervened, many bailiffs would hesitate.
After all, Captain Sun didn't become the leader of the exile team for nothing; he was definitely not a simple character and could surely control so many bailiffs underneath him.
And if Captain Sun ordered them to do something, people like Zhao Guang and Xu Tian couldn't refuse.
When Zhao Guang and Xu Tian intervened, they could be reassured, but later on, when Captain Sun came after them, there would be no one to help.
Facing these armed bailiffs, they had no chance of winning in a direct confrontation, only through wit and strategy. To make the enemy wary, they could only resort to intimidation and temptation.
They had tried these methods, but they were not very effective against Captain Sun.
They had even considered using hypnosis on Captain Sun, as they did with Kuang Wei, and then make him reveal his secrets. However, Captain Sun never met with them alone, and he seemed to want to keep his distance from them.
So, while others were easy to deal with, Captain Sun was tricky and unyielding.
They sighed, realizing they hadn't come up with any good solutions in the end. They could only adapt and respond as things unfolded.
"Thank you all for your help this time!" Chen Yuan bowed to Xu Tian and the others, expressing his gratitude. Regardless of the reasons why Zhao Guang and Kuang Wei came to help, he wanted to show equal appreciation to everyone.
"Master Chen, no need to be so polite!" Xu Tian patted his chest. "Your affairs are mine as well. If you need anything in the future, just let me know."
Zhao Guang beside him also smiled and said, "That's right. If you have any needs in the future, just let us know. I will do my best to help."
Although it wasn't clear if they meant it, at least Zhao Guang seemed sincere on the surface.
In fact, they had not wanted to come over before, especially after hearing from Kuang Wei that Chen Xue had become mysterious and somewhat frightening.
But after giving it some thought, they still came. After all, their secrets were still in Chen Xue's hands.
And Kuang Wei had the same thought. Although it had only been less than an hour since they separated from Chen Xue and the others, if they didn't come over, who knows if they would expose their secrets.
Now that things were resolved, Zhao Guang and Kuang Wei quickly found excuses to leave, and Xu Tian also left after chatting for a while.
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As Bailiff Qian and the others hurriedly left, they headed towards where Captain Sun was. Although it wasn't really the captain calling for Bailiff Qian earlier, the tasks assigned by the captain had not been completed, so Bailiff Qian had to report to him.
"Not finished again?" Captain Sun frowned. Earlier, when he wanted to seize the supplies from Chen's carriage, Bailiff Qian returned empty-handed. However, he did bring back a good business opportunity.
But this time, he only wanted a few rabbits.
It was all because Kuang Wei was useless. In the past, he had always been able to hunt prey and bring it to them without being asked.
However, this time, Kuang weight and the others returned empty-handed, which meant that Captain Sun couldn't even enjoy a wild meal. How could he be happy?
So, he sent his men to find Chen's family. Although they were supposed to cooperate in doing business, they didn't really need Chen's family.
Although they initially needed the doctor from Chen's family to describe and collect the medicinal herbs around, and even collect samples, there weren't many medicinal herbs that could be collected in the vicinity.
Although any roadside weed could be considered medicinal, they were too common and not very valuable.
So, they already knew which herbs could be collected, and they didn't need the doctor from Chen's family anymore. By kicking Chen's family out, they wouldn't have to worry about affecting their business.
Moreover, Chen's family didn't even know how long they would survive.
Captain Sun was very clear that even if Zhao Guang didn't take action against Chen's family now, Guo Qiang would never let Chen's family go.
As the journey went on, Guo Qiang would have more means at his disposal, and Chen's family's chances of survival would be even lower.
So, he didn't care if he offended Chen's family; he might as well squeeze out their value before Chen's family died.
However, he didn't expect his men to be so useless that they couldn't even snatch a few rabbits.
"Worthless!" Hearing the captain's scolding, Bailiff Qian felt wronged and quickly explained. But he was kicked down by Captain Sun again.
"Idiot, do you believe her when she says she's a disciple of Kunshan Immortal? Should I say I'm a reincarnation of an immortal?"
"No, Captain." Qian quickly retorted, "You may have forgotten, but anyone who impersonates the Kunshan Immortal always has a bad ending. I was just afraid that if they suffered retribution, it would affect us."
Captain Sun was speechless. It was true that those who claimed to be the Kunshan Immortal in the past had all met tragic ends.
According to this logic, Chen's family wouldn't last long.
Wait a minute!
Suddenly, he realized that Guo Qiang had already sent someone to deal with Chen's family, so Chen's family's "retribution" was already destined.
Could this be the so-called retribution?
But that didn't make sense. Chen's family had just claimed to be disciples of the Kunshan Immortal, while Guo Qiang had been planning to deal with Chen's family for several days. The timing didn't match.
Wait a minute!
If Chen's family had claimed to be disciples of the Kunshan Immortal before, then it would make sense.
Then he smiled, "I know what their retribution is!"
"???"
Bailiff Qian was confused, but then he heard the captain say, "You find a chance to go to Chen's family again and force them to hand over that method!"
Even though he was well-traveled, he had never heard of such a method.
The fact that his words were instantly brought to life by Chen Xue's snap of her fingers, wasn't that a divine technique?
But thinking that Chen's family would soon suffer "retribution," he felt relieved, thinking that it was just a method he didn't know about.
"Captain..." Bailiff Qian looked a little scared. He wasn't afraid of Chen's family; he was afraid that the mysterious Kunshan Immortal's retaliation would implicate him.
Seeing his appearance, Captain Sun became angry and kicked him down again, "Idiot, I'm not asking you to kill anyone. There are plenty of ways to deal with them."
"Instigate some criminals to attack and harass them, making them restless. Over time, they'll compromise."
"Moreover, go and snatch their carriage or find a way to destroy it. They'll obediently hand over that method."
"But Xutian and the others keep getting in our way..."
"Don't worry, leave Xu Tian and the others to me." Captain Sun waved his hand. "You just need to force Chen's family to hand over that method as soon as possible."
Bailiff Qian had no choice but to reluctantly accept the task, but he made up his mind that he would only send his men and not go himself.
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