My Dear Wife, Please Be Gentle!

Chapter 633: Chapter 638: You Guys Go First_1

The ancestral hall enshrined the spirit tablets of their deceased parents; coming here meant something of great importance, outside of ancestral veneration.

"Big Brother, is something the matter with the village?"

Xuan Er asked seriously.

"Word from outside has it that the defending army will arrive at Xuan Eagle Mountain Village by tomorrow, and Qin Longyun still has the arrows that can take down an eagle. We stand little chance of winning this battle,"

Xuan Da said with a heavy face; in truth, he should have said they stood almost no chance at all.

Xuan Er’s eyes widened in shock, "How come there was no hint of this earlier?"

"Are you surprised by Qin Longyun’s ability? He’s no ordinary man. You all think he’s been inactive this past year, but in reality, he has infiltrated all sorts of places, including our own village with spies. Some accident caused him to act sooner than planned."

By the end, all that was left for Xuan Da was a helpless sigh.

It was a pity that neither Yin Zheng nor his younger brother would listen to his earlier words, dismissing them as mere overcaution.

"Big Brother, I’ll go capture Qin Longyun’s wife right now. She’s carrying a child; Qin Longyun won’t ignore her safety."

Xuan Er immediately headed towards the exit, seeing this as the only option for Xuan Eagle Mountain Village.

"Come back! Have you become naive too? Do you really think Qin Longyun’s wife is that easy to capture?"

Xuan Da raised his voice. Wouldn’t such an obvious move be anticipated by Qin Longyun?

Perhaps the enemy had already set up an intricate trap, just waiting for someone from Xuan Eagle Mountain Village to fall into it!

Turning around, Xuan Er asked impatiently, "So we’re just supposed to sit here and wait for death?"

"Never underestimate Qin Longyun just because he is a seventh-rank officer; his ties with the Imperial court are tight. I’ve sent assassins after him only to find he’s protected by masters. My attempts have never succeeded, and I’ve always suspected they were experts trained by The Imperial Palace. Do you still think I’m talking nonsense?"

Xuan Er’s lips moved, but he couldn’t find the right words to say.

If it had been in the past, he would have laughed it off.

The Emperor has his hands full every day; would he really have time to personally deal with a minor official?

But now, Qin Longyun’s series of actions had made it impossible for Xuan Er to underestimate him any longer.

"Qin Longyun was the top scholar appointed by the current court, and he was caught through the draft by Lord Deputy Minister. He should have stayed at the Hanlin Academy, right?"

What comfort it would have been to serve in the Imperial City.

Why bother toiling in this remote and impoverished region?

The only possibility was that either the Saint or a Prince saw some issue with Ning Tian Mansion and deliberately planted Qin Longyun there!

Xuan Er was left without a retort, for his older brother’s speculation was reasoned and well-founded. Yet, Xuan Er had never really considered his brother’s words before and had often sided with Third Boss in persuading his brother to be stronger.

"You take Third Boss and leave tonight; forget Xuan Eagle Mountain Village and start anew."

Seizing the opportunity, Xuan Da finally spoke his heartfelt advice.

But such words unsettled Xuan Er.

Anxiously, Xuan Er asked, "And what about you?"

The three brothers had always moved as one; why were they being asked to leave first?

Xuan Da looked at the spirit tablets: "Before Father passed, he entrusted the village to me. I owe the brothers in the village an explanation."

"No, we leave together. We’ve amassed enough silver to live comfortably for the rest of our lives!" Xuan Er’s resolve was firm.

His big brother wanted to stay and perish with the village!

Xuan Da said gravely, "That is an order."

Xuan Eagle Mountain Village had always relied too much on Eagle. Now that Qin Longyun had a means to counteract Eagle, they didn’t even have a chance to fight back.

What he could do now was to save his two brothers, so that after his death, he could face his parents without shame.