After weighing the pros and cons, Su Xingchen still brought along his trusted brothers and friends to return.
Some things they said were not wrong; his current strength was too weak, and he had no ability to change the situation. He had the ambition of a swan but lacked the ability. It was better to conserve his strength and believe that one day, he would achieve his goal.
Xing Yuan saw the extra people and didn't say much. After these few days, she had come to understand Su Xingchen's personality. Otherwise, with just the people they brought, there would have been no need to leave two days for preparation.
Feng Nianxing looked at Su Xingchen with complicated eyes, lamenting his similar disposition to his father, while also feeling that he might be deceived by these people. He was the image of a worried old father.
When Fang Xiyue and the others were brought over, they learned one thing: Xing Yuan was not the simple rich young master they had imagined, but the son of a warlord who held significant military power and ruled a territory.
But now that they had arrived, if they were to go back, setting aside the dangers they might encounter on the road, what if this person's enemies came looking for them in the future, they would have nowhere to cry.
Fang Xiyue's eyes were filled with anger from being deceived. No matter how Xing Yuan tried to appease her, her attitude did not soften, and she got into the car behind without looking back.
Xing Yuan's eyes were filled with helplessness. She knew that "Ah Jie" (older sister) in this life had some aversion to warlords. She had originally planned to slowly let her accept this identity, then reveal everything, and finally play the victim card. That way, even if she was angry, it wouldn't be too severe.
Who knew that those people would go mad so suddenly, and Su Xingchen would appear unexpectedly, causing her perfect plan to falter.
Although she had subtly guided "Ah Jie" to reduce her hostility towards warlords during this time, making her feel that not all warlords were indiscriminate murderers, there was still a distance to go before "Ah Jie" would fully accept it.
Thinking of this, Xing Yuan glared at Su Xingchen with suppressed anger, then got into the car. She had to think carefully about how to appease "Ah Jie."
Su Xingchen looked around innocently. Where had he offended his brother now? Why did he suddenly feel a surge of resentment?
"Ah Chen, what's wrong?"
Su Xingchen turned his head and saw Yu Qianyun with a worried expression.
"Nothing! Let's get in the car quickly! This journey will likely not be peaceful either." Su Xingchen smiled and pulled Yu Qianyun into the car.
The convoy set off grandly.
The guards of Haicheng had long received orders and let them pass quickly.
As they were in a hurry, everyone took turns driving. They had food prepared for when they were hungry. For the time being, Xing Yuan couldn't find a suitable reason to explain to "Ah Jie," so she quietly stayed in the car, planning to think of a solution during their rest.
After getting into the car, Fang Xiyue forced a smile in response to the concerned gazes of her senior brothers and sisters.
Everyone looked at her cautiously, and for a while, no one spoke, afraid of accidentally touching upon her sorrowful matters.
After a long time, Fang Yumo squeezed next to Fang Xiyue and gently patted her shoulder, comforting her, "Perhaps she also has her difficulties. And you've seen it, she should be sincere towards you, otherwise, she wouldn't have brought us all back."
Fang Xiyue nodded reluctantly, tears welling up in her eyes. Before this, she had never imagined that Xing Yuan would come from a bloodthirsty warlord's family.
In her eyes, although Xing Yuan was usually a bit cold on the outside, she had always been warm towards her. More importantly, Xing Yuan was not honest enough with her. Since she had chosen to accept Xing Yuan, she would accept everything about her.
Whether good or bad, she was willing to take responsibility for her decision. But Xing Yuan didn't seem to think so. Perhaps she didn't care about her as much as she appeared.
Fang Xiyue fell into self-doubt. This was the first time she had fallen in love, and she encountered such a situation. If it were someone else, she could still analyze it rationally. But when she was deeply involved, she suddenly realized that understanding these principles did not mean accepting the facts.
The senior brothers and sisters in the carriage had experienced more and could guess Fang Xiyue's thoughts to some extent. The bystander sees clearly, while the participant is confused. Therefore, all they could do was try to make her feel better.
So everyone showed their skills. Some performed small acrobatics in the small compartment, while others told her jokes. The younger junior brothers and sisters were also sensible, some thoughtfully coaxing their much older senior sister, while others playfully made funny faces.
Looking at her senior brothers, sisters, junior brothers, and sisters trying their best to cheer her up, Fang Xiyue couldn't help but laugh. Forget it, if it wasn't suitable, she would just find someone else. She was so beautiful, would she worry about not getting married?
Fang Xiyue came to terms with it and actively cooperated with everyone's efforts to cheer her up. The sadness in her heart seemed to dissipate.
Three days later, the group briefly rested in a place called Fenglin Town and also went to collect some more supplies.
As soon as Xing Yuan got out of the car, Su Xingchen rushed over anxiously.
"Fenglin Town is where a band of bandits has been entrenched for many years. Our rest here might not be safe," Su Xingchen said with concern.
"What are you afraid of! Are our weapons or combat strength inferior to these bandits?" Yuan Yi had been hostile towards Su Xingchen since he saw him. One idol was enough.
"We are mainly here to rest, there's no need to cause trouble!" Su Xingchen frowned, but still suggested to Xing Yuan.
"It's fine! It just so happens that they haven't stretched their muscles for a while. If those people dare to come, it's a good opportunity for us to get some exercise," Xing Yuan said in a calm tone, her mood郁闷 (depressed/gloomy) as she looked at "Ah Jie" who didn't even glance at her.
Feng Nianxing also walked over and mediated, "Alright, what you're both saying makes sense. However, this is the only town within a hundred-mile radius. Although we prepared some fuel for the cars, it's almost used up these past few days. It's time to replenish it."
Feng Nianxing still trusted Xing Yuan more. After all, she had been on the battlefield for so many years and could defeat even fully armed enemies. What about these undisciplined bandits?
"I've already warned you anyway. You decide yourselves!" Su Xingchen's good intentions were rejected, and he also walked to the side in anger.
Fang Xiyue secretly glanced over there, curious about what had happened. But because of the previous incident, she kept telling herself that no matter what happened, it had nothing to do with her anymore.
Seeing his junior sister looking absent-minded, Fang Yumo couldn't help but advise, "Ah Yue, since you can't let go, why not talk to her properly and clear things up?"
Their master was always very busy. These junior brothers and sisters had practically grown up following him. He had no family, so he naturally treated Fang Xiyue like his own sister and naturally wished her well.