Chapter 170: Grandpa is not Grandpa
"Kill, don't let any of them go."
"Patriarch, what to do. We can't win, let's run. β
"Don't mess around, run into the woods, and get rid of the officers and soldiers."
Wu Quanwu didn't know what was going on, he only knew that he was originally following the clansmen to the Gao family. But suddenly they were attacked, and after the first few feathered arrows, an officer on the left rushed out with a shout.
I obviously didn't see many officers and soldiers, why did the momentum launched seem to have thousands of troops. The people were in chaos, and Grandpa was screaming around with a knife. Thinking of what his father told him, Wu Quanwu still firmly stood behind his grandfather.
"What are you doing here stupidly, why don't you run into the woods quickly."
Although Wu Quanwu wants to follow his father's instructions all the time, his grandfather, who is the patriarch, has a completely different idea. After rescuing a few injured and fallen clansmen, he turned around to find his eleven-year-old grandson still standing behind him in a daze.
The patriarch immediately slapped Wu Quanwu and angrily drove away his grandson.
"Dad, Dad said that he wanted me to follow you well and stay by your side all the time."
Although Wu Quanwu was a little aggrieved by his grandfather, he still did not leave and continued to choose to stick to his post.
"What can you do with a stinky boy, run."
The patriarch urged his grandson to run quickly and abandon those naΓ―ve thoughts of guarding, but his grandson, who had always been cowardly, was still firmly by his side.
At this time, he really wanted to slap his grandson again, but the officers and soldiers who had already killed him did not give him this opportunity.
An official saber player slashed directly at the patriarch's head.
Although the patriarch was more than twice the age of the other party, his martial arts and courage were obviously higher than the officers and soldiers who rushed up. He first used his knife to block the slash of the officers and soldiers, and then leaned forward and slammed the opponent away.
The officers and soldiers didn't expect the old man in front of them to have this trick, and they immediately lost their balance and fell to the ground carelessly. I hurriedly wanted to roll on the spot to avoid the enemy's attack range. But the old man seemed to anticipate his inner thoughts, and with a quick sword, he nailed the officer and soldier to the ground.
"Ah~, kill him and kill this old immortal."
The other officers and soldiers who quickly followed behind stabbed a shot in time to save the lives of their comrades. However, the old thief also reacted quickly, nimbly dodging this attack.
When the patriarch realized that the situation was not good, he did not draw out the weapons that he still had left on the officers and soldiers. He directly picked up his grandson, who was a little scared on the side, and quickly ran into the forest behind him.
"Don't let them go, chase them."
"Stop them and don't let the thieves escape into the woods."
"Grandpa......"
"Shut up, ha, quack, quack."
There were all kinds of cries around Wu Quanwu, and he was already a little scared. In his grandfather's arms, he quickly regained his composure, and he noticed that the shouts of the officers and soldiers seemed to be made by several people changing their tones.
And there don't seem to be many officers and soldiers chasing, all this seems to be a trick used by a few officers and scouts, and my father has taught himself similar things before.
Wu Quanwu, who figured out this, wanted to tell his grandfather, but the tired and panting grandfather didn't give him this chance.
After a long and short run, the patriarch finally couldn't hold on anymore and put down his grandson and began to rest. On the way, several of the clansmen of the palace successfully joined him, and they quickly assigned the task and began to guard and search for the other escaped clansmen.
"Coo-coo~coo-coo~coo-coo."
Again, the cuckoo signal came from this discomfort, and it seemed that the clansmen elsewhere were also gathering their companions. After closing his eyes and quickly adjusting his breathing, the patriarch pulled his grandson to stand up again, and said to his companions around him at the same time.
"Go over there and assemble, everyone be careful, there are likely to be officers and soldiers around here."
The few people who had been on guard all the time did not encounter other officers and soldiers on the way to the place where the signal was issued. At the same time, after meeting several other separated clansmen, they finally successfully joined the others.
Wu Quanwu followed behind her grandfather, and when she saw the person in charge here, she immediately laughed happily. Because here is actually his father gathering other clansmen, at this time there is still a rabbit hanging on his waist. Thinking of what her father said before, Wu Quanwu proudly thought that her father was really amazing.
Different from his grandson's excited mood, the patriarch changed to an angry face and scolded: "Sanwazi, what are you doing with a bastard, you didn't even find out about the ambush of the official army!" β
"Dad, I rushed back as soon as I heard something was wrong behind me. Those officers and soldiers were just a few scouts, and they had all been killed by me. β
Hearing that he was actually blinded by a few scouts, the patriarch felt that he couldn't hold his face a little. But when he saw the prey hanging from his son's waist, he immediately had an explanation.
"What is this, you actually went hunting when you were warning everyone, is that how you bastard do? This time everyone was ambushed, and you were not serious about it. β
Wu Quanwu watched his father remain silent under his grandfather's reprimand, and he couldn't help but want to say something about his opinion. But before he could step forward, his father's other uncles had already begun to argue first.
"Uncle, this is what we happened to meet. The third brother didn't make a mistake, he just shot it with an arrow. β
"Yes, patriarch, the third brother is very serious. At that time, I still wanted to see if there were rabbit nests around, but the third brother reminded me that it was important to do things. β
"There are not many officers and scouts, and it is not easy to find them by relying on a few of us."
"That is, the officers and soldiers still rely on us to defeat them, and the enemy is not much stronger in the first place."
"That's right, as long as you use snacks, it's not a big deal at all." β¦β¦
The patriarch's stubbornness and unreasonableness have become more and more serious, and the other vigilantes who have long been unable to stand it are unwilling to see the third brother humiliated anymore. In fact, they had already made a judgment in their hearts that if the third brother was allowed to take power as soon as possible, the clansmen who were in a desperate situation would have a way to live.
"Don't talk, everyone, it's ......"
"Shut up for me, you want to rebel, right? Sanwazi, is this what you think, look at the people around you. Do you dare to say that you don't want the position of patriarch! Everyone has seen it, this bastard wants to rebel. Die to you, unless you kill me, you bastard who deserves to be struck by lightning don't even think about it for the rest of your life. β
Seeing his son's subordinates actually surround him and challenge his authority, these are the evidence of the bastard's son's misdeeds. Therefore, the patriarch did not give his third son any chance to speak, and directly began to denounce his son in front of all the clansmen.
The patriarch thought that with his own prestige over the years, there would be clansmen who would stand up and support him. But after he finished speaking, there was an eerie silence around him.
"You, you ......."
Under the glance of the patriarch, the surrounding clansmen all lowered their heads and remained silent. Some of the eyes that he noticed told the patriarch that these people had long wanted to change the patriarch.
Wu Quanwu looked at his grandfather's shocked expression and the lowered heads of the surrounding clansmen, and he felt a very happy feeling in his heart at this time.
In fact, every time he pretended to fall asleep in his father's arms, he knew that there were already many clansmen who couldn't stand his grandfather's arrogance and wanted his father to come out and take power. It's just that my father has been unwilling, so the clansmen can only continue to choose to wait.
But now, it seems that even the children themselves have found that most of the clansmen are not willing to wait any longer. Even his father's expression changed, and it seemed that his father was about to make a decision.
Sure enough, after thinking about it for a while with his eyes closed, the father finally opened his eyes firmly and began to speak.
"Dad, we can't go on like this. It's useless to go to Gao's house, let's choose to surrender the official army. Although many members of the clan died at the hands of the officials and soldiers, it was over, and the remaining people could be saved. β
"Okay, the four babies died at the hands of the officials and soldiers, and you still said it as if it was a trivial matter. Sure enough, you deliberately killed the four children, and now you feel that the time has come, do you want to start seizing power. β
Wu Quanwu saw the gloom in his father's eyes again, but this time it began to be different. My father had already made a decision and did not choose to continue to endure as before.
"Dad, I'm sad that my fourth brother is dead. But remember, you are the patriarch of all of us. We also have other people's relatives here who died at the hands of the officers and soldiers, and you are not the only one who is unhappy. Now everyone has seen the situation clearly, surrender is the only way out, if you don't want to choose, you can ...... first, take a rest first. β
Wu Quanwu noticed that when his father finished speaking, all the clansmen around him seemed to raise their heads. There seemed to be a sudden brilliance in their eyes, and the original lifeless atmosphere here suddenly changed.
But his grandfather ......, and he still hasn't changed.
"Finally said it, don't you plan to continue pretending? You're good, it's great, it's long overdue. If this had been the case a long time ago, the four babies would not have died. β
"Dad, since you are no longer in opposition, then let's prepare and discuss how to surrender to the official army."
"It's time to discuss, then we'll ......,"
Wu Quanwu felt that something was wrong, and the patriarch who was slowly walking towards his father looked scary. In the past, no matter how strict he behaved, grandpa was always grandpa. But now the person in front of him is not a grandfather, just a terrible old man named "Patriarch".
"Dad, you want to ......"
Feeling that he couldn't do the same at this time, he continued to choose to stay silent and wait for his father to take care of everything. Wu Quanwu directly opened her mouth to remind her father to be careful. But the next change came too quickly, and Wu Quanwu didn't have time to spit out the word "careful" in his mouth.
"Die, you son of a."
"Poof."
"Third brother!"
"Daddy!"