Teacher Li knew full well that someone like him would only hold others back. With a bitter smile, he said, "It's okay. Don't wait for me. I'll go out and find my own way out."
Skylark looked at Teacher Li with a tangled look in her eyes. No matter which choice she made, it would be difficult. She didn't know what to do.
Just as Teacher Li was about to step out of the door, Skylark suddenly had an idea. "How about hiding in the back mountain for a couple of days? My dad will be back on the weekend!"
Yun Fujin thought for a moment and figured it was a feasible solution. They couldn't make decisions about the major matters in the family. Even if they helped Teacher Li, at most they could offer him some food and a bit of money. But it was okay to let Teacher Li hide for a couple of days and wait for Yun Motan to come back.
The back mountain was a quiet place with few people. The place where Skylark had taken them to search for the treasure before was a good choice.
"That's right. This will work," Yun Fujin quickly chimed in.
If they just let Teacher Li go like this, Yun Fujin would feel guilty. Skylark's suggestion was really perfect.
Hearing them come up with a new idea, Yun Jianzhou felt a bit of a headache. In fact, Yun Jianzhou hoped that Teacher Li would have no intersection with them in the future. But judging from the current situation, it was already good that Teacher Li wouldn't stay at the Yun family for these two days. He couldn't ask for too much and just drive him away directly. So he said, "Stop being so tangled. Just hide for a couple of days. Let's go. I'll take you there. After my dad comes back, you two can talk it over."
Yun Fujin was worried that Teacher Li would go hungry in these two days, so she simply packed all the remaining miscellaneous grain buns at home for him. Then she asked Yun Jianzhou to escort him all the way and sent him to the former bandit den in the back mountain.
Fortunately, it was already dark. Yun Jianzhou had a relatively safe journey. After he came back, he couldn't help complaining to Yun Fujin. "Little sister is being naive. How come you're also so naive? We only have that little bit of food at home, and you gave it all to him. The key is, what can Dad do about this? Even if Dad comes back, he won't be able to keep him."
Yun Fujin knew that Yun Jianzhou was unhappy. She comforted him, "It's just some buns we gave him. We still have some other miscellaneous grains at home. We can just drink some porridge for these two days. As for Dad, we'll discuss it when he comes back. If we just let Teacher Li go like this, Dad will surely blame us when he finds out."
Since Yun Motan was brought up, Yun Jianzhou had nothing to say. That's right. If Yun Motan knew that they had just driven Teacher Li away and ignored his life or death, he would definitely get angry. He had always had a good relationship with Teacher Li and was kind - hearted. If something really happened to Teacher Li outside, Yun Motan would feel guilty for a lifetime.
"Forget it. I won't bother anymore. Just consider me talkative."
Yun Jianzhou sat down dejectedly. Yun Fujin sighed and shook her head slightly. She picked up Skylark and put her on the bed. "Don't think so much. Go to sleep."
Skylark got into the quilt with a tangled look on her face. She knew clearly that everyone was in a difficult situation in this matter. Even if Yun Motan came back, he might not be able to solve the problem well. So why did the system give her such an instruction out of the blue? Could it be just to cause trouble for the family? If the price of saving someone was sacrificing themselves, Skylark couldn't accept it either.
Two more days passed, and Yun Motan finally came back. In the middle, Yun Fujin went to check on Teacher Li once. Although the cave was simple, it could at least provide a hiding place, and there was enough food and water. Only then did Yun Fujin feel at ease.
After Yun Motan came back, Yun Fujin quickly told him about this matter. "Why didn't you tell me earlier!" As soon as Yun Motan heard that Teacher Li had come back, he stood up in a hurry. "Where is he? Hurry up and take me there to have a look!"
Yun Fujin immediately led the way and took Yun Motan to the back mountain.
Skylark was bored and sat at the courtyard gate, throwing stones. Suddenly, she saw the village head leading several villagers with hoes passing by the gate. She couldn't help but take an extra look at the village head curiously. What was all this commotion about?
The village head also saw Skylark. When he saw her, he snorted and didn't want to talk to her. But Skylark clearly felt that besides disgust, there seemed to be a subtle sense of pride in the village head's look at her. How strange... Skylark frowned.
She picked up the stone beside her. Just as she was about to throw it out, she suddenly realized something. Where were the village head and the others going? She suddenly looked up and saw a group of people already turning into the alley beside in a mighty way. The direction seemed to be towards the back mountain!
Skylark was shocked. Could it be that they were going to arrest Teacher Li? They had hidden so well and had never been discovered. Did the village head know about it?
Skylark was full of doubts. She suddenly stood up and ran in the other direction. She exerted all her strength and sprinted desperately. She felt that her speed today was even faster than when she completed the task that day.
Her intuition told Skylark that the village head and the others must not be going to do anything good. Most importantly, they might be targeting the Yun family! She must stop Yun Fujin and the others before the village head arrived! But Skylark couldn't take the same path as the village head. She could only go around from the other direction, so she didn't know how much extra distance she had to run.
When she reached the back mountain from the other direction, she saw from afar that the village head and the others seemed to be coming. Damn it!
Skylark's heart skipped a beat. The village head and the others had already reached the back mountain, but she still hadn't seen Yun Fujin and the others. Maybe Yun Fujin and the other had already met Teacher Li. And judging from the way the village head and the others were acting, it was obvious that they were here to arrest someone from their family. But the question was, how did the village head know!
Skylark didn't have time to think so much. She hurriedly ran towards the cave. As soon as she entered, she saw Yun Motan holding Teacher Li and talking. Both of them were crying. Although Yun Fujin was on the side keeping watch, because the two adults beside him were almost crying their eyes out, he was also a bit absent - minded. If Skylark hadn't come in advance, they would surely have been caught red - handed.
"Brother!" Skylark quickly ran up. "Let's go quickly. Stop talking. Something's wrong!"
Yun Fujin was startled when he saw Skylark suddenly arrive. When he heard her say that something was wrong, his heart started beating even faster. "What's wrong? What's going on?"