Chapter 732 - 727: Severing Brotherhood Banquet_3
Huangfu Yuxuan wanted to say that the Capital City is actually the safest place, but now he couldn’t bring himself to say it.
Xia Wanqing sighed with melancholy again, "Most of the brothers in Haotian Village have families to look after. Life in the village is stable; people farm, do business, wander the Jianghu, and lead comfortable lives."
Would Jianghu be more stable? Huangfu Yuxuan didn’t believe it for a moment. With blood on the blade and survival under the sword, where is the stability?
"But this Capital City is different. If one is not careful, who knows what might happen. Didn’t I say before? I’m scared. Since I’m scared, naturally I want to go back to continue leading a stable life. Since I truly want a stable life, I must sever ties with the dangers of the Capital City. Those who stay in the Capital City must also be cut off!"
Huangfu Yuxuan: "..."
A man originally rugged and heroic, a master of a region in the Jianghu, sighed towards him about being scared and wanting a stable life, afraid to the point of severing ties with unsafe people—no matter how Huangfu Yuxuan heard it, it all felt bizarre.
Is he just messing with him?
What exactly is wrong here?
When he coaxed them down the mountain, it clearly wasn’t like this. How did it become like this now?
Was he frightened by the disaster of imprisonment, or was it the kidnapping of Xia Wenjin that scared him?
These two matters were his own arrangements. Does this count as lifting a rock only to drop it on his own foot?
Xia Wanqing again looked at Hua Yuanming and Gu Hongxin, saying, "Two brothers, after all, we swore brotherhood, so, of course, I must clarify this matter with you! That’s why we have this feast today. After today, we brothers will part ways. If we meet again, I wish you two gentlemen smooth and rapid advancement!"
The expressions on Hua Yuanming and Gu Hongxin’s faces were unpleasant.
Who wants to attend this feast? This is clearly a feast for breaking ties!
They wanted to speak further, but they also knew that since Xia Wanqing had made a decision, speaking further was useless, unless they were willing to abandon the position of Third Class Captain and continue being people of Jianghu.
Being an official, once you are one, he certainly doesn’t want to go back to being a Jianghu person.
Gu Hongxin felt some resentment in his heart and secretly made up his mind that one day, he must become a high-ranking official and make Xia Wanqing regret today’s decision!
Xia Wanqing again looked at Huangfu Yuxuan, "I invited Young Master Xuan here to be a witness. With Young Master Xuan’s noble status, being a member of the Imperial Family, there couldn’t be a better witness!"
Huangfu Yuxuan looked at Xia Wanqing, who was smiling heartily, and cursed inwardly, "Old fox!"
Is he really here to be a witness? This is just to make him give up!
Surely, the matter he had wanted to integrate the Fourth Village Chief and the Guardian Hall Master into officialdom is known to Xia Wanqing. Yet Hua and Gu couldn’t manage it; the three of them together couldn’t even bring over one!
Huangfu Yuxuan laughed and said, "Uncle Xia thinks highly of me, and I am deeply honored. How could I not consider Haotian Village as my home after staying there for a few months? I regard the uncles and brothers there as family. As long as they wish to rise in their careers, I will definitely assist them to the best of my ability. Although the paths of Jianghu and officialdom are different now, the comradeship of that time stands, and I will never break my word!"
Xia Wanqing still smiled warmly and said, "Young Master Xuan, your chivalry is high indeed. I will surely pass on your words to the other brothers in Haotian Village!"
Huangfu Yuxuan sneered in his heart. How could he believe that everyone would be like Xia Wanqing? Who doesn’t want promotion and wealth? Previously, there was no opportunity, but now that the opportunity is before them, someone will certainly seize it!
With the connections he built over the few months he stayed in Haotian Village, along with Hua Yuanming and Gu Hongxin here, he may not get a hundred responses, but a fair number could form a force.
Moreover, today Xia Wanqing might leave the Capital City because of Xia Wenjin, but someday, he would bring Xia Wanqing back to the Capital City again because of Xia Wenjin, and this time, he’d bring the whole of Haotian Village back!
We’ll see!
The feast was sumptuous, but since it’s a feast for breaking ties, the atmosphere was much lacking. Hua Yuanming and Gu Hongxin didn’t immediately walk away in anger because Huangfu Yuxuan remained there and hadn’t left.
The appearance of Huangfu Jingchen made the two inevitably look at Huangfu Yuxuan again. So young, yet possessing an impressive demeanor, calm and reserved, and seeming to have a good relationship with both Wenjin and Sichen. Would Young Master Xuan’s intentions fall through?
If the eldest brother and Haotian Village are unreliable, then their only reliance can be Huangfu Yuxuan, and what Huangfu Yuxuan wants is Wenjin...
Gu Hongxin lowered his calculating eyes and lifted his wine cup!