My Apologies
Gu Jiusi heard what Wang Yue said and knew he was right, so he nodded and watched Wang Yue head down the mountain. He was deeply moved, though. Wang Yue had risked his life for him, his Third Brother. It made him feel that he ought to return to Qingzhou and seek refuge with his eldest brother, too.
As Wang Yue had guessed, he had barely reached the foot of the mountain when smoke rose in the distance. Before long, a large force of soldiers and horses was approaching.
Seeing this, Wang Yue decided not to leave after all. He stood there boldly, waiting for them to come closer.
After all, he had Time Reversal. If they turned out to be unreasonable and tried to ambush him, he could just use Time Reversal and leave afterward.
What he hadn't expected was that Zhou Ye was leading the cavalry who had arrived.
When Zhou Ye saw Wang Yue there, he was clearly startled. Then he asked excitedly, "Eldest Brother, what are you doing here? What do you have to do with Black Wind Stockade?"
Wang Yue's face darkened. He said in exasperation, "Second Brother, Third Brother's been working with you in Youzhou, and his wife was kidnapped. I had to come all the way from Qingzhou to rescue her. Don't you feel ashamed?"
Zhou Ye had imagined countless reasons why Wang Yue might send troops to Wangdu. This was the one possibility he hadn't considered. He immediately looked embarrassed and said, "Someone stole the grain stored in Youzhou. Third Brother happened to discover them here, and they were afraid he'd expose them, so they kidnapped Third Sister-in-law to use her as a hostage."
Wang Yue didn't believe that nonsense for a second. In a little place like