Vote!"
Xu Mingxuan nodded at those words.
He patted Xu Dezhao on the shoulder and said approvingly, "You truly are my eldest brother's son. Remember, as a member of the Xu Household, you must think thrice before acting. As household head, you must be even more cautious."
"Third Brother, are you taking the chance to scold me?" Xu Mingshu arched her delicate brows. "Careful, or I'll tell Father when we get back."
Xu Mingxuan shook his head and smiled. "Xueji, Father has spoiled you. If your impulsiveness brings disaster upon the Xu Household, just see whether Father punishes you."
"Third Brother, I was rash this time. Next time, I'll listen to your opinion first. How's that?"
"I hope so."
Just then, an eagle's cry rang out overhead.
Xu Mingshu looked up, then told Xu Mingxuan, "A-Da said they went in the opposite direction from us."
"Good. If they'd taken the road toward our Xu Household, we'd have to consider making them stay in the Broken Fang Mountain Range forever."
Only then did Xu Mingshu understand Xu Mingxuan's thinking. As long as the Xu Household was not threatened, they could keep one eye open and the other shut.
But if there was a threat, they had to cut out the weeds by the roots and leave no future troubles.
But—
"Third Brother, didn't you say there might be trouble afterward? How would we make them stay?"
"This mountain sage has a clever plan of his own."
Xu Mingxuan chuckled softly, then turned to Wang Yan. "How are you? Has your injury healed?"
"Third Master, I feel completely recovered."
Xu Mingxuan nodded. "Then let's keep going. We'll try to finish exploring this area today and return home in three days."
"Yes, Third Master."
Elsewhere.
After searching for several days, Su Dingzhen and