"Grandpa, Daddy, the bell rang. Are the uncles going out on another escort?" a girl of three or four with two small braids asked in a clear voice.
"Yes, the uncles are going out on another escort. Be good, Xiao Jing. Stay here with your mother and chant some sutras first, all right?" Liu Jinyi said, stroking Xiao Jing's little head with great tenderness.
"All right. We're chanting sutras for Grandpa's daddy and Grandpa's grandpa. They'll watch over everyone. Xiao Jing knows," Xiao Jing said, nodding very earnestly.
Liu Yu guided Xiao Jing over to his wife's side, then left the room with Liu Jinyi.
"I'm afraid we can't get out now. Yu, when the fighting starts, I'll do my best to cut an opening. When that happens, take them and leave at once. Remember that!" Liu Jinyi said gravely.
Liu Yu hesitated briefly, but when he saw his father's piercing gaze, pain flashed through his eyes. Still, he nodded and said, "Father, rest assured. I won't let you down. I'll live on!"
"Good. Come with me to the front hall for now, and watch for the right moment," Liu Jinyi said.
The two hurried away. After they left, the door of a small room nearby opened. Mute Uncle narrowed his eyes and glanced outside, then slowly picked up the broom beside him and began sweeping the courtyard.
"Deputy Chief Jiang, what do we do? Those people have completely surrounded the Transcendent Immortal Escort Agency. We can't get out," an escort captain who followed Jiang He said anxiously.
Only yesterday, they had laid their cards on the table with Liu Jinyi, telling him they wanted to leave the agency. As for the one million five hundred thousand taels of silver, getting it would naturally be best, but even if they