I trade in both worlds

Chapter 378 Secret

Second Aunt Xu suddenly remembered something, stopped what she was doing, looked at Xu Xu seriously, and asked, "Xu Xu, did the Yang family send anyone to look for you?"

Xu Xu nodded, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes: "Yang Lao San and Li Lai Di came here a few days ago."

When Aunt Xu heard this, her face changed slightly and she looked at her worriedly: "What? Why did they come directly to you? Did they do anything to you?"

Xu Xu smiled and shook his head: "No, I didn't let them in, I just said a few words at the door."

She repeated everything that Yang Laosan and his wife said to Aunt Xu.

Aunt Xu heaved a sigh of relief, but then warned: "Next time they come, don't force them. Let them come to your uncle and let him handle it."

Xu Xu nodded, a warm feeling welling up in his heart.

After chatting for a while, Xu Xu said goodbye and left.

It was almost noon when Xu Jizong hurried over.

"Xu Xu, what do you want to talk to me about?" Xu Jizong asked as soon as he entered the room, with a bit of urgency in his tone: "Are Yang Laosan and the others here again?"

"No." Xu Xu shook his head and looked at Xu Jizong and said, "Second Uncle, I want to tell you something."

Xu Jizong looked at Xu Xu and nodded gently: "Tell me, what's the matter."

"Uncle, if the Yang family starts snatching children, we plan to leave Xuzhuang and go to a safe place to hide for a while."

As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes turned slightly red. She lowered her head, not daring to look directly into her second uncle's loving eyes.

When Xu Jizong heard this, his heart sank suddenly, as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.

He was silent for a moment, then sighed deeply, and that sigh contained too much helplessness.

He said in a hoarse voice: "Xu Xu, you don't have to leave. You have the imperial edict and the Xu family as your backing. Even if the Yang family sends someone to snatch the child, they can't leave our Xu Village."

Xu Xu shook his head and said, "Second Uncle, we don't want to leave Xu Village either, but... we really have no choice. If we stay here, we can't fight the Yang family, and we will also implicate the entire Xu clan. They won't let us go."

Having said this, she couldn't hold back her tears and finally fell onto her lapels, leaving mottled tear marks.

There was a hint of helplessness and despair in Xu Xu's voice. Having been granted the imperial decree for so many years, other than having a good reputation, it did not help her current situation at all.

Xu Jizong was silent for a while, then sighed deeply.

Xu Jizong looked at his niece with mixed feelings. He knew that Xu Xu and the others were telling the truth, and he also understood their difficulties.

However, how could he not feel reluctant and worried when he asked them to leave Xu Zhuang and seek refuge in a strange place?

In the outside world, without the protection of their tribesmen, what difficulties and challenges will they face?

"So where are you planning to go?" Xu Jizong asked, with a hint of concern in his eyes.

"We told Second Grandpa that we were going to a foreign country, but actually we were going to another place," said Xu Xu.

Xu Jizong frowned and looked at Xu Xu, his heart full of doubts and confusion. "Where? Why did you hide it from your second grandfather?"

Xu Xu hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "Actually... we have a secret that we have never told you. In our utility room, there is a door... it leads to another world."

When Xu Jizong heard this, his eyes widened in surprise.

"What? Are you telling the truth?" He looked at Xu Xu and the others in disbelief, as if he was listening to a fairy tale.

He even began to doubt whether Xu Xu had deliberately made up a lie just to appease him.

Xu Xu nodded and said seriously: "It's true, Second Uncle. That door has existed for many years, and we don't know why it exists."

"But if the Yang family really sends someone to cause trouble for us, we might just hide in that world."

Xu Jizong opened his mouth but could not speak. His heart was filled with shock and confusion, as if he was trying to comprehend this unbelievable fact.

"That world...what is it like? Have you ever been there?" he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence.

Xu Xu nodded: "I've been there. It's a very magical place. There are many things we have never seen before."

As Xu Jizong listened to Xu Xu's description, he couldn't help but feel an inexplicable impulse and curiosity in his heart.

However, he was soon pulled back to earth by reality.

"Can you come back after you go there?" he asked worriedly.

Xu Xu was silent for a while, his eyes dimmed, and he slowly said: "It's OK for now. However, since the end of last year, I felt that the door might be closed. If it is really closed, we may never come back."

Her voice was a little low, with a hint of helplessness and sadness.

Xu Jizong's heart tightened when he heard this. He looked at his niece's determined eyes and knew that she had prepared for the worst.

His heart was filled with reluctance and worry. He felt unprecedented fear and powerlessness towards this unknown world.

When he thought that his eldest brother's only bloodline might disappear in another world, his heart ached like a knife.

He wanted to object, but when he thought of the Yang family's methods, he couldn't say the words of opposition.

Xu Jizong had never regretted as much as he did now. He regretted that he was unwilling to study when he was young, and now he couldn't even protect his family.

He covered his eyes with his hands, and his whole body exuded a strong sense of sadness.

He sighed deeply, then reached out and gently patted Xu Xu's shoulder. "Xu Xu, no matter where you decide to go, remember to protect yourself and your child. If...if that door is really closed, you must live well."

"Second Uncle..." Xu Xu couldn't help crying when she saw this, and choked up and said, "We don't want to leave either. I can't bear to leave you, my home, and even my parents, but..."

Before he could finish his words, Xu Xu started crying.

"Don't ever mention this to anyone else." Xu Jizong's eyes were red, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Also, whether you can come back or not, you must remember that this will always be your home, and there will always be a place for you."

Xu Xu heard this and tears fell again: "We will remember it."

After a long journey, the sound of Yang Sheng's horse hooves echoed in the silent night, like the anxious drumbeat in his heart. Finally, when the moonlight was just rising, he entered the city gate of Guoyue County.

On both sides of the street, lights were dim, and various lanterns swayed gently in the breeze, reflecting a prosperous scene. However, this prosperity could not hide the fatigue and anxiety between Yang Sheng's brows.