406 Sect Heir (1/2)

Although Xiao San was only Master Five's grandnephew, he had grown up with Master Five since his other relatives had passed away when he was young. He was like a biological grandson to Master Five.

When Master Five's biological son got married, he had followed the government's family planning policy and undergone a vasectomy once his daughter was born. After Master Five figured out the penalty for violating the one-child policy and found a place for them to hide from the government, he turned around and realized the giant mistake that his son had made, one that deprived him of a direct male descendant who would have continued his lineage. By then, the ship had sailed, so there was nothing that he could do but to surrender to fate.

Since all of the adults in Xiao San's family had died, Master Five had treated him as his heir and taken him in. Throughout the training, not only did Xiao San come to know everything under Master Five's jurisdiction, he was always there when Master Five was teaching his disciples. Apart from showing his disciples Xiao San's position, it was also to prepare Xiao San to inherit his family business.

The old man was kind, while the young man was filial. Naturally, it was impossible for Xiao San not to appreciate Master Five's teachings that came from the heart. Although Master Five was still the leader of Nature Village on the surface, everyone knew that it had happened because Xiao San respected the old man.

In reality, Xiao San had taken over the major and minor management and assignment long ago. To outsiders, Xiao San was only the second in command and the butler, but internally, he was already the heir of the sect.

On Ye Shuang's decision, Xiao San knew that he should not raise any objections. Although it was his territory, Han Chu and Ye Shuang knew more about their opponents.

Therefore, he only did what he was supposed to do. Naturally, he followed Ye Shuang's plan and fulfilled every detail.

”You two…” Xiao San pointed at two men who usually hunted for supplies after falling into silence for half a minute. ”Check the main road close to the mine and see if there are any vehicle or horse tracks. Call us to tell us where they are. If there aren't any, just stay there. Inform us if someone is coming.”

The two men ran and disappeared after making sure that their phones' battery and signal were working.

Xiao San pointed at the other three men. ”The three of you will watch the back. Be careful, don't expose our whereabouts.”

After the three of them left like wind, Xiao San and Ye Shuang were the only ones left in the team.

He changed the way he was holding the sickle in his right hand. The sickle was on his forearm while the blade was facing out. The chopping and cutting would be much smoother now.

He held a thick branch in his left hand to sweep the obstacles away as well as using it as his support if needed. After he was done with his preparations, Xiao San turned his head and smiled at Ye Shuang. ”It's just the two of us now. Shall we speed up?”

Ye Shuang checked out Xiao San up and down. ”Have you been working out?”

”Only a little bit, just for the sake of health.” Xiao San was being humble.

However, he would not be humble at all if he was required to fight.

The both of them crossed more than half of the mountain and only saw the first silhouette when they were over ten minutes away from the mine.

Initially, Xiao San had suspected that Ye Shuang was paranoid. However, he thought differently then. He retreated and hid behind a tree. He took the effort to signal Ye Shuang, worried that she did not see the person.