The Shu family's men originally numbered about ten. Besides the Head Master who had already been beheaded, among the remaining elders, there was only Second Master; all the others were legitimate and bastard sons from the first and second wives.
However, the treatment they received on the road was dreadful. With Shu Yu present among the womenfolk, the leading officer kept a tight rein, so no beatings or punishments occurred.
And yet, even so, they still lost five on the way.
The men's side, on the other hand, lost six along the journey, not a single one of the younger ones remained.
Now only Second Master was left, along with the Eldest Young Master Shu Feng, and Second Young Master Shu Quan, one a legitimate son from the first wife, the other a legitimate son from the second wife, and then there were Sanzhu, the fifth, and the sixth, all bastards.
Six people, with the youngest, the sixth, also fourteen years old.