Chapter 512: Knife to the Throat

Aunt Gu's face turned pale from fright, she quickly instructed everyone to back off, then pleaded with Guo Jinnian, "No, no, no, we won't do anything. Please keep the sickle away. Don't accidentally hurt my son."

"That depends on you all," Guo Jinnian snorted, "Weren't you all acting tough just now? Why don't you continue doing so?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong. Please don't hurt my son," Aunt Gu hurriedly apologized, for her son was her dearest child.

Aunt Gu's husband looked greatly distressed too, standing still on the spot for fear that Guo Jinnian's hand might shake and the sickle could slash open his son's throat, which would be fatal.

At this point, with Gu Hongwei's support, Tong Yao had managed to climb onto the oxcart. She then called out to the old man driving the oxcart, "Sir, let's go!"