Chapter 4: No Way Out

"What did you say?"

This time it was Fang Lang's turn to show a strange expression. Gao Shan's words pierced his heart like an ice cone. What did he mean? Was it what he understood? Fang Lang subconsciously wanted to avoid it. If it was really as he thought in his heart...

No, he couldn't think about it anymore.

Could it be that all those companions?

"It seems that you seem to understand." Gao Shan Jinsuke curled his lips, but there was no smile. He was mocking Fang Lang, mocking his ignorance of the world.

Fang Lang also lost the strength to get angry. He bit his lip and stopped asking.

Gao Shan didn't tell the cruel facts honestly, which was his last kindness. Fang Lang naturally wouldn't ask this again. Since the answer was clear, there was no need to ask further.

Fang Lang sat back on the floor again with his hands on the map.

"...But even so, we can't be annihilated here."

Fang Lang gritted his teeth and said word by word.

"Don't you understand what I mean? We have no way to retreat!"

"There is a way to retreat!"

"What do you know? I have no subordinates, no place to go back to, rather than being a deserter and living a miserable life..."

"If you want to say that it is better to die on the battlefield than to be a deserter and live a miserable life, then you are still a fool!"

Fang Lang's sudden roar made Gao Shan unable to respond.

Indeed, he wanted to say this, but now Fang Lang shouted it out first.

Fang Lang kept sitting on the ground, looking up, with a stronger fighting spirit in his eyes than before. Gao Shan saw the firmness in his eyes that he could not destroy.

This firmness is enough to move anyone's feelings, even Gao Shan was a little shaken, he had to admit that he already admired this kid a little.

"As long as you keep a life, you still have a chance to make a comeback, but if you die here, you really will never have the chance to overthrow the shogunate. Do you want to see such a future? Yes, you can't see it. If you die here, you will lose everything in the future!"

Gao Shan took a step back without thinking.

He didn't want to admit that he was persuaded by the young man in front of him.

The four people who were expelling foreigners had always been radicals, until Sakamoto Tatsuma went to business the next day, causing such a huge blow. This was undoubtedly a huge blow to them. The three of them gradually changed from radicals to those who didn't care even if they died. The three of them knew it very well, but it was just that this would not succeed, but they no longer had the strength to accumulate backup.

"Live."

These three words pierced into Takasugi Shinsuke's heart with a sonorous force, and gradually wore away his childish thoughts.

I want to live, I want to see a beautiful world, I want to see a world where Mr. Songyang is still here.

"Running away is not cowardice, it's just a part of the tactics. We will win, we will definitely win. But if we lose here, we will have nothing, right?"

"... What nonsense are you talking about? You are not our partner yet."

Takasugi was still stubborn.

"In the future, I will be."

Fang Lang didn't care about what Takasugi said now. After shouting loudly, he calmed down a lot.

At the same time, he also understood that Gao Shan had begun to waver. At least, he would not talk too much when they retreated tomorrow. Thinking of this, Fang Lang felt a lot more relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.

But the shouting just now made his throat a little uncomfortable. Gao Shan did not continue to refute, but sat down like Fang Lang.

"It will be dawn in a few hours."

Fang Lang asked.

"Two more hours." Gao Shan did not speak, and the voice came from the door. Fang Lang looked up and found that it was Gui.

"Gui, why are you here?"

"It's hard not to wake up when you make such a fuss. Well, I can't sleep anyway, let's discuss the retreat together, and set off later." Gui Kotaro also sat down next to the map.

Gui's words made Fang Lang feel a little embarrassed, after all, he prevented everyone from having a good rest. He continued to ask with a sense of guilt

"Where is the other person?"

"He is awake too, and he is resting his eyes in another room. Don't worry about him, we will definitely set off together when the time comes."

Fang Lang felt even more guilty when he heard that Bai Yasha had also woken up.

"Well, forget about anything else and tell me which route you want to take."

Gui put his hand on the map.

"Start from where we are and take the hidden path next to it. It's a shortcut. Although it looks like there is a river blocking the way on the map, the river has actually disappeared."

Fang Lang put his index finger on where he was and moved all the way to the target city.

Gui and Gao Shan's eyes followed Fang Lang's movements.

"How did you know?"

Gao Shan asked.

"I studied the nearby routes a few days ago."

Fang Lang answered absentmindedly.

This sentence made Gui and Gao Shan feel ashamed at the same time. They obviously came here a few days ago, but they didn't study the route to retreat at all, and they didn't know the situation nearby, and they didn't think about what to do when the heavenly people attacked.

In terms of considering the overall situation, they seem to be inferior to Fang Lang.

What's more, there is a white night demon who doesn't care about anything at all.

"Then how long will it take to follow your instructions?"

"If we keep going, we can get there in less than three hours. But you are all injured, so it will probably take a while." Fang Lang also showed a worried look when he mentioned their injuries. "If possible, it's better to leave now. I don't know if it will be too late to leave in the morning."

"Okay, I see. Then get ready and leave immediately." Gao Shan stood up and was about to leave, but Fang Lang grabbed his sleeve.

"Wait a minute, there is one more thing."

"What?"

"The shogunate's wanted order will probably be posted everywhere in less than two days. You must be careful from now on. They don't know what I look like, so just leave the support materials to me."

"I see."

Fang Lang smiled knowingly and let go of Gao Shan's sleeve.

There are still many things to prepare, and there is no need to say them all at once now.

But today is definitely a sleepless night. ..