Bai Junjun's decision to keep the Fool behind was not without her own considerations.
Although they had turned from the ruddy men into soldiers, they were still at the front lines, and in the event of battle, both the Firehead Army and logistical support would be expected to join the fight.
Others might be fine, at least knowing how to protect themselves, but what could the Fool do on the battlefield other than get himself killed?
He might even become a weakness for Lame Man Uncle and the others.
Furthermore, Lame Man Uncle's arrangement for the Fool to assist them with carrying baskets likely had an underlying request.
Indeed it was so, but ultimately Lame Man Uncle was too embarrassed to voice this outright.
After all, how could he brazenly ask them to take the Fool along simply because Bai Junjun and Li Wenli were exceptionally capable?