Black, pure darkness. Xiao Letian has been awake for a while, but there is still no light in front of his eyes. His hands were tied behind his back, his head was covered with a black cloth, and even his mouth was gagged with a rag.
Xiao Letian could only feel that he was in a rickety carriage, and there was a soft thing beside his feet that seemed to be a person, but he didn't know if it was Huniu.
People's sense of time is always confused in the dark. He didn't know how long it had been since he woke up. It seemed like an hour, and it seemed like only a quarter of an hour had passed.
During this period of time, Xiao Letian carefully sorted out the incident. The idea of kidnappers taking photos of flowers must have been rejected. I had never heard that kidnappers even kidnapped men in their twenties, and there was no organ trade these days.
If the first point is denied, then there is only one possibility: the enemy seeks revenge. There are two enemies on the surface of Xiao Letian in this world. One is Master Lian and the other is Wang Shizheng. Coincidentally, both of them made Xiao Letian suffer a stroke from anger.
One is the ruined head of the Internal Affairs Bureau, and the other is a rotten scholar who talks about benevolence, righteousness, and morality. They don't look like a master who can hire a wealthy man. Being able to kidnap two people from Xiao Hexin and the others, such a robber must be a top figure in the green forest.
"Who is it? Who did I offend? Could it be the royal family? It's impossible. They want to kill me and why go to such trouble? The Hunan Army wants to kill me? It's not like that. I even resigned from my position in front of Zeng Guoquan. He Aren't you going to kill me? Could it be those Qingliu people..." Xiao Letian shook his head. I haven't heard of any Qingliu figures in the history of the late Qing Dynasty who were so ruthless?
Just when Xiao Letian was confused, the carriage suddenly shook violently, followed by the sound of clanking weapons and the muffled groan of someone being injured. At the same time, Xiao Letian's eyes suddenly lit up, and a twenty-year-old tall man appeared in front of him.
"Xiao Letian, a lonely overseas traveler... You are so popular, these guys are willing to risk their lives to save you!" This man's sharp eyebrows were cold and his whole person was very heroic. I saw him holding Xiao Letian and Huniu one by one and throwing them onto the back of the horse. Then he got on the horse and rushed towards the setting sun.
Just behind them, Xiao Letian saw with his own eyes that four or five Taibaiding soldiers were fighting with three robbers. Both sides were already furious.
"Military Advisor..." Although Xiao Letian couldn't name the soldier from the Kingdom of Heaven at the beginning, he was always in the first row when telling stories in Taibaiding. He was a die-hard fan of the Military Advisor. The remaining soldiers They all looked very familiar.
Hmm hmm... Xiao Letian shook his head and wanted to spit out the rag, but it was stuffed too tightly. Updated as soon as possible. He watched helplessly as his brothers were bleeding. Every time they charged, they were forced back by the enemy. Every time they attacked, they received numerous wounds. If they didn't have a slight advantage in numbers, I'm afraid they would all die in battle. it's here.
"Sir... the one who kidnapped you is Xiang Shaolong. The Beilong known in the world as 'North Dragon and South Eagle' is him... Ah..." A scream was heard and blood surged from the soldier's shoulder.
Xiao Letian was furious. He stared at Xiang Shaolong and roared like a beast in his throat. Xiang Shaolong was not angry, but stretched out his hand and took out the rag, "Bah, bah, bah... let my brother go, or I will fight you until death!"
"Haha, how many days can you live? Do you want to use your foreign gun against me?" After speaking, Xiang Shaolong said with a mocking look on his face as he dangled the Colt revolver found from Xiao Letian in his hand.
At this time, Xiao Letian suddenly turned around and shouted, "Listen to my order. Everyone, please go back. Don't make unnecessary sacrifices..." Then Xiao Letian asked coldly, "How much do you want? Just figure it out... …”
"Hahaha, money? I want two million taels, can you afford it? I know your background. I once sneaked into Taibaiding, and that little shabby village only had one hundred thousand taels..."
"Okay, are you deliberately not wanting to talk to me? Listen to the brothers behind you, send me a message to the cottage and send me posts all over the world. I'm offering a high price of 2 million taels to buy the lives of Xiang Shaolong's family. Shunbian dug up his family's ancestral grave for me..."
"Yes..." Those soldiers said well, but none of them retreated. Xiao Letian's arrogant tone really made Xiang Shaolong angry. "Okay, I'm waiting for your reward of 2 million taels!" After saying that, he stuffed the rag into Xiao Letian's mouth, then galloped forward.
When Xiao Letian's figure disappeared from the hillside, several Taibaiding brothers quickly retreated, running towards the nearest intelligence point with blood all over their bodies.
After all, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was a political power, and they spared no effort in building intelligence in Beijing. Soon several wounded soldiers had tied the latest news to the legs of carrier pigeons, and the first stop was passed to Chun Shisanniang in the capital. Then they used carrier pigeons to deliver the news to Yi County. In less than a day, Taibaiding had received the latest news.
But now Shi Dakai has left the village in disguise. He has to go to Beijing to take charge of such a big matter. Now, apart from General Liu Lang, the highest-ranking person in the village is actually the old shopkeeper Fan Jian. Please come to more and faster chapters. That's right, shopkeeper Fan Lian arrived at Taibaiding half a month ago, and at the same time he brought more than a hundred craftsmen with him.
"Old shopkeeper... Do you think the furnace is still open after things are going like this?" Liu Lang asked hesitantly. At this time, Fan Yan was looking at the information in front of him with trembling hands, and couldn't help but burst into tears when he thought of his daughter's current experience.
In front of Fan Jian, two parallel small blast furnaces were standing. The furnaces were filled with dry firewood soaked in oil. The highly paid craftsmen around them were waiting for the old shopkeeper to light the first fire.
"Of course we have to start the furnace. My uncle said that he would pay for the lives of Xiang Shaolong and his family for two million taels. Old man, I have to make money... hang red lights, light fires, and set off cannons..." the old shopkeeper with tears on his face With a loud shout, he put the torch into the furnace, and then a hundred thousand firecrackers began to roar, and Xiao Letian's money-making career started on the top of Taibai.
Xiao Letian didn't know where he was going at all. He only knew that the general direction was northwest. There were more and more mountains and the road was getting steeper. He probably headed towards Yanqing and Changping, but where exactly? Already? In this ancient night with no street lights or road signs, Xiao Letian couldn't figure it out even if he thought about it.
Huniu also woke up at this time. The little girl looked around with a look of horror. When she saw Xiao Letian through the light of the torch, the little girl burst into tears at that time, "Brother Xiao, I'm sorry, if I hadn't insisted on pestering you." If you go to the temple fair, you won’t meet bad people... Let me go, Brother Xiao. If you have any problem, come at me... Wuwuwu!"
Xiao Letian wanted to say a few words of comfort but his mouth was tightly blocked. However, after a while Xiang Shaolong ordered the cavalry to turn left and enter an ordinary thatched house, which seemed to be their resting place tonight.
When Xiao Letian stood in the courtyard and looked around, he realized that he was surrounded by dark mountains. Only the west side was more open. It seemed that this was the valley where he came.
"Go into the house and look around. Even if I let you go, you can't get out..." One of Xiang Shaolong's men untied the rope and pushed Xiao Letian into the house.
Xiang Shaolong was okay. He didn't abuse the hostages. He actually gave two big donkey meat to one person and burned them. Moreover, the stove was already lit, so there would probably be boiling water to drink soon.
Huniu couldn't take a bite now. When she saw Xiao Letian enter the house, she got into his arms and cried loudly, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault. I shouldn't go to any temple fair, wuwuwu... I should Be honest and obedient, and take care of yourself at home. The three obediences and four virtues my father said are all correct. I will change. I will definitely change this wild child... I will bind my feet when I get home..."
Hu Niu cried and took responsibility for herself, as if she was responsible for all this. Xiao Letian smiled bitterly and touched her hair, "Silly girl, these people are here for me. As expected, they should be those who find me an eyesore..."
At this time, Xiang Shaolong suddenly asked, "Guess how they asked me to deal with you?"
"Do you still need to guess? Of course it's just a death. Although I don't know who hired you to take action, I can estimate the force. They are afraid of me. They are afraid that my Western learning will destroy their jobs. They have no bottom, and they feel guilty in front of this great era... Hahaha..."
Xiao Letian smiled so arrogantly that when he opened his mouth, he got a mouthful of donkey meat. In ancient times, people were honest in doing business. The thin fire-roasted skin was full of meat. This is called a conscientious businessman.
Xiang Shaolong looked at him meaningfully, "Now that you know your own ending, I think you are also a person, so I will let you choose the way to die!"
Choose a way to die? The ancients were really interesting. It seemed that choosing a way to die was a gift. Is there any meaning in having different ways of dying?
"It doesn't matter how I die, but this girl is innocent. I heard from my subordinates that you are some kind of Beilong. You seem to be a person of status. It's hard to say that a woman is not a good man... Let her go, I guarantee that I will The brothers only seek revenge on you and will not embarrass your family..."
"Hahaha..." Xiang Shaolong laughed wildly, "Arrogant, you are so arrogant. People in the world say that I, Xiang Shaolong, am arrogant. I didn't expect that you, a second devil with no power to restrain a chicken, would be more arrogant than me today. You Do you really think you can deal with me?"
"Of course, if you really have two million taels of silver, you might really be able to cause some trouble for me, but have you ever thought about it, two million taels is a year's tax for a medium-sized state, and it's just you?" Mr. Xiang Long looked at him with disdain.
Xiao Letian smiled, "With your stupid brains, of course you don't know how I make money. As long as you give me time, let alone two million taels, I can easily gather even 20 million taels..."
Just when Xiang Shaolong was about to refute him disdainfully, there was suddenly a rustling of footsteps outside the thatched house, followed by two low roars and silence completely.
"Who?" Xiang Shaolong flew out like the wind. When he opened his eyes, he saw that the two men who were keeping watch in the yard had fallen to the ground and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead. A man in black was standing in the yard.
"Eagle?" Xiang Shaolong immediately became nervous.
"Long Ye! We broke up last night without deciding the outcome. I really miss you. You won't slip away again tonight, right?"
"Eagle, this matter has nothing to do with you today. You should stop interfering. If you want to compete, you will have plenty of time..."
"Haha, time? Do you really think you can live a long life? I advise you to let Mr. Xiao go as soon as possible. He is not something you can deal with. Don't bring trouble to your entire family. I am from the martial arts lineage. I can tell you clearly that Mr. Xiao will definitely be a great master who can establish a sect, and his status in future history books may be as famous as Confucius and Mencius. Do you really want to be this eternal sinner?"
Xiang Shaolong suddenly became nervous when he heard this, as if this sentence poked his weakness. He narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly ducked and punched the eagle like thunder.
"Grand Master? You Eagle has become a scholar. This is a big joke!"
