C14

Chapter 14 - The death of the fat shopkeeper

Xiao Letian never thought that someone would already have discovered him when he was at the back of the wall to welcome Hu Niu's escape. Although 70% of the employees here were all loyal subordinates of Fan Lian, the patriarch of the Fan family in name was still Fan Ru, and there were still a lot of employees who followed the old master.

When Hu Niu was trying to escape, Manager Liu Guang De, who was called Manager Liu, already noticed the two's strange actions. However, Manager Liu didn't tell Fan Lian, he was preparing to secretly report to the Second Master of the Xi Ling Family in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who was stationed at the Yi County, to let Second Master Lian take Hu Niu away first. As long as Hu Niu entered the house of Second Master Lian, the marriage would be over by then.

Never would he have thought that when Manager Liu peeked carefully at him carefully, he would see a pretty boy suddenly appearing. From the looks of it, he was extremely familiar with Hu Niu and had directly brought him to the hotpot restaurant in the back street. When he went to find his own direct descendant in the caravan to ask, he was sure that the pretty boy was the Mr. Xiao that was robbed by bandits.

Without the slightest hesitation, Manager Liu took advantage of the darkness to rush back to Second Master Lian's house. Back then, when Second Master Lian, who was in his sixties, heard that his woman had been cut off by the pretty boy, the spots on his face started popping out.

"Alright, no wonder that old thing Fan Lian faked his illness for me. So he was trying to cover for his daughter's private meeting with a wild man? Pretty boy! And he was even the merchant group's savior? The Mr. Xiao that was robbed by bandits? "Damn it, it's so much better than in the play..."

Ning Xi's second master was so angry that he wandered around the room. He suddenly stopped and asked, "You're saying that the man surnamed Xiao is following behind a few sturdy men?" And he was taken away by bandits in Mountain Temple? "

"That's right, the entire caravan heard it with their own eyes. The bandits said that Mr. Xiao used them to exchange for the caravan's safety, so the bandits withdrew their troops, and even sent a letter over …"

"I was caught by a bandit, and it's only been 20 days? That kid Qing San was trying to get me to send troops to kill the bandits before. Now that I look at him, I can tell that this surnamed Xiao is a bandit … "It can't be wrong, it can't be wrong. Your second master won't rub his eyes with sand …"

Manager Liu kneeled on the floor and walked a few steps closer to Second Master Lian. "Second Master, please calm down. However, it has nothing to do with our master. From the beginning till now, he has always been extremely respectful towards you, second master … What do you think? the matters with the Ministry of Internal Affairs... "

Second Master Lian suddenly laughed, "Pfft …" Fan Ru that guy became the master of a family for nothing, he can't even manage a brother, he really has no rules. There's nothing I can do about it. Who told Second Master to be so kind? I'll help his big brother teach and discipline him today. Go ahead, find Liu County Order with my documentary, get forty constables to hurry up from where they are, tell them that bandits have left the mountain, and have them copy the hotpot shop for me … "

"Ah …" Manager Liu knocked his head on the ground, then kneeled down to catch Second Master Lian's film before he quickly ran towards the county magistrate.

Ever since he had the Great Qing Dynasty, the official rules were that the Chinese Officer was afraid of the Manchu, the Manchu, and the Eunuch. It could be said that the more close one was to the Emperor, the more authority they would have. As the manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs's Qing Xi Tomb, Second Master Lian was considered a respected manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

With just one film, it would be easy to mobilize dozens of officers, not to mention the reputation of being a bandit. The Liu County Order did not dare to be negligent, he ordered the constable head Wang to gather people to surround the wok shop.

"Listen up, people inside! The county magistrate has ordered you to come out right away. Your case has already been set in stone. Those who dare disobey orders will be killed without question …" Wang Hu brought ten constables and more than thirty helpers. This was already the biggest security force the county magistrate could muster, and all of them held torches in their hands as they waved their flags and yelled outside the hotpot restaurant.

"Hurry up and surrender, kill anyone who disobeys …" This was especially the case for the servants. They were armed with firewood sticks, but even though they were roaring, none of them dared to charge in.

The chaos in the pot shop in the south of the city only lasted for the time it took to make a cup of tea. The entire Yi County was already stirred up, countless people climbed up the walls and even onto the roofs of their own houses, continuously looking towards the place where the fire was burning, discussing incessantly. The night life in Paleogene was extremely monotonous. The poor families didn't even want to light their lamps and went to sleep the moment it got dark.

Today was a lively day, and the entire city was in an uproar. Many idle people had already sneaked out of their houses, as if they were trying to fish in troubled waters.

"Tiger Lord is mighty …" "Roar!" In the darkness, did not know what busybody was trying to cheer him up. Wang Hu had never been so energetic in his life before. Looking at his disciples and the helpers under him, he couldn't help but feel brave, and wanted to shout out loud.

At this moment, the window on the second floor of the hotpot restaurant was smashed into pieces. A black meat ball whirled out from the inside, and two snow-white steel knives danced like wheels.

"Lying on the ground? "Great idea, it's an expert …" Wang Hu started to sweat profusely. The fact that he was able to become the chief constable of the Yi County meant that he was not just bragging. At the very least, his eyesight was not wrong at all.

"Thieves are powerful, but my lord …" Following Wang Hu's roar, six white wax rod and iron spear heads surrounded them from all directions. With a series of clanging sounds, at least three white wax rod and iron spears were chopped apart by the sharp blade. When Wang Hu saw that his spear could not stop the thief, he gritted his teeth and pulled out his waist blade and rushed forward.

Just as the fat shopkeeper and Wang Hu were fighting to their deaths, on top of the Guangde s roof, four people wearing night clothes were sneakily escaping out of there. Xiao Letian looked down from the light of the fire and was stunned. Even someone like him, who did not know any martial arts, could tell that the two people below were actually playing with real martial arts.

In his previous life, Chinese kung fu had completely evolved into a performance project. Flowers were better than tricks. However, in ancient times, especially when hot weapons were not common, Chinese martial arts was a pure method of killing, and the saber light was filled with the thick smell of blood.

Later generations do not know that a certain great scholar has once examined, Chinese kung fu in the recent history of three tribulations. One of them was the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Southern Martial Forest had suffered a heavy blow due to its involvement with Hong Yang. The second time was when the Boxers were allied with the Eight Nations. That movement had almost annihilated the martial arts world in the north of China.

The third calamity would be to resist the war for eight years. Under the massacre of the modern weapons in the Japanese, the absolute arts of the era of cold weapons had their roots cut off, and they would never be able to recover.

"So powerful!" "He really is a hero of the martial arts world, what a great skill …" Xiao Letian subconsciously started to cheer in a low voice. In the end, Xiao Hexin turned around and disdainfully said, "This kung fu is a good kung fu, is that what the Military Advisor called a good kung fu? Brothers, let Mister broaden his horizons … "

As they spoke, a young man called Sima Yun carried Xiao Letian on his back and whispered, "Master, sit still. This is the shadow of the Kongtong Sect, it might be a little stiff …" Before he finished speaking, Sima Yun had already rushed over like a gust of wind.

Xiao Letian covered his mouth as he fought back the fear in his heart. He knew that as long as he let go, he would definitely shout out. He heard the howling of the north during winter, and adding to that the clatter of Sima Yun's feet on the tiles, he felt like he was dreaming.

Qing Gong! Was there really a Qing Gong in ancient times? Xiao Letian was already on the verge of tears.

Just then, the fat shopkeeper had already killed his way into a bottle gourd, with his two blades flying left and right he had injured five or six helpers, and even a cut appeared on Wang Hu's left shoulder. Right now, the forty over gangsters had all surrounded him. They raised their torches and formed a circle. They roared out loud, but only a few of them dared to rush up.

In the human circle, only Wang Hu and his disciples were able to persevere. They now had a whole new level of respect for this fatty.

"Good man!" "You are definitely not a nameless person, just state your name. If your master is related, I will let you live …" Wang Hu said in a low voice.

Unfortunately, the fat shopkeeper didn't respond at all. He just waved the swords in his hands even more ferociously. In a flash, another helper was cut to the ground.

Wang Hu did not know that while everyone was captivated by the fat shopkeeper, underneath the backyard of the wok shop, a hidden door in a pile of horse material opened. The shop assistant actually brought Hu Niu and A Chou to go inside the courtyard. Who would have thought that the courtyard wall of the hotpot restaurant was modified, and there were actually hidden alleys inside.

While the young servant was crawling on the ground, a miserable scream was suddenly heard. "Ah …" It was the fat storekeeper's voice.

In front of the hotpot store, the fat shopkeeper was half-kneeling on the ground, with both of his hands leaning on the ground, dripping blood down. However, his eyes were still wild and unyielding as he coldly stared at Wang Hu as if he was looking at a dead man.

Wang Hu had never seen a case with such a Bandit in his life, he was a little regretful, regretting that he had spent so much effort tonight. "Good man, sorry, but I can't do anything even if you're a thief or an official. Tell me what regret or wish you have, and I, Wang Hu, will help you do it …? "

"Hehehe …" "Cough, cough, cough …" The fat storekeeper coughed a few times, as if he was accumulating his last bit of energy. He suddenly shouted, "I still owe someone a table of Eight Treasures Mat. If I don't pay it back, I won't give up …" After saying that, he flipped his wrist and pressed the steel knife against the artery of his neck. The blood shot out into the air from the wound little by little.

With a hong sound, the crowd took a step back. No one could have imagined that the normally amiable and fat storekeeper would actually be so fierce. Other people said that it was a fast knife slicing across the neck, but this guy was actually slicing his own neck slowly, bit by bit, as if he was enjoying the process.

Wang Hu's legs were already starting to shiver. He said bad news in his heart, he had definitely offended a big power, how could such a hero be an ordinary thief. At that time, his knees gave out and he fell to the ground. "Hero, take care. I will bury you well. Don't worry about your body, I'll take care of it …"

The fat storekeeper suddenly gave a strange smile and fell to the ground, blood already flowing out from his body.

"The shop assistants in the backyard had already started scratching the walls in tears, the heart-wrenching sounds making Hu Niu and A Chou feel as if their hearts were being torn apart. old shopkeeper, don't worry, the Eight Treasures Dining … "I'll return the Eight Treasures Dinner to you …"

"Go …" "Let's hurry up and leave. We can't waste the chance to live that Uncle Fatty gave his life for …" After saying that, the little fellow used his hands and legs to bring Hu Niu and Hu Niu to crawl towards the exit.

Just then, in front of the Cauldron Restaurant's main entrance, a group of constables and helpers surrounded Wang Hu. "Master, I heard some movement behind the shop. "We have to chase them …"

Wang Hu looked left and right, the people beside him were all his iron rods, each of them kicking him angrily and speaking softly, "You're not going to live anymore, do you really think that you, Second Master Guan, has possessed a body? This kind of Bandit must leave them with a chance of survival, or else you can just wait to be annihilated! "Foolish kids, if you want to eat my rice bowl, there are a lot of things you need to learn …"

The fat shopkeeper's dying roar had also alarmed Xiao Letian. He quickly made Sima Yun put him down, but in this short period of time, he brought Xiao Letian into a tight encirclement.