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Chapter 40 - Northern Dragon Southern Hawk

Black, pure black. Xiao Letian had already woken up for a while, but there was still no light in front of him. His hands were tied behind his back, his head was covered with a black cloth, and even his mouth was covered with a piece of rag.

Xiao Letian could only feel that he was inside a rickety carriage and there seemed to be something soft at his feet. He didn't know whether it was Hu Niu or not.

In the darkness, people's sense of time was always very chaotic. He didn't know how long he had been awake. It seemed like two hours, yet also like only a quarter of an hour had passed.

During this period of time, Xiao Letian carefully went through the details of the situation. The matter of the kidnappers making the flowers must have been rejected, but he never heard that the kidnappers even sold the twenty or so old masters at the same time, and there were no organs being traded at this time of year.

If he denied the first rule, then there could only be one possibility: enemies seeking revenge. On the surface, Xiao Letian had two enemies in this world. One was Second Master Lian Lian and the other was Wang Shizheng.

One of them was the defeated Ministry of Internal Affairs manager, the other one was a corrupt man who had a mouth full of righteousness and morality, no matter how you looked at it, he did not seem like someone who could be invited into the martial arts world. To be able to kidnap two from Xiao Hexin and the other two, this kind of bandit must be a top-notch character in the forest.

"Who is it? Who did I offend? Could it be the royal family? Is that impossible? Do they need to go through so much trouble just because they want to kill me? Xiang Army wants to kill me? That's not necessary, I had already rejected the position of official in front of Ceng Guoquan, so why would he try to kill me? "Could it be that those Qing Liu …" Xiao Letian shook his head, he had never heard of such a heartless and merciless character in the history of the late Qing.

Just as Xiao Letian was confused, the carriage suddenly started shaking violently. Immediately after, there was the sound of weapons clashing, and a groan when someone was injured. At the same time, Xiao Letian's eyes suddenly lit up, as a muscular man who seemed to be around twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old appeared in front of him.

"Alone overseas Xiao Letian... "Kid, you're really popular, these bunch of long-haired kids are even risking their lives to save you!" This man's sword-like eyebrows were cold and his entire being was overbearing. With one in each hand, he grabbed Xiao Letian and Hu Niu and threw them on the back of the horse. Then, he himself mounted the horse and rushed towards the direction where the sun was setting.

Behind them, Xiao Letian saw with his own eyes, four or five soldiers of the Taibai Top s fighting against the three bandits.

"Advisor …" Although Xiao Letian could not call the soldier leading the group by name, he had always been in the first row when Taibai Top told him the story. He was a hardcore fan of the Military Advisor, and the remaining few soldiers looked very familiar as well.

"Yes, yes, yes …" Xiao Letian shook his head, wanting to spit out the rag, but the gag was too tight. He could only watch as his brothers bled. Every charge they charged was forced back by the enemy, and every attack was filled with wounds. If they didn't have the advantage in numbers, they would have been dead by now.

"Mister... The one who tied you up was Xiang Shaolong, and he was the North Dragon known in the martial arts world as the 'North Dragon Southern Hawk'. "Ahh!" Blood spurted from the soldier's shoulder as he screamed in pain.

Xiao Letian's anger had already exploded. He glared at Xiang Shaolong as he let out a low roar that was similar to that of a wild beast. Xiang Shaolong did not get angry. Instead, he reached out and took out his piece of rag. Let my brothers go, or else I'll be dead for the rest of my life! "

"Haha, how many days can you live? You want to use your Gun against me? " After saying that, Xiang Shaolong waved the Colt Revolver in his hand that he found on Xiao Letian's body, and said with a face full of ridicule.

At this time, Xiao Letian suddenly turned his head and shouted, "Listen to my orders, everyone retreat! Then, Xiao Letian asked coldly, "How much do you want? "Open it up and count it out..."

"Hahaha, money? I want two million, can you afford it? "I know your background. I, the Taibai Top, have infiltrated your small stronghold before, and only that small stronghold has a hundred thousand …"

"Sure, you don't want to talk to me anymore? "My brothers behind, please listen carefully, bring me some messages from the stronghold to the entire Jianghu, I will offer 2 million silver for Xiang Shaolong's family's lives, then dig out his ancestral grave …"

"Yes …" The soldiers said it well, but none of them retreated. "Xiao Letian's arrogant tone really angered Xiang Shaolong. "Alright, I'll be waiting for your reward of 2 million silver!" With that, he stuffed the tattered cloth into Xiao Letian's mouth and spurred him forward.

When Xiao Letian's figure disappeared from the hillside, a few of the Taibai Top's brothers quickly retreated, bringing their blood red bodies with them as they ran towards the closest information point.

Very quickly, a few wounded soldiers had already tied the latest news onto the leg of the carrier pigeons, the first stop was to the Chun Sanshiniang in the capital, and then they used the carrier pigeons to send the news to the Yi County. In less than a day, the Taibai Top had received the latest news.

But now that Shi Dakai had disguised himself and left the mountain stronghold, he had to personally go to the Beijing to look after such a huge matter. Other than General Liu Lang, the only other person with the highest status in the stronghold was actually old shopkeeper Fan Lian. That's right, shopkeeper Fan Lian had already arrived at the Taibai Top half a month ago, and at the same time, he was bringing over a hundred blacksmiths.

"old shopkeeper... If things get this bad, do you think the furnace can still be opened? " Liu Lang asked hesitantly. At this time, Fan Lian's hands were trembling as he looked at the intelligence report in front of him.

In front of Fan Lian, there were two parallel small furnaces standing right in front of him. The furnace was filled with oil soaked firewood, the surrounding workers were all high paid craftsmen waiting for old shopkeeper to light the first fire.

"Of course we have to open the furnace. My young master said that he wants two million to buy Xiang Shaolong's family's life. "Red, fire, fire …" old shopkeeper, whose face was filled with tears, shouted and stuffed the torch into the furnace. Soon after, a hundred thousand explosions of firecrackers sounded out, and Xiao Letian's profitable business began to unfold in the Taibai Top.

Xiao Letian simply did not know where he was headed to. He only knew that he was heading towards the northwest direction, the mountains were growing more and more numerous, and the road was becoming steeper and steeper. He guessed that he was going towards the direction of Yan Qing and Chang Ping, but where exactly was he going? In this ancient night, where there were no street lights and no road signs, Xiao Letian couldn't figure it out even if he wanted to.

Hu Niu had also woken up at this time. The little girl looked left and right in fear, and when she saw Xiao Letian by the light of the torch, the little girl immediately cried out, "Brother Xiao, I'm sorry, if I didn't pester you to go to the temple fair, you wouldn't have met such a bad person … Big Brother Xiao, if you let me go, then come at me … "Wuu!"

Xiao Letian wanted to comfort them, but his mouth was stuffed. However after a while, Xiang Shaolong ordered the team to turn left into a normal thatched hut.

When Xiao Letian stood in the courtyard and looked left and right, he realized that he was surrounded by a pitch black mountain, only the west side was a little more spacious, so he could tell that it was the valley he came from.

"Go inside the house. What are you looking at? Even if you let go of this place, you won't be able to get out …" One of Xiang Shaolong's subordinates untied the ropes and pushed Xiao Letian into the house.

Xiang Shaolong was still okay, he did not abuse the hostages, but he actually gave two large donkeys meat to burn. Furthermore, the stove was already lit up, there would probably be water in a while.

Hu Niu couldn't even eat a single mouthful of food right now, and immediately burrowed into Xiao Letian's embrace and cried loudly when she saw him enter the room "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have gone to some temple, wuwuwu … I should be obedient and take it with me at home. What my father said is true from all angles. If I changed it, I would definitely change this bastard … "When I get home, I'm going to wrap my feet up …"

Hu Niu cried and took responsibility of herself, as if all of this was caused by her. Xiao Letian laughed bitterly and caressed her hair: "Silly girl, this group of people are here for me. As expected, it should be done by the people who look down on me …"

Just then, Xiang Shaolong suddenly asked, "Then guess how they want me to deal with you?"

"Is there any need to guess? Although I don't know who hired you, but I can guess which power it is. They are afraid of me, afraid that my Western studies will ruin their lives, and they have no more confidence in themselves. In the face of this era, they are afraid … "Hahaha …"

Xiao Letian laughed extremely arrogantly, he opened his mouth and took a bite of donkey meat. Paleogene did indeed do business, the thin layer of fire was filled with meat, that was what you call a conscience merchant.

Xiang Shaolong looked at him meaningfully: "Since you know your own ending, and I consider you a big character, then I'll let you choose your method of death!"

Choose a way to die? The ancients were truly interesting, as if choosing a way to die was a gift. Even if they died, what other way would have a different meaning?

"It doesn't matter what happens to me, but this girl is innocent. I heard your subordinate say that you are some sort of Northern Dragon, and you seem to be someone with status. It's difficult for a woman to be a true hero … "Let her go, I guarantee that my brothers will only seek revenge on you and not make things difficult for your family …"

"Hahaha …" Xiang Shaolong laughed wildly, "Arrogant, you are truly arrogant, the people of the martial arts world all say that I, Xiang Shaolong, am arrogant, but today, I did not expect that you, the powerless two devils, would be even more arrogant than me, do you really think that you can take care of me?"

"Of course, if you really have two million silver taels, you might be able to create some trouble for me. But have you thought about it? Two million silver taels is a year's worth of taxes for the Middle Regional Palace. Just with you?" Xiang Shaolong looked at him with disdain.

Xiao Letian laughed, "With your stupid brains, of course you don't know how I earned my money. "As long as I have enough time, I can easily gather all of them, let alone two million …"

Just as Xiang Shaolong was about to retort about it with disdain, suddenly, rustling sound of footsteps came from outside the thatched cottage, followed by two low growls that completely quietened down.

"Who?" Xiang Shaolong flew out like the wind. When he opened his eyes, he saw that the two subordinates guarding the courtyard had already fallen on the ground, whether they were dead or alive. A black clothed man was standing in the courtyard.

"Eagle?" Xiang Shaolong's expression immediately tensed up.

"Dragon Lord! I really miss you. You won't slip away tonight right? "

"Old Hawk, today's matter has nothing to do with you. Don't interfere too much. There will be plenty of time in the future if you want to spar …"

"Haha, time? Do you really think you can live for a hundred years? I advise you to immediately release the Mr. Xiao. He is not someone you can handle, please do not create trouble for your entire family. From the Martial Forest, I can tell you clearly that Mr. Xiao is definitely a great Grandmaster who can establish his own sect, and his position in the history books might even be on par with Kong Meng. Do you really want to become the sinner of a thousand years!? "

Hearing that, Xiang Shaolong became anxious, as though his words had stabbed into his weak point. He squinted his eyes, and suddenly punched like lightning towards the eagle.

"Grandmaster?" "You, Old Ying, have become a scholar! What a joke!"