Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 16 - Xiao Letian saved

The rulers of the Qing Dynasty still cared a lot about the old ancestor's mausoleum. The soldiers guarding the mausoleum were all Baji s, and they had gone through thousands of selections to reach a certain level of combat strength.

In Tongzhi's year, although the Qing Dynasty had lost the Opium Wars to outsiders, they had still won the war against the bandits. In addition to the folly of the people at that time, the control of the ruling class over the interior was still very strong. The army of the Eight Banners was not as lax as in the later stages of the war, and they still spared no effort in suppressing the bandit mob.

Xiao Letian, the modern city's little white collar worker, was basically useless in front of these Eight Flag Masters. He did not even last a minute and was about to faint. However, when his consciousness went blank, he seemed to hear the sounds of the bowstring and the grunts of the enemies.

Arrows flew in from the darkness one by one, and two of them were held tightly in place. The arrow had pierced into the soldier's biceps, causing him to feel pain but not truly crippling him.

"Who is it!?" "Who's ambushing laozi …" The Eight-flag Archer threw the unconscious Xiao Letian and wanted to retaliate, but it didn't expect that three arrows would fly out from the darkness in front of it. The arrows would pierce through the ground and form a standard character, the one concealed in the darkness was actually an expert.

"Muggie? There are some things that you can't interfere in. Some silver is too hot to stick to your body, you have to cause trouble for yourself … Your Mother does not wish for anything to happen to you … " The strange sounds in the darkness had scared the archer so much that his back was covered in sweat. Everyone in the military camp called him Mugwort, and no one knew his real name.

"You … "Just who are you …" His voice shook, but only the sound of the bowstring being pulled again answered him. Mu Ge Ji did not hesitate at all, turning his head to leave. He did not care about Xiao Letian who was lying on the ground.

When Mu Ginger had disappeared, two black figures came out of the darkness and brought Xiao Letian and Sima Yun out of the streets. When Second Master Lian's pursuers came chasing after them again, they couldn't even see the shadow of the ghost.

"Trash, they're all a bunch of trash, yet the four bandits can't catch a single one? "Three of you died and seven of you were injured. You're just a bunch of useless bastards who have nothing to lose …" Early in the morning, Second Master Lian started going crazy in the study.

Last night, Yi County, a small town with a population of only over forty thousand, was tossed around the sky by Second Master Lian's guards. However, other than the officers led by Wang Hu who still had some battle results, the eight banner leaders did not even have a corpse.

He was already 60 years old. Every time he got angry, there would be erythema on his forehead. Now, if he were to measure his blood pressure, he would probably explode. Just look at the spot on his temple, it's like he's jumping up and down in anger.

"Please calm your anger Chief Steward, Mu Ge said after he got back from his injury last night. He said that Bandit has Gun s in his hands, and it was a small floral spear, in a moment we three brothers were all dead. "Look at that shell case, and the warhead that was dug up on the corpse …"

The soldier kneeling on the ground held the bullet that had been shot. When the old man saw the warhead covered in blood, he was so scared that he nearly went limp. "Take it away, hurry up and take it away …"

Four years ago, when the British and French combined forces attacked the Beijing, Second Master Lian hid within the capital and hid like a rat for over half a month before leaving the city. At that time, he had a deep impression of the foreign devil's Gun, and even now, there was still a shadow in his heart. Seeing this kind of exquisite killing weapon that only foreigners could create, he nearly peed his pants.

"Gun, it's actually a Rotor Gun that only military officers have!" Second Master Lian sat in the teacher's chair and mumbled to himself, "What's going on?" Did this matter blow up? and so on... Men, call for the Liu from the Guangde! "

Just as Second Master Lian Lian began to react, the unconscious Xiao Letian also slowly woke up. He shook his head to check the focal length before him and found himself locked in a storage room with his hands tied to the back of the chair.

"Sima Yun... Sima Yun, where are you? " Xiao Letian lowered his voice and looked left and right, trying to find his injured personal guard. But before he could even shout three times, an ice-cold dagger had already appeared.

A low, suppressed voice came from behind him, "Mr. Xiao? Or should I call you Advisor Xiao? "It's so hard for you to lie to me …"

"Qing San Ye!" Just as Xiao Letian was about to turn back, he saw that the dagger had pressed even deeper into his chest. "Don't move, you liar, you've fooled us all! Do you know how many good words I said to that old fellow, Lian Er, in order to save you? I've blocked his door three times to request for troops … "

With that, Qing San Ye turned and stood in front of Xiao Letian, the cold dagger on his face, his eyes bloodshot.

Xiao Letian said with a wry smile on his face, "Master San, can you listen to my explanation? I really am not lying to you. If I were to say that I was forced to become a strategist after being abducted this time, would you believe me? "

When Xiao Letian said this, he wanted to slap himself twice. However, he never expected that Qing San Ye would actually nod his head and sneer, "I do, of course I do. For a Mr. Xiao who can write such a shocking and mysterious text, I will believe whatever happens to his body …"

After saying that, he actually took out Xiao Letian's draft out from his bosom and slapped it on the broken table, "Oh great genius of the Mr. Xiao, not only did he train a foreign musket team, he even knows Western learning? "Don't tell me that what you wrote was just to get another Journey to the West …"

The temperature in the room started to drop rapidly. Both of them stared at each other without speaking. This was a battle of wills. The two were desperately trying to organize their words in an attempt to completely suppress the other.

How could the Qing San Ye not be angry? He had begged the old servant, Lian Er, for Xiao Letian a full three times, but all of them ended up getting bullied.

Just as he was about to fall into despair, he met with a big case that alarmed the entire city last night, and when he brought the servant up to the roof to watch the battle, he realized that the one being encircled and annihilated was actually his benefactor, Xiao Letian.

"Mr. Xiao, bandits kept on calling you advisor, could it be that grass is growing in my ears? Three Bandit s... Oh, that's not right. Adding on the fat shopkeeper from the hotpot store, that means the four Bandit s are willing to risk their lives just for you … Tell me, what kind of ability do you have to be able to cause such a ruckus in the human heart in just over twenty days? Just how many secrets do you have? "

Xiao Letian did not answer his question. He only looked coldly into his eyes. Generally speaking, as long as it was not a fist or spear fight, as long as it was a battle of words, Xiao Letian would not be afraid of anyone. He knew that in the eyes of the Qing San Ye, since he had spoken first, he had already fallen into a passive state.

"My good Lord San, I know what you are worried about. In your eyes, things that are abnormal are demons. As a person who came from overseas and is able to get involved with bandits, are you worried that I would do something outrageous? " Wuchang shook his head and sighed, his eyes revealing the clearest look possible.

"I am very clear of what you are worried about. Seeing that I am on the verge of death, if I do not save your heart, I will not be able to pass. If I save you, then you'll be afraid of saving a disaster … "I understand, I understand everything. Right now, Hong Yang's mess has just been settled, the battle of English and French four years ago is still before you, my status as a second ghost and bandit will definitely arouse your suspicions …"

"But do you think that if I had really evil intentions, would I have left the mountain before the braids had even left? And with only three subordinates? I even had that weird stack of articles with me? "Oh my Lord Third, please think carefully, are there so many suspicious people like me?" Wuchang's voice grew louder and louder, because he could already see the hesitation in Qing San Ye's eyes.

"Then why did you appear so strange deep in the mountains? Where's your braid? "

"Damn, didn't I say it already? I grew up overseas, no one has any hair on their head. Also, I came back with a caravan from Russian, is this reason enough? "

"What about the books?" Qing San Ye's words were clearly a little disorderly.

"Don't you understand? I want to write a book, a book that will let us Great Qing understand the westerner. "I want to let you know how the West got stronger, and what twists and turns there are in them. I want us to no longer suffer the wrath of the foreigners. Is that also against the law?" Xiao Letian seemed to be roaring.

"As for the bandits on Taihang Mountains, they admire your father's knowledge, okay? Can't they just bow their heads to me? I will go back to the Great Qing Province alone and find myself a few subordinates and lackeys.

Even the Qing San Ye was stunned by Xiao Letian's roar, he never thought that the fellow being tied up would actually have more confidence than him?

"Then why did you sneak into the Yi County last night? "You know you have a lot of doubts, but you're still walking right into it. What are you trying to do?"

When Xiao Letian heard that, he was delighted in his heart, even if it was done, the Qing San Ye's aura was completely overpowered, to think that he would turn over just like that, it was just a dream.

"Can you find a wife? This grandpa and Hu Niu are mutual in love, my wife is about to be snatched away, am I not allowed to snatch away my wife? " Just one sentence was enough to almost choke Qing San Ye to death. How could this second demon's skin be thicker than the walls of Beijing?

Just as Xiao Letian was shouting about wanting a wife, his wife, Hu Niu, was also in danger. That shameless Second Master Lian actually came to block the door and asked for her uncle's letter.

"Manager Fan, this is your brother's personal letter. Watch carefully. Have you been ordered by the clan leader to disobey? Besides, I am the manager of Ministry of Internal Affairs, what grievance did I have to your daughter? Also, I heard that Hu Niu sneaked out of the house last night? This is not good, your Fan family is considered a rich person for a hundred years, it would not be nice to have such a scandal … "

Ning Xi had rushed over immediately after hearing the latest intelligence on the Manager Liu. After Hu Niu had mysteriously gone missing last night, he had actually reappeared this morning. It was as if he had never climbed over the wall before. From the looks of it, Fan Lian this old thing is definitely acting as a cover for my daughter, to think that this old thing doesn't even pretend to be sick.

Second Master Lian Lian will never forget what happened half a month ago when he coincidentally met the Fan family Merchant Group. When he inadvertently noticed the beautiful face filled with youth behind the curtain of the black caravan, he was completely captivated at that moment.

When he secretly revealed some of his thoughts to Fan Ru, who was everywhere on the streets, the very decent Fan Ru unexpectedly agreed to the marriage right away. When Second Master Lian Lian Lian received Fan Ru's letter, all the black spots on his face bloomed like flowers, as if he was ten years younger.

However, Second Master Lian had never expected that a pretty boy would appear in the middle of the road to intercept him, even though he thought that things were certain. He had no interest in those lousy bandits, but anyone who dared to touch his woman would be his enemy for eight lifetimes.

"Fan Lian, I can see that your face is glowing red. Your illness must be really good, so just give me a confirmation today! "Don't disappoint your big brother's painstaking efforts …"