Volume 1: Winds Rising From the Mountains and Lakes Chapter 13: Retribution
While the demons were dancing wildly in Xuanyuan Temple, on a mountain road not far from the south of Heifengkou, more than ten horses were snorting and galloping with their hooves raised.
Immediately everyone was busy with their travels, and the one leading the way was Yuan Wanwu, the deputy chief bodyguard of the Taiping Bodyguard Bureau.
Yuan Wanwu gently pulled the reins, slowed down the horse, turned around and cupped his fists at a young man following behind him: "Young escort, the Black Wind Pass is not far ahead."
The young man behind is riding on a tall black horse. The cuffs of his white robe are decorated with a small golden dragon.
After hearing this, the man also lightly reined his horse, with a faint smile on his handsome face, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Yuan, Mr. Escort, for leading the way." He nodded to the middle-aged man walking aside.
The middle-aged man was dressed as a scholar, with a sallow face and no beard. He looked straight ahead and remained silent.
The young man known as the young escort leader turned to Yuan Wanwu and said: "A group of bandits are nothing more than chickens and dogs! I just want the goods to be intact."
"Our escort agency has lost their belongings, so we should come here to seek justice from them. Not only did the Longcheng Escort Agency and the proprietor not find fault, they also sent people and the young escort chief to come here in person. Our Taiping Escort Agency is deeply grateful!" Yuan Wanwu said! The purple face under the heavy eyebrows and beard was full of apologies.
"Don't worry, young escort. The people in our escort agency are all good people. They should be the vanguard!" As he said that, he looked back at Che Hai and the other escorts. He waved his hand and shouted: "Go to Heifeng Village." Then he tucked the horse's belly under his legs and led away.
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Heifeng Village, in front of Juyi Hall.
A man in blue in his thirties, with his hands behind his back, faced Liu Yidao domineeringly.
The scar on Liu Yidao's face was illuminated by a ray of setting sun, looking ferocious and strange. The corners of his eyes twitched, and with a sneer on his face, he bowed and said: "I have sent out people to find people with advanced medical skills to treat Hall Master Qian. I also ask Deputy Hall Master Shi to stay for a while. It's a hundred miles away, so hurry up." It only takes three or two hours for the horse to come back. I must have been delayed on the way, and it’s time for my second brother and others to come back.”
"Hmph! You Heifeng Village robs a bodyguard, and with so many people, you will bring Hall Master Qian in. Now you are looking for the doctor everywhere, are you afraid that the Jianghu people don't know about it?"
"This... this?" Liu Yidao cursed in his heart, isn't his Hall Master Qian a very powerful martial artist? Who would have thought that such a change would happen? Aren’t you afraid that you will cause trouble for him if he dies? Now Hall Master Shi has appeared again, damn... In a hurry, the scar on Liu Yidao's face twitched again.
Mr. Wu appeared in front of Hall Master Shi from nowhere, nodding and bowing.
"Haha! Master Shi, please don't accuse the head of our family unjustly. Hall Master Qian has been unconscious all this time, and the head of the family can't contact your gang! He is worried about the safety of Hall Master Qian... Haha! This is not talented... Haha! Such and such..."
Hall Master Shi had a cold look on his face and glanced at the wretched-looking Mr. Wu, with a hint of disgust in his expression.
"Take me to see Hall Master Qian!"
After saying something coldly, Hall Master Shi walked out on his own. Judging from his expression, he would not have anything to do with this group of thieves unless he obeyed orders.
Upon seeing this, Liu Yidao hurriedly followed behind and said, "I will lead the way for Hall Master Shi."
Outside a wooden house on the mountain, Mr. Wu shrank his head and peered in, but hesitated to move forward. On the wooden couch in the room, Hall Master Qian was lying unconscious and covered in blood.
Hall Master Shi's expression became increasingly grim, and Liu Yidao on the side kept looking at him furtively.
"Master, it's not good..." A shout suddenly came from outside the wooden house.
Mr. Wu outside the house shrank his head and immediately disappeared.
"Howling in mourning! Damn it, what's wrong with me..." Liu Yidao strode out of the cabin angrily and cursed fiercely.
A bandit ran from a distance, his clothes were torn to pieces, and there was blood on his face. Seeing Liu Yidao's fierce look with angry eyes, he was so frightened that he stopped to salute, and said with a horrified expression: "No...it's not that the boss is bad. It's...it's the Taiping Escort Bureau who came up the mountain with their helpers, and the brothers blocked it." Can’t stand it anymore…”
After listening to his men's breathless words, Liu Yidao's heart sank. He glanced back at the wooden house and cursed bitterly: "Why panic? I'll be there soon." After hearing this, the thief turned around and ran away without knowing it. Where to escape.
Liu Yidao hurried back to the wooden house and said urgently: "Master Shi, our village is in great trouble now! Please help Master Shi."
Hall Master Shi slowly turned around and said with a cold expression: "What does the disaster in Black Wind Village have to do with me? What does it have to do with the Canghai Gang? Don't talk nonsense, Mr. Liu!"
Liu Yidao was filled with shame and anger, pointing his finger at Hall Master Shi, his whole body trembling with anger, and the scar on his face became increasingly scarlet. He became so angry that he blurted out: "You... have added insult to injury, and now you have turned your back on me, and I..."
"Where are you going, eh?" Hall Master Shi suddenly approached Liu Yidao. The other party was shocked and quickly backed away.
Unexpectedly, Hall Master Shi's attack was like lightning. Liu Yidao was caught off guard in time to block it, and his throat was grabbed by a steel-like claw.
Hall Master Shi's eyes were filled with cold murderous intent, and he exerted force with his fingers, followed by a 'click' sound.
Before Liu Yidao could say anything, he tilted his head and a stream of blood poured out of the corner of his mouth. The sinister face in front of him gradually blurred. . . . . .
"If you don't succeed enough, you will fail more than you deserve. Huh!" Hall Master Shi kicked Liu Yidao aside, cursed secretly, and then put the unconscious Hall Master Qian on his shoulders, dodged and fled into the distance. go……
While Black Wind Village was in chaos, another group of people were also rushing toward the Black Wind Gate, whipping up their whips.
There were more than 20 riders in a group, and some of the horses were carrying wounded people. This was Qian Hu's group who had worked in vain.
Seeing that it was getting late, they were still not sure how the big boss would punish them after they returned, so they were all anxious.
On the mountain road ahead, a figure suddenly moved.
The thin man riding in front raised his hand alertly, and everyone slowed down their horses, took out their weapons, and was on guard.
"It's the second boss who's back... It's our brothers!"
With a shout of surprise, several people rushed out from the mountain road. When everyone saw that they were indeed brothers from the mountain, they put away their weapons and asked.
"Why did you get here? What... Did something happen?" The thin man saw that the brothers were in tattered clothes and covered in blood, and he became suspicious.
"Our stronghold was broken into by the Taiping Escort Agency..."
"The big boss was also killed..."
"The brothers were seriously injured and killed, and they are hiding everywhere."
"It's good that the second boss is here. We will follow him to make a living in the future."
"..."
Several bandits talked about the great changes that the stronghold had suffered. After hearing the tragic situation of the stronghold, everyone could not hide their panic and looked at each other.
"Alas! The second boss is gone too." The thin man sighed.
On the horse beside him, Qian Hu's body was already cold.
"What should we do?"
"The big boss and the second boss are gone, how will the brothers live in the future?"
The bandits were panicked.
"Brothers, listen to me!"
The thin man frowned, looked at the bewildered crowd, and said loudly: "We can't go back to the mountain stronghold now." He paused for a moment, and after everyone calmed down a little, he continued: "In the past few years, brothers have lived on the edge of blood, but they have lived freely. But the first and second bosses are gone, and the government and the righteous way of the world can't tolerate us. After thinking about it, I advise the brothers to disperse! Everyone has some private money in their pockets. Go back to buy land and marry a wife, live a few days of peace, and have another kind of happiness. If someone gathers in the future, it doesn't matter if everyone goes back to the mountain."
Everyone was moved when they heard it.
After the thin man finished speaking, he dismounted and buried Qian Hu nearby. After paying a salute to the grave, he mounted his horse and whipped the horse back to the road.
The bandits stared at the thin man leaving in a daze, hesitated for a while, and then dispersed.
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The sunset was setting in the west, and the once bustling Black Wind Village was much quieter. Discarded weapons could be seen everywhere on the mountain, and the broken arms and limbs and bloody bodies of the bandits attracted mountain flies to buzz.
Beside the wooden house, the blue-shirted scholar and Qin Shaobiaotou stopped in front of Liu Yidao's body and stared at it, while Yuan Wanwu and Che Hai accompanied him without saying a word.
"This Black Wind Village has been infamous for a long time! I didn't expect that the leader was killed in his own village, and the rest were vulnerable and scattered like birds and beasts. It's really interesting, haha!" Qin Shaobiaotou chuckled in a carefree manner.
The blue-shirted scholar still stared at Liu Yidao's crushed throat and pondered.
Qin Shaobiaotou shook his head and smiled, walked to Yuan Wanwu and Che Hai on the side and said: "Have you checked the goods?"
"To answer the young escort, the goods lost last time are all here, and the mules, horses and vehicles are not damaged." Che Hai answered excitedly. Yuan Wanwu also nodded with a smile. It is a good thing for the escort agency that the lost goods can be found.
"Without further delay, let the masters of your escort agency help, put on the car, load the goods, and rush to Qincheng overnight." Qin Shao Escort said: "After the matter is completed, the original commission will be increased by 20%."
Yuan Wanwu and Che Hai exchanged glances, secretly happy. This time the chief escort was seriously injured, and the goods were lost. I don't know how to explain to the owner of the goods! Now not only can the goods be found, but also an extra 20% commission can be obtained. The two responded readily and called their escorts to get busy.
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