Chapter 56 Making the Deal
Chapter 56 Making the Deal
"Then, as fate would have it, after Xiao Hu killed Liu Erhu, he did not get the formula he wanted. The formula was found by Zhang. We later learned that Xiao Hu also stole the Princess's Baibao Colored Glass Lamp and gave it to the King of Han.
But Xiao Hu didn't know that what Liu Erhu stole was not the original, but a replica. The real original is in the hands of your family's master.
Later, your family master used the original formula of Xiao Huan Dan to exchange for another Baibao Liuli Lamp from the Xiao family in Jiangning, and sent someone to deliver it to the capital to give to the princess. "
Xiao Xia knew about this matter. The head of the family gave the Jiangning Xiao family's treasured glass lamp to the princess and avoided the disaster.
It turned out that Xiao Hu had clung to the thigh of Han King Yang Liang. Then, could the person who had been monitoring him have been sent by Yang Liang?
After Xiao Huan finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Xia with a sharp gaze, "I have been sincere to you, can you sell the formula to us?"
Xiao Xia spread his hands and smiled: "It's strange, why do you think that the formula of Xiao Huan Dan is in my hands?"
"It was Zhang Jue who told us to come find you."
"Zhang Jue gave me some Xiao Huan Dan, but he didn't give me the formula. I'm sorry to disappoint you. I have nothing to do with the formula."
How could Xiao Huan believe Xiao Xia's excuse? He sighed and said, "Mr. Xiao, you are Xiao Moke's grandson, and your father is someone we cannot afford to offend. We dare not threaten you. You just need to give us a copy of the formula. You will not lose anything, and you will also get the treasure. Isn't it a win-win situation?"
Xiao Xia laughed, "Okay! The formula is indeed in my hands, but I don't want the cold sword. I want a pair of white jade lions that Zhang Jue stole from the Chai family and sold to you. This is the condition. Do you agree?"
Xiao Huan said without hesitation: "Then it's a deal, but the white jade lion is in the Xiao Mansion in Jinling!"
"It's okay. I will go to Jiangning with the head of the family soon. We will exchange in Jiangning."
Xiao Huan nodded, "Okay, see you in Jiangning!"
He turned and hurried away.
After Xiao Huan left Jiangdu, Xiao Xia finally reacted and slapped himself on the forehead. Why didn't he include the Cold Sword and the White Jade Lion as conditions?
"What does Xiao Huan come to see you for?" During dinner, Xiao Zhurong finally couldn't help but ask.
"He said I was originally from the Xiao family in Jinling, and came to see me. He asked me if I was interested in living in Jinling for a few years next year?"
"Aren't you from the Luoyang Xiao family?"
Xiao Xia smiled and asked, "Is there a Xiao family in Luoyang?"
Xiao Zhurong nodded, "You are right. The Xiao family in Luoyang are all prisoners of war, abducted from Jiangling. It is indeed possible that you are from the Xiao family in Jinling."
"The Jinling Xiao family seems to be very low-key. I haven't heard much about them."
"The Jinling Xiao Family actually has two meanings. First, the Jinling Xiao family is the ancestor of all Xiao families. After the Lanling Xiao family migrated south, they settled in Jinling. The Qi Dynasty and the Liang Dynasty both originated from the Jinling Xiao family.
The current head of the Jinling Xiao family is the cousin of our head, and we share the same roots. Their family is indeed relatively low-key. My father said that the Jinling Xiao family has a master named Xiao Xian, who is a leader among the younger generation. "
"Xiao Xian?" Xiao Xia was startled. Wasn't this the overlord of the south who fought for supremacy at the end of the Sui Dynasty?
"he is great?"
Xiao Zhurong nodded, "I heard that he has been taught by an extraordinary person since he was young, and he has already reached the sixth level of martial arts at a young age. I wonder if he will participate in this three Xiaos martial arts competition. He did not participate last time, so the Jiangning Xiao family won."
"Why didn't he attend?"
Xiao Zhurong shook his head, "I don't know!"
Xiao Xia suddenly became interested, and he quickly asked, "When are we leaving?"
Xiao Zhurong turned around and glanced at the warriors who were eavesdropping.
He stood up, picked up the plate and walked to the sorting table. After handing over the plate, he turned back and said to Xiao Xia, "We'll leave in three days!"
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At night, Xiao Xia sat cross-legged on the bed again, and once again felt the movement in his dantian, but there was nothing, empty, like a completely empty warehouse.
Xiao Xia sighed in disappointment, his mind started to become confused. This was a sign that he was about to enter a semi-sleep. At this moment, Xiao Xia suddenly felt something in his dantian move violently.
"coming!"
Xiao Xia immediately woke up and concentrated on feeling the situation in his Dantian. He clearly felt an internal breath getting stronger and stronger, but it could not rush out of his Dantian, just like a dragon struggling desperately, and an invisible steel net covered it. No matter how hard it struggled, it could not break through the net.
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The next morning, Xiao Zhurong found Xiao Xia and said solemnly, "Something big happened last night. I was afraid you were practicing, so I didn't disturb you!"
"What happened?"
"Uncle Wang, who was guarding the grain warehouse, is dead!"
Xiao Xia was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized, isn’t Uncle Wang Yaya’s grandfather?
"What about Yaya?"
"She's fine. She got away with it. You should know who the murderer is!"
Xiao Xia gritted her teeth, "It's Yu Chuan!"
Xiao Zhurong nodded, "I also think it was him, but there is no evidence. Uncle Wang was stabbed in the back by a long sword and died. I inferred that Yu Chuan walked into the wrong room. Yaya said that Grandpa desperately shouted: Yaya, run away!"
"and then?"
Xiao Zhurong sighed, "Yaya ran out to call for help. When the guys arrived, her grandfather had already fallen in a pool of blood and died at the door. He must have been holding the murderer's feet tightly and was stabbed to death by the murderer with a long sword."
Xiao Xia clenched his fists, "Where is Yu Chuan now?"
"I don't know. His brother Yu Hai said that a relative in his hometown died. Yesterday afternoon, Yu Chuan went back to his hometown to attend the funeral. He even asked Second Master for a few days off. That's where the trouble lies. Second Master testified that Yu Chuan asked him for a leave yesterday afternoon, so he guaranteed that Yu Chuan was not the murderer."
"Is there any evidence?"
"Yaya said she recognized the fierce voice of the other person, that is Yu Chuan. Also, a warrior saw Yu Chuan wandering behind the granary in the evening. But when I asked him again, the warrior said he might have seen it wrong. It was obvious that he was threatened!"
Xiao Xia sneered and said, "In other words, if Yu Chuan showed up now, there would be nothing he could do?"
Xiao Zhurong sighed helplessly, "It is true. There is no evidence, and the Second Master is protecting me!"
"Where's Yaya?"
"The mistress of the house took pity on her and took her in as a maid in the inner house."
After a pause, Xiao Zhurong said worriedly, "Yu Chuan has told others more than once that he wants to deal with you. I am very worried that he will do something to you."
Xiao Xia said coldly: "If he dares to come, I would be more than happy!"
Xiao Zhurong sighed, "It's easy to dodge an open spear, but it's hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. You must not be careless!"
Xiao Xia smiled and said, "I know, don't worry!"
In an inn not far from Guanyun Tower, Yu Hai slapped his brother Yu Chuan hard on the face, "You bastard, you can't control your lower body, you will ruin the general's important plan!"
Yu Chuan covered his face and looked at his brother resentfully, "I was just playing with a maid. Besides, there is still no news about the general. We have been hiding for half a year!"
Yu Hai said coldly: "Who said there is no news about the general?"
"Ah! News about the general?"
Yu Hai glared at him fiercely, then said: "We received it this morning, asking us to kill Xiao Xia as soon as possible?"
Yu Chuan was stunned. "Didn't they ask us to steal the Baibao Liuli Lamp?"
Yu Hai glared at him and said angrily: "I never told us to steal the lights. I just told us to hide in Jiangdu and wait for orders. Now the order has come. Do you understand?"
Yu Hai scratched the back of his head and asked in confusion, "Who is this guy? Even the general wants to kill him?"
Yu Hai waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it. Let's discuss how to take advantage of this opportunity of the Three Xiaos' Fighting to kill him."
The two men discussed for a moment and then left the room. Yu Chuan went ahead and almost bumped into a Taoist priest in the corridor. Yu Chuan turned back and cursed viciously before going downstairs.
(End of this chapter)