Chapter 61: Danma Dan
Chapter 61: Danma Dan
Gold Building, 2nd Floor Private Room
In the room that had been converted into the opera troupe's dressing room, Xiang Hongying, who had changed out of her stage costume and was wearing a moon-white cheongsam, had her eyes slightly closed, as if she was resting.
With a creaky sound, the wooden door opened and closed.
Hearing someone coming into the room, Xiang Hongying thought it was Qin Huai looking for him, so she turned her pretty face, raised her phoenix eyes, and looked towards the door with a smile on her face.
However, she didn't expect that it was a short and wretched old man and two burly and fierce men. Xiang Hongying's beautiful eyes narrowed, and she was about to call for guards, but immediately saw the rude men took out foreign guns and pointed them at her.
Looking at the black muzzle of the gun, Xiang Hongying remained calm, spoke softly, and asked without any panic.
"Who are you? Let's talk calmly. If the gun goes off accidentally, you may not be able to leave this building."
"Aren't I afraid that Miss Xiang will do something extreme and make things embarrassing?"
The old man chuckled and his eyes moved across Xiang Hongying's chest unscrupulously.
"How dare you break into the Golden Building with foreign guns? Are you really not afraid of running into the owner of the Golden Building? Be careful or he will twist off your heads and kick them like balls.
If I leave now, I can pretend this never happened.
Here are some loose gold and silver. Take them to treat me to tea. Can we just leave this matter at that?"
Xiang Hongying was no longer the quiet and virtuous woman she used to be. Her words became a little aggressive. She grabbed a handful of gold and silver and explained the pros and cons while trying to persuade the old man to give up his bad thoughts.
The two big men stared at the gold and silver, their throats moving up and down.
"Miss Xiang is really good at calculating, but we are not here for money today.
We just want to invite Miss Xiang to come back home and perform for the master. As long as you are obedient, we promise not to hurt a single hair of yours.
As for endangering your life, you are really worrying too much."
The wretched old man spoke sweet words while snatching the gold and silver from Xiang Hongying's hands and putting them into his arms.
Xiang Hongying raised her eyebrows. Seeing that the old man was not moved by her soft words, she tried to be roundabout in another way.
"It's no problem to sing opera. Our Xiang Family Troupe is not some royal troupe like those foreigners. If the price is right, everything will be fine. But how can I explain to my father if you hire people like this?"
"Miss Hongying, stop pretending. The master only wants to hear you sing tonight. As for your fellow troupes, don't worry. As long as you make the master happy, we won't do anything to them."
Seeing that Xiang Hongying was still pretending to be stupid, the wretched old man snorted coldly and said with a forced smile, a barely perceptible sinister gleam in his eyes.
Xiang Hongying saw that the old man was determined to take her away, then looked at the black muzzle of the gun, suddenly smiled and spoke softly.
"Then wait a moment. I'll go change my clothes. It'll be quick."
After saying that, he turned around and walked away without paying any attention to the three old men.
The old man wanted to stop Xiang Hongying, but Xiang Hongying ignored the old man's threat and just changed her clothes in the dressing room.
Not long after, Xiang Hongying came out in a red dress.
Looking at Xiang Hongying, whose hair was tied up with two finger-long metal hairpins, the old man was a little annoyed.
"This set is much uglier than the previous one. I have to change it. It has taken so long. If you don't leave now, don't force me to do anything to your gang!"
Xiang Hongying looked at the old man who looked fierce but was actually weak, smiled lightly, and was about to walk out of the house.
But he was stopped immediately, "Stop! We're not going through the front door, we're going through the window!"
The wretched old man looked somewhat proud, as if he was very proud of his own fantastic ideas.
Outside the Golden Building, Xiang Hongying's pretty face showed a little coldness as she looked at the old man being carried down by two strong men.
Inside the Golden Building, the accountant looked at the blue-clothed servant who had not returned for a long time, frowned, and gave instructions to another servant.
"Ah Si, go upstairs and check where Xiao Wu is. Is he slacking off again?"
Ah Si nodded, turned around and ran up the stairs in small steps.
The accountant thought of the three guests who had just come in under the banner of the Cantonese Generals to look for the Xiang family, and frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
In the utility room on the second floor, the blue-clothed servant who was knocked unconscious by the rough guard was woken up by Ah Si.
"Xiaowu, wake up, who knocked you out and left you here?!"
Xiao Wu came back to his senses, rubbed his head, and said anxiously,
"They are here to look for Miss Xiang, the dressing room!"
The accountant and guards who were called by the two servants looked at the dressing room with the windows wide open and knew that something bad was going to happen.
The accountant was experienced in the martial arts world. He turned around and told the guards and servants, "You guys take different routes to Guangzhou and see if you can run into those evil guests and snatch Miss Xiang back. Be smart. If you can't, just hang back and see if you can find an opportunity. Don't force it!"
The boss is going to the martial arts gym today, so you guys should hurry out and tell him the news. If you are late, Miss Xiang will fall into the tiger's mouth!"
Foshan, an unknown wild lake
The sky was bright, the hills in the wilderness were undulating, and the road beside the wild lake was muddy.
On the road, an especially tall figure appeared on the road, with two heads, one big and one small, lying on his shoulders, which looked a bit funny.
It turned out that the wretched old man was a little tired, and was being carried on the way by a big man.
The heat was unbearable, and the sun was scorching at noon. The three old men were a little thirsty and tired. There was a forest in front of them, so without thinking, they called Xiang Hongying to go in.
Xiang Hongying, who was behind him, heard the three people calling out to her, and looked up, to see a deep forest shrouded in mist.
That’s right, just when I was about to take a nap, a pillow was delivered to my door. I was just worried about where to deal with you bunch of losers!
Xiang Hongying deliberately slowed down his pace, and while the big man in front was carrying the old man into the woods, he and the other big man fell behind.
"Hurry up. You were so energetic on the road before, but why are you so slow now that we are in the woods?" The big man was also a little anxious because of the heat, and said to Xiang Hongying in an annoyed tone.
Xiang Hongying saw that the two people in front had entered the dense forest, and glanced at the big man who never left his gun.
After turning the corner, Xiang Hongying took a deep breath, and in the blink of an eye she lightened her body. While her left hand reached for the big man's gun hand, her right hand's jade fingers suddenly pulled out the metal hairpin that tied her hair up, and her long hair like a waterfall instantly swept towards the big man's eyes with great force.
"boom"
As soon as Xiang Hongying made any movement, fire flashed in the big man's hand, and he shot her in the head without caring about the beauty's life at all.
Green smoke rose as the brass bullet narrowly missed Xiang Hongying and shot into a tree trunk nearby.
But before the big man could fire the second shot, the steel hairpin in Xiang Hongying's hand poked three or five transparent holes in the big man's neck.
Looking at the big man who covered his neck with his left hand and blood foam came out of the corner of his mouth, Xiang Hongying smiled slightly, snatched the foreign gun from the big man, and rushed forward.
"Bang" "Bang" "Bang" "Bang"
In the dense forest, Xiang Hongying, relying on her light body and petite stature, although she had little experience with foreign rifles, still fought back and forth with the gun-wielding man who was protecting the old man and was in great pain.
For a moment, the forest was filled with smoke and wood chips flying everywhere.
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Gold Building, Dressing Room
On the way, Qin Huai met a servant who brought him the news. He hurried back and frowned when he saw the empty room and the scattered footprints under the windowsill.
Entering the dressing room again, Qin Huai saw that only the male general's long backrest was torn apart. Combining this with the accountant's inference, Qin Huai narrowed his eyes and said, "General? What a Cantonese general!"
Without wasting any time, he immediately summoned a mechanical hound to collect personal clues about Xiang Hongying.
After a moment, the blue light in the mechanical hound's eyes turned green. Qin Huai looked at the dial again and saw that the huge red dot on the dial was leaving Foshan and heading towards Guangfu.
really!
Qin Huai's heart tightened, and he turned around and followed the mechanical hound out of the city.
Outside the woods, Qin Huai, who was running after the hunting dogs, heard the gunshots and saw the birds in the forest being frightened and scattering. His legs and feet quickened.
In the forest, the wretched old man shook the big man who was unfortunately killed by a stray bullet beside him, and looked at the female Rakshasa who was walking towards him with a gun in hand, with a look of panic on his face.
"You can't kill me! I am the advisor of General Guangfu. If you kill me, my master will not let you go! He will make sure that your entire Xiang Clan will be buried with me!"
Under the dense forest, the sunlight shines through the layers of leaves onto the woman, making her long black hair look very charming.
Xiang Hongying, whose face was as cold as frost, was not moved by the old man's words at all. The steel hairpin in her hand swept across, and blood splattered immediately.
The old man was killed.
Qin Huai entered the forest and was stunned when he saw Xiang Hongying pointing a gun at him.
"Ms. Hong~Ms. Hongying?"
Xiang Hongying, who looked like a demon, put down his gun, wiped the blood off his face, and glanced at Qin Huai.
"Here, help me."
(End of this chapter)