Chapter 79: Yang Liang, King of Han
Chapter 79: Yang Liang, King of Han
At nightfall, the Jiangdu Xiao family fleet consisting of ten large ships had sailed into the Jiangnan Canal. At two o'clock in the morning, the fleet arrived in Qu'a County of Yanling Prefecture.
Suddenly, an unknown large ship blocked the way ahead, cutting off the river and forcing the Xiao family fleet to slowly stop.
Xiao Hu knew that the King of Han had come, and he felt a little guilty, so he quickly got into his cabin. As soon as he entered the cabin, a dagger with a cold glow was instantly pressed against Xiao Hu's throat. Xiao Hu was so scared that he dared not move. The opponent was too fast and had obviously broken through the barrier.
Xiao Xia slowly emerged from the darkness and said coldly: "You boarded the King of Han's ship, and you betrayed the Xiao family!"
"Oh it's you!"
Xiao Hu gnashed his teeth in hatred, "You ignorant little thief, you are going to ruin the Xiao family's business!"
At this time, Xiao Cong also walked in and snorted, "You actually boarded the King of Han's ship. I don't know who ruined the Xiao family's business?"
"Brother, I've told you that the King of Han wants to present treasures to Concubine Chen. You should present the eighty-seven treasures to the King of Han, and it will benefit the Xiao family!"
Xiao Cong was furious. "You idiot, if he wanted me to give it up, he would come to my house and ask for it directly, instead of killing me halfway. This is clearly an attempt to silence me. How could you not understand?"
At this moment, an arrow shot into the cabin with a "whoosh!" sound. It was as fast as lightning and extremely powerful. It hit Xiao Hu's temple. "Puff!" The arrow shot into Xiao Hu's head, and the tip of the arrow came out from the other side with a blood clot.
Xiao Hu fell down without even a scream.
This incident happened so fast that even Xiao Xia didn't react. He only heard someone outside coldly say, "Master Xiao, I'll give you one stick of incense. If you don't hand over the treasure, none of you will survive."
Xiao Xia watched Xiao Hu being shot to death in front of him, which really made him lose face. He gritted his teeth and said to Yuan Shoucheng in the dark: "Aren't you very powerful? Why didn't you intercept the arrow?"
Yuan Shoucheng rolled his eyes, "It's not shooting at you, why should I stop it?"
"What should we do now?" Xiao Xia asked again.
"One word, escape!"
Xiao Xia glanced at the patriarch, only to see that his face was pale and his eyes were blank.
Xiao Xia made up his mind, walked out of the cabin, jumped onto the boat shed, and shouted to the big ship dozens of steps away: "I am Xiao Xia from the Xiao family in Jiangdu, please meet the King of Han!"
After a while, Han Wang Yang Liang appeared. He glanced at Xiao Xia and said calmly, "I haven't seen you for many years. You have grown up so much. Child, you are not from the Xiao family in Jiangdu!"
"I am from the Xiao family in Jiangdu now!"
"Then what do you want to say? You want me to let the Xiao family go? Do you think it's possible?"
Xiao Xia said in a high voice: "I just want to tell His Majesty that the eighty-seven treasures of the Xiao family in Jiangdu have been presented to the eldest princess. As early as two months ago, the treasure list was sent to the capital."
Han Wang Yang Liang was startled and asked coldly: "Master Xiao, is what he said true?"
Xiao Cong understood Xiao Xia's intention. He sighed in his heart and said loudly, "It is indeed true. I will temporarily put the things in Jinling. When the princess comes to Jiangdu, I will directly present them to her!"
Han Wang Yang Liang stared at Xiao Xia for a moment, then suddenly turned around and whispered to the man in green holding the bow and arrow, "Are you sure you can kill them all?"
"Reporting to the Lord, others can do it, but I'm afraid this young man can't!"
"why?"
"There is a master hiding behind him, whose inner strength is unfathomable, and I feel that he has reached the ninth level.
"Ninth grade!"
Yang Liang was shocked and his face changed several times. He felt that something was wrong.
At this time, the counselor Pei Wen'an stepped forward and whispered: "The ninth-rank master is probably sent by the princess to protect the child. If he complains to the princess, the king will lose more than he gains. It is better to let go of the Jiangdu Xiao family for the time being and go after the Jiangning Xiao family first."
Yang Liang felt a little scared when he thought that there was a ninth-grade master hiding on the other side's ship. If a fight broke out, he would probably be in danger.
Yang Liang nodded and said to Xiao Xia, "Well, I'll give you a favor and let the Jiangdu Xiao family go today." Xiao Xia bowed slightly, "Your Majesty is wise!"
King Yang Liang of Han left as soon as he said he would. The three large ships quickly sailed towards the Yangtze River and soon disappeared into the night.
Xiao Xia watched the boat go away and breathed a sigh of relief. He jumped off the boat shed and apologized to the head of the family, Xiao Cong, "I was in a hurry and said that the treasure had been presented to the princess. You don't have to take it seriously!"
Xiao Cong shook his head. "You are right. The Xiao family cannot keep these treasures. Once the King of Han finds out that the treasures have not been presented to the princess, he will definitely turn around and kill us. At that time, the Xiao family in Jiangdu will be doomed. We cannot keep these treasures of the Southern Dynasty palace. It is better to present them to the princess for her safety. We can just keep the other wealth."
Yuan Shoucheng walked out with a smile and said, "The head of the family is wise. The King of Han did not dare to ask you for it openly because the emperor was also seeking these treasures. He was afraid that the emperor would know. At least before the emperor left Jiangdu, the King of Han did not dare to touch the Xiao family in Jiangdu."
Xiao Cong bowed quickly and asked, "May I ask your Dharma name, Immortal Master?"
Yuan Shoucheng laughed, "I am the creditor of this brat. I was afraid he would run away, so I followed him all the way. Abao, let's go!"
His figure flashed, and he had already landed on the shore. Xiao Xia clasped his fists and said, "Master, see you in Jiangdu!"
Xiao Xia also jumped onto the shore, and in a flash, the two of them disappeared into the night.
Xiao Cong watched them walk away and sighed in his heart, everything is God's will!
At this time, two warriors carried out Xiao Hu's body. Xiao Cong was shocked all over, slowly knelt down, and burst into tears while holding his brother's body.
On a barren mountain, Yuan Shoucheng and Xiao Xia sat on the top of the mountain, admiring the boat lights on the Jiangnan Canal in the distance.
"I noticed that you are not curious about your own life experience at all. Even the King of Han knows you. Don't you want to know who your father is?"
"Does Master know?"
Yuan Shoucheng shook his head. "I don't know, but seeing the attitude of the King of Han today, I guessed that you should be from the royal family. Your family head should know. You can go ask him."
"He won't tell me!"
Xiao Xia did not reveal that he already knew his father was Yang Guang. He smiled and said, "Actually, I don't care anymore. Let everything take its course!"
"Boy, do you already know?"
Xiao Xia did not answer, but changed the subject and asked, "Master, can you tell fortunes?"
Yuan Shoucheng stroked his beard and smiled, "If you know a little about Huozhulin, you can make a living in the martial arts world with three copper coins."
"Master, why don't you tell me my fortune for twenty strings of cash?"
Yuan Shoucheng laughed, "You reminded me. Here! The twenty strings of cash you owe me."
Xiao Xia was stunned. "When did I owe you twenty strings of cash?"
"I read your fortune the last time you went to Jiangning. I told you that you were destined to face disasters, including a water disaster. But you met Jin Zexiang and you escaped in the end. You had a flying knife in your hand, which helped you escape. That's why I didn't jump into the water to save you. So you owe me twenty strings of cash for the fortune-telling. Give it to me now!"
Xiao Xia laughed loudly, "Master, why don't you calculate my fate again? I'll give you fifty strings of cash!"
Yuan Shoucheng smiled and said, "I remember now. When you were eight years old, your mother brought you to Qingcheng Mountain to ask me to tell your fortune, but she didn't seem to pay me the money!"
Xiao Xia laughed so hard that his stomach hurt. He took a breath and said, "Master, tell me, what is the result of the fortune-telling?"
Yuan Shoucheng looked at him and said calmly, "When you are fifteen, you will experience a heavenly tribulation. It is true and not true, an illusion and not an illusion. Your past and present lives will all reincarnate in your heart. I don't understand what it means."
This time, Xiao Xia couldn't laugh.
(End of this chapter)