Chapter 121 Encountering a tough guy
Chapter 121 Encountering a tough guy
At dusk, Xiao Xia arrived at Chongrenfang in an ox cart.
Xiao Xia jumped off the ox cart and walked towards the restaurant. The driver asked, "Sir, do you want me to wait for you?"
"Wait a moment! I'll be leaving soon."
Xiao Xia walked forward and took out the key to open the door, but unexpectedly found that the door was locked with a large chain lock. He only had a key to the door, but not the key to the chain lock.
This chain lock wasn’t there the last time I came. Could it be that he put on a lock after moving things away?
Logically, this is impossible, but even if this is the case, the key should be given to myself.
Xiao Xia had no choice but to go around to the back to see if there were any doors or windows open.
The restaurant is very large, with a courtyard wall at the back and a back door that is also locked.
Xiao Xia was about to climb over the wall to go in, but unexpectedly saw a waiter from the restaurant next door running to his ox cart and saying something.
The driver immediately drove the ox cart away in panic. Xiao Xia was stunned. What happened?
His alertness made him enter the barrier-breaking state instantly. He immediately caught a glimpse of an arrow shooting towards him from the corner of his eye. Without thinking, he drew his sword and chopped the incoming arrow away with one sword.
I saw a young man holding a bow standing more than thirty feet away, riding a warhorse. He was of medium build and very strong. He was not surnamed Dou, but I had seen him in the cafeteria. He was Dou's younger brother.
Suddenly, another person appeared behind him and thrust a sword at Xiao Xia at an extremely fast speed. Xiao Xia turned around like a ghost, and the opponent's sword missed. Xiao Xia could have cut off his arm with the sword, but he showed mercy. With a flash of cold light, a big gash was opened on the man's buttocks, and blood gushed out.
The young man screamed and fell to the ground.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and four warriors surrounded and killed him from two directions.
Xiao Xia ran eastward at full speed. Suddenly, a horse appeared in front of him. The warrior on the horse swung his sword at him. Xiao Xia was prepared. He leaned sideways to avoid the opponent's sword. He grabbed the opponent's wrist and dragged him off the horse. He used the force of the drag to jump onto the horse and shot a flying knife behind him.
Behind him was Dugu Huai'en. Dugu Huai'en was unable to dodge and was stabbed in the shoulder. Dugu Huai'en screamed and fell off his horse.
Xiao Xia jumped over a bush on his horse and rushed onto a path behind. He rode his horse westward at full speed. After running a few dozen steps, he waved his hand and another flying knife shot out, hitting the archer's shoulder. The archer felt pain in his arm and shot an arrow into the sky.
Dou Dexuan chased after him for several hundred steps when the horse in front suddenly stopped. Xiao Xia dismounted and tied the horse to a small tree calmly. The white horse had no stray hairs on its body and looked very valuable. It should be a BMW and he didn't want to throw it away.
After tying up the horse, Xiao Xia grasped the hilt of the sword and looked at him coldly.
"Since we are determined to fight to the death, then come on!"
Dou Dexuan passed the seventh level of martial arts last year, but his barrier-breaking state lasted only for more than an hour a day, and now it has disappeared.
He was not a fool. He thought Xiao Xia was just a scholar from the south who bought his restaurant without knowing his place, so he wanted to teach this bastard a lesson. Now he realized that the other party was not simple. He killed four people by himself and led him to a deserted place, where he was going to attack him.
Finding that he might not be able to defeat the other party, he began to reason. He said stubbornly: "That restaurant is the Dou family's fiefdom, and it is of extraordinary significance. You must return it to the Dou family."
"Offer a price that satisfies me, and I'll consider selling it to you!"
"Four thousand five hundred strings of cash, let you earn five hundred strings of cash a day!"
Xiao Xia shook his head, "Twenty thousand strings of cash, I won't sell it for a penny less!"
Dou Dexuan was furious and yelled, "You bastard, you dare to go against the Dou family, I will make sure you die without a burial place!"
Xiao Xia's figure flashed, and before Dou Dexuan could see clearly, his warhorse let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground with a bang. Dou Dexuan also fell heavily to the ground. Only then did he realize that there was a severed horse leg in front of him, and blood spurted all over him.
When I looked up at Xiao Xia again, there was no one there, and the horse tied to the tree had been taken away by him.
Dou Dexuan sucked in a breath of cold air, as if he had fallen into an icy cave.
Dou Dexuan limped to the restaurant. His four companions had been carried to Qingfeng Restaurant. The owner called in doctors to bandage their wounds. Except for Yu Xiaoyan who was dragged off his horse, the other three were injured. The most seriously injured was Yuan Ping, who had a three-inch cut on his buttocks. Although it was a flesh wound, he had to lie down for at least half a month.
Dugu Huai'en and Houmo Chenfeng were hit in the shoulders by flying knives respectively. They were only minor injuries to the skin and no injuries to the bones. They would be fine after a few days of rest.
Dou Dexuan walked into the restaurant, and Yu Xiaoyan came up to him and asked anxiously, "Brother, have you caught the person?"
Dou Dexuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I was ambushed by that guy and my horse was killed by him!"
"And my horse?"
Yu Xiaoyan was a little anxious. "That was my father's BMW. I stole it and rode it for two days. If it's lost, how can I explain it to my father?"
"Well, as long as you find the man, you will find your horse."
"But my father will be back tomorrow!"
Yu Xiaoyan was so anxious that he was about to cry, "Brother, what do you think we should do?"
"shut up!"
Dou Dexuan was upset and could not help but get angry and said, "That man is a master. He showed mercy by not killing us. Your horse was stolen. What does it have to do with me?"
Yu Xiaoyan's face changed, and he turned around and walked away. When he reached the door, he gritted his teeth and said, "Dou, I have seen through you. You only care about yourself and never consider our feelings. From now on, you go your way and I go mine. Our friendship is over!"
Yu Xiaoyan left the restaurant and left.
Dou Dexuan was upset and sat down with his head in his hands without saying a word.
Dugu Huai'en asked in a low voice: "Brother, is that Xiao Xia really that powerful?"
Dou Dexuan nodded. "He flashed in front of me. Before I could react, he cut off one of the horse's legs. Then he disappeared without a trace. He is at least seventh rank. I mean the real seventh rank, not the martial arts seventh rank."
Dugu Huai'en took a breath and said after a while: "What should I do now?"
"I don't know either. We'll try to get Xiao Yu's horse back. The horse was given by the emperor, so we can't lose it. But Chang'an is so big, where can we find him?"
Dugu Huai'en pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, I have a way to find him."
"any solution?"
"Hasn't the restaurant next door been transferred? Find the broker in charge of the transfer."
The shopkeeper of the nearby Qingfeng Restaurant smiled and said, "I know that broker. He came here yesterday and today. He's the shopkeeper of Baocheng Store. His surname is Ma. Baocheng Store is in Metropolitan City, but it's closed now. We can only talk about it tomorrow!"
Dou Dexuan nodded and said to everyone, "We will meet at the Imperial College tomorrow morning. Forget about Yuan Ping, you can't even walk. I'll ask him to pay for your medical expenses later. Huai En, go find Xiao Yu. If he wants his horse back, he has to go with me tomorrow."
Why was Dou Dexuan in a hurry to get the restaurant back? Because his father, Dou Yan, the Minister of War, would be back from Jiangdu the next day. Before leaving, his father told his eldest brother Dou Deming to redeem the restaurant as soon as possible while he was in Jiangdu. As a result, his eldest brother was careless and was ready to take back the restaurant for three thousand strings of cash, but was unexpectedly rejected by the Wei family.
Dou Deming planned to raise the price to four thousand strings of cash and take the restaurant back, but he was still a step too late. The Wei family actually sold the restaurant for the same four thousand strings of cash.
Dou Deming was panicked and at a loss, not knowing how to explain to his father.
Dou Dexuan was also anxious. He had a great responsibility in this matter. He looked down on the Wei family in his heart. It was he who advised his elder brother to use oppression to force the Wei family to make concessions. Paying three thousand strings of cash was his suggestion.
Dou Dexuan always used violence and coercion. When he learned from Wei Chengfeng that the Wei family had sold the restaurant to the new Imperial College student Xiao Xia, he also planned to use violence and coercion to force Xiao Xia to return the restaurant to the Dou family.
Unexpectedly, this time, Dou Dexuan and his companions encountered a tough opponent.
(End of this chapter)