Chapter 8 (1/2)
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A Smart Xiaobao To The Rescue
[TL Note 2: hey guys, I've started to censor curse words because of ad money :(. Apologies if the asterisks make it weird but homie gotta earn the bag! Along the way i'll see what i can do to make it less weird.]
Su Zhixian did not dare approach for the moment, only leaning against the wall 2-3 meters away from him, her knees slightly bent.
Li Chengfeng slowly came to his consciousness. In the beginning, he was very confused but quickly, he did an energetic flip and landed. He looked in all directions cautiously. When his panicky eyes fell on Su Zhixian, he said in a low voice, “What happened to me?”
Su Zhixian suddenly looked like a pitiful girl once more. With tears in her eyes- and a hint of fear and relief- “Sir, you suddenly fainted! Thank goodness you're awake now, or I wouldn't know what to do.”
Li Chengfeng was stunned. “I fainted? That's… impossible?”
His cheeks were burning. How could a proud man like him faint in front of a lady?!
Absolutely embarra.s.sing!
Li Chengfeng wouldn't have believed that this girl was a terrifying figure. Just like how Su Zhixian wouldn't expect to know who this weak-looking person was.
With a shaky voice, she urged, “Sir, the people outside want to burn this place down and kill us. Sir, think of something!”
Li Chengfeng had no time to be embarra.s.sed. In a flash, he scrambled to the window to look outside. The person outside was indeed holding a crossbow up. He shouted, “Wait, wait!”
The black-robed leader's eyes locked on him. He raised an arm, signalling for the black-robed people behind to hold. All the crossbows were now lowered to the ground.
The leader said in a deep voice, “Made your decision? I respect that you're from the Spiritual Mountain Sect, but I am not afraid of you all! Sacrificing your life for that b**ch? Not worth it!”
Li Chengfeng's mind was racing as he tried to think of something. Nonchalantly, he said, “Well, if I hand her over, what would I gain?”
Su Zhixian's eyes widened, shaking her head vigorously as she begged him silently. He gave her a rea.s.suring look, then quickly looked around the room.
The black-robed leader replied with a sneer, “Gains? Your freedom will be your largest gain!”
Li Chengfeng played the usual card of contempt. “Absolutely not! I've already embarra.s.sed my sect here, if I return like that, I'll get punished!”
It sounded very logical too. Sects demanded courage in the face of danger, as well as personal discipline. Embarra.s.sing the sect would mean he'd be beaten if not killed.
The black-robed man wasn't willing to offend a powerful sect for no good reason either, so he said in a low voice, “What do you want?”
Li Chengfeng's eyes rolled as he thought about it. There was a sudden whoosh from the skylight.
He and Su Zhixian looked up to realise skylight was actually someone moving the roof tiles. Zhao Xiaobao's panicked face appeared as he whispered, “Master, what's happening?!”
Li Chengfeng was delighted. “Good timing! Good timing! Go, go look for reinforcements! I've been trapped!”
Zhao Xiaobao looked around frantically, “By who?”
He roared, “Stop wasting time, the fire's up my a** now! Go get help!”
The black-robed man was growing impatient. “My friend on the inside, do not be greedy or we'll just end up hurting each other!”
Li Chengfeng quickly said, “I can't make a loss from this either so you must compensate me with… hmph, eighteen thousand taels of gold will do!”
The black-robed man let out a furious guffaw at the ridiculous price. “Archers!”
Li Chengfeng coughed. “Hey hey hey, let's talk! You can talk to me if you think it's too much! I'll give you a discount, what do you think?”
The man roared, “You from the Spiritual Mountain Sect, I don't think you appreciate my politeness at all! Much apologies!”
Li Chengfeng pounced on Su Zhixian and dragged her up in a flash. He showed half her face at the window and yelled, “Do you want her alive? If you do, you'd better take it down a few notches! Or it'll be a lose-lose situation! No one will gain anything from this!”
The black-robed man clenched his teeth, his arm in the air shook. He was about to wave his arm- and his subordinates would fire the crossbows immediately and burn the building and the people inside to ashes.
But… He'd been on the chase for more than half a year and suffered too much. More than ten of his brothers had died, all for him to kill Cheng Qianfang?
No, only a live Cheng Qianfang is worth something!
Just as the man hesitated, Li Chengfeng whispered to Zhao Xiaobao, “What are you standing there for? Go get help! Do you want me to die?!”
He squealed and disappeared in a flash.
Li Chengfeng heaved a sigh of relief and said solemnly to the worried Su Zhixian, “Although my servant is a little slow, he's quite intelligent. Just wait a bit and he'll…”
As he spoke, Zhao Xiaobao peeked his head through the hole in the roof again, “Young Master! Where do I get help from? Should I go look for Old Master?”