Chapter 141: My Name Is... Xiao (2/2)
”You can come, why can't I come?!” Nian Wushuang glanced at Wang She with a grim smile, ”Relax. I know who's your target. He's yours!”
Wang She gave an embarrassed smile, ” Are they all here?”
”We're all waiting for you! Nian Wushuang answered. ”Your little friend should at least have a name?!”
”Oh, I forgot to introduce you, this is Xiao...!”
”Xiao, my name is Xiao, Xiao meaning dawn!” Hearing that Wang She was about to say ”Xiao Baozi”, Junior Leopard hurried to interrupt him and made up a name randomly. And then, he froze, ”Shit, if I know this, then I should have brought a set of Black Cover Fire Cloud Clothes!”
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The inn wasn't large, in fact, it was quite small. It was a village inn located alongside the official road outside of Qinlingjun City.
Wang She ordered several ordinary guest rooms and the biggest one was only about 20 square meters. Upon entering the room, Junior Leopard was greeted by a sour odor. He raised his hand and waved, ”What are you doing? Why do you choose here!”
”We have no choice. This is the only hidden place!” answered Wang She.
The room was not as packed as Junior Leopard had expected. There were only three of them, sitting on chairs, motionless under the dim light. Everyone seemed to be out of ordinary.
”OK, now that everyone is here, let's get to know each other!” Wang She drummed on the table and said after entering the room.
”Your friend seems mysterious. Level Six... Hehe, Long Bug, where do you find him?!”
A small middle-aged man, the oldest among the three, glanced at Junior Leopard, felt the spirit around him, smiled and said, ”Is he reliable? This is not funny. If he is not reliable, just leave him here!”
”I'm not sure about others, but he must be more reliable than you old Brat!” Wang She looked at him and said hazily, ”This is my friend Xiao, Xiao meaning the dawn!” Then he leaned over to make Junior Leopard seen. He pointed at the man who spoke just now and said, ”Xiao, this is Tu Sen, also known as Brat. He's a bandit!”
”Tu Sen?!” Junior Leopard gasped with surprise. He had heard of this man. As one of the three famous bandits in the Great Jin and the Vice Gang Chief of the King of Hell Mountain Stronghold, he was one of the biggest headaches for the imperial court of Jin. Waving his Turbid Iron Rod, also known as Mixing Yuan One Breath Rod, he was invincible and famous for being an expert at Level Six.
As for the other two, Junior Leopard had never heard of them. The tall old man was called Peng Gongliang while the woman was White Lotus. She was about 40 years old. She looked plain, just like an ordinary housewife, while actually, she was an expert at Level Six.
Same as Tu Sen, they were both friends of Lei Xu's.
After introductions, they nodded to each other to show courtesy.
Two experts at Level Six, one at Level Seven. Junior Leopard was at Level Six and Wang She and Nian Wushuang were both at Level Eight.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that these six people together could completely destroy a middle-scale school, including the Wu Family in Yunzhou.
”As we're all here and we now know each other, let's have a discussion on how to carry out the task on Lu Shaoyou's wedding!” said Wang She. ”Wu Shuang, what's your take on it?”
”It's simple. You go and challenge Lu Shaoyou one on one again, so we can rob the bride!” answered Nian Wushuang.
”This is a good idea, but it may be difficult to achieve. I can handle Lu Shaoyou, but it won't just be him, there'll at least be Gao Yulou. Though he's not as strong as Lu Shaoyou, he's not that weak. Beside them, the Mingyi School must also send other members. If I go straight to Lu Shaoyou, I might be stopped by others. In this case, if Lu refuses to fight with me, he'll have a good reason. If we push it too far, then it'll be us who are being aggressive. That's bad for our image!”
”Shit, who cares about image then! We're going to rob another's wife OK?!” Junior Leopard found it ironic. ”What kind of people are these guys?”
”Then in your opinion, how should we do this?!” said Nian Wushuang. ”Lei Xu has left this matter to you. I'm only a fighter!”
”Then what about you three? Peng Gongliang, what's your opinion?”
”I'll do whatever you say!” Peng Gongliang stroked his beard and answered, ”I'm here because I owe one to Lei Xu. I'll do my part then!”
The other two also had no opinion.
”What about you?” Wang She asked Junior Leopard after others were all asked.
”I have no opinion and I'll do whatever you say!” Junior Leopard answered. His face was all covered by the mask so his emotion couldn't be seen, neither could any emotion fluctuation be told from his tone.
”Well then. Since you all trust me so much, I'll do the arrangement!” Wang She nodded. When he was speaking, he walked toward the table, took a scroll out of nowhere, and spread it out.
”This's the topographic map of Qinlingjun City. And that's the map of Lu Mansion!”
Wang She unfolded the two maps. Junior Leopard could see on the map of Qinlingjun City various buildings and streets were thickly marked. Every place had detailed annotations. Junior Leopard was shocked to find there was even the patrol timetable of the army. This was definitely a detailed military map, and it couldn't have been drawn by the imperial court of Jin, but most likely by the spy from the Northern Yuan.
”This is the special map from the Sinan Institute of the Northern Yuan, right? Where did you get it?!”
Others were also shocked at the sight of this map. Such a detailed city map with all the necessary information. All the weak points of the city were carefully marked. Who else could draw this except for the Sinan Institute of the Northern Yuan?
”It is indeed drawn by the Sinan Institute of the Northern Yuan. It took me a lot of work to get it!” answered Wang She. ”Look, Qinlingjun City covers a broad area. It has nine city gates and 18 main streets from which more than one hundred various small streets extend. There're also countless alleys. This terrain is perfect for us to retreat and hide!”
”Plan for defeat rather than victory. You're really an ambitious man!” White Lotus smirked.
”Even if we win, we need to run and hide. In fact, the most dangerous moment is when we get the bride!” Wang She said dryly, ”As once we make it, Governor Ma will have sufficient reasons to take his daughter back!”
”Isn't it a set up already? Lei Xu will handle Governor Ma. What, all we need to do is to rob the bride?!” Tu Sen's face fell after hearing Wang She. ”Lei Xu has told me that Ma Tianchang wouldn't butt in. Right?”
”He won't butt in when we're robing because that's the business of the Mingyi School and the imperial court. But once we succeed, as the father of Miss Ma, he'll definitely deploy forces to run after us. Even if Lei Xu has good reasons, he can't persuade him in such a short period. So we must be well prepared, in case...!”
”There is no 'in case'. Once we succeed, I'll leave at once!” Tu Sen interrupted Wang She and said.
”It's up to you. I won't stop you if only you can run out!” said Wang She coldly. ”Actually, once we start, the whole Qinlingjun City will be blocked. At that time, even I, let alone you, can't get out of the city. Thus, we need an escape route!”
Tu Sen didn't speak again, but he looked dreadful.
Not just him, Peng Gongliang and White Lotus also looked pale.
”Chief Wang, since you mentioned this, you must have found a good plan, right?” asked Peng Gongliang.
”I can't say it's good, but I do have an idea!”
”Our purpose is only to disturb this wedding and stop Lei Xu's girlfriend from marrying others. If we can defeat Lu Shaoyou and take Miss Ma away, then the wedding can't continue. We don't need to really kidnap Miss Ma, so we can let her go after that. You've said that Governor Ma also hated this marriage. In this way, everyone will get what he wants. I believe Governor Ma won't be too hard on us?!”
”Don't be so naive. Even if Governor Ma and I have linked hearts and we cooperate to act this out, we need to make it look authentic. This is not just a game. It's serious. Even if we let Miss Ma go, we can't guarantee that Governor Ma will let us off easily. Anyway, Yunzhou is governed by him. He needs to give the imperial court and the people an explanation!”
”Then what should we do? Though I'm confident of my cultivation, I've got no chance once Governor Ma butts in. And the same for all of you!”
Tu Sen seemed kind of terrified and said, ”Damn it. I wouldn't have come if I'd have known Governor Ma would butt in!”
”Are you that scared of Ma Tianchang?” Nian Wushuang said as her eyes blazed lightly. Governor Ma was indeed very famous, but Yunzhou had been flourishing for more than a decade during which Ma Tianchang seldom appeared in public. He spent most of his time in the Governor Mansion, except that he needed to report on his work in the capital city once a year. He didn't go out much, so few people really knew about him.
Nian Wushuang had been famous for about 20 years, but she seldom interacted with Ma Tianchang, so she didn't know much about him.
”Yeah, I'm almost scared to death. Don't laugh at me. It's not just me. You can ask Peng Gongliang and White Lotus whether they're afraid or not?!” Tu Sen smirked. But Junior Leopard heard a sound of teeth grinding under his laughter, not from hatred but from fear.
”No matter how scared we are, we have no other option now. But I can assure you though Ma Tianchang is very powerful, he can only guard in Yunzhou. If we can run out of Yunzhou city, he can't do anything to us. At worst, we won't come back to Yunzhou anymore!” said Wang She.
”Ah, forget it. That's the only way out. Chief Wang, please tell us your plan!”
Peng Gongliang who had been silent all the time finally sighed and said to Wang She.
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