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Chapter 9 - Abduction from the Mountain
From morning till night, everyone waited anxiously for news from the foot of the mountain. The amount of food and water that could be brought out this time was extremely limited, and due to the hunger and anxiety in their minds, they had already suffered from quite a few injuries and were in a coma during the entire morning.
The sand around him was filled with arrows. As long as he could find any signs of attack from the bandits, his arrows would definitely not show any mercy.
Manager Fan brought her daughter and a servant to boil some water to help bandage and change the medicine for the injured. Hu Niu's face was red from all the work, and from time to time, she would look outside the short wall, hoping that the handsome pretty boy would bring back a miracle.
”Father, do you think Big Brother Xiao will be safe?”
”Don't talk nonsense, call for Mr. Xiao … Mr. Xiao is a genius, and not just that, he has a Bodhisattva's heart, why would such a person be in danger if they had the help of Hundred Spirits? ” The old man didn't know how to comfort his daughter, so he could only use this miraculous thing as an excuse.
Just as the sun rose past noon, Sai Men who was standing on the white rock in front of the temple suddenly shouted, ”Someone is approaching, a bandit is approaching.” Immediately after, the sentries under Qing San Ye shouted as well, ”There are bandits here, and they came alone. They seem to be here to deliver a letter to us.”
A bandit suddenly appeared on the gentle slope. He stopped fifty steps away from the temple door and rushed up, shouting, ”Everyone listen up, your luck is good, Mr. Xiao is willing to exchange his life for your safety … …” This is Mr. Xiao's letter, keep it properly. We won't be courteous about the silver down there … ” An arrow with a letter tied to it was nailed to the top of the mountain gate.
Qing San Ye quickly rushed over and read the letter ten lines at a time. After reading it, he slapped his own thigh and said, ”I'm sorry, Brother Xiao …” He used his own life in exchange for the safety of all of us … ” With that, he leaned against the door of the temple while covering his face, and passed the letter to Manager Fan.
In his eyes, there was no such difference between the Han and the Han. As long as you were a good man, no matter which race, he would admire you. In the free-for-all last night, he had even taken a liking to Louis, the foreign large nose, much less the official Xiao Letian.
When Manager Fan had only read half of the letter, he couldn't help but cry out, ”Mr. Xiao …” The Mr. Xiao was kidnapped by bandits, he is using his life in exchange for our safety … ”We owe you a favor that we'll never be able to repay for the rest of our lives …”
The young man with a bad temper jumped up immediately and shouted about how he wanted to snatch back the Mr. Xiao, especially the ten Musketeers s who were showing off last night. With red eyes, he stomped his feet and angrily scolded the raiders, wanting to rush out of the mountain gate.
”Come back, you bunch of evil beings. Are the ten of you going to die? Mr. Xiao is a hostage in the hands of bandits, are you trying to kill Sir? ” Manager Fan was so angry that he kicked the ten shop assistants a few times before stopping the impulsive young man.
In just a single night, these ten youths who had contributed greatly already treated Xiao Letian as their own master, and the respect they had for him was truly from the bottom of their hearts. The ancients were smart, but last night, the might of these ten musket team s were already seen by the great figures such as Manager Fan, Qing San Ye and the others, their good days were about to come.
He could foresee that in the future, these ten lackeys would be the core strength of the guards in Fan family's caravan. Each of them would even bring a group of disciples with them.
The ancient people were deeply influenced by the Confucianism, they were sincere towards Xiao Letian in their gratitude.
The Mountain Temple was filled with grief. In the corner of the main hall, Hu Niu held onto Xiao Letian's Flying Tiger Team leather clothes as she cried.
Even the large nose, Old Foreign Louis was praying sorrowfully, ”Oh my god, Xiao is my first believer in the development of China, please bless him …”
No matter how sad everyone was, they all knew very well that these dozens of people could never be able to save Mr. Xiao, not to mention that no one knew where the bandits' village was located. Right now, the most important task was for the caravan to rush to Yi County immediately and leave this dangerous forest.
The caravan departed very quickly, and the moment they left Mountain Temple, Qing San Ye looked at the continuous mountain range and swore silently in his heart, ”Brother Xiao, you have to bear with it. When I return, I will definitely go up and ask for reinforcements.
The Manager Fan was also secretly comforting her daughter, ”My daughter, don't worry. When father goes back, I will raise money and find friend Green Forest to help make the connection. Even if I have to exchange the mountain of gold and silver, I will redeem the Mr. Xiao …”
As for Louis who was praying to God, he thought to himself, ”What exactly is the Divine Awakening that Xiao wants to tell me? How many secrets did he have on him? ”After we leave the mountain, I can't let go of these Chinese people. Besides, this Xiao needs to be a focus of attention for the American Intelligence …”
When the caravan sped up its departure from the forest and made its way towards the Yi County, Xiao Letian had already been captured and brought to Shi Dakai's base, the Taibai Top that was deep within the mountains.
Climbing up, climbing down, turning left and right, many places still needed people to dismount and walk. There were even some roads hidden in the dense forest, and without the help of those familiar with the roads, it was impossible to find them.
Xiao Letian had been lost since a long time ago, but he could roughly feel that these Taiping Army were carrying him westward towards a place that was denser than the mountain peaks. When the dizzy Xiao Letian saw the sunset glow in the sky, they had finally reached their destination.