Chapter 60: Partner Up
Zhang San remained calm and responded in a deep voice, "We are an exile contingent from the imperial court, escorting prisoners to Liangzhou. How dare you block our way and rob us? Aren't you afraid of the imperial court's wrath?"
The bandit leader sneered, seemingly not taking the imperial court's threat seriously. "Huh, the imperial court? In this desolate mountain wilderness, who knows what we've done?"
Master Xia Er jumped out again and tremblingly suggested to Zhang San: "Master Zhang, just listen to this good man and leave the woman behind. And the Prince of Zhennan will definitely be willing to sacrifice for everyone!"
"That's right. We exiled them along the way who were short of food and clothing. We left them here to enjoy the good food and drink with you heroes. We did this for their own good."
"Bullshit, or leave your mother and wife here!"
"We have no objection to keeping Xuanyuan Yi, but we cannot leave the woman behind."
There was also a great quarrel within the exile team.
Before he finished speaking, the two sides were already on the verge of a fight, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.
Although the prisoners in the exile team were tied up, there were also brave men who faced the sudden threat. They glared at the prisoners and tried to break free from their shackles and resist together with the officers and soldiers.
At this critical moment, a young soldier stepped forward, holding a spear and with a firm look in his eyes: "Although we are escorting the exile team and are not as good as the soldiers on the battlefield, we cannot allow the bandits to bully us! Brothers, for our lives and for our dignity, we will fight!"
At his command, the exiles and the officers and soldiers worked together to engage in a fierce battle with the bandits. The forest was suddenly filled with the flashing of swords, the sound of shouts and the clash of weapons.
The thieves on the opposite side reacted quickly. It was obvious that they were not ordinary thieves. This group of people were obviously from the army. They rushed towards Xuanyuan Yi's carriage at a very fast speed.
Liuyun and Liuxing reacted quickly and went straight to confront the bandits.
Even though these thieves rushed over aggressively, they were also nervous at this moment. Aren’t the police officers all their own people?
Why did they fight them so hard and even injured many of their brothers?
Isn’t Xuanyuan Yi a disabled person? Why does he have such a master around him?
Give me back my family. Except for the three children, everyone in the family is a master.
Wang Xiaoer hid in the crowd, looked at the situation in front of him, and quickly responded in a way that was beneficial to him.
After a hard battle, relying on their numerical advantage and tenacious will, the exile team finally repelled the thieves' attack.
Although some people were injured, the joy of victory brought a long-lost smile to everyone's face.
No one dared to stay for long, so they quickly packed up their things and the exile team continued on their way.
Xia Xing'er and Xia Qingyu huddled together, "Third brother, did you figure out what those thieves did just now?"
Xia Qingyu's eyebrows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death. "They are probably not thieves. They were sent by that person to assassinate Xuanyuan Yi, and we were affected by them."
Xia Xing'er: "Yeah, and that Wang Xiaoer among the officials is an insider. I plan to kill him."
Xia Qingyu looked at her younger sister in this state. Killing someone was as easy as killing a chicken.
But he still likes this little sister very much!
Xia Xing'er's consciousness entered the portable space, and all the looted things were piled up in the palace without being sorted out.
She used her consciousness to sort all the things into categories and put them away. She emptied out half of the shops in the capital, which contained many medical clinics and pharmacies, many of which contained precious medicinal materials.
What's more, there is a whole big hospital with all kinds of precious, rare and precious medicines.
She also learned a lot of knowledge when she was a ghost, including medical skills, and read many medical books, so she can basically recognize all these medicinal herbs.
She told Wang Xiaoer that she didn't want to waste the medicines left by the previous owner of the space, so she would use them as little as possible.
She decided to match it herself, but she didn't know what to match it with.
Is it to understand life quickly, or to torture it slowly.
In the end, it was decided to keep him alive, otherwise the dog emperor would send someone with ulterior motives, who would be even more difficult to deal with.
But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living punishment cannot be escaped. She looked at the black beans in the bottle and laughed out loud.
"Little sister, what are you laughing at?" Xia Qingyu looked at the girl who was in a daze before and laughed out loud and asked curiously, wondering what good thing she had thought of.
Xia Xing'er immediately returned to normal, with a black bean in her hand.
She held up the bean and showed it to Xia Qingyu: "Third brother, look at what this is?"
Xia Qingyu looked left and right, "This is a bean, and a rotten bean at that!"
Xia Xing'er said proudly, "Third brother, let me tell you, this is not an ordinary bean. If someone accidentally eats it, they will fart all day long, and they might even poop! Hehe!"
"Little sister, that sounds awesome! I really want to try it out with someone."
Xia Xing'er watched the bean instantly fall into Xia Qingyu's hands.
She thought her third brother would try the effect himself, but unexpectedly she saw him throwing it back directly with the internal force mixed in.
Because Xia Chengwen had been whipped twenty times, he was walking together with his mother, shouting in unison.
The bean went into his mouth just as he opened it. He didn't see what it was, but he felt a lump in his throat and swallowed it involuntarily.
"vomit……"
He wanted to spit out the unknown object he had swallowed, but no matter how hard he tried to dig it out with his hands, he couldn't.
Xia Xing'er now admires her third brother a little. He is such a talented person and a bitch.
Xia Chengwen deserves to be in trouble for coming up with such an idea.
It’s a good opportunity to use her as an experiment!
He quietly gave Xia Qingyu a thumbs up.
The brother and sister smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.
In less than a moment, Xia Chengwen's face instantly turned colorful, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, his legs clamped together, and he felt an irresistible force surging in his abdomen. Then, a series of rapid and loud "puff" sounds were rang out.
Xia Chengwen felt a bit embarrassed and helpless, mixed with an indescribable "special smell" that quickly spread, and even the air seemed to be frozen in the awkwardness for a moment.
People nearby, whether they were criminals in the exile team or officers and soldiers, all looked at him strangely. Some tried hard to suppress their laughter, while others simply covered their mouths and noses with their hands. The situation was out of control for a while.
Xia Chengwen's face flushed red and his eyes widened. He wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, but he could only stand there helplessly and let the "symphony" continue.
And the smell was so unapproachable that even his mother had to take a few steps back, fearing that she would be affected by this sudden "biochemical weapon".
The Xia family's donkey cart was not far from Xia Chengwen and was also affected.
The one driving the donkey cart today was Xia Chengsheng. He grumbled in disdain, "They're so mean, they deserve it. It's really bad luck to be traveling with them."
The donkey cart, which was originally moving slowly, suddenly sped up and soon left them far behind.
Xia Xing'er and Xia Qingyu exchanged a glance and thought to themselves, "We were careless. We didn't expect these beans to be so lethal. Killing a thousand enemies only to lose eight hundred of our own. It's not worth it!"
Fortunately, I only fed one person. If I had fed more people, they would have been suffocated by the smell along the way.
Xia Qingyu lowered her voice and said to Xia Xing'er, "Little sister, don't take out this bean anymore. Change it to something else!"
Xia Xing'er readily agreed, "Sure!"
Her consciousness re-entered the space and she began to search again.
Zhang San and Wang Xiaoer rode their horses and quickly caught up with the Xia family's donkey cart.
They don't want to smell that smell either. It's too strong and they can't stand it.
"Master Xia, this is the compensation Xia Chengwen's family gave you."
Zhang San took out a hundred-liang silver note from his bosom and handed it to Xia Chengsheng respectfully. He didn't dare act like an official when dealing with the Xia family, nor did he dare to embezzle their money. If it belonged to other prisoners, they would have put it in their own pockets long ago.
Xia Chengsheng took it without refusing, and took out twenty taels of silver from his pocket and handed it to Zhang San.
"This little bit of silver is for you officers. Buy some drinks. You've all worked hard along the way. If it weren't for your fairness and integrity, we would have suffered!"
We still have to walk together all the way, and we have to spend the money we spent, and spend the money to buy leisure time.
Xia Chengsheng had been a marquis for many years, so he understood the ways of the world.
Zhang San complained in his heart: How dare he be unfair and honest? He still wants to live a few more years and live a healthy life.
Just look at Liu Dameng and you will know the consequences of offending them.
At this time, Xia Chengsheng actually gave him twenty taels of silver. He was very nervous and didn't dare to accept it!
"Mr. Xia, what's the point? It was originally Xia Chengwen and Liu Dameng's fault. You are the victims, and we just did what we should do."
If another exiled prisoner gave it to him, he would have taken it without hesitation.
He was a little hesitant to accept the money from the Xia family. He was afraid that he would live to get it but not to spend it!
Xia Chengsheng smiled and said, "Take it. We still have a long way to go. We have to walk together and I still need your care!"
Zhang San knew that Xia Chengsheng was just being polite. With their abilities, they relied on the large number of Xia family members along the way.
But the fact that these small officials could still respect them so much made him feel warm inside.
He took the banknote given by Xia Chengsheng and said, "Then I will take my brothers to thank Master Xia. If there is anything you need me to do in the future, please let me know if I can do it!"
The people behind also caught up one after another, and the team started on the road again.
The Xia family's donkey cart led the way, and the police drove the prisoners behind.
They have to make up for the distance they missed yesterday today.
Xuanyuan Yi didn't know what he said to Zhang San, but he actually agreed to let him go first and meet up at the next post station.
Zhang San and his men were polite to the Xia family, but they would not show mercy to others. They would whip them equally.
The Xia Chengwen family was the one that received the most whipping.
I don’t know if it was because of Xuanyuan Yi’s absence, but the journey was relatively smooth and we arrived at the post station in Quyang County smoothly.
I don’t know if it’s because they don’t want to be farther and farther away from the capital, but this post station is not as big as the previous one.
We traveled a full eighty miles today with a donkey cart. Even the martial arts-skilled Xia family members were a little impatient, let alone others.
By the time they arrived at the post station, two-thirds of the people had collapsed.
In this post station, everyone can only sleep in a large dormitory, so Xia Xing'er and her family asked for a large dormitory that can accommodate ten people.
This time, Liu Youran didn't need to give any instructions, as everyone started working in an orderly manner.
Liu Youran was still the chef, and the vegetables and meat were all taken out by Xia Xinger from the space.
Zhuge Pei and Bai Wan'er cleaned the bunk bed and replaced the quilt with their own.
Today I made spicy rabbit head, big plate chicken, and beef stew with potatoes,...
The smell drifted far away again. This time no child's crying was heard, but it attracted an uninvited guest, Zhang San.
Zhang San came here because of the smell. The smell was so fragrant. They arrived at the post station late today and there was no food left for them, so they could only eat some dry food.
In order to save his stutter, he had no choice but to come here with a thick face.
"Master Xia, we missed our meal today, and no one in the team can cook. I wonder if I can be shameless enough to team up with you guys."
"Don't worry, we won't eat for free. We provide the ingredients, and we will also provide your ingredients!"
When they heard that the officials would provide them with food, they all became interested.
They didn't want to chew on the steamed buns that were as hard as stones anymore. They wanted to eat meat and rice.
They saw that the officials' food included chicken and pork...
"Master, I can cook. I'll make it for you. My cooking is delicious. I only need half the ingredients!"
"You cook delicious food, do you believe it yourself? My ancestors were royal chefs, so I'll be the one to cook. I guarantee you'll eat and drink well! Just give me one-third of the ingredients!"
"Bah! He even boasted about being an imperial chef. He's not afraid of blowing the cow away. A butcher dares to pretend to be an imperial chef. How shameless..."
They all forgot that Zhang San was asking about the Xia family.
They wanted this opportunity, which would allow them to build relationships with the officials and at the same time allow their families to eat meat and fill their stomachs, killing two birds with one stone.
Zhang San looked at them coldly: "Am I asking you? You all have nothing to do, right? You want to be whipped!"
How many of the escorting officers are good people? He will not tolerate these people.
Ever since the Xia brothers and sisters showed their amazing martial arts, he has wanted to build a closer relationship with them. He doesn't know how many dangers they will encounter along the way. With them around, there will be an extra layer of safety!
For them, as long as something is beneficial to them, it is worth their attention.
"Sister-in-law, your family doesn't lack food, but ours is different. Look at how much thinner the child has become in the past two days. I beg you, please give me this opportunity!"
As the woman spoke, she pulled over a girl about ten years old and knelt down in the direction of Liu Youran.
When the people around saw what the woman did, they all started to follow suit.
"That's right. Look at your family. You eat and drink well every day, and you even have donkey carts to ride. We haven't had a good meal in three days. It's okay for the adults, but the children and the elderly can't stand it. Please give us this opportunity."
They knew that asking the officials for help was useless. As long as Liu Youran did not agree, the officials would definitely find a few of them.
To be honest, these people are really miserable. If the Xia family had not been prepared in advance, they would have been even worse off than them.
The Guangxia clan would torture them to death. In the previous life, the entire family died on the road to exile.
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