"Miss Shen, what do you mean?" Hongxia looked at the person lying in front of her who was already breathless, and asked Shen Qiu while biting her gums.
"I also want to ask what the second leader Hong means. You let a man lift my car curtain without my permission. Don't you take me seriously? Or do you really think you can keep me here today?" Chen Qiu snorted coldly at Hongxia.
Hongxia was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "I apologize to you. It's my subordinates who are ignorant. Can Miss Shen hand Hongling over to me now?"
"I'm sorry, I don't want to give her to you now. It just so happens that Second Leader Hong and I both wield swords. I haven't tested the power of the two sword techniques I just learned yet. How about it? Second Leader Hong, are you interested in exchanging some skills?" Chen Qiu continued to practice Tai Chi with Hongxia.
"Okay, I haven't had the chance to spar with Miss Shen before, and I've long wanted to experience Miss Shen's swordsmanship. Come on!" Hongxia attacked Chen Qiu first.
However, the distance between the two was not close. As soon as Hongxia jumped up, Chen Qiu followed closely behind her and the two soon started fighting.
The reason why Hongxia became the second in command after Hongling was not because she was not old enough, but because she was not as skilled as Hongling. Otherwise, she would not have had to use despicable means to deal with Hongling twice.
So, soon, Hongxia fell into a disadvantage and was kicked back to her own people by Chen Qiu.
Before Hongxia could get up and continue fighting with Shen Qiu, she saw a man riding a horse coming from afar. However, the man fell off the horse as soon as he reached Hongxia. A closer look revealed that he was dying.
"Tell me, what happened?" Hongxia grabbed the man's collar and asked viciously.
"The village, the village is gone, all the people have been captured, and the village was burned down." The man was dying, and he died after telling the story in a halting manner.
Hongxia looked at the man who died in her hands, gritted her teeth and asked Chen Qiu, "You did it, didn't you? I didn't expect Miss Shen to be such a cruel person. You burned down the homes of hundreds of us and killed so many people at will. Even if we are bandits, we can't compare to you, a young lady from a distant place, in terms of cruelty!"
Chen Qiu clapped his hands, then turned to Xiao Mu and said, "Master Xiao, do all of you in the martial arts world like to confuse right and wrong? Or are all the righteous people in the martial arts world like this?"
Xiao Mu's face darkened as he scolded Hongxia, "You're really bringing shame to the martial arts world. You're lying with your eyes open. Haven't you been keeping an eye on her since Ning County? There are only a few people around her, and they're all here. Which eye did you see her kill someone in your village?"
"I finally understand why you were able to convince the people of Honghe Village to betray Hongling. Your mouth can bring a dead person back to life with just a few words. Awesome." After saying this, Chen Qiu did not forget to give Hongxiashu a thumbs up.
"Hmph, whatever you say. Since the village has been destroyed, there is no point for me to go back. Then I will leave you here and use you to be buried with Honghe Village. They will not lose out." Hongxia said as she led her men slowly towards Chen Qiu and the others.
"You only have two people, and I have twenty. Even though you are powerful, two fists cannot beat four hands. I don't believe I can't keep you." Chen Qiu didn't use his full strength in front of her, and Xiao Mu never made a move, which made Hongxia full of confidence in keeping her.
Chen Qiu turned around and glanced at Xiao Mu. The two looked at each other and smiled, "Senior, are you going to come or is this junior going to come?"
"How about we do it together? Let's see who is faster and can knock down more people?" Xiao Mu suggested thoughtfully.
"Okay!" Chen Qiu turned around to look at the person coming towards them and was about to take action.
"Swish... swish, swish, swish" a stream of arrows shot in. In a few moments, only a handful of Hongxia's men were left.
Then there was the sound of horse hooves and a cloud of dust coming from behind Hongxia. "Lu Chenyuan? It seems that the food from Binzhou has arrived. The people of Qi County will not have to worry this year." Chen Qiu recognized the leader who was riding a horse at a glance.
"Xiao Qiu, is it really you? I didn't believe it when the spy reported it to me." Lu Chenyuan stood in the dust on his horse.
"Prince Zhennan, long time no see!" Chen Qiu clasped his fists towards Lu Chenyuan. It was more convenient to use such etiquette when going out. It was a bit strange to use the etiquette of a girl while standing on the shaft of the carriage.
When they arrived at Lu Chenyuan's camp, Chen Qiu discovered that Princess An Ning had also come with them. The "cousin-in-law" Princess An Ning no longer had the feeling of superiority that she had when they first met in Kyoto.
"Princess An Ning" Shen Qiu also bowed to An Ning.
Princess An Ning obviously liked Chen Qiu's courtesy to her. "Uncle, come here. I was so bored in Binzhou alone, so I came here with you. I also wanted to see what kind of life the common people really live." An Ning began to explain the reason for her coming here.
"It would be good for you to see more of the lives of the common people." Chen Qiu sincerely felt that such tranquility was the most beautiful. Although there were no gorgeous palace costumes, it looked a lot brighter.
Chen Qiu asked Xiao Mu to pick up the old man and come over to recognize him so that there would be no fight. Because of Bai Li, the old man and Xiao Mu both stood on his side. The incident at Honghe Village was caused by the old man's village. Anyway, he just wanted to wait for Bai Li and find a temporary place to stay. Who knew that he would become famous.
"Why are you here alone? Where is your cousin? Why isn't he with you?" It was natural for An Ning to ask about Ye Chen now, and Chen Qiu could also discuss Ye Chen with her naturally.
"I'm sending a friend back to Beijing for medical treatment. The Northwest cannot do without him. I'll just go back and wait for him to come back." In fact, Chen Qiu thought about Ye Chen all the time. It had been five or six days since she left Qi County. She had changed six horses in the past few days just to get to Kyoto faster. All her hopes were here, and she couldn't let her brother down and be sad.
"I'll write a letter. Can you give it to your cousin for me? I'm afraid he'll worry."
"Okay, I'll be happy to help."
After the old man arrived and Chen Qiu introduced him and Lu Chenyuan, Chen Qiu set out on the journey back to Beijing again. After all, Hongling could not afford to delay.
Hongxia and the rest of her people were sent to the Ning County government office by Lu Chenyuan in the name of Princess An Ning, and were eventually sentenced to ten years in prison.
Along the way, Chen Qiu took turns driving with Xiao Mu at night, and Hong Gu and Chun Hong took turns driving during the day. If Xiao Mu felt sleepy, he would take a nap on the roof of the car. When others were tired, they would rest next to Hong Ling in the car. He gave Hong Ling ginseng soup twice a day to keep her alive.
Finally returned to Kyoto ten days after leaving Qi County.
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