Fu Xiaoguan woke up, and the back of his head was still burning with pain.
He raised his neck and shook his head vigorously. It was pitch black all around him. His hands and feet were tied, and a piece of smelly cloth was stuffed in his mouth. He was lying on the ground.
He listened carefully to the sounds and heard only the chirping of a few autumn insects. It must be in the suburbs, and now he had to save himself.
His body was squirming slightly on the ground, and his feet touched something. He sat up from the ground, turned around, and touched something with his hands tied behind his back. It was a small stool.
He pushed the ground with his feet and slid his body backward quietly. His hands touched something again. He touched it carefully and was delighted to find that it was a ceramic jar.
He used his bound legs to throw the small stool over and supported himself to sit on it. This way he would be higher. Now he needed to break the ceramic jar so that he could wear down the rope that bound his hands.
So he turned around, clamped the jar between his legs, and exerted force. There was a muffled "puff" sound, and Fu Xiaoguan was startled.
A voice came from outside: "Fourth brother, I think I heard some movement inside."
"I guess that kid is awake. Leave him alone and go to sleep."
"Fourth brother, I heard that this guy is an official. Do you think...will he get into trouble?"
"Old Seventh is such a bullshit guy. In our line of work, why should we be afraid of trouble? Just get the money, deliver the goods, and leave. Go to sleep now. I still have to make deliveries later."
"Oh, okay."
Judging from the sound, the two people outside were not far away. Fu Xiaoguan turned around carefully, picked up a tile with his hands behind his back, and gently cut the rope, trying not to make any noise.
"I still feel uneasy. I'll go and take a look." The man called Lao Qi got up and lighted an oil lamp with a rustle.
Fu Xiaoguan lay gently on the ground, covering the broken earthenware jar with his back, and closed his eyes, leaving a slit.
The bandit who came in was very alert and was actually wearing a face mask. He held a knife in one hand and an oil lamp in the other and looked carefully. Seeing that Fu Xiaoguan had moved, he frowned, walked over and kicked him.
Fu Xiaoguan opened his eyes, whimpering, and his face showed great fear.
The man called Old Seven finally felt relieved. He reached out and patted Fu Xiaoguan on the face, saying, "Don't scream. Screaming is useless. Don't blame us brothers. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for offending someone you shouldn't have offended. Now, lie down quietly. If you dare to scream and disturb my fourth brother's sleep, he will chop you into pieces with a knife."
"Woo woo," Fu Xiaoguan nodded desperately. Old Seven turned and left. He didn't know that at this moment, Fu Xiaoguan quickly checked the house with the dim light and memorized it. The voice of the fourth brother came from outside: "It's just a weak scholar. Why are you making such a fuss? Can he get away?"
"Hehe, I feel relieved after taking a look at it. Okay, Fourth Brother, go to sleep."
Fu Xiaoguan continued to cut the rope gently, and soon there was a snoring sound outside.
After about an hour, he finally cut the rope on his hands, pulled out the smelly cloth from his mouth, and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Next, it was much easier to cut the ropes that bound his feet, but he was extremely patient and did not want to alarm the two people outside, so this took him more than half an hour.
There was no other door in this house. If he wanted to go out, he had to go through the room in front. There were two people sleeping in the room outside. He didn't know how powerful these two people were, so he didn't try.
You must pay attention to your opponent's skills and must deliver a fatal blow, otherwise you will be the only one to die.
There was a wall five meters away on the left, with bows and arrows and two animal skins hanging on the wall. It was probably a mountainous area outside, and these two people were definitely not farmers, because he didn't see any farm tools at first glance.
He walked over quietly and, relying on his memory, touched the arrow feathers hanging on the wall.
He took two arrow feathers and felt around with his hands. The arrow shafts were made of wood, but the arrows were made of iron. The arrows were sharp and were good weapons.
So he took down the bow and quiver and quietly retreated to the corner.
He slung the quiver over his shoulder, pulled the bowstring, then took an arrow and placed it on the string.
All that’s left is to wait, a long wait.
This feeling was very familiar, as if he had returned to the battlefield of his previous life, waiting motionless in the snow for two days and two nights in order to hunt his target.
His mind was blank, he didn't think about anything, even his breathing became extremely rhythmic. If he wasn't a top expert, it would be difficult for anyone to know of his existence.
There was no tension, let alone fear. His eyes were fixed on the door in front of him. His hands were not raised all the time, but he casually placed the bow and arrow on his legs. This way he could maintain his physical strength and be able to raise his hands and shoot at the first moment.
Another hour passed like this, and there was movement outside.
"Old Seven is up, it's time to go deliver the goods."
"Hmm..." The one called Old Seven yawned, "Fourth Brother, after we finish this job, we can finally quit."
"Well, the boss gave you two thousand taels of silver for this deal. Fourth Brother won't treat you unfairly. Twenty-one makes five. Take the silver and go. The farther you go, the better. Find a beautiful wife, start a family, do some business, and live a good life."
The lights came on, and the seventh brother was quite excited. "Thank you, fourth brother. I have to go back to Yanzhilou after getting the silver."
"What the hell are you going back for?"
"Lin Hong, I have to go pick her up."
"You're a fucking psychopath! She's just a bitch. She's been missing for so long, someone must have reported her to the authorities. If you go back, you'll just run into her! Are you looking for death?"
Silence fell outside. After a while, the voice of the man called Fourth Brother came again: "Seventh Brother, listen to Fourth Brother. With this money, go find a good girl. You can't afford to support Lin Hong."
"Well, I'll listen to Fourth Brother."
"That's right. Go get that kid out and put the sack on him."
Fu Xiaoguan raised his bow and arrow, but unfortunately, not both of them came in, so he could only shoot one first and look for another opportunity to kill the other.
As the lights approached, Fu Xiaoguan began to play the strings.
As soon as the seventh brother stepped through the door, he didn't realize that an accident would happen.
Fu Xiaoguan aimed at his throat.
Lao Qi followed suit and stepped into the door. He looked towards the place where Fu Xiaoguan had been lying.
Fu Xiaoguan narrowed his eyes slightly, then released the string.
“Whoosh…!”
“Ugh…bang…!”
An arrow hit his throat and the oil lamp fell to the ground. Xiao Qi's eyes widened, and he fell to the ground with one hand covering the arrow stuck in his throat.
"Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother!"
Fu Xiaoguan drew his arrow again and aimed at the door, but the man did not come in.
“Seventh Brother…!”
The man outside yelled, "I'm going to chop you into pieces!"
Fu Xiaoguan didn't move at all, he still stared at the door calmly.
"Come out here if you dare!"
A shiny steel knife was waving at the door, but this guy didn't even come in.
"Okay, okay, if you don't want to come out, I'll burn you to death!"
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