“I know about it, but I have never seen it with my own eyes. It is a small flower like this. As far as I know, there is only one person in the martial arts world who uses this. His real name and place of origin are unknown. He is known as the Soul-Locking Gentleman.”
"This man is ruthless and vicious. He likes to smash his victims' heads with a hammer. He never shows his face when he commits crimes, and he is a mobile criminal who commits major crimes. He disappears after each crime, and the authorities are helpless against him," Quan Jinghuai said.
Upon hearing this, Guard Liu nodded, indicating that this was indeed the case.
Not just anyone is qualified to be a bodyguard for the Pavilion Master of Duobao Pavilion. Before that, he had also been involved in the martial arts world. Therefore, he naturally knew quite a lot.
"Could it be him who's targeting us?" Lan Zechen asked from the side.
Otherwise, why would Xiaoduo ask this at this crucial moment?
“It’s most likely him. The government is helpless against him. Is there any large reward offered?” Hong Xiaoduo asked, remembering the question.
Huh? What, you want to make money off this? Lan Zechen and his servant looked at Hong Xiaoduo speechlessly, then at Quan Jinghuai.
But Master Quan didn't seem surprised at all. He replied to her seriously, "Three years ago, the bounty was one thousand taels of gold, but the requirement was that the person be alive."
Oh, Hong Xiaoduo understands now. They're just unsure of what the guy looks like, and they're worried someone might use a fake to impersonate him and scam the bounty.
After all, it's not difficult to find a craftsman to replicate those mandarin duck hammers.
"We need him alive, okay? Fine, for the sake of the bounty, we'll spare his life." Hong Xiaoduo said reluctantly.
Lan Zechen and his servant exchanged a glance, unsure of what to say. She spoke as if she were very confident.
If it were really that easy to deal with that Soul-Locking Gentleman, the reward wouldn't be a thousand taels of gold! Do you think the imperial court is that generous?
"Xiao Duo, let's not try to earn this bounty. You don't seem like someone who's short of money," Lan Zechen kindly advised.
If he's really short of money, just give him some good stuff, and he'll definitely pay a high price for it.
This is great, there's no danger at all.
"It's not like I intentionally wanted to earn this bounty. It just happened by chance, no, it came to me on its own. Besides, who wouldn't take a chance to make money that's offered to them?"
"I don't lack money now, but who doesn't want more money? The more the merrier! Look, I have six children. When they grow up, I won't need to prepare dowries or houses for their weddings. I won't need to prepare dowries for my daughters either." Hong Xiaoduo became more and more excited as she spoke.
"But you don't even know how many people are lying in ambush ahead." Lan Zechen couldn't help but want to pour cold water on her and make her wake up.
“Twelve, plus the one keeping watch from behind, that makes thirteen for now,” Hong Xiaoduo replied immediately.
This time, not only were Lan Zechen and his servant stunned, but Quan Jinghuai was also very puzzled as to how she could so readily state the exact number of people on the other side.
Seeing the puzzled expressions on the faces of the men in front of her, Hong Xiaoduo realized that she had been so focused on earning that thousand gold coins that she had lost herself in the moment.
"Don't look at me like that. You can't survive in the martial world without some special skills. Take a rest and then we'll continue. When we make our move, if you don't plan to stay by your sect leader's side and watch, remember, don't touch that Soul-Locking Gentleman. That guy is mine." Hong Xiaoduo emphasized to Guard Liu.
Guard Liu nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't try to take that thousand taels of gold from you, young lady."
He thought to himself, "You really think highly of me!"
"Alright, get in the car and let's go. Feiyan, Yuheng, you two come to this car," Hong Xiaoduo called out.
Lan Zechen and his servant saw that the six children, as well as Feiyan, had all boarded the carriage pulled by the black horse. The carriage was lined with copper, and they immediately understood her meaning.
After Feiyan and Yuheng boarded the train, they also saw the sparrow motionless under the coffee table. While they were resting under the train, Yaoguang had been chattering and telling them that a sparrow had flown into the carriage at some point, and then, after they let it go, it flew back.
It's very smart and obedient, and it doesn't need to be kept in a cage; it just stays put and doesn't fly around.
Feiyan was a little skeptical at the time. People say that parrots, pigeons, eagles, and the like, once tamed by humans from a young age, are very obedient.
But how could a sparrow, which flew in by chance, be so obedient?
The soft cloth scraps she found for Yaoguang were lying right there. Yaoguang said that, as Xiaoduo had instructed, no one else could touch them yet.
The carriage continued on its way. Hong Xiaoduo's gaze fell on the sparrow, so she reached out and gently touched it: "You're too lazy. You have to fly out and find insects to eat too."
After saying that, Hong Xiaoduo used her mind to enter her space, picked up the controller, and the sparrow flapped its wings a few times before flying out of the car window under the astonished gazes of the seven people. This time, it flew in the direction it had come from.
Several children peeked out the window, watching intently, and continued to watch even after the person was out of sight.
Seeing that Hong Xiaoduo had closed her eyes to rest, Feiyan quickly took advantage of the moment before the sparrow flew back and placed a piece of cloth on the table under the coffee table, making the edges slightly higher and the middle slightly concave, so that the sparrow would be more comfortable lying in it!
Will it really fly back? It probably will, right? Look, as soon as Xiaoduo spoke, it obediently flew away.
Xiao Duo is amazing! Even sparrows listen to her!
Think about it again, aren't Little Gray and Little Black quite understanding too?
Inside the space, Hong Xiaoduo couldn't find the person who was originally keeping watch on the display. After thinking for a moment, she had Sparrow walk around and found a small path that went in the same direction as the main road.
A little further on, we found him. He had taken a shortcut and was even ahead of them. It seemed he had already decided that this group wouldn't change their route.
Moreover, there are no forks in the road between here and their ambush position.
Seeing that the drone still had a full charge, Hong Xiaoduo simply sent Sparrow to fly around the location where the people were lying in ambush again, where there were still twelve people.
Hong Xiaoduo, who originally wanted the sparrow to fly back, changed her mind and simply let it land on a tree branch next to those people.
"I see a big rock," Tian Shu, sitting on the carriage shaft, told Hong Xiaoduo inside the carriage.
In fact, Hong Xiaoduo had already seen it on the drone's display: "Big brother, they are lying in ambush in that bush up there, ready to fight."
Having already witnessed Hong Xiaoduo's prowess and believing I knew her well, I found her even more mysterious. She was right there in the carriage, without even going out to investigate, yet she knew exactly where the enemy was lying in ambush.
What did she say? There were twelve people lying in ambush there, plus thirteen more watching from behind. If that's true, then this leech is probably impossible to get rid of...
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