I am unspeakably loyal to the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 136: Fewer and fewer people in the underworld

Chapter 136: Fewer and fewer people in the underworld

In the nearby forest, startled birds kept taking off, obviously there was an ambush.

The guide didn’t take it seriously. “General, I’m a native of Dingyuan. This place is so close to Fengyang Prefecture, and there have never been any bandits. The masters of Fengyang Prefecture have always been safe when they go to the Zen Cave Temple to recite poems and write essays. This is most likely either a wild animal or a hunter.”

A platoon of guards with double guns are unlikely to be afraid of ferocious beasts like blind bears, so it shouldn’t be a big problem.

But second brother’s safety is more important than anything else, so we have to treat it as if it were an important matter. Zhang Siwen gave an order, and a platoon of guards immediately pulled out their revolvers.

Suddenly, a woman’s laughter was heard in the dense forest, the voice was magnetic.

“Zhang Ershazi, you are quite alert, but it’s a pity that it’s useless when it comes to me, your elder sister!”

The other party actually called out Zhang Siwen’s nickname, which was obviously a deliberate plan. A platoon of soldiers loaded their guns and were on full alert.

Shao Quanzhong didn’t care on his horse. Hearing the tone, he thought they were just a bunch of ignorant country bumpkins. No matter how good your martial arts are, you can’t be faster than a gun.

I dare to go out on patrol with a platoon of guards because I know that in the entire northern Anhui area, there is no bandit force that can defeat a platoon of elite troops.

The guards were keeping a close eye on the dense forest, fearing that arrows might be shot out from inside. Several guards rode their horses to surround Shao Quanzhong, and it seemed that Shao Quanzhong’s safety was not in question.

The branches in the forest swayed, and an agile figure jumped onto the branches. Then, with the elasticity of the branches, it glided through the forest like a fairy.

Everyone was just staring at the ground, not paying attention above their heads. A figure bounced off the branch closest to them, and a black shadow descended from the sky like a big bird.

Shao Quanzhong only felt the horse’s waist sink under his crotch, a fragrant breeze entered his nose, and he felt a soft and tight embrace from behind by a beautiful woman.

The woman hugged Shao Quanzhong with one hand, pushed hard on the horse with both feet, and the two of them flew out of the encirclement and landed lightly in front of the dense forest.

The woman held a living person in her arms and exerted all her strength. Her hair was a little disheveled, her breathing became heavier, and her hot air sprayed on the back of Shao Quanzhong’s neck. Shao Quanzhong just felt a little itchy.

These quick moves are definitely the skills of a top master. Among the more than 10,000 Huai Army soldiers, only Tian Xing has this ability. The new junior brothers and the eunuchs with skills and courage are still a step behind.

Shao Quanzhong was furious. He was the prefect of Fengyang, with a platoon of guards, but he was kidnapped by a female bandit in broad daylight.

The two moves of this female bandit were obviously the abilities of a top Chinese master.

If you are so capable, why don’t you go to Shanghai and open up a Jingwu Sect or something like that to recruit disciples, make money and become famous, which is the right way. Why do you run here and become a bandit?

The female bandit held Shao Quanzhong in her left hand and pointed a dagger at Shao Quanzhong’s neck with her right hand. After she steadied her breath, she chuckled at Zhang Siwen.

“Zhang Ersha, you are not capable enough to be the head of Master Shao’s personal guards. I have my eyes on your position, so let my eldest sister take it.”

Shao Quanzhong was holding the woman hostage, so no one dared to shoot. If Song Laosan was there, he might be able to snipe the female bandit, but no one else dared to take the risk.

Zhang Siwen heard the female bandit’s words and thought there was a way, so he shouted, “Big sister, let my second brother go, and we can discuss everything.”

The woman smiled and said, “I have captured your second brother and made him my husband. You don’t have the ability to snatch him back. Go find your eldest brother Tian. He knows my name. I am Hu Liuniang from Dezhou.”

He tightened his left hand around Shao Quanzhong’s ribs and disappeared into the dense forest in an instant.

Zhang Siwen and the guards looked at each other, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. It seemed that the second brother was not in any danger and was lucky in love. However, according to military law, the responsibility of the guards was not small, and they would definitely be arrested and punished by the military police of the third brother.

If something really happened to my second brother, it wouldn’t be unfair if he was shot.

“Guide, didn’t you say there were no bandits here? What is this?”

The guide protested, “I’ve never heard of any Texas Hu Liuniang opening a shop here. The local people have never been robbed.”

It seems that Hu Liuniang is a decent person in the underworld. Most likely, she is just like the second brother before, doing business of robbing other gangs and not harassing the common people. Therefore, the common people have no idea that there is a group of bandits hiding in this Wolf Alley.

She knew Tian Xing? This was very exciting, Zhang Siwen quickly sent someone to ask for his elder brother’s help.

We dispatched people to search the forests and mountains for the female bandit’s lair. Shao Quanzhong, a well-known hero, was hugged by a woman and walked through the dense forest like a little chicken, with no power to resist.

I regret it so much. Knowing this, I should have taken my elder brother’s letter of recommendation and gone to Wudang Mountain to learn real skills from Taoist Master Qinghong for a few years.

However, time waits for no one. If one really spends ten years learning real skills, by the time the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Nian Rebellion are destroyed, how can one have the opportunity to quickly get promoted and become a warlord?

What do you mean the gun is faster within ten steps? I have to have a chance to draw my gun. Now the gun has been taken away by the female bandit, it’s all over.

Hu Liuniang ran a few hundred meters, and several strong men surrounded her from an ambush somewhere, raising their thumbs, “Big sister is so powerful, she really kidnapped the pretty boy prefect.”

Hu Liuniang threw Shao Quanzhong to the ground, and immediately several big men came over, tied him up, and pushed him to follow Hu Liuniang.

Hu Liuniang scratched her temples, “It’s not easy. Master Shao has been hiding in the military camp and has not come out. We have been watching him for almost two months, and finally he came out alone.”

Shao Quanzhong was dissatisfied. “What do you mean by shrinking back? I am a great man. I have wiped out tens of thousands of Miao Peilin’s men. As for you, a small gang of bandits, my army will come and surround Wolf Alley. We will search you in a dragnet. You will be wiped out in an instant.”

Hu Liuniang was in a very good mood. “That’s right, Master Shao, when you executed those tens of thousands of Miao bandits, I was watching outside your military camp, and it made people happy. But it’s a pity that I don’t have the ability to rescue the 100,000 poor sisters controlled by the Miao bandits. To fight a big battle, we still need heroes like you, Master Shao.”

“Why don’t you let me go? Let me go now and I won’t hold you responsible for what happened.”

“Haha, it’s too late. Now that you are in my eldest sister’s hands, how can I just put you back in one piece? You have to leave something behind.”

A good man never suffers a loss in front of him. Shao Quanzhong was a good man and rolled his eyes. “Sister, you know Brother Tian. We are family. It is better to resolve a feud than to create one. Why not turn enemies into friends?”

A big man behind him laughed loudly, “Yes, we are planning to turn enemies into friends. Go back and marry my eldest sister immediately. She will be your wife, and we will be a family.”

Shao Quanzhong was righteous and awe-inspiring. “Shao is a decent man—”

Hu Liuniang giggled, “A decent man who sleeps with a palace maid, right?”

Huh? I had always thought that only heaven and earth knew about this matter, so I could just let it go. How could this woman know about it? How was it possible?

“How do you think I know Tian Xing? My father is the famous Plum Blossom Fist master Hu Tianbao. I have inherited his true teachings and am even better than him. I have no rivals in the martial arts world with the 36 Plum Blossom Fist. I took over my father’s position as the leader and opened a boxing shop in Dezhou. Who in the martial arts world doesn’t know the name of Hu Liuniang?”

“How can you, a Texas native, run into me in Shunyi?”

“Isn’t there a dog official named Tang County Magistrate in Dezhou? Tang County Magistrate is extremely cruel and always accuses the common people of being thieves. He set up dozens of standing cages and often threw the common people who didn’t agree with him into the cages and tortured them to death…”

Well, Shao Quanzhong had seen such officials before. They were often highly appreciated by the court because of their outstanding “political achievements” and “wisdom and courage” and their courage to take shady actions. In the eyes of the court, Shao Quanzhong himself was such a person.

“No one cares about Magistrate Tang’s evil deeds. The Sun San behind you, his sister Sun was a good woman who took care of her husband and children. Sun was falsely accused of adultery by a bad neighbor, and Magistrate Tang, without knowing the truth, beat her naked buttocks with a stick. Sun couldn’t bear the humiliation and went home to hang herself. I was so angry that I went to capture Magistrate Tang and took him to Hujiazhai, and steamed him to avenge Sun.”

Well, he is cruel enough, killing people without blinking an eye. He is my rival, Master Shao.

“I killed the county magistrate and was hunted by the government. I couldn’t stay in Dezhou anymore, so I fled to Zhili. When Master Tian issued the order to kill Emperor Xianfeng, I led people there, but I followed Master Tian and your third brother Haiqing, fought with the imperial guards, and killed three so-called masters of the imperial palace.”

This is the friendship that fights with Big Brother, “You should have liked Big Brother, you shouldn’t have to catch me.”

“Your elder brother Tian was not good enough. The people I summoned failed to capture the old emperor. 70% of my men were killed. I escaped under the cover of night and happened to pass by your house in Shunyi.”

Ahem, my house by the Chaobai River in Shunyi is so shabby, but there are actually top masters passing by and listening to my questions. This world is too small.

“I, Hu Liuniang, admire ruthless heroes the most. If I had known that you would be as capable as you are now, I would have killed that palace maid and that young eunuch with a single blow and followed you.”

Shit, this is considered an old acquaintance.

“It’s not too late now. You have pacified northern Anhui and eliminated bandits. I, a gangster who lives on robbery, can no longer survive. You have to be responsible for supporting me. All right, we have arrived at the mountain stronghold. Come on, prepare for the wedding.”

(End of this chapter)