Chapter 298 - Second King of the Night"He"s not simple?" Hearing Xiao Ding"s words, Xiao Ling"Er couldn"t help but laugh.
Xiao Ling`er couldn"t help but feel disdain for the young man who had been scared silly by the robbers, who had been mocked and ridiculed by the Qingyun Brothers.
She, Xiao Ling`er, had never liked calligraphy and calligraphy since she was little and liked to cultivate martial arts. In her heart, she admired and despised men like Wei Xiaobao who were cowards, cowards, and self-depraved!
"Dad, whoever you say is not simple, I will believe you if you keep it hidden. Only Wei Xiaobao and my daughter will not believe you. His aura is that of an ordinary person who does not know any martial arts!"
Seeing the questioning look on his daughter"s face, Xiao Ding couldn"t help but bitterly smile and say: "I guess you wouldn"t believe it either. Actually, even I don"t dare to believe it, but when I first saw Brother Wei, I had a feeling that he might be able to help us.
The first time was twenty years ago, when we were with your mother. We were chased by a group of bandits, and the two of us fled to a dilapidated temple. Inside, we ran into an old beggar who was dressed in rags and covered in dirt.
"At that time, we were extremely hungry and only had two steamed buns on us. That old man begged with us, and your mother originally didn"t want to give it to us, but I insisted on giving him a steamed bun. Your mother and I only shared another steamed bun."
Your mother and I thought we would die for sure, but that beggar actually killed all the bandits in the time it took to drink a cup of tea.
Before we left, the old man threw all the valuables he obtained from the thieves in front of us. He only said that he wanted to repay that steamed bun, and it was with this money that he established the Rising Sun Trading Company.
A look of reminiscence appeared in Xiao Ding"s eyes as he said, "The reason why I insisted on giving that steamed bun to that old man is not only because I pity him, but also because the moment I saw him, I felt an inexplicable intuition that he was our benefactor."
"It"s been twenty years, and I never would have thought that there would be such a feeling today. It actually came from a young man like him. Perhaps he is our benefactor as well?"
Hearing this, Xiao Ling"Er also felt that it was unbelievable, but at the same time, she couldn"t believe it.
"Dad, don"t think too much. Even if we really do meet someone important, it definitely won"t be that guy"s. If you don"t like me being rude to him, then I"ll just pretend I didn"t see him from now on."
"Oh child, everything is good, just that your temper is too stubborn. Even if Brother Wei isn"t some hidden expert, we"ll just treat it as doing good and help him out!"
Xiao Ding waved his hand and said, "It"s getting late. You should go back and rest first."
Xiao Ling"Er then returned to her tent and laid on the mat. When she thought about what her father had said, a disdainful smile appeared on her face.
"If he really is an expert, then the entire street would probably be filled with experts. Father really likes to let his imagination run wild."
On the morning of the second day, the group finished their breakfast and departed as usual. Xiang Yun followed behind the group, boasting and drinking wine with Old Chen and the other old guards. They had a rather happy time.
The few of them were very fond of this Brother Wei, who possessed vast knowledge and could brag about such things. They had only known each other for a single night, and they actually felt that they hated each other for being late.
Xiao Ling`er, on the other hand, did not come looking for trouble with Xiang Yun again. Their carriage and Elder Xu were at the front of the procession, and they did not come to the back along the way.
On the other hand, Qing Yun and Qing Shan would occasionally run over, mocking and ridiculing Xiang Yun. However, Xiang Yun"s response was cold and tasteless, and the two of them felt it was boring as well. They no longer paid any attention to Xiang Yun.
The caravan was not an easy one either. Although the caravan was not small and was able to intimidate many thieves, there were always some bold bandits who wanted to gather a large number of bandits and sneak attack the caravan.Although the caravan had lost some people, they were still safe. After all, these guards were the elites of the Rising Sun Trading Company, and more than half of them were Cloud Warriors. Their fighting capabilities were much stronger than ordinary bandits.
With Old Immortal Xu, Xiao Ling"Er, Xiao Ding, Qing Yun, and Qingshan attacking as well, there was naturally no danger, especially for Qing Yun and Qing Shan.It seemed that in order to show off their strength to Xiao Ling"Er, the two of them would be the first to rush forward and kill the two bandits. Moreover, they would show off in front of Xiao Ling"Er as soon as they returned to the caravan.
Xiao Ling`er was a proud woman, so she didn"t try to hide anything. However, she had met a group of bandits with a total of twenty people.
The two brothers, Qingshan and Qing Yun, had been working together to capture the bandit leader, but after a long battle, they were almost killed by the bandit leader, forcing them to retreat step by step.
In the end, it was still Xiao Ling"Er who made a move. She only used her sword and killed the bandit leader. The two brothers were so embarra.s.sed that they couldn"t show off in front of Xiao Ling"Er anymore.As for Xiang Yun, who was hidden within the convoy and acted as a bystander, he naturally did not have to take part in every battle.
First of all, in everyone"s eyes, he was a member of the convoy. Besides the female members, even the weakest of the group wouldn"t be able to help out in a battle. He would most likely become a burden.
Secondly, to Xiang Yun, he was not the least bit interested in a battle of this level. However, when he saw Xiao Ling"Er draw out her sword, Xiang Yun"s eyes couldn"t help but light up.
Although this woman had a bad temper, her sword-arts were still quite good. On the path of the sword, she was quite talented.
Today was the third day since the caravan started moving. Because they encountered many obstacles along the way, there were also casualties among the people, which delayed them quite a bit. Even so, the official road to the Cold City Pa.s.s was only a dozen miles away.Seeing the two great mountains towering over the roads before them, the atmosphere within the caravan immediately grew heavy. Xiang Yun, who had stayed in the caravan for three days, naturally knew the reason behind it all.
He heard that on the Second King Mountain, there was an extremely rampant group of bandits called "a swarm of bees". They were in a group, lawless, plundering the travelling merchants and their methods were b.l.o.o.d.y and cruel. They had never kept anyone alive.Xiang Yun had already heard of the name of this gang of bandits when he had been at the Jade Mother Inn.
The Rising Sun Trading Company had already been plundered three times by a swarm of bees. There was no way they wouldn"t be nervous as they were about to pa.s.s by. Fortunately, they had Elder G.o.d Xu and Eldest Miss Xiao on their fleet of carriages.
It was currently noon, but the caravan was concealed in a dense forest more than ten miles away from the Second King Mountain. Xiao Ding ordered everyone to not start a fire to cook, and to only eat the rations they brought along and drink the water from the stream.
However, the bandits of the northern border were different. The temperature at night was very low, the temperature in the mountains was even lower, and there weren"t many people driving on the road at night, so they wouldn"t get cold in the middle of the night just like the bandits of the northern border.
In the wee hours of the morning, most of these bandits were still eating and drinking, or sleeping with their girls on the brick bed, so it was actually the safest time of the day.
Naturally, everyone followed the order and immediately went to rest, in preparation for the night.
Meanwhile, Old Immortal Xu, his two disciples, Xiao Ding, Xiao Ling"Er and the other core members of the convoy were gathered together again. They discussed with each other for a while, and only dispersed after confirming that everything was in order.
After that, Xiao Ling"Er, Qingshan and Qing Yun began to patrol the carriage. Although Xiao Ling"Er was a woman, she was quite familiar with the guards. She encouraged them and comforted them, which eased their nervousness a little.When they were in front of Xiang Yun"s group, Xiao Ling"er said a few words of encouragement to Old Chen and the rest before shifting her gaze to Xiang Yun. After hesitating for a while, Xiao Ling"Er frowned and followed her father"s instructions.
"When you start off later, come to our carriage. You don"t know any martial arts, and if you encounter any danger, you can only wait for your death!"
As these words were spoken, both Qingshan and Qing Yun"s expressions changed. Listening to what Xiao Ling"Er said, could it be that he was still worried about the safety of this kid?"Uh …" Xiang Yun was speechless. How could such caring words change just from this woman"s mouth? She wasn"t willing to let him sit in Xiao Ling`er"s carriage.
What kind of joke was this? This woman was blind to him, and had a nose that didn"t belong to him. The two of them sat in the same carriage, and it was unknown how stiff the atmosphere would be.
"Thank you for Miss Xiao"s good intentions. I"m used to walking with Big Brother Chen and the others, so I won"t go on the carriage." Xiang Yun immediately rejected Xiao Ling"er"s suggestion.
"Hmph, your life is yours, you can"t come even if you want to!"
Xiao Ling`er snorted and turned around to leave, leaving Qing Yun and Qing Shan behind.
The two stared wide-eyed as they turned to look at Xiang Yun who had a nonchalant expression. Qingshan could not help but sneer, "You don"t know what"s good for you!"
Qing Yun said in a strange tone, "The Eldest Miss Xiao was kind enough to look after you, allowing you to enter the carriage and save your life. This is a blessing that no one else can ask for, but you still dare to reject it. You are truly foolish."
Xiang Yun frowned, lifting his head to look at the two of them and said, "You two, if you want to get on Eldest Miss Xiao"s carriage, you can get on by yourselves. Whether I go or not doesn"t seem to have anything to do with you, does it?""You …" The two did not think that Xiang Yun would actually still dare to talk back. His words had choked them, but the two of them could not find any words to refute.
In the end, the two angrily left. However, when they turned around, the two of them looked at each other, their eyes were full of coldness and viciousness!As night fell and the moon hung high in the sky, the temperature of the camp plummeted.
It was already deep into the night and everyone was sleeping soundly. However, the caravan of the trading company was rapidly packing their equipment, getting ready to leave.