Chapter Thirty-Nine: Huanglong Spreads His Claws, Wildfire Raises Crazy
Fire Dragon Gate.
When Liu Chi planned to order his men to help others kill people and seize the sword, he gave up the idea of killing because of Xia Houxuan's words.
Liu Chi originally thought that Xia Houxuan and others were just a few pampered nobles with no courage or knowledge, but he did not expect that the other party was really pampered. Not only was he extremely courageous, he was not afraid of death.
But what he didn't even know was that Xiahou Xuan had already broken out in a cold sweat under his plain white clothes.
After all, he was just a teenager. How could he not be afraid when faced with Liu Huolong's heavy and suppressed murderous intent?
However, behind him, there were Sima Zhao and Cao Xi, two teenagers younger than him. If he was scared, who would protect them?
"May I have your name?"
Liu Chi's eyes were cold, like a wolf staring at an elk, staring at Xia Houxuan.
It is true that Liu Chi is a wolf, but Xia Houxuan is not an elk, but a unicorn.
Xia Houxuan was fearful and brave at this moment. He also stared at Liu Chi fiercely. He replied righteously:
"Xia Houxuan!"
When Liu Chi heard the word "Xiahou", his slightly frowned brows became even more fierce.
Xiahou, during the time of Taizu of the Wei Dynasty, was a family closely related to the Cao family. Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan were brothers-in-law. Today, Xiahou and the Cao Wei royal family have intermarried and intermarried. Although they have different surnames, they have long been integrated with the Cao family.
We share weal and woe.
In the Wei Kingdom, mentioning Xiahou and Cao is like mentioning Zhuge and Liu in the Han Dynasty. Now it would be fine if the other party is an unknown person. Even if he kills them, he can still escape successfully. However, now he encounters
Of course, killing a Xiahou was a great feat for the Han Dynasty, but if he killed a prominent Xiahou descendant, he would be chased and intercepted by the governors from all over the Wei Kingdom, and it would be difficult for him to return home.
It took a lot of effort for him to get to where he is today, and he will not give up this life easily.
"Are you a descendant of the Xiahou family?" Liu Ji looked solemn and began to be cautious. He understood that the young man in front of him was definitely not simple. Otherwise, Cao Pi would not have sent him. Liu Ji nodded and continued:
"You just said, I want the sword, but not my life, how do you say this?!"
Xia Houxuan smiled slightly, understanding that the other party was asking questions knowingly and testing his depth.
He believed that Liu Jia was a smart man. Judging from Liu Jia's reaction when he announced his family just now, he knew that Liu Jia would never dare to act rashly at this time. After thinking about this, Xia Houxuan breathed a sigh of relief.
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"Why do you need to ask questions when you already know?"
Xia Houxuan said slowly with a smile:
"Since everyone knows it, it's better to open the skylight and speak frankly."
Liu Chi burst out laughing and said with a smile:
"I didn't expect that even though you are just a grown-up boy, you can be so happy, well, happy! Then I, Liu Huolong, will no longer be secretive. I can spare your lives, but I have three conditions."
The corners of Xia Houxuan's mouth turned up and he nodded:
"Okay, then you might as well come and listen."
When Liu Chi saw that he could talk to the other party, his nervousness suddenly eased. He nodded and stated his conditions loudly:
"My conditions are quite simple. First, I want the precious sword in that boy's hand, the one with the red clouds flowing around it."
When Cao Xi heard this, he frowned. This was what Ah Xuan asked for from His Majesty. How could he be allowed to be so presumptuous? Cao Xi was about to have a fit when he suddenly saw Xia Houxuan turning his head and winking at him.
Seeing this, Zhuge Dan whispered to Cao Xi: "Third Young Master Cao, Brother Xuan should have made his own arrangements. It's better for us not to act rashly."
When Cao Xi heard this, he nodded. He understood that his cousin must have his own way. So he said nothing more.
"No problem." Xiahou Xuanfeng smiled lightly and nodded.
Seeing that the other party agreed so readily, Liu Chi became less wary. He thought that he had obtained the sword and couldn't help but feel elated:
"Well, you are worthy of being a royal in-law, so grand. The second condition is that you cannot harm anyone in my gang, otherwise, Liu Huolong will fight you to the death today!"
"That's natural."
Seeing that his two requests were agreed to so easily, Liu Chi began to push further:
"Okay, the third condition is even simpler. I only need you to hand over a hostage to me, and then Mr. Xiahou will personally write a letter as a general order for Liu to leave Yuzhou. No government officials are allowed to come to Yuzhou.
Intercept me, and after Mr. Liu leaves Yuzhou safely, he will naturally release the hostages back!"
"presumptuous!"
Before Xia Houxuan could agree, Sima Zhao was already furious. He was afraid that he would curse loudly:
"In our territory, the Wei Dynasty, you actually dare to blatantly threaten the in-laws of my Wei Dynasty royal family. Are you really not afraid of death?"
Hearing this, Liu Chi showed a ruthless look on his face.
When Xia Houxuan saw this, he immediately persuaded him:
"Clan Master Liu, please calm down. Your entourage is rude and I hope you can forgive me. I just agree to all three conditions of Clan Master Liu."
"Xia Houxuan!" Sima Zhao saw that Xia Houxuan easily agreed to the other party's unreasonable request, and he was furious: "As an in-law of the Wei Dynasty, you actually dare to let the tiger return to the mountain!"
"Brother Zhao, don't be impulsive!"
"Okay, okay, since you have agreed to my request, please choose a hostage and go south with me."
"The hostage has been chosen." Xia Houxuan smiled and looked at the three teenagers behind him: "Xia Houxuan himself can be the hostage. Please go with Master Liu."
"Axuan, you can't..."
Cao Xi panicked when he heard that Xia Houxuan himself was going to be a hostage.
Sima Zhao just glared at Liu Chi and said nothing. Zhuge Dan, who had always been calm, could not see the slightest bit of nervousness at this moment.
"Brother Xi, don't worry."
Xia Houxuan smiled warmly and comforted Cao Xidao.
Liu Chi never dreamed that he and his gang would actually be able to return home unscathed. He was overjoyed and took the Dragon Scale Bailu Mo Dao from Cao Xi's hand. With a command, he led his gang towards
Walk down the mountain.
Of course, Xia Houxuan was also taken away.
When Xia Houxuan left the mountain, he fired the crossbow arrow in his sleeve in an extremely concealed manner. However, the crossbow arrow was not red, but black.
When the four school officials hiding around saw the black signal crossbow arrow, they understood that Xia Houxuan had taken care of everything, and this was to prepare them to meet at the foot of the mountain.
"Brother Gongxiu, aren't you worried about Ah Xuan at all?"
Cao Xi, who was worried, saw that Zhuge Dan had always been so calm and calm, and expressed that he couldn't understand it.
"Xuan Di said that he had already written to Meng Da, the prefect of Shangyong. If Liu Chi wanted to leave the Wei Kingdom, he could only leave through Meng Da. Chang'an was guarded by Xiahou Mao, and Jingzhou was guarded by Xuan Di's father.
General Zhengnan was personally guarding the area, so he could only escape to Shangyong who was guarding Mengda."
"It turns out that you have already known about Brother Xiahou's arrangements."
Sima Zhao nodded, and then asked full of doubts:
"But as a surrendered general of Shu, there is no guarantee that Meng Da will not help Liu Chi escape."
"No." Zhuge Dan smiled and said confidently: "Meng Da is trusted by His Majesty and is a good friend of Xiahou Zhengnan. He finally became the chief official of the southwestern frontier of Wei Dynasty. He will not do it for the sake of being with Liu Bei. He betrayed the Wei Dynasty because of his old friendship."
"In that case, where should we wait for Ah Xuan now?"
Zhuge Dan turned his horse's head, whipped his whip, and said loudly: "Go to Yu County and join the Mingnan Gang."
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Mingnan Gang.
In the pavilion in the mountain, looking from a distance, uninformed people might have thought it was a few friends sitting around drinking in the mountain, but only Guan Qiujian and his party knew in their hearts how difficult their situation was at the moment.
Just now, I took great risks and mustered up the courage to pass the first level of Zhuge Que.
God knows in what way Zhuge Que will fool or test them next.
Zhuge Que looked at Guanqiu Jian, Wei Lie, Gao Xun, and the six school officials disguised as gang members with great interest, and said in a joking tone:
"I also ask for your forgiveness. Every new disciple who joins the gang has to go through these three levels. If there is any offense, I pray for your forgiveness. The second level I am going to follow is quite simple. Brother, here are nine copies of snake gallbladder prepared. You happen to be nine brothers, as long as we eat the snake gallbladder in front of us right away, we will immediately become good brothers with sincerity."
Guanqiu Jian felt a little relieved. This second level was much easier than he imagined.
"I'll just obey you first as a sign of respect."
Guanqiu Jian smiled, grabbed a snake gall in the lacquer plate, raised his head and swallowed it.
When Wei Lie and six other school officials saw this, they each took the snake gall and swallowed it alive.
Only Gao Xun was hesitant at this moment.
He has been pampered since he was a child. Although he is only a disciple of the Gao family, he has never suffered any hardship since he was a child. This is his first time out of the capital. Although Wei Lie has known him since childhood, he has been practicing martial arts since childhood. He has a rough personality, so taking advantage of him is a trivial matter.
However, Gao Xun was different. He was familiar with classics and had never even entered the kitchen, let alone swallowed the bloody and smelly snake gallbladder in front of him.
"Why, this little brother, has he never been in the Jianghu before, or does he mean that he won't give me Mingnan help?"
Zhuge Que couldn't help but reveal a hint of murderous intent in his eyes when he saw Gao Xun's weak and weak appearance, wanting to vomit.
Gao Xun noticed Zhuge Que's expression. He looked around at the Mingnan Gang who were standing by with Xuanji crossbows, and understood that he could not ruin everyone and live up to the trust of His Majesty and King Pingyuan just because of himself.
"I'm sorry, Master Zhuge, but I've been practicing meditation since I was a child, so I've never eaten meat." Gao Xun said tentatively, but seeing that Zhuge Que's expression didn't improve, he continued: "However, today is the day. It's the big day for me to join the Mingnan Gang, so these old habits can naturally be changed."
Gao Xun knew that this difficulty could not be avoided, so he grabbed the smelly snake gallbladder and mustered up the courage to swallow it.
He resisted the urge to vomit and bowed slightly towards Zhuge Que. He didn't feel relieved until he saw Zhuge Que showing a satisfied smile.
"Zhuge Gang Leader, please tell me, what is this third level?"
Zhuge Que smiled sinisterly and said word by word:
"Our Mingnan Gang will never accept so many disciples at one time. Therefore, we can only keep eight of you."
When Guanqiu Jian heard this, he smiled:
"This matter is easy to handle. I'll let the extra brothers go down the mountain."
Zhuge Que had a ruthless look on his face, and he said sinisterly:
"The rules of Mingnan Gang are that if anyone who is not part of our gang can climb this mountain, they will not be able to survive!"