[Chapter Word Count:3470 Last Updated:2014-09-1614:46:47.0]

Just when Xiao Letian's tongue battle Shi Da opened, the atmosphere in the mountain temple was already tense to the point that Cheng Dù was about to break off, and people were anxiously waiting for the news from the mountain from morning to night, the food and water brought out by this breakthrough were very limited, and they were hungry and hungry plus nervous, and several injured people were unconscious after a morning's effort.

Qing Sanye lay on the low wall and stared intently at the movement under the hillside, the sand around him was full of bows and arrows, as long as he found that the bandits showed signs of attacking, his continuous arrows would definitely not show mercy.

Shopkeeper Fan took his daughter and maid to help boil water to bandage and change the dressing for the wounded, Hu Niu's face was flushed with busyness, and she looked out of the low wall from time to time, she was expecting the handsome little white face to come back with a miracle.

"Dad, do you think Brother Xiao can be safe?"

"Don't talk nonsense, you have to call Mr. Xiao...... It will definitely be safe, Mr. Xiao is talented and a bodhisattva, how can this kind of person be in danger if he has the help of a hundred spirits?" The old man didn't know how to comfort his daughter, so he could only use this kind of divine thing as an excuse.

Just before noon, Saimen on the white stone in front of the temple gate suddenly shouted, "Someone, bandits are approaching." Immediately afterwards, the sentry under Qing Sanye also shouted, "There are bandits, who came alone, as if they were delivering a letter to us." ”

A bandit suddenly came on the gentle slope, he stopped at a distance of fifty steps from the temple gate, rushed up and shouted, "Listen, people in the temple, you are lucky, Mr. Xiao is willing to exchange his life for your safety...... This is Mr. Xiao's letter, you have taken it, and we will not be polite to the silver under the mountain......" After speaking, he bent his bow and swished arrows, and a feather arrow tied to the letter was nailed to the mountain gate.

Qing Sanye rushed over in two steps, shook off the letter and read it at a glance, and slapped his thigh after reading it, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry Brother Xiao...... He exchanged his life for the safety of all of us......" After speaking, he covered his face and leaned against the temple door, and handed the letter to Shopkeeper Fan.

Qing Sanye is really an alternative among the banner people, in his eyes, there are not so many Manchu and Han differences, as long as you are a good man, no matter what nationality he admires. In a scuffle last night, he even looked at Lewis, a foreigner with a big nose, who was much more pleasing to the eye, not to mention Xiao Letian, who spoke official words.

Shopkeeper Fan just read half of the letter, and he couldn't help it, and tears flowed "Mr. Xiao...... Mr. Xiao let the bandits take him away, he is exchanging his life for our safety...... We owe a favor that we can't pay for the rest of our lives......"

The crowd was in an uproar, the old man wiped his tears and begged for the blessing of the gods and Buddhas, and the young and grumpy jumped up at that time, shouting to snatch Mr. Xiao back, especially the ten musketeers who were majestic last night, jumped with red eyes and scolded the guy and wanted to rush out of the mountain gate.

"Come back, you group of evil obstacles, are you ten people going to die? Mr. Xiao is a hostage in the hands of bandits, are you trying to kill Mr.?" Shopkeeper Fan angrily kicked the ten guys several times, which stopped the impulsive young man.

In just one night, these ten young people who have made great achievements have already regarded Xiao Letian as their own master, and their respect is really from the heart. The ancients had the cleverness of the ancients, and the power of the ten-person musket team last night had been seen by big figures such as Shopkeeper Fan and Qing Sanye, and their good days were coming.

It is foreseeable that in the Fan family caravan in the future, these ten guys will definitely be the core force of the guards, and even each of them will bring a group of apprentices, and it is not a dream to increase their salaries, marry their daughters-in-law, and buy fields in their hometowns.

The ancients were deeply influenced by Confucianism, and their gratitude to Xiao Letian was heartfelt, and they really wanted to replace him in this accident.

There was a lot of sorrow in the mountain temple, and in the corner of the main hall, the tiger girl was already crying as a tearful person holding Xiao Letian's Flying Tiger leather coat.

Even Lewis, a foreigner with a big nose, prayed sadly, "God, Xiao is the first believer I developed in China, please bless him......"

No matter how sad everyone is, but people are also very clear that they expect these dozens of people to rescue Mr. Xiao, not to mention that everyone doesn't know where the bandits' cottage is, and the first task now is for the caravan to rush to Yi County immediately and leave this dangerous mountain forest.

The caravan quickly opened, and at the moment of leaving the mountain temple, Qing Sanye looked at the continuous mountains and secretly swore in his heart, "Brother Xiao, you have to be patient, when I go back, I will definitely ask for instructions to transfer troops, and I will definitely eradicate this wave of damned bandits, and wait for me to save you......"

And Fan's shopkeeper was also secretly comforting his daughter, "Girl, don't worry, my father will raise money when he goes back, and go to Lulin friends to help match him, even if I exchange it for gold and silver, I will redeem Mr. Xiao......"

As for Lewis, who prayed vigorously to God, he also secretly thought in his heart, "What is the revelation that Shaw wants to tell me? How many secrets does he still have? After leaving the mountain, I must not disconnect from these Chinese, and this Shaw must be the focus of the US intelligence services......"

When the caravan accelerated out of this mountain forest and headed for Yi County, Xiao Letian had also been taken captive to Shi Dakai's base camp, Taibaiding in the deep mountains.

The roads in the mountains and forests are not easy to walk, climb up and down, turn left and right, and many places still need people to dismount and walk forward, and even some paths are hidden in dense woods, and outsiders who are not familiar with the road can not find it at all.

Xiao Lotian had long been lost, and he just felt that these Taiping troops were taking themselves westward, towards the denser peaks of the mountains. When the dizzy Xiao Letian saw the sunset on the horizon, the destination finally arrived.

"Damn, isn't this Thunder Cliff?, the main city of the Minotaurs?" Xiao Letian walked around a bush, and suddenly opened up in front of him, with a cliff dozens of meters deep under his feet, and a suspension bridge came into view, and on the opposite side of the suspension bridge was actually a mountain peak that seemed to have been cut off from his head.

That's right, in the distance surrounded by mountains, there are five lonely peaks that have been cut off in unison, the largest of which is the size of three or four basketball courts, and the smallest can be three rows of wooden houses side by side.

"This place is called Taibai Ding, and legend has it that Taibai Xing stayed in Taihang at night, and when he couldn't find a clean foothold, he used his magic to flatten five peaks, and these five flat peaks appeared. Surrounded by mountains, the five roofs are connected to each other by rope bridges, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is a hiding place given to us by God!"

As soon as Xiao Letian turned around, he found Shi Dakai standing behind him, with a smile on his face. However, the anger in Xiao Letian's stomach had not subsided, so he just arched his hand with him, and then stepped on the rope bridge and walked in first.

It's not that Xiao Lotian doesn't know how to be polite, it's not that he doesn't like this beautiful scenery, Xiao Lotian actually wanted to open it all the way. As his name suggests, Xiao Letian himself is a very open-minded person, but he is well versed in negotiation, and for the current situation, he can win more resources by being a little nervous.

That night, in order to show his indomitable spirit, Xiao Lotian did not participate in the celebration banquet on the top of Taibai, but just set up a simple table in his wooden house. The dishes are not very exquisite, but they are just big fish and meat, and wine is also the most common burning knife, but this is already the most sumptuous meal Xiao Lotian has eaten since he crossed.

After being full of wine and food, Xiao Letian lay on the bed and slept first, regardless of his collapse, anyway, he had to make up for the tired spirit of the past two days.

slept until dawn, and when Xiao Lotian opened his eyes, he found that the warm water for washing his face in the room was ready. Xiao Lotian was happy at the time, "Come on, this is to raise me as a pig, and I will be raised for two months for the New Year, and then I will kill and eat meat?"

Xiao Lotian shook his head self-deprecatingly, and officially started his life in the bandits' den.

For three days, Xiao Letian stiffened his face for three days, but this group of bandits saluted him, and there were always two clever little bandits as bodyguards when he went out, and he could go wherever he wanted in the cottage, as long as he didn't go down the mountain, Xiao Lotian had no problem doing whatever he wanted.

On the evening of the fourth day, Shi Dakai finally came to visit, and at this time, Xiao Letian knew that he was almost in the same position, and it was not the way to negotiate if he was tense.

"The prince forcibly took me to the mountain, do you really think that I have some kind of power that penetrates the heavens and the earth? Do you really think that I can change the way of the world? Let me tell you the truth, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is not so easy to overthrow, and you hope to continue on the old path? You better save the province......

Shi Dakai didn't say anything, just bowed deeply: "Mr. has always said that he is a lonely guest overseas, and there is a lot of resentment towards the Manchu Qing in his tone, I think it is impossible for Mr. to return from overseas to devote himself to the imperial examination and want to be an official and a half-job, right?"

"You said that our road has been exhausted, of course I admit it, but think about it from another angle, don't look at the Manchu Qing Dynasty has just won, Zeng Guofan and the Beijing court are like a rainbow......" Shi Dakai shook his head, "I think, their road is probably not much, how long can the imperial court that insists on selling this country be sold?"

He is worthy of being a high-level intellectual, and people say that Shi Dakai is the most discerning prince in the kingdom of heaven, but now it is really different. Xiao Lotian touched his nose, this was the expression that had already boiled in his heart, and he suddenly asked Shi Dakai.

"Lord Wang...... I only want to ask you, do you want to be the emperor?" Shi Dakai was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "Last year, I cheated on the Dadu River and concealed my name, and I have already seen through it, and what Mr. said about the past has been exhausted, what I am thinking about now is to take a new path that Mr. said to open your eyes and see the world......

"Okay!" Xiao Letian slammed the table and stood up, "Okay, good, since you are mentally prepared to fail, it will be easy......"

Shi Dakai grabbed Xiao Letian's hand and said excitedly, "Sir, what is your plan?, how many soldiers, horses, money, and food do you need to use, although my heavenly kingdom is defeated, but Yu Wei is still there, as long as Mr. speaks, I will easily gather an army of 100,000 for you......"

Ah, Xiao Lotian is so hung that Shi Dakai's words choked to death, you, you, you...... How many soldiers are you hiding? Open your mouth is an army of 100,000, Xiao Letian stared at Shi Dakai, his eyes were obviously a little dull.

Shi Dakai made Xiao Letian look a little embarrassed, he thought that the military advisor was suspicious of his words, "Actually...... In fact, 100,000 is a bit exaggerated, after all, the conquest of the kingdom of heaven often coerces the people...... However, as long as I am given time, with the prestige of my Wing King, I will gather 30,000 elite soldiers for my military division, and there will be absolutely no problem......"

Xiao Letian looked at Shi Dakai with a resolute face, swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a grunt, and said in his heart, You don't want to take the old road?

"Lord Wang, calm and calm...... The new path I am talking about does not start with raising the flag, I am going to write a book now, a book that everyone in the world can understand......"

"Book, write a book?" Shi Da shook his hand, and almost broke Xiao Letian's hand bones.

"Oh, Lord Wang, you pinched my hand off, I can't write anything......" Xiao Letian's great cause of transforming China began in October of the third year of Tongzhi with a scream.