Chapter 42 Out of Beijing
Wei Xiaobao's eyes were full of tears and his expression was sad, holding a package wrapped in oilcloth and an ash altar in both hands, putting it in the coffin, kneeling on the ground, and crying loudly. Xiang Yan was surprised in his heart: "Which of Wei Xiaobao's friends is dead?" Why haven't you heard of it? And Wei Xiaobao has a lot of face in the palace, and people related to him are also looked down upon, which guard is so short-sighted that he dares to kill Wei Xiaobao's friends? Seeing that Xu Tianchuan and Fang Yi's little county lords all knelt down and saluted, Xiang Yan was also busy kowtowing to the coffin. Wei Xiaobao grabbed the opposite side of the coffin and kowtowed to the four of them in return.
He put cotton paper, lime, etc. into the coffin and nailed the lid of the coffin. The lacquermaker began to apply the paint. Xu Tianchuan said: "May I ask what is the name of this righteous man?" We had his name painted on the coffin. Wei Xiaobao sobbed and said, "He's ...... He...... His name is Haigui. Xiang Yan was stunned again, who is this person? The little county lord said: "The Manchu Tartars killed our good friends, and one day, we will kill them clean and avenge our good friends." Wei Xiaobao cried: "The Tartars naturally want to kill, but the revenge of these two good friends cannot be avenged."
After resting for a while, everyone decided to set off for Wutai Mountain. Someone had already hired four or two carriages at the door, Fang Yi and the little county lord took a carriage, and Wei Xiaobao, Xiang Yan and Xu Tianchuan each took a carriage. Four or two carriages out of the West Gate, drove dozens of miles, came out of the town, Xu Tianchuan stopped the carriage, said: "It's been a long time, let's have a cup of tea before leaving."
Walking into a teahouse on the side of the road, the shopkeeper made tea, and the four coachmen sat at another table. Xu Tianchuan carried his hands behind his back and went out to see the scenery.
Xiang Yan drank a bowl of tea, and suddenly heard Xu Tianchuan shouting: "Good friend, won't you show your face at this time?" He reached out and patted the shoulder of the driver on the right. Xu Tianchuan's right palm was just about to touch the coachman's shoulder, and on the side of the man's body, Xu Tianchuan's right palm was already empty. His left fist had already hit the coachman's right waist, and the coachman pushed it to the outside door with a backhand push. Xu Tianchuan's right elbow followed and pressed down on his right neck, and the coachman's right hand rose back and struck Xu Tianchuan at the top door. If Xu Tianchuan's elbow touched his head and neck, it was as if he had sent his head and neck under his palm, and immediately jumped backwards with both feet.
Xiang Yan was shocked. Xu Tianchuan made three moves in a row, palm slapping, boxing, and elbow pressing, all of which were very sharp techniques, but the coachman turned away one by one. From this point of view, Xu Tianchuan is afraid that he is not the opponent of the coachman.
Xu Tianchuan waved his left hand continuously, signaling the four of them to flee quickly, and he entangled with the enemy first, so that the four of them had a chance to escape. But how can the four of them go first? Fang Yi had injuries on his body and was difficult to move. Wei Xiaobao, Xiang Yan and the little county lord all drew their swords and prepared to step forward to attack. The coachman turned around and said with a smile: "The eight-armed ape has good eyesight!" The voice was rather high-pitched. I saw that the coachman had a yellow and swollen face, and his clothes were filthy, and his appearance was ugly. I can't tell how old I am for a while.
Xu Tianchuan hugged his fists and said, "Who is the honorable driver?" Why pretend to be a coachman and tease you? The coachman laughed, "You don't dare to tease." There is no malice in the next, just to see Xiao Xiangzi Xiang's father-in-law. Xiang Yan was even more frightened and said, "Look at me? But I don't recognize you! The coachman laughed again: "The Queen Mother sent three guards to assassinate you." I was curious for a moment, so I came to see what kind of person could make the Queen Mother send someone to assassinate him. Now that we've seen it, let's leave it at that. Xu Tianchuan said: "There will be a period later." Seeing the car, he walked away.
The remaining three coachmen heard that the Queen Mother was going to send someone to kill Xiang Yan, and they were so frightened that they refused to do everyone's business no matter what. No matter how much money Wei Xiaobao paid, he refused to accept employment. In desperation, Wei Xiaobao spent money to buy a carriage and let the other two leave. Xu Tianchuan climbed on the front of the car as a coachman, and Wei Xiaobao, Xiang Yan, Fang Yi and the little county lord sat in the carriage. That night, we stopped in a small town and rested at a small inn.
The five of them entered the inn, and Xu Tianchuan said to the shopkeeper: "Prepare two adjacent guest rooms for us, prepare some home-cooked dishes, and send them to the room." The shopkeeper took the five people to the guest room and went down to prepare the meal. Xu Tianchuan said: "Since the Queen Mother of the Tartars sent someone to kill Brother Xiang, for the sake of safety, we still don't show up outside." All four nodded yes.
After a while, the shopkeeper delivered the meal to the room. Xu Tianchuan suddenly made a move, and quickly clicked on more than a dozen heavy points on the shopkeeper's body, and the shopkeeper fell to the ground softly. All four were taken aback. Wei Xiaobao said: "Third Brother Xu, what's wrong?" Xu Tianchuan lowered his voice and said, "This shopkeeper is not the same person as the shopkeeper who took us into the inn. And the shopkeeper was an ordinary person before, but this person has kung fu. Where does such a small inn need to hire so many shopkeepers? also hired a shopkeeper with kung fu? ”
After speaking, he took out the silver needle from his body and tried the food and tea, and sure enough, the tea was powdered. Wei Xiaobao exclaimed: "Third Brother Xu, do you think this store is a black store?" Or is it that the second little girl in this shop is pretending to be someone sent by the old bitch of the Queen Mother? Xu Tianchuan said: "I don't know, just go out and see." The Queen Mother sent three people to kill Brother Xiang, if this person was sent by the Queen Mother, then he should have two accomplices outside. Stay in the house and don't go out, I'll go out and see how it goes. ”