The door of the carriage was suddenly opened, and a yellow figure jumped out of the carriage and directly attacked the one-eyed robber. The one-eyed robber gave a sneer and immediately stood firm, striking with his left fist. The two men hit each other with their fists, each taking a step back and standing still.
Qian Sihai felt his blood surge and his heart beat faster. He felt a bit old. So he took a deep breath to suppress his nausea and vomiting, and then asked:“”Your martial arts are so good, you must be a famous martial arts master. Who are you, please?”
The one-eyed bandit is obviously the leader of this group of bandits, and he laughed and said:“We are small figures in the underworld, and we are not worth mentioning. Now the Yellow River is flooding, the people on both banks are displaced, and they are suffering from hunger and cold. We would like to ask you to donate 300000 silver coins to relieve the disaster victims.”
Qian Sihai said in his heart:"You guys are cruel and ruthless. Killing people is like a child's play.You won't do charity work and collect donations for disaster victims. It's just that Zhao Jie's neck is under his knife. My youngest son, Qian Bao, is still on the carriage. The current situation has forced Qian Sihai to compromise.
Qian Sihai immediately laughed and said: "You guys are really kind-hearted. You raise donations for the disaster victims, and of course I should cooperate with your charity. It's just such a large amount of money, and I need time to raise it. Can you go to Qianjia Manor in southern Shaanxi to collect this money in three months?"
The one-eyed robber said:"Don't bother so much! Mr. Qian, please come with me. Just inform your family to raise money calmly. Although we are unknown in the underworld, we still keep our word. We will release you when we receive the money."
Qian Sihai understood that the bandits had planned for a long time to kidnap him and extort money. In this case, Qian Sihai had to nod and say, "Okay, I'll go with you. Zhao Jie, you take Qian Bao quickly back to the Qian Family Manor to raise 300000 silver dollars. If you tell my wife what happened, she will definitely cooperate with you."
A cold light flashed, and a dagger fell at the foot of Qian Sihai. The one-eyed robber said:"Mr. Qian's family's martial arts are powerful in Shaanxi, and the Qian family has a great influence in the underworld and political circles of the three provinces. If you weren't too old, I wouldn't be able to beat you. Please use this dagger to cut off your right hand. Otherwise, once you run away, we'll lose both hostage and wealth.”
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Qian Sihai picked up the dagger and smiled bitterly in his heart, "This person is so scheming. It seems that if I become a hostage and want to escape, it will be more difficult than growing wings to fly in the sky."
"I'm unlucky! I don't have enough food and clothing all day long. Now you're making me unable to sleep! You guys are fighting here, it's too noisy! I can't sleep anymore!"
Everyone was startled and looked together at the place where the sound was coming from.They saw a dark figure crawling under a stone lion in front of a restaurant door. The dark shadow came unsteadily, rubbing his sleepy eyes and muttering in his mouth.
As the dark shadow approached, everyone could clearly see that he was a tall old Taoist with white hair and beard, and an old face. It was hard to see how old he was. His gray Taoist robe was worn and tattered, and his hair was tied in a bun, with a branch stuck in it.
The old Taoist sighed: "The law of nature is to allow more objects to supplement less objects. The stones and snow on high mountains will automatically fall into the valley, and the stones and snow in the valley will not reach the top of the mountain. The river water will come from high to low places, and will fill the low places. The rule of humanity is to let the poor people support rich officials, rather than rich officials giving money to the poor. I thought you were robbing officials who get rich without work.As a result, you are still robbing businessmen who are wealthy through hard work. What you do violates the laws of nature and will be punished by nature." The old Taoist's voice sounded like a smile or a sigh, which was difficult to describe.
"It seems that you are the source of the noise. I want to restore peace to this place!"
The old Taoist looked a bit crazy and abnormal. Everyone only saw his body shake and entered the encirclement of bandits. He grabbed Qian Sihai's collar and ran away, quickly disappearing into the lane ahead.
The one-eyed robber's chest exploded with anger. After months of hard planning, he was about to achieve his goal when someone took the hostage! He widened his eyes and waved his hand:"Chase!"
The one-eyed bandit was the first to rush into the alley ahead. Several of his subordinates jumped onto the roofs of folk houses on both sides of the alley, along the eaves of the lampstands, galloping high and jumping away, as fast as a swallow.
The alley at night is quiet and dark, as if it were another world. The alleyways, composed of two black walls and a pavement paved with bluestone slabs, extend in all directions, with only the starry sky above staring lonely, as if unchanged from ancient times.
"Old bastard! If you hand over Qian Sihan, I won't kill you!" A powerful voice came, and the bearded bandit strode across the alley with a hammer.
The sharpshooter chased along the roof with a bow. He often practiced archery, so he had good eyesight. He stared at the Taoist priest's back from a distance and said with a strange smile, "Old asshole, where do I see you running?"
In the dark alley, the one-eyed bandit galloped like a flying horse. His heart was filled with a sense of violence and anxiety. He was thinking about how to torture the old Taoist when he caught him.
At this moment, in the dark alley ahead, a bright light appeared at the intersection of two alleys. A lantern glowed with a yellowish light, illuminating the surrounding darkness. A small table with two benches, next to a pot emitting white smoke. It turned out to be a mobile snack stand. Qian Sihai was standing behind the stall, smiling and busy. A tall old Taoist in gray was eating with his back to them.
The one eyed robber hesitated for a moment and stopped. The old Taoist put his magnetic spoon into the bowl, turned his head with a happy face, and said to the one eyed robber with a smile, "Pita bread soaked in Lamb Soup, delicious! I can't walk when I see this mobile snack stand. Boss Qian bought this stand with ten silver coins. Do you want to have a bowl too? You can chase us after you have eaten enough."