Qin Xiao could not answer Yuwen Chengchao's doubts.
The frightened people cleaned up the camp overnight. In addition to treating the injured, they also had to bury all the bodies.
The destination of the caravan is West Wind Castle, so it is naturally impossible to bring the corpse with it.
Moreover, the caravan has the same rules as a caravan. Once out of the customs, if something unexpected happens, the body can be buried outside the customs, but the family members need to be carefully compensated.
Going out of customs is just a trip with your head in hand. The wages have indeed doubled, but the risks you bear have also doubled.
Everyone was in a very low mood.
Deputy Commander Liu is still mysterious. Just as Qin Xiao expected, Liu Wenxuan is indeed not simple. During the fierce battle last night, he suddenly came out with several crossbowmen, causing a lot of casualties to the Wild West Deathwing.
But in the end, they were outnumbered, and several of Liu Wenxuan's crossbowmen were all killed by the Death Wing's sword in Huangxi.
Before this, no one thought that there were several crossbowmen hidden in the caravan.
Qin Xiao knew in his heart that if they had not faced a life-and-death crisis last night, these crossbowmen would have continued to hide, and no one would even know of their existence in the end.
Several men died, but Liu Wenxuan seemed very calm. When everyone was cleaning up the camp, he had already returned to his small tent, like a hibernating animal, without contact with anyone.
When passing the large carriage, Qin Xiao stopped for a moment and glanced at the large carriage.
Fortunately, the Wild West Deathwing did not target this large carriage last night, and not even a few cavalry came near, so the large carriage was safe and sound.
"Little Prince!" Qin Xiao was about to leave when he saw the curtain opened and Hanizi's beautiful face appeared behind him.
Qin Xiao knew that there was a fierce battle last night, and most of the people in the caravan were out of their minds. Even the seven-foot-tall men were lying on the ground trembling in fear, not to mention the few women here.
"Were you scared last night?" Qin Xiao smiled gently at Hanizi: "Don't worry, the enemy has been beaten away, there will be no more trouble."
He himself was not sure if there would be trouble later, but at this time he could only comfort Haniz in this way.
"Are you...are you injured?" Hanizi looked at Qin Xiao and asked softly.
Qin Xiao took two steps back, opened his hands, and said with a smile: "No harm at all."
Hanizi then said with a joyful smile: "I was scared to death. It's great that you're okay."
"Are you afraid that the bad guys will find you?" Qin Xiao asked.
Hanizi nodded, then shook his head and whispered: "No matter who grabs me, I am a slave. I am not worried, I am worried about you getting hurt."
"Oh?" Qin Xiao saw that she was serious and seemed to be really worried about him, and he was slightly moved: "Why are you worried about me?"
"You are a good person, and good people cannot die." Hanizi said seriously.
Qin Xiao sighed, thinking to himself that good people in this world often die faster, but Hanizi's idea was naturally correct. He hesitated and finally said: "If you are free, can you go back to Jingjue Country?"
"Freedom?" Hanizi's expression darkened and he whispered: "I am a slave and I need a lot of silver coins to be free. Maybe... I will never have that many silver coins in my life."
"I will find a way." Qin Xiao smiled.
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I sympathized very much with Hanizi's life experience, and I really thought that if there was a chance, I would help Hanizi regain his freedom.
Hanizi is now a commodity in the hands of Yuwen Chengchao, and he must find an opportunity to give it to the White Wolf King as a gift. However, before sending it out, the ownership of Hanizi naturally belongs to Yuwen Chengchao, and Yuwen Chengchao also controls the life and death of Hanizi.
right.
Qin Xiao believed that if he really proposed to Yuwen Chengchao to give Hanizi his freedom, Yuwen Chengchao would not refuse.
But he also knew that in his own eyes, Hanizi was a young and beautiful exotic girl, but in the eyes of many people, even in the eyes of Yuwen Chengchao, she was just a piece of goods, not much different from a valuable antique calligraphy and painting.
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Asking Yuwen Chengchao to restore Hanizi's freedom is like asking Yuwen Chengchao to ask for a large sum of money.
The most important thing is that at Lanyuefang, Yuwen Chengchao arranged Hanizi for him, but he did not accept it. Now he comes out to restore Hanizi's freedom, which will inevitably make people feel a little strange.
But Qin Xiao didn't take it to heart.
If Hanizi can really be freed or even return to Jingjue Country to reunite with his family, it won't be a big deal even if he pays some price.
It's just that the Death Wings in the Wild West were forced out just last night. If Yu Wen Chengchao made a request now, it would be like relying on merit.
There are still several days of travel ahead, so there is no need to rush. What's more, it is still unclear what the situation is on the White Wolf King's side, and Hanizi may not be sent out by then.
In broad daylight, Qin Xiao should not stay by the carriage for too long, lest others see and misunderstand him.
After leaving the carriage, they saw a wooden pole erected not far away. Someone nailed the wooden pole to the ground and tied the captured master to the wooden pole. Someone was posted with a knife to guard him.
Everyone was sitting on the ground, with their hands tied to the wooden poles behind their backs, looking up at the sky, but the bronze masks were not taken off.
Qin Xiao walked over, looked at everyone, and squatted down in front of him. Everyone acted as if they hadn't seen him and ignored him.
"Everyone probably didn't expect such a result." Qin Xiao finally smiled.
Everyone did not look at Qin Xiao, but said calmly: "What's the result? You don't have a real man here. I fell into your hands, and no one dared to cut my neck."
"You don't have to say such things." Qin Xiao said: "Since we have made a promise, of course we will keep it and let you go in a few days."
Only then did everyone look at Qin Xiao and sneer: "Lao Wu has always treated you as his own brother, and even thought about making you one of ours. Fortunately, it didn't come true, otherwise there would be someone like you who is so unrighteous.
It would be a great shame for us to have such a villain by our side."
"Villain?" Qin Xiao said calmly: "You know that the caravan only has about twenty guards, most of whom are innocent people, but you gathered sixty or seventy cavalry to attack us, and even arranged for people to be among the horses in advance.
Poisoning, everyone, your actions don’t seem to be very honorable.”
Everyone was suddenly speechless.
It can be explained by bullying the few with more, but poisoning the horse's feed is indeed a bit shameful.
Qin Xiao waved to the two guards, "You go and rest for a while, I'll guard him."
The two hesitated for a moment, but knowing Qin Xiao's status in the caravan, they did not dare to say more.
Withdraw your hand.
"Let them go, do you have anything shameful to say?" everyone said coldly.
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "You have done shameful things, and you still don't want to let others say a few words?"
"You...!" Everyone was a little angry, but they calmed down instantly and laughed: "I have to say, you used Wen Budao to get close to me last night, making me unprepared and taking the opportunity to take action. You were really thoughtful.
.Little brother, in order to achieve your goal, you turn your back on others, even your own brothers can be used and betrayed. This is the courage that a person who achieves great things should have. I really admire you now."
Qin Xiaodao: "Don't label me as a betrayer. Uncle Wen and I are not brothers, he is my senior. In addition, what I do is just imitating you. There is a saying that repaying kindness in the same way."
You should understand the other body?"
"What's the meaning?"
"You placed spies around the eldest young master." Qin Xiao said: "Using spies, you know our situation well. Since you can use the people around the eldest young master, of course I can also use the people around you." No.
Waiting for everyone to speak, he leaned forward slightly and asked: "You spent so much energy to kidnap the eldest son. Everyone, can you tell me why you did this?"
"For money." Everyone said, "We are short of money, so we have tied up Yuwen Chengchao in exchange for a sum of money. Are you satisfied with this answer?"
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Actually, you are really not short of money. The Wild West Death Wing secretly sent people to collect money everywhere. This is already a huge amount of income. The key is that there are people behind the scenes who have been providing support for you. Their financial resources,
It is enough to ensure that you will not be short of money."
Everyone's body trembled, and the eyes under the masks became sharp: "I don't understand what you are talking about."
"If you don't understand, just think I'm joking and don't take it seriously." Qin Xiao whispered: "Deathwings in the Wild West have been operating in Xiling, but the Xiling clan knows very little about you. If you are just ordinary horse thieves,
, Xiao gathers twenty or thirty people to become bandits, and is careful not to let others know your origins and whereabouts. It can still be done. But there are hundreds of you at least, and you are equipped with sophisticated equipment and the best horses.
Even so, it is really strange that the Xiling clan still knows nothing about you."
"Oh?" Everyone always laughed: "Actually, the reason is very simple. The Xiling clan is much stupider than you think."
"There may be a lot of idiots among them, but they can't all be idiots." Qin Xiao sighed: "These families can gain a foothold in Xiling. Of course, they can't do it with idiots. Of course, there are many smart people among them."
Staring into the eyes under the mask: "Arakishi Deathwing has been secretly expanding his strength, but no one knows about it. After thinking about it, I can only think of one reason, and that is that someone has been covering for you and secretly helping you to increase your strength.
There are really not many people in Xiling who have such strength."
The old man leaned against the wooden pole and said nothing.
"There is something that the eldest son may not have thought of yet." Qin Xiao said softly: "But unfortunately, I just suddenly thought of it. Do you always want to know what it is?"
"What?" Everyone couldn't help but ask.
"War horses and broadswords!" Qin Xiao said: "Your horses are all Xiling war horses, and your broadswords are not sabers forged by the Wutuo people. I am very surprised how you managed to transport the war horses and broadswords out of the customs.