Xuanxia

Chapter 55 Reaching an Agreement
One stone stirs up a thousand ripples. Xiong Shao nodded and agreed to Long Dabi's request, which immediately made the people outside the escort agency excited.

"Yes!"

Soon someone echoed, "Boss Xiong, no matter how big and powerful the Changqing Escort Agency is, we can't be the enemy of the entire martial arts world!"

"And the court."

The crowd parted, and a general in black armor came out with a sword, followed by a group of officers and soldiers. He said in a deep voice: "Boss Xiong, have you lost your mind?"

When Xiong Shao saw this man, he smiled bitterly and bowed: "General Bai."

General Bai didn't have the scruples of the people in the martial arts world. He strode directly into the courtyard. A group of soldiers with knives quickly surrounded Long Dabai. As for Fu Qingzhou... he was pushed aside.

Seeing this situation, some people in the martial arts world became uneasy and wanted to break into the escort agency.

On the contrary, Hua Xiaolan's figure disappeared. It was unknown when she had led her Miao people and disappeared into the crowd.

Long Dabei sighed and said to Xiong Shao, "You solve it, or I solve it?"

Cold sweat dripped down Xiong Shao's forehead.

He immediately bowed to General Bai and clasped his fists: "General, don't you know how powerful this man is? Just now on the main road to the palace..."

This man was well-informed, and within a quarter of an hour or two, he heard about this matter.

"I will know."

General Bai interrupted him and waved his hand again, his face grim: "Is it because the enemy is difficult to kill, so we don't kill them? Then wouldn't our Dayan soldiers become a joke!"

Fu Qingzhou didn't know if this man was the guard that Kua Ye had mentioned who had reached an agreement with them, but... he was afraid that he was.

Before, he let Long Dabei into the city and asked the martial artists to assassinate him. From beginning to end, no officers and soldiers took action. He must have been planning to let the martial artists get the benefits and then he would share the profits.

But as the murder in the street was exposed, the defending general could no longer suppress it, so he had to send soldiers to search everywhere. Now that the general was here in person and Long Dabi was in front of him, it would be unreasonable for him not to send soldiers to surround them.

It is one thing if you cannot catch the thief right in front of you, but it would be a serious dereliction of duty if you just watch him and do nothing.

But now it is not Fu Qingzhou's turn to think of a solution. The person who is really anxious is Xiong Shao.

If Long Dabei really went on a killing spree here, the Changqing Escort Agency's territory would be littered with corpses, all of whom would be officers and soldiers. It goes without saying who would be the unlucky one.

So just before the group of officers and soldiers took action, Xiong Shao stepped forward and blocked Long Dabei.

"General Bai!"

He shouted, "No!"

General Bai's brows darkened: "Captain Xiong, are you going to go against the imperial court?"

"That's not my intention." Xiong Shao clasped his hands and said, "It's just that this man is extremely dangerous. If you want to take action, don't choose to do it in Shudu City!"

General Bai sneered: "If this person leaves the city with your escort agency, and I want to take action, will you protect him?"

"This……"

Xiong Shao was also a little at a loss.

He was in the escort business. Once he really started escorting Long Dabei out of the city to Langhuan Mountain, he had to be well protected, no one could stop him.

If he really encountered an invincible strong man who broke through the escort agency’s defenses and killed Long Dabai, that would be another story.

But if someone wanted to kill him and the escorts turned a blind eye, this would ruin the reputation of the escort agency.

Under normal circumstances, the escort agency would certainly not take this kind of business, be it a demon from a cult, a notorious bandit, a wanted criminal... no matter how high the price is, they would not accept the order. Instead, they would hand such people over to the government office.

However, Long Dabei has a deep connection with the Changqing Escort Agency. If he does not accept this order, Long Dabei will obviously not give up.

This has become a dead end.

Seeing that General Bai was about to order the officers and soldiers to take action again, Xiong Shao shouted, "Wait!"

He took a step forward and bowed again: "General, I have a plan. I hope you will give it a try!"

"Oh?"

General Bai narrowed his eyes and said, "You say." "There are many people in Shudu City, and there are also many caravans on the way out of the city. If we act rashly, it will easily lead to disaster."

Xiong Shao said in a deep voice: "But please ask the general to send troops to accompany us throughout the journey. If we encounter an uninhabited wilderness, we can take action. Although the Changqing Escort Agency will do its best to protect the escorts, I believe that the general must have a way to bypass our escort agency and kill Long Dabei."

General Bai smiled and said, "Everyone from Changqing Escort Agency, will you do your best to protect us?"

"Yes."

Xiong Shao said seriously: "Protect with all my strength."

What he said here is very clear.

You can follow me, but I will also do my best to protect Long Dabei. You have to get past us before you can kill him. This is the rule of the escort agency and it cannot be broken.

But if you find a way to bypass our detection and kill someone secretly without our knowledge, we can only say that we are incompetent. Although it is also embarrassing, the world is so big and there are so many masters. Which escort agency dares to say that there will be no problems for decades?
As soon as these words were spoken, before General Bai responded, the people outside the courtyard became excited.

"Is this feasible? I don't believe that Long Dabei won't eat, sleep or poop!"

"That's right! He's injured so badly, he will definitely find an opportunity!"

"Although the Changqing Escort Agency is powerful, can it stop so many of us? It's still hundreds of miles to Langhuan Mountain. It will take at least three to five days to walk. There is always a chance!"

Xiong Shao looked directly at General Bai: "General, what do you think?"

General Bai held the hilt of the sword in his hand, his eyes stayed on Long Dabei for a moment, and then he nodded.

Xiong Shao breathed a sigh of relief.

Long Dabei also smiled softly: "Yes, you are much more mature than before."

After saying that, he stretched out his hands to push away the swords and guns of the officers and soldiers pointing at him, walked past Xiong Shao and General Bai, and went to the inner courtyard of the escort agency with his hands behind his back.

General Bai was no longer in a hurry. He smiled at Xiong Shao and said, "Captain Xiong, when are we leaving?"

Xiong Shao said softly: "Everything is naturally based on the guest's wishes."

With this statement made, the matter is settled.

Fu Qingzhou also breathed a sigh of relief. At least Long Dabi didn't go on a killing spree in the city... Of course, he was in a very bad condition now. He even admitted that he couldn't walk. He must have been trying not to take action if possible.

General Bai waved his hand, and all the officers and soldiers retreated from the escort agency like a tide. Xiong Shao shook his head, sighed, and loudly summoned all the escorts into a room, presumably to discuss the next strategy.

As for the outsiders, they gradually dispersed at this time.

Since they knew they couldn't fight in the city, they were naturally not in a hurry. They took this opportunity to recuperate and find another opportunity to fight after they left the city.

Seeing that everything was clear, Fu Qingzhou followed Long Dabi into the inner courtyard.

The Changqing Escort Agency is very large. If it were placed in the past or present, it would at least be a large yard that could be used as a small tourist attraction or a filming location for a costume drama.

However, Long Dabei was not difficult to find. After Fu Qingzhou entered the inner courtyard, he soon discovered that he was sitting alone by the pool.

Seeing Fu Qingzhou coming, he smiled slightly.

"Pity."

He said: "There are many people in the city today. If I still have the strength to spare, I will definitely kill more people so that I can teach you to improve your skills."

Fu Qingzhou curled his lips and sat down next to Long Dabi.

He stared at the leisurely koi in the pond and said slowly, "I have practiced martial arts for ten years. Now, I have opened four levels of martial orifices and two levels of spiritual orifices in one month. This is a fast progress. What I need now is to spar with others."

Long Dabei's eyes lit up after hearing this: "You are so young, yet you have such enlightenment? Could it be that the alien spirit taught you?"

"I can't teach him."

The smoker snorted, "He already knew this."

"I see..." Long Dabei seemed to be thinking, "Then, I will find a way to help you get through."

(End of this chapter)