Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 2 A Thief's Self-cultivation
When Erzhu Ying'e said that, Hou Jing realized that he was in big trouble!
This is the emperor’s wife!
The key is, she also has an extremely rich father!
Everyone in northwest Shanxi knows the name of Erzhu Rong!
The three hundred miles of Xiurong River was once a fertile land in the north. Once the war broke out in the six towns, Erzhu gained popularity.
This nursery rhyme sung in Taiping Village has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Even three-year-old children know it and have set a great ambition for them since childhood - to snatch a vote from their mother.

The familiar melody echoed in Hou Jing's mind, but was quickly dispelled by reason.

Now is not the time to think about that.

He turned his head and looked at the author of the nursery rhyme, and found that after the initial hesitation, a smile appeared on his face.

Erzhu Ying'e was originally feeling proud, but when she saw the smile on Li Shuang's face, she felt a little panicked.

"Please go back to the house, Miss Erzhu!"

Everyone saw Li Shuang bringing Erzhu Ying'e into the house and the door was closed.

Outside the house, a crowd of people watched this scene, all of them admired it from the bottom of their hearts, and felt like they were looking up to a mountain.

Hou Jing even clapped his hands and shouted out in approval.

"The chief is truly capable of doing what no one else can. His heroic spirit is so great that even the emperor's wife... My admiration for the chief is like the surging river, unstoppable and unstoppable, or like the Yellow River flooding, unstoppable."

in the house.

As soon as Erzhu Ying'e entered the room, she found an extremely large and soft bed in the room, and immediately became very nervous.

She ran to the corner in an instant, pulled out a dagger from her sleeve and pointed it at Li Shuang.

"You...don't come here!"

Li Shuang looked at the trembling Erzhu Ying'e, poured himself a glass of water, took a sip, and said slowly:

"The dagger is still in the sheath!"

Erzhu Ying'e was stunned and quickly drew her sword.

With the cold front coming, the temperature in the house seemed to be lower.

Erzhu Ying'e repeated it again.

"Don't come over here, I can do anything if you come over here!"

Li Shuang was at ease.

"What do you want to do?"

Erzhu Ying'e pointed the dagger at her own neck and spoke in a stern voice.

"If you dare to come over here, I will plunge the dagger into my own neck, and all you will get is a body."

Li Shuang almost spit out a mouthful of water.

"You're using your own life to scare me, do you think I care?"

After hearing what Li Shuang said, Erzhu Ying'e felt that he was right and her grip couldn't help but loosen a little.

"There are many refugees in this mountain who have never seen a woman in their lives. Not to mention women, even corpses... they are capable of anything!"

As Erzhu Rong's eldest daughter, even though she was skilled in archery and horse riding, she had been pampered since childhood. How could she have seen such a scene?

After hearing Li Shuang's description, her psychological defenses were immediately broken.

Erzhu Ying'e collapsed to the ground and suddenly burst into tears.

Li Shuang watched quietly without going forward to comfort her. He waited until Erzhu Ying'e had almost finished crying before he spoke softly.

"Now that you're done crying, let's get down to business. Write a letter to your father and ask him to come and pick you up."

Erzhu Ying'e, who was crying, suddenly understood and wiped away her tears.

"You just want me to write a blackmail letter?"

"It's not a ransom note. We're not gangsters. We just want your father to know that we took care of you. Shouldn't he give us some money as a reward?"

Erzhu Ying'e felt a little strange after hearing this.

"My father is Erzhu Rong, how dare you ask him for money?"

"I am a principled person. I won't treat anyone differently just because they have a special status. Even if Yuan Xu from Luoyang City comes, I have to pay him!"

Half an hour later, the door slowly opened.

When Hou Jing and others saw Li Shuang walking out of the gate, they came over in a mean manner.

"The chief's methods are really powerful. We all heard it outside the house. The young lady was crying so hard!"

"You're so awesome!" Li Shuang looked at Hou Jing, and for no reason, he felt a surge of anger rising up. "Come with me!"

night!

In front of the Juyi Hall!

Li Shuang wore a robe and sat in the position of the gang leader. Now there was only one person left in the gang.

Hou Jing was so sleepy that he was dragged over by Li Shuang and made to stand for several hours.

"A storm is coming!"

Li Shuang's sudden words startled the dazed Hou Jing.

"Now that we've kidnapped Erzhu Rong's daughter, I'm afraid he won't let this go!"

"Chief, even Li Chong can't do anything to you, what's a mere Erzhu Rong!"

"Li Chong is a dragon that has crossed the river, and Erzhu Rong is a local snake. The dragon that has crossed the river is easy to deal with, but the local snake is difficult to deal with. I have three strategies: the best, the middle, and the worst. Which one do you want to hear?"

Sure enough, the big one is coming?
Hou Jing swallowed his saliva. Whenever Li Shuang came up with the three strategies of best, middle and worst, he knew that someone was going to be in trouble.

He looked around and saw the empty gathering hall, and his heart sank.

"The best idea!"

"I will pass the position of leader of Taiping Village to you!"

Hou Jing was stunned.

How could he get promoted even though he got into such a big trouble?
Then I thought about it and felt something was not right.

"What are you doing, Chief?"

"Of course I retreated. When Erzhu Rong arrived with his 1,700 cavalry, I cut off your head and returned you and Erzhu Ying'e to him."

Seeing Li Shuang's half-smile, Hou Jing was very scared and asked hurriedly.

"What about the middle strategy?"

"Take Erzhu Ying'e back to Xiurong, and then let Erzhu Rong chop off your head."

At this time, Hou Jing was already a little panicked, and his voice was trembling.

"What's the next step?"

"I will cut off your head and send you and Erzhu Ying'e back."

What are the three strategies? Aren’t they all going to kill me?

"Chief, you might as well just kill me with one blow!"

"We are volunteers, not bandits. We must be respectful and dignified in everything we do."

Hou Jing immediately knelt down, hugged Li Shuang's legs, and wailed.

"Chief, let's not play tricks on me. Just tell me what you want from me. I will fight to the death, even in the face of danger!"

"Wan Jing, you are very aware!"

As he spoke, Li Shuang snapped his fingers, and all the swordsmen and axemen hiding around the Zhongyi Hall retreated.

Hou Jing only breathed a sigh of relief after the figures outside the window disappeared.

"We are all acquaintances, so let's not go into that. I have a letter here. You must take three horses and deliver it to Xiurong and give it to Erzhu Rong within one day."

"One day? But we are two hundred miles away from Xiurong!"

Li Shuang patted Hou Jing's cheek and smiled.

"Back when Cao Cao was chasing Liu Bei at Changbanpo, he covered three hundred miles in just one day and one night. What's the matter? Is your will to survive right now less intense than Cao Cao's?"

"Yes! I have it!"

Hou Jing promised, took the letter, and ran out in two steps with his long and short legs.

Li Shuang yawned.

"Being a bandit leader...ah, ugh, a rebel leader, it's not easy!"

(End of this chapter)