From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 41 Sleepless Night

Night. Xu's house.

Xu Xiaogou lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

How could he fall asleep? This time his elder brother left, and it was very likely that they would be separated forever and never see each other again.

In the bedroom of the north-shangfang, Xu Fugui and Jiazhen also did not sleep.

"My lady, do you want to practice martial arts with me?"

Xu Fugui thought that if he embarked on the path of cultivating immortality in the future, there would be a big gap between his lifespan and Jiazhen's.

For ordinary people, it is rare to live to be seventy.

As for immortal cultivators, even those who practice Qigong can live for one hundred and twenty to one hundred and thirty years.

"Ah? Why should I practice martial arts? Isn't it enough that we have you and San Gou practicing martial arts at home?"

Jiazhen didn't understand why Xu Fugui said such strange things.

"..."

Xu Fugui was speechless for a moment. He didn't dare tell anyone that he had developed spiritual roots through practicing the桩 function.

"Do you want to live a long life?"

That was all he could ask.

"No." Jiazhen shook her head. "What's the point of living that long? I'd be content if I could live a healthy life and die at the age of seventy."

"Ok."

Xu Fugui said no more. Everyone has their own destiny.

"Husband, let me tell you something."

Jiazhen leaned over to Xu Fugui's ear and whispered something in a low voice.

"What? You're pregnant?"

Xu Fugui exclaimed, Jiazhen is pregnant again!

"Why, you don't want it? It's all your fault~~"

Jiazhen heard the slightly helpless tone in Xu Fugui's voice and scolded him.

"No, I don't want it. Since you're pregnant, just give birth to the baby."

Given the Xu family's current situation, it is not difficult to raise another child.

He was just surprised that the child's "appearance" was beyond his plan.

----

On the other side, Xu family farmland.

Xu Xiaoniu was lying in the field with weeds covering his body.

He rested his head on the ridge of the field, looked up at the stars in the night sky with wide eyes, and stroked the shiny black fur with his right hand.

"Dahei, take good care of our fields while I'm away."

"Woo~"

Dahei felt the emotion of parting, and lay obediently beside Xu Xiaoniu, growling softly.

"Dahei, how should I tell Xiulian?"

Xu Xiaoniu talked to himself.

"Wang?"

"Dahei, do you think I will come back alive?"

"Wang Wang!"

"You mean I'll live, right?"

Xu Xiaoniu thought Dahei was "talking" to him, but suddenly realized something was wrong.

Dahei stood up anxiously, rubbing his head against Xu Xiaoniu, and looking towards the direction of the Xu family's house from time to time with a vigilant look in his eyes.

Ok?
Xu Xiaoniu stood up and looked towards the direction of his house with a serious look.

Dahei has a very sharp sense of hearing. Since he is so alert, he must have discovered something.

"Shh~~"

He made a gesture to keep quiet, signaling Dahei to keep quiet, and then the man and the dog walked towards their house under the cover of night.

----

Kong Xiao has already climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard.

With his lightness skills, high walls and large courtyards are nothing to him.

He tiptoed to the east wing and took out a mist pill and a blowpipe. Just by blowing a puff of mist into the bedroom, the person inside would sleep soundly until dawn.

He had already inquired about the Xu family's situation: although this family has many people, except for a young man who practices martial arts, the others are not a cause for concern.

Only high-level warriors would make Kong Xiao wary.

The target he fears most is someone with a strong background and backing.

He still remembered that more than a decade ago, because he hadn't done a thorough background check, he had robbed the house of his uncle, the local county lieutenant. He had only stolen tens of thousands of taels of silver and no one was hurt, but the entire county was searched house by house, and they almost caught him.

He has learned his lesson since then: the best target is someone whose family has some wealth but no connections.

"Those dozen acres of medicinal herbs sold for two thousand taels of silver. Add to that the autumn harvest and our usual savings, and we'll make a killing this time."

Kong Xiao had already committed several crimes in Tonggu County. After robbing the Xu family, he planned to leave Tonggu County and head to another unfamiliar place. The world was vast, and as long as he was careful and cautious, he could spend his later years in peace.

"Bang!"

There was a loud bang at the gate.

Xu Xiaoniu kicked the door open and saw a short figure groping to the bedroom window with a blowpipe in his hand.

"who!"

This shout startled everyone in the room.

Xu Xiaogou was not asleep at all, and Xu Fugui and Jiazhen were also awake.

Xu Xiaogou and Xu Fugui rushed out of the room almost at the same time. The moment they saw Kong Xiao, they realized: There is a thief! Before the tragedy happened in the Zhao family, Xu Fugui asked the family to be on high alert.

The first one to take action was Xu Xiaogou, who was the closest to Kong Xiao, only two or three meters away.

The one who rushed forward faster was Dahei, and he pounced on Kong Xiao as the gate opened.

Dahei didn't roar, but opened his mouth wide and bit towards Kong Xiao's knee with his sharp fangs.

"roll."

Kong Xiao casually kicked Da Hei away, his attention completely focused on Xu Xiao Gou. Fortunately, he didn't use his full strength in this kick, and Da Hei just rolled a few times and flew out without being seriously injured.

The sudden change in the situation was beyond Kong Xiao's expectations. It was almost impossible for him to kill everyone quietly and then leave, so he simply got away first.

He kicked off the ground with his feet and rushed towards the roof.

"Master, be careful!"

Xu Xiaogou gave a reminder and at the same time used the "Tiger Leap" to pounce forward. His body pounced forward like a tiger, leaping three or four meters high and rushing towards Kong Xiao in the air.

"Watch out for flying knives!"

Xu Fugui suddenly remembered that the people of the Zhao family died from flying knives piercing their throats.

Xu Xiaogou had seen how Zhao Shuai's family died, so he reacted instantly.

As expected, Kong Xiao reached for his waist and swung a gleaming flying knife towards Xu Xiaogou's throat. His flying knife was a hidden weapon, never used in public. Almost everyone who saw him throw it died.

"Whoosh!"

The flying knife flew past Xu Xiaogou's neck, scaring him into a cold sweat.

Then another knife flew towards Xu Xiaogou's chest.

Xu Xiaogou was in mid-air, unable to evade the blow. With a fierce rage, he crossed his left arm across his chest.

"Swish!" The sharp flying knife penetrated the flesh, half of it piercing the arm.

After two flying knives, Xu Xiaogou rushed in front of Kong Xiao and punched his abdomen with his right fist.

Kong Xiao was also in mid-air, unable to escape. He had mastered the third level of Zhuang Gong, but now he was old, his Qi and blood were weak, and his strength was much weaker than at his peak.

He crossed his arms in front of him to block.

Bang~~
The two collided in the air and fell to the ground entangled.

Xu Fugui was quick-witted and rushed forward to engage Kong Xiao. His progress in the Zhuang Gong was similar to Xu Xiaogou's: he was about to complete the second level of Zhuang Gong.

But he had never practiced martial arts, and only had brute force. Fearing Kong Xiao's flying knife, he desperately used both hands to control Kong Xiao's right wrist.

"Huh! What's wrong with this guy?!"

Kong Xiao was shocked. If it was an ordinary person, he would have been able to throw the other person away with just one exertion of force. But he was controlled by the other party and could not break free even with his strength.

Isn’t it said that there is only one martial artist in this family?

He doesn't understand.

Immediately afterwards, another person joined the battlefield. He was Xu Xiaoniu, who was at the third level of Zhuang Gong and had the greatest brute force.

Xu Xiaoniu, like his father, had only brute force but no kung fu. In his haste, he ignored all techniques and controlled Kong Xiao's left hand while swinging his fists randomly.

"Brother, control him!"

Xu Xiaogou let out a low cry, twisted his waist and turned sideways, exerted all his strength, and pushed down his right shoulder to charge towards Kong Xiao. It was his best move, the Barbarian Bear Lean.

To Kong Xiao's right is Xu Fugui, who desperately grabs his wrist. To his left is Xu Xiaoniu.

At the critical moment, the father and son pulled hard, making Kong Xiao appear in a posture with his arms stretched out and his middle door wide open.

"Oh!"

Kong Xiao's body flew backwards in the air, hit the wall hard, bounced back and fell to the ground.

"Um...I..."

His chest collapsed, his ribs shattered countless times, and his internal organs were shattered. Blood foam gushed out of his mouth and nose, and he lost his voice.

----

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

This crisis was resolved by the three of them working together.

"Sangou, come quickly, I'll bandage you."

Jiazhen took out the medicine box at home, feeling sorry for Xu Xiaogou's injured left arm.

"It's okay, it's just a flesh wound, no bones or muscles are hurt."

Xu Xiaogou grimaced in pain. This was the most serious injury he had ever suffered. But he pretended to be calm, not wanting to worry his family.

With his control over his body, he could stop the bleeding by simply pulling out the flying knife and using his muscles and meridians.

Xu Xiaoxia helped, and Jiazhen treated Xu Xiaogou's wounds.

"Daniu, let's go."

Xu Fugui winked at Xu Xiaoniu, and the two left home with Kong Xiao's body and the shovel.

"Let's bury it here."

The two came to the wilderness outside Baihe Village, near Baihe Mountain.

Xu Xiaoniu waved a shovel and started digging a hole.

Xu Fugui was groping Kong Xiao.

As a wandering bandit, Kong Xiao felt at home wherever he went, so he kept all his valuables hidden on his body.

"Secret manual of martial arts?"

Xu Fugui took out a book and two medicine bottles from him.

Finally, after careful exploration, he found two silver notes in the lining of his crotch. One note was worth three thousand taels of silver, and the other was worth five thousand taels!

This is Kong Xiao’s pension money.

As he grew older, he was worried that his energy and blood would become too weak to steal anymore, so he hid eight thousand taels of silver in his crotch.

(End of this chapter)