Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

The three men who had been captured were thrown to the ground, groaning as they clutched their arms and legs. Their joints had been dislocated, and they couldn't even run.

Dong Tianbao patted non-existent dust off his hands and said casually, "Big brother, just these few small fish."

As he spoke, he gestured with his chin toward the end of the alley.

"There are two more over there, they ran away."

As soon as he finished speaking, hurried footsteps came from the end of the alley.

Two figures were desperately trying to dart out.

Zhang Junbao didn't even turn his head.

He used his inner energy to draw two pebbles from the ground into his palm and flicked them with his fingers.

"Whoosh!!"

Two whooshing sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

Screams came from afar.

Immediately following was a dull thud as his knee hit the ground.

Zhang Junbao then slowly turned around, walked over, and after a moment, dragged one of them with each hand and left them next to the three people.

Five people who had been secretly watching fell neatly to the ground.

From discovery to subjugation, it took no more than twenty breaths, and no one in the alley was disturbed.

Qin Han looked down at the five people on the ground, his eyes cold.

"Who sent you to monitor this place?"

The five men were sweating profusely from the pain, but they gritted their teeth and remained silent.

His eyes were filled with horror.

They were people who made a living on the edge, and they considered themselves quite good at hiding.

But he was taken down before he even had a chance to warn these three people.

When the young man with the knife made his move, they only saw a blur.

That scholar was even more eccentric.

Dozens of steps apart, two pebbles precisely crippled two people's knees.

What approach?

Seeing that no one spoke, Dong Tianbao walked over to a slightly older man who looked like a leader and squatted down.

"My older brother is asking you a question."

As he spoke, he reached out and pinched the man's wrist, pressing his thumb against the wrist bone and applying a gentle force.

The man's face turned deathly pale instantly, and beads of sweat poured down his forehead.

"I'll talk... I'll talk!"

His voice was trembling.

"We are members of the Heaven and Earth Society!"

The Heaven and Earth Society?

Qin Han raised an eyebrow.

"We're not spying!" the leader stammered, flustered. "We're here on Master Wei's orders to protect the old lady in the courtyard!"

Master Wei Xiang.

Wei Xiaobao.

Qin Han's eyes changed.

"Did Wei Xiaobao send you?"

"Yes! It's Master Wei!" The leader nodded frantically, as if he wanted to kowtow to the ground.

"Master Wei said that the old lady living in this courtyard is a relative of his most important elder brother!"

"Recently, Yangzhou has been unsettled. He's afraid the Qing government will cause trouble, and he's also worried about troublemakers from the martial arts world causing problems, so he's sent several groups of brothers to take turns guarding the area!"

"Two shifts during the day, three shifts at night, for two years now, not a single day has been missed!"

Qin Han stood still.

Two years.

Two years ago, when he and Yao Bida and his group left Yangzhou, he said something to Wei Xiaobao before leaving.

Could you look after this little courtyard for me when you have time?

Just one sentence.

At that time, although Wei Xiaobao had become Chen Jinnan's disciple, he was just a low-level leader in the Heaven and Earth Society, with little money in his pocket and a limited number of people under his command.

When Qin Han said that, he didn't actually have high hopes.

He had seen far too much of what people were like.

Nine out of ten promises made in the martial arts world are nothing but empty words.

Today they pat their chests and promise to go through fire and water for you, tomorrow they'll stab you in the back for half a secret manual.

But Wei Xiaobao is different.

This seemingly most unreliable person did the most reliable thing.

Two years.

Several shifts of people take turns.

Non-stop throughout the day.

Qin and Han dynasties didn't need to calculate to know how much silver this would cost.

Wei Xiaobao is incredibly greedy; he's probably spent a lot on this.

Moreover, he didn't mention this matter at all in his last letter.

I didn't use this friendship to gain any benefits.

Dong Tianbao released the leader's wrist, his expression somewhat embarrassed.

Along the way, Qin Han mentioned the situation in Yangzhou, and Wei Xiaobao was his older brother who had grown up with him since childhood.

They fought amongst themselves.

"Big brother, this..."

He rubbed his hands together, unsure how to end the situation.

Although I held back a bit when I struck, these people's joints were indeed dislocated, and they really hurt.

Qin Han didn't say anything, but stepped forward, squatted down, and placed his palm on the leader's shoulder.

A gentle stream of true energy passed over.

Under the guidance of true qi, the misaligned bones returned to their original positions, and the leader felt a warm sensation flowing from his shoulder into his limbs and bones, and the excruciating pain subsided by more than half.

He was completely stunned.

Qin Han then set the bones of the other four people in turn.

The movements were neither too fast nor too slow, and everyone handled things cleanly and efficiently.

The five people knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

"Today is a misunderstanding."

Qin Han stood up and dusted off his hands.

"You've worked hard here."

The leader opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know how to start.

The man in front of them had been murderous just moments before, but in the blink of an eye healed their injuries and even said thank you for your hard work.

Who exactly is this person?

Qin and Han did not explain much.

"Go back and give Wei Xiaobao a message."

The five men pricked up their ears.

"Just say that the King of Qin has sent someone to Yangzhou and is waiting for him in this courtyard."

King of Qin.

That one from Sichuan?!

The five people's expressions changed simultaneously.

Having been involved with the Heaven and Earth Society for so long, they had naturally heard of the name of King Qin Han of Shu.

Whenever Wei Xiangzhu got drunk, he would mutter that his elder brother was the most powerful person in the world, a brother he had risked his life for.

They always thought that Master Wei was just bragging.

After all, Wei Xiaobao has been talking nonsense for quite some time now.

But look at the skills of these three in front of me now...

It seems like I wasn't just bragging.

"Yes! I will definitely convey the message!"

The leader nodded repeatedly, and he and the other four men helped each other to their feet.

After walking a few steps, the leader stopped again.

He glanced back at Qin Han, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"Sir, the old lady... is in very good health."

He lowered his voice a little, "The old lady doesn't accept money, so Master Wei has someone deliver rice, flour, oil, and salt every month, and new clothes and tonics during festivals."

"Last winter, the old lady coughed for a few days, and Master Wei invited the best doctor from the city overnight to come and see her."

"Last autumn, a large branch of the osmanthus tree in the courtyard was broken off by the wind. When Master Wei found out, he sent people to repair it the next day, saying that the old lady liked that tree and it couldn't be left bare."

"We'll replace anything that's missing or lacking as soon as possible."

Qin Han had his back to them and did not turn around.

The fragrance of osmanthus blossoms wafted from the courtyard wall, just like I remembered.

Thank you.

The five dared not linger any longer and, supporting each other, disappeared into the alley.

The alleyway fell silent again.

Dong Tianbao stood behind Qin Han and remained silent for a long while.

He was a commander, and he knew best what loyalty and righteousness meant.

On the battlefield, the brothers who entrust their backs to you are those who have risked their lives for trust.

But Wei Xiaobao is different.

No one forced him, no one supervised him, and even Qin Han himself was unaware of it.

He did it quietly.

Two years, not a single day missed.

"Big brother." Dong Tianbao's voice was a few decibels lower than usual.

"Wei Xiaobao... he's really a good friend."

Zhang Junbao stood aside, unusually silent.

He glanced at the osmanthus tree whose branches peeked out from the courtyard wall, and then at Qin Han's back.

Qin Han stood in front of the fence gate for a moment.

He remembered many things.

I remember when I was a child, I would gesticulate wildly in this yard, while my mother sat under the osmanthus tree sewing clothes. Occasionally, she would look up and scold me with a smile, "Don't kick over the flowerpots."

He recalled the evening smoke drifting from the kitchen and his mother's voice calling him back for dinner across half the yard.

He recalled that later, government officials came and confiscated his soap recipe, and his mother stood at the door worriedly.

Qin Han knew then that without strength and power, everything he did would only benefit others.

He is now the King of Shu.

He is a grandmaster.

He is a powerful figure at the level of the Five Great Masters of the Central Plains.

He controlled four prefectures and fourteen counties in Shu.

But standing in front of this door, he was just a son who hadn't been home for two years.

Qin Han raised his hand and pushed open the fence gate.

P.S. This is the last chapter tonight. I'll probably be working overtime until after midnight. I'm really exhausted, so please understand!

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