Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

The Forty-Two Chapters Sutra.

Qin Han reached out and patted Wei Xiaobao on the shoulder.

"Xiao Bao, thank you for your hard work."

"this one?"

Wei Xiaobao pointed to himself, who was covered in dust.

"Brother, I crawled out from under Ao Bai's mansion. There were explosions everywhere above and rocks kept falling below. I almost got buried in there. I finally managed to run into that crazy woman Su Quan and risked being beaten to death by her to see the scriptures clearly. And you just say you've memorized them?"

Qin Han looked at him with amusement.

"So what do you want to hear?"

Wei Xiaobao scratched his dusty hair and chuckled awkwardly.

"Couldn't you at least say something complimentary?"

Qin Han raised his hand and punched him.

"Well done."

Wei Xiaobao chuckled contentedly twice, then suddenly slapped his thigh.

"Damn it, that woman must have taken advantage of the chaos to steal Ao Bai's book, otherwise I should have found it by now!"

Qin Han nodded. Su Quan did not appear with Hong Antong but went to Ao Bai's residence alone.

This woman is incredibly bold. Tonight, a Grandmaster-level battle is taking place at Ao Bai's residence, with the Divine Machine Battalion surrounding and killing the enemy, and the Imperial Guards sealing off the streets.

She actually dared to sneak in and retrieve the scriptures amidst the chaos; that's no ordinary thief's audacity.

This was all planned out in advance, including the location and timing, and even the certainty that Hong Antong would be held back.

The smartest person in the Divine Dragon Cult was probably never Hong Antong.

Qin Han thought about it.

"I have obtained five of the Forty-Two Chapters Sutra; there are three more to go."

Wei Xiaobao leaned closer, waiting for what would follow.

"Where are the other three books?"

"One copy is in the hands of Emperor Kangxi."

Wei Xiaobao's smile faltered for a moment.

"The Little Emperor?"

"Um."

Wei Xiaobao touched his chin, his dusty fingers leaving an even dirtier mark on his face.

"This is going to be difficult. The palace must be in an uproar right now. Ao Bai is dead, and the young emperor must know the secret of the Forty-Two Chapters Sutra. He might just start investigating the sutra."

Qin Han did not refute. Kangxi had kept his true intentions hidden this time. Ao Bai was in charge of taking action, the anti-Qing righteous men were in charge of attracting attention, he and the Golden Wheel Monk were the variables, and Du Fuwei was the one who would hold the line in the end.

An emperor who was not even twenty years old dared to put everyone into the same trap.

Sending Wei Xiaobao to Ao Bai's mansion to offer birthday greetings today is ostensibly to deliver an imperial decree, but secretly it's a way to prepare to abandon him at any time.

Emperor Kangxi knew that Ao Bai's residence would be in chaos, and that someone like Wei Xiaobao, who wasn't very skilled in martial arts, would be courting death if he went there.

Although Wei Xiaobao didn't mention this debt, he couldn't be completely oblivious to it.

The Qin and Han dynasties continued this tradition.

"The other one should be the one that Su Quan took from Ao Bai's residence."

"As for the last one, it should be in Wu Sangui's hands."

The exact coordinates of the Great Qing Dynasty's Dragon Vein Treasure are only three books away from being revealed.

The book in Su Quan's hand, the book in Kangxi's hand, and the book in Wu Sangui's hand.

By gathering all eight books, the secrets of Mount Luding can be revealed.

Regardless of whether the dragon vein theory is true or false, the gold and silver inside must be real. Unearthing this treasure of the Qing Dynasty is definitely not a loss.

After hearing this, Wei Xiaobao stood up and patted the dirt off his bottom.

"Big brother, I have to go."

"Now?"

Wei Xiaobao haphazardly tied up his disheveled hair and brushed the mud off his clothes.

"Yes, if we don't go back soon, the young emperor will start to get suspicious."

That's true, but it would be quite risky for Wei Xiaobao to return to the palace now.

Aobai's mansion was blown up like that, and he was the one who set fire to the gunpowder depot.

Emperor Kangxi may not have been without suspicion.

But Wei Xiaobao still has a great use.

He was able to deliver messages that others couldn't, whether he was by Kangxi's side, in the palace, or to the fake Empress Dowager.

Qin Han offered a reminder.

"If you go back now, Emperor Kangxi may not believe you."

Wei Xiaobao grinned.

"I told you that the gunpowder depot exploded and I was buried underneath, and I barely managed to crawl out through a side door."

Qin Han looked at him.

"Kangxi wasn't stupid."

Wei Xiaobao shrugged.

"I'm not stupid, brother. Don't worry. I may not have any other skills, but I'm best at playing the fool."

"I pretended to be the Empress Dowager with Hai Dafu, and I also pretended to be the Emperor for two years."

The moment those words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent.

"Xiao Bao".

Wei Xiaobao stopped in his tracks.

"Um?"

Qin Han spoke very slowly.

"If one day I clash with Heaven and Earth and go to war with the Qing Dynasty..."

Whose side are you on?

Wei Xiaobao didn't answer immediately; in the past, he could please both sides.

After a while, a smile bloomed on his gray face, revealing a set of white teeth.

"Brother, that's a really hurtful question."

Wei Xiaobao raised his finger and pointed to his chest.

"I, Wei Xiaobao, have been making a living in Yangzhou since I was a child. People call me a little bastard and a little pimp, and they say I was born of a mother but have no father to acknowledge me."

"Who fought with me back then?"

"Big brother, you..."

"Does anyone have even half a bite to eat?

"Big brother, you..."

"Who would turn around and help me up when they're being chased and beaten?"

"It's still you, big brother."

He twitched his nose as he said this, but immediately suppressed his embarrassment.

"My master took me as his disciple halfway through his life."

"In the past two years, I have risked my life running errands and delivering messages for the Heaven and Earth Society, and I have almost died several times."

"I've paid back almost everything I owed."

Qin Han looked at him without interrupting.

Wei Xiaobao continued speaking.

"As for the young emperor..."

He paused for a moment, and his throat moved.

"I used to think that the little emperor wrestling and swearing with me meant we were somewhat like brothers."

"I've finally seen things clearly today."

"An emperor is an emperor. Just as you once said, elder brother, the imperial family is the most ruthless."

After he finished speaking, the only sound in the woods was the wind rustling through the leaves.

Wei Xiaobao is greedy, lustful, and cowardly; he rarely speaks seriously.

But the loyalty he believed in was more steadfast than that of many people who talked a lot about benevolence and morality.

Kangxi's mistake was treating Wei Xiaobao as a tool that could be discarded at any time.

Wei Xiaobao raised his hand to wipe his face, but the more he wiped, the dirtier it became.

"As soon as my older brother came back, he cured the poison in my body."

"Now that fake empress dowager looks at me more obediently than she looks at her own father. Jianning is now completely subservient to me. If she disobeys me, I'll have the fake empress dowager deal with her."

"I, Wei Xiaobao, am not very cultured and do not understand the general trend of the world."

He took a step back, his eyes solemn.

But I know one thing.

Qin Han looked at him.

Wei Xiaobao spoke slowly and deliberately.

"I, Wei Xiaobao, have always been a Han Chinese."

Qin Han reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"Xiao Bao".

"Um?"

What do you want from now on?

Wei Xiaobao was stunned for a moment.

"what?"

Qin Han looked at him.

"When that day comes? Money, official positions, women, or territory—whatever you want, I'll give it to you."

Wei Xiaobao blinked, then suddenly smiled.

"Brother, you said it yourself, I've got it in mind."

Qin Han nodded.

"I said it."

Wei Xiaobao turned around, took two steps, and then turned back.

"I'll remember that. But forget about the woman, just give her more money."

Qin Han raised an eyebrow.

Wei Xiaobao's face fell.

"That crazy girl Jianning is already a problem enough."

Qin Han chuckled, then realized that Wei Xiaobao didn't have that much energy left.

Wei Xiaobao laughed along, turned around, disappeared into the woods, waved, and vanished into the night.

In the distance beyond the woods, one could faintly hear human voices and the light of fire.

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