Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

Helian Tieshu stood inside with a sullen face, with more than thirty Western Xia warriors in armor behind him.

The torch in his hand illuminated the entire courtyard.

Just as Wu Yingxiong was about to make a move, Helian Tieshu arrived with his men.

"Commander Helian, what are you trying to do, barging in with so many people in the middle of the night?"

Seeing that the other party had ill intentions, he hurriedly shouted a question.

"I am the heir apparent of the Prince of Pingxi, representing the Great Qing. You recklessly barge in like this; if it provokes conflict between our two countries, can you bear the consequences?"

Helian Tieshu was also very upset; he hadn't expected Duan Yu to come and complain to him.

He took out a document from his person and unfolded it in his hand.

"Young Master Wu, this is a secret report that was sent to us not long ago. It says that you have joined forces with the fourth prince of Mongolia and the prince of Tibet to set fire to the post station in Xixia to harm other guests."

Wu Yingxiong's face turned green; it hadn't been long before people found out.

"Nonsense!"

Just as they were about to take action, someone filed a false accusation against them.

"That's complete slander! When did I ever plot arson? If you're going to cause trouble, you need to provide solid evidence!"

Kublai Khan strode out of the house.

"Helian Tieshu! Are you trying to slander us?"

He took a large step forward.

"The Great Khan's dignity cannot be trampled upon by anyone. If you cannot produce a decent explanation today, I will send someone back to the grasslands right now to inform my father, the Khan, to send a large army to punish you!"

Kumārajīva clasped his hands together and walked to the middle of the group, intending to smooth things over.

"Amitabha, Commander Helian, there must be a great misunderstanding in this matter. This humble monk was merely discussing Buddhist teachings and martial arts with the two noblemen here. I hope the Commander can investigate and clarify the matter."

Helian Tieshu turned his head to look at the Tibetan national teacher.

"Master Jiu, this is Western Xia, not your Tubo Kingdom. Your Buddhist doctrines won't work here."

Kumārajīva's facial muscles twitched slightly. Was Helian Tieshu insane?

The Golden Wheel Monk was right beside Kublai Khan, showing no intention of speaking.

Only he could roughly guess why this was the case: the relationship between the princess and the Prince of Qin was ambiguous, and he had been summoned away by Kublai Khan earlier.

It is highly likely that the princess went to report the news, but she did not expect that Qin Han would not handle it himself, but instead let Xixia intervene.

Prince Zongzan sat on a stone bench in the middle of the courtyard. He seemed quite relaxed, casually crossing one leg over the other.

"Commander Helian, you keep saying that we are going to harm the King of Qin, then you should at least find some evidence to convince people. Arresting people based on just a few words from others does not seem to be the proper way to treat guests."

Helian Tieshu's lips twitched slightly, and he made a gesture to the dozens of people behind him.

"To prove your innocence, let my men do a quick search. Search!"

The Western Xia warriors quickly dispersed to search every corner of the courtyard.

Wu Yingxiong's breathing became heavier. These people definitely couldn't search their guest rooms, but they didn't have that problem in other places.

Indeed, there were several barrels of grease for starting fires hidden in the northeast corner of the courtyard, which he had specifically instructed his men to prepare.

Once these things are presented to him in public, he won't be able to exonerate himself no matter how many reasons he has.

Wu Yingxiong tried to block the people who were searching, but two Western Xia warriors immediately stepped forward and blocked him from the left and right.

"Stop! Do you even respect me?"

Helian Tieshu looked at his blustering but cowardly appearance.

"Young Master Wu, please stay over there and cooperate with us."

The samurai forcefully pulled three heavy wooden barrels from under the wooden planks in the northeast corner of the wall.

"Commander, I've found something here."

A person next to him stepped forward and pried open the lid on top of the wooden barrel, and a strong smell of oil instantly filled the yard.

On the other side, the search team also came over with several coils of fuse and two crossbows with their strings loaded.

Helian Tieshu looked at the objects on the ground, then his gaze shifted to Wu Yingxiong, who was being held down there.

"Young Master Wu, look carefully now. Is this what you just meant by 'no evidence'?"

Wu Yingxiong's face was grim. With these real objects laid out before him, no matter how many excuses he made up, it would be useless.

Kublai Khan's expression changed when he saw the wooden barrels, and he took a step back a little.

It's not that I'm scared, it's just that I feel a bit embarrassed and ashamed...

Prince Zongzan silently put the leg he had been resting on back on the ground.

Wu Yingxiong felt that someone had leaked the plan, and the person he was always worried about was Liu Dahong of the Mu family.

He didn't argue, nor could he argue.

"You old bastard, you secretly told on me, didn't you?!"

Liu Dahong looked completely bewildered. He had no idea about this matter, so how could he possibly report it?

"I knew your Mu family had ulterior motives all along, but I never expected you to betray us!"

Liu Dahong's facial muscles tensed; he had long disliked him and was deliberately venting his anger on him.

"Your Highness, I have served you faithfully for so long, how could I possibly betray my master like that?"

Looking at Wu Yingxiong, Liu Dahong chuckled to himself.

This person is utterly cunning and courting his own destruction; even now, he's trying to shift the blame onto others.

They wanted to deal with the King of Qin, but were instead outmaneuvered by Helian Tieshu of Western Xia, who was summoned by the King.

They have only themselves to blame for falling into this situation.

Helian Tieshu ignored the argument; he couldn't really take the man down, but a warning would suffice.

He gave instructions to the guards.

"Search all the people accompanying Prince Wu, Prince Kublai Khan, and Prince Zongzan, and disarm them."

He looked at the three men seriously and said, "Tomorrow is the day of the marriage selection ceremony. I hope you gentlemen will not make things difficult for me."

A group of Western Xia warriors quickly stepped forward and seized all the long swords and sabers worn by Wu Yingxiong's followers.

Kublai Khan's guards were also disarmed by several men, and even A'da and the others on Zhao Min's side had all their weapons removed.

Several Tibetan warriors tried to draw their swords to defend themselves, but more than a dozen Western Xia people directly approached with their swords drawn, pressing the blades against the back of their necks, and the men immediately released their grip.

Helian Tieshu led his men out, stuffing the document Duan Yu had brought back into his clothes.

He led the samurai away quickly from the courtyard, which was littered with clutter.

Wu Yingxiong's breathing became increasingly rapid.

Kublai Khan slammed his fist on the stone table beside him, looking at him with hostility.

"Was it that fool who leaked it? I'll make sure he gets what's coming to me if I catch him."

Prince Zongzan frowned.

"This is rather strange. Could it be that Qin Han discovered it? Did he send the Western Xia people to intervene?!"

Inside the second-floor room in the neighboring courtyard.

Qin Han was leisurely leaning against the window edge, and he watched the whole commotion across the street.

Wanwan leaned against his side.

"Good brother, the trick you played with using someone else to do the dirty work is really troublesome. Helian Tieshu can't do anything to those three, but it's disgusting enough for them."

Qin Han didn't want to waste time on this and wanted to take Wan Yaonu to rest.

A sudden burning sensation came from the skin on my chest.