Longxu Li Xiao—
Gao Lingwang finally heard what the man's voice, coming from two hundred meters away, was roaring.
Bang!
For some reason, Gao Lingwang's vision went black, and he fell from the tree branch more than three meters off the ground to the ground.
Fortunately.
There were thick fallen leaves and accumulated snow below, and Gao Lingwang was quite resilient, so he wasn't easily broken.
But it almost smashed the King to death.
Because he was lurking in the fallen leaves—
"What's wrong, Old Gao?"
Due to the lower position, the clarity of sound reception was far inferior to that three meters high. The King could at most hear someone shouting in the distance, but could not hear what the person was shouting.
He could only endure the pain from his almost broken waist, and quickly poked his head out to ask.
Slap!
After Gao Lingwang knelt on one knee, he pulled the trigger of his pistol towards the sky.
Holy crap.
What a coincidence!
A wild bird, startled by Li Xiao's roar, flapped its wings and flew overhead, but was directly hit in the head by Gao Lingwang's shot.
With a thud.
The wild bird, with its head blown off, hit the King's slightly protruding old face heavily.
"It really hurts."
The King, feeling that his nose might be broken, wailed.
Gao Lingwang pulled the trigger again.
Bang!
The crisp gunshot echoed in the forest.
Hammer, Tractor, and others also emerged from their hiding places: "Old Gao, what happened!?"
"Long, Longxu."
Gao Lingwang roared with difficulty: "Longxu Li Xiao is here!"
Longxu?
Longxu Li Xiao?
The legendary Lord Li is here!?
The King could no longer care about his nose pain, and shot out from the fallen leaves like a resurrected corpse, his mouth wide open, wanting to say something but unable to say anything.
Those who have not experienced being trapped for many days in extreme cold and despair can hardly imagine how the King and his companions felt when they heard that the legendary Lord Li had found them.
The gunshot echoed—
Li Xiao, holding the wild boar's left hind leg with a large pit in its head in his right hand, quickly approached the source of the gunshot.
He saw—
Six people!
Six ragged, bearded men, supporting each other, standing there and staring blankly at him and Xiaobai.
"These are our children of Yanhuang."
Li Xiao, whose spiritual realm had long been "too high to be lonely," was so moved that his nose turned sore when he saw these people, and he stopped in his tracks.
They stood about ten meters apart, gazing at each other quietly.
"Uncle Li."
Gao Lingwang's voice trembled as he habitually said, "Your arrival brings brilliance to my humble abode."
Damn it—
They're in such a state and still dare to use flowery language with me.
Li Xiao smiled brightly, looked up at a wooden raft suspended in mid-air (a mechanism, considered a killing weapon), dragged the wild boar, which weighed at least three hundred jin, and walked towards Gao Lingwang and the others, his feet as if they had eyes, avoiding the trap concealed by the leaves.
"Xiaobai, start a fire. Get the wine, roast the meat. I want to have a good drink with these lads."
Li Xiao casually threw the wild boar aside and instructed Xiaobai.
Alright.
Xiaobai agreed, unfastened her fur coat.
Then she started taking things out—
Gao Lingwang and the others were stunned.
Medicine, white wine, salt (this was too important; Gao Lingwang and the others were weak precisely because they hadn't had salt for a long time), cigarettes, gun cartridges, and even a few novels (The Golden Lotus, Jane Eyre, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a perfect mix of lewd and proper).
No wonder the vain Sister Xiaobai was not only wearing a coat but also dressed so plumply.
It turned out she had hidden so many things in her coat!
Is this considered cheating by the "middleman"?
Perhaps?
But even if Li Xiao cheated, who would dare to say it?
Luna would dare—
After unloading these things, Sister Xiaobai felt a great sense of relief and even jumped around.
What young wife likes to be plump?
The fire was lit.
Fresh wild boar meat, sprinkled with salt, sizzled on the fire, dripping lard.
The King took one bite and almost swallowed his own tongue.
He quickly took a sip of wine and then took a deep puff of cigarette.
Tears of happiness began to flow freely.
"Lads, you did well. I'm happy that you're still alive."
Li Xiao raised his hand and patted Gao Lingwang's shoulder.
In fact.
Li Xiao was only a dozen years older than Gao Lingwang.
Given the friendship between the Li and Gao families, Gao Lingwang only needed to call Li Xiao "Big Brother."
However, he called Li Xiao "Uncle" from the perspective of being on equal footing with Li Qianfan.
Coincidentally, Li Xiao also liked to be an uncle—
So he unhesitatingly put on his uncle's airs, calling him "lad" one after another.
"Heh."
Gao Lingwang smiled foolishly after being praised by Li Xiao.
"Is there anyone among you called Wangzhe?"
Li Xiao picked up the wine bottle and took a sip, asking.
Gao Lingwang instinctively shook his head.
Because these six people were referred to by code names.
Gao Lingwang's codename was Old Gao.
Wangzhe, who was wiping his snot and gnawing meat heartily, paused for a moment and then foolishly raised his hand: "I am Wangzhe. Known in the martial world as the King of Show-offs."
Sister Xiaobai, who was personally roasting meat for them, heard him say this, and her hand trembled, almost dropping the pork into the fire.
"You are Wangzhe?"
Li Xiao seemed surprised as well: "Do you know my son?"
Wangzhe asked, "Who is your son?"
"Li Qianfan."
Li Xiao replied truthfully.
Wangzhe immediately replied, "Li Qianfan? Oh, he's my brother."
Li Xiao—
Suddenly didn't know how to continue chatting happily with Wangzhe.
Wangzhe took another bite of meat and then suddenly realized something: "You, you're saying that my brother is the son of you, the Lord of Longxu!?"
This reaction time was simply incredible.
"Yes."
Li Xiao nodded and said, "Li Qianfan called me once and told me to convey a message to you if I met you here."
"What message?"
Wangzhe, without time to be surprised by Li Qianfan's background, instinctively asked.
"Didn't you entrust him with helping you send five million to a girl named Zhu Hui?"
Li Xiao said "girl" very casually: "Sister Zhu Hui did not accept your five million. The girl said she hopes you can personally deliver the money to her."
Wangzhe stared blankly at Li Xiao, remaining silent for a long time.
Xiaobai waved her hand in front of his eyes.
Wangzhe cried: "Has Xiao Hui finally accepted my purest love?"
Li Xiao and Xiaobai—
Hammer immediately jumped out and slapped him: "Didn't you tell us that you've slept with thirty-eight girls? How is your love pure?"
"You know nothing. Wuwuwu."
Wangzhe didn't bother to argue with Hammer, and with tears and laughter, he took a bite of meat.
Seeing that he was not mentally stable—
Li Xiao had no choice but to change the subject and said to Gao Lingwang, "Lads, I'm just cheating this time by bringing you some much-needed supplies. But I can't take you away."
Hammer and the others were stunned.
Gao Lingwang had long been psychologically prepared: "I know. Uncle Li, how were so many people captured outside? Especially those tortured women, they don't look like experts to me."
"They are a bunch of pigs."
The smile on Li Xiao's face disappeared immediately.
The aroma of meat filled the air—
This is the command center of the Rhode Legion!
Zhao Tingshan had no appetite to accept the sumptuous breakfast offered by Rhode.
He just looked at Jessica with a grim expression, slowly shaking his head.
Shortly after Li Xiao went "for a stroll," negotiations began between the two sides.
Zhao Tingshan negotiated with Jessica.
Alexander, holding a coffee cup, looked relaxed and observed from the sidelines.
If they wanted to release the 66 people and the "Slay the Hu" team surrounded in the forest, it was possible.
But Zhao Tingshan had to agree to Jessica's three conditions.
First.
Release Netapara.
Who is Netapara?
He was a major leader of "extremists" who was once active on the nomadic plateau.
Under Netapara's leadership, they had planned dozens of actions against civilians.
Crucially.
Netapara, whose ancestors were nomads, was also a figure strongly supported by the Rhode family in the East.
Netapara still had strong influence and appeal in the nomadic plateau.
After his capture last year, the Rhode family had never given up on rescuing him.
This was one of the reasons why the Rhode family set up the trap in Blackwater Forest.
Second—
The first condition proposed by the Rhode family was already a "pipe dream," let alone the subsequent conditions?
"No."
Zhao Tingshan shook his head again: "Madam, let alone asking me to accept your three conditions. We won't agree to even the first one."
His reaction was within Jessica's expectations.
She shrugged again, with aristocratic grace: "Since that's the case, then we have nothing to talk about."
Before Zhao Tingshan could react—
Jessica ordered Rhode: "Go, let those distinguished guests warm up. Remember, no verbal abuse is allowed."
She paused.
Jessica grinned slightly: "Especially the distinguished ladies, they must be taken good care of, with special attention."