? Mao Shi Ba opened his eyes and saw that he was in a large room. There was only a table and a chair with a teapot and tea bowls on the table. Hai Dafu sat in a chair, half sitting and half lying down. His cheeks were sunken, and his eyes were half open and half closed. The sky was already dark, and there were two copper candlesticks on the wall, each with a candle. The light of the candle flickered on Hai Dafu's sallow face.
"What's your name, brother? Which clan are you from?" Hai Dafu asked Mao Shiba. Your grappling technique is not bad, but it doesn't seem to be our northern martial arts.”Mao Shi Ba snorted." My surname is Mao. My name is Mao Shi Ba. I'm from the Five Tigers of Jiang Bei and Tai Zhou."”
"Brother Eighteen Mao, I've heard of your name before." Hai Dafu nodded. I heard that you have done a lot of great things in Yangzhou.”Mao Shi Ba didn't think that even the eunuchs in the palace knew about him. He said proudly,""That's right, I have indeed done a lot and have been wanted by the government.”He could not help but be unconvinced by the old eunuch's astonishing martial arts. In addition, he did not know where Hong Tian Xiao was, so he did not dare to speak up, but he did not want to weaken their morale. "What do you want to do in the capital?" Hai Dafu asked.”
Mao Shibadao puffed out his chest." Since he's in your hands, you can kill him or cut him up. He's a man of Jianghu. He won't frown. If you want to extort a confession, you're looking at the wrong person."”Hai Dafu smiled." Who doesn't know that Mao Shi Ba is a good man? I wouldn't dare to force a confession. I heard that you are a trusted aide of Lord Ping Xi of Yunnan Province…"
Before Hai Dafu could finish his sentence, Mao Shi Ba was already furious.""Who has anything to do with this traitor Wu Sangui? What you said is indeed tarnishing my name as a hero.”Hai Dafu coughed a few times and smiled."Ping Xiwang has made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, and the master relies heavily on him. If you are Ping Xiwang's trusted aide, we will give face to Ping Xiwang.”Mao Shi Ba was a tough man, how could he acknowledge a thief as his father? He said loudly: "No, no! Mao Shi Ba and Wu San Gui, that stinky thief, are not even close. The Mao family will never be associated with this traitor. If you want to kill me, then kill me. If you say I'm Wu San Gui's confidant, then the Mao family's ancestors are in big trouble.”
Hai Dafu chuckled and said,"Good, you have a backbone. You're much tougher than this little Guizi beside me." I thought you were sent to the capital by Ping Xiwang, but I was wrong. If that's the case, I wonder how Branch Leader Chen is doing, and if his kung fu has fallen behind? I really don't know if I still have the chance to compete with him in this life. If I didn't have this illness, there might still be hope. But now, sigh…"
Hong Tian Xiao's heart skipped a beat when he heard this from outside the door. It seemed like Hai Dafu was actually thinking of competing with Chen Jin Nan. Although Hai Dafu's martial arts were high, he was still slightly inferior to Hong Tian Xiao, let alone competing with Chen Jin Nan. Could it be that this Hai Dafu was sick and his martial arts skills were reduced? Yes, it was very possible.
As Hong Tian Xiao was thinking, Mao Shi Ba jumped up and asked,""You…you…what did you say?”"I'm asking about your guild's Chief, Chen Jinnan." I heard that Branch Leader Chen practices the Blood Clotting Divine Claw. His internal energy is so high that it's hard to predict. Unfortunately, I'm not fated to meet Branch Leader Chen. I'm afraid I won't be able to meet him.”
Mao Shi Ba chuckled." That Mao guy isn't from the Heaven and Earth Society, and he hasn't had the fortune to meet Chief Chen. I only heard that Chief Chen's martial arts are extremely high, but I don't know how high his martial arts are."”
Hai Dafu sighed." Brother Mao, I knew you were a good man. With your skills, why didn't you serve the royal family?" "In the future, it won't be difficult to become an admiral or a general. I'll follow the Heaven and Earth Society to revolt. Sigh…" He shook his head and said,"I'll be a general.""That won't end well. I have good advice for you. Why don't you stop at the precipice and withdraw from the Heaven and Earth Society?”
? Mao Shi Ba shook his head." I... I... I'm not from the Heaven and Earth Society."”After saying that, he suddenly thought of something and said loudly,"I'm not denying it. Although that Mao guy isn't from the Heaven and Earth Society, he's hoping to join, but no one has ever received him. There was a saying in Jianghu,'If you don't know Chen Jinnan, it's useless to call yourself a hero. Eunuch Hai, you must have heard this before. The one surnamed Mao was a dignified Han. Although he didn't join the Heaven and Earth Society, he was determined to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. How could he be a traitor to the Qing Dynasty? Hurry up and kill me! That Mao guy had committed murder and arson. He should have died long ago, but he had never seen Chen Jinnan before, so he couldn't close his eyes even after he died.”Mao Shiba wasn't so straightforward, he followed Hai Dafu's words.
Hai Dafu sighed and said,"There's nothing wrong with you Han people not accepting the Manchu rule." I respect you for being a good man, so I won't kill you today. I'll let you die with your eyes closed after you meet Chen Jinnan. When you see him, tell him that there's a Hai Dafu in the Imperial Palace who wants to meet him and experience his 'Blood Clotting Divine Claw' martial arts. He hopes that he can arrive in the capital as soon as possible. Sigh, I don't have many days left. If Chief Chen doesn't come to Beijing soon, I won't be able to see him. Hehe,'It's useless to call yourself a hero if you don't know Chen Jinnan!'。How was Chen Jinnan so heroic that he had such a great reputation in Jianghu?”
Mao Shi Ba was surprised when he heard that he was letting him go. He stood up but didn't leave. "What are you waiting for?" Hai Dafu shouted. Are you still not leaving?" Mao Shiba finally believed that Hai Dafu was going to let him go.""Yes, sir!" He wanted to say a few words to explain himself, but he did not know what to say. After all, the other party's martial arts were much higher than his. Even Yang Yizhi was slightly inferior. He was afraid that only Hong Tian Xiao was his opponent.
Hai Dafu looked at Mao Shi Ba as he turned to leave and sighed: ""Mao Shiba, oh Mao Shiba, you've been in the martial world for so long, you don't even know the rules. Do you want to leave without leaving anything behind?”
Mao Shi Ba finally understood Hai Dafu's intentions, but he couldn't find any trace of Hong Tian Xiao. He could only grit his teeth and say: "That's right, I was careless. Little brother, lend me this knife. I'll give you my left hand."”As he spoke, he pointed at the dagger next to the eunuch, Xiao Guizi. This dagger was about eight inches long, and Xiao Guizi had used it to cut the ropes on his hands and feet.
Hai Dafu shook his head lightly.”Mao Shi Ba's heart shook when he heard that, his face ashen: "Do you want me to cut off my right hand?”"That's right, two hands." Hai Dafu nodded. Originally, I wanted a pair of tricks from you, cough…cough…but you want to see Chen Jinnan. Without tricks, you won't be able to see him. How about this, cripple your left eye and keep your right eye!”
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