Chu Xiu was now an acquaintance of the stronghold in Beishang Mang Mountain, so he was directly invited to the meeting hall.
Han Bao came out with Ma Kuo, his face flushed. Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Looking at you, it seems that business has been good recently?"
"Hahaha! It's more than good. My stronghold's income has increased by more than ten times! Now, almost all of Beishang Mang Mountain is my territory. If other strongholds want to establish themselves in Beishang Mang Mountain, they have to listen to me! "
Han Bao sat opposite Chu Xiu and said with a smile, "Chu Xiu, boy, your idea is not bad. I'll accept it. Don't leave, I've already asked people to prepare a banquet. Let's drink until we're drunk!"
Chu Xiu raised his hand and said, "There's no hurry to drink. Boss Han, this time I came to ask you for a favor."
Han Bao narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh, who do you want to rob and kill?"
He was a rough man, and his words and actions were very direct. Chu Xiu had given him an idea and helped him provide information, but there was no free lunch in this world. Now it was his turn.
Chu Xiu said lightly, "My fourth brother, Chu Shang."
Hearing Chu Xiu's words, Han Bao and Ma Kuo looked at each other and felt a chill in their hearts.
Chu Xiu's way of doing things was truly sinister. He had robbed and killed his own people twice.
The first time, it was okay, it was just some servants. This time, it was even better. It was directly their own brothers.
But they didn't say anything. Han Bao and Ma Kuo were both part of the 36 Northern Bandits. They were not inexperienced bandits. They had seen brothers fighting each other many times. Now that Chu Xiu was doing this, they wouldn't make a fuss.
So Han Bao asked directly, "This time, do you want to kill the leader like last time and leave the rest?"
Chu Xiu indifferently said, "The leaders have all been killed. Furthermore, there's also a Blood Condensation cultivator in this group. Boss Han, you need to personally deal with him. Of course, you can't kill my fourth brother. After all, he's my blood brother."
Han Bao rolled his eyes. Just as he was about to say, "Since that's your biological brother, why are you asking me to kill him?"
But who would have thought that Chu Xiu would wave his hand and say, "Of course I can't kill my own brother, but he made me very unhappy this time, so I'll just cripple him and teach him a lesson."
Han Bao's words were immediately choked back by Chu Xiu. He thought to himself, You might as well kill him.
Although the Chu family was small, it was still a martial arts family.
What was a martial arts family? Martial arts were passed down through the family. Martial strength was ranked above that of the family. If a person was crippled, it wouldn't matter if he was born into a rich family. But if he was born into a martial arts family, then he would be crippled for the rest of his life. It was practically a life worse than death.
Seeing Han Bao and Ma Kuo's speechless expressions, Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Boss Han, I'm speaking from the bottom of my heart. Leave my brother alive. Otherwise, it would be easy to kill him. But he's my father's most beloved son. If he dies, the Northern Mang Mountain will never have a day of peace."
Han Bao coldly laughed and said, "Chu Xiu, brat, I'm not slandering your Chu family. But your father Chu Zongguang's strength is nothing compared to the Northern Lands' 36 Bandits!
"When I, Han Bao, followed the boss back then, I was just an unremarkable small character. But now that I can't find the boss, I can only become a bandit in this remote place.
Right now, I still have internal injuries that haven't healed. Once I recover, I'll even dare to fight against the Tong Prefecture's Shen family's leader, Shen Bai! "
When he said this, Han Bao didn't exude arrogance, but confidence, strong confidence.
Although he, Han Bao, was just a small character among the Northern Lands' 36 Bandits, who were the enemies of the Northern Lands' 36 Bandits? They were the top martial arts forces in the Country of Yan, and the entire Northern Yan Dynasty!
Against these people, Han Bao could be said to have been through hundreds of battles. Although they were all at the Innate Stage, martial arts itself was the way of killing. Martial artists like Han Bao, who had killed their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, were the strongest.
Chu Xiu laughed and said, "But the problem now, Boss Han, is that your injuries haven't healed yet, so there's no need to stir up trouble. By the way, there's one more thing I'd like to discuss with you, Boss Han. I'd like to ask Brother Ma and his brothers to come to the Tong Prefecture to help me temporarily. Don't worry, the money will not be less. It's definitely more than the Chu family's hanger-ons. "
Chu Xiu had no choice but to ask Ma Kuo for help. There was almost no one under him that he could use.
Gao Bei was loyal enough, but it was a pity that he was too timid. It would be difficult for him to achieve anything great, so he could only ask him to do some chores. If Chu Xiu asked him to handle the big things, it would be purely making things difficult for Gao Bei.
Looking at the other members of the Chu family, Chu Kai was the eldest son, and his subordinates were strong. Chu Sheng had also accumulated a lot. Even the youngest, Chu Shang, had no background, but he was the most favored. Chu Zongguang was even willing to send a Blood Condensation hanger-on to him.
Right now, Chu Xiu's foundation was the weakest. Even if he started training him now, Chu Xiu would think it was too slow. So he could only turn his attention to Han Bao.
Chu Xiu had seen Ma Kuo's strength before. He was definitely one of the top Body Tempering cultivators, and he was also a meticulous person. Sometimes, he would think more than Han Bao, the chief. He could be considered a capable person.
Han Bao's expression was a little strange. "Aren't you afraid that people will find out that you're colluding with bandits?"
Chu Xiu shook his head. "Of course not. Brother Ma wasn't in the Northern Death Mang Mountain before. He only fought a few times in the Southern Death Mang Mountain. No one in the Tong Province Prefecture has seen him.
The only time Brother Ma fought was when he robbed a caravan. But that was at night, and everyone in the caravan who had seen Brother Ma were already dead.
Our Chu family has always been recruiting hanger-ons. As long as I don't recruit Brother Ma and the others all at once, it won't raise any suspicions. "
Han Bao turned to Ma Kuo and asked, "What do you think?"
Han Bao had more than ten people under him who were about as strong as Ma Kuo. Now that their stronghold had pretty much controlled the entire Northern Death Mang Mountain, they had no shortage of people. As long as Ma Kuo agreed, it wouldn't be a problem to borrow a few dozen of Chu Xiu's men.
Ma Kuo flexed his wrists. "Of course it's not a problem. I've been idling around in this stronghold all day. Even if young master Chu hadn't come looking for me, I would've returned to the Southern Death Mang Mountain to be a bandit for a few more days.
Han Bao ignored Ma Kuo's complaints. He asked Chu Xiu, "When do you plan to make a move on your brother's caravan?"
Chu Xiu thought for a moment. "Let's not make a move this time. Let them pass the Shang Mang Mountain safely. We'll make our move when they return. Otherwise, it'll be very suspicious if they get robbed right after they set off."
Han Bao waved his hand. "If that's the case, then there's no need to rush. I'll have someone prepare a banquet. Let's drink till we're drunk!"
Although Han Bao and the others were no longer low-level bandits, some of the habits of bandits still remained, such as when they drank.
Chu Xiu was drunk for the entire night. The next morning, he left with Ma Kuo and the others.
On their way down the mountain, Chu Xiu and Ma Kuo bumped into Feng Yidao, one of Han Bao's subordinates.
Now, Han Bao's subordinates no longer had to spend so much effort to ambush caravans. With Chu Xiu's information, they could wait for the caravans along the general route in advance. All they had to do was pay up.
After a month, the caravans that came and went from the Shang Mang Mountain also knew this rule. To them, it was worth it to spend money to buy their safety. Although it was a lot of money, it was worth it.
Feng Yidao watched Ma Kuo leave with Chu Xiu. He even changed his clothes to that of an ordinary martial artist. He couldn't help but ask, "Where are you guys going?"
Ma Kuo pointed at Chu Xiu and said, "Young master Chu needs some people. He hired us to help him. You haven't opened your business yet?"
Feng Yidao said lazily, "According to the information given by Young master Chu, there's a caravan from the Luo family coming back from the Yan Kingdom. The Luo family is a small family. They're too slow. I've been waiting here since morning, but they haven't arrived yet. "
Hearing Feng Yidao's words, Chu Xiu suddenly thought of something. He asked, "Chief Feng, is the Luo family from the small Shuangfeng town?"
Feng Yidao scratched his head. "Yes, it's that small family. This information was given to us by Young master Chu. Don't you know about it?"
Chu Xiu shook his head. "This information was collected by my subordinates. I didn't check them one by one. Chief Feng, I have something that I need your help with."
"Young master Chu, please tell me." Feng Yidao agreed quickly.
Feng Yidao naturally wouldn't be interested in ordinary young masters. However, this young master Chu in front of him was in a cooperative relationship with their village. Naturally, he was one of them.
Moreover, their boss had commented on this Chu Xiu before. Ma Kuo said that this Chu Xiu's saber was very fast, but Boss Han said that compared to his saber, this person's heart was even more vicious!
Boss Han used to be Leader Pang Pang's personal guard. He could be considered a knowledgeable person. In any case, Feng Yidao rarely saw Boss Han comment on a young man like that.
Chu Xiu said in a deep voice, "I'm interested in some things from the Luo family. I'd like to trouble Chief Feng to help me get them. Of course, don't break the rules too much. Be more tactful."
If Chu Xiu remembered correctly, in the original plot, the Luo family from the Shuangfeng town had received a batch of secret boxes from the merchants from the Yan Kingdom. The merchants from the Yan Kingdom didn't bring enough money with them and used them to pay off their debts.
Originally, the Luo family didn't pay much attention to it. However, who would have thought that the secret boxes would really contain two good things? At least for a small family like the Luo family, it was good stuff. In the end, the news was accidentally leaked, and it even caused the surrounding small families to join forces and annihilate the Luo family.
This time, Chu Xiu did a good deed by getting the secret boxes. At least without the treasures, the Luo family wouldn't be annihilated.
On the other side, Feng Yidao waved his hand and said, "Young master Chu, don't worry. Leave it to me."
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