newbobooks Chapter 247: Parrots and Birds
Chapter 247: Parrots and Birds
The Qiao family's team did not disguise themselves. They left Xuzhou City in a blatant manner and headed towards Water City.
Shuicheng is only five hundred miles away from Xuzhou City.
The Qiao family's team traveled two hundred miles a day and arrived at Shuicheng in less than three days.
Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan followed behind.
After entering the city, the Qiao family's team did not stop. They kept walking and actually left the city through another gate.
Ye Tang and the others couldn't help but wonder, wasn't it said that the Qiao family's third large treasury was in Shuicheng?
Less than forty miles out of the city, the sky darkened and the beautiful sight of the setting sun illuminated the faces of Ye Tang and the other man.
They saw the Qiao family's team leave the official road and enter a small path.
The path is just wide enough for a horse-drawn carriage.
Less than a quarter of an hour after entering the trail, a group of bandits suddenly ran out from both sides of the forest.
Without saying a word, these bandits robbed the Qiao family's team and kidnapped everyone.
"Let us go, we are from the Qiao family, you guys are so brave!"
Mr. Qiao Sanye kept shouting and was slapped by the bandit leader.
"No matter whether you are from the Qiao family or the Huang family, once you fall into my hands, you are my slave. If you want to live, you have to exchange silver for your life!"
The entire Qiao family was captured by bandits and taken into the forest.
After all the people and horses were cleared out by the bandits, Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan walked out of the darkness.
The two of them looked at the place where the bandits left. The trees in the forest were lush and green. The further they went in, the denser the trees were. After a while, the two of them could no longer hear any movement.
"The bandits near Shuicheng are so arrogant?" Ye Tang frowned slightly, "My husband, there is something strange."
These bandits not only robbed people, but also captured them. Their behavior was extremely stupid.
Jamel Xiao yawned: "I'm so sleepy, they're just a bunch of fake bandits, do you want to follow them in?"
Ye Tang glanced at him and said, "I also think they are fake bandits. Mr. Qiao is putting on a show for us. Should we go in or not? It's late at night, there may be ferocious beasts in the forest. If we go in rashly, we may be ambushed."
"Then let's just stay outside and wait and see what happens."
As Xiao Jingxuan said this, he went to find an open space. Ye Tang took out the tent from the space, and the two of them worked together to set up the tent and lay down in it.
Deep in the forest, the bandits tied up Master Qiao San and his group and continued to go deeper. After an unknown amount of time, the bandit leader turned around and said to Master Qiao San, "Master San, no one is following us."
"are you sure?"
"I have arranged some personnel nearby. If someone is really following you, they will find out early."
Only then did Mr. Qiao feel relieved.
The theft in Guo’s vault forced him to be cautious.
If this vault is stolen again, the Qiao family will be really finished.
The bandit leader said again: "Third Master, Lord Shao is waiting for you."
Third Master Qiao was surprised: "Hasn't Lord Shao been arrested?"
On the day the Guo family vault was robbed, Shao Huan was captured by the thieves and has been missing ever since. No one knows whether he is dead or alive. How could he end up here?
really!
The bandit leader swore, "It is indeed Lord Shao. I have seen you and I will not make a mistake."
Mr. Qiao San was a little confused. He followed the bandit leader doubtfully into the dilapidated mountain village. When he came to a room, he saw the unexpected figure.
Ye Tang and Jamel Xiao were sleeping soundly in the tent when they suddenly heard a bang and something fell on the top of the tent.
"I'm starving! I'm starving!" The thing also screamed.
Ye Tang and the other man woke up instantly, crawled out of the tent, and looked up vigilantly.
The thing lying on the roof of the tent flapped its wings.
"I can't fly anymore!"
Ye Tang took out a tinder to light it up: "Bird?"
Jamel Xiao narrowed his eyes and said, "Looks a little familiar."
As soon as his voice came out, the colorful bird on the top of the tent raised its head instantly, turned around and met his eyes.
"What a lazy bastard! What a lazy bastard!" the bird cried out in a strange voice.
His tone seemed very excited.
Hearing this familiar tune, Jamel Xiao's face instantly darkened.
He reached out and grabbed the bird by the neck and lifted it down.
"A troublemaker bird?"
"Ugh, uh, uh, the bird is being strangled to death, help, help!!!" The bird was having difficulty breathing.
Jamel Xiao let it go.
The colorful bird fell limply to the ground.
"Help! Help! I'm starving! I'm starving!" the bird cried weakly.
Ye Tang gave Jamel Xiao a strange look and said, "Do you know this colorful macaw?"
Jamel Xiao nodded: "Didn't Fifth Brother tell you that I once had a parrot, this one."
Ye Tang: “…???!!!”
This place is very, very far away from Qingquan Village!
Can a parrot fly so far?
Xiao Jingxuan picked up the half-dead parrot and said, "The Naojia bird is very smart and a very good spy. Its ability to get information is much better than that of a human, so I sent it to Baixiao Tower to act as a gossip."
"It was quite reliable at first, but one day it was fascinated by a female parrot and ran away from home!"
After that, his whereabouts remained unknown.
"I'm starving!" The noisy bird was still crying out for hunger.
Ye Tang took out a plate of millet from the space and handed it to the parrot's mouth: "Eat it!"
The macaw looked at her weakly and said, "Beauty!"
Ye Tang chuckled: "You're quite sweet."
After eating and drinking, the macaw regained its strength and flapped its wings to fly away.
Jamel Xiao grabbed it from mid-air.
"Why are you running?"
"Help!" the parrot screamed.
"Tell me to break your neck again."
The parrot stopped chirping immediately.
Jamel Xiao looked at it dangerously: "Didn't you elope with your wife? Why are you here?"
The macaw glared at him angrily: "Slob!"
Jamel Xiao smiled coldly: “It turns out that you have been away from me for too long, and you can’t even understand what I say.”
Xiao Jingxuan asked Ye Tang to take out the Thousand Character Classic.
Ye Tang took out the Thousand Character Classic and looked puzzled: "What do you want to do with this?"
"Let it point to the words."
As the insider of Baixiao Tower, Naojia Bird is very capable.
Xiao Jingxuan lit the oil lamp, opened the book under the lamp, and said to the parrot: "Come, tell me what happened to you after you left Baixiao Tower."
The macaw didn't move.
Jamel Xiao raised his fist.
The parrot immediately flew over obediently and pointed at the words on the book with its beak.
It refers to each word one by one, and the words it refers to together form the word.
"I eloped with my wife, wandered around the world, was caught by bandits, and was kept as a pet..."
It and its wife had many eggs, but those eggs were killed by bandits.
It and its wife became the pets of the bandit leader. This time it ran out because its wife was sick and it came to find medicine.
Yes, the Noojia bird knows medicinal herbs. Although it doesn’t know many, it does know some and is one of the few smart birds.
Seeing the parrot pointing out those words with its unique ability and expressing its meaning vividly, Ye Tang was stunned and shocked.
No wonder Jamel Xiao sent it to Baixiao Tower.
No wonder a mere bird could become the informant of Baixiao Tower.
This is truly an amazing skill!
"Save my wife!" After the macaw finished speaking, it bit Jamel Xiao's sleeve with its mouth: "Save my wife!"
Although it has been away from Xiao Jingxuan for a long time, it still remembers that its master is an expert in medicine and poison!