The Second-in-charge had captured the son of Prince Weiyuan, which was unexpected by the Boss and the others. Now they had to come up with new plans to rescue the Third and the Fourth, while also avoiding any retaliation from Prince Weiyuan.
Looking at the little child who stood in the meeting hall, craning his neck to meet his gaze, the Boss beckoned the Fifth-in-charge over: "Old Five, take this little one to the backyard, and have Old Li watch over him."
Daozi did not want to be locked up just like that, and wanted to try negotiating for himself: "Uncle, can we make a deal?"
The Boss’s eyelids twitched. The little child was indeed cute, but he was not very keen on talking to him.
The Second-in-charge had stirred up huge trouble, and they had to quickly find a solution. The discussions in the meeting hall were about critical matters concerning the survival of Wuhu Village. Now he had to talk to this little child before him, which gave him the illusion of child’s play.
Having honed his skills in facing off against Daohua with his wits on a daily basis in the Prince Residence, Daozi was adept at reading people’s expressions. Seeing that the Boss didn’t want to engage with him, he started to speak for himself.
"Uncle, I’m of a very noble status. Your capturing me will bring big trouble."
"I’m telling you, I have powerful backers."
With that, he stretched out his little chubby hand, and started to list his important connections.
"I have an imperial grandfather, do you know who he is? He’s the current Emperor. When I turned one, he even sent me a Jade Qilin."
"Do you know how important the Emperor is? He’s a very, very high official. He rules over everyone in the world, every single person is his subject and must obey him."
"I also have a grandfather who is the Prince of Ping in Beijing, and he adores me."
"My great ancestor is the Emperor’s uncle, the Duke of the Realm at court; and my great-great-grandfather is the old Duke from the Duke Residence."
"My father is Prince Weiyuan, my mother is the Princess Consort, and my Grandfather Chu is a martial arts master. It was really unwise of you to capture me."
Saying this, he spread his hands and looked at everyone with innocent eyes, "Look for yourselves, by capturing me, you’ve offended so many people at once, isn’t that a bad deal?"
The meeting hall fell eerily quiet, everyone staring at Daozi with an odd expression.
Was the son of Prince Weiyuan a little too shrewd?
This young boy, at such a tender age, was here trying to bluff them, these bandits from Wuhu Village!
Seeing that no one replied, Daozi got a bit anxious and persisted: "If they find out I’ve been captured by you, they’re sure to be furious, and you will be in trouble."
"But don’t worry, they all like me very much. As long as you release me, I’ll ask them not to pursue the matter with you."
The Boss took a deep breath and said to the Fifth-in-charge: "Quick, take this little demon away."
The Fifth-in-charge nodded, came over to grab Daozi.
Seeing this, Daozi quickly backed away: "Hey, let’s talk this out, why do you have to keep bullying me, a child? Aren’t you afraid of becoming a laughingstock if word gets out?"
But Daozi was no match for the Fifth-in-charge, who was strong and burly, and within moments, Daozi was caught.
Having given up hope, Daozi knew they wouldn’t release him, yet he still pleaded, "Even if you don’t release me, at least be nice to me, don’t mistreat me."
The Fifth-in-charge chuckled looking at the clever child in his grasp: "Who’s mistreating you? With such a noble status, we wouldn’t dare!"
Daozi kicked his hanging feet a little: "Then don’t hold me up like this, you’re hurting my arm, I can walk by myself, and it’ll save you some effort."
The Fifth-in-charge, being the youngest among the Five Tigers and yet unmarried, had never seen such a clever and adorable child and couldn’t help but soften his grip: "If I don’t hold you, what if you run away?"
Daozi gave him a disdainful look: "I’m just a child, if all of you can’t keep an eye on me, that would really be incompetent."
Uh...
Even the Second-in-charge became restless: "Old Five, hurry up and take this brat away." If he continued listening, he would start to regret bringing this kid back.
The Fifth-in-charge smiled, picked up Daozi, and left the meeting hall. Once they were outside, he set Daozi down: "Keep up, or else I’ll have to carry you again."
Daozi sensed that this one in front of him meant no harm. He trotted a couple of steps, grabbed onto the Fifth-in-charge’s clothes, and while following him, looked around everywhere.
The Fifth-in-charge, amused, said: "What now, you’re observing the route planning to run away?"
Daozi glanced at the Fifth-in-charge with a look of contempt; he wouldn’t tell this simpleton that he was scouting for good hiding spots.
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