Chapter 37: Rescue from Water and Fire

  "Xiao Shun, did you hear any sound?" Yue Kang leaned over and listened carefully.

  Xiao Shun looked puzzled, "No!"

  "There must be, go take a look." The voice became clearer and clearer, arousing Yue Kang's curiosity, was it a master in battle?

  The two men were getting closer and closer to the place where they had been fighting, so Yue Kang signaled Xiao Shun to slow down and not make a sound.

  Cautiously approaching, Yue Kang finally saw that on a clearing in the woods, there were twenty or thirty people fighting fiercely.

  Yue Kang fell to the ground, staring at the battlefield with wide eyes. At a glance, he was shocked and exclaimed, "Niu Lang, Niu Da Ge."

  It wasn't a robust and tall cowherd with a striking figure that was fighting with others, but Yue Kang recognized him at a glance.

  The situation is very dangerous for the Cowherd's side, Yue Kang saw them once before when they were being chased by Niu Yesxue, those four people seemed to be the elders of the Big Knife Sect, adding Cowherd and his group makes a total of five people.

  The other side had a total of fourteen people, and the other side's martial arts seemed to be quite strong as well. It was almost a five-to-one situation. Although their strength was slightly inferior to that of Niu Lang's side, they had an advantage in numbers.

  The cowherd had already suffered greatly, with three elders wounded and covered in blood. The cowherd's arm was also cut by a knife, with blood constantly flowing out.

  The Cowherd was getting weaker and weaker, with two elders being killed by the sword, the situation was extremely critical, perhaps the next moment would be a complete defeat.

  "Old Man Niu has had enough of you all today, yeah..." Even from a distance, Yue Kang could hear the sound of Niu Lang's roar.

  It's really hard for two fists to fight against four hands. Just as the Cowherd had finished speaking, he was stabbed in the back again, and fresh blood splattered out.

  No matter what, last time when Yue Kang was being chased by Niu Ye Xue to kill him, Niu Lang saved his life. Niu Lang himself is also a friend worth having deep connections with, and Yue Kang cannot just watch as Niu Lang dies under someone else's knife.

  Yue Kang knew that with this bit of martial arts, even if he stood up straight and gave it his all, it wouldn't be enough to save his brother, let alone help him out. He racked his brains but couldn't think of anything good to do.

  Just as Yue Kang was getting anxious, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Xiao Shun lying beside him, and a flash of inspiration struck his mind, and his spirits lifted.

  He whispered a few words into Xiaoshun's ear.

  Xiao Shun immediately responded with a hurried "uh-huh" when he heard his own name being called.

  The battle is still going on, and one of the people with Cowherd has already fallen to the ground, barely breathing. No one can spare a moment to rescue the fallen elder, as everyone's eyes are red from exertion, desperately wielding their swords to try and break through the enemy lines. The opponent has also lost five or six men, but they have made up their minds today to kill Cowherd and his companions at all costs.

  Frenzied attacks, wave after wave.

  Just as Niu Lang and others were in despair, a voice suddenly came from afar.

  "Halt! The river police are here. How dare you gather a crowd to fight? Take them all away for me and bring them to the government office." A loud, fierce voice.

  Then the people on the battlefield heard a group of people responding in unison, with at least 40 or 50 people, followed by the sound of swords being drawn in unison, and then the sound of a group of people running quickly, getting closer and closer.

  The ones opposing the Cowherd suddenly showed a panicked look, this was their carefully laid plan, how did the government find out, was there a leak, and the person who came was even the number one catcher of Xiang Le County, listening to the sound, many people had come.

  They were obviously resentful, but they also dreaded the government officials. The people did not dare to fight against the government, and they still didn't dare to provoke them. Just as they were about to kill Niulang and the others, suddenly some government officials appeared, making them extremely angry.

  But there was nothing I could do, and the sound was getting closer and closer. If I didn't leave now, it would probably be too late.

  The opposing commander reluctantly issued the order to retreat.

  In an instant, more than a dozen people vanished into thin air.

  The cowherd picked up the elder who was already on his last breath from the ground, along with three injured elders, and with their last bit of strength, they were about to make a run for it. They also knew that falling into the hands of the authorities would not end well.

  "Brother Niu, don't run, it's me." Yue Kang walked out with Xiao Shun.

  At the sound of a familiar voice, Cowherd stopped in his tracks and turned around. When he saw Yue Kang, he was stunned for a moment, and the three elders were also dumbfounded.

  "Niu Gege, don't be afraid. It was me who shouted just now. There are no government officials here." Yue Kang ran a few steps forward, with Xiao Shun following closely behind him.

  "Brother Yue?" Niu Lang couldn't believe his eyes, and when he took a closer look, it really was Yue Kang.

  Niu Lang's face immediately relaxed a lot, "Brother Yue, how is it you? I just heard that there were many people." Just now, he clearly heard the sound of many people rushing over.

  "Niu Ge, are you okay with all those injuries on your body?" Yu Kang asked anxiously as he looked at Niu Lang's blood-soaked clothes.

  "I'm fine, it was just Ox Brother yelling earlier." Niu Lang still didn't believe him.

  Yue Kang gave Xiao Shun a wink, and Xiao Shun repeated what he had just said again.

  The cowherd and others suddenly enlightened, it turned out to be so.

  "Brother Yue, please accept my bow. Today's great kindness from you is something I will never forget." Niu Lang finished speaking and with a 'pu' sound, knelt down on the ground. The three elders also all knelt down on the ground, clasping their fists in gratitude.

  "Niu Ge, what are you doing? Aren't you going to mourn your brother's death? Get up quickly." Yue Kang hastily came forward to support Niu Lang and the others.

  Niu Lang and several others were knocked to the ground, hitting their heads three times before getting up. "Brother Yue, you saved my life today, which is equivalent to saving our Big Knife Gang. If we five people died here today, our Big Knife Gang would probably be finished too. Brother Yue's kindness, I Niu Lang will not forget, and our Big Knife Gang will not forget either."

  "Brother Niu, you're being too cautious. For now, let's leave this place first. Later on, those people won't discover our trail and come back to kill us." Yue Kang also nodded in agreement with Niu Lang's character, it seems that the risk taken this time wasn't wrong!

  An elderly man who was slightly less injured carried another elderly man who could no longer stand.

  Yue Kang took everyone and quickly left.

  They put the seriously injured elder on Yue Kang's carriage, and since Yue Kang didn't bring any medicine when he went out, he couldn't help treat him. He could only urge Xiao Shun to hurry up and get into the city quickly.

  Yu Kang and Niu Lang sat together in the horse-drawn carriage, while the remaining three elders, who still had the ability to ride horses, called back their horses that had not run far during the fight.

  All the way, fortunately, nothing happened. On the road, Yue Kang asked Ming about what was going on with Niu Lang today and why he was surrounded and killed by people.

  The cowherd and the weaver girl told each other about what happened today.

  That day, Yue Kang saw Niu Lang and others, wanting to rush to Hangzhou, was negotiating with another gang in Hangzhou, as for what matter Yue Kang did not ask, after all, that was the internal affairs of their gang.

  After staying in Hangzhou for a few days, the matter over there was also settled. I returned from Hangzhou early this morning, but unexpectedly fell into an ambush set by the Zhong Ren family. Niu Lang said that today's group of people were from the Hei Feng gang. The Hei Feng gang has always been at odds with the Da Dao gang, and they have been openly and secretly fighting for many years. Due to the two gangs having roughly equal power, they have been evenly matched in their battles.

  But this time I don't know how Heifeng Gang got the news that Niu Lang and others would pass by here today, so they set up a trap to wait for Niu Lang to drill in.

  Fortunately, Yue Kang saved them in time. If not, they would have lost their lives here. So, they were extremely grateful to Yue Kang. Perhaps in the past, Niu Lang was not very concerned about this white family's uncle, but now it's different.

  Back in Xiang Le County Castle, Niu Lang and the others returned to their gang and said that after they recovered from their injuries, they would definitely go to the White House for a visit. Yue Kang also exchanged pleasantries with Niu Lang and the others.

  Yue Kang watched as no one left, then said to Xiao Shun, "Let's go, let's head back."