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Chapter 585: Chapter 589: Dragged Away to Feed the Hawk_1
Qiao Duo’er looked at Tan Zhenghong helplessly, "I wasn’t going to beat him up, so why did he run off so quickly?"
"It’s fine, next time we’ll do it together."
Tan Zhenghong offered some comfort, and Qiao Duo’er immediately widened her eyes, "I still hope we don’t have to look for Uncle Wu in the future."
Otherwise, it’s either a headache or someone getting injured again.
Tan Zhenghong nodded in agreement, hoping for smoother days ahead.
Meanwhile, at Xuan Eagle Mountain Village.
"Master, the hawk you sent has been killed," a subordinate entered, clearly frightened.
The hawk that had attacked Tan Zhenghong and Qiao Duo’er today was brought by him to Big Willow Village, but now he was the only one to return.
"What did you say?" Xuan Qing’s eyes widened.
The hawk he had dispatched today was a mid-level bird from Xuan Eagle Mountain Village, yet it had been killed?
How could this be possible? He couldn’t believe his hawk was that weak!
The subordinate hung his head, "It’s true. Initially, I saw the hawk with the advantage, but somehow they dragged it out and when I saw it, it was already dead. I even heard them talk about making jerky out of the hawk."
His voice by the end had grown weak, quivering noticeably.
Only heaven knew that he would rather it had been him who died and the hawk that had returned, for to live would be far more painful than to die.
Xuan Qing’s fists clenched tight, "Why did you even come back? Someone take him and lock him up in the hawk’s cage!"
This meant he was going to be fed to the hawks.
"Master, let’s just forget about it," Chu Sandao couldn’t help but plead for mercy.
It wasn’t his fault for not bringing the hawk back. He had delivered the hawk to Big Willow Village and found the target, thus completing his mission.
The hawk died because it was inferior or made a mistake. Why displace anger onto a person?
Master Xuan San was by nature cruel, and if he continued acting so capriciously, he was certain to lose the hearts of his followers.
But Xuan Qing was unmoved and coldly said, "If the hawk was at a disadvantage he should have called it back, but he didn’t. Isn’t that his dereliction of duty?" 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
He had caused the death of his hawk, so now feeding the hawk with his body seemed fitting, one could even say he deserved such an end.
"Master, at that time the hawk was in the courtyard, the wall was blocking my view, and I was too far away to see clearly, Master, I beg for mercy!"
The subordinate’s body was shaking like a sieve.
Regardless of how much he begged for his life, his fate was already sealed, and he was quickly dragged away.
Chu Sandao could only heave a sigh; he was powerless to help.
He only hoped that when the hawk ate him, it would be quick rather than pecking his flesh clean while he was still alive.
After the execution of a subordinate, Xuan Qing’s rage was still not appeased.
"Daring to hunt my hawk! Sandao, gather thirty men, two top-tier hawks, and five mid-tier hawks, and follow me to Big Willow Village!" Xuan Qing said between gritted teeth.
He wanted to see just how capable Tan Zhenghong and Qiao Duo’er truly were!
When the time came to release both men and hawks together, they would surely grind them into mincemeat!
Chu Sandao spoke weakly, "If we rashly attack the village, it’s going to be difficult to explain to the head and the second in command."
"Do I need to explain to them? It was those two people who killed my hawk! They killed the hawk I’d raised for ten years!" Xuan Qing roared furiously.
He had brought the hawk back when it was just an egg; others could not understand the bond they shared.
But on its very first sortie, it was taken out by Qiao Duo’er, how could he not seek revenge?
Chu Sandao clasped his fists, "Yes, I’ll see to it immediately."
Before he could leave, a subordinate rushed in hurriedly.
