Before setting off, Xihe opened the carriages and looked at the things on them. The first few carriages were loaded with the best rice and flour, while the last few carriages were loaded with cloth, seeds, and jade.

Maybe there are gold, silver and jewelry, but they should be hidden. She was too lazy to do anything, so she just ignored it.

After walking for another ten miles, a continuous mountain range suddenly appeared in front of us. The snow-capped tops of the mountains were surrounded by clouds, and the ground was flat green. Occasionally there were large rocks and trees distributed on the grass like blood vessels.

There is a stone tablet beside the official road.

Letter to "Qinghe Province".

"Master, we have reached the border town." The driver had traveled extensively with Lin's father, and when he saw the stone tablet, his face visibly relaxed.

"Well, let's rest here tonight." Xihe jumped off the carriage and kicked his sore legs.

The driver was shocked: "Master, there is a village just ahead, why don't we go there to rest?"

"No."

Xihe took the water handed to him by the maid, took a sip, and looked towards the mountains in front of him. The mountains and rivers were magnificent, and golden leaves were swaying in the wind.

"It is said that the people in the border town are tough. There are only three of us, but we are leading such a large caravan. If we encounter someone with malicious intentions, it will be troublesome."

"It's getting late now. Let's rest here for one night and then go all out to enter the city tomorrow."

The driver was a little unwilling: "But what if we run into criminals again?"

His whole family is in the hands of the Lin family. If he fails to protect this young lady, he will lose his life at the very least. He is afraid that his whole family will also die.

"You've forgotten that night. If they come back again..."

"Won't."

Xi He interrupted him directly: "We were so close that night and nothing happened. We have also traveled so far with the carriage these days. If they really wanted to do something, why would they wait until now?"

What she said was reasonable and well-founded, and she was the master, so the driver had no choice but to say: "Yes, master."

While he was talking, the little maid had already swiftly moved the stool, table, and teacups to Xihe, and also laid out fruits and snacks.

Xihe walked over and picked up a big red apple, praising: "Xiaomei, I knew that bringing you here was the right choice."

Look at him, he was scared to death by those guards before, but now he can do his own thing calmly.

Little maid... No, I don't want to at all.

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The border town is different from the humid climate of the capital. Although it is not yet September, it has already gotten cooler here, especially at night. The wind roars in the wilderness and the woods make rustling sounds.

Suddenly Xihe opened his eyes, quickly picked up the big knife next to him, and carefully approached the curtain.

brush,

As the rustling footsteps approached, the curtain was suddenly lifted, and a bright light flashed in the night. Bang, the attack failed, and Xihe quickly retreated.

However, the opponent obviously did not want to let her go, and struck her with the heavy long sword one after another.

The sound of weapons clashing echoed in the bleak night wind.

"ah!"

With a clang, the knife fell to the ground and a woman's scream was heard.

"woman?"

The knife was still at the woman's throat as a tall figure shouted into the distance, "Fire!"

Soon, torches lit up in the night, and several footsteps approached quickly: "Boss."

The man exerted a little force on the knife in his hand: "Raise your head."

In the darkness of the night, a pretty, fair little face was raised, her eyes were misty with tears, her hair was a little messy, her pearly teeth bit her red lips with stubbornness, a look of beauty as if she had been abused.

The man's breath caught: "Lin, Lin Rou?"