Ji Xiaoqi took a closer look and immediately frowned. "Could it be that someone is watching us?"

“Possibly,” the leading gatekeeper pondered for a moment, then quickly said to Ji Xiaoqi, “Xiaoqi, hurry up and go after them to remind them, as a way of thanking them for treating us to tea that day.”

In fact, Jiang Qinyu gave a lot of money at the time. It would not have been necessary to give so much just to inquire about information. She was lucky to have encountered a gatekeeper with a conscience.

Ji Xiaoqi knew how important this matter was to Jiang Qinyu and the others, so without saying a word, she immediately chased after them.

Meanwhile, Jiang Qinyu and the others walked around on the ground, discussing where to spend the night.

Just as they made their decision, Ji Xiaoqi caught up with them.

"Brother Xiaoqi?" Jiang Qinyu looked at him strangely. "Why are you here?"

She was still dressed in men's clothing today, and Ji Xiaoqi recognized him at a glance.

Ji Xiaoqi beckoned to Jiang Qinyu, "Little brother, come here, I have something to tell you."

"What's wrong?" Jiang Qinyu's heart skipped a beat, and she obediently went over.

Ji Xiaoqi glanced at the back of the group out of the corner of her eye and whispered, "Our boss saw that someone seems to be following you, so he sent me to warn you to be careful in the future and not fall into any traps."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qinyu clenched her fists tightly, but she refrained from looking behind her. She cupped her hands and said to Ji Xiaoqi, "Thank you for the reminder, Brother Xiaoqi. If there is an opportunity, Dingshui Village will certainly repay you handsomely!"

"No need, no need, it's nothing serious," Ji Xiaoqi waved her hands repeatedly. "I've delivered the message. I'll head back now. Take care, and we'll talk again next time you come to the city."

After he finished speaking, he waved and walked back. The city gates were about to close, and he had to hurry back.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to see Ji Xiaoqi off, Jiang Qinyu glanced at the few people following behind their group without making a sound, and then her pupils shrank sharply.

The one-eyed leader of Qinggang Mountain is right behind us!

Jiang Qinyu quickly turned around and approached Meng Tianze, saying, "Brother Meng, the leader of Qinggang Mountain is following us. Don't be impulsive. Go and tell everyone one by one, and let them pretend they don't know anything."

In just a short while, Jiang Qinyu guessed that they had probably given themselves away somewhere.

These five horses were all brought down from Qinggang Mountain; the leader might recognize one or two of them.

Meng Tianze was startled upon hearing this, but knowing the seriousness of the matter, he quickly calmed down, pretended to talk to someone, and exchanged a few words with everyone in the team, putting his arm around their shoulders.

The atmosphere in the group changed instantly, but the one-eyed king and his group were some distance away and couldn't feel it.

"Sister-in-law, what do we do now?" Meng Tianze walked around the group and returned to Jiang Qinyu's side.

Jiang Qinyu calmly said, "We can't let them follow us into the village. We need to find a way to change our route."

"But this is all official road, where should we go?" Meng Tianze frowned deeply, feeling extremely nervous.

The entire route from Yongshan County to Yukang Prefecture was an official road, all main roads, with no side roads whatsoever.

Jiang Qinyu looked ahead, pursed her lips, and said, "Tomorrow we will reach the fork in the road from Litian County to Yukang Prefecture."

"You mean we should take a detour through Tateda Prefecture to get back?" Meng Tianze's eyes lit up.

If that's the case, then they might try to shake off their tails!

Jiang Qinyu nodded, "Yes, Litian County is the largest county town in Yukang Prefecture. We'll go there as a merchant caravan, find a place to sell these horses after entering the town, and then exchange them for carts or mule carts to return to the village."

"This is a good idea!" Meng Tianze's mind was immediately at ease.

Jiang Qinyu's heart was pounding. It seemed that she would have to deal with the things she had stolen from Qinggang Mountain when she got back, since no one knew how long the escaped leader of Qinggang Mountain would keep an eye on her.

If Ji Xiaoqi hadn't reminded them, they might have taken the person back to the village, and who knows what would have happened then.

Chen Shao and Liu Yazi were young and full of youthful passion. Knowing that the leader of Qinggang Mountain was following behind them, they couldn't help but feel a little restless.

"Ah Shao, why don't we ask Sister Lu and just get rid of the people behind us..." Liu Yazi made a throat-slitting gesture.

Chen Shao rolled his eyes. "It's broad daylight now, and they haven't come up to do anything to us. If you take the initiative to attack, see if the authorities will issue a warrant for your arrest."

"Uh... so we just let them follow us like this?" Liu Yazi scratched his head, looking very annoyed.

Chen Shaochao glanced ahead and said, "Since Sister-in-law Lu sent Uncle Meng to tell us to pretend we don't know anything, she must have her reasons. We should just follow her instructions."

If Sister-in-law Lu dared to lead them to Qinggang Mountain to rob bandits, he didn't believe she couldn't handle the few people behind her.

Liu Erleng and his group had an even simpler idea: since Jiang Qinyu and Meng Tianze were leading the team this time, they just needed to follow along.

As for those tailing them, they were able to seize the entire Qinggang Mountain back then, so why would they be afraid of just a few people now? No way.

So, that night, Jiang Qinyu and her group found a place to sleep, but they were outwardly relaxed but inwardly tense. When the One-Eyed King sent someone over to talk to them, they were all coldly rejected.

"Boss, they're not responding, what do we do?" the person in charge of going over to talk to them asked One-Eyed King when he returned.

One-Eyed King gave Meng Tianze and the others a sinister look, then said, "No rush, they'll get there eventually."

The things in the cave must never be known to anyone; he has to find them!

"So we're just going to follow along like this? That's too stifling!" the man complained.

One-Eyed King glanced at him sideways and said, "Don't bother me, stay away from me!"

The man quickly left, and casually complained to someone nearby that the One-Eyed King's temper was getting worse and worse.

Someone advised, "You should also be understanding of the leader. Qinggang Mountain has been taken over, and the other brothers have all scattered. It won't be easy for him to gather people and go back up the mountain. Let's be more tolerant."

“That’s true. If it weren’t for the few of us going out to buy things those days, we probably would have ended up like the other brothers.”

The remnants of the bandits from Qinggang Mountain sighed for a while, then took turns sleeping while keeping an eye on Jiang Qinyu and the others.

Jiang Qinyu and her group were on edge all night, and they set off before dawn the next day.

When we reached the fork in the road leading from Tateta Prefecture to Tamakami Prefecture, we turned in without hesitation.

Behind them, One-Eyed King and his companions were dumbfounded by what they saw.

"Boss, aren't they going to Yongshan County?"

"Could it be that the boss has admitted his mistake?"

"Perhaps the group that robbed us sold the horses in Tachida Prefecture?"

The bandits speculated for a while, but were finally interrupted by One-Eyed King's irritable shout, "Whatever it is, all of you get on board!"

If all else fails, he'll have to find out where these horses came from... "My darlings, give me some votes, click to urge me to update, let me know you're reading, otherwise I'll lose motivation to write..."