"No need to apologize! If we still dwell on that, it would seem like we have no sense of proportion!"
Zhao Muyun waved gently.
What I mean is that I won't worry about the past, and you shouldn't worry about it either.
"Brother Zhao is right! Now we are in the same boat. I hope we can work together to complete this mission for Dayin."
"Errand?"
Zhao Muyun frowned and asked tentatively, "Second Master Bai seems to know a lot?"
How could a secret operation like contacting Karasuma be known to the traveling caravans?
That big shot in the Beijing circle and Yang Jian, the military commander of Shuozhou Zhechoufu, are too careless, aren't they?
There must be Tartar spies in Shuozhou City.
Now everyone knows that as soon as Zhao Muyun's team leaves Piantou Pass, they will be targeted by the Tartars.
Bai Shouren saw Zhao Muyun staring at him warily and immediately smiled and said:
"Don't worry, Brother Zhao. Only you and I know the purpose of our trip out of the customs. No one else knows."
"You might be wondering why the higher-ups arranged for us to travel together. I think it was because the Bai family frequently travels to Beidi and is familiar with the route."
"Besides, with our Bai family caravan as cover, it will be much easier for Brother Zhao to get things done, right?"
Zhao Muyun remained silent.
What Bai Shouren said made sense. Perhaps that was the reason why the big boss in the Beijing circle arranged for Zhao Muyun to travel with the Bai family caravan.
However, the fact that the Bai family was able to get such an assignment shows that their background is not simple.
Moreover, they must have been promised something on this trip, such as the political status that businessmen most desire.
Behind the Bai family, there must be someone with the same status as Yang Jian, or even higher, so that he can have a say in front of the commander.
Otherwise, the senior official would have let Zhao Muyun carry out the task alone, why would he have brought the Bai family into the picture?
Zhong Dahu from Jingbian Military Town has business dealings with the Bai family, which has given Zhao Muyun a lot to consider when dealing with the Bai family's smuggling team in Heituo Mountain.
In addition, Bai Shouren had obviously determined that Zhao Muyun was the culprit behind the murder and robbery in Heituo Mountain.
The reaction from Zhong Dahu and the warning from Miss Bai have already indicated that Bai Shouren will definitely take action against him this time.
"Brother Zhao, why are you keeping quiet? Are you still suspecting that our Bai family will leak the news?"
Bai Shouren chuckled, "The Bai family's assets and the lives of dozens of family members are all in Shuozhou. Please rest assured on this trip. Even if I wanted to, I don't have the courage! Haha!"
"Master Bai is worrying too much!"
Zhao Muyun raised his eyebrows and smiled faintly, "The Bai family is just a businessman, but they can also solve the country's problems. Zhao admires them very much."
"It's getting late, let's get going!"
"Yeah! Brother Zhao is absolutely right!" Bai Shouren was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Let's go!"
As the sun rises, a group of people head towards Piantou Pass.
Eight carriages, ten strong Bai family bodyguards and eight coachmen.
The carriage was filled with Dayin specialties such as cloth, tea, porcelain, and cooking utensils.
Of course, Bai Shouren would definitely not blatantly put contraband such as salt and iron in the carriage and take them out.
It is fifty miles from Shuozhou to Piantou Pass.
Along the way, Zhao Muyun rode on horseback with his eyes closed and didn't say another word to Bai Shouren.
The setting sun over the long river!
By sunset, the tall city walls of Piantou Pass appeared before our eyes.
Piantou Pass is an important pass on Dayin’s northern Great Wall.
On the right are endless mountains, and on the left is a rushing river.
It and the Jingbian Military Town in Shuozhou are both important strategic points in the north of Hedong Road.
When the Northern Di people went south to Hedong, they once chose to take the Piantou Pass route.
However, Piantou Pass, a dangerous pass nestled between mountains and rivers, caused the Northern Di Tartars to suffer defeat many times.
After suffering many great losses, the Tartars finally used the wide Zishui River Valley between Heituo Mountain and Hongtao Mountain as a passage to the south.
Suddenly, yellow sand rose up in front of us, and a group of people rushed towards the caravan from inside the pass.
Zhao Muyun cheered up.
He was very familiar with these people.
They were his subordinates, the nine soldiers of the Yanqingdun Beacon Tower.
"Second Master Bai, you go through the customs first and go through the exit formalities. My people and I will follow shortly."
Bai Shouren saw these nine fierce soldiers, each of them was strong and muscular, with powerful eyes and exuding a fierce aura.
They were completely different from the soldiers he had seen at other beacon towers in Jingbian Military Town.
Bai Shouren didn't expect that the men Zhao Muyun brought were so fierce, and he couldn't help but feel a little afraid.
It seems that if you want to use Timur to kill Zhao Muyun, you will have to put in some effort.
"Okay, Brother Zhao, then you should come earlier."
"In order to travel as quickly as possible, we won't rest inside the pass. We'll go straight north along the river. There is an abandoned castle there. We'll spend the night there." Bai Shouren said expressionlessly.
"Okay, since Second Master Bai is familiar with the route, then I'll do as you say."
Zhao Muyun didn't say anything more, separated from Bai Shouren, and walked towards the subordinates who were running towards him.
"Brother Zhao, you're finally here! We've been waiting for you here all day!"
Wang Tiezhu was the first to run up, snatched the reins from Zhao Muyun, and helped him lead the horse.
Zhao Muyun jumped off his horse and punched Wang Tiezhu: "Zhuzi, I haven't seen you for just one day, and you've grown a lot stronger!"
"Brother Zhao, of course I can do 300 push-ups today!"
"Boy, that's good!"
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