After entering, he quickly found the head he wanted, then put the head in the box and left quietly.
At that time, his family was being housed in a thatched hut. After he got the head, he immediately took his family and left the border town.
Originally, the gate of the border town should have been closed, but because of the chaos in the city at that time, the gate was opened at some point.
The merchant and his family quietly slipped out of the city gate.
Because the letter said that he could exchange his child at the hill outside the city, the merchant rushed to the hill outside the city without stopping. He thought that since he had already snatched the head, he would use the head to maximize the profit to exchange for his child, and then leave this place with his family.
The businessman's letter was written to these people. In the letter, he exposed Chen Yalan's plan, which is why Chen Yalan was arrested.
As early as when Chen Yalan refused to hand over the head to him, he had already felt rebellious. However, he forgot that he and Chen Yalan were not from the same country. It could be said that they were originally enemies. At this moment, there was nothing wrong with Chen Yalan not saving him.
But people are born selfish, just like the businessman. He felt that giving Chen Yalan the map was beneficial to Chen Yalan, but at this critical juncture, Chen Yalan was unwilling to give up her head in exchange for her child.
When the businessman wrote the letter, he might have felt a little guilty, but now, after seeing the people who were chasing him, that trace of guilt in his heart disappeared.
On the slope outside the city, the merchant held the box containing the head in front of the person he was handing over to: "Here is the head you wanted. I have taken it. Where is my son?"
As he spoke, the merchant opened the box, revealing a grayish-white head inside.
The man opposite saw that it was indeed what he wanted, and laughed: "Not bad, no problem, you give me this head now, and you will see your son soon."
However, people like the businessman are not stupid. On the contrary, he is very smart. He didn't see his son at this moment, and he also understood that the head was his biggest bargaining chip, and he absolutely could not hand over the head easily.
"Bring my son up to me and let me see him, otherwise I will never give this thing to you." The businessman put forward his conditions.
The man on the other side was a little unhappy after hearing what the businessman said: "Who dares to negotiate with me? Since you want to see your son, then you should go first."
After saying this, the man winked at the people around him, and the others immediately surrounded him.
It was not until now that the merchant realized that things were not as simple as he had thought. He had betrayed Chen Yalan and given them the information, but now they wanted to kill him to silence him.
The businessman held the head tightly in his hand and asked his family to hide behind him: "Don't come over here, don't you want this head?"
However, those people laughed strangely at this look: "I wanted to give you a way out, but now you can't stay."
These people were always paying attention to the situation in the border town. At this time, they also knew that the merchant had been exposed, and even the new general had ordered people to capture the merchant.
So, if they continued to cooperate with the merchants, they would be exposed to the new general and the enemy.
This is also the reason why they suddenly wanted to kill. They would not plant a hidden danger around themselves.
Hearing these people say this, the businessman knew that he might have really walked into a wolf's den this time.
Regret instantly filled his heart, but it was too late for him to think too much. If he didn't find a way to escape now, he was afraid that his entire family would die here.
The merchant looked around at the terrain and said, "I'm just a merchant. What's the point of killing me? What do you want? I'll give you everything I have."
Having said that, he knew that these people were determined to kill him, and he said this just to divert their attention.
His family hid behind him and trembled in fear. They never expected that they had finally settled down, but they would be in danger again within a few days.
Those people seemed to be attracted by the benefits mentioned by the businessman, and their steps gradually stopped: "Do you have a lot of money?"
It's not that they are blinded by money, but they want to fight against Chen Yalan's troops. Money and food are naturally indispensable. Now that there is a wealthy businessman who can provide property, they are naturally happy to do so.
Seeing that these people were attracted by his words, the businessman moved his hands quietly behind his back and let his family leave first.
The businessman's wife saw his actions and immediately understood.
So, thinking that no one was paying attention, the businessman's wife and her family turned around and ran, but they ignored each other's keen attention.
As soon as these people turned around and ran away, the merchant followed them, but those people slashed the merchant's wife with a knife.
The businessman's wife was hit by a knife and stopped breathing immediately. The businessman could do nothing but let his family continue to run forward.
Just when these people wanted to chase, they found that a group of soldiers suddenly appeared.
Xu Mao brought his men to protect the fleeing merchant and his family, and then faced those who wanted to kill the merchant.
When those people saw Xu Shi and the soldiers suddenly appear, they were shocked, but after being surprised, they quickly adjusted themselves and immediately fought back.
The merchant was brought before Xu Mao, who looked at him and asked, "What's going on?"
Seeing that it was another general who saved him, the merchant no longer cared about his past betrayal and cried, "They lied to me and said they would return my son to me, but I haven't found him. General, you must save my son."
Frowning, Xu Mao was about to speak when he discovered that the other side suddenly had more people and they were dispersed in an instant.
At this time they had already reached the city gate, but because the number of the enemy suddenly increased, even Xu Mao did not have many of his own people around him.
Looking in the direction of the merchant, Xu Mao knew that he had to find a way to save the merchant's life, and then find out what was going on.
So, Xu Mao tried his best to kill the enemies around him. With the joint efforts of Xu Mao and his companions, they finally fought their way out and reached the merchant.
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