Tai Jiye then said to the clansmen, "We were worried that the news would spread and that someone would harm Ruiyang, so we kept it a secret from everyone. In fact, Ruiyang is not my sister-in-law's nephew, he is the young master of the Zheng family!"
Zheng family?
Everyone was stunned for a moment, until Tai Yonglu reminded them, "That's the family my grandfather led everyone to put out the fire! It was also a thank-you gift to our family..."
Everyone suddenly understood and their eyes widened in surprise!
"Aren't all the Zheng family members dead? It was Uncle Six who brought everyone to help bury them!"
"Ah, so Ruiyang is the young master of the Zheng family. This kid is so lucky!"
Tai Jiye waved his hand to signal everyone to keep their voices down, and instructed, "What's going on in Ruiyang's family is really strange. My father is worried that Ruiyang is still alive and that bad people will find out and bring him a fatal disaster, so he kept it a secret from everyone.
"Everyone, don't talk too much about it. Just know it in your heart. Now that Ruiyang has found his uncle, everything will soon be revealed."
Everyone nodded quickly and responded.
"Don't worry, Third Brother. We are not the kind of people who talk too much!"
"Yes, no matter what Ruiyang's last name is, he is now just like our Tai family's child."
"That's right, we don't know who the bad guy is yet, Ruiyang has to hide well."
Chen Zhao felt grateful after hearing this. The Tai family really took good care of their nephew, and even these villagers were so protective of him.
He bowed and thanked them, "Thank you, brothers. When I return to the interior, I will investigate the truth behind the tragedy that befell my family. Ruiyang will have to stay in our village, so I'll trouble you all to continue to take care of him for a while. When I have my revenge, I will definitely thank you all handsomely."
"Manager Chen, you are too polite. We are all family." The villagers smiled foolishly. They wanted to be polite but didn't know how, so they could only wave their hands awkwardly.
They took care of Chen Ruiyang out of respect for Uncle Six's family and because Chen Ruiyang was a good kid, not for a thank you gift...
The two teams were in a state of chaos for a while because of the temporary merger.
By the time we finished all the preparations, it was almost noon.
Tai Jiye was anxious to go home, and Chen Zhao also wanted to go back early to investigate the family feud. The two hit it off and set off immediately.
The Tai family has been away for more than half a month, and the Chen family's guards and servants have been away for nearly half a year. They are all eager to go home!
The convoy traveled more than fifty miles in one breath, and only set up camp when it was getting dark.
Chen Ruiyang found his uncle, and felt relieved, and became a little more childish.
Tai Yonglu wanted to find something fun for his sister, so he went to visit the nearby pastoral tribe.
Of course Chen Ruiyang had to follow, so they set off with five or six guards.
As a result, something unexpected happened after they had only walked three miles.
A group of horse thieves, numbering at least fifty or sixty people, rushed towards them, and even split into two teams while running, with a vague posture of encirclement.
"Oh no, run! Go back and report the news!" Tai Yonglu almost screamed at the top of his lungs, and everyone turned their horses around and ran back.
An old guard took out a whistling arrow from the quiver on his back and shot it directly into the air.
The sharp whistle could be heard clearly within a radius of five or six miles.
Tai Jiye originally sat with Chen Zhao, talking and roasting some dry food.
Chen Zhao didn't think anything of the noise, but Tai Jiye jumped up and said, "Enemy attack, prepare to fight!"
Everyone in the Tai family immediately took out axes and other tools, kicked out the bonfire, and jumped behind the carriage for cover.
The Chen family also reacted quickly and followed closely behind.
In the blink of an eye, Tai Yonglu, Chen Ruiyang and others ran back.
"Uncle San, it's a horse thief, a horse thief!"
"Uncle, uncle! Forty or fifty bandits are coming to kill us!"
Hengqi and others jumped out, picked up a few people, and threw them directly into the protection circle of the convoy.
Before anyone could say anything, the horse thieves arrived.
Each of these people was extremely ferocious, with long hair braided and piled on top of their heads, half of their arms exposed, dark skin, eyes glowing red like hungry wolves, and bloodthirsty smiles on the corners of their mouths.
In their eyes, the entire convoy is just prey, and killing and robbing them all is the basis for their survival!
The Chen family was fine, as they had experienced this several times before, but the Tai family had traveled to the grassland three or four times, and this was the first time they had encountered such vicious horse thieves.
The first time, I had the Min family caravan as my companions. The second time, I was lucky and everything went smoothly. The third and fourth times, I had Hengqi and others to escort me.
Now, a group of men from peasant families suddenly had to face a life-and-death challenge. Even though they held their sabers tightly, their faces still turned pale and their legs trembled...
The bandits stopped less than three feet away from the convoy. The bandit leader covered his face with a black cloth, pulled the reins, and shouted in the awkward Wei dialect, "Leave the goods and I'll spare your life!"
Tai Jiye was about to respond, but was pulled back by Chen Zhao.
Chen Peng jumped onto the shaft of the cart and took out a palm-sized gray plate with a howling moon wolf head carved on it.
Chen Peng shouted, "We are the distinguished guests of the Third Prince of the Royal Court. We have the Howling Moon Wolf Token with us. You must retreat immediately, or the Royal Court cavalry will hunt you down!"
The horse thief leader looked at the sign carefully and his expression changed. He held the reins tightly in his hands and there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
At this time, one of his men came forward from behind him and muttered a few words, and the leader's face darkened.
Tai Jiye sensed something was wrong and whispered to Chen Zhao, "Something's wrong. These bandits must be short of supplies. There will definitely be a fierce battle today."
Chen Zhao also nodded, but no matter whether the wolf card was useful or not, he had to give it a try. In case it could avoid a conflict, everyone would be spared a bloody fight.
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