But after looking at the caravan behind him, he finally gave up on the idea.
After all, his primary task was to protect the safety of the caravan.
What if he goes after the Starry Ironclad Beast, and other monsters attack him along the way?
Seeing the Star Armored Beast defeated and fleeing in panic, the guards all shouted loudly, their faces filled with excitement.
The guard leader returned to his horse, sheathed his longsword, and then rode over to one of the carriages.
"Miss, the Star Armored Beast has been repelled," the guard leader said.
"Well done, thanks to you, Brother Zhao," came the young woman's voice from inside the car.
“Miss, you don’t need to be so polite. I am the captain of our family’s guards. It is my duty to protect the caravan,” the guard leader said with a smile.
But then, the guard leader lowered his voice and said, "Miss, I was just fighting that Star Armored Beast when a master was secretly helping me."
"A master?" the young woman in the car asked in confusion.
"Yes, two petals made of true energy suddenly appeared and blinded the Star Armored Beast, causing it to panic and fail to dodge my sword strike," the guard leader said solemnly.
"Could it be that couple?"
"That's what the woman in the car said, but her tone was uncertain."
The guard leader hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't think so. The couple looked very young, like they eloped here. I don't think they have that kind of strength."
"That's true."
The young woman in the car pondered for a moment before saying, "Brother Zhao, don't overthink it. Since that expert is helping us in secret, he must have good intentions towards us and won't harm us."
"I hope so."
"That's what the guard leader said."
The guard leader then left and went back to set up camp with the other guards to rest.
After the head of the guards left, the woman in the purple dress inside the carriage muttered to herself, "Could that expert be one of those two people from that couple?"
"What did you say, Miss?"
A maidservant, about fourteen or fifteen years old and dressed in green, asked curiously.
"Greengrass, take my pastries to that couple and try to find out what they're up to, like where they're from and why they came here," said the woman in the purple dress.
"Oh? Send our snacks to them? Miss, Master bought these especially for you at Tianyue Mansion."
"Stop talking nonsense. Just go when I tell you to. Don't dawdle," said the woman in the purple dress.
"All right."
The maid, Lühe, nodded, then took a plate of pastries from a very exquisite lunchbox, jumped off the carriage, and jogged towards the last carriage where Yefeng and Luo Mengxuan were.
Meanwhile, Ye Feng had already removed the restrictions on the carriage.
The reason Ye Feng set up that restriction was to conceal his crafting of the Five-Colored Auspicious Cloud for Luo Mengxuan—no, to be precise, it should be the Golden Cloud.
Now that the Golden Cloud has been refined, there is no need to use restrictions to conceal its true nature.
Seeing the little maid in green clothes running over with a bag of snacks, Ye Feng smiled slightly.
"It seems that young lady has already become suspicious of us," Ye Feng said with a chuckle.
"No way, I made my move very discreetly just now, without revealing myself," Luo Mengxuan said.
“They’re not stupid. Knowing that someone is secretly helping them, they’ll naturally suspect us, since there are only the two of us outsiders here,” Ye Feng said.
Luo Mengxuan then showed a look of understanding.
The little maid struggled to climb onto the carriage, then carried the tray to Ye Feng and Luo Mengxuan.
"These pastries were sent to you by my young lady. My master specially bought them for her at Tianyue Mansion. Do you know Tianyue Mansion? It's the most upscale restaurant in Tianyue City, and the pastries they make are absolutely superb," said the maid, Lühe, with great pride on her face.
"Then please convey our thanks to your young lady," Ye Feng said with a smile.
Luo Mengxuan curiously picked up a piece of pastry, put it in her mouth, and then said with a look of surprise, "This pastry is really good. It's sweet but not greasy at all, and it's very soft and has a faint apricot blossom fragrance. Yefeng, you should try it too."
As Luo Mengxuan spoke, she picked up another pastry and stuffed it into Ye Feng's mouth.
Night Breeze said with a smile, "It seems that each pastry tastes different. Mine is peach flavored."
Luo Mengxuan looked surprised and tasted another piece, discovering that this piece had a faint pear flavor.
"They really are all different," Luo Mengxuan said with delight.
The maid, Lühe, became even more smug and said with a smile, "Of course! Each of these pastries costs one low-grade spirit stone. Eating this is the same as eating spirit stones."
"Your young lady is so thoughtful," Luo Mengxuan said with a smile, continuing to enjoy her dessert.
The maid, Lühe, shoved the tray into Luo Mengxuan's hands and said to herself, "My name is Lühe, and I'm my young lady's personal maid. What are your names? Where are you from?"
"I... my name is Han Mengxuan, and this is my husband, his name is Li Yefeng," Luo Mengxuan said with a smile.
"You still haven't told us where you're from?" Greengrass asked crisply.
Luo Mengxuan smiled and said, "We come from Fenghua City. My father is a wealthy merchant in Fenghua City and wanted to marry me off to a young master in Fenghua City. But I already had someone I liked, so I secretly eloped with my husband."
"I see!"
Green Grass nodded, a knowing look on her face.
Luhe and Luo Mengxuan chatted for a long time afterward. Although Yefeng didn't remind her, Luo Mengxuan could tell that the maid was subtly probing her questions.
Therefore, her answer was mostly half true and half false, without revealing her and Ye Feng's identities.
Green Grass asked questions for a full half hour before finally leaving satisfied, while Night Wind and Luo Mengxuan also obtained a lot of useful information from Green Grass.
This caravan is the Zhao Clan Caravan, belonging to the Zhao Clan Chamber of Commerce in Fenghua City.
Miss Zhao Yurou was in the caravan, and the lead guard was named Zhao Hu.
Their journey was to Fengyuan City, and they were not far from here; they could reach it by crossing this mountain forest.
All told, it only takes two days.
At this moment, the maid Lühe had already returned to the carriage where Miss Zhao was.
Zhao Yurou asked, "Lvhe, did you find out anything?"
Greengrass immediately said, "Miss, those two really did elope here!"
"Elope? Really?" Zhao Yurou's face was full of curiosity.
“Yes, the woman’s name is Han Mengxuan, and the man’s name is Li Yefeng. I heard them say…” Lvhe quickly explained Luo Mengxuan’s fabricated story.
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