Chapter 217 Everyone's Recent Situation
That night.
The snow began to fall heavily again.
The howling wind slammed against doors and windows somewhere, and the clattering sounds were eerie and scary in the quiet night.
The whole letter fell into a deep sleep in darkness.
Two black shadows flew out from the Xinyuan Escort Agency, their movements graceful and light, disappearing into the night in an instant.
In Sanfang Qixiang, two streets away from Xinyuan Escort Agency, small lights were lit in the houses at the end of the alley.
The black shadow climbed over the wall into the yard and headed straight for the main hall. After landing, they both smiled at the old man who had been waiting there for a long time. There was still some snow on his hair and shoulders brought from outside.
The main hall door was ajar, and the old man immediately burst into tears, hugging everyone. "You little brats, you little girls, you've all left. Do you know how bored I am at home? I've been bullied! I've written this down in my little notebook. When we get back, we'll get revenge! I've written Bai Xiaofeng down more than a dozen times. I'll give him a beard when I get back!"
Bai Yu pulled out three low stools from the wall and sat down with Tian Bao and the old man. He chuckled, "Okay, first stick a beard on godfather, and then stick whiskers on the beard."
The old man narrowed his triangular eyes and twirled the three tufts of hair at the corners of his mouth. "This is a brilliant plan!"
Tian Bao had a faint smile on his face. He reached out and pinched the other corner of the old man's beard, pulling it. "It's quite firm."
"How can it not be strong? It's winter and the wind is howling. I can't go out and my beard will be blown away by the wind. Wouldn't it be exposed?" The old man snorted, stood up and took down the cloth bag leaning against the wall, took out a few medicine bottles from it and put them in the hands of the two men. "Just to come to see you, grandpa has combed his hair that hasn't been combed in decades. I have no place to hide the medicine. I'm really not used to carrying a broken bag! I know Tianbao is lazy and it's not convenient for him to make medicine outside, so I specially made some hemostatics, healing medicines and detoxification on the way. Take them with you just in case. Hide them well and don't let anyone find them."
The young boy and girl looked at the old man with a Taoist bun, and after a moment they turned their heads away and laughed.
Poison-proof, "..." What's the joke? He himself wasn't used to it either. Whenever he combed his hair, he always felt a chill on his forehead.
"During the past few months you've been gone, Bai Xiaofeng has been collecting news about your situation. Su An has already traveled halfway across Dayue and even helped the Twelve Piers secure the Jiannan Road route. The bearded man was so happy that he showed off to everyone he met, as if Xiao An was his own son. Su Wen wasn't bad either, having been admitted to the Bailu Academy in Xuzhou. Within two weeks of entering, he caught the eye of the academy's great scholar Pang Yinbo and became his personal disciple. Su Wu lived the most carefree life, fighting wherever he went, bruised and battered every day but still challenging people to duels. The more he faced setbacks, the braver he became. He actually made a lot of friends in the martial arts world with his fists and straightforward personality."
Sitting down again, the old man chattered rapidly, describing the recent situation of everyone in the family. "Your Uncle Duan Dao is still in Changjing. Collecting evidence against the dog emperor hasn't been smooth, but he has reconnected with his former subordinates. The Yuan family army is the Yuan family army, and their generals are loyal... Oh, and that kid Wei Li returned to Changjing to be conferred a title. He's now Major General Dingyuan, a fifth-rank official. The dog emperor has retained him to serve in the capital, holding the title of Cavalry Commandant. Duan Dao has reunited with him."
Bai Yu and Tian Bao looked at each other and were not surprised to hear that Uncle Duan Dao and Wei Li had reunited.
The two had expected this as early as when they heard the news about Wei Li in the border town teahouse.
However, the two of them had not expected that the emperor would keep Wei Li in Beijing to serve and would not let him return to Yanxia Pass.
"It seems that the emperor has no suspicion of Wei Li." Bai Yu said.
Tian Bao lowered her eyes, "There are more than one family with the surname Wei in the world. The emperor killed the entire Wei family and was suspicious. But it was precisely because of this that he certainly did not expect that the descendants of the Wei family would dare to appear before him with this surname. This actually dispelled his doubts."
Bai Yu scratched his lip. "Come to think of it, what is Wei Li's real name?"
The girl glared at him, "Is it important?"
"That's not the case. I'm just curious." Bai Yu didn't dare to argue with his senior sister. He looked out through the crack in the door at the pitch-black night. "Xinyuan Escort Agency also has security guards patrolling at night. We shouldn't be out for too long, or we might be noticed. Tianbao, we need to go back."
"Okay, let's go." Although the old man was reluctant to leave, he was glad that he had come to Xindu, so it would be easy for him to meet the two children. "I usually set up a stall near the bun shop to tell fortunes, so come and buy some buns!"
"If someone doesn't know, they would think that you own the bun shop." Bai Yu teased, and before the old man kicked him, he pulled Tianbao away.
After the children left, the old man turned off the lights and closed the door, his face beaming with smiles.
Ahh, I can finally have a good sleep.
Anyway, I will be staying in Xindu for a long time. When I wake up, I will go there to take a look and see which company is making a lot of money.
Hehehehe!
The next morning, Tianbao got up early as usual to buy buns for Miss Miao. When passing by the fortune-telling stall at the entrance of the alley, he gave a meat bun to the shivering old Taoist priest.
After returning to the escort agency and having breakfast, a call came from the front hall.
When Tianbao and Bai Yu arrived, all the escorts had already gathered in the front yard of the escort agency.
The head of the escort agency and the chief escort stood on the steps leading into the hall, with their hands behind their backs and serious expressions.
"Xinyuan Escort Agency has just received a commission to deliver a batch of goods to the Mo Mansion in Sizhou, Daiyue." The head Boss, Miao Zheng, is in his forties. Although he dresses like a scholar, he can't hide his majesty and sharpness. His glances convey a sense of oppression. "This delivery requires crossing the border, and Sizhou is southwest of the Daiyue Yudu Ancient Road. The Thirty-Three Peaks of the Ancient Road is the only way we must pass on this journey. The road is winding and difficult, with many bandits and high risks. But since we have accepted the mission, we must complete it. This time, the escort team will be led by the chief escort, accompanied by thirty escorts, and the new escorts will also accompany them for training. No excuses are allowed!"
The escort below responded loudly, "Just follow the boss's orders!"
Tianbao felt a poke on the back of his hand. It was Bai Yu: Look, here they come, cannon fodder.
Tianbao's eyebrows moved slightly: Chief Escort Team Leader, do a good job.
The newcomers of the escort agency have no right to know what the items are to be escorted. All they have to do is follow the team and be obedient.
The escort team quickly got ready and was ready to set off.
At the end of the group, a young girl in a green jacket and a luxurious rabbit fur cape stood before Xu Yang, pouting and stamping her feet. "Do you really have to go? It's freezing cold in the twelfth month of winter, and you're going to such a dangerous place... I'll tell Daddy to let you stay!"
Xu Yang stopped her, "Qing... Senior Sister, you can't do that. Newcomers to the escort agency need experience, and I want to go out and see the world. Besides, with the chief escort here, what can a bunch of ragtag bandits do to us? We'll be back soon."
"It's a deal then. When you come back I'll take you to my pony farm to go horseback riding!"
"good."
The girl finally smiled, then glanced at the thin girl standing at the other end of the line. She snorted coldly, deliberately raising her voice, "It's a pity that all the newcomers have to go out this time. My dog will have one less person to run errands for and buy buns for."
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