Chapter 11 Encountering Bandits
After leaving the restaurant, Tan Feng looked at Lu Chenyang, whose lips curled slightly, and asked, "Sir, aren't you afraid that he will break his promise and not go?"
Lu Chenyang's eyes were clear as he said nonchalantly, "So we still need to find a few more merchants."
It’s just eating, drinking and talking nonsense, Lu Chenyang said it’s not difficult.
Lu Chenyang visited other grain merchants again, but the conditions he offered were not as favorable later. His words and deeds were all trying to trick people into going to Lingnan to sell grain.
When Lu Chenyang returned to the post station, Yan Xing also came back, and the two of them entered the door one after another.
The two looked at each other, their eyes flashed slightly, and then they smiled at the same time.
"You've been tired all day, let's go back and rest early." Yan Xing spoke first.
Lu Chenyang nodded: "Please come in, my lord."
The two separated and turned back to the room. The moment they turned around, Lu Chenyang's face darkened.
Lu Chenyang called over Lu Ning, the bodyguard who was sent to follow Yan Xing. Lu Ning was an orphan who was taken in by Lu Chenyang's father and taught martial arts. He was considered Lu Chenyang's junior brother. He was alert and was best at light skills.
"We went to a big house that looked quite grand. It was said to belong to a wealthy local man." Lu Ning said, "But the guards at the door looked like they were from the military."
It was normal for Yan Xing to come into contact with people in the army. Lu Chenyang's eyes flashed, but he didn't know which army he was in contact with.
Is it the Yan family army, or... someone else?
Lu Chenyang frowned in thought. Her brother's disappearance must have been involved in the case of the Duke of Zhenguo. If Lu Chenyang was dead, his body would not be found, and Lu Chenyang would not have sent a note back.
But where did he go, and why did he refuse to show up? Was he forced or did he do it voluntarily? Perhaps the answers to these questions can only be found by actually meeting Yan Xing.
The next day, the group set out again. After passing through Shu, they were not far from Lingnan. However, the roads in Shu were difficult to travel, and it took them another two months to reach Lingnan.
It took the group half a year to travel from the capital to Lingnan. Those who set out in spring had already arrived in Lingnan in winter.
Lu Chenyang was wearing a thick cotton coat and a layer of black leather on the outside, and he no longer looked like a scholar.
Braving the strong wind, the group finally entered Lingnan.
The county where Lu Chenyang is about to take office is called Yanquan County, which is the most chaotic and mountainous county in Lingnan. He has to cross three mountains.
Lu Chenyang felt numb from walking on this mountain road. Just as they were about to walk down the mountain onto the flat ground after passing the most rugged mountain road, a group of bandits surrounded them silently.
Lu Chenyang: “…”
He is not an assassin, and he is not coming for Yan Xing. He is simply a robber.
Lu Chenyang rubbed his face and felt unwell.
This group of bandits was large in number, numbering over a thousand. They emerged silently from the depths of the dense forest and surrounded them.
Lu Chenyang had no choice but to reveal his identity: "I am Lu Chenyang, the magistrate of Yanquan County, sent by the imperial court. I have come to take up my post. Please give me some convenience."
Lu Chenyang also took out his official seal and imperial edict.
Without even looking at him, the bandit leader shouted, "I can't read! What county magistrate? I think he's a fugitive, sneaking around. Come on, arrest them all!"
Lu Chenyang didn't let his men resist. He said, "Everyone, they are ordinary people who followed me to escape. If you have anything to say, please tell me. Please don't make things difficult for them."
The leader of the bandits sneered, "You want to talk about morality with us bandits?"
Yan Xing made a sudden move, unsheathing the long sword at his waist. He just raised his arm and hit the hilt with the scabbard, and the long sword flew out suddenly, heading straight for the leading bandit and piercing into the trees behind him.
The trees in the forest had grown for hundreds of years, and their trunks were as thick as an adult's waist, but the long knife easily penetrated straight into the trunks, with the blade sinking into them.
This move made the entire forest quiet for a moment.
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