Chapter 347 Accidentally Entering the Black Market
This must have been fate. As if possessed, Yuan Shanchuan took advantage of the fact that neither party was paying attention and reached out his hand under the cover of night to take the painting away.
Then they slowly retreated, step by step moving away from the woods, and ran away in another direction.
By the time he came to his senses, he had already escaped to a very, very far place.
At this critical juncture, Yuan Shanchuan had no choice but to get involved, even if he didn't want to.
He was quite cautious, because he had a bodyguard friend who had heard many stories about their escort missions. Recalling those details, he vaguely concealed some traces of his actions.
He knew this was a gamble with his life, and one wrong move could end up like those two bodyguards.
But now that things have come to this, he has no other choice.
Whether it was good luck or the two sides that fought that night were too exhausted to bother looking for him, Yuan Shanchuan hid for several days without revealing his whereabouts.
He didn't dare go home, afraid of causing trouble for his family.
Therefore, he had to return to the city as soon as possible, find the yamen, and hand the painting over to the county magistrate.
After taking detours, hiding in the mountains, and engaging in all sorts of pretentious nonsense, Yuan Shanchuan, having spent all the money he had painstakingly earned, finally arrived at the gates of Jiangyuan County.
With victory in sight, Yuan Shanchuan almost wept with joy.
But his good fortune came to an end.
Before he even entered the city, he saw the robbers guarding the city gate.
Yuan Shanchuan was so frightened that he didn't dare to enter the city and could only run away.
This run made him stand out suspiciously among the crowds entering the city.
The group of people immediately sensed something was wrong, looked in his direction, and cautiously approached.
Yuan Shanchuan was terribly panicked, keeping his head down and only wanting to get away as quickly as possible.
"Then I saw a caravan that looked like it was going to cause trouble. I don't know what happened in the caravan, but there were a few people gathered there talking, and the last carriage carrying miscellaneous items was temporarily unattended. On a whim, I hid inside the carriage."
Shu Yu paused for a moment upon hearing this, and asked uncertainly, "This convoy, is it the black market convoy?"
“Yes.” Yuan Shanchuan nodded. “There was a big box in the carriage, and I hid inside and didn’t dare to move. I didn’t expect that as soon as I hid the carriage and started moving forward, those bandits didn’t come up to search. I thought the caravan was going into the city, and I was thinking of finding a chance to come out after going in.”
To everyone's surprise, the convoy didn't enter the city gates at all. Instead, it headed towards the outskirts of the city and finally stopped at this manor.
Da Niu asked curiously, "You mean, the carriage went straight into this courtyard? But our carriage couldn't get in after reaching the bamboo grove outside."
Yuan Shanchuan: "I don't know about that. The carriage I hid was indeed parked in this courtyard."
Shu Yu stroked his chin. "It seems this black market has another import/export."
She looked at Yuan Shanchuan, "And then? You just stayed in this black market?"
"Yes, I originally planned to take the painting and leave quietly when they weren't paying attention, but this courtyard is very strange, and I can't get out at all."
Shu Yu took a sip of tea. "Of course you can't get out. When we came in, we all had someone to guide us. Obviously, there are traps or formations in this courtyard. An ordinary person would easily get lost if they're not careful."
(End of this chapter)
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