Chapter 541 Something Happened
Meng Yunzheng led his horse over, frowning as he watched the horse's departing figure. "It's a courier."
He was carrying a document bag on his back, probably delivering urgent official documents. In this situation, even if they were hit and killed, it would only be their bad luck, and the courier wouldn't be held responsible.
Zhao Xi scoffed lightly, "This postman's horsemanship is terrible. We specifically found a spacious place to stop and eat, and he still managed to bump into us. The area ahead is narrow; if..."
He stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence, exchanged a glance with Meng Yunzheng, and whispered, "Could something have happened?"
Ahead of them was a procession of exiles, and the road was probably narrower than theirs, especially since they outnumbered them and had two mule carts. If the courier continued his reckless rampage, something bad was bound to happen.
Meng Yunzheng's expression changed slightly. If Shu Yu had gotten out of the car now, it would be fine; she was quick-witted and wouldn't have been hit. But if she was inside the car, and the prison van was locked, it was extremely easy for something to happen.
Meng Yunzheng immediately leaped onto the horse and sat directly on its back. With a flick of the reins, he galloped off.
"I'll go check ahead. Figure out how to catch up yourself."
After saying that, he disappeared without a trace.
Zhao Xi stood there, stunned. A gust of wind blew by, and his hair, which hung over his shoulders, whipped against his face, causing him to howl in pain. "Damn it, are you crazy? What do you mean, 'I'll find a way to catch up myself'? You've already ridden away, how the hell am I supposed to keep up? Am I supposed to pull the carriage like a horse and chase after you? Come back, come back..."
Zhao Xi's shrill screams quickly faded away in the howling wind. Not only did the person in front of him not respond, but even the last trace of him had disappeared.
Zhao Xi was completely devastated. He turned his head to look at the pot of food that had fallen to the ground, and felt so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.
After a long pause, he muttered to himself, "A guy who values women over friends."
Meng Yunzheng, however, paid no attention to him at this moment; he had already heard screams coming from ahead.
Sure enough, the Shu family's exile procession was disrupted.
The Shu family had just finished lunch and were about to set off when, as they were walking along the official road, a courier came galloping up on horseback.
The courier started shouting from afar, "Urgent document, cannot be delayed, those in front, make way immediately, those who obstruct will be killed."
The Shu family members were so startled when they turned around that they retreated repeatedly, desperately trying to hide to the side.
They were able to get away temporarily, but the two mules in front couldn't react in time.
The lead officer was driving Shu Yu's mule cart. He was skilled and immediately turned the mule around to the side.
However, the other mule cart was different. In the panic of the officer driving it, not only did he fail to avoid it in time, but Hou Shi and the sixth daughter on the cart also fell off.
The mule cart immediately collided with Shu Yu's cart in front, and the mules that had been waiting quietly to the side suddenly became agitated. Not only did they move forward, but they also blocked the galloping post horses behind them.
The post horse wanted to stop, but it was too late. Despite both sides trying their best to pull on the reins, the post horse still collided with the mule.
Courier horses are all strong and healthy, especially those used to deliver urgent official documents, which are different from ordinary horses.
A mule would naturally suffer a loss if it faced off against it.
Sure enough, the mule suddenly neighed and, in pain, spurred itself forward and galloped away.
(End of this chapter)
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