The next day, Ning Ye hurriedly left the mansion with more than a dozen people, while Hu Laosan led the remaining people to continue training there, while also protecting the safety of the mansion.
Ning Ye had already investigated the Huang family. They were genuine grain merchants. Although the place was remote, the Huang family did not engage in large-scale business at all, but rather in business with the Turks from abroad.
Around the middle of each month, the Huang family would send a grain transport convoy to the area beyond the Great Wall to transport the grain out and sell it to the Turks.
Doing this kind of thing is inherently very risky, but unfortunately, this place is too remote, and Wang Mingyuan is too lazy to deal with these trivial matters, so an opportunity arose.
No one cared before, but now that this is collusion with foreign tribes, even if it's brought up openly, Ning Ye is on his side. Not to mention this silent loss, once the Huang family suffers, he can forget about getting help from anyone.
The area where the Huang family caravan traveled was teeming with bandits, but they had already taken care of the route, so there shouldn't be any major problems.
But today, for some reason, the leader of the team felt that something was not right. He couldn't quite put his finger on it. What could it be?
Huang Zhenjiang immediately summoned his attendants and ordered them to be careful. He said, "I'm feeling uneasy today, and something might go wrong."
The attendant was slightly taken aback. "Sir, have you not been sleeping well these past few days? We're already halfway there; it's unlikely that anything would really go wrong."
Huang Zhenjiang frowned and said, "Just give the orders. Why all this nonsense? Let me tell you, transporting grain is a big deal. If anything goes wrong, it could provoke the dissatisfaction of those Turks. Can you bear the consequences?"
The attendant shrank back; he remembered those Turks as truly capable of eating people without spitting out the bones.
He quickly gave instructions to everyone below, and the entire convoy became somewhat tense.
However, this grain convoy of dozens of carts only had less than a hundred people with it. It would be difficult to defend the grain convoy with such a small number of people, which also shows the arrogance of the Huang family here.
The Huang family simply didn't believe that anyone would be so audacious as to rob their grain convoy.
But this arrogance will eventually cost them. At this moment, Ning Ye is leading his people through the nearby mountains and forests, and in the distance, the convoy's billowing lights can already be seen.
This time, Ning Ye traveled alone on two horses, and it took him more than three days to catch up with the caravan.
Ning Ye held a pair of binoculars, watching the situation in the distance. He was determined to get his hands on the entire convoy and not let them transport the grain out, otherwise he would make things difficult for the Huang family.
"Well, Wang Wu, standing beside him, was staring intently at the binoculars in Ning Ye's hand. "Sir, where did you get this good stuff? With this, marching and fighting will be much more convenient."
Ning Ye smiled slightly, "You like it?"
Wang Wu nodded, "Of course, things like these can be extremely useful sometimes, and I believe you are well aware of that, sir."
"If you like it, I'll give it to you when we get back, but you won't get your salary for the next few months."
"My lord, even if I don't receive a salary for the next year, I still want it."
"Don't worry, sir. I've never gone back on my word. As long as you handle this matter perfectly, it's yours."
Wang Wu said excitedly, "Just you wait and see, sir. They're just a bunch of spineless cowards, they're not even worth mentioning."
The dozen or so people following behind him were also filled with excitement. They had figured out Ning Ye's temperament, and they knew that if there was such an opportunity, the reward afterward would definitely be huge.
Although they were already living a good life, doing nothing would make them feel like they were just freeloaders, and anyone with a shred of self-respect would feel at ease with that.
Ning Ye changed the subject, "When we get back, you need to tell me in detail about Mr. Zhang's matter. If he was really forced, we'll probably still have work to do."
Wang Wu's expression also turned serious. After his investigation, he was almost certain that the girl from that family did not want to get married at all, but rather that a young master from a prominent family in Jiangyang City had taken a liking to her.
That's why they forced the girl to break off all ties with Zhang Zihe; otherwise, they might have even done something to Zhang Zihe.
Fortunately, the girl was of a strong character and never left her home. She lived in a small building, and if anyone dared to approach, she would jump off the building.
On one occasion, he even had half his body sticking out of the fence, which shows that what he said was not false at all.
However, this is merely a delaying tactic. It's impossible to truly stop these people with ill intentions; it's just a matter of time.
Ning Ye originally intended to resolve this matter himself first, but the Huang family's affairs couldn't wait for anyone, so he had no choice but to deal with the Huang family first.
As the convoy drew closer, the rumbling of its wheels could already be heard.
Such a large convoy could indeed be described as imposing, but in Ning Ye's eyes, the convoy's defense was extremely lax.
Ning Ye mounted his horse and, together with Wang Wu, blocked the middle of the road.
When the convoy arrived, the person at the front saw someone blocking the road and immediately shouted, "Are you blind? Do you even know whose convoy this is? How dare you block the road here? Get out of my way!"
Ning Ye pulled a long spear from his horse and threw it directly at the man. It grazed his ear and hit the ground. The spear was still trembling, showing just how powerful it was.
The person who shouted the words immediately broke out in a cold sweat and trembled uncontrollably.
The massive convoy finally came to a slow stop. Seeing that something seemed to have happened ahead, Huang Zhenjiang immediately rode his horse to the front.
When he saw that there were only two people, Huang Zhenjiang's face was full of disdain. "Where did these two petty thieves come from, daring to block the road here? I think you're tired of living."
Ning Ye and Wang Wu both had their faces covered with black cloth, but their tone was extremely arrogant: "I'm in a good mood today. As long as you leave everything in this car, I'll spare your lives. Otherwise, none of you will survive."
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