Lu Qingyan glanced at the calm and composed person. Even when he heard the shouts outside, he remained calm and composed, without the slightest panic, as if he had expected this scene long ago.
Lu Qingyan couldn't help but guess, "Did you know there would be robbers?"
Xiao Liuchen smiled and said, "Master, I don't have the ability to predict the future."
In terms of age, Xiao Liuchen was older than He Yiyi. Hearing him shamelessly call her "Master," Lu Qingyan felt inexplicably ashamed. She knew she had gotten the better deal, but hearing it from someone else's mouth felt so strange.
Outside the carriage, Xiao Shiqi was dealing with the situation. He looked at the small groups of thieves, completely disregarding them. What a joke! Who did they think their master was? Did they think they could stop his carriage? Although their master was always gentle in public, anyone who offended him would be severely punished, if not killed.
The carriage was still moving slowly when a loud "bang" was heard, as if a knife had been plunged into the ground: "Stop! Do you know this is Boss Ma's territory? If you want to pass through here, you'd better pay some respects to us, or you'll be in for a beating!"
Xiao Shiqi was amused by the group of people in front of him: "Your territory? Under the emperor's feet, the country is stable and the politics are clean. I don't know when anyone started a rebellion!"
"You... what nonsense are you talking about!" A short man on horseback across from them almost fell off his horse when he heard this. He glared at Xiao Shiqi fiercely: "Our Boss Ma is a very good man. He only charges this little toll to protect you. If we get to the front, you'll have to pay much more than this."
"Ahead, are you talking about Black Wind Stronghold?" Xiao Shiqi smiled and said, "I heard that the people of Black Wind Stronghold have been very rampant recently. Since there have been no barbarian invasions from the Celestial Empire lately, we sent General Ling here."
The thugs' expressions changed drastically. "General Ling, how is this possible?"
General Ling is a valiant general of the Celestial Empire. Since he went to war at the age of fifteen, he has never been defeated. Those villains and thieves tremble with fear at the mere mention of his name. Now, General Ling is over fifty years old. I heard that he has long since retired to the court to enjoy his old age. How could he possibly still be leading troops into battle?
The leader, also known as "Boss Ma" by the short man, chuckled, completely disbelieving Xiao Shiqi's words: "Kid! Don't try to scare me with General Ling's name. Do you think I'm easily frightened? Men, charge! Looking at all these people in the car, I know there's plenty of good stuff. If you manage to grab it, it's all yours!"
The henchmen shouted in unison, "The mighty Boss!" and charged forward, yelling and threatening.
No one was intimidated by these people. Xiao Shiqi's men were all thinking of ways to defeat them and protect the goods. Chunxi's troupe, on the other hand, was rushing to the capital to establish themselves there.
Although they were opera performers, the members of Chunxi Troupe all had some background in martial arts, and even if they weren't top-notch experts, they were enough to protect themselves at this time.
Lu Qingyan lay lazily in the car, looking at the equally lazy Xiao Liuchen, and asked, "What's wrong, Young Master Xiao? Aren't you going out to help your men?"
Xiao Liuchen placed a piece on the chessboard and said calmly, "If they can't even handle such a small matter, what's the point of keeping them around?"
Lu Qingyan: "..."
Yes, that's very Xiao Liuchen.
Actually, I just wanted to admire your heroic figure in battle, why did you refuse so decisively?!
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