"It must be the work of that Master Chen. Let's set off early tomorrow to avoid meeting them again." Chu Hongyun tapped his fingers on the small table and then gave the order.
Li Ao responded, then stepped out and informed everyone.
Qiu Qinghe and Ge Qingqing shared a room. Just as they were about to shower, Li Ao knocked on the door. "Ms. Ge, Miss Qiu, we'll be leaving at 1:00 AM tomorrow. You two should get some rest early."
"Okay, Brother Li Ao, why did you suddenly change the time?" Qiu Qinghe asked curiously after opening the door.
Li Ao said nothing, but smiled and said that there were few towns behind and the place was remote, so the sooner they set off, the sooner they could set up camp.
The two of them suddenly realized and said they understood. Li Ao asked them to go back to the house. After they closed the door, he turned around and left to inform others.
The next day, before dawn, Qiu Yinong and his group woke up.
After breakfast, they were ready to set off before the hour of Mao. As soon as they left, a carriage followed behind them and headed out of the city.
Chu Hongyun frowned slightly and glanced behind him.
It turned out to be the carriage of that Prince Chen. A sneer appeared in Chu Hongyun's eyes.
Could it be that he has taken a fancy to his future bride and is pestering her so persistently?
"Yier, someone is following us." Chu Hongyun rode Luming to the window and said to Qiu Yinong.
Qiu Yinong held a shrunken talisman in his hand and placed it directly inside the carriage. He then instructed Lu Ming, "Lu Ming, protect A Yun and follow me."
"Yo yo..." Lu Ming looked up and responded happily.
The Chen family's guards watched the carriage not far away running faster and faster until it disappeared from view.
The deer stopped for a moment, kicked its legs, and then with a few jumps, disappeared from their sight.
Several guards looked at each other and spoke cautiously: "Master, they are gone."
"What do you mean they are missing?" Chen Xianghe was puzzled. He opened the window and looked at the captain of the guards. The captain of the guards organized his words before continuing.
"Sir, the carriage suddenly accelerated just now. It must have noticed us following behind."
"The man riding the deer controlled the deer and disappeared from our sight with a few leaps. Their horses were very strong and should have been capable of running a thousand miles."
"That deer is also an extraordinary creature."
Chen Xianghe stuck his head out to look and found that the carriage was indeed gone. He had been injured yesterday and his face was still pale.
He pursed his lips and spoke after a while: "Since they deliberately don't want us to follow, there's no point in us chasing after them."
"Let's hurry on this way first. They should also be heading to the Imperial City."
The guard breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that the prince would be angry. Seeing him say this, he quickly responded, "Yes."
Just as Qiu Yinong and his party were on their way to the Xirong Imperial City, something happened to Duke Jing.
That evening, Duke Jing and his entourage stopped in a valley to rest.
"Master, something's not right here." Wei Lanyi was wearing a red and blue outfit with her hair tied up high, looking both cool and beautiful.
Duke Jing also looked up and said: "Well, be careful and guard against them. If they dare to take action, we can also eliminate this harm to the people."
Wei Lanyi nodded. They came here on purpose. They rested in a village the day before and listened to the story told by the old woman in that family.
There is a group of bandits nearby who are committing all kinds of evil, such as burning, killing, looting and so on.
They also liked to throw rocks from the top of the mountain into the valley and rob passers-by of their belongings, which led to no one daring to take this road to the provincial capital.
If the bandits can't rob anything, they will go to nearby villages to rob.
Many people couldn't stand it anymore and moved away, and those who were left were poor people who really had no choice but to move away.
After learning about the situation, Duke Jing and his party temporarily changed their route and came to this valley, and Nan Mawei also agreed.
There were indeed quite a few bandits lying on the top of the mountain. One of them, a man with a thick face, shouted, "Boss, haven't they heard we're here? Why are they still camped in the valley?"
"Then don't throw stones yet. If they really don't know, then we can put on a show tonight and find out their true intentions first, so as to avoid any setbacks."
"Yes, it's better to be careful." The subordinate with a fat face nodded quickly.
After a while, a pale-faced man dressed as a scholar came up and looked down.
His eyes flickered, and the bandit leader stood up and staggered over.
"Master, do you think they are merchants or officials?"
The scholar observed for a long time before speaking: "They should all be ordinary merchants, and those should be escorts."
"I haven't seen any official with a female relative. Boss, have you ever seen a woman on duty?"
Hearing the scholar's words, the bandit leader touched his chin and nodded in agreement: "You are right. Even if it is to confuse us, you shouldn't bring such a beautiful woman out."
"Those women are really good-looking, with fair skin and beautiful looks. They might even be from foreign countries."
Seeing the greedy look of the bandit leader, the scholar smiled and said, "Boss, you have to think about us brothers. I don't have a bride yet."
"Hahaha, I will definitely leave one for you, Master." The bandit leader stretched out his big hand and patted the scholar's shoulder.
The scholar cried out in pain, and the bandit leader laughed heartily: "Master, you must eat more meat to make your body stronger."
"Got it, thank you, boss." The scholar grinned.
The bandit leader found a rock to sit on and waited for night to fall. Soon, Duke Jing and his men lit a fire, set up a stove and started cooking.
The aroma spread quickly, and they even got a rack of lamb to roast over the fire.
The fragrance continued to rise up the mountain, and the bandits were drooling with greed.
"Damn, these merchants are so damn rich that they even bought a sheep to carry with them."
"It smells so damn good. I'm starving."
"Boss, let's go down!"
Some people really couldn't bear it anymore, and the bandit leader was also starving.
Finally, he nodded and said to the scholar, "Master, please take Xiaoliu and Xiaojiu down and proceed according to the original plan."
"Okay." The scholar took a sip of water and stood up to respond.
The scholar brought the two half-grown boys down the mountain to the valley and stumbled to Duke Jing.
"Who are you!" Qiu Hanqing stood up and shouted loudly.
The sound echoed far away. The scholar's face turned pale and he said quickly, "Master, please don't shout. There is a bandit's nest on this mountain. Why are you stationed here?"
"Yes, there are some very ferocious bandits on the mountain. You should leave quickly!"
"Yeah, if it's any later we won't be able to leave." Another boy nodded in agreement.
Duke Jing stood up, changing his previous sharp and cold appearance, and looked like a gentle businessman.
"Three little brothers, please take your time and talk. Don't be anxious. What happened?"
Seeing Duke Jing's gentle question, the scholar quickly replied, "I'm a scholar from Majia Village, three miles ahead. There are extremely vicious bandits on this mountain."
"It's very dangerous for you to stay here, you'd better leave quickly!"
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