In order not to attract too much attention, the Pei family deliberately let the caravan leave before the city gates closed.
This caravan was specially trained by the Pei family, and it was filled with the Pei family's confidants. There were more than ten horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts alone, and the number of caravan members reached a hundred. There were also guards and escorts invited from the escort agency, almost two hundred people in total.
It was a fairly large caravan, and this time they were heading to Shudu. The nobles in Qingyang County had already purchased Pei Yun’s silk, so the Pei family had no choice but to expand further afield.
After the caravan had walked for dozens of miles, it had already become completely dark.
"Rest here tonight, and we'll continue our journey early tomorrow morning."
Jia Yu, the leader of the caravan, spoke and everyone nodded.
This is still the area of Ruifeng County. There are no bandit problems in Ruifeng County now, so it is relatively safe.
Jia Yu divided the servants and the people from the escort agency into two groups, one group guarding the first half of the night and the other group guarding the second half of the night. Although there was no bandit threat, it was still necessary to be prepared.
There's no harm in being cautious.
The crowd formed a circle around the carriage and lit torches and stuck them on it so that if someone really got close, they would be able to see it.
Nothing happened during the night, and the caravan continued on its journey the next day after breakfast.
In the afternoon, Jia Yu said loudly: "Qingquan County is just ahead. Let's walk faster and try to get in before the city gate is closed. We can stay in an inn tonight."
In fact, he didn't need to say it, everyone knew that both the caravan and the escort agency were very familiar with this road.
If you don't want to sleep in the wild anymore, it's best to go to the city before dark.
The caravan sped up. In addition to the Pei family's caravan, there were other people on the official road. Most of them were in a hurry, probably wanting to enter the county before dark.
"I never thought that our boss's silk would be pushed to this point."
A waiter wiped his sweat, looked at the dusty official road ahead, and couldn't help but speak.
"Yes, but I heard that Captain Pei is also from the Pei family, and the eldest son. How could he get into this situation with the Dong family?"
An older man lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the boss was sorry to Captain Pei. Previously, the boss went to Qingyan Mountain to find Captain Pei and asked for forgiveness, but was driven off the mountain."
"Alas, the boss's ceramic shop has been closed, and now the silk is forced to be shipped out. I think the boss will be in trouble in the future."
Jia Yu rode on his horse and glared at them, "Stop gossiping and focus on your journey. It's not your turn to worry about the boss's affairs."
Everyone was silent for a moment.
The caravan continued to move forward, and when passing through a dense forest, the surroundings suddenly became eerily quiet.
The escort at the front frowned slightly and raised his hand to signal the caravan to stop.
Jia Yu said, "Master Chen, what's wrong?"
Chen Pan whispered, "I feel something is wrong. The woods on both sides are too quiet. There is not even the sound of birds singing."
Jia Yu said: "Maybe it's too late, the birds have all returned to their nests, we are walking on the official road, there is nothing to be afraid of."
Just as he finished speaking, a sharp whistle suddenly sounded in the woods. Then, a group of masked men in black rushed out from behind the trees and the grass, holding swords and knives, and surrounded the caravan.
Everyone in the caravan's faces suddenly changed. The servants, guards and people from the escort agency drew their swords and looked at the masked men nervously.
Chen Pan stepped forward, clasped his fists, and said in a loud voice, "My dear friends, I am Chen Pan, the escort of Ping An Escort Agency. The chief escort is Zhao Tianxiong, the 'Iron Palm Shocks All Directions'. Today I am escorting the Pei family caravan through the treasure land. I hope you can help me."
Before he finished speaking, a sneer came from the masked man: "Ping An Escort Agency? Zhao Tianxiong?"
The leading man in black walked forward slowly, the steel knife in his hand gleaming coldly in the sunset, "Even if Zhao Tianxiong comes in person, this batch of goods must be kept!"
There was an uproar in the caravan. Ping'an Escort Agency was the largest escort agency in Ruifeng County, and Zhao Tianxiong was also a third-rate expert in the martial arts world. The local heroes would give him some face.
After all, most of the bandits are mediocre people, and a third-rate master is still a big deterrent to them.
I didn't expect that this group of robbers would not give Zhao Tianxiong any face.
Chen Pan took out a purse from his pocket and threw it over. "Use the money in it to buy some drinks, brothers. Please make way for me, brave men."
Chang Wei took the purse, weighed it and said, "You want to send us away with just this little money? You really look down on us."
Chen Pan's face was a little gloomy. There were twenty taels of silver in the purse, which was already a lot. He didn't expect that these robbers were still not satisfied.
He glanced around and found that although there were only a few dozen robbers, they exuded a very fierce aura. They seemed to be much stronger than the bandits he had encountered before, and he couldn't help but wonder.
He has walked this road at least a hundred or eighty times, and there have never been any robbers. Why did he encounter one today? Could it be that this gang has just been established?
Jia Yu also stepped forward with a gloomy face, clasped his fists and said, "My dear friends, we are the caravan of the Pei family, a noble family in Ruifeng County. We are passing through here. Please forgive us if we have offended you."
"I have a hundred taels of silver to offer you. Please be accommodating."
As he said this, he went to the carriage and took out a hundred taels of silver. As the leader of the caravan, he was well-informed and often encountered some petty thieves who wanted to rob him. Normally, he would give them at most ten or twenty taels, but this group of people looked no simple matter, so he directly gave them a hundred taels.
This batch of silk is the Pei family's fortune. All the silk in the warehouse is stored here in order to ship it out and sell it at a good price to recover the cost, so this batch of goods must not be lost.
Chang Wei didn't even look at the silver coins handed over. He smiled and said, "We are indeed seeking money, but not your mere hundred taels, but your goods. I say again, leave the goods and we won't make things difficult for you. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude."
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