After Lin Feng and his group left, Eunuch Xiao Xia hurriedly ordered the guards to clean up the battlefield and count the goods.
While everyone was busy, Qin Yue walked to a forest a little further away.
Suddenly, a masked man in black knelt beside Qin Yue and said, "I am late. Please punish me, sir!"
Qin Yue turned around and his gaze fell coldly on the man in black who was kneeling on the ground.
He was one of Qin Yue's trusted secret guards. When Qin Yue was born, he was sent from the northwest to the old house in the capital by General Qin. Accompanying him was an old man named Cen Bo who had followed General Qin for many years and took care of Qin Yue's daily life along the way.
Who would have thought that while the general's mansion appeared calm on the outside, there were actually undercurrents surging inside. Uncle Cen was really worried about the infant Qin Yue, so he took advantage of the situation and stayed!
Over the years, he secretly selected four agile young men from the Dark Guard Camp for Qin Yue to protect his safety.
Looking at Ying Yi who was kneeling on the ground, Qin Yue said, "Get up. What happened to those assassins who escaped?"
Ying Yi immediately replied: "My lord, Ying Er and Ying San have already been dealt with."
Qin Yue nodded: "Did you find anything?"
Yingyi stood up, bowed his head and replied respectfully, "Those people have blue bird tattoos on their chests. They look like people from the underworld!"
Qin Yue stared silently at the direction where Lin Feng and his group left.
Ying Yi, who hadn't received a response in a long time, bravely looked up at the silent Master and asked, "Master, are you worried about that group of people just now?"
Qin Yue came back to his senses and waved his hand: "Go down, don't show up easily without my summons!"
After receiving the order, Ying Yi immediately disappeared into the empty forest.
What Li Yan didn't know was that her random guess actually discouraged Qin Yue from investigating them.
Eunuch Xiao Xia, who had regrouped, looked around in confusion and finally spotted Qin Yue in the forest. He hurried over and said, "Master Qin, why are you standing here alone? It's getting late. We should set off quickly!"
Qin Yue nodded and followed Eunuch Xiao Xia back to the team.
On the other side, Lin Feng and his party pulled the carriage along the mountain path for another two days and finally arrived at the gate of Yuncheng. Looking at the familiar towering city walls, everyone was very excited.
The Zhou brothers said to Lin Feng, "Since we have sent you here safely, we brothers will go back!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng grabbed the two brothers and said, "It's getting late today. You have to come with us into the city. We can only let you go after we have prepared food tomorrow!"
The two men couldn't refuse, so they had to follow Lin Feng and his group into Yuncheng.
Yuncheng was a crucial point of passage from the northwest to the Central Plains. This was the Zhou brothers' first time there. They were greeted by towering, sleek, and sturdy bluestone walls. Atop the walls, towering guard towers stood tall against the wind, and patrolling soldiers paced back and forth, all demonstrating Yuncheng's majesty and stability.
When they arrived at the city gate, Lin Feng handed a few taels of silver and a travel permit to the soldier guarding the gate.
The soldier guarding the gate received the benefit, glanced at the document, waved his hand and let the group into the city.
The two brothers walked through the city gate with excitement and entered the prosperous area of Yuncheng.
What unfolded before their eyes was a bustling and bustling scene: crowds of people moved through the streets, and a constant stream of carriages and horses plyed the streets. Neat rows of shops lined both sides of the street, each filled with a constant stream of customers.
There were all kinds of stalls on both sides of the spacious street, selling a wide variety of small commodities, which dazzled the two people and made them overwhelmed.
The two Zhou brothers followed Lin Feng and his group through the crowded streets, and from time to time they could hear fierce bargaining and laughter in front of the stalls.
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