Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 278 Caravan
In the end, Qianfeng and Pingan gave up their plan to sleep with Xinyou under Xinyou's tough attitude.

Xinyou closed the door and let out a long sigh of relief.

In the past, it was convenient for women to dress up as men, but I had never experienced anything like this.

There was no talking all night, and the next morning they freshened up and ate, and the group continued on their way on horseback.

Horseback riding can be regarded as the fastest way to travel, but it is also the most strenuous.

Although He Qingxiao knew that Xin You had the skills and could endure hardships, he still couldn't help but cast a look of deep concern.

"Would you like to take a rest?" He rode closer.

Xin You shook his head when he heard this: "I'm fine. Master He, do you want to take a rest?"

Staring at her sweat-wet hair, He Qingxiao was silent and nodded: "Well, I want to take a rest."

Xin You immediately pulled the reins and dismounted.

"Everyone take a rest." The Jinlin Guard calling was Huang Cheng, the leader of the ten people.Taking into account the complicated travel arrangements, He Qingxiao specially selected an intelligent and articulate person from several outstanding confidants.

There are large and leafy trees on the side of the road. Tie up your horse, which is perfect for resting in the hot summer.

Everyone's clothes were soaked with sweat, and they gulped down water as soon as they got off the horse.

He Qingxiao handed over a skin bag: "I asked the postman to fill it with salt water. Mr. Xin drank some...the water bag is new."

Seeing his special explanation, Xin You couldn't help but laugh: "It doesn't matter if it's not new. It's not so particular when you go out."

She said, taking the water bag and taking a gulp of water.

It was an ordinary scene, but He Qingxiao's face heated up inexplicably, thinking of what she just said: It's not a new one... doesn't it matter?
The sound of horse hoofbeats was heard. He Qingxiao calmed down his wandering thoughts and looked over, and saw a motorcade approaching.

It was a caravan, with several carriages filled with goods and dozens of people walking beside the carriages.

They looked like they were about to stop and rest. They looked over and saw a dozen young people on Xinyou's side. Each of them was paired with a horse, which didn't seem like someone to be trifled with. They were far away before stopping to rest.

The person who made the decision among the 30 people was a fat middle-aged man wearing a long robe with a kind face. As soon as he sat down, he started talking to a young man.The boy was about seventeen or eighteen years old, somewhat similar to a middle-aged man. He was either a father and son, or an uncle or nephew or other blood relative.

Xin You stared at the group of people without blinking.

"What's wrong?" He Qingxiao's voice rang in his ears.

She looked away, looked at He Qingxiao and whispered: "These people are darkened and their death is imminent."

Especially the pair of people who look like a father and son. In the picture, the middle-aged man is protecting the young man under his body, and he is slashing at the back with a knife. The young man turns over with all his strength and bears the bloody long knife.The father and son both wanted to protect each other, but in the end neither of them survived.

This caravan must have been attacked by bandits.

Xinyou recalled what she saw.

It was a slightly narrow road with high mountain walls and lush trees on both sides. When someone passed by, they only needed to hide on the high place and push the boulders down, and they would be killed or injured.

There were about ten bandits ambushing there, and they had the advantage of the terrain. It was easy to rob and kill this team of 30 to [-] people.

"With so many people in danger at the same time, and the caravan on the road, I guess they encountered robbers."

Having personally experienced the effectiveness of Xin You's physiognomy, He Qingxiao had no doubts about her words. She looked at those people and asked in a low voice, "Are they all dead?"

"Well, they're all dead."

The two of them kept expressions on their faces and said shocking words.The young man in the caravan glanced here and gently tugged on the middle-aged man's clothes: "Dad, the people over there are always looking at us. Are they interested in our goods?"

"Those people look like they are on their way." The middle-aged man analyzed based on his experience, and ordered to continue for the sake of caution, "We will wait until those people ride away before setting off."

He Qingxiao had a good ear and heard this and said to Xin You: "They are father and son. The young man is still worried that we will rob the caravan."

Xin You was silent for a while and then made a decision: "Since we have encountered him, let's save him."

He Qingxiao did not agree immediately: "I will send someone to the front to explore the situation first."

He didn't mind helping her without her, but his mission when he left the capital this time was to keep her safe.Publicly or privately, he would only put her safety first.

She is his mission and his sweetheart.If something happened to her, if she neglected her duty and lost her love, he would have no shame in living.

Xin You couldn't clearly explain the number of bandits, not to mention the picture didn't represent everything, so she agreed with He Qingxiao's caution.

She really wanted to save people, but she didn't want to involve her own people.

He Qingxiao quickly arranged for a Jinlin Guard who was good at investigation to go ahead, and the rest rested for another two-quarters of an hour before getting ready to leave.

At this time, the middle-aged man came over and cupped his hands at He Qingxiao: "Little brother, just now I saw that a noble subordinate left first. Is there anything wrong with that?"

For a businessman like him who often travels out, what he fears most is encountering robbers. Any trouble will be caused by his carelessness.

He Qingxiao wanted to save people, so he said: "We originally took another official road, but the water blocked it, so we changed to this road. Since we are not familiar with it, we asked the attendant to explore the road first."

Seeing He Qingxiao's kind attitude, the middle-aged man relaxed a lot and sighed: "We also changed our path because of this. If my little brother's attendants find anything, can you tell me something?"

He Qingxiao nodded slightly.

His lukewarm attitude actually made the middle-aged man feel more at ease. He turned around and went back, carrying an oil paper bag: "The dried meat made by my mother-in-law is very durable. If you don't mind, little brother, you can eat it to relieve your boredom."

"Thank you." He Qingxiao took it and handed it to his subordinates.

He Qingxiao's act of accepting the gift made the middle-aged man smile and stopped talking.

Not long after, the sound of horse hoofbeats came urgently, and the Jinlin guard who was exploring the road rode back.

"My eldest son, there is a fork in the road ahead. The road on the left is wider, and there is water in it, which makes it difficult for carriages and horses to travel. The road on the right is narrower, but it can be flown smoothly..."

Listening to the situation of Jinlin Guards' visit, Xin You frowned in thought.

The father and son in the picture did not die under the rocks, but died on the way to escape. The front of their sight seemed to be a fork in the road - that is to say, the banditry was right in front of them.

After coming to this conclusion, Xin You immediately went to see his group.

From He Qingxiao to Qianfeng, no one seemed unusual.

If we go with the caravan, will the bandits give up this operation?

The tragic sight of rocks falling from a high place in the picture made Xin You deny this speculation. The most likely possibility is that the bandits saw that his group was traveling lightly and did not take action.

When the middle-aged man heard that the mountain road was narrow, he felt a little uneasy, and his tone was pleading: "Little brother, the mountain road ahead is difficult, can we go together for a while?"

"I'm afraid this is inconvenient." Xin You spoke before He Qingxiao could answer.

(End of this chapter)