Nine days alone

The official road is bustling with traffic, many of them are businessmen who come and go nearby, they hire private bodyguards, and some wealthy businessmen even invite some powerful warriors to join, the purpose is to protect the safety of the caravan and prevent robbers and horse thieves.

Fang Zhong and Fang Zongqing encountered a caravan not far from Ningcang County.

This is a typical mixed caravan. It is composed of several small caravans. Everyone takes care of each other. There are more people and more bodyguards, which is naturally safer.

"Master Fang, Master Fang..."

Far away, Fang Zhong heard someone shouting in front of him. The voice was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he heard it.

"That's Shopkeeper Liu, the owner of Fuji Commercial Firm." Fang Zongqing said in a low voice, caught up with the caravan, and clasped his fists from a distance, saying: "Shopkeeper Liu, you actually escorted the goods this time. I don't know what it is. Can you work for your old man to go out in person?"

Fang Zhong suddenly realized that Fuji Commercial Firm is a famous firm in Ningcang County. It sells clothes, accessories, and weird things. Fang Zhong once bought things at Fuji Commercial Firm and met the shopkeeper Liu, so he just came back. Feel a little familiar.

Shopkeeper Liu has a big belly and looks like a businessman.

He has been in the mall for a long time, and he has already reached the point where his emotions are invisible, and his fear is invisible, his face is calm, avoiding the topic of goods, and said: "Master Fang, where are you going? "

Fang Zongqing knew it in his heart, but he didn't point it out, and said with a smile: "Go to Zhaonan County, buy and sell some things, and unfortunately I can meet your old man here, hehe, if it doesn't bother us, we can go with you, Shopkeeper Liu. Relying on your caravan, it’s good to have someone to take care of you.”

Fang Zongqing's voice was not loud, but everyone around him heard it.

A few men in strong clothes and with long knives on their backs couldn't help looking over, their sharp eyes flashed away, and they hummed: "You can join the caravan, but if something happens, we don't necessarily have to take care of it."

Fang Zongqing nodded with a smile: "Of course I understand."

In fact, ordinary bandits and horse thieves would not dare to attack such a large caravan, because they would have to pay a huge price to loot such a large caravan.

The number of thieves and robbers is limited, and too much loss is unbearable, because once they are too damaged, other thieves and horse thieves will destroy them or recruit them, which will be miserable. It's not worth it if you can't get the same.

Therefore, Fang Zongqing felt very relaxed following such a caravan, and the possibility of encountering danger was very low. Even if something happened, there would still be those bodyguards hired to protect the caravan in front of him.

The caravan had carriages, the bodyguards also had horses, and there was even a small troop of heavy cavalry among them. Fang Zhong couldn't help being surprised.

Things like heavy cavalry are real killing machines!The horses and knights were all wearing heavy armor, and they were all covered with steel except for some gaps where the heavy armor was inlaid. They were almost invulnerable. If they charged, killing people would be as easy as mowing grass.

Ordinary caravans will not have heavy cavalry, because the price of hiring heavy cavalry is too high.

However, there were heavy cavalry in this caravan, and it was the manager of Fuji Trading Co., Ltd. who personally dispatched the horses. Fang Zhong already had some guesses in his mind that the things transported by this caravan must be extraordinary.

The caravan was moving very fast, and it could be seen that neither the bodyguards nor the personnel of the caravan wanted to waste time.

However, Fang Zhong and Fang Zongqing were not ordinary people, even if they walked on foot, they were not slow at all, and they followed closely behind the caravan, neither far nor near.

Until the evening, Fang Zhong and the two easily followed the caravan without any signs of fatigue. This also impressed the bodyguards who had looked down upon them a bit. Being able to follow the caravan with horses on foot should at least Has the strength of a third-rate warrior.

But they didn't pay too much attention to it. Third-rate warriors are useless in the face of horse thieves and bandits.

It's not because third-rate warriors are too bad, but because horse thieves and bandits usually move in groups. Individual strength is usually suppressed in such battles, and the role that third-rate warriors can play is naturally low. I'm afraid the opponent will have a shock will be submerged.

Night came quietly, and the speed of the caravan slowed down.

In the wild, night is undoubtedly the most dangerous time, not only ferocious beasts, but also bandits and horse thieves who want to rob while the moon is dark and the wind is high.

"stop!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from the front, and a burly man in armor and carrying a long knife raised his arms and shouted: "Everyone stop, set up camp on the spot, the guards will never leave their bodies, and their swords will never leave their hands. Be on guard at all times. At this time Is the most dangerous, must not have the slightest slack..."

The burly man ordered some arrangements, and then he came to Shopkeeper Liu's carriage, and said in a low voice, "Shopkeeper Liu, we can't go on our way today, there is Black Wind Ridge in front of us, there are hordes of bandits, and if we pass by at night, we will be sent to death." .”

Shopkeeper Liu also understands, nodded immediately, and said: "Yes, I understand, let's camp here, and leave early tomorrow morning."

At this time, Fang Zhong was behind the carriage, and his ears couldn't help moving: "Why is Shopkeeper Liu in such a hurry to go early tomorrow morning? Well, it seems that this shipment must be extraordinary." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. , if the goods this time are really so valuable, then there will inevitably be daring bandits who will rob them, so... am I too unlucky?

Thinking of this, Fang Zhong couldn't help but smiled wryly, leaned into Fang Zongqing's ear, and said in a low voice, "Father, I'm afraid we have fallen into the muddy water by ourselves this time."

"Oh, Chonger, how do you know?"

"It's not easy, Dad, don't tell me you didn't notice the strangeness of Shopkeeper Liu?" Fang Zhong smiled slightly and explained: "Shopkeeper Liu has a natural expression and normal manner, but he never mentions the goods, and Also invited heavy cavalry guards..."

"Your observation is careful." Fang Zongqing laughed, "I guessed it a long time ago, but I miscalculated a little bit, that is the importance of this shipment."

"Now it seems that the preciousness of this shipment is probably far beyond our imagination, and a fierce battle is inevitable. As you said, we have fallen into the muddy water ourselves."

At this moment, it was too late to regret, since he had entered the caravan, he had no choice but to take a step forward.

In short, both Fang Zhong and his son are not weak in strength. Even if something happens, they still have the strength to protect themselves. The big deal is to run away. With Fang Zhong's speed, few people can catch up with him if he wants to escape.

The evening wind was blowing, and it was icy cold on people.

Fang Zongqing was familiar with shopkeeper Liu, and Fang Zhong sat with shopkeeper Liu, and there was an accountant next to shopkeeper Liu, the burly man in armor, chatting around the campfire.

"Master Fang, is this your son? Well, he's only 14 years old this year, and he's grown so tall." Shopkeeper Liu traveled all over the world, had a lot of experience, and spoke in a smooth manner.

"Well, this is Fang Zhong, the dog. He is 14 and a half years old this year, and he will be an adult in more than a year." Fang Zongqing's eyes lit up when he mentioned his son Fang Zongqing, and he said with a smile: "The luckiest thing in my life It was this son who was born, haha..."

The luckiest thing is to have such a son!Didn't I hear that Fang Zhong Dantian was abolished, and he was already a martial arts cripple?Is this still called luck?

Shopkeeper Liu and Mr. Accountant are both from Ningcang County, so they naturally knew about Fang Zhong's dantian being abolished, so they couldn't help being a little surprised. They stared at Fang Zhong for a while, smiled and said nothing.

Although they are businessmen, their self-cultivation is not bad. How can they not see Fang Zhong's falsehood? They really have no inner strength. However, it is impossible to say such things, so as not to offend people out of thin air. The two of them closed their mouths tacitly, and smiled without saying a word.

Fang Zongqing saw the expressions of the two, but he didn't bother to explain.

The burly man on the other side lowered his head and ate meat, as if he didn't have the slightest interest in these things, but stopped from time to time to listen to the movement in the distance.

"It's really interesting to have such a few people sitting together." Fang Zhong muttered to himself, holding a bowl of hot soup, looking at shopkeeper Liu, the accountant, and the burly man, and then looked around After turning around, he set his sights on the carriage not far away.

After looking around like this, Fang Zhong's eyes suddenly became playful, and he laughed secretly in his heart: "Hmph, this caravan is very interesting!"

Shopkeeper Liu and Mr. Accountant were fine, everything was normal except that they deliberately concealed the truth about the goods.

On the contrary, the burly man gave Fang Zhong a very dangerous feeling, as if he was facing a wild beast. Although he seldom heard the other party speak, he could still feel that once this man made a move, he would definitely be violent. Incomparable, the kind that will see blood when you make a move.

It is Fang Zhong's habit to observe the surrounding environment. When he was in the Dragon Group, he performed many missions, and he deeply understands the importance of observing the terrain.

What places are good for ambushes, where are the places for surprise attack, and where are the places for escaping, all these are automatically gathered in his mind with just a glance, and they are extremely clear.

Finally, there is the carriage.

That carriage was not owned by Shopkeeper Liu and his caravan, but belonged to another caravan. This was a mixed caravan. There were two other caravans besides Shopkeeper Liu and the others, and what Fang Zhong paid attention to was the carriage of one of them.

During the day, Fang Zhong observed that the wheel axle marks of the carriage were relatively shallow, and the person sitting in it should be a woman, and she should be alone, but what surprised him was that during the whole day, the person in the carriage turned out to be a woman. It's just too weird not to show up.

It is impossible for a person, even a woman, to leave the carriage for a whole day.

You know, riding in a carriage is not an easy task. There are no cars in this world, and there is no so-called shock absorption system. The bumps of a carriage are worse than riding a horse. It's too much for a day, let alone a woman?

Fang Zhong felt more and more that this caravan was unusual, very unusual, not only shopkeeper Liu and the others had problems, but also the other two caravans.