It was getting dark, and the six riders were still looking at the official road in the distance.
But at this moment, their faces were all extremely ugly.
"Third brother, even if there is some delay, we should be here by now, right?"
One of them said in a deep voice.
After hearing this, the leader thought for a moment, then suddenly clamped the horse's belly and said coldly: "I'm afraid something has happened, don't wait, let's look for it along the way!"
…
Time passes day by day.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
In the official residence of Jizhou Mu, Wang Jingming finally woke up slowly.
As soon as he regained consciousness, he endured his weakness and sat up.
"Fang Yue...is there?"
Fang Yue, who was waiting outside the door, heard the movement and immediately walked in with surprise.
"Mr. Wang! You finally woke up!"
After Wang Jingming was silent for a moment, he asked in a low voice: "How many days have I been in coma?"
"It's been five days."
Fang Yue answered.
"Five days... where is Chen Che? Where has he gone?"
Wang Jingming's tone became a little anxious.
"this……"
Fang Yue looked embarrassed and stopped talking.
"Just say it."
Wang Jingming looked extremely serious.
Fang Yue sighed lightly and then replied: "Master Chen went to Jizhou three days ago with the people of the Jishi League and disappeared halfway.
People from the Jishi Alliance sent people to search all the way, but found nothing."
"disappeared……"
Wang Jingming murmured to himself, feeling mixed in his heart.
After a long time, he suddenly lifted the quilt.
"Fang Yue, pack up, let's go to the capital."
…
The other side.
On a certain official road far away from Jizhou, Chen Che and Wang Zhenzheng were driving a brand-new carriage towards Shenhuo State.
It was noon at this time, and the sun was scorching hot.
But Chen Che's head was slightly raised, as if he was deliberately basking in the sun.
Three days ago, after killing the three men from the Jishi League, he encountered a group of bandits before he had gone far.
One of the bandits, who was probably Yu Qing's subordinate, recognized him at a glance and called him "Sick Tai Sui", which frightened him and killed the group on the spot.
After experiencing this incident, he made up his mind to find a way to get a tan, otherwise he would be too recognizable.
The reason why he was pale before was because he was under high pressure for a long time, which affected his skin color.
But now he has practiced the Fenglang Kung Fu to great perfection, and he no longer needs to cough in a short period of time.
So if he wanted to change his skin color, he had to do it now.
As for practicing more advanced techniques in the future, will it change back...
He doesn't know.
As long as I can look normal now.
…
Time passes day by day.
It takes ten days and nights to travel from Jizhou to Shenhuo State by carriage.
After seven or eight days of exposure, Chen Che finally looked like a normal person.
In the evening of this day, Chen Che was driving a carriage slowly on the official road, when suddenly there was some movement from behind.
Looking back, I saw that it was a caravan.
There were about thirty or forty people in this caravan, and in addition to two carriages, there were also several trucks loaded with goods.
Seeing this, Chen Che wisely moved to the side of the road to let the caravan pass through first.
The martial arts in Shenhuo State are prosperous and there are relatively few evil spirits. It is precisely because of this that various commercial trades around warriors in Shenhuo State are extremely developed.
There were only two days left from this place to Shenhuo State, and he obviously felt that the frequency of encountering caravans had become much higher.
When the two parties met, a carriage in the caravan suddenly opened its curtains, and a beautiful young woman looked at him through the carriage window.
Chen Che lowered his head subconsciously.
Soon, the caravan arrived in front of him.
But before the caravan had gone far, a woman who was obviously disguised as a man suddenly left the caravan and came straight to him.
Seeing this scene, Chen Che immediately became wary!
It was evening at this time, and there was no one around.
And they only have one carriage, which looks quite weak. If...
Before he could continue thinking, the woman on the horse smiled heartily and asked: "Scholar, are you planning to go to Shenhuo State?"
"Exactly."
Chen Che answered cautiously.
There is nothing to hide about this matter. Although this official road passes through the three states, eight out of ten people on the road are going to Shenhuo State.
“You’re a scholar, you’re too big-hearted, are you ready to spend the night on the road with just a few people?
Haha, I really don’t know where you came from, you are so lucky to be able to get here safely, right?”
The woman curled her lips and pointed in the direction of the caravan.
"My lady is afraid that something will happen to you on the road, so how about asking you to come with us? Are you willing?"
Hearing this, Chen Che's heart moved.
Along the way, he had not thought about finding a caravan to sneak in, but he was also afraid that his appearance would be too obvious and would be remembered by others, leaving hidden dangers, so he always chose to travel alone in a carriage.
Now that he finally looks normal, and he happens to meet such a good person, there is really no reason to refuse him.
Without hesitation, he quickly replied: "Of course I am willing! Thank you very much!"
"Haha, you're welcome! My lady is always kind-hearted! Come follow me!"
The woman on horseback laughed, then turned the horse's head and returned to the caravan.
Chen Che followed in a carriage and merged into the caravan.
…
When several of the caravan's guards saw this, they looked a little wary.
The leader of the guard subconsciously glanced at his lady's carriage, hesitated several times, and finally sighed without saying anything.
My lady is good at everything, but she is so kind.
In this wilderness, you actually dare to accept strangers... without fear of causing any trouble.
…
"Scholar, where do you come from?"
The woman on horseback was obviously an outgoing person. When she saw Chen Che driving a carriage into the convoy, she immediately came over to ask questions.
"We escaped from Jingzhou."
Chen Che said something nonsense casually.
"We are from Yunzhou!
Have you heard of the Shen family in Yunzhou?"
The woman on horseback sounded rather proud.
Chen Che smiled awkwardly.
Not only him, but also some of the guards next to him were a little embarrassed.
The Shen family is considered a wealthy family in Yunzhou, but when you come to Shenhuo State, who knows you?
Not to mention that this person is from Jingzhou, which is thousands of miles away from Yunzhou. How could he have heard of the Shen family?
"Forget it if you haven't heard of it..."
The woman on horseback did not feel embarrassed and continued chatting around the topic.
While chatting, Chen Che quickly found out the details of this caravan.
In fact, this Shen family caravan is going to Shenhuo State for the first time just like him.
It's just that they went to Shenhuo State to open up a market.
The items brought by the team are all Yunzhou's specialties.
They planned to wait until they arrived in Shenhuo State, sell all these things and exchange them for golden tickets, and then find a way to stay in Shenhuo State and do some business.
"Scholar, can you settle accounts?
We still need an accountant here. If you can calculate accounts, I'll go talk to the lady and ask her to take you in."
After the horse-riding woman chatted with Chen Che for a few words, she felt that this man was very good at talking, so she naturally wanted to win over him.
Chen Che thought for a moment and shook his head slightly.
"No, I have a relative in Shenhuo State who I can rely on."