Zuo Feng, who was lurking in the grass, frowned. He saw several strange things about the caravan in front of him.
First of all, why did the caravan appear here? This is already the biggest question. This place is located on the outskirts of the Tianping Mountains. Although you can also go to Yancheng or leave the Yelin Empire, the most suitable place for hunting wild animals is
and collecting medicinal materials. If the caravan chooses to go elsewhere from here, it will undoubtedly not be a good choice in terms of safety and route. This is what puzzles Zuo Feng the most.
What also makes Zuo Feng suspicious is that there are many female members in the team. Generally, caravans transport goods from one place to another for trade. In the process, not only are they harassed by wild beasts, but they also often pass by those
There are countless bandit territories, and if there is even the slightest disagreement, it will be a life-and-death fight.
If there are too many female members, there will undoubtedly be no improvement in combat effectiveness. Instead, they will sometimes become a drag on the team and even cause unnecessary trouble for the team.
What’s more, the team was stationed in the forest. It didn’t look like they were in a hurry, but more like they were going to camp here for a long time. These many doubts made Zuo Feng pay special attention to the caravan. He moved his body slightly towards the caravan.
I walked over to the camp and saw that the people in the camp were talking about something at the moment. Due to the distance, I couldn't hear what they were talking about.
Zuo Feng had no choice but to move closer again, but as soon as his body moved forward a little, Zuo Feng felt something touch his leg.
"jingle……"
"who."
Suddenly, a clear bell rang, and I cursed in my heart, 'Damn, you're so careless again.' Then I heard someone shouting hurriedly in the camp, and then several figures rushed towards me like flying.
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I was annoyed that my habitual thinking had put me in danger again. Normally, this kind of caravan would not take so much trouble during the day, so I prepared protective bells around the camp. I had just noticed the strangeness of this caravan.
However, he still didn't pay much attention and touched the bell so easily.
"I'm sorry, everyone. I don't mean any harm." Zuo Feng walked out of the grass bravely. In fact, it was not that he didn't want to leave immediately, but the injury on his leg had not healed yet.
Now that they were so close, there were obviously strong men in the tempering stage among those people. At this moment, his important bags were left on the big tree where he rested before, so after a slight hesitation, he decided to give up escaping and check the situation.
Thinking about the next step.
Three sturdy middle-aged men quickly appeared in front of Zuo Feng, who had just stood up. They looked up and down at the young man in front of him with unkind expressions. The first man had a pair of small eyes, which, combined with his appearance, made people feel
It feels like a person has a rat head on his body. Judging from the speed and movement of this man just now, he should be in the tempering stage. Zuo Feng can't tell what level he is. Although these people are all businessmen,
Dressed in a long gown, Zuo Feng just feels indescribably awkward.
"Boy, what do you do?" the rat-faced man asked with a fierce look.
"I'm a villager nearby. I went to collect herbs here. When I saw someone here, I wanted to come over and have a look. I don't want to disturb the gentlemen. I'm really sorry, so I'll leave now." Zuo Feng pretended to be frightened.
He replied, and after finishing speaking, he was about to turn around and leave.
"Wait a minute, little guy, are you a villager here? Which village?" The big man continued to ask.
"Shenjia Village." Zuo Feng did not dare to casually mention that he was from Zuojia Village at this time. He wanted to make up a random village to get rid of it, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly changed his words and said that he was from Shenjia Village.
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"Shenjia Village, Shenjia Village is not..." The rat-faced man was a little surprised when he heard Zuo Feng's answer and wanted to ask more. But halfway through the words, he realized something was wrong and immediately stopped what he was saying.
Zuo Feng's heart moved. It was just as he had guessed. These so-called businessmen were definitely not that simple. They actually knew about the massacre of Shenjia Village not long ago.
At this time, he also thought about why he felt that the people in front of him looked a little awkward, that is, a normal caravan must have cargo owners among them. These cargo owners are usually out-and-out businessmen, and it is normal to wear long gowns. But these few in front of him
Everyone was wearing long robes, and they didn't look like cargo owners at all, but more like guards, so Zuo Fengchu couldn't help but feel a little awkward when he met these people.
"I think these uncles often do business here. They must have known that our Shenjia Village suffered a great disaster some time ago. We originally wanted to go to the nearby Zuojia Village, but then we heard that Zuojia Village was also massacred. I wanted to go.
I had no choice but to settle down in Yancheng and didn’t have much money, so I had no choice but to collect some medicinal materials in the mountains and sell them, and then find a way to settle down in Yancheng.”
Zuo Feng's mind was spinning very fast. Since these people knew so much about the affairs of this place, he didn't dare to make up random things. Without waiting for them to ask, he pretended to be sincere and took the initiative to speak. There was a line of truth among his lies.
It's something everyone knows, but it sounds like it's true.
The rat-faced man stared at Zuo Feng carefully for a long time. His small, rat-like eyes kept moving, which made Zuo Feng's heart tremble. The person in front of him gave Zuo Feng a very bad feeling.
Simple disgust for no apparent reason.
After thinking for a long time, the rat-faced man suddenly put on a kind smile and said politely to Zuo Feng: "Little brother, we have been passing by each other since, and we are not too familiar with the roads. Since you need money, then why?
We can lead the way, and we can pay fifty copper coins as a reward, what do you think?"
After saying that, the rat-faced man stared at Zuo Feng to see his reaction. The two companions beside him obviously didn't understand what the rat-faced man meant. But they didn't say anything, but frowned and glanced at the rat.
The man with a handsome face followed his example and watched Zuo Feng's reaction.
Zuo Feng secretly complained in his heart at this time. He had something to do, and now he was eager to return to Yancheng. Regarding the secrets of the bandits that he had learned so far, and the participation of the "Yin Tuan", a group of gray-clothed men belonging to the Fengtian Dynasty,
In such a chaotic situation, I must inform Uncle Tian of the City Lord's Mansion as soon as possible. This is my top priority.
But the situation in front of him couldn't help him not agreeing. Not to mention the group of warriors in the camp, just these few people in front of him were probably not something he could handle.
Suddenly he remembered the forces he just mentioned, one of which was the key. It was the people who escaped among the bandits. At this moment, he connected that group with the strange caravan in front of him.
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Thinking of this, Zuo Feng didn't hesitate anymore. He pretended to be greedy for money, rubbed his hands and said, "Since I can serve a few uncles and get paid for it, I am more than willing to do it."
Seeing that Zuo Feng agreed, the rat-faced man didn't say much else. He nodded slightly and waved his hand to signal Zuo Feng to follow her. The other two warriors didn't say much, but they separated and intentionally or unintentionally caught Zuo Feng in the middle.
. They seemed to invite him into the camp with great enthusiasm, but Zuo Feng saw that they were actually on guard against him.
Seeing this, Zuo Feng became more vigilant, but still pretended to be happy that he would make money soon, and followed the three people towards the camp.
Entering the camp, Zuo Feng confirmed his previous guess. Although there were a few large boxes filled with goods in the camp, the number of boxes was too rare. Unless these boxes were all filled with precious medicinal materials, otherwise it would be like this
I'm afraid it's really hard to sell a few boxes of goods for much money.
Everyone in the camp was busy making lunch at this time, and a few women were resting on the side of the camp. If it were a normal caravan, cooking and other tasks should be left to them, but these women in front of them looked like businessmen.
Like the leader of the team, they gathered around the camp and chatted about something.
Several women frowned slightly when they saw the rat-faced man coming back with Zuo Feng. The rat-faced man immediately ran over respectfully and whispered a few words to one of the older women. The woman seemed to hesitate for a while.
Then he nodded and sat down again to continue chatting.
Zuo Feng was arranged to a location in the center of the camp. Anyone around here could see his every move. This arrangement was like guarding a prisoner, but this arrangement also had benefits for Zuo Feng, that is, he also
You can observe everything going on in the entire camp.
After lunch, the people in the camp seemed to have no intention of rushing on their way. This was also expected by Zuo Feng. Although he was anxious in his heart, he pretended to have nothing to do on the surface.
Not long after, a young girl took the initiative to chat with Zuo Feng. He also guessed that the other party had never completely believed him, so she sent someone here to test his background. He was not an ordinary young man who didn't understand, so he naturally knew how to deal with it.
Pretend to be an ignorant and foolish boy in a mountain village.
"What's your name?" The girl was obviously pretending to be enthusiastic.
Zuo Feng was now so disgraced that he couldn't even recognize his true appearance. In addition, after all the hard work in the cottage, his clothes were even more dirty and torn. Although the girl pretended to be very enthusiastic, she still sat down and said it intentionally or unintentionally.
Left wind creates some distance.
Seeing the girl's behavior, Zuo Feng felt funny in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be frightened and replied: "My name is Shen Feng, and I am from Shenjia Village." As he said this, he pointed towards the girl intentionally or unintentionally.
Moved over.
Realizing that the dirty boy in front of her was approaching, the girl immediately dodged back with a look of disgust, but suddenly realized that this move was not good, so she resisted and sat there without moving.
"Your Shenjia Village seems to be not far to the west of Yancheng." The girl resumed her smile and continued to ask as if chatting casually.
"Miss, I'm afraid you have remembered it wrong. Before the robbery, our Shenjia Village was in the southeast of Yancheng. It is at least more than a day's journey from Yancheng. It should not be considered close." Zuo Feng seemed to remember that his home was destroyed, and he felt a little sad.
said the voice.
"Oh, I must have remembered it wrong. I also heard from my uncles that this is actually my first time here."
"Have you asked me your name yet?" Zuo Feng asked casually.
The woman was stunned for a moment, obviously unprepared for this question. After thinking about it, she said: "My family members all call me Qing'er, so you can call me Qing'er." The girl hesitated and said.
Zuo Feng nodded slightly. It seemed that she had just made up this name. Zuo Feng continued to wait for the girl to speak indifferently. At the same time, he was thinking in his heart, 'Since you want to make a trick, let me see who you suspect I am.