"Feng, according to the news from my sister, there is a traitor among our people. This special mission of the Extreme Challenge is very dangerous. You must be careful!"
"Traitor?" Zhao Feng was a little confused. In addition to the letter, there was also a teleportation talisman in the envelope.
This teleportation talisman made of purple jade is a thing that can be teleported over long distances and can only be used once.
"Feng, keep this teleportation talisman. Once you encounter a danger that cannot be solved, leave there immediately!"
Because Gan Xiaoxiao's stay was too short, he did not have time to explain many things, and the letter could only say some important things. Therefore, Zhao Feng was not able to know everything.
After Zhao Feng read the letter, he raised his head and was about to say something to Luo Tong, when suddenly a strange beam of purple light enveloped the two people.
A red light flashed across Zhao Feng's body, and the purple light disappeared immediately. The purple light on Luo Tong's body became more and more dazzling, and Luo Tong's face was filled with pain.
"No, this is a curse!"
Without thinking, Zhao Feng pressed the purple teleportation talisman on Luo Tong and immediately activated the teleportation talisman. With a burst of space distortion, Luo Tong disappeared.
At the same time, a high tower stood on an isolated island in the sea thousands of miles away. On the top of the tower, some people wearing purple robes and masks were performing a very special spell.
The group of people finished casting spells, and a silver-haired old man came up from the lower level. The old man faced a purple-robed man and asked:
"Priest Blue, how did things go?"
"All the outsiders who broke into this place recently have been dealt with!"
"Well done, this special mission of the Extreme Challenge will last for a while. Please blue priest, please kill all outsiders!"
"As you command!"
Zhao Feng didn't know where the power to plot against him and Luo Tong came from, so he could only pay more attention to the things around him.
At noon that day, the caravan of the Wu family and his daughter continued to move forward, leaving Xinglong Town and heading north.
Twenty miles out, I came to a three-way intersection: "Ning'er, take the big guy and continue eastward, while dad goes to the capital of Suiguo in the south!"
"Dad, be careful!"
Wu Yanning led the team and separated from his father. One team headed east and the other south.
"Miss Wu, where is Father Wu going?"
Faced with Zhao Feng's inquiry, Wu Yanning explained: "Before I met you, we temporarily received a deal to escort medicinal materials. Dad is now heading to the capital of Suiguo to deliver medicinal materials to merchants!"
"I see!"
Zhao Feng was suddenly very interested in the affairs of the Wu family and his daughter, so he asked: "Miss Wu, how many times have you and Father Wu delivered goods like this?"
"Since I first delivered tribute with my father when I was sixteen, I have made seven trips, and this is the eighth trip!" Wu Yanning said, with a proud expression in his words.
"How long does it usually take for you to walk each time?" Zhao Feng asked.
"Not necessarily. Sometimes it takes one or two years, sometimes three or four years. The most common time was that my father and I set out from Xianyang of Qin State, passed through Jin State, and then went to Zheng State, Song State, Lu State, Qi State
State, Wu State, Yue State, Chu State, and finally returned to Jin State. That time was the longest, we walked for seven years!"
"Seven years!" Zhao Feng was very surprised. This small caravan was able to travel around the world, which really surprised him.
"I didn't expect Miss Wu to be so knowledgeable. Zhao is ashamed!"
Wu Yanning realized that Zhao Feng's neighbor had not followed and asked, "Where is your neighbor? Isn't he going with us?"
Zhao Feng shook his head and explained: "He accidentally got a lot of horses and planned to go to Qin to sell them and not return home!"
"Going to Qin from here? This fellow countryman of yours is really courageous?"
Zhao Feng felt there was something wrong with it and asked, "Miss Wu, why do you say that?"
Wu Yanning explained: "Nowadays, things are no better than before. Qin and Jin have turned against each other, and wars often break out. Merchants from Jin can only go to Qin by way of Chu!"
From Wu Yanning's words, Zhao Feng roughly knew that the world he was in was an era similar to the Spring and Autumn Period of the Earth.
At present, he already knows that there are countries such as Qin, Chu, Jin, Qi, Song, and Zheng.
"It seems like this place is still in the early Spring and Autumn Period!"
Zhao Feng guessed wrong. The historical process of this world is completely different from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods in ancient China.
In this world, Qi is the strongest, followed by Chu. Jin and Qin have been severely weakened due to long-term wars.
Qi State and Chu State, one in the east and one in the south, compete with each other for hegemony. At present, the small country between the two big countries is wavering, sometimes relying on Chu State, sometimes relying on Qi State.
Qi State does not have the strength to destroy Chu, and Chu State does not have the strength to destroy Qi. Therefore, the two countries have begun to destroy their neighboring countries in recent years.
On the way Zhao Feng followed Wu Yanning to Feng County of Jin State, Qi State had already begun to destroy Wei State, followed by Zheng State.
The Chu State is attacking the Yue State, the Yue State will be destroyed, and the Wu State is also in danger.
The king of Jin sent troops abroad and captured most of Zheng's territory, but he did not know that a war to overthrow the princes of Jin was brewing at home.
As for the State of Qin, it had noticed the civil strife in Jin and secretly contacted the State of Chu, intending to carve up the State of Jin.
This time Lord Wu An went to Qi State in order to unite with Qi State and contain the king of Jin State, so as to complete the great cause of destroying Jin State.
Wu Yanning led the team to continue eastward and came to a place called An, which was not far from Fengjun and could be reached in a month at most.
Resting for one night at An's place, the team continued on the road the next day. After two days of walking, Father Wu and a dozen or so guys caught up.
"Dad, we are almost at Fengjun. When we get there, do you plan to go home or continue eastbound?" Wu Yanning didn't know his father's plan yet.
"This time, in addition to transporting tribute, we also need to send something to Qi. I estimate that this trip will not allow us to return home in two or three years!"
"Okay!" Wu Yanning was particularly happy to be able to come out: "I have only been to Qi State once, but I didn't expect that I would be able to go to Qi State again this time!"
Zhao Feng had been paying attention to the conversation between Father Wu and Wu Yanning. When he heard Father Wu say that there was something else, he immediately paid close attention to it.
After meeting Mr. Wu and Wu Yanning, Zhao Feng had already noticed that the caravan was not simple. He could not yet determine what it was.
After leaving An, Wu Yanning met up with Father Wu and walked less than thirty miles. When the caravan was camping in the wild, many bandits suddenly appeared from all directions.
Zhao Feng happened to be in the car at the end of the caravan, closest to the bandits.
"Damn, these guys must be the nearby villagers. They are really for the people in ordinary times, but they are thieves in secret."
These bandits were dressed like farmers, and their accents were that of locals.
What amused Zhao Feng the most was that there were a small number of these bandits on horseback, about ten or so people. These people seemed to be local rich people such as village elders. In addition, there were also bull riders, totaling seventy or eighty people.
.Most people are still dressed as farmers, but their faces are covered with rags of different colors.
With the sound of horns, more and more bandits came from all directions. It seemed that all the locals from all over the country were here.
Zhao Feng stepped forward and stood in front of these so-called bandits.
"What are you doing here?"
Zhao Feng was young and gave people the impression of a young man. A man on horseback came forward and shouted rudely:
"Little guy, go and ask the person in charge to see me!"
When Zhao Feng heard this, he chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, you are worthy of it. You local farmers dare to gather together to plunder. You really don't know what to say!"
The leader of the robbers was a local official who was engaged in arresting robbers. Unexpectedly, he was still found out even though his face was covered.
"Everyone, listen up, these people have figured out our identities, and no one can be left alive this time!"
Zhao Feng didn't intend to take action against these bandits, but he didn't expect that these people were already going to kill him. At this moment, he didn't care about them anymore.
However, just when Zhao Feng was about to release the poison, a group of troops came from the north: "This general orders you not to escape a bandit!"
With the shouts of killing from all directions shaking the sky, a large number of Jin cavalry surrounded them from all directions.
These bandits who were farmers had never seen such a large battle before. They were so frightened that they ran away with their heads in their hands. When they saw that there was no way to escape, they all knelt down and begged for mercy.
Zhao Feng thought that the matter would end like this, but he did not expect that these soldiers were far more hateful than the bandits.
"Are you the steward of the caravan?"
Father Wu faced the visitor, nodded, and clasped his fists: "I wonder what your orders are?"
"Leave half of your belongings and you can move on later!"
Zhao Feng came to Father Wu and heard the Jin cavalry speak loudly for the chief captain Shi Zi. It was really eye-opening.
"Are you really worse than bandits?"
As soon as Zhao Feng's words came out, Wu Yanning followed up and said: "We are going to Fengjun. Are you the garrison of Fengjun?"
The captain of the Jin Kingdom was angered, waved his hand and shouted: "Kill without mercy!"
Zhao Feng was furious. After a while, the cavalry, including the Jin captain, fell in large numbers.
The other cavalrymen didn't know what was happening and rushed forward one after another. As a result, they all collapsed to the ground.
"Dad Wu, we can't stay here for long, we should change our route overnight!"
Father Wu nodded. The matter had come to an end and there was no point in talking more. So they all headed east overnight, planning to reach Jincheng, then change the route to the northwest and head to Fengjun.
The caravan did not rest all night and ran for more than ten miles. Just as it was about to enter a mountainous area, it heard the sound of gongs and drums coming from the direction it had just come from.
"Ning'er, you lead the way, let's go into the mountains and take shelter!"
The poisonous smoke that Zhao Feng released before could not kill anyone, but could only make the poisoned person incapacitated for a short period of time.
This time, in order to avoid being caught up, Zhao Feng placed highly toxic poison at the mountain pass.
As long as someone comes near here, deadly poisonous smoke will rise.
"Huh, this time, it depends on whether you come to catch up, whether you are dead or alive, Zhao doesn't care!"
Yesterday, the cavalry that Father Wu and others encountered were the vanguard of the reinforcements sent by the State of Jin.
This unit did not return all night. The captain in charge of supervising the army hurriedly led the team to search for him at dawn. He saw one of his men lying in the field. After asking about the situation, he immediately led the people in the direction where Wu Laoye escaped.