The official road was bustling with cars coming and going, and many of them were merchants coming and going nearby. They hired private soldiers and bodyguards, and some wealthy businessmen even invited some powerful warriors to join. The purpose was to protect the safety of the caravan and prevent bandits and horse thieves.
Fang Chong and Fang Zongqing met a caravan not far from Ningcang County.
This is a typical mixed caravan, mixed by several small caravans, everyone takes care of each other, with more people and more bodyguards, and naturally safer.
"Master Fang, Master Fang..."
From afar, Fang Chong heard someone shouting in front of him. He was a little familiar with the sound, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while.
"That's Manager Liu, the owner of Fuji Trading Company." Fang Zongqing whispered, caught up with the caravan, clasped his fists from afar, and said, "Shop Liu, you actually escorted the goods personally this time. I don't know what good things are. Can you work for your old man to do it yourself?"
Fang Chong suddenly realized that Fuji Trading Company is a famous business in Ningcang County, with clothes, accessories and strange things in operation. When he went to Chong Fang Chong, he had bought things from Fuji Trading Company and met Manager Liu, so he just replied that he felt a little familiar.
Manager Liu is big belly and looks like a businessman.
He had been through the mall for a long time and had already reached the point where he could not show his emotions and fear. His face was calm, he avoided the topic of goods and said, "Master Fang, where are you going?"
Fang Zongqing knew it, but he didn't point it out, and smiled and said, "Go to Zhaonan County and buy and sell something. Unfortunately, I can meet your old man here. Haha, if you don't bother, we will leave with you, Manager Liu. Relying on your caravan, you can take care of me."
Fang Zongqing's voice was not loud, but everyone around him heard it.
Several men wearing strong clothes and carrying long swords couldn't help but look over, their sharp eyes flashed and they hummed: "You can join the caravan, but we may not be able to take care of it if something happens."
Fang Zongqing nodded with a smile: "I naturally understand this."
In fact, for such a large caravan, ordinary bandits and horse thieves dare not take action, because they have to pay a huge price to loot such a large caravan.
The number of thieves and robbers is limited, and too much loss cannot be afforded, because once they suffer too much damage, other thieves and horse thieves will destroy them or incorporate them, which will be miserable. No robbers or robbers can get any robberies, which is really not cost-effective.
Therefore, Fang Zongqing felt very relaxed with such a caravan. The possibility of encountering danger was very low. Even if something really happened, there were bodyguards hired to protect the caravan in front of him.
The caravan had carriages, and the bodyguards also had horses, and there was even a small team of heavy cavalry among them. Fang Chong was shocked.
The heavy cavalry is a real killing machine! The horses and knights are all wearing heavy armor, and the gaps outside the heavy armor inlay are covered with steel, almost invulnerable to swords and guns. If they are asked to charge, killing people is as simple as mowing grass.
Ordinary caravans will not have heavy cavalry because hiring heavy cavalry is too expensive.
However, this caravan actually had heavy cavalry, and it was the shopkeeper of Fuji Trading Company who took action personally. Fang Zhong had some speculation in his heart that the things escorted by this caravan must be extraordinary.
The caravan was moving very quickly, and it can be seen that neither the bodyguards nor the caravan staff wanted to waste time.
However, Fang Chong and Fang Zongqing were not ordinary people, and even the speed of walking was not slow at all. They followed closely behind the caravan, neither far nor near.
Until the evening, Fang Chong and the others followed the caravan easily without any fatigue, which also made the bodyguards who had originally despised them look at them with some admiration. Being able to keep up with the caravan with horses on foot should at least have the strength of a third-rate warrior.
But they didn't care too much. Third-rate warriors are useless when facing horse thieves and bandits.
It is not because the third-rate warriors are too bad, but because horse thieves and bandits usually move in groups. Their personal strength is usually suppressed in such battles. The role that third-rate warriors can play is naturally low, and I am afraid that the opponent will be submerged with an impact.
The night came quietly, and the speed of the caravan also slowed down.
In the wild, night is undoubtedly the most dangerous moment. Not only are there ferocious beasts, but also bandits and horse thieves who want to rob while the moon is dark and wind is high.
"stop!"
Suddenly, a loud shout came from the front. A burly man in armor and carrying a long sword raised his arm and shouted: "Stop, camp on the spot, keep the guard armor, keep the sword away, be on guard at all times, be on guard at all times, be on guard, this is the most dangerous time, and you must never relax at all..."
The burly man ordered the arrangement, and then came to Manager Liu's carriage and whispered: "Manager Liu, you can't rush the road today. There is Heifeng Ridge ahead, and there are groups of bandits. If the night passes, it's equivalent to dying."
Manager Liu also understood, so he nodded immediately and said, "Well, I understand, just set up camp here and hurry up tomorrow morning."
At this time, Fang Chong was behind the carriage, and his ears couldn't help but move: "I'll be on the way early tomorrow morning. Why is this shopkeeper Liu so anxious? Well, it seems that this trip of goods must be extraordinary." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a sudden jump. If the goods this time were really so expensive, there would definitely be brave bandits to rob, so... are you too unlucky?
Thinking of this, Fang Chong couldn't help but smile bitterly, leaned into Fang Zongqing's ear, and whispered: "Dad, we may have flowed into the muddy water this time."
"Oh, Chong'er, how do you know?"
"This is not simple, Dad, don't tell me that you didn't notice what happened to Manager Liu?" Fang Chong smiled slightly and explained: "Manager Liu's expression is natural, his expression is normal, but he failed to take the goods, and he also hired heavy cavalry guards..."
"You boy observed carefully." Fang Zongqing laughed, "I guessed it a long time ago, but I miscalculated it a little bit, that is the importance of this goods."
"Now it seems that the preciousness of this cargo is probably far beyond our imagination. A fierce battle is inevitable. As you said, we are drifting into muddy waters ourselves."
At this moment, it is too late to regret. Since you have joined this caravan, you can only take one step at a time.
So, Fang Chong and his son were both strong and had the strength to protect themselves even if they encountered something. At worst, they could escape. With Fang Chong's speed, few people could catch up with him if he wanted to escape.
The evening breeze blows on people and it is cold.
Fang Zongqing was familiar with Manager Liu, and Fang Chong, who also sat with Manager Liu, also had a accountant gentleman next to Manager Liu, the burly man in armor, and several people chatted around the bonfire.
"Master Fang, is this your son? Well, I'm only fourteen years old this year, and I'm so tall." Manager Liu traveled around the world, was knowledgeable, and he looked very smooth when speaking.
"Well, this is the Dogzi Fang Chong. He is fourteen and a half years old this year. He will be adult in more than a year." When he mentioned his son Fang Zongqing's eyes immediately shone, he smiled and said, "The luckiest thing in my life is to give birth to this son, haha..."
The luckiest thing is to give birth to such a son! Didn’t I hear that this Duan Dantian was destroyed and that he was already a martial arts waste? Is this called luck?
Storekeeper Liu and the accountant were both from Ningcang County, so they naturally knew about Fang Chong's dantian being deposed. They couldn't help but be surprised. They stared at Fang Chong for a while, smiling and silent.
Although they are businessmen, their cultivation is not bad. If they can't see Fang Chong's reality, they really don't have any internal strength. However, such a thing cannot be said, so as not to offend people out of thin air. So the two of them kept silent in a tacit understanding and smiled without saying anything.
Fang Zongqing saw the expressions of the two, but he was too lazy to explain.
The burly man on one side buried his head and ate meat in big mouthfuls, as if he was not interested in these things at all. He just stopped from time to time and listened to the movements in the distance.
"It's really interesting to sit together like this." Fang Zhong murmured to himself, holding a bowl of hot soup, his eyes turned around on Manager Liu, the accountant, and the burly man, and then turned around, then he turned his eyes on the carriage not far away.
After watching this, Fang Chong's eyes suddenly became joking, and he laughed in his heart: "Hmph, this caravan is very interesting!"
There is nothing wrong with the shopkeeper Liu and the accountant. Except for deliberately concealing the truth about the goods, everything is normal.
However, the burly man gave Fang Chong a very dangerous feeling, as if he was facing a wild beast. Although he rarely heard the other party speak, he could still feel that once this person takes action, he would definitely be extremely fierce and would see blood when he takes action.
Observing the surrounding environment is Fang Chong's habit. When he was in the Dragon Group, he had performed many tasks and deeply understood the importance of observing the terrain.
Where is conducive to ambushing, where can raids, and where is suitable for escaping, these are automatically gathered in his mind with just a glance, which is extremely clear.
Finally, it was the carriage.
The carriage was not from Liu Jiangui and his caravan, but belonged to another caravan. This is a mixed caravan. In addition to Liu Jiangui and his team, there are two other caravans. Fang Chong paid attention to one of them.
During the day, Fang Chong observed that the axle marks of the carriage were shallow, and the person sitting inside should be a woman, and it should be a person. But what surprised him was that the whole day had not been exposed before, which was so weird.
It is impossible for a person, even a woman, to stay out of the carriage all day.
You know, riding a carriage is not an easy task. There is no car in this world, nor is there a so-called shock absorption system. The carriage is even more powerful than riding a horse. It is just that a man like Manager Liu, who has martial arts skills, can't bear it for a day when he stays in it, let alone a woman?
Fang Chong felt more and more that this caravan was extraordinary, very unusual. Not only did Manager Liu and the others have problems, but also the other two caravans have problems.