Qing Feng mounted his horse and walked side by side with Qing Juan.
"Miss Qingjuan, please give me some advice."
Qingjuan now looked at Qingfeng and was much more pleased with her. After all, she was here to protect her uncle.
"Easy to say."
Qingjuan raised her lips and smiled, and Qingfeng felt that the winter light could also be bright.
Qingjuan saw him looking at her and giggling. She didn't know how he was favored by the emperor and became his personal bodyguard. She said angrily:
"Watch the road!"
Only then did Qing Feng realize that he was distracted and quickly stopped laughing.
"Miss Qingjuan, your luggage looks heavy. Let me help you carry it."
"No need."
The luggage is on the horse, not on her back. What can I do to help?
Chu Wenjin lowered his head and looked at his luggage. Didn't Qing Feng come to serve as his bodyguard? Why did it look like he came to serve as Qingjuan's bodyguard?
When did the two of them get on such good terms?
Just one day after Chu Wenjin and Kitano Hongming set out, General Chu and Chu Wenzhong also secretly embarked on their way to the northern border.
They were also thinking about the three thousand livestock, which would provide better food for the soldiers, and they felt particularly happy along the way.
Chu Wenzhong even carried the military book given to him by Chu Yunxi, feeling very happy. This was his sister's care for him.
In the Chu family, only one man, Chu Wenhong, was left to guard the house.
However, Chu Wenhong is the think tank of the Chu family. Even if he is the only male, he is enough to reassure the female members of the Chu family that they are not afraid of anyone taking advantage of the emptiness of the Chu family to cause trouble.
Chu Wenjin, Kitano Hongming and his party had to move at a slow pace because they were transporting grain and seeds, and could not ride horses at a gallop.
Five days later, we were just halfway through the journey. Ahead was a long canyon path with towering mountains on both sides of the path.
Si Shang signaled the carriage to stop. He and Si Shan took out a few flags and put them on the carriage. The flags were half white and half black, and the patterns on them were very similar to the masks worn by the four Shangshan Ruoshui before.
Kitano Hongming looked at these flags and felt they looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen them. He asked in confusion:
"What are you doing?"
The superior did not explain in detail, but simply replied:
"Bandits are rampant here, everyone should be careful."
Kitano Hongming was even more puzzled.
"Is it possible that by hanging these black and white flags, we can avoid bandits?"
Si Shang glanced at Kitano Hongming, and Kitano Hongming frowned. Why did he feel that there was contempt in Si Shang's eyes?
"Are you so bold that you despise me so much?"
The boss completely ignored Kitano Hongming's anger and still responded calmly.
"Officials have official careers, and bandits have their own gangster ways. Prince Beiye has a noble status, so why bother to get to the bottom of our petty ways."
He had already said this, and Kitano Hongming couldn't lower himself to ask any more questions. He could only snort coldly and look at the mountains on both sides.
When he came to Yunxiao Kingdom, he ran all the way, but he didn't find any gangsters.
The commander pointed to a few people, who nodded and flew into the mountains and forests on both sides.
Kitano Hongming's eyes narrowed slightly. It was indeed the famous Shangshan Escort Bureau. All the escorts had extraordinary skills, which were beyond the comparison of ordinary escorts. It made him feel more at ease about his own safety.
Just when Kitano Hongming thought this, he saw that Si Shang and Si Shan had silently moved their positions, one in front and one in the back, protecting Chu Wenjin in the middle.
On the left and right sides of Chu Wenjin were Jun Lingyun's personal bodyguard Qing Feng and the maid Qing Juan.
The other escorts also moved closer to Chu Wenjin, keeping Chu Wenjin firmly in the middle before directing the convoy to set off.
Although Kitano Hongming was also protected by the guards he brought, he could see that half of the people from Shangshan Escort Agency were not willing to come over to protect him, which made him feel cold again.
Sooner or later, the day will come when we enter the border of his Northern Barbarian Kingdom. Then let’s see if Chu Wenjin still has the life to make it back alive!
The canyon was indeed quite long, and it took them two quarters of an hour to reach the heart of the canyon.
Si Shan looked around and said, "It's really quiet here."
The word quiet is not a good word in mountains and forests. Quiet means that there are no small animals moving, and the absence of small animals only means that they have been scared away by people.
Even Kitano Hongming understood the deep meaning of these words. After listening carefully, he found that there was indeed a hidden murderous intention.
“Swish swish swish!”
While they were on alert, several sharp arrows were shot from both sides.
Except for Chu Wenjin, no one in their team was good at martial arts. The swords and flowers danced, and the sharp arrows fell to the ground one after another.
Although it looked dangerous, no one was hurt.
They didn't let them hold on for long, and the arrow rain stopped suddenly. The sound of swords clashing could already be heard on the mountain.
"Charge! Kill them!"
On the mountains on both sides, one or two hundred men in black suddenly appeared. All of them covered their faces with black cloth and rushed down the mountain fiercely.
For a moment, everyone joined in the melee. After this fight, they realized something was wrong.
When bandits fight, they usually have no rules, with individuals fighting each other. The main focus is on grabbing property.
But these men in black seem to be well-trained killers, with every move followed.
Seeing that they came not for the grain, but for their lives.
Chu Wenjin, who was protected in the middle, was completely undisturbed. He just observed the battle situation carefully. After a while, he understood the purpose of these men in black.
Although it was a melee, the men in black were clearly attacking Kitano Hongming. No one was coming towards him.
Kitano Hongming naturally discovered it too. While he was frightened, he quickly thought, are these people here to kill him?
Could it be that Jun Lingyun didn't want him to return to the Northern Barbarian Kingdom alive?
Kitano Hongming's guards were getting harder and harder to fight, but the people from Shangshan Escort Bureau were getting easier and easier. There were actually people who had stopped to watch, and even took a few steps back to make way for a circle.
Seeing them like this, Kitano Hongming was furious, but he also understood one thing: these men in black were probably not sent by Jun Lingyun. If not, Qing Feng should have come to kill him.
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After figuring this out, Kitano Hongming sternly rebuked:
"What kind of bodyguards do you think you are? Are there any bodyguards who stand far away and watch the gangsters kill them? Are they the bodyguards of your Shangshan Bodyguard Agency who stand by and watch?"
"Prince Kitano, our Shangshan Escort Agency is here to protect the grain."
The boss's words made Kitano Hongming almost vomit blood. Don't employers need protection?
But he thought again that this was still within the Yunxiao Kingdom, and the employer of these bodyguards was Jun Lingyun!
But, when he was blind, didn't he see that the bodyguards were all protecting Chu Wenjin?
Kitano Hongming had just dealt with a man in black who attacked him. His body was spattered with blood and he was already looking a little embarrassed.
He couldn't explain it to the people at Shangshan Escort Agency, so he had to change his target.
"Chu Shangshu! Qingfeng Guards! Are you guys doing the same thing? If anything happens to my king in your Yunxiao Kingdom, war will break out between the two countries!"
Beiye Hongming was really puzzled. Aren't they afraid that he, the future king of the Northern Barbarian Kingdom, would be jealous and take revenge on the Yunxiao Kingdom in the future? How dare they put his life at risk!