Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 266 - 254: Arriving at Wu City
Qin Qing was too lazy to engage in pointless chatter with Zhou Wanfu, and sneered, "Even if that’s the case, what of it?"
"Good, good!" Zhou Wanfu was livid, repeating the word twice.
However, he didn’t dare to do anything to Qin Qing right now, as Qin Qing’s tall stature meant that Zhou couldn’t win in a fight.
But Zhou Wanfu was holding back his anger and couldn’t just let things go so easily.
He thought about waiting until they reached Wu City, where he could call on a few Martial Artists through acquaintances and then give this "Feng Yu" a harsh lesson. As for all the losses, he could reclaim them from "Feng Yu’s" hands.
He might even snatch all of Feng Yu’s merchandise.
"Hmph, Feng Yu, you’re being unkind to me now, but after we arrive in Wu City, don’t blame me for being ruthless," Zhou Wanfu thought to himself menacingly.
The caravan quickly moved forward again, heading toward Wu City.
Without the guards from Zhenyuan Escort Agency, the merchants who were passing through the Border Pass became more united.
Perhaps it was because they felt an increased sense of crisis.
Even merchants who previously did not talk much to Qin Qing would now take the initiative to chat with him.
Of course, part of the reason was Qin Qing’s distribution of the Silver Taels.
They figured that since the guards from Zhenyuan Escort Agency had already left, and they had given their Silver Taels to Qin Qing for distribution, if Qin Qing didn’t disclose it, the Silver would end up entirely in his pockets.
However, Qin Qing chose to take out all the Silver and distribute it among them, which from this act alone demonstrated his trustworthy character.
"Who would’ve thought, these two young brothers would actually turn out to be siblings!" Old Yang sat atop his horse that carried tobacco leaves.
Although his horse was laden with two large bundles of tobacco leaves, their weight was actually quite light, so while the bundles seemed large, they weren’t heavy. Plus, Old Yang himself was relatively lean, so the horse didn’t struggle with the cargo and rider.
Riding alongside Qin Qing, Old Yang turned to speak to him.
Qin Qing smiled faintly. In fact, on the first night at Zhenyuan Escort Agency, when he saw Ye Xin, he felt something was amiss, but at that time he didn’t give it much thought.
Now, thinking back carefully, Ye Xin revealed quite a few slip-ups.
Qin Qing looked at the siblings Ye Xin and Ye Jiang beside him. After consuming the Qingling Pill that Qin Qing had given him, Ye Jiang’s condition had greatly improved, and after a night’s recovery, his injuries had mostly healed.
As for Ye Xin, she was now dressed as a girl again. Although she still wore a men’s robe, her bosom was no longer bound tightly, revealing the budding youthfulness and immaturity of a young girl. Her long hair was also let down over her shoulders, adding a touch of girlishness.
After a day of travel,
by the time it was nearing evening, the caravan finally arrived at Wu City.
Everyone let out a long sigh of relief.
Especially Zhou Wanfu and the other merchants who had taken risks at the Border Pass—their safe arrival at Wu City meant they no longer had to worry about bandits hijacking their goods.
But for Old Yang, not once did he show any worry throughout the day.
On one hand, Old Yang had seen much of life and had learned to take things in stride.
On the other, Old Yang probably had already guessed some hints about the previous night’s events.
Ye Xin had just happened to expose her true gender last night?
And all the guards from the Luyuan Escort Agency had left overnight without even saying goodbye?
What’s more, Old Yang found it incomprehensible that the guards from the Escort Agencies weren’t necessarily good-hearted people. During the journey when they encountered robbers and bandits, these guards had not shown any sign of strength, and when Old Yang and the others paid the ransom, the guard showed no intention of intervening.
Old Yang appeared nonchalant and somewhat muddle-headed, but in reality, he was extremely astute.
He had even guessed that the escorts from these escort agencies and the bandits who had been blocking the road to rob them were probably in cahoots.
However, Old Yang had no evidence, and he dared not speak carelessly.
Now, these escorts had left overnight and even returned all the lost silver to everyone?
Upon closer thought, one would realize that this was simply impossible.
The silver was likely provided by Qin Qing, but as to whether Qin Qing obtained it from those escorts, and where those escorts had actually gone—Old Yang had no way of knowing, or perhaps he no longer wanted to know.
After entering Wu City, the other merchants who had been riskily crossing the border pass also took their turn to bid farewell to Qin Qing.
They had originally thought that they had suffered heavy losses, even to the point of not recovering any capital, but unexpectedly, in the end, they were able to recoup all their losses, and naturally, they were thankful to Qin Qing.
Qin Qing smiled as he bid farewell to these people.
"Brother Feng, why don’t... we go to a tavern for a drink?"
Old Yang suggested.
His suggestion immediately elicited a response from Zhang Ding.
"Great idea. I think that’s a wonderful plan. Let’s find a tavern and have a good drink. Brother Feng, this time I was able to bring all my goods intact to Wu City, and for that, I really have to thank you!" Zhang Ding said with a naive smile on his face.
Qin Qing smiled faintly.
Drink?
That wasn’t a bad idea.
"What about you two?" Qin Qing looked towards Ye Xin and her brother Ye Jiang.
"Brother Qin, I’ve already informed my uncle of our arrival in Wu City through the Horn Token," Ye Xin said. "I believe it won’t be long before my uncle can find us!"
"So we’re parting ways here?" Qin Qing asked.
Since they had reached Wu City, which was relatively safer, Qin Qing no longer needed to worry for Ye Xin and her brother.
Moreover, Ye Xin had mentioned that her uncle was from the Heavenly Lake Palace.
"Heavenly Lake Palace isn’t far from here; it shouldn’t take too long to arrive," Old Yang also remarked.
Old Yang was quite familiar with the area around Wu City.
"Then, Brother Qin, we’ll meet again if fate allows it!" Ye Xin wanted to say goodbye to Qin Qing, but at her side, Ye Jiang seemed reluctant. He tugged at his sister’s sleeve and whispered, "Sister, why don’t we go to the inn with Brother Qin? When uncle arrives, we can still leave then..."
"This..." Ye Xin couldn’t help but show a hint of difficulty.
"That’s fine too!" Qin Qing smiled vis a charmer, "Since Little Jiang wants to go to the inn with us, let’s go together. When your uncle arrives, it won’t be too late to leave then!"
"Well... okay then!" Ye Xin pondered and nodded.
So Qin Qing, Old Yang, Zhang Ding, and the siblings Ye Xin and Ye Jiang, all went to an inn together.
Just as the group had barely stepped into the inn, Zhou Wanfu followed right behind them.
Apart from Zhou Wanfu, there were more than a dozen other men, and at that moment, each of them had a fierce look on their face, appearing extremely vicious.
"Are you sure they’re here?" among these men, a middle-aged man who seemed to be the leader spoke with a fierce aura.
"They’re here. Brother Tu, that guy swallowed up my five thousand silver taels. If Brother Tu helps me settle this grievance, the five thousand silver taels are all yours. I just want that fellow’s goods!" Zhou Wanfu said. Watching Qin Qing enter the inn, a cold look appeared in his eyes.
