After the system ran, I took off with my family

Chapter 317 Invitation

The sun was high in the sky at this time, and Lin Shuyue and the other two were not in a hurry to travel, so they stood aside and watched.

The two caravans were getting ready, with shouts coming one after another. In just a quarter of an hour, the team was in order.

At this time, the bearded man leading the caravan next to him glanced at Lin Shuyue.

Lin Shuyue noticed the gaze and looked over curiously, and saw that the bearded man called a young man forward and said something to him.

After a while, the young man walked straight towards them and stopped in front of them. He clasped his fists and smiled shyly. "Sir, my boss asked me to come and ask when you plan to leave."

Perhaps the confusion in Lin Shuyue and the other two's eyes was too obvious, so the young man took the initiative to explain.

"My lord, you may not know that if we go a dozen miles ahead, we will pass a pass where bandits often appear.

Our leader means that if you have nothing important to do, you should follow our caravan now.

We have a large caravan, so we can handle the bandits even if we encounter them. There are only three of you. If you fall behind and run into bandits, you'll be in trouble."

Lin Shuyue raised her eyebrows. So that's how it is.

After thinking for a moment, he immediately clasped his fists and responded, "Okay, we'll pack up and leave with you. Please ask me to thank your captain on Lin's behalf."

"Hey, you're welcome. It's just a matter of words."

The young man smiled innocently and waved his hands repeatedly, "Then you guys pack up your things. I'll go back and report first."

"Hey, this bearded guy is pretty good."

Qingzhi looked at the young man's back as he trotted back to the caravan, then stole a glance at the bearded man who was busy giving orders, and sighed.

Qing He poked her head in amusement and said, "You, you, why did you give someone such a good nickname? Why don't you help collect the things?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, stop poking me, I'm coming right away."

Qingzhi laughed and covered her head to avoid the attack, then helped put the pots into the carriage and poured a few spoonfuls of water into the fire.

The first thing Lin Shuyue did after entering the carriage was to put the pots and pans into the space. After everything was put away, Qinghe drove the carriage to the back of the bearded caravan.

At this time, a shrewd-looking man walked out of another caravan behind them, rode his horse forward, and respectfully handed a small package to the bearded man.

The two men whispered for a while, and after the man returned to the caravan, the bearded man immediately turned his horse around, scanned the long team, and began to rearrange the positions of the personnel.

He placed several strong men holding machetes at the front of the team, and behind them was a row of men holding bows and arrows.

The remaining men, holding broadswords, were evenly distributed on both sides of the team every five steps, extending to the end of the caravan where Lin Shuyue was.

Qingzhi and Qinghe were very surprised to see this scene for the first time and couldn't help looking around.

The man next to their carriage saw that the two were young, delicate, thin, and frail, so he frowned and said in a gruff voice, "Be quick when crossing the pass, and don't block the way for those behind you. If you really encounter bandits and a fight breaks out, find a place to hide."

After saying that, he seemed to feel that the threat was not enough, and glared at her with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, threatening her: "Those bandits are cannibals, and they love to catch tender-skinned guys like you and cook them in the pot."

This ferocious warning revealed a bit of honesty. Although Qinghe and Qingzhi were not afraid of the bandits, they still felt a warm feeling in their hearts and were grateful for the big man's kindness.

So the two of them nodded repeatedly like chickens pecking at rice, indicating that they would follow the team and would never hold them back.

Seeing that they agreed honestly, the man with thick eyebrows and big eyes raised his chin slightly with satisfaction, rode his horse close to their carriage, and stood closely beside their carriage.

After confirming that the arrangements were correct, the bearded man waved his hand and the long team continued to move forward.

After walking for a while, the mountain road began to narrow. The road that could originally accommodate five carriages side by side gradually became a road that could only accommodate three carriages side by side. As a result, the team's progress gradually slowed down.

The sun was blazing in the sky, and the heat was rising. Everyone on the road was tortured by the heat and became restless. For a moment, no one in the team spoke, and the only sound on the mountain road was the rumbling of wheels.

After walking unsteadily for almost an hour, when they reached a bend, the bearded man in front suddenly waved his hand to signal the team to stop, and Lin Shuyue's carriage and the caravan behind him also stopped.

Qingzhi sat on the shaft of the cart with Qinghe. When they saw the team stop, they couldn't help but ask the big-eyed man next to them curiously, "Brother, do you know what happened up ahead? Why did they stop?"

The big-eyed man looked at Qingzhi in surprise. "Don't you know? The pass is just around the corner. Is this your first time in the north?"

Qingzhi suddenly understood and nodded, "So that's how it is. So why do we stop now?"

"Oh, because we don't know if there's an ambush at the pass ahead, so every time our leader comes here, he always sends a few brothers to scout the way ahead. If we really encounter an ambush, we can prepare in advance."

Sure enough, as soon as the big-eyed man finished speaking, three people at the front walked out of the team and entered the forest in front, and their figures disappeared in a blink of an eye.

In the carriage, Lin Shuyue heard the man's words and thought to herself: I don't know which caravan this is, they act so carefully and prudently, especially the bearded strong man in the lead, his every move reveals a bit of military spirit.

Since they couldn't leave for a while, the bearded man asked everyone to rest where they were and wait for the brothers who went to explore to come back.

After waiting for about an incense stick of time, there was suddenly a noise in the woods. After a while, the three people who were exploring the way came out of the woods.

The three men looked solemn, and one of them stepped forward to report, "Boss, there is indeed an ambush on the cliff ahead. We have carefully investigated and estimate that there are more than ten people ambushed on the cliffs on both sides. They are all hiding behind huge rocks, and there are also a lot of stones piled around them."

"Abao, are you sure there are only a dozen people?"

Hu San frowned, and a serious look appeared on his rough face.

Lian Bao nodded confidently, "There are indeed only a dozen people on the cliff, and it looks like they have been guarding there for a while."

"A dozen people dare to come out and rob people?"

Hu San was a little confused. He looked towards the bend and suddenly realized something. He slapped his thigh hard, "No, there must be an ambush at the exit. The bandits on the cliff must be trying to stop us from retreating."

If there is an ambush at the exit, when the caravan has completely passed the pass, the bandits in ambush will suddenly rush out and catch the caravan off guard.

At that time, the caravan that cannot break through will inevitably retreat in a hurry, and the bandits ambushing on the cliff only need to push down a huge rock to block the retreat, and the entire caravan will be like a turtle in a jar, unable to escape even if it has wings.

Thinking of this, Hu San couldn't help but take a breath.