The new book of the burning prairie star

Chapter 265: Change a group of people every hour to avoid alerting the enemy

“Master, if you go this way, you can avoid taking a detour, but the mountain road is rugged and it will be uncomfortable.” The newly bought Pan Yannian was from Changzhou Prefecture and was very familiar with the terrain here.

"It's okay if the road is difficult to walk on. We need to get to Beigao Mansion as soon as possible." The mountain road was indeed difficult to walk on, so he had to dismount and lead the horse slowly up the mountain.

"Master, the bandits in Beigao Prefecture even dare to kill officials. Do we really want to go there?" The news spread everywhere, and Pan Yannian was a little scared and didn't want to go and die.

"It's okay. There are so many of us, why should we be afraid of a few bandits?" Lu Xi patted his horse's butt. The horse felt pain and started running immediately, and also caused Pan Yannian, who was holding the reins, to run.

"Ah..." Pan Yannian ran until he was out of breath. He found an opportunity to tighten the reins and stopped the horse. Then he turned around with a wronged look and complained to Lu Xi who was far away: "Brother Xi, you want to tire me to death!"

"It's good for young people to tire themselves out. This way they won't have the energy to be afraid." Lu Xi didn't feel guilty at all and said it with confidence.

"Alas..." Pan Yannian had no idea what to do with him. He could only sigh and walk up.

"This section is flat, everyone ride on horses." Yang Biao took out the official map and marked it. After crossing the mountain, they would enter the jurisdiction of Shiqiao Prefecture.

"Master, there is a group of people in the cave ahead, and they don't look like good people." Gui Wenbin and Mao Tong went to hunt game and found something strange.

"Isn't he a good guy? Is he a bandit?" Hearing that bandits often rob passing caravans, Lu Xi was excited because he knew that he had money.

"I don't know, master. Should we go and take a look?" Mao Tong was a little hesitant. The other party seemed to be quite strong, so it might not be difficult to subdue them.

"We are in a hurry to get on with our journey now, so we should leave it to those who are not related to us." He didn't know what those people in the cave were doing, so he should avoid causing trouble and preserve his strength as much as possible.

Yang Biao sat on the ground to rest, took out the map of Shiqiao Prefecture, and compared carefully to see which road would be closer.

Lu Xi and his friends made a fire and roasted the game they had hunted. They distributed some of the wild fruits they had picked to everyone, and then sat there, roasting the game and chatting.

"Master, where do these maps come from?" A boy about fifteen or sixteen years old leaned over curiously.

"Ministry of Personnel!" He folded the map and put it in his arms.

For every official who is sent to a new post, the Ministry of Personnel will issue him the latest version of a map of his route to office, which can effectively prevent him from taking the wrong route.

"Oh, so the master is an official?" Although he had been following his father as a bodyguard for many years since he was a child, he also knew that the History Department was in charge of the promotion and transfer of officials.

"Well, what's your name?" Seeing him picking up leaves on the ground out of boredom and hitting a flying bird, I didn't expect that he was also a master given that he didn't look very old.

"My master, my name is Zhang Zhanfei." It seems that he had been trained in a pawnbroker, and his every word and action was in accordance with the rules.

"What did you do before?" Yang Biao looked at his childish face and sighed in his heart that one cannot judge a person by his appearance.

"Master, I used to follow my father to escort the caravan." When Zhang Zhanfei mentioned his father, his eyes dimmed.

"Oh, let's go." Yang Biao stood up and patted the dirt off his butt. The young man was obviously a little uncomfortable, so he decided not to ask.

"Everyone, hurry up and leave." The masters had already set off, and Lu Xi quickly called everyone to get up and set off.

Everyone led their horses and walked down the mountain carefully. Along the way, there were many bird calls.

"I don't know what kind of bird this is, its call is so unpleasant." Not only is the mountain road difficult to walk on, but the calls of the birds flying in the sky are also unpleasant to listen to.

"Zhan Fei, if you think the voices of other birds are unpleasant, you can catch that bird and teach it to sing more beautifully." Maybe because he was full, Lu Xi became a little bit naughty.

"Brother Xi, let me tell you, in my next life I must be reborn as a bird with a beautiful voice." After finally walking out of the mountain, Zhang Zhanfei climbed onto the horse.

"You little rascal, you can't just be reincarnated as a bird just because your name contains the character 'fei'." He really dared to think about it, Lu Xi scolded with a smile.

"Let's go to Shiqiao Mansion to eat something first." In order to get rid of Qiu Yan, they set out in a hurry and did not have time to purchase any supplies. Fortunately, it did not rain in the past two days, otherwise they would really have a mental breakdown.

"Lu Xi, Gui Wenbin, Mao Tong, the three of you should discuss what to buy so as to avoid buying too much or missing something."

Yang Biao took out three silver bills from his sleeve pocket and handed them to them, telling them to go and come back quickly and that he would be waiting for them at Shiyun Inn.

The rest of the people were eating noodles or wontons at the stalls. After eating, they all went to the big bunk bed in Shiyun Inn. Yang Biao asked them to take a shower and have a good rest today because they had to set off early tomorrow morning.

"Master, I just saw the person who was in the cave before. He seemed to be scouting outside the house of a wealthy businessman." Mao Tong, who had bought the things and came to the inn to meet him, told him in a low voice.

"Oh, are there a lot of people coming?" If there are a lot of people, it is better not to delay the trip. After all, the lives of official slaves are also lives.

"I observed carefully and found nine people coming." Mao Tong soon stopped talking because he saw the group of people in the inn.

Yang Biao looked at him puzzledly, and followed his line of sight to see the nine people.

Yang Biao looked closely at the nine people sitting not far from him and eating, and found that they all wore a small pinky ring on their left little fingers. He seemed a little familiar with it, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

"Master,..." Seeing him put his index finger to his mouth, signaling him to shut up, Mao Tong silently ate the noodles he left for him.

In this world, some people are as silent as gold, and their words are like pearls, accurately grasping the scale of conversation; while others, their words are like wild horses that have broken free from their reins, and they inadvertently hurt innocent people.

"Lu Xi, arrange a few smart people to keep an eye on them, and change a group of people every hour to avoid alerting the enemy."

He suddenly remembered that the Duke of Anguo also wore this kind of pinky ring on his little finger. Putting them together, it seemed that the time for Jiang Sheng to take revenge had come.

"Master, although they are few in number, their skills are indeed very high. In order to reduce unnecessary losses, we must also pick out those who are slightly better in skills to deal with them."

Lu Xi looked at the nine people, his temples bulging. This was a sign of strong internal strength. He could also select a small number of people from his side.

The thirteen people who were selected gathered together in the big bunk bed and discussed the next actions in a low voice, predicting possible situations and countermeasures.

"You should take some time to rest. They might attack in the middle of the night." Lu Xi urged them, while he himself kept an eye on the nine men's every move.

"Friends from anywhere, can you please give me a favor?" They were discovered and this was a call to them, hoping that they would take a detour and not meddle in other people's business.