Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 639 The Flaw in the Road to the City by Carriage

On the first day, everyone was full of energy, dreaming about life in the city, and no one felt tired.

They walked until nightfall before stopping to set up camp.

Several women took the large pots off the carriage and began to cook.

Niu Er's wife prepared a special meal for Chu Chen, making him noodles!

Seeing this, Chu Chen felt a little embarrassed, so he stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll just eat the same food as everyone else, there's no need for the noodles."

Just as Chu Chen finished speaking, Niu Er rushed over: "Brother Chu, what are you doing? You are an important person in our Niu Family Village, of course you should eat something good!"

"Don't tell me you don't like your sister-in-law's noodles?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen immediately shook his head: "No, no, no, Brother Niu, you misunderstood. My sister-in-law's noodles are delicious, but I'm like everyone else, I'm not picky!"

However, thanks to Niu Er's insistence, Chu Chen eventually ended up with a bowl of steaming noodles.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone went into their own tents.

Chu Chen was placed in the largest tent, which contained a fur of some unknown animal.

Looking at these simple and honest villagers, Chu Chen couldn't help but feel both amused and touched.

Shouldn't this be how people should treat each other?

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Chu Chen was awakened by a rustling sound.

Stepping out of the tent, I saw that the villagers were packing up their belongings.

"Brother Niu, it's not even fully light yet, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Brother Chu, we travel during the day and rest at night, aren't we? We're hoping to reach the capital as soon as possible!"

The old clan chief had been to the city a few times when he was young, and in his memory, he was likely to encounter bandits on the road.

Those people are vicious and ruthless; they are capable of anything.

If they were to encounter such a group of bandits, and they were unarmed and outnumbered, even if Young Master Chu was powerful, how could he possibly be as formidable as a horde of mountain bandits?

Therefore, it's better to arrive at the capital sooner rather than later; the sooner you get there, the safer you'll be!

Little did they know that at that very moment, another grain-gathering team was lying on the opposite hilltop, watching them.

"Boss, isn't that Sanmazi's carriage? How did it end up in the hands of a group of villagers?"

After hearing this, the man who was called the boss looked towards Chu Chen's carriage!

Sure enough, it was their carriage; all of them were exactly the same! Moreover, they were marked so that they could be used to report their achievements later!

He frowned and said, "Oh no, I think something's happened to Sanmazi!"

However, he did not act impulsively, but instead quietly hid with his men!

He knew in his heart that since Sanmazi was in trouble, he would definitely be no match for him if he went up there now!

There must be a master among this group!

If that's the case, why don't I just have someone follow me and go back to get reinforcements?

Thinking of this, he whispered to his men, "You three, ride back and tell the chief to guard their only route."

"Hey boss, aren't we going to fight?"

"What's there to fight? So many of Sanmazi's men have had their carriages stolen. Do you think I can beat them?"

After saying that, the leader slapped him on the head, then kicked them onto their horses and headed towards their mountain.

At Naitou Mountain, Hu San was somewhat irritable today. After venting his frustrations on the two girls beside him, he summoned several core members of the gang to the Juyi Hall for a meeting.

"Boss, why did you summon us here in such a hurry? What happened?"

"Yes, Master, my concubine just married into the family today!"

Looking at the bunch of good-for-nothings below, Hu San couldn't help but start cursing and glaring.

"Your mother's mountain stronghold is almost taken over, and you're still thinking about your concubine? Why don't you think about your mother?"

"And you, can't you act like a man? You're always dressing like a woman. Do you think you have that thing?"

Everyone stared at Hu San in his seat, silently wondering what was wrong with their leader today.

The leader is usually a calm and composed person.

"Oh dear, brother, I..."

"You son of a bitch, if you moan again, believe me, I'll stab you to death!"

"Alright, all of you, come over here. I have something to tell you."

After cursing everyone, Hu San led them to a map of Anchang Kingdom.

“This matter is a bit urgent. As you can see, we have always been under the jurisdiction of Constable Zhang of the Western District of Anchang Kingdom. So, with Constable Zhang taking care of things above us, we have been able to live in peace all these years.”

"But just yesterday, someone from the city came to report that Constable Zhang had been killed because he had offended someone higher up!"

"Hey boss, what does that have to do with us? They just want to..."

"Shut the hell up, you motherfucker!"

Before Hu San could finish speaking, his effeminate subordinate wanted to offer his opinion.

As a result, Hu San blocked his way.

"Logically speaking, if Officer Zhang is gone, there should be Officer Wang, but someone else was sent down directly from above. This person's surname is Wang, and his name is Wang Da."

“This man is different from Constable Zhang. The first thing he did after taking office was to suppress bandits, and he planned to make our place his first stop.”

"So I'd like to ask everyone's opinion: should we resist, or switch sides?"

He felt a little flustered. If they were really here specifically to suppress bandits, they probably wouldn't stand a chance.

If this newcomer, Wang Da, is only after money, then things will be a bit easier.

But the information he had at that moment was completely insufficient to discern Wang Da's true intentions.

After Hu San finished speaking, everyone started talking at once.

But after about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Hu San lost all hope in these people.

He thought to himself that if something happened, these people would seem utterly useless.

So without asking any further questions, they simply returned.

"Um, is our boss angry?"

"Perhaps. My concubine is still waiting for me at home. I'll be going now."

"Me too! I got my hands on a new rouge yesterday, I have to go back and try it out!"

...................

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, these people vanished without a trace.

Hu San watched these people from behind the door, secretly hatching his own plan.

Thinking to myself, since you guys aren't going to contribute to this mountain, don't blame me for abandoning you and running away later.

With that thought in mind, he went straight back into his room.

He chased away the women who were waiting for him, then lifted the bed board and crawled under it.

Beneath the bed was his treasure trove of the dead and his secret escape route.

All he has to do now is pack up all the valuables.

Even if the bandit-suppressing forces came, he believed that as long as he had a chance to catch his breath, he would be able to escape.