The official road was bustling with cars coming and going, many of them were merchants coming and going in the vicinity, they hired private soldiers and bodyguards, and even some wealthy merchants would invite some powerful warriors to join, the purpose of which was to protect the safety of the caravan and prevent bandits and horse thieves.

Fang Zhong and Fang Zongqing had just come out of Ningcang County when they encountered a caravan.

This is a typical mixed caravan, consisting of several small caravans mixed together, everyone takes care of each other, there are more people, there are more bodyguards, and naturally it is safer.

"Master Fang, Master Fang....."

In the distance, Fang Chong heard someone shouting in front of him, and the voice was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while.

"That's Shopkeeper Liu, the owner of Fu Ji Commercial Bank. Fang Zongqing said in a low voice, caught up with the caravan, hugged his fists from afar, and said: "Shopkeeper Liu, this time you actually escorted the goods personally, I don't know what kind of good things it is, can you work your old man to go out in person?"

Fang Chong suddenly realized that Fu Ji Commercial Bank is a famous commercial house in Ningcang County, clothes, accessories, and strange things are all operated.

Shopkeeper Liu has a big belly and looks like a businessman.

He had been in the mall for a long time, and he had already reached the point where his mood and anger were invisible, and his fear was invisible, his face was calm, and he avoided the topic of goods, and said, "Master Fang, where are you going?"

Fang Zongqing knew it in his heart, but he didn't break it, and said with a smile: "Go to Zhaonan County, buy and sell something, unfortunately I can meet your old man here, hehe, if it's not too troublesome, we can go with you Shopkeeper Liu, relying on your caravan, it's good to have a response." ”

Fang Zongqing's voice was not loud, but the people around him heard it.

A few men in strong clothes and carrying long knives couldn't help but look over, their sharp eyes flashed away, and they hummed: "It's okay to join the caravan, but once something happens, we don't necessarily care about it." ”

Fang Zongqing smiled and nodded: "I naturally understand this." ”

In fact, with such a large caravan, ordinary bandits and horse thieves would not dare to start, because to loot such a large-scale caravan, they would only have to pay a huge price.

The number of thieves and robbers is limited, and they cannot afford too much loss, because once they are damaged too much, other bandits and horse thieves will destroy them, or they will be absorbed, and it will be miserable, and they will not get anything from the loot, which is really not cost-effective.

Therefore, with such a caravan, Fang Zongqing felt very relaxed, the possibility of encountering danger was very low, even if something really happened, there were those bodyguards hired to protect the caravan in front of him.

The caravan had carriages, those bodyguards also had horses, and there was even a small group of heavy cavalry in it, and Fang Zhong couldn't help but be surprised.

Heavy cavalry is a real killing machine! Horses and knights are all heavily armoured, and all of them are covered in steel except for some gaps in the heavy armor inlays, and they are almost invulnerable, and if they are allowed to charge, killing people will be as easy as mowing grass.

Ordinary caravans will not have heavy cavalry, because the price of hiring heavy cavalry is too high.

However, there were heavy cavalry in this caravan, or the shopkeeper of the Fu Ji Trading House personally went out, Fang Zhong already had some guesses in his heart, and the things escorted by this caravan must be extraordinary.

The caravan was moving very fast, and it could be seen that neither the bodyguards nor the caravan personnel wanted to delay the time.

However, Fang Zhong and Fang Zongqing were not ordinary people, even if they were walking on foot, they were not slow at all, and they followed closely behind the caravan, not far or close.

Until the evening, Fang Zhong and the two of them easily followed behind the caravan without the slightest tiredness, which also made the bodyguards who originally despised them a little impressed, being able to keep up with the caravan with horses on foot, this should at least have the strength of a third-rate martial artist.

However, they didn't care too much, third-rate warriors were useless in the face of horse thieves and bandits.

It's not because third-rate martial artists are too bad, but because horse thieves and bandits usually move in groups, and the strength of individuals is usually suppressed in such battles, and the role that third-rate martial artists can play is naturally low, and I am afraid that the opponent will be submerged with an impact.

Night came silently, and the speed of the caravan slowed down.

In the wilderness, night is undoubtedly the most dangerous time, not only for ferocious beasts, but also for bandits and horse thieves who want to rob when the moon is dark and the wind is high.

"Stop!"

Suddenly, a loud shout came from the front, and a burly man wearing armor and carrying a long knife raised his arms and shouted: "Stop all, camp on the spot, keep the guard armor on your body, keep the knife in your hand, always be on guard, this time is the most dangerous, there must be no slackness......"

The burly man ordered to arrange it, and then came to the side of Shopkeeper Liu's carriage and said in a low voice: "Shopkeeper Liu, I can't hurry anymore today, there is Heifengling in front of me, there are groups of bandits, and if the night passes, it will be equivalent to death." ”

Shopkeeper Liu also understood, nodded immediately, and said, "Well, I understand, let's camp here and leave early tomorrow morning." ”

At this time, Fang Zhong was behind the carriage, and his ears couldn't help but move: "I'm in a hurry tomorrow morning, why is this shopkeeper Liu in such a hurry? Well, it seems that this trip must be extraordinary." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but jump in his heart, if the goods were really so valuable this time, then it would inevitably be robbed by bold bandits, so ..... Aren't you too unlucky?

Thinking of this, Fang Chong couldn't help but smile bitterly, leaned into Fang Zongqing's ear, and said in a low voice: "Dad, I'm afraid we have fallen into the muddy water by ourselves this time." ”

"Oh, Chong'er, how do you know?"

"It's not easy, Dad, don't tell me you didn't notice the strangeness of Shopkeeper Liu?" Fang Zhong smiled slightly and explained: "Shopkeeper Liu's expression is natural, and his demeanor and demeanor are also normal, but he never mentions the goods, and he also invited heavy cavalry to guard ....."

"You're a careful observer. Fang Zongqing laughed, "I guessed it a long time ago, but I miscalculated one point, that is, the importance of this cargo." ”

"Now it seems that this cargo is far more precious than we imagined, and a fierce battle is inevitable, and as you say, we have fallen into troubled waters. ”

At this moment, it is too late to regret it, since you have already entered this caravan, then you can only take one step at a time.

Simply, Fang Chong's father and son are not weak, even if they encounter something, they still have the strength to protect themselves, the big deal is to escape, with Fang Chong's speed, if he wants to escape, there are really few people who can catch up.

The evening breeze blows cold and cold on people.

Fang Zongqing was familiar with Shopkeeper Liu, and Fang Zhong also sat with Shopkeeper Liu, as well as a bookkeeper next to Shopkeeper Liu, a burly man in armor, and several people chatted around the bonfire.

"Master Fang, this is your son, right? Well, he's only fourteen years old this year, and he's grown so tall. "Shopkeeper Liu travels from south to north, is well-informed, and speaks very tactfully.

"Well, this is the dog Fang Zhong, he is fourteen and a half years old this year, and he will be an adult in a little more than a year. As soon as he mentioned his son Fang Zongqing's eyes immediately lit up, and said with a smile: "The luckiest thing in my life is to give birth to this son, haha....."

The luckiest thing is to give birth to such a son! Didn't you hear that this heavy dantian was abolished, and he was already a martial arts waster?

Shopkeeper Liu and Mr. Bookkeeper are both from Ningcang County, so they naturally know about the abolition of Fang Chong's dantian, and they can't help but be a little surprised, staring at Fang Chong for a while, smiling silently.

Although they are businessmen, their own cultivation is not bad, how can they not see the reality of Fang Chong, it is really not half of the internal strength, but this kind of thing is impossible to say, so as not to offend people out of thin air, so the two of them closed their mouths tacitly and smiled without saying anything.

Fang Zongqing looked at the looks of the two of them, but he didn't bother to explain.

The burly man on the side buried his head and ate meat heavily, as if he was not interested in these at all, but stopped from time to time to listen to the movement in the distance.

"It's really fun to sit with a few people like this. Fang Zhong muttered to himself in his heart, holding a bowl of hot soup, his eyes turned around the shopkeeper Liu, the bookkeeper, and the burly man, and then circled around again, and then turned his eyes on the carriage not far away.

After looking around like this, Fang Chong's gaze suddenly became playful, and he secretly laughed in his heart: "Hmph, this caravan is very interesting!"

The shopkeeper Liu and the bookkeeper are nothing, except for deliberately concealing the truth about the goods.

However, the burly man gave Fang Zhong a very dangerous feeling, as if he was facing a brute beast, although he rarely heard the other party speak, he could still feel that once this person made a move, he would definitely be extremely violent, and he would see blood when he made a move.

And observing the surrounding environment, this is Fang Zhong's habit, when he was in the dragon group before, he has carried out many missions, and deeply understands the importance of observing the terrain.

What is good for ambushes, where can be raided, and where is suitable for escape, these are all automatically gathered into his mind with a glance, and it is extremely clear.

In the end, it's the carriage.

The carriage was not from Shopkeeper Liu's caravan, it belonged to another caravan, this was a mixed caravan, there were two other caravans besides Shopkeeper Liu, and Fang Zhong paid attention to the carriage of one of them.

During the day, Fang Zhong had observed that the axle print of the carriage was shallow, and the person sitting in it should be a woman, and it should be a person, but to his surprise, the person in the carriage did not show up for a whole day, which was really weird.

It is impossible for a person, even a woman, not to go out of the carriage all day.

You know, riding a carriage is not an easy thing, there is no car in this world, and there is no so-called shock absorption system, the carriage bumps more than riding a horse, that is, a man with martial arts skills like Shopkeeper Liu can't bear it for a day in it, let alone a woman?

Fang Zhong felt more and more that this caravan was not ordinary, very unusual, not only Shopkeeper Liu had problems, but also the other two caravans.