From south to north, after passing through the Forgotten Canyon, you will arrive at the dream capital of Liberl, and follow the river straight down to the city of Corrant.

Gru, dressed in ordinary clothes, lay quietly by the campfire, silently calculating the distance of the road and the approximate time it would take.

Although the new lord did not make any additional requests when he set off, he made meticulous arrangements based on his own understanding and judgment.

First of all, he knew that it was a secret visit, so he hid his identity as carefully as possible.

What's more, he deliberately wandered around the streets of Shining Gold Town for a long time, and even went to the tavern to sit down, and after confirming that there were no suspicious people to track him, he bought some goods and officially left Shining Gold Town.

Secondly, he felt that it was necessary for him to investigate various news along the way for the new lord. In his heart, he had already decided that he was the messenger of the new lord, and it was his job to collect as much information as possible for him.

In the end, he also planned as carefully as possible, as long as there were not too many deviations, he would definitely be able to return on time and complete the task perfectly for the lord who trusted him.

....... This is the only chance he has to achieve his long-cherished wish, and he will not allow himself to be flawed at all.

"Lord Lord, trust me so much, I must not let him down!" The wind and sand were a little heavy, and he was not close to the campfire, so he felt a little cold.

He could have gotten closer to the campfire, but he didn't want to. He was worried that when he fell asleep, he would say something he shouldn't have said, and someone else would hear him........

"Old Blue, don't you notice that something is wrong with this caravan we are following?" the two gray-haired merchants leaned together and whispered.

Hubert ....... Be quiet!" Old Blue looked around vigilantly, and after confirming that the people nearby were already asleep, he stepped forward and said in a low voice: "I'm not stupid...... It's only been a little over a day, and there are a dozen people missing, how could I not notice. ”

"They left on their own....... Or is there something wrong with this team?" Hubert was a little nervous: "Old Blue, I have no experience in going out, do you want to ....... Take care of me!"

"Of course take care of you....... Otherwise, it would be so boring to drink alone in the days to come! The few people who went missing were all merchants like us, and they would never leave the big caravan without a special reason. You know, this passage is only relatively safe......." Old Blue looked around vigilantly again, and whispered: "Wait a minute, you must not sleep too hard, when it is almost dawn, we will sneak away...... Remember to bring your goods, or you won't have enough silver to marry your son!"

"I know, I know....... When you decide to go, call me!" he pleaded again, visibly frightened.

Old Blue nodded heavily, and the two of them were silent.......

Gru, who was not far away, happened to hear their conversation and was immediately alert....... He was also vaguely aware of the fact that there were a few people missing from the caravan, and he thought that those people were not physically strong and fell behind halfway.

After listening to the conversation between the two, I realized that things were not simple.

"No, no....... No matter what it is, I can't ignore it, I still have an important task on my shoulders!" Gru's sleepiness suddenly vanished.

He looked around vigilantly, noticing that something was wrong with the caravan guards who were patrolling around...... It seemed that their expressions were extraordinarily nervous, and they maintained a battle formation throughout.

"Strangely, in the canyon, the head and tail ends are the most vulnerable to attack, and it stands to reason that as long as you keep those two directions, it will be relatively safe in the middle. Why do these guards patrol the middle so often, and always assume a fighting posture!Who are they guarding against?" he felt more suspicious and anxious the more he thought about it.

He quickly thought about the countermeasures and decided to prepare early.......

After carefully storing the key items and money bags, he suddenly turned over and stood up, and hugged his stomach and complained repeatedly.

"That unconscionable stall owner actually sells moldy jerky that I can't use....... Oh, my belly!" He jumped and jumped, trotting all the way to the patrolling guards, and nagged and pleaded: "Everyone, my stomach is really uncomfortable......."

One of the guards scolded impatiently, "Go, go....... What are you looking for us to do when you have a bad stomach, it's not like there's no place!"

Gru was full of embarrassment and explained in a low voice: "This is the canyon, the two ends are ventilated, if I ........ Alas, when the time comes, others will not be able to scold me to death!"

The other guard frowned and stopped: "Go and go back quickly, don't go too far, otherwise even if you get lost, no one will look for you!"

Gru thanked him again and again, and hurriedly walked towards the downwind.

After he walked a distance, the guard who spoke first asked in a low voice, "It's almost the appointed time, let's not do too much, wouldn't it be better for him to stay here honestly?"

Another guard said unhappily, "After all, there is still some time, and I don't want to smell the smell....... Besides, his goods are still there, where can he go!"

"Yes!" The guard who spoke first looked at the goods Gru was carrying, and smiled: "In a while, his goods will be mine!"

After Gru trotted all the way to the outermost checkpoint, he also said that he had a stomachache.

At first, the guards didn't let him out, but they were worried that it would smell too bad, and after discussing it for a while, they confirmed that Gru didn't have anything with him, so they reluctantly let him out.

Gru thanked him again and again, and arrived behind a boulder very urgently.

Fearing that the guards would be suspicious too soon, he simulated a similar sound, mixed with screams and wails....... It's pretty similar all in all.

After watching it carefully for a while, the guards felt that they were too bored, so they didn't pay attention.

Gradually, the sound slowly died down.......

He thought quickly: there is indeed a problem, it seems that I have prepared in advance, and it is really wise. However, my strength is limited, and my speed is not very fast, so I will probably not have a chance to stand up and escape. I'm going to have to be careful.......

He slowly lay in the shadows, crawling forward gently, carefully observing his surroundings.

Suddenly, he noticed that there was a crack in the stone wall not far away, which he might have hidden silently if he had been careful.......

He hesitated, but hid in the crack and waited with bated breath.

"You must calm down, you must ......." he kept cheering himself up.

The guards who were guarding there finally sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly stepped forward to check, only to find that there was no one behind the boulder, and there was not even a peculiar smell........

One of the guards was furious and yelled, "Oh no, fooled, that guy ran away!"

"Did he notice something?" said the other guard, a little anxious and worried.

"Chase, chase....... Chase him back no matter what!" someone urged.

The four guards trailed along the road, and as he passed by Gru's hideout, his heart was beating like a drum and he was extremely nervous.

Luckily, the guards weren't careful enough, and although they looked into the crack and even shone it with a torch, he didn't find Gru because he was in the innermost part.

When the guards were gone, Gru let out a long sigh of relief, he didn't even dare to breathe just now.

After he calmed down a little, he quickly analyzed the current situation: what should I do if I were them....... After chasing a certain distance, I couldn't find the target, but I must have thought that the target must be hidden, and then I had to turn back to find it....... This place can't be hidden!

As soon as he made up his mind, he cautiously crawled out of the crack. He did not dare to run forward, so he climbed back to the boulder and hid himself in the shadow under the boulder.

Sure enough, he barely managed to hide himself, and those people had already turned back!