From Jingzhou to Hanzhong, it would take about five to six days.
Furthermore, they had to lure the Yamatai assassins out during this period of time. Hence, their speed was significantly slower than before.
They estimated that they would reach Hanzhong in about ten days.
Very quickly, two days had passed.
Apart from the occasional caravan from Jingzhou, there was nothing out of the ordinary.
Jiang Wei couldn't help but ask suspiciously.
"Could it be that Sir is overthinking, and this matter has nothing to do with Cao Zhi?"
Li Cunxiao smiled faintly.
"We still have about eight days to travel, don't jump to conclusions so quickly."
Jiang Wei nodded weakly, his hand touching the inner armor that Bai Feng had given him.
With this, he didn't have to worry too much.
Furthermore, the hundred cavalrymen that he had brought along were the cream of the crop.
At this moment, Jiang Wei wasn't afraid that the assassins would appear, but that they wouldn't.
If that was the case, then their trail would be cut short.
The Yamatai people had actually stepped into the territory of the Central Plains so openly, and their numbers were definitely not small.
Furthermore, he wasn't the only person they wanted to assassinate.
If they were to harm the Central Plains and specialize in assassinations, then wouldn't they be ignoring the laws of the Wei Dynasty?
Just as Jiang Wei was thinking about all these, Li Cunxiao suddenly frowned.
"Wait!"
"Look at the caravan in front, it seems like they are in trouble?"
Jiang Wei couldn't help but look towards the direction of the voice.
The caravan in front seemed to be from Jingzhou, and they were escorting a lot of goods.
At this moment, the caravan was in a complete mess, and living things were scattered all over the ground.
Jiang Wei remembered that he had seen this caravan pass by yesterday. However, their speed was much faster than his own, and they didn't take the official road.
Hence, the two caravans quickly separated.
But today, he actually saw such a scene!
"Come, let's go take a look."
Jiang Wei frowned, and hurriedly led the soldiers forward.
As they neared, Jiang Wei saw that beside the carriage, there were a few corpses!
There were cuts all over the corpse, and blood flowed all over the ground. It was a tragic sight.
However, Jiang Wei unexpectedly discovered that there was still a person's aura in the carriage!
Seeing this, Li Cunxiao used the Bi Yan Chaotian Mace in his hand to lift the curtain of the carriage.
Suddenly, a rich merchant walked out in a fluster. He shrank his neck and said:
"Your … Your Majesty, I really don't have any money on me!"
"You've already taken all the money. My goods are all tea leaves. They don't suit the king's taste."
"Your Majesty, please give me a way out!"
As he spoke,
The merchant kept kowtowing, his face full of fear.
Li Cunxiao smiled bitterly. He turned his head to Jiang Wei and said,
"From the looks of it, they must've been plundered by bandits."
Li Cunxiao was speechless. He never thought that he would be considered a bandit one day, even though he had spent most of his time hunting down bandits.
Jiang Wei smiled bitterly and helplessly. He stepped forward and said,
He walked forward and said: "Don't be afraid. We're not bandits. We're soldiers of Hanzhong."
"Let me ask you, when was your carriage attacked?"
Hearing Jiang Wei's words, the merchant slowly raised his head.
Looking at everyone's attire and the "Wei" flag they were holding, he let out a sigh of relief:
"So it's Lord Guan …"
"Lord, I've had a hard life!"
"Those bandits suddenly attacked this lowly one an hour ago. They killed all of this lowly one's guards and plundered all of my wealth."
"Fortunately, my goods were tea leaves. They weren't interested."
"I hid in the carriage and didn't dare to breathe loudly. That was why I was able to escape!"
Hearing the merchant's words, Jiang Wei couldn't help but frown:
"This place should belong to Bashu. Why would there still be bandits in Bashu?"
The merchant cried and shouted:
"I don't know either!"
"Those bandits were very fierce. They came up to kill without saying anything. I couldn't even give them all my money."
When Li Cunxiao heard this, he whispered to Jiang Wei:
"Beuyo, this matter shouldn't be so simple."
"This merchant probably didn't encounter bandits, but assassins from Yamatai."
"Look, this merchant's carriage is also holding the Wei flag. This is also a road that we have to pass through. Maybe they mistook us for someone else."
Jiang Wei helplessly shook his head:
"Looks like we have to be extra careful."
"What are you still doing here? Aren't you going to pack your goods and head to your destination? "
"If you meet bandits again, I'm afraid you'll lose your life."
Jiang Wei couldn't be bothered with such matters. But since this was related to the assassins from Yamatai, this merchant was also a victim. Jiang Wei couldn't help but speak out.
That merchant's face was covered in tears:
"Lord! Please bring me along. I'm on my way to Hanzhong. Once I reach Hanzhong, I will definitely thank lord! "
"I heard that there weren't any bandits here, that's why I dared to travel on the official road. But today, I still met bandits!"
"If I were to meet bandits alone, what should I do?"
"Oh right lord, I have some tea cakes here. If you need them, I can give you some as a token of my gratitude!"
That merchant once again knelt on the ground and begged. He was obviously frightened by the bandits.
Jiang Wei helplessly sighed.
To think that he would be entangled with bandits.
"Alright, then follow closely behind. If you don't catch up, you can only blame yourself."
"As for the tea cakes, you can keep them for yourself."
After speaking, Jiang Wei once again mounted his horse.
That merchant was overjoyed and cried:
"Thank you lord, thank you lord!"
After speaking, the merchant hurriedly packed up all the tea cakes. Jiang Wei also sent people to help him pull back the overturned carriage.
The merchant rode his own carriage and followed closely behind Jiang Wei, afraid of meeting bandits again.
"Looks like I need to inform Mister about this."
"If it isn't the Yamatai assassins, then it is very likely to be bandits."
"There are bandits in Sichuan, and they are so close to Hanzhong."
"There are many caravans in Hanzhong. If they are frequently attacked, wouldn't it be disadvantageous for Hanzhong?"
Jiang Wei whispered to Li Cunxiao as he rode his horse.
Li Cunxiao nodded slightly:
"But I still feel that this matter is related to the Yamatai assassins."
"If they were normal bandits, how could they leave them alive?"
"Obviously, they were preparing to kill us after committing the crime. But they knew that we were coming, so they were forced to retreat."
"Let's be more careful on our journey."
However, just as Li Cunxiao finished speaking, many rustling sounds could be heard from the surroundings.
"Beuyo, be careful!"
Li Cunxiao held the Bi Yan Sword horizontally.
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