Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1281 Soft Dart

Seeing the joy in the eyes of Sister Hu and Pang Xiu standing to the side, Lin Feng could tell that it wasn't an act.

Being able to be used by others means you have value to be used. That's how the world is. Only those who survive to the end are the winners.

Shang Keshen organized the group, unloaded the garbage bags from the carriages, and most of the people returned to Jingnan Prefecture with the caravan.

Lin Feng and the other two were left behind, watching the convoy slowly leave the town and turn onto the official road leading to Jingnan Prefecture.

Shang Keshen then pulled Qiao Jushan's arm and walked to the side.

The two arrived at a broken wall and whispered something to each other.

Sister Hu moved closer to Lin Feng and Ye Liangcai, looking them up and down a few times.

"Your martial arts are indeed superb. Even hundreds of bandits couldn't do anything to you brothers. I admire you."

Ye Liangcai sneered: "Where were you when the bandits attacked?"

Sister Hu patted her chest.

"I am Young Master Pang's personal bodyguard, so I have to follow my master wherever he goes."

"But when the bandits attacked, your young master Pang managed to escape quickly."

"There's nothing we can do. The bandits outnumber us and we can't beat them."

"Why didn't you call out to us when you ran away?"

Sister Hu stepped forward, grabbed Ye Liangcai's collar, and pulled him in front of her.

"Lin Er, to be honest, did I call you back then?"

Ye Liangcai was taken aback and frowned as he recalled the situation at the time.

When I was sparring with Pang Xiu, I was just accompanying him in his sword dance. When the bandits arrived, it seemed that Sister Hu shouted something at them.

Because his mind was entirely focused on Lin Feng at the time, and as a guard, he had to protect his boss immediately, he didn't pay much attention to anything else.

Seeing his bewildered expression, Sister Hu said irritably.

"Your kindness was taken for granted. I warned you, but you were so stupid that you got killed by the bandits. You can only say you died because you were stupid."

"Why didn't you say so sooner?"

Ye Liangcai could only gloss over the issue.

"You should have said so earlier! Who knew if the bandits would come or not? Why didn't I tell you sooner? You're such a pig-brain."

Sister Hu cursed viciously.

Pang Xiu looked at Lin Feng and said.

"Brother Lin, did you kill the bandits?"

Lin Feng puffed out his chest: "Of course, protecting the goods is our primary duty. I even killed four or five bandits back then."

Pang Xiu chuckled, her daughter's innocent charm instantly showing.

"I told you to run south, but who knew... How stupid of you!"

As she spoke, she rolled her eyes at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng pretended to be unaffected and said loudly.

“Now that I’ve become the head of Hongsheng Escort Agency, how can I abandon the goods and run away for my own life? How can I, Lin San, ever work in the agency again? Such a lack of loyalty will make it difficult for me to gain a foothold even in the martial arts world.”

"Very well, you are both loyal and righteous. We will reward you properly when we get back."

Although Pang Xiu said it, he secretly admired Lin Feng's actions even more.

Sister Hu quickly added, "Since it was Young Master Pang who said it, you're guaranteed the reward. Remember to treat us to a meal then!"

"Trying to treat you to dinner? This reward was earned by us brothers with our lives."

Ye Liangcai made a big fuss and shouted.

As the group was talking, Shang Keshen led Qiao Jushan over.

"Alright, let's pack our things and get going."

Lin Feng had already noticed his conversation with Qiao Jushan and knew that they would continue to accompany Shang Keshen to the capital.

These grain convoys were the visible, hard convoys, but they also carried soft convoys, which needed to be delivered to the capital city of Taisho.

Given the outstanding performance of the three Lin brothers, Shang Keshen said that he would continue to follow them on escort missions to hone their skills and prepare them for important responsibilities in the future.

Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief; there was no need to think of another way. This itinerary was the best possible one.

Along the way, Shang Keshen talked to the three brothers about the mission.

This largely aligns with the guesses of Lin Feng and others.

This band of bandits, numerous in number, had somehow wandered to the border area between Taisho Kyoto and Kyonan Prefecture.

They have robbed Hongsheng Escort Agency's goods multiple times, causing the agency heavy losses.

Although they had sent people to pay their respects to the bandits on several occasions, the bandits were powerful and demanded exorbitant prices, which the escort agency could not afford.

Just then, General Cui, the garrison commander of Jingnan Prefecture, was also troubled by the presence of these bandits, which were disturbing the normal lives of the surrounding villages and towns.

Because the bandits were few in number, their movements were flexible and unpredictable, and they were located on the border between the two areas, they were difficult to wipe out.

This led to a perfect match with Hongsheng Escort Agency, resulting in this entrapment operation.

However, the three Lin brothers were indeed used as bait.

Pang Jisheng, the chief镖头 (bodyguard) of Hongsheng镖局 (escort agency), was no fool. These three guys had just arrived at the agency and dared to provoke and cause trouble like this. Without any investigation, they were definitely troublemakers in the martial arts world.

Although Hong Sheng was not afraid of them causing trouble, he still felt annoyed.

Escorting goods requires three parts martial arts skills and seven parts personal connections; it relies almost entirely on personal relationships to pave the way, with martial arts skills being secondary.

Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake; no matter how skilled you are, you'll always make a mistake sometimes.

It's safer to pave the way with money, and no one will die.

Lin Feng's strategy at the escort agency was somewhat of a lucky accident, but it relied on his abilities that were beyond what others could imagine.

Lin Feng had also found out the details of this shipment: it was silver notes. Although he didn't know the exact amount, it was worth using a security escort agency, so it must be quite substantial.

After setting off again, the escort team had only eight people left, and the escort flag was put away, changing from open escort to covert escort.

With eight people and eight horses, the journey became much faster.

What would normally be a six- or seven-day journey could be completed in just one and a half days, reaching the outskirts of Taisho Kyoto.

At dusk, the eight men and eight riders entered the southern fortified city of Taisho Kyoto, known as Kien Castle.

Qiancheng is a garrison city, but it is quite large, with many shops and a population of nearly 10,000.

It's likely that the Hongsheng Escort Agency frequently visits the capital and is quite familiar with Qiancheng. After entering the city, they went straight into an inn.

Lin Feng glanced at it; the name of the inn was quite common: Yuelai Inn.

During dinner, Shang Keshen booked a private room and invited the three Lin brothers to drink.

Pang Xiu and Sister Hu were also present.

Six people sat around a table laden with exquisite dishes and hot liquor.

The atmosphere was very enthusiastic, with everyone praising the Lin brothers' abilities. It was no ordinary person that they could fight their way out of hundreds of mounted bandits.

Of course, this excludes the grooms and porters who hid and gave up resistance; the bandits wouldn't stoop to killing them.

Bandits would certainly not let armed bodyguards go easily.

During the banquet, Lin Feng noticed that the deputy chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) Shang Keshen always carried a package with him, whether traveling or eating, it never left his body.

Lin Feng originally thought that this was the soft dart, containing a large amount of silver notes or something similar.

However, from the outside, it did not look like stacks of banknotes, but rather bulging things.

Lin Feng was very curious. He had almost never used his consciousness to examine a person's body, but after drinking a few cups of strong liquor, he couldn't resist and took a look.

This one move left Lin Feng stunned.

Using the strong liquor as a stimulus, he pretended to cough to cover up his loss of composure.

Inside Shang Keshen's package were his own designed Water Ghost series of equipment.

It has flippers, a water crossbow, and an air bladder.