Chapter 80 Entering the Caravan

Zuo Feng, who was lurking in the grass, frowned. He saw several strange things about the caravan in front of him.

First of all, why does the caravan appear here? This is the biggest problem. This place is located outside the Tianping Mountains, although you can also go to Yancheng or leave the Yelin Empire. But the most suitable place here is hunting wild animals and collecting medicinal materials. If the caravan chooses to go elsewhere from here, it will undoubtedly not be a good choice in terms of safety and route. This is what puzzles Zuo Feng the most.

What also makes Zuo Feng suspicious is that there are many female members in the team. Generally, caravans transport goods from one place to another for trade. During this process, not only were there attacks from wild beasts, but more often than not, they would pass through numerous bandit territories. If there was any disagreement, it would be a life-and-death fight.

If there are too many female members, there will undoubtedly be no improvement in combat effectiveness. Instead, they will sometimes become a drag on the team and even cause unnecessary trouble for the team.

What's more, the team was stationed in the forest. It didn't look like they were in a hurry, but more like they were going to camp here for a long time. These many doubts made Zuo Feng pay special attention to the caravan. He moved his body slightly and moved towards the camp. The people in the camp were talking about something at the moment. Because of the distance, it was difficult to hear what these people were talking about.

Zuo Feng had no choice but to move closer again, but as soon as his body moved forward a little, Zuo Feng felt something touch his leg.

"jingle……"

"who."

Suddenly, a clear ringing sound sounded, and I cursed in my heart, 'Damn, you're careless again. ’ Then I heard someone shouting hurriedly in the camp, and then several figures rushed towards this side like flying.

I was annoyed that my inertial thinking had once again put me in danger. Normally, this kind of caravan would not bother so much during the day, so I prepared protective bells around the camp. He had just noticed something strange about this caravan, but he still touched the bell so easily without taking any extra precautions.

"I'm sorry, everyone, I don't mean any harm." Zuo Feng walked out of the grass bravely. In fact, it was not that he didn't want to leave immediately, but the injury on his leg had not healed yet.

Now that they are so close to them, there are obviously strong men in the tempering stage among those people. His important cysts were all left on the big tree where he had rested before, so after a slight hesitation, he decided to give up escaping and check the situation before thinking about the next step.

Three sturdy middle-aged men quickly appeared in front of Zuo Feng, who had just stood up. They looked up and down at the young man in front of them with unkind expressions. The big man in front had a pair of small eyes, and his appearance gave him the weird feeling that he had a mouse head on his body. Judging from the speed and movement of this man just now, he should be in the tempering stage. What level is it specifically? But Zuo Feng couldn't tell. Although these people were all dressed like businessmen in long robes, Zuo Feng felt indescribably awkward.

"Boy, what do you do?" the rat-faced man asked with a fierce look.

"I'm a villager nearby. I went to collect herbs here. When I saw someone here, I wanted to come over and have a look. I don't want to disturb the gentlemen. I'm really sorry, so I'm leaving now." Zuo Feng pretended to be frightened. He replied, and after finishing speaking, he was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait a minute, little guy, are you a villager here? Which village?" The big man continued to ask.

"Shenjia Village." Zuo Feng did not dare to casually mention that he was from Zuojia Village at this time. He wanted to make up a random village to get rid of it, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly changed his words and said that he was from Shenjia Village. .

"Shenjia Village, Shenjia Village isn't..." The rat-faced man was a little surprised when he heard Zuo Feng's answer and wanted to ask more. But halfway through the words, I realized something was wrong and immediately stopped what I was saying.

Zuo Feng's heart moved. It was just as he had guessed. These so-called businessmen were definitely not that simple. They actually knew about the massacre of Shenjia Village not long ago.

At this time, he also thought about why he felt that the people in front of him looked a little awkward, that is, a normal caravan must have cargo owners among them. These cargo owners are usually out-and-out businessmen, and it is normal for them to wear long gowns. But the people in front of him were all wearing long robes, and they didn't look like cargo owners at all but more like guards, so Zuo Fengchu couldn't help but feel a little awkward when he saw these people.

"I think these uncles often do business here. They must have known that our Shenjia Village suffered a great disaster some time ago. I originally wanted to go to the nearby Zuojia Village, but then I heard that Zuojia Village was also massacred. I wanted to go. I had no choice but to settle down in Yancheng and didn’t have much money, so I had to collect some medicinal materials in the mountains and sell them before finding a way to settle down in Yancheng.”

Zuo Feng's mind was spinning very fast. Since these people knew so much about what was going on here, he didn't dare to make up random things. Without waiting for them to ask, he took the initiative and pretended to be frightened. Among his lies was something that everyone knew, which made it sound like the truth.

The rat-faced man stared at Zuo Feng carefully for a long time, his small mouse-like eyes moving constantly, which made Zuo Feng feel terrified. The person in front of him gave Zuo Feng a very bad feeling, a kind of simple disgust that he couldn't explain the reason for.

After thinking for a long time, the rat-faced man suddenly put on a kind smile and said politely to Zuo Feng: "Little brother, we have been passing by each other since, and we are not too familiar with the roads. Since you need money, then why? Let’s lead the way, and we can pay you fifty copper coins, what do you think?”

After saying that, the rat-faced man stared at Zuo Feng to see his reaction. The two companions beside him obviously didn't understand what the rat-faced man meant. But he didn't say anything, but frowned and glanced at the rat-faced man, and then followed his example to observe Zuo Feng's reaction.

Zuo Feng secretly complained in his heart at this time. He was busy with something, but now he was eager to return to Yancheng. Regarding the secrets of the bandits that he has learned so far, and the involvement of the "Yin Tuan", a group of gray-clothed people belonging to the Fengtian Dynasty. In such a chaotic situation, he must inform Uncle Tian of the City Lord's Mansion as soon as possible. This is his top priority.

But the situation in front of him couldn't help him not agreeing. Not to mention the group of warriors in the camp, it was just that these few people in front of him were probably not something he could handle.

Suddenly he remembered the forces he just mentioned, and there was a key point among them. They were the people who escaped among the bandits. At that moment, he connected that group with the strange caravan in front of him.

Thinking of this, Zuo Feng didn't hesitate anymore. He pretended to be greedy for money, rubbed his hands and said, "Since I can serve a few uncles and get paid for it, I am more than willing to do it."

Seeing that Zuo Feng agreed, the rat-faced man didn't say much else. He nodded slightly and waved for Zuo Feng to follow her. The other two warriors didn't say much, but separated left and right, intentionally or unintentionally sandwiching Zuo Feng in the middle. They seemed to invite him into the camp with great enthusiasm, but Zuo Feng saw that they were actually guarding against him.

Seeing this, Zuo Feng became a little more vigilant, but still pretended to be happy that he would make money soon, and followed the three people towards the camp.

Entering the camp, Zuo Feng confirmed his previous guess. Although there were several large boxes that seemed to be filled with goods in the camp, the number of boxes was too rare. Unless these boxes are filled with precious medicinal materials, it would be difficult to sell for much money with just a few boxes of goods.

Everyone in the camp was busy making lunch at this time, and a few women were resting on the side of the camp. If it were a normal caravan, cooking and other tasks should be left to them, but these women in front of them looked like caravan leaders, chatting together around the camp.

Several women frowned slightly when they saw the rat-faced man coming back with Zuo Feng. The rat-faced man immediately ran over respectfully and whispered a few words to one of the older women. The woman seemed to hesitate for a while, then nodded and sat down again to continue chatting.

Zuo Feng was assigned to a position in the center of the camp, where anyone around could see his every move. This arrangement is like holding a prisoner, but this arrangement also has advantages for Zuo Feng, that is, he can also observe all situations in the entire camp.

After lunch, the people in the camp seemed to have no intention of rushing. This was also expected by Zuo Feng. Although he was anxious in his heart, he pretended to be idle on the surface.

Not long after, a young girl took the initiative to chat with Zuo Feng. He also guessed that the other party did not completely believe him, so she sent someone here to test his background. He is not an ordinary young man who doesn't understand. He naturally knows how to deal with it, pretending to be an ignorant boy in a mountain village.

"What's your name?" The girl was obviously pretending to be enthusiastic.

Zuo Feng was now so disgraced that he couldn't even recognize his true appearance. In addition, after all the hard work in the village, his clothes were even more dirty and torn. Although the girl pretended to be very enthusiastic, she still sat some distance away from Zuo Feng intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing the girl's behavior, Zuo Feng felt funny in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be frightened and replied: "My name is Shen Feng, and I am from Shenjia Village." As he said this, he pointed towards the girl intentionally or unintentionally. Moved over.

Realizing that the dirty boy in front of her was approaching, the girl immediately dodged back with a look of disgust, but suddenly realized that this move was not good, so she forced herself to sit where she was and not move.

"Your Shenjia Village seems to be not far to the west of Yancheng." The girl returned to her smiling face and continued to ask as if chatting casually.

"Miss, I'm afraid you have remembered it wrong. Our Shenjia Village was in the southeast of Yancheng before it was robbed. It should be more than a day's journey from Yancheng. It should not be considered close." Zuo Feng seemed to think of the destruction of his home, and he felt a little sad. said the voice.

"Oh, I must have remembered it wrong. I also heard from my uncles that this is actually my first time here."

"You haven't asked Miss your name yet?" Zuo Feng asked casually.

The woman was stunned for a moment, obviously unprepared for this question. She thought for a while and then said: "My family members all call me Qing'er, so you can call me Qing'er." The girl hesitated and said.

Zuo Feng nodded slightly. It seemed that she had just made up this name. Zuo Feng continued to wait for the girl to speak indifferently. At the same time, I was thinking in my mind, 'Since I want to make a trick, let me see who you suspect I am.'