Chapter 56: Xiao Meets with Troubles

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  Two days later, the super-large carriage was finally completed. The "super-large" refers to its four wheels, which I didn't originally plan for, but then thought that it would be better than just floating around, and when landing, the wheels touching the ground looked better. Moreover, in case of an emergency when there's no power, the wheels could still be used. So, I had the craftsmen add four wheels to it.

  Also, it's huge - the carriage is nearly 4 meters long and about 2 meters wide, much larger than ordinary carriages. At least eight people can sit inside. I designed some cabinets for snacks and drinks, and the interior is lined with expensive animal hides. There are no large chairs, but the windows are quite big, making it spacious and bright.

  My mom sat inside for a while and commented: "You really know how to enjoy yourself! This is probably the most luxurious carriage on the continent! Even the Pope's can't compare!"

  "Huh? The materials for building a car alone cost over 100,000 gold coins. Isn't that uncomfortable?"

  "Alright, with this you can travel far and I'll be at ease too, is there anything else you need?"

  "I want to bring 100 trucks of food and 10 million in cash!"

  "There's no one using magic crystal cards there, I understand bringing cash, but what's the point of bringing food?"

  "It's winter now, and that place isn't suitable for farming either, so they must be short of food! I don't want to call those starving ghosts to rebel against me, using food to appease them, they will remember my kindness and listen to me!"

  "You're absolutely right, you're really clever! I'll give you 200 carts. After all, there are 3000 people escorting them!" Mother said happily, "I can also send a cargo along the way and have someone deliver it for me. You can help me save a lot of money on hiring mercenaries' wages!" She then quickly made arrangements and left!

  The day I left, it was snowing lightly. When my mother saw me off, she couldn't help but cry. Ah! The thread in the loving mother's hand is the clothes on the traveler's body! I also felt a pang of sadness in my heart!

  Onlookers pointed at the large vehicle, discussing it and saying that it was too big and would definitely be prone to tipping over, which would easily cause it to fall apart. However, they didn't know that this vehicle relied on flight, and after being refined by the Daoist rituals, its structure had become extremely solid, so how could it possibly fall apart?

  Pin Dao and Xian Ya sat in the large carriage, which had a brazier inside, so it wasn't cold at all. Gai Cei was also there, serving as our backrest, making us feel very comfortable. My carriage is only pulled by two horses, any more would be too much, my title can only afford this, otherwise I'd get a few more horses to pull it. Now they're pulling with some difficulty, after leaving the city, I activated the floating array, and once the carriage floated up, they felt at ease.

  As I went out of the city, damn, how come there are so many people?! Besides my 3,000 iron cavalry and mom's merchant team of dozens of people, there are several thousand people driving carts and waiting. I stuck my head out and asked Old Horse, the carter: "Old Man Ma! What's going on? So many people?"

  "Young master, they are a merchant caravan following the wind!" Old Ma was originally in charge of driving for Grandfather, but this time he was assigned to me. He's an expert and Grandfather said that if he hadn't insisted on continuing to drive himself, he would have already made him the highest-ranking escort leader. It's said that his skills are not inferior to Father's. He is one generation older than Shi and Mu, and both of them respectfully call him Uncle Ma! Grandfather specifically assigned him to protect me. I am careful to treat him with courtesy and don't dare to be negligent!

  "Oh? Following the trend?" The poor Taoist was perplexed.

  "Just follow us and you can save on hiring mercenaries. It's also very safe, after all, there hasn't been a bandit who dared to provoke the 3,000 Iron Dragon Riders yet!"

  "Whatever! Let's ignore them and go."

  Thus, I embarked on my journey!

  This road is quite bumpy, but the car with the floating technique really doesn't shake at all, even Lao Ma was surprised by its performance. I let Weena out again, everyone had a great time roasting meat and drinking wine, it was so enjoyable.

  A month later, we arrived in a remote area, and the people who followed us on the road dispersed, leaving only us. I always felt that something was off, as if someone was following us. Because when I went out to observe with radar, I found a group of people sneaking behind us. There were over ten of them, all riding horses, but they didn't have any goods, and should have been able to catch up to us quickly, yet they only followed from behind, deliberately not letting the people in the rear guard discover them. It was clear that there were ghosts among them!

  That night when camping, I invited Shi and Mu over and said: "There are a few rascals that have been following us!"

  "Young master, you've been in the car all along, how did you know?"

  The poor Taoist told them about the radar's discovery, but in order to keep the radar a secret, I said it was observed by me using magic.

  "Unexpectedly, Young Master's magic is so powerful, otherwise, I'll bring people to capture them now?" Mu Huwei said.

  "It's pitch black and you know the location? If one person runs away, the news will leak out! This is bad!"

  "What can you do about it!"

  "This is what we'll do!"

  Sa Da Mu is a cautious and meticulous thief, with martial arts skills that have reached the mid-silver level. As the leader of the 3,000-strong Wolf Fang Thieves' Guild, he has come personally to oversee this mission, which is unusually important. Normally, he would not take action so lightly. This time, they received a tip from a mysterious person about a merchant caravan carrying 200 carts of grain and 100,000 gold coins, as well as many valuable goods. However, the caravan is also guarded by 3,000 people, which is too much for the Wolf Fang Thieves to handle alone. Fortunately, the mysterious person has also contacted four other groups, adding up to a total of 15,000 people participating in the heist. Although the profits will be split among more people, the potential gains are too great to resist. Normally, a single job would only yield tens of thousands of gold coins, but this time, just the cash alone is worth tens of millions, not to mention the valuable goods and grain, which are exactly what they need most. Therefore, everyone has agreed to join forces and take down the caravan.

  Sa Da Mu initially agreed, but now he has changed his mind. At this time, the scout came to report that the merchant team had stopped and set up camp. He then ordered his subordinates to prepare for camping as well, and called a subordinate who had followed him for many years to discuss the next course of action!

  "Step aside, did we come at the right time this time?" asked Sadaaki

  "What's wrong? We have five times more manpower than them, although they look quite formidable, but we're not to be trifled with either!" The small leader spoke fiercely.

  "I'm not so sure, I've observed them carefully and there are many masters among them, their equipment is much better than the regular army we've seen. Unfortunately, they're too far away, can't see the emblem on their uniforms, or else we'd know where they came from!"

  "But if we don't do it, the mountain stronghold will be cut off from food supplies. Now grain is too hard to get, and even with money, it's not easy to buy! The prices are outrageous!"

  "We are robbers, those merchants dare to sell us grain, of course we will fleece them!"

  "Damn those scoundrels, I'll get them sooner or later. That little brat who introduced us isn't a good thing either!"

  "I feel that something is off too, it seems like he's intentionally hiding something! Unfortunately, we're too far away from the capital, and news takes at least a few months to get here."

  "Let's just follow them! Anyway, we'll just let the captain worry about the big things. What we say won't make a difference anyway."

  "Yes! Let's rest after dinner, remember to post a few more people on night watch, I always feel that they may have discovered us."

  "It's impossible, we're over ten miles away from them, how could they possibly discover us?"

  "It's always better to be careful, let's head out a bit later tomorrow and take a look at the camp they left behind, maybe we can find something that proves their identities!"

  "Go on, I'm listening!"

  "This night passed peacefully, and Bu Shi said to Sa Da Mu: 'You see, nothing happened, they can't find us!'"

  "There's no best!" said Sadao

  The scouts sent out reported that they had all gone away.

  "We'd better hurry up too, we still have to scout out their camp, don't let them get away!" Sa Dawu commanded.

  A group of people and horses quickly arrived at the camp, where there were only a few wooden stakes and some ashes from bonfires. Just as they dismounted to carefully search for clues, an abnormal change suddenly occurred!