The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

Zhuang Mu was a silk merchant. His hometown was Yangzhou, a famous silk town. He was a bastard's son and his father had many sons.

His aunt was not favored and died when he was very young because she could not compete with other women.

Zhuang Mu learned to read people's expressions since he was young, and he managed to make a living in the Zhuang family by currying favor with the eldest lady.

As he got older, those people got more and more annoyed with him.

He also knew that they were afraid that he would steal their property, so he shamelessly asked his father for 1,200 taels of silver and went out to do business himself.

He was gone for three to five years, and this time he heard that a war had broken out in Beichen.

Zhuang Mu was certain that the price of silk would skyrocket, so he took a huge risk and made this trip with the goods.

If this trip goes smoothly, he can earn at least tens of thousands of taels.

This amount of money is a considerable expense even for the Zhuang family.

With this money, he will never be looked down upon as before.

On this day, there happened to be a strong sandstorm in Shizigou, and he and his men were forced to stay in the inn and rest for a day. After finally waiting for the sandstorm to pass, he led the convoy on the road without hesitation.

Try to get to Beichen as soon as possible and sell the goods.

The officials who had gone before them were also escorting the prisoners on the road.

Zhuang Mu felt that it was somewhat unlucky to be with these ferocious people, so he discussed with the escort and decided to walk faster and pass them.

As luck would have it, the group ended up entering a narrow valley where the road was narrow and there were yellow sand and rocky cliffs on both sides.

The road was not wide, and they could not get past the officials, so they could only walk slowly behind them.

From the moment he entered the canyon, Zhuang Mu felt his right eyelid twitching and he felt very panicked.

Sure enough, not long after, a group of men in black appeared and blocked both ends.

Zhuang Mu was panicking. Aren't there bandits in this area?

Where did this group of people come from?

Could it be that the Duke of Zhenguo was defeated and some deserters appeared?

He hesitated about what to do, and the bodyguards around him became nervous.

This is his entire fortune, he cannot lose it all, otherwise he will be completely defeated and it will be difficult for him to recover.

Just as I was wondering what to do, the officer had already drawn his sword.

"Where did you come from, you blind man? How dare you block your grandfather's way? Do you know who we are escorting? Get out of the way if you know what's best for you, or I will make you..."

Before he could finish his words, an arrow pierced his throat.

Those people were obviously not afraid of the officers. Zhuang Mu had a vague feeling that these people were not coming to rob them, but rather to target the prisoners.

Could it be that among these prisoners there is someone they want to rescue?

Zhuang Mu whispered to the escort leader, "You can quietly lead the horses to turn around and we will retreat."

The escort leader also became nervous, but before he could say anything, the men in black jumped down from the cliff and hacked at the officers.

I thought they were trying to save people, but I didn't expect that they would not even let the prisoners go. They killed every single one of them.

Zhuang Mu had a bad feeling. Those men in black had already rushed over. They were going to kill them too!

Seeing that something was not right, the escort leader dragged Zhuang Mu and ran out.

Saving your life is of utmost importance at this time. These people are not ordinary bandits and should not be provoked.

Zhuang Mu refused: "This is all my wealth. If I lose it, I might as well die. Since you took my money, you should protect me and resist these bandits."

The escort leader cursed in his heart, this man really only cares about money and not his life.

As soon as he finished speaking, an escort was hacked to death in front of him.

It was too late for the escort leader to argue, so he could only raise his knife to fight back.

Those men in black, covered in blood, came down from above one after another. For a moment, the whole valley was filled with the sound of weapons clashing and the screams of people being killed.

Those people raised their knives and slashed at Pei Shuo. Pei Shuo then realized that they were coming for him and someone wanted him dead.

Pei Shuo instinctively used the handcuffs on his hands to resist, and the blade hit the handcuffs, flying sparks.

Seeing that his first move failed, the assassin launched another attack, attacking from both sides, and forced Pei Shuo to retreat several steps.

Pei Shuo fought back stubbornly, using his shackles to block the attacks.

After finally strangling one person to death, he heard a scream behind him. He rushed over without hesitation, kicked the assassin away and saved one of them.

Zhuang Mu thought he was dead, but he didn't expect to be rescued by a prisoner.

Before he could be happy, another assassin came from behind with a knife.

Zhuang Mu shouted to be careful, and Pei Shuo was stabbed.

Fortunately, he dodged it and only injured his arm.

Pei Shuo shouted and told them to escape quickly.

He went to resist the assassins, and the officers and soldiers seemed to realize that these people were coming for Pei Shuo, so they abandoned all the prisoners and ran away without saying a word.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the prisoners also began to flee. Those who failed to escape in time were killed by the assassins.

The escort refused to care anymore and ran away too.

Zhuang Mu was absolutely reluctant to part with his goods, but he was powerless and had no way to help even if he wanted to.

Those people were all ferocious, and Pei Shuo was soon wounded several times. Seeing those people surrounding him with no way to escape, Pei Shuo's eyes lost their light, and he just smiled sadly and closed his eyes resignedly.

But the black-clad man's knife did not pierce his body, instead he heard a scream.

In the valley, a swordsman on horseback appeared at some point. The hidden arrow on the swordsman's wrist flew out and easily killed three or five assassins.

When the assassin saw the strange swordsman, he immediately raised his sword and slashed at him fiercely.

Pei Shuo, who had caught his breath, was about to fight back when he found that in the blink of an eye, all the black people fell down.

The boy on the horse took off his veil, revealing his delicate face.

Pei Shuo stared blankly at Xu Yao as she walked away. She got off her horse in a cool manner and walked step by step to the man in black.

He was the only survivor at the scene. Xu Yao approached him and asked only one question: "Are you from Yuan Qingzong?"

The man looked at him in horror and anger, "Who are you?"

Xu Yao sneered: "Tell me, where is your Crane Protector? Tell me, and I will spare your life."

Hearing this, the man sneered at him: "Who do you think you are? You want to know the whereabouts of our guardian. You..."

Before he could finish his words, Xu Yao cut his throat.

If you don't want to say it, then forget it. Xu Yao never forces anyone to do anything.

She wiped the bloody knife on the assassin's body, and then began to feel around him.

Zhuang Mu stuck his head out from under the car and saw the young man who had taken all the money from the man in black. He became a little nervous for a moment.

Could this be a more powerful thief?

He shrank back in fear, not daring to stick his head out.

Xu Yao was about to ride away when he suddenly turned around. Pei Shuo turned away and did not dare to look him in the eye.

Xu Yao strode up to him and turned his face around.

His face was dirty, but Xu Yao still recognized him: "Pei Shuo, why are you here?"