The Three Spirit Stones

Cheng Yu and his group of dozens of people were traveling day and night to the capital.

Land transportation is much more difficult than water transportation!

The road is dilapidated. Although it is an official road, it is just a loess road. You will be covered in mud on rainy days and dirt on sunny days. It will be even worse when you encounter mountains. It is very difficult to cross mountains and ridges.

However, these guards were all strong and sturdy, and had been exposed to wind and rain for many years, so they didn't think it was a big deal.

But that Ruo Xian was really surprising. She had changed into men's clothes at this time, and she looked like a handsome, refreshing and handsome young man!

She had great stamina and never complained of being tired while riding all the way. Just like a man, she ran when she needed to and rested when she needed to. The guards all knew that she was a woman and took more or less care of her on the road.

What is even more surprising is that their Lord,

He seemed to never get tired and never asked to rest. The horse carrying him ran very easily. Other horses were already panting, but his horse was only slightly tired.

Also, everyone in the team was dirty, including Ruoxian, who was not particularly dirty, but still covered in dust.

Only this gentleman, dust and mud seemed to deliberately avoid him, and that moon-white brocade robe was still as clean as when he was in Linping!

The hardship of the journey was actually nothing. The guards were most afraid of encountering bandits. These guards were all skilled and courageous, but bandits were different from ordinary bandits. Bandits did not care about their lives, and they usually came in large numbers, ranging from one or two hundred to three or five hundred.

As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands.

No matter how powerful your martial arts skills are, it will be useless when facing people who are several or even ten times your number!

So they were very careful along the way, and whenever they arrived at a place, they would first send someone to explore the way ahead.

But usually what you fear will come true!

When passing a mountain road that day, the captain of the guards had a bad feeling.

This mountain path is narrow, with gently rising slopes on both sides. If someone were to ambush on it, the people below would be sitting ducks, and the people above could easily kill a large number of people by just throwing some big rocks.

He immediately called a halt and ran to talk to Cheng Yu about the pros and cons.

"My Lord, I want to send someone to investigate the hillside before going over there."

"it is good,"

Cheng Yu uttered a word,

"Xu Liang, Zhao Zhong, Zeng Xian, the rest of you follow me up the hill to investigate, and the rest of you stay here to protect the Marquis."

"Yes, sir!"

Everyone bowed and accepted the order.

Everyone dismounted to rest, pack up, feed the horses and give them water.

After a while, there was a sudden "whoosh" sound from the sky, and a whistling arrow flew into the air. This was a danger signal from the captain of the guards.

"There are enemies,"

"Mount up and meet the enemy,"

All of a sudden, everyone stopped all activities, drew their weapons and mounted their horses to prepare to meet the enemy.

But soon, the captain and the other three came running down the mountain, waving and shouting.

"Everybody run!"

"There are too many bandits!"

When the deputy guard heard this, he immediately ran to Cheng Yu and said, "My Lord, let's run!"

Unexpectedly, Cheng Yu frowned and said, "Apart from this road, is there any other way to go?"

"This is the only way out, but escaping is the most important thing now!"

"…Then wait a moment, let's see how many bandits there are?"

When the deputy guard heard what he said, his eyes widened.

My Lord, what are you waiting for? Even if there are only one or two hundred of us, we will be in trouble! The chief guard is an old hand, and he let us run away. If we don't listen to the old man, we will suffer the consequences!

At this time, the four men had already ridden up to them. The chief guard saw that the deputy chief guard was still standing there in a daze, and he immediately became furious and started to curse.

"You idiot, why don't you protect the Marquis and run away?"

"Don't scold him, I told them not to run away first,"

Cheng Yu helped him explain,

"ah??"

"How many bandits are there?"

"A lot, at least three or four hundred."

When he heard this, he thought, there are only three or four hundred people, do they need to run?

But others don’t think so.

Three or four hundred people? We are only thirty or so, one against ten? No matter how good your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of a kitchen knife!

When everyone heard this, they all said, "My Lord, let's run! It's too late!"

Unexpectedly, he still said nonchalantly, "There are only a few hundred people, and this is the only passage. Sooner or later, you will have to pass through here. If you are afraid, just run away first."

Everyone was shocked by his words!

What is this? What do you mean by only a few hundred people? Why run away if you are scared? Does this man have any brains? Does he know what is going on?

"Catch the fat sheep..."

"Catch them..."

A thunderous shout came from the hillside, and then hundreds of ragged bandits holding swords and knives rushed down from both sides with rolling sand and dust!

"Prepare to meet the enemy~"

"Here~"

The enemy is almost there but the Marquis still refuses to run away. There's nothing we can do. Let's go!

All the guards dismounted and fought with the bandits who were rushing over. For a moment, people shouted, horses neighed, swords clashed, bang bang bang, and even Ruo Xian drew out her knife and fought with them desperately!

Except for a few guards who usually chatted with her and would intentionally or unintentionally protect her, all other guards surrounded Cheng Yu. They planned to fight to the death until the last man, so that even if something happened to the Marquis, they would not let down the Governor Cao!

Only Cheng Yu rode on his horse, folding his arms and watching all this coldly, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Seeing that he could no longer hold on, he sighed.

Alas! All living beings suffer!

A phantom passed over everyone's heads like smoke and flew to the hillside a few hundred meters away.

The leader of the bandits, One-Eyed Wolf, was standing there directing his men to attack the enemy.

There are only thirty or so enemies, and they are all good fighters, but so what?

We have a lot of people, let’s see how long these people can hold out?

Especially the man in white riding on the horse. All the people were surrounding him. He must be rich or powerful. As long as we catch him, we will be a big fat sheep!

I feel happy just thinking about it! Hahahaha!!!

Just when the one-eyed wolf was happy, he turned his head and

uh~

How come that big fat sheep suddenly ran in front of me and looked at me coldly?

A chill suddenly ran up from the coccyx!

"Kill him~,"

The one-eyed wolf pointed at Cheng Yu and shouted loudly. The bandits around him finally reacted and rushed towards him with their knives raised.

The person who was just before my eyes suddenly disappeared out of thin air. Only a white phantom could be seen, moving left and right, forward and backward like a ghost.

He has no special moves, only extreme speed, extreme accuracy, and extreme strength!

When he stood in front of the one-eyed wolf, the bandits holding knives behind him fell to the ground one after another.

Some were twitching constantly, some were vomiting blood, and some were motionless.

The one-eyed wolf looked at Cheng Yu, with cold sweat dripping down his forehead. He dared not move, and shouted at the top of his lungs,

"Stop, stop it all!"

"Stop, the boss wants everyone to stop~"

The bandits around him were also shouting loudly,

Everyone stopped and looked towards the sound, only to see a man in white holding a sword against their leader's throat.

The bandits were horrified, and the guards were overjoyed. They knew Cheng Yu had martial arts skills, but they didn't expect him to be so good! He was able to run hundreds of meters away silently and catch the bandit leader. Everyone immediately ran to him with knives in hand.

"...Are you the boss?"

Cheng Yu asked the one-eyed wolf,

"Yes, but it's useless even if you hold me hostage. We are outnumbered and you can't escape."

The one-eyed wolf said timidly,

"Is there a second in command?"

"Yes, but..."

Before he could finish the rest of the words, Cheng Yu slapped him in the face. His entire head flew off, blood spurted out of his neck, and his body fell to the ground with a "bang". He was dead!

"I can find your second in command,"

He smiled and said,

This scene scared everyone!

The bandits in the distance all ran away at once, and those nearby were too weak to run and knelt on the ground begging for mercy.

The guards only now realized that their usually gentle and elegant marquis was actually a man who could kill people while chatting and laughing as if it were child's play. Even Ruo Xian was frightened to the point of losing her color.

"…Who is the second in command?"

He pointed his sword at the kneeling bandit and asked,

"Speak out and you'll be spared death,"

"he,"

Who is not afraid of death?

Everyone pointed at a middle-aged man with a pale face, messy hair, missing a front tooth, and a somewhat funny appearance.

"Sir, spare my life!"

"I didn't want to be a bandit. I did it because I had no other way to make a living. Sir, please don't kill me! I am willing to work like a slave for you! Woo...!"

The second in command cried and begged for mercy, knocking his head loudly.

"I didn't say I was going to kill you, dear, stop crying and get up."

Cheng Yu smiled and said,

"...I don't believe it,"

"If you don't believe me, I'll kill you."

"I believe it, I believe it,"

The second in command stood up immediately, but his legs were still shaking.

"What's your name?"

"Zhang, Zhang Fugui,"

Cheng Yu burst out laughing and said, "Haha! This is a good name!"

"Fugui! Do you want to have something to eat?"

When Zhang Fugui heard that he had food to eat, he swallowed his saliva and said, "I, I became a bandit just to have a meal."

"You work for me and I'll give you food, okay?"

Is there such a good thing?

"Then, then I wonder what you want me to do?"

Zhang Fugui asked hesitantly,

"It's very simple. Help me transport the goods. I will have a lot of goods shipped from Hangzhou to Bianjing, or from Bianjing to Hangzhou. How about you be my general agent and I will pay you?"

"...General agent?"

Zhang Fugui swallowed his saliva and said in disbelief,

"Yes, General Agent, Fugui! You can't be a bandit forever. Do you want your sons and grandsons to be bandits for generations?"

"You are my general agent for freight. This is a very noble profession. Isn't it more prestigious to tell people that I am the general agent for so-and-so's freight than to say that I am the leader of so-and-so bandits?"

Zhang Fugui listened to the cake Cheng Yu had painted for him, and his mouth opened wide in disbelief.

Pie in the sky! But this pie is really attractive!

No matter whether it is true or false, just agree to it first.

"I will do it, don't worry, sir. If you need anything to be transported in the future, just let me do it. I will definitely transport it for you."

"That's right. From now on, you will be called Shunfeng Freight! I've already thought of the name for you. It's, express delivery thousands of miles away, Shunfeng zero distance, doesn't it sound good?"

"It sounds good, it sounds good, the young master is very talented, the young master is very talented,"

The Shunfeng general agent gave a thumbs up and flattered the boss.

Then, at Cheng Yu's request, Zhang Fugui visited their mountain stronghold, and when they left, he personally took them to the next bandit den.

Along the way, a total of three express delivery companies emerged.

Shunfeng, Zhongtong, Yunda.

Cheng Yu gave each of their general agents 5,000 taels of silver as the company's start-up capital, allowing them to store some food, repair the village, buy some clothes, build some transport vehicles, etc. He also sent a few guards back to Linping to bring sweet potatoes and peppers for them to plant on the mountain.

Many of these bandits were once farmers. They went up the mountain to become bandits because their land was swallowed up by harvest failure or natural disasters, leaving them with no way to make a living. However, being bandits meant they could only eat one meal a day and then eat another, but they would not starve to death.

Cheng Yu showed them a few sweet potatoes he had with him and asked them to taste them.

When these people heard that this delicious sweet potato could produce up to 1,000 to 2,000 kilograms per mu, could be harvested twice a year, and could be grown on the barren land in the mountains, they were all stunned!

When they finally reacted, they knelt down in front of him and cried, praying to God to bless them and send him to earth to help the poor!

Finally, Cheng Yu made three rules with them: they were not to engage in bandit activities again. If they did so again and he found out, there was only one thing to do: death!