Jiang Wan's side was lively and cheerful, but Xie Lan and his group, who were escorting medicinal materials from Luohe Town to Qingzhou, encountered trouble.

Qingzhou is about 300 miles northeast of Pingzhou, passing through several towering mountains.

Just half a day after leaving Luohe Town, we encountered the first mountain that was several hundred meters high.

There is an official road at the foot of the mountain, with tall fir and pine trees on both sides of the road. Both are evergreen trees, so their leaves do not fall in the cold winter.

Before entering the mountain road, there was a tea shop at the foot of the mountain. Xie Lan, Feng Yuanfei and other escorts prepared to take a break before continuing their journey.

The escort team was led by Feng Yuanfei and another escort master Zhao Wei, with Xie Lan and three strong brothers as deputies, and four other strong escort masters accompanying them.

The group was escorting medicinal materials in three horse-drawn carriages, each of which was covered with a moisture-proof and sun-proof tarpaulin. From the outside, it was impossible to tell what was inside.

Everyone sat down in the tea shop and asked the waiter to bring hot water.

Feng Yuanfei took out the food he brought from the escort agency from his bag, which included a pair of golden, hard pancakes and a bag of fragrant roast chicken.

Erqiang and the other two were surprised when they saw the meat.

"Brother, when did you get the roast chicken? We don't know."

Feng Yuanfei smiled proudly and said, "Your sister-in-law prepared this for me before she left."

Feng Yuanfei tore the roast chicken into pieces, then handed a big chicken leg to Xie Lan next to him.

"Come on, Brother Xie Lan, have some chicken legs."

San Zhong said sarcastically, "Brother, when did you become so kind? You always ate the chicken legs in the past, but now you give them to Brother Xie?"

"You're the only one who talks too much!" Feng Yuanfei glared at him and said to Xie Lan with a smile, "Brother Xie is the youngest in our team. Isn't it natural that he should eat this chicken leg?"

Xie Lan curled the corners of his lips slightly and declined politely: "I don't like meat, Brother Yuan Fei, you can eat it yourself."

After saying this, he took out the cake he had bought in Pingyao County in the morning from his pocket, and started eating it, taking bites of the cake and sips of tea, along with the hot tea from the tea shop.

Seeing that he didn't want to eat, Feng Yuanfei didn't force him and stuffed the chicken leg into his own mouth.

The top three and top four were whispering to each other, pointing at Feng Yuanfei and laughing secretly from time to time.

Feng Yuanfei knew what they were talking about with his toes. He slapped each of them on the back of their heads and said, "Even eating can't stop your big mouths."

The two of them became obedient and started to eat their food.

Xie Lan's sadness about leaving home eased a lot when he saw them interacting with each other.

He has been out for half a day, and he doesn't know if Jiang Wan has gotten out of bed?

Will Zhang Caijin come to trouble her again? Can she handle it?

If you tell her not to run around, she will probably listen...

Xie Lan was thinking about a lot of random things and didn't even eat much of the cake in his hand.

Seeing that the tea was almost gone, he stopped eating, put the remaining cake in his arms, and started on his way.

The next few people walked not on the wide official road, but on the narrow and rugged mountain road.

Fortunately, after crossing this mountain, there will be a flat official road.

As the mountain road was difficult to walk on, everyone slowed down their pace.

The slower they walked, the more leisure time everyone had.

Feng Yuanfei and Xie Lan chatted idly, and the three of them made jokes from time to time, laughing loudly all the way, which was quite relaxed.

Halfway through the journey, Luo Hai, one of Zhao Wei's apprentices, came up to him and whispered something. Zhao Wei rolled his eyes and asked, "Is the news accurate?"

“It couldn’t be more accurate.”

Luo Hai glanced at Feng Yuanfei and the others in front of him, and lowered his voice and said, "Master, Feng Yuanfei relies on being the son of the chief escort, and he is arrogant all day long in the escort agency, looking down on this and that. If he looks down on us who have no family background, it would be fine, but Master, you are the brother of Chief Escort Feng, and Feng Yuanfei should call you uncle, but has this brat Feng Yuanfei ever shown you any respect?"

Luo Hai spat and said, "I, your disciple, feel that this is unfair to you, let alone you, Master?"

Zhao Wei's face darkened, and he said, "I'm old, why should I lower myself to argue with a young boy like him?"

Luo Hai said: "Master, you are broad-minded and don't bother with small people. I admire you. Then what I just told you..."

Zhao Wei looked at the back of a person beside Feng Yuanfei and said, "I don't know the origin of that person named Xie Lan. Feng Yuanfei said that he is very skilled. What if we act rashly and fail?"

Luo Hai said nonchalantly, "Master, how can you believe Feng Yuanfei's lies? His mediocre skills are not even half as good as yours. He is also short-sighted, how can he find any powerful masters? It is likely that he just got some bad friends and helped Xie Lan to come to the escort agency to make a living."

Zhao Wei thought what he said made sense, and after a moment of hesitation, he said, "It's not a good time to start now. Let's wait until we reach the next Rising Sun Mountain. I've been there many times and I'm familiar with the terrain."

Seeing that he agreed, Luo Hai was overjoyed and nodded immediately, "Okay, it's all up to you, Master!"

Feng Yuanfei and the others were completely unaware of Zhao Wei and Luo Hai's plan and were still talking and laughing.

The group climbed over the mountain, which was several hundred meters high, before dark.

It was late at night and the dew was heavy. Feng Yuanfei and the three Qiang were busy setting up the tent, while Xie Lan was in charge of cooking.

Xie Lan was lucky in the afternoon and caught a wild rabbit in the mountains.

Xie Lan skillfully drained the blood and skinned the rabbit, then skewered it on tree branches and roasted it over the fire.

They had just been out for a day, so Feng Yuanfei and his companions had plenty of food with them.

In addition to pancakes, the staple food also includes cold steamed buns and dumplings, all of which were bought in the county in the morning.

In addition to the wild rabbit, there was also a package of roast pork, which was also prepared for Feng Yuanfei by his wife before she went out.

Xie Lan found a clay pot and boiled a pot of hot water, and dinner was ready.

Feng Yuanfei, Xie Lan and three other strong people were in one group, while Zhao Wei and Luo Hai were in a group of four. The two groups were clearly separated.

Er Qiang ate the delicious wild rabbit and deliberately boasted loudly: "It smells so good! Rabbit meat is so delicious! It's a pity that some people don't have this blessing!"

San Qiang also said: "Brother, the barbecue you brought is so delicious, it makes me drool!"

Seeing them being so provocative, Feng Yuanfei scolded in a low voice: "Shut up! Do you think this is a escort agency? You are provoking them so recklessly, aren't you afraid that they will do something bad on the way?"

Er Qiang said, "Brother, they don't dare. Before leaving, the chief escort told Zhao Wei to take care of you. Besides, Luo Hai bullied my sister-in-law before, and you haven't settled the score with him yet!"

Feng Yuanfei's face turned serious and he shouted, "Don't talk about the past anymore! Shut up!"

Erqiang looked like an eggplant hit by frost, with his head drooping.

The top three and top four players didn't dare to say anything.

Feng Yuanfei broke off half a rabbit and sent it to Zhao Wei and the others, but was met with cold ridicule from Luo Hai.

"Master Feng, how can you give half a rabbit to anyone? If you really want to show your goodwill, bring a whole rabbit so that the master can see your sincerity, okay?"

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