After the system ran, I took off with my family

Chapter 358 Arrival at Yangcheng

"Cough cough..."

Captain Li came to his senses and realized what a fool he had done. His neck turned red with embarrassment.

Fortunately, he has dark skin, so it can't be seen unless you look closely.

Putting away the messy thoughts in his mind, he walked up to Lin Shuyue and asked with a bow, "Are you hurt, young lady?"

Lin Shuyue smiled and shook her head, saying calmly, "Thank you Captain Li for your concern. These bandits can't hurt me."

Tsk tsk...look at the tone, look at the expression.

Captain Li had an inexplicable toothache.

"Excuse me, young lady, did you really kill all these bandits by yourself?" He continued to ask for confirmation without giving up.

Lin Shuyue nodded and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

If she didn't kill them, could it be that these bandits killed themselves by slitting their own throats with swords?

Why does Captain Li not look very smart? She suddenly feels a little worried about handing over the second-in-command to him.

Captain Li put away his dazed expression, glanced at the still-bound vendors, and asked, "What are these?"

"Oh, these are merchants going to Yangcheng, and they were caught by bandits."

Lin Shuyue explained casually, pointing at Boss Zhao and Boss Liu: "When they were fighting the bandits just now, these two captured several merchants and died while blocking their swords. The government should take care of this kind of thing."

Captain Li looked at the trembling Boss Zhao and Boss Liu, with a flash of disgust in his eyes.

"It doesn't matter, of course it does."

After saying that, he turned around and ordered his men, "We'll take these two away together later. Untie the others."

"Yes."

When Boss Zhao and Boss Liu heard this, their faces turned pale. They didn't dare to beg for mercy and could only lower their heads in regret.

After the ropes on their bodies were untied, the vendors burst into tears after surviving the disaster. When they saw the goods that had been turned into a mess, they cried even harder.

After a burst of crying, a group of people carefully moved to Lin Shuyue and thanked her solemnly.

Lin Shuyue didn't want to bother with them any more, so she just waved her hand and asked them to leave.

Of course, before leaving, Captain Li had his men return all the valuables that the bandits had taken from them, which made the merchants so excited that they kowtowed to Captain Li three times.

After the group of vendors left, Lin Shuyue gestured to Captain Li to look at the second-in-command: "This is the second-in-command of Duanguiling Stronghold."

"When I returned to Broken Turtle Ridge earlier, I happened to hear a bandit asking him if he wanted to send those merchants away."

"At the time, I felt that this statement was not right. Normally, when bandits rob people and kill them, they rarely bring them back to the village and send them away.

Based on this suspicion, I did not kill him and spared his life."

Captain Li nodded in agreement after hearing her words, "It's indeed a bit suspicious."

After saying this, he looked up at the sky and said, "It's getting late now, and it's hard to travel at night. I'll take him back first and then have someone interrogate him thoroughly to see if there's anything fishy going on."

Lin Shuyue nodded. Since someone had taken over the matter, she planned to say goodbye and leave.

Qinghe and Gousheng are still waiting for them up ahead, so don't wait any longer.

Captain Li saw her about to leave and said quickly, "Young lady, why don't you come with us? It's getting dark, and it's not safe for the two of you to travel alone."

Lin Shuyue thought for a moment and agreed. It would indeed save her a lot of trouble if she followed these Zhenbei soldiers.

Then he rode a horse with Qingzhi and set off with Captain Li and his party.

Captain Li was a talkative man and he never stopped talking along the way.

Not only did he enthusiastically recommend Yangcheng's delicacies to her, he also told her which inn in the city had fair prices and which shop had good quality goods.

As he spoke, he pretended to casually ask about the purpose of their trip to Yangcheng.

Lin Shuyue did not hide anything and openly stated the reason for her trip.

As for whether to believe it or not, that was Captain Li's own business. She did not miss the strange look on Captain Li's face.

The cavalry traveled much faster than they usually did, and they caught up with Qinghe's carriage in less than an hour.

But she didn't expect that the father and son she had saved before were also following Qinghe.

After paying his respects to Captain Li, Boss Lin immediately pulled Lin Erhu to her side and without saying a word, he held his son and kowtowed to her three times.

"Thank you very much, young lady, for saving my son's life. I have no way to repay your kindness. I can only use these little things to repay you temporarily. I hope you will not despise it."

As he said this, he took out a purse from his pocket and was about to hand it to Lin Shuyue.

The bulging purse must have contained all the money he had.

Lin Shuyue took a glance and took a step back, declining gently, "Uncle, there's no need to be so polite. It's just a small favor.

I accept your kindness, but you should take back the money. You can't go out without money."

"But…"

Boss Lin wanted to persuade her again, but she interrupted him: "Uncle, if you really feel bad, please treat me to a meal when we get to Yangcheng."

Seeing her firm attitude, Boss Lin had no choice but to take back his purse and made an appointment to treat her to dinner when he arrived in Yangcheng.

Captain Li and his group were still waiting nearby. She didn't say much and asked Qinghe to catch up with the carriage.

As for Boss Lin and his son, their mule cart could not match the speed of the horse carriage, so they lagged far behind.

In order to accommodate the speed of the carriage, Captain Li and his men slowed down.

After hurrying for a long time, they finally saw the tall city gate hidden in the night at 10:00 p.m.

At a fork in the road a mile away from the city gate, Captain Li said goodbye to her and took his men to escort the second-in-command to another road.

Watching their figures shrouded in the darkness gradually disappear on the road, Qing He sighed softly, "This is the Northern Guard Army, so beloved by the people of the North. It truly lives up to its reputation."

Qingzhi nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.

"Let's go. We have to stay overnight at the city gate." Lin Shuyue got on the carriage and called them up.

Sure enough, when we arrived at the city gate, we saw that the tall city gate was closed, and the ancient but thick city wall was brightly lit, and we could vaguely see the soldiers guarding the city moving around.

At this time, two groups of people were resting around a fire in the open space at the city gate.

After asking them, I learned that because Yangcheng is an important border city, the city gates are closed at the hour of You every day.

Of course, the city gates are opened early, at the hour of Mao in the morning.

Lin Shuyue and the other three had a simple meal and then rested around the fire. After a whole day's journey, Qinghe, Qingzhi and Gousheng were all tired and fell into a deep sleep soon.

As the night deepened, the city gate became quiet and peaceful.

Ten miles away, in a tent at the Zhenbei Army base, the lights were bright and the atmosphere was solemn.

"Is this serious?"

In the tent, the man sitting at the top stood up and stared at Captain Li, who was bowing slightly below, with a sharp gaze.

The other people sitting below also frowned, waiting for Captain Li's reply.