Li Yanhao grinned and leaned over: "Egghead, are these people all trained by you?"
Xiao Yun nodded and said, "My master personally trained a few brothers, and then those people were trained together by us brothers."
Li Yanhao was overjoyed. Such mighty guards made him envious to death. He wanted some too! If only Xiao Yun could train a batch of such powerful subordinates for him.
So Li Yanhao beckoned to Xiao Yun: "Egghead, come follow me from now on."
Xiao Yun was startled, gave Li Yanhao a kick, and fled like he was escaping, using lightness skill to vanish in a flash.
Xiao Yun ran wildly on the rooftop, still hearing Li Yanhao's voice from afar: “Hey, think about it! Follow me, I’ll spoil you, whatever you want, you’ll have!”
Xiao Yun was so scared he almost fell off the rooftop.
Follow him from now on? He would spoil me? What the heck?
Damn! Is this guy confessing?
No way! That kind of thing is way too scary!
Outside Qingmiao City, an inconspicuous carriage traveled along the road. What made it special was that the carriage’s cabin and windows were boarded up with wooden planks, locked from the outside, and covered with curtains for concealment.
On the carriage's shaft, an old woman wore a thick cotton jacket, bundled up like a ball, with a big hat on her head. Her hands were tucked into her sleeves, shivering in the cold wind, sniffling.
The coachman beside her said, "Madam Li, transporting this batch of goods will turn a big profit once sold."
The old woman showed a proud expression: "Indeed, this batch is of good quality, with one or two outstanding ones. Once transported to Jiangnan and sold, we’ll make a good profit."
The two exchanged smiles. The coachman whipped the horses harder, making them run even faster.
Soon they left the Qingmiao City limits; the road became rugged and difficult. The carriage slowed to a steady, unhurried pace.
Suddenly, the sound of galloping hooves came from behind. The horse seemed to be running extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, the sound was very close.
The old woman yawned and cupped her hands to warm her breath. Just as she was about to look back, a shadow flashed by, and the old woman was whipped up by a horsewhip, thrown into the air, landing heavily on the ground, rolling dozens of times, utterly battered.
The coachman hadn’t recovered yet, when in an instant, the rider jumped onto the carriage, kicked the coachman off with a single kick, and skillfully pulled the reins to stop the carriage.
Xiao Zetian stood on the carriage, signaling the surrounding undercover guards. All the guards uniformly took off their black clothes, instantly revealing official government uniforms.
Xiao Zetian lightly tapped his toes, his body fluttering like a falling leaf, gracefully flying to the top of a big tree. Xiao Yun followed, standing behind him.
Their eyes fixed on the carriage, watching as the undercover guard dressed as a captain dismantled the carriage door and rescued several young girls from inside.
Each of these young girls looked terrified, crying loudly as they exited the carriage, among them was Lana Evans (Su Lanxiang).
“Don’t be afraid, we are government officials investigating. We found these men and women to be human traffickers, and we have rescued you. We will send you home immediately,” said the undercover guard dressed as a captain.
The young girls calmed down when they saw government officials. The captain quietly observed Su Lanxiang, seeing that she was unharmed and not abused, then signaled Xiao Zetian perched on the treetop.
Xiao Zetian saw the signal, nodded, then vanished into the wind with Xiao Yun.