readytorunbook Chapter 729 Show off
Chapter 729 Show off
Normally, someone like Changshan, who has been hiding his true intentions for many years, would never let anyone see through his disguise so easily, but today everything happened too suddenly.
Whether it was Changshan or Tu Jiuying, they had considered many possibilities ever since they rescued Lin Wuji.
Lin Wuji, the leader of the Salt Gang, was no pushover and not so easy to win over. So they had considered that Lin Wuji might set a trap and find someone to help him escape. Even though Lin Wuji agreed to the marriage, they did not let their guard down. In the end, they only agreed to let a dozen or so of Lin Wuji's men come over. These men were not capable of anything.
Once the rice is cooked, and time has passed, there's no need to worry that Lin Wuji will deny it.
Despite all the precautions and measures taken to guard against Lin Wuji, they never expected that the one who was actually working from the inside was this seemingly innocent and harmless little doctor with straightforward methods.
The person who colluded with her from the inside was Sheng Junyao, who could not and should not be here.
The reason they dared to act so recklessly at Huangshadu was because they were certain that Sheng Junyao couldn't do anything to them. Changshan had served under Duke Xiao and knew a thing or two about the situation in the court. Under the current circumstances, if Sheng Junyao dared to leave his post without permission, not only would waves of people in the court come after him to cause trouble, but the Northwest might also be implicated.
The Northwest has finally settled down, and as long as Sheng Junyao doesn't want his hard work to be in vain, he will never leave the Northwest at this time.
Without Sheng Junyao, who was causing trouble, they had enough time and energy to grow stronger. If they could successfully board Lin Wuji's ship, they would surely go even further.
Who could have imagined that they would fall so suddenly, overnight?
I still stumbled on the two least likely people.
What Changshan didn't expect was that Sheng Junyao also discovered his identity.
All of this happened so suddenly.
So much so that he found it hard to stay calm and was tricked by Lu Yangyang.
Changshan only realized that Lu Yangyang was actually testing him after she said "I guessed".
“Now that you’ve run out of your biggest trump card, there’s no point in you continuing to hold on. Agreeing to cooperate with us will at least allow you to live a little longer, which is a win for you,” Lu Yangyang said.
Changshan seemed to age ten years in an instant. "You two siblings are quite alike. I thought that a doctor like you, with a compassionate heart, should advise me to consider the bigger picture."
Lu Yangyang scoffed, "You followed that guy before, then the old leader of the caravan, and then Tu Jiuying. Not one of them was a good person. You think you can become a Buddha right now? Even Buddha wouldn't believe it. I'm not a monk. How could I persuade you to do good?"
Changshan now understands why Jiu Ying, such a cold-hearted person, would fall into the hands of this brother and sister.
A person who is gentle and upright inspires admiration.
One is vibrant and full of life, which is equally appealing.
This is what Jiu Ying lacks most deep down.
He watched her grow up and knew that she had spent her whole life in darkness, and what she longed for most was warmth and hope. So she tried every means to get them, and if she couldn't get them, she would rather destroy them. But when they met again, she still easily succumbed to temptation.
"The caravan's wealth accumulated in the Northwest over the years has been almost entirely depleted by these upheavals. Their greatest asset is their horses. The caravan survives by robbing, but their real business is raising and trading horses. They buy the best horses from the skilled horse-breeding tribes of the Western Regions, train them, and then sell them to nobles who need them, including people from Northern Yan. As long as they have these horses, the caravan can always have a chance to make a comeback. After all, in remote and impoverished areas, people are worthless, but horses are." Changshan had completely given up the struggle and naturally wouldn't hide anything anymore. "The old leader was a horse trader in his early years. He met a group of brothers through horse trading, formed a caravan, and started a business of robbery and plunder. Even after gaining territory, he didn't forget his old trade."
"What Jiu Ying truly inherited from the old gang leader was that batch of horses, a thousand fine steeds, capable of fighting."
Lu Yangyang's eyes lit up.
That night she sensed that these horses were unusual, and sure enough, with these horses, she could build an elite army.
Changshan trembled as he pulled a token from his waist and handed it to Lu Yangyang. "This is a horse-riding token. Only with this token in hand will Boss Ma give you the horse. Otherwise, even if you go directly to his door and kill him, he will only whistle and release all the horses."
Lu Yangyang was surprised, "They only recognize orders, not people?"
“That’s natural. In the business of robbery, it’s normal for anyone to be the boss. Boss Ma doesn’t care about any of that. He just does his job and takes his money. That’s their rule,” Changshan replied.
Lu Yangyang took the black token and looked at it. The front had a horse totem printed on it, and the back had the character "horse". It was really simple and straightforward, with nothing special about it.
"But the place where the horses are kept is secluded. How did you guess it?" Changshan still couldn't figure it out: "From a distance, that place looks like a mountain range in the middle of a desert. You can't see the end of it. If you go in, you'll lose your way and you won't be able to get out. Nobody dares to go in, and nobody would even think of it that way."
The desert environment is already harsh, and Huangshadu is only on the edge of the desert, making it difficult to move even an inch. The surrounding mountains in the desert look like a bunch of mounds with no direction in sight. Once you get there, you really have no one to turn to for help. So up to those surrounding mountains, no one dares to venture into that area.
Who would have thought that the horses of the caravan would be kept in such a place?
Changshan looked at Lu Yangyang with great confusion. He really couldn't understand how she had guessed it.
"Tu Jiuying wanted to win me over. She rode horses with me, drank with me, and described her dreams to me. She was confident and proud. What do you think she wanted to show me most at that time?" Lu Yangyang looked at Changshan's confused face and seriously explained to him, "What she wanted to show me most was what she wanted to flaunt. It was also what she possessed, the thing that could make her achieve everything she wanted. That was only that batch of horses."
Furthermore, Lu Yangyang discovered during the horse race that their horses could gallop smoothly and accurately across the desert without getting lost, which meant that they had run that road more than once.
Why would anyone need to ride a horse across the desert for no reason? It's not like they're just bored. Besides, that's not the way out of Huangshadu.
So ultimately there's only one possibility: that place is hiding horses.
Of course, these are all just Lu Yangyang's guesses. What is certain is Changshan's reaction when she tested him.