The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 249 Flying

"No, no, I won't just leave." Zhou Gua hurriedly waved his hand. "I've been inquiring about the whereabouts of those bandits these past few days, and I'm just about to send a message back."

As he spoke, he took a letter out of his pocket and placed it on the table. "Boss, look, I've already written the letter."

He was caught by Shang Wan on his way to the post station to mail a letter.

Shang Wan picked up the letter, opening it as she asked, "Then why did you see me run away?"

Zhou Gui: "..."

He's feeling guilty; how could he not run away when he sees someone he's afraid of?
The letter clearly described the caravan's ordeal, and Zhou Gua did not hide his escape, telling the truth about everything.

It can be considered as a way of mending the fold after the sheep have been stolen.

Shang Wan will definitely punish Zhou Gua, but not now.

The most urgent task is to rescue the caravan members.

She looked up at the nervous man and waved the letter in her hand: "Are you sure the bandit stronghold is on Chencang Mountain?"

Zhou Gua nodded. "The information from the government is absolutely reliable."

Shang Wan didn't ask Zhou Gua how he had connections with the government. With capable subordinates, she, as the boss, could have an easy time.

"Sister, those bandits have been robbing people near Chencang Mountain." Xiao Huan told her all the information she had gathered. "They just robbed a scholar a couple of days ago. His companions went to the yamen to report it to the authorities, and they still haven't found him."

“I’ve heard about it too,” Stone guessed. “Even if the bandit stronghold isn’t in Chencang Mountain, it should be not far from it.”

"Chencang Mountain is steep and treacherous, with thickets of thorns and man-eating beasts. Even hunters dare not venture deep into it."

Seeing that Shang Wan didn't threaten him, Zhou Gua's tension eased somewhat, and he told her what he had found out.

As for wild beasts, Shang Wan has the king of beasts sitting in her arms, so there's absolutely nothing to be afraid of.

She made the decision: "Tonight we'll go on a night raid on Chencang Mountain."

"Huh?" Zhou Gua opened his mouth in surprise. Everyone said there were man-eating beasts in the mountains. Shouldn't we make a plan or something?
If the bandit stronghold really is on Chencang Mountain, who knows how many bandits are there? If the four of them go there, wouldn't they just be offering themselves up as food?
The big boss is too ruthless!
"You have a problem with that?" Shang Wan glanced at Zhou Gua casually.

Zhou Gua was startled and immediately shut his mouth, shaking his head repeatedly.

He didn't dare to object.

"Sis, are we just going to go like this?" Xiao Huan felt that they should discuss a plan first.

Shang Wan said that destroying a bandit stronghold is not like fighting against thousands of troops, so why do we need a plan?
Just go for it!

"Sister, we're going to rescue someone." Sensing the murderous aura emanating from Shang Wan, Shi Tou quickly reminded her.

Killing bandits is not difficult, but what if they take the caravan members hostage?
Shang Wan slightly withdrew her murderous aura, pondered for a moment, and began to assign tasks, "To capture the bandits, we must first capture their leader. If the bandit stronghold is indeed on Chencang Mountain, I will go and capture the bandit leader, and you will go and rescue the people."

Although the plan was incredibly rudimentary, at least we had one, right?

Xiao Huan and Shi Tou had no objections.

As for Zhou Gua... well, like I said before, he dared not have any objections.

He only hoped that he could redeem himself later, and that the boss would be lenient with his efforts and not sell him to the brokerage firm.

Suddenly, Shi Tou thought of a question. He stared intently at Zhou Gua: "Qin Zhangdu knows that bandit leader, so why don't you?"

“I was bought by the master from the brokerage firm,” Zhou Gua said. “I have the best martial arts skills. The previous head of the guards was sold by the master, so Boss Qin made me the head of the guards.”

The newcomers naturally had no idea who these veteran merchants like Qin Zhang had dealt with in the past.

Stone looked at his sister. Was that really true?
Shang Wan nodded, knowing that Zhou Gua was a newcomer to the caravan, which was why she didn't ask him about Qin Zhang and the bandit leader.

Xiao Huan called the inn's staff to come up and clear away the dishes, while Shi Tou took Zhou Gua back to his room and gave him a set of night clothes to change into.

Zhou Gua held the night-clothes, looked down at his own muscular physique, then at Shi Tou's small frame, and after a moment of silence asked, "Is this night-clothes yours?"

Upon hearing his question, Stone also noticed that the two were completely mismatched in size. He scratched his head, said "You wait here," and opened the door to go find his sister.

When he returned, he had a set of night clothes suitable for Zhou Gua to wear.

Zhou Gua had met Lu Chengjing before, but seeing the men's clothes that didn't fit Lu Chengjing's physique at all, he didn't dare to ask.

Even if the big boss has other men outside, he's not the one who's turned green with envy. He hasn't gotten over his own mess yet, so why is he worrying about this?

Xiao Huan also went back to her room to change into a set of night clothes.

When the group reunited, Zhou Gua noticed that Shang Wan hadn't changed her clothes.

After staring at Shang Wan's scarlet skirt for a while, Zhou Gua silently swallowed his question.

But when he saw Shang Wan preparing to take the chubby little baby to sneak into the bandit stronghold at night, he finally couldn't hold back anymore.

They were going to raid a bandit stronghold at night, not to go on a spring outing. How could they bring a baby along on such a dangerous mission?

He glanced at Shi Tou and Xiao Huan and found that the two of them looked perfectly normal, seemingly not worried at all.

Zhou Gua was bewildered. Weren't these two the child's elders? Why weren't they worried about the child's safety?
"Master, why don't you let Miss sleep at the inn?" Zhou Gua suggested. Such a dangerous activity really isn't suitable to take a child along!

"I want to go!" Upon hearing that she was to be left behind, Yuanyuan immediately hugged her mother's neck tightly and frowned at Zhou Gua unhappily.

Shang Wan patted her reassuringly, without explaining to Zhou Gua in detail, only saying, "It's nothing."

Zhou Gua was bewildered once again.

Xiao Huan asked a practical question: "There's a curfew outside, and the city gates are closed. Sister, how do we get out of the city?"

Shang Wan commented, "It's just climbing over a city wall, how difficult could it be?"

"Sister, does Xiaohuan mean we should walk to Chencang Mountain?" Shi Tou added to Xiaohuan's question. People can scale city walls, but what about horses?
The three of them don't possess his sister's lightning-fast running skills.

Shang Wan: "..."

She paused for a moment, then looked at the three of them: "Why don't you just stay here, wash up and go to bed?"

The three people who were disliked: "..."

Just as the four of them were about to walk, a small hand was raised high.

"I have a way!"

“There is a way,” Shang Wan corrected skillfully.

Stone and Xiao Huan looked over, and although Zhou Gua didn't understand what a baby could do, he also looked over.

Roundy shook her little head and said with a smile, "Feifei!"

Isn't flying faster than riding a horse?

"Row."

"can."

Xiao Huan and Shi Tou both agreed, but Zhou Gua was completely bewildered.

How can they fly there? They don't have wings.

Zhou Gua quickly learned how to fly there.

Can anyone tell him where this eagle, which is taller than a person, came from?

Shang Wan glanced at Zhou Gua, her gaze carrying a hint of cold scrutiny.

Zhou Gua felt his hair stand on end under her gaze. Driven by his survival instinct, he quickly said as if struck by lightning, "I would rather die than tell anyone."