A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 142 Gold and Sky Lanterns

The night was dark and silent. At the entrance of Yuanshun Escort Agency, the sound of horse hooves rubbing against the ground could be heard...

There were two people sitting on a carriage at the door: Duan Rong was holding a lantern, his eyes were gloomy; Lu Feng was holding the whip, his lips were trembling, and his eyes were looking around uncertainly...

Just as the two men sat down on the escort vehicle, two burly men with bare chests came in, carrying a box made of fine steel, and slowly moved it and placed it on the escort vehicle.

As soon as the box was placed on the escort cart, the bottom of the cart suddenly sank half an inch. The weight of one thousand pounds was a bit strained even for a escort cart that had been transporting goods all year round.

Duan Rong held the lantern and glanced at the box. The box was not very big, only about one-third of the size of the cargo box that was being sent to Ruyang Prefecture this time.

However, Duan Rong knew that the box contained a full 1,000 kilograms of gold.

The density of gold is more than twice that of iron. Although this box is not big, it weighs more than one thousand kilograms. This can be seen from the heavy and laborious way the two burly men moved their feet.

In Kyushu, the exchange rate of gold to silver is 1:20. Moreover, this is the official rate given to you, and the actual exchange rate among the people is higher than this.

Because gold has a very big advantage, which is that it is universally accepted in this world.

For example, silver bills, although easy to carry, have a problem, that is, they can only be used in Qingzhou. Yunshui Piaohao is a bill exchange under the jurisdiction of Taiyimen. No one recognizes it outside the territory of Taiyimen. However, gold is acceptable.

And inside this box, there is a full 1,000 kilograms of gold! This temptation is really too great!
Lu Feng whipped the horse whip lightly, and the sound of horse hooves rang out on the bluestone slabs. The wheels of the escort carriage began to turn...

The escort carriage rumbled along the street and took more than an incense stick of time before arriving at the south gate of the county town.

The lanterns at the city gate swayed in the night wind, emitting dim light and projecting the nearby scenery...

As soon as the escort vehicle arrived at the city gate, the yawning city guard came over and shouted, "Who are you? Why are you leaving the city at this time?"

Duan Rong jumped out of the car and said with a smile, "I'm from Yuanshun Escort Agency, sending an urgent escort out of the city."

The yamen runner raised the lantern and shone it on Duan Rong, the escort vehicle behind Duan Rong, and Lu Feng sitting in the vehicle. Seeing that the two men were dressed as escorts, he asked, "Why are you escorting at this time?"

"An urgent escort! It's delivered to Houpo Town, a distance of twenty miles." Duan Rong explained with a nod.

"Waist badge!" said the bailiff.

Duan Rong handed over the badge.

"Who is it?" Suddenly, a middle-aged yamen runner wearing a felt hat walked out of the duty room next to the city gate and asked in a deep voice.

This middle-aged yamen runner is called He Guizhou, and he is already in his early forties. He has been working as a yamen runner in the yamen since he was 18 years old, taking over his father's shift. He is the leader of this shift of yamen runners guarding the city.

Upon hearing this, the yamen runner immediately walked over and said with an apologetic smile, "Boss, this is the escort car of Yuanshun Escort Agency!"

He Guizhou's eyes moved, sweeping across Duan Rong and Lu Feng's faces, then he walked over with a lantern in hand, glanced at the escort vehicle, turned around and shouted, "Let it pass!"

As soon as He Guizhou gave the order, the yamen runners immediately opened the city gate. Duan Rong jumped onto the escort carriage and left Xiangu County with the sound of horse hooves.

After the escort vehicle left the city, the South Gate was closed again behind the two of them!
He Guizhou watched the escort vehicle leave the city, then slipped into the duty room, lit a sky lantern (Kongming lantern), and released it out of the window of the duty room!

On the official road outside the South City, a single lamp illuminated a lone escort vehicle, which was moving slowly in the dark night...

The wind in the fields blew the wheat waves, making them rustle...

Lu Feng drove the escort car, his eyes swept across the dark fields. He rolled his eyes and looked at Duan Rong who was sitting beside him. He said, "Duan Rong, let's run away! If we run away now, we might still be able to survive..." Duan Rong glanced at Lu Feng coldly and asked, "Did you see the sky lantern rising from the top of the city behind us?"

"Sky lantern?" Lu Feng's heart moved, and he immediately turned his head to look behind him. Sure enough, he saw a sky lantern, which had risen high above the city wall.

They were not far from the South City Gate. In the night, a cross was reflected on the sky lantern!
Lu Feng's heart skipped a beat. He realized that the rice character pasted on the lantern was some kind of secret code, but he didn't know what it meant.

"What does that lantern mean?" Lu Feng turned around and asked Duan Rong.

"I don't know what it means. But I know that there must be eyes staring at us in the dark." Duan Rong said expressionlessly.

When Lu Feng heard this, fear in his eyes became even greater. He looked around, and in the dark night, there was only the sound of wheat waves. Where was the human figure?
Lu Feng suddenly felt that as long as he could jump into the wild forest and find a place to hide, he might be able to escape.

He and Duan Rong, together, sent the gold to the mass grave, and they will undoubtedly be cannon fodder!
Lu Feng thought about it again and again, and saw that Duan Rong's eyes were cold, and it was obvious that he had no intention of escaping with him.

Lu Feng's eyes finally focused, he suddenly jumped off the escort car and ran into the wilderness.

Duan Rong saw Lu Feng's action, and without blinking, he took the whip thrown by Lu Feng and continued to drive along the official road...

Everyone has their own choices, and many times, it has nothing to do with right or wrong.

Lu Feng had just rushed to the official road and was about to jump off the road and leap into the wheat field, when suddenly two whooshing sounds were heard in the dark night!
Two crossbow arrows shot out from the dark and undulating wheat waves!

When Lu Feng heard the whistling sound in the night wind, his body tensed up. Although the sound of the crossbow arrow breaking through the air was not loud, to Lu Feng it was like a thunderclap ringing in his ears, making his scalp numb!

Lu Feng's muscles reacted almost subconsciously, he crouched down and tried to roll backwards, but he was obviously a step too late. Almost at the same time when you cried out for his life, a crossbow arrow hit his shoulder, and the other crossbow arrow went straight through his chest!

The wheat wave that shot the crossbow arrow was actually not far from him!

Lu Feng fell beside the official road with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. He saw the escort car moving farther and farther away in the night. He laughed miserably with a vicious look in his eyes, muttering, "Duan Rong, I'll wait for you downstairs..."

Lu Feng was not originally a bad person, but fear and misery can easily turn a person into a ghost...

Before Lu Feng finished speaking, the miserable smile on his face froze forever. A crossbow arrow suddenly pierced his head, and the cold arrowhead covered in blood shot out from his brow...

Then, two figures rushed out from the wheat waves and dragged Lu Feng's body into the wheat waves in the dark night.

The wheat has already sprouted around the Grain Full Festival, and the wheat is tall enough to cover people's knees...

Xiangu County, inside the south gate!
In the shadows of an alley not far from the city gate, stood two masked men in black. They were Ruan Fengshan and Luan Jingfu from Yuanshun Escort Agency.

Ruan Fengshan looked at the sky lantern rising above the city wall and was suddenly shocked. He thought to himself: Could it be that the people in the government office are also involved in this matter?

Ruan Fengshan suddenly felt that this matter might be more complicated than he thought!
Ruan Fengshan clenched his fists in the dark!

"It doesn't matter if he is from the government or not! If he dares to target Yuanshun Escort Agency, I will break his teeth!"

Otherwise, those guys who are lurking in the dark will think that our Yuanshun Escort Agency can really be bullied!
However, one of the guards on duty at the city gate actually gave secret signals, which made it difficult for him and Luan Jingfu to leave the city.

Once those people are alarmed, Jing'er will most likely die immediately!

Although Ruan Fengshan was a resourceful man, he was now in a dilemma. His cold eyes flashed a deep and uncertain light.

(End of this chapter)