kingnovel Chapter 1044 Whose is it?
Chapter 1044 Whose is it?
Jiang Yaozu looked up as if he sensed something, and met Cui Ling's gaze as he turned his head. Although he couldn't see clearly through the veil, Jiang Yaozu knew that the other party had ill intentions.
Unlike before, when he was cold but ignored their gazes, now his malice was blatant.
"Uncle, Uncle, stop talking. Something seems wrong. Would this person kill someone without warning? I have a feeling he heard what we were saying," Jiang Yaozu quickly tugged at the old man's sleeve and whispered.
"They're so far away, they couldn't possibly hear us. It's alright, besides, we didn't say anything," the old man said, not really bothered.
They hadn't bothered the other party, and had even given them medicine, so it wasn't a big deal to discuss their identities out of curiosity.
Moreover, he wanted to take this opportunity to see if he could get close to this benefactor. Businessmen need to find a backer; without a backer, you can't succeed in business and will only be bullied to death.
These are turbulent times, and business is tough; otherwise, they wouldn't have to leave their homes.
Besides the two groups of people, there was also a group of merchants following behind them on the official road. They were the same people who had eaten at the tea stall earlier, and the old man recognized them.
This caravan of merchants was about the same size as them, with only about ten people. They were dressed neatly and discreetly, pulling three or four mule carts with boxes tied to them. The contents of the boxes were unknown. No one in the caravan spoke; it was very quiet. They seemed unassuming and much more composed than the old man's group.
As the two groups passed each other, the leader whispered a seemingly casual reminder to the old man, "If you want to live, find an excuse not to go with that person."
The old man was taken aback when he heard this. He looked at his nephews and saw that they were also surprised. He knew that he had not misheard.
Looking at the person who had spoken, his expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't been the one who had spoken just moments before. In no time at all, he had already made his way ahead.
Jiang Yaozu felt a little scared when he saw that the other man said the same thing. "Uncle..."
The old man regained his composure, waved his hand, and said, "It's alright, we'll be at the city gate in half a day. What's there to be afraid of under the emperor's nose?"
That's what he said, but the old man was still careful and didn't follow too closely, keeping a greater distance from him.
Cui Ling secretly lowered his hand from the hilt of his sword and squinted at the group of men who had just passed him.
This was definitely not an ordinary merchant. Although he didn't hear what the other party and the old man were saying, he definitely spoke.
This is interesting.
Actually, he had sensed something was off about this group of people when they were at the tea stall. They didn't have the air of ordinary businessmen, nor the shrewdness and calculating nature of those who were obsessed with money. To put it bluntly, they were out of touch with reality and were probably in disguise.
It was none of his business, and he didn't need to care.
Just as this group of people passed by him, he suddenly noticed that one of them looked familiar. He felt like he had seen him somewhere before, and the other person seemed to know him as well, secretly sizing him up several times. He was very perceptive and would never be wrong.
His sixth sense told him that it was very likely a big fish.
So Cui Ling temporarily gave up the idea of killing the old man and the others, since they wouldn't be able to escape once they arrived in the capital.
Moreover, these people don't know him, so they can't cause much of a stir, making the risk factor relatively lower.
He could die a moment earlier or a moment later, or even die at all, it was all up to him in a single thought, but that group of people was different.
If he weren't seriously injured and alone, he would definitely have captured those people and interrogated them thoroughly.
The old man and the others were unaware that they had escaped a calamity because of this.
"Second brother, third brother, hurry up with the car. I secretly glanced at Cui Ling a few times just now, and it seems he noticed me. It wouldn't be good if we attracted his attention," the leader urged in a low voice.
After saying that, he took the lead and whipped the mule in front of him, making the mule cart go even faster with a "thud".
Normally, this person wouldn't make such a mistake, but it's really strange that Cui Ling is here at this time in the border area between Hebei and the capital. He also looks quite disheveled, which is not like his usual behavior.
Given that he had only met Cui Ling a few times before, this person was not immediately able to confirm that he was Cui Ling.
After leaving the tea stall, I secretly followed and observed, and only just now did I confirm it.
This person is Cui Ling!
Moreover, this task is definitely not something that can be made public!
Seeing how eager the other party was to get on their way, Cui Ling calmed down, knowing that he had guessed most of the time correctly.
He wanted to see whose henchmen these people were and what they carried with them.
Once they reached the city gate, he could stop them on the spot.
After thinking it over, Cui Ling cracked his whip, urging his horse to run a few steps faster and closely follow behind these people.
"Boss, what do we do? He's followed us. He must have realized something's wrong with us," someone said anxiously.
"It's my fault. I was secretly observing him for too long. This man is a military officer with keen senses. He must have noticed something!" The leader was also annoyed.