Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 391 - 227 Kill Them All

He Cheng was under attack from all sides. Initially, Gu Chengyu was already very troublesome, so he thought he could win by ambush.

Now, facing three people simultaneously, he couldn’t withstand their attacks, and after just two moves, Gu Chengyu’s sword pierced straight through his chest.

The man in the bamboo hat saw that He Cheng was dealt with and let out a fierce sigh of relief. After the three of them had been fighting for so long, they’d accumulated quite a few wounds themselves.

Gu Chengyu and the others continued to deal with the men in black, and only then did the battlefield start to calm down.

Chief Wu had also been injured in the fight, conveniently on his leg.

Now that all the enemies were taken care of, he sat down on the ground, his leg wound still bleeding.

Chief Wu couldn’t worry about the pain in his leg. He surveyed the surroundings, counting the people.

Despite the fierce battle, several dart masters were wounded, but to survive under these people’s hands is indeed fortunate.

Up till now, he wouldn’t naively believe these people were ordinary bandits. He glanced at the boxes in the carriage.

It was his greed for the high silver fee that nearly cost his brothers their lives, and he truly regretted it!

Ma Er is the second in command of the convoy, considered one of the vice leaders of the escort agency. He was also injured.

He was now counting heads, and after a count, found out one person was missing.

"Where’s Shi Hou?" He looked around, and Shi Hou wasn’t among the standing. Only after turning his gaze did he find Shi Hou lying on the ground.

"Shi Hou!" He yelled and ran towards Shi Hou.

Shi Hou was the only scout of the escort agency, had never made mistakes, but his martial arts were a bit weak.

On usual escort trips, everyone would protect Shi Hou. After all, having a scout reduced a lot of risk for everyone.

Unexpectedly, Shi Hou failed to scout the danger this time, and the bandits came fiercely. Everyone was struggling to protect themselves and didn’t care for Shi Hou.

Ma Er ran to Shi Hou’s side, placed a hand under his nose wing, and found he no longer had any breath.

He cried out in anguish, "Brother! Shi Hou is dead!"

Chief Wu was shocked when he heard this. Shi Hou was the most important dart master in the escort agency. Without Shi Hou, future escort trips would be much riskier.

Moreover, they have lived and died together for so many years, forming a brotherhood in life and death.

His heart was filled with sorrow as he looked at the injured dart masters lying on the ground, and the damaged carriage, his eyes gradually moistening.

The escort agency suffered severe losses this time, all because he coveted the thousand taels of silver.

"Mr. Han, who exactly are those people? They are definitely not ordinary bandits."

He was deceived by Mr. Han, who claimed to be a merchant, doing some shady business, wanting to hire their escort agency for silver transport.

He thought their escort agency was famous far and wide, and the other party must have esteemed their skills.

The escort agency’s dart masters were skilled, and this route to the Capital wasn’t too far. They were familiar with this path, knowing a few bandit camps.

The bandit leaders would typically respect them. He thought this trip wasn’t without significant risks, only to lose a brother, the most important scout of the escort agency.

In fact, all these years of traveling across the country, they were mentally prepared to lose their lives at any moment, but when truly facing life and death, it’s hard not to feel upset.

He needed to get an explanation from Mr. Han, otherwise, they couldn’t continue the escort. He dare not gamble his brothers’ lives anymore.

Mr. Han originally hid near Gu Chengyu, noticing that Mr. Gu and his two servants weren’t weak, even more reliable than the two subordinates sent by the master.

It’s a pity that the carriage protected by Mr. Gu was inaccessible to him, otherwise he would have thick-skinnedly squeezed in.

He was serving the master, only handling business silver coins, not familiar with fighting. Lack of skills would mean certain death.

He emerged from the side of the carriage, looking at the corpses on the ground, still shaken with fear.

Upon hearing Chief Wu’s words, he quickly replied.

"Chief Wu! I have no idea where those people came from! Aren’t they just mountain bandits coveting my goods? I was really wronged! Almost lost my life here. But rest assured, we will certainly arrive safely in the Capital afterwards."

Mr. Han saw that Chief Wu still glared at him angrily, fearing they would stop escorting, he had to persuade them.

Not because he thought these dart masters were good, ensuring safe passage to the Capital.

But he couldn’t bear to part with Gu Chengyu and his servants, originally thought to be a burden, unexpectedly turned out to be hidden experts.

"Mr. Han’s words are laughable. You don’t know who these people are? Clearly, they were after the boxes, causing us such severe losses; the escort agency lost a scout. Mr. Han hid the truth first, don’t blame me for being inconsistent; you can head back to the Capital yourselves! We absolutely can’t refund the deposit paid earlier."

That prepaid deposit of five hundred taels, Chief Wu needed to comfort Shi Hou’s family and the injured dart masters. After all this, little was left.

The dart masters were also very angry. The Chief originally promised a trip worth a thousand taels, tempting them to push him to accept the escort.

Unexpectedly, this escort trip was so dangerous. If it weren’t for those three young lads, they would have certainly perished here today.

Against Mr. Han’s deceitful actions, everyone’s anger was hard to quell.

Mr. Han listened, his face also darkened. If not expecting the Gu Family’s household to accompany the escort agency, did they think he cared for its service?

The escort agency was meant to divert attention, and since the enemy detected it, the escort was of no use. Being targeted by robbers meant the dart masters were doomed.

He didn’t blame them for incompetence, yet these dart masters dared to act prestigious.

He glanced at Gu Chengyu and had to suppress his displeasure, sternly telling Chief Wu, "Chief Wu, when going out for escort, how can you fear danger? Isn’t this what you earn, risking your lives for silver?"

Although Chief Wu thought Mr. Han’s words were correct, if he had warned of the escort’s dangers earlier, they would have considered carefully before accepting it.

Moreover, even if they took it in the end, preparations would have been more thorough than now.

Mr. Han saw Chief Wu’s face turn very unpleasant, and continued to urge, "But, I didn’t expect it to be so dangerous. You’ve already accompanied us along a long way, only three or four days till the Capital. Having come this far, would it not be a waste of efforts not to continue?"

At this time, the man in the bamboo hat also came forward. He used his rough and harsh voice to say, "Those people have been completely wiped out by us. It’s impossible for them to regroup within a mere three or four days. The coming days aren’t likely to be very dangerous."

The man in the bamboo hat glanced at Gu Chengyu. He originally wasn’t inclined to talk to these dart masters. However, he respected their martial arts, so he spoke up.