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This is intriguing. Why would a girl and an old man follow a caravan to trade thousands of miles away? Not only is it inconvenient, it is also unsafe. Even if the Wuning Marquis Mansion is short of people, it would not need a girl and an old man to trade for them.

He went straight to find Qi Lusheng, and used threats and inducements, but Qi Lusheng insisted that Su Qin was going there to do business for him, and that other people's vision was not as good as hers, so Zeng always felt uneasy about following her.

He couldn't figure out why he told Duke Lu. Duke Lu thought about it for a long time and felt that Su Qin and Zeng Lao left to avoid disaster.

He knew that Zhao Liangchen was secretly the emperor's man. The struggle between the emperor and Prince Liang was becoming more and more clear, and there would be a war sooner or later. If Prince Liang knew that Zhao Liangchen was the emperor's man, the people around him would definitely be in danger. Zhao Liangchen did not care about his family, but he cared about his teacher, so he was likely to send them away early.

Although Zhao Liangchen agreed with this statement, he always felt that things were not that simple and Su Qin must have other purposes.

The Duke of Lu was inspired by this incident and felt that although they had a great chance of winning, not everything was foolproof. If the emperor lost, as the queen's family, the Duke of Lu's Mansion would be the first to suffer. So, just in case, the Duke of Lu's Mansion should send some children away to preserve the family.

Generally, the legitimate sons of large families are closely watched, especially those from a family like the Duke of Lu's Mansion. King Liang must have sent people to keep a close eye on them.

Therefore, in order to send the child away, they could only choose an inconspicuous illegitimate son. Qiao Haomin was a notorious playboy who often traveled around, so he took several illegitimate sons in the mansion and left Shangjing City on the pretext of going out for fun.

Because there was no advance preparation, the Duke of Lu felt that it was safest to follow the Marquis of Wuning.

This decision was exactly what Qiao Haomin wanted. He just wanted to follow Su Qin to see what her purpose was.

Originally, it was just a guess, an intuition, but Su Qin's disappearance made him certain that Su Qin must have some ulterior motive for leaving Shangjing City.

He is a playful person. Su Qin is different from all the women he has met. He came out because he must want to know what Su Qin is going to do.

So the next day, as soon as Mr. Zeng set off, he followed him. This time, he did not keep a distance from him, but followed closely behind, saying that he was worried about Mr. Zeng and followed to protect him.

Qiao Haomin didn't believe that Su Qin could just ignore Zeng Lao's absence. Zeng Lao was too lazy to pay attention to him. Anyway, he received the letter and Su Qin safely connected with the team in front. If Qiao Haomin wanted to follow, let him follow.

Su Qin really hadn't shown up at all. With only her and Mai Dong there, they moved much faster. They didn't ride in a carriage anymore. Instead, Mai Dong took her on horseback, and a group of people were assigned to protect her in front. They kept moving forward, overtaking several teams along the way, and finally caught up with the team in front.

It only took Su Qin half a month to reach the border. The neighboring country was Wu. This country was located in a vast mountain range. There were more mountains than plains in the whole country, so food was in short supply. The people usually made a living by hunting.

Strictly speaking, this is not a country, but a large tribe with a single ethnic group.

The finest furs, animal bones and rare animals that Su Qin and his team collected were basically all from this country. They used these things to exchange for food, cloth, salt and other daily necessities from other countries.

Although this country is a little small compared to Su Qin's country, the people are very tough and all the citizens are soldiers. The terrain is complex and easy to defend but difficult to attack. It would be very difficult for nearby countries to annex it.

Moreover, this country is very xenophobic. Without the guidance of its own people, it is impossible for outsiders to enter this country. However, its location is very special. It is the only channel connecting the two countries. Therefore, if the connected countries want to trade with each other, they have to pass through it.

Passing caravans had to pay high taxes if they wanted to pass safely, so although the products here were few, it was very rich.

Su Qin and his caravan were brought back by merchants from their country, so Su Qin entered the country smoothly.

Su Qin will stay here for the time being. This place is no longer within her own country, so she needs to integrate her team together, which will be safer and more convenient.

When they came, the caravan brought food, cloth and other goods needed by the tribe. Su Qin didn't want to pay high taxes and then take these goods to the next country, so all the goods needed to be traded here, which took time.

The person who brought them here was Qu Bhudan, who had a very good impression of Su Qin.

This country is very rich, but it has a very obvious shortcoming, which is the huge gap between the rich and the poor. Slavery is practiced. The richest person is the leader who rules the big tribe. He and his family are nobles. Below them are the leaders and families of the villages of various small tribes, as well as some civilians. The rest are slaves.

Qu Bhudan was originally a commoner in his own tribe. He did not have a high status and was not rich, but he was free, so he traveled to several countries to do business. This time, he seized the opportunity to do business with Su Qin and Qi Lusheng and made a lot of money, so Qi Lusheng asked him to take care of Su Qin. He was very polite to Su Qin and brought Su Qin back to his village.

After Su Qin settled down in this village, he left some people behind to protect himself and asked the rest to return to support Mr. Zeng.

It is impossible to let Qiao Haomin follow Mr. Zeng all the time. Su Qin used a very simple and crude method. Their caravan had more than a thousand people. Even if 500 people were left behind, there were still more than 500 people. Su Qin asked these people to surround Qiao Haomin directly, and then some people took Mr. Zeng away, and the rest of the people watched Qiao Haomin until he could no longer keep up with Mr. Zeng.

Qiao Haomin's team had only more than a hundred people in total. Faced with the people who suddenly surrounded them, who were several times more numerous than them, they really couldn't escape for a while.

Qiao Haomin didn't want to clash with Marquis Wuning's men, so he asked Elder Zeng, "Elder Zeng, I'm just following you because I'm on the same path as you and feel I need your protection. I have no ill intentions. Please let these people leave."

Mr. Zeng was too lazy to pay attention to him. He had long been impatient and climbed directly onto the horse of a man who came to pick him up. Aunt Zhang also got on the horse of a female guard and left quickly.

Some of the remaining people drove away in their carriages, and a large number of them still surrounded Qiao Haomin. Qiao Haomin's face was very ugly. He was a spoiled young man and had never been treated like this before. He wanted to take action, but considering his father's instructions before leaving, he didn't dare to.

They had not yet reached the border, and so many people making gestures here would surely attract the attention of the local authorities. If discovered by the local authorities, King Liang might discover that they were secretly transferring people out, and they would be arrested as thieves or rebels.

If we can't take action, we can only remain in this stalemate.

Mr. Zeng's body could not withstand the violent bumps, and Aunt Zhang was very scared of riding a horse, so their speed was much slower than Su Qin's. By the time they found Su Qin, many days had passed.