A post-apocalyptic female soul travels back to the War of Resistance against Japan

Magistrate Wang said, "That child once asked me about the nearest city. I said it was Longyuan City, which is more than ten miles away. That child must have gone to Longyuan City."

Both Eunuch Yuanfu and Jiang Hao were extremely excited. Although there were still some things they didn't understand, they were certain that the young master of the Duke of Anguo's family had probably gone to chase after Prince Rui and his group.

So they didn't delay, asked Magistrate Wang for a missing person notice, and hurriedly headed towards Longyuan City. Perhaps if they had acted faster, they could have caught up with them.

Thirty miles from Qingzhou, there is a steep cliff. People who come here must pass through a crevice in the cliff. Although it is called a crevice, it is wide enough for horse-drawn carriages and oxcarts to pass through.

It is said that a group of ruthless robbers ambushed caravans and pedestrians in this area.

A caravan of carriages approached from afar, surrounded by a group of guards. The guards' uniform attire and the flags on their horses revealed them to be bodyguards from a hired escort agency.

One of the carriages was quite unique; it had two levels, and although it wasn't particularly tall, it was still much taller than the other carriages.

Inside the carriage was Lin Zeyang's family, who had come from Yunzhou. The whole family was talking in a group chat on their cell phones.

Lin Zeyang asked his eldest son via voice message in the group chat, "Is everything alright at Beichen's house?"

Lin Beichen: "Dad, don't worry, everything is fine at home!"

Grandpa Lin then spoke via voice message, "Zeyang, where are you now? Was the journey alright?"

"When you get to town, be sure to buy plenty of food and water, don't skimp on yourself!"

Lin Zeyang replied, "Don't worry, Father, I will arrange everything!"

Grandpa Lin said, "Yes, I always trust you to handle things. You must be careful when you're out there. If you encounter any blind bandits or anything like that, saving your life is the most important thing. All your valuables are not important."

Lin Zeyang replied, "Understood, Father! We've hired twice as many bodyguards, so there shouldn't be any major safety issues."

Grandpa Lin was relieved to hear that many bodyguards had been hired.

Lin Jia Tuanbao, that is, Cheng Ying said, "Grandpa, don't worry, I'm here. I will definitely protect Dad and Mom!"

When Grandpa Lin saw the message was from his darling daughter, he was overjoyed and couldn't stop smiling. "Good, good, good! With our darling Tong'er, Grandpa can rest assured!"

After the family finished chatting, they disconnected. After disconnecting, Lin Zeyang pulled up a map of Qingzhou on his phone and started looking at it.

This was quite alarming. Although they would soon be entering Qingzhou territory, not far ahead lay the place where people often talked about encountering bandits.

"We're approaching an area frequented by bandits. I need to contact Chief Escort Wang and tell him to be extra careful and on guard here, just in case the bandits launch a surprise attack!"

Just as Lin Zeyang was about to set off, a commotion broke out ahead, forcing the entire caravan to stop.

Cheng Ying also stopped Lin Zeyang from getting up, because she had already seen what had happened through the remote monitoring of the driver and the old ox outside.

And soon after, they were told by the bodyguards not to get out of the car.

Even the neighboring families were notified. The bodyguards surrounded all the carriages tightly, and all the bodyguards drew their weapons, looking very vigilant.

Leading the way, Chief Escort Wang and his group of bodyguards were negotiating with a group of bandits.

Yes, that's right, they are robbers. It's clear that the robbers had already planned their target before they even arrived.

They outnumbered them by more than two times, so a direct confrontation was definitely not an option. To ensure their safety, the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) and the bandit leader were negotiating.

On the robbers' side, one of the burly, bearded men who were in charge said, "Giving so few people this little bit of money is not enough, it's too little."

Wang, the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort), originally wanted to pay money to avoid trouble, offering fifty taels of silver per person to save their lives, but the other party disagreed, and his face immediately darkened.

Wang, the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort), said in a deep voice, "Fifty taels per person is already quite a lot. Otherwise, if you push us too far, we will fight to the death and not give you a single tael of silver."

"Even if you outnumber us, we are not afraid. We believe you do not want to make things too big, after all, the army of Lin Yue is not to be trifled with."

"Most of our group are scholars who are going to Xuan Yue City to take the imperial examinations. I believe that if something happens to them, the army will come to wipe you out soon."

The bandit leaders on the other side exchanged glances and agreed that, just as the镖师 (bodyguard/escort) had said, if the other party were an ordinary merchant caravan, it would be easier to deal with them, but since they were all scholars on their way to take the imperial examinations, they would have to think twice.

So a representative from their side said, "Alright then, we agree. You're lucky this time, you got a good deal."

Once the price was agreed upon, Chief Escort Wang turned and walked towards the carriage behind him.