Scientific Travel

Chen Chenyuan neither agreed nor disagreed. He simply suggested checking if there was truly no money left in the carriage.

Li Leping stood not far away and shouted not only for safety, but also to ensure that Wang Moyu could hear what the two were saying.

Zou Guangyu has been a county magistrate for many years and has been involved in many bandit suppression campaigns. If Chen Chenyuan sees her, then none of them will be able to leave.

Wang Moyu quickly painted Zou Guangyu's face to look like he was infected with the plague. She also told Wang Xi to hide in the compartment under the seat with the money.

That way, even if the other party attacks, Wang Xi can survive.

While applying makeup to Zou Guangyu, Wang Moyu instructed him, "You'd better start thinking now about what you should and shouldn't say, or you'll definitely be the first to die."

Zou Guangyu looked frightened and nodded obediently.

Chen Chenyuan lifted the curtain and saw Wang Moyu holding a person whose face was completely wrapped in a gauze scarf.

"Take the scarf down."

Zou Guangyu lay motionless in Wang Moyu's arms, looking as if he were dead, letting Wang Moyu lift the veil.

"What's wrong with her?" Chen Chenyuan covered his nose and backed away, afraid of being infected.

“She contracted the plague,” Wang Moyu said, sobbing.

Chen Chenyuan looked at Wang Moyu with disbelief and said, "You still dare to hug someone with the plague? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"To be honest," Wang Moyu rolled up his sleeves, revealing red rashes on his arms similar to those on Zou Guangyu's face. "I've already contracted the disease, so naturally I'm not afraid of coming into contact with patients."

Chen Chenyuan looked disgusted and said impatiently, "You're sick and you still come out wandering around, just causing trouble for others. Get down here, everyone. Xiao Liu, go search the carriage and see if there's any money."

The person whose name was called looked panicked, but under Chen Chenyuan's oppressive aura, he had no choice but to appear ready to die and prepare to search the carriage.

Wang Moyu's heart tightened. The reason she had drawn the carriage as if it were infected with the plague was to discourage them from searching it. She hadn't expected that even in this state, they would still be thinking of searching the carriage.

Bandits wouldn't be so reckless. If they looked like wealthy people, it would be one thing, but to search the car after all that, they definitely have ulterior motives.

Wang Moyu glanced at Li Pingle, and the two saw the same meaning in each other's eyes.

Li Pingle stepped forward and said, "My wife and her sister are both patients and have difficulty moving around. I'll help them down right now."

Chen Chenyuan gave a soft hum, which was taken as an agreement.

Li Pingle used the action of helping Wang Moyu up to untie his sleeve, revealing a half-finished sleeve arrow inside.

Wang Moyu held the Rain Flower Array in his hand, his thumb lightly resting on the switch. With just a little force, the needles inside would shoot out like raindrops.

Years of cultivated tacit understanding meant they could understand each other with just a glance. The two quickly raised their hands, and dozens of needles shot out from the narrow carriage opening in a second. Chen Chenyuan was prepared and pulled Liu Jin in front of him to act as a human shield.

Liu Jin was a very heavy man, and he completely blocked Chen Chenyuan from being touched by a needle.

Both the hidden arrows and the Rain Flower Formation have a limited number of weapons. The hidden arrows can be controlled to be fired, but once the Rain Flower Formation is activated, it cannot be stopped.

Li Pingle shot two arrows, both of which hit Liu Jin, without even touching the hem of Chen Chenyuan's clothes.

Without hesitation, he mounted his horse and rode off to the right of the bandits.

As he approached, he noticed that the bandits only had knives as weapons, not arrows.

The advantages of the Rain Flower Formation are obvious: long range, numerous needles, and high lethality. However, its disadvantages are also clear: a small firing range.

Li Pingle is not only good at making these things, but also at making drugs.

Each silver needle was soaked in poison; once it came into contact with a wound, the poisoned person would surely die.

No one can make an antidote, not even Li Pingle himself.

Chen Chenyuan knew that these two people were not ordinary, but he did not expect them to be this extraordinary.

I'd only heard that this woman knew some martial arts, but I never imagined she also knew how to use hidden weapons.

These concealed weapons all have a fatal flaw: the number of needles inside is limited.

"Stay away from them, just make sure you can see the carriage!"

The bandits all obeyed Chen Chenyuan's orders, even though one of their brothers had just been used as a human shield and died in front of her. They all unconditionally obeyed her commands.

Chen Chenyuan's strategy was indeed effective. The Rain Flower Formation's range wasn't very long, and it only managed to hit a few people when the carriage was being driven towards the bandits. After receiving Chen Chenyuan's order, all the bandits turned their horses around, and Wang Moyu didn't hit a single one again.

For this escape, the horses bought were all thoroughbreds. They looked no different from each other on the surface, but when they really ran, they were far beyond the reach of ordinary horses.

But if it's a horse-drawn carriage, it might be caught up.

Wang Moyu looked at the bandits who were keeping a certain distance behind them and shouted to Li Pingle, "Stop the car."

"Hoo." Li Pingyue didn't ask why and did exactly as Wang Moyu said.

Seeing that the carriage in front seemed to have stopped, Chen Chenyuan quickly directed everyone to stop as well.

The carriage stopped for a short time, and after Wang Moyu threw Zou Guangyu off the carriage, it continued on its way.

Zou Guangyu stared at the moving carriage, his face terribly grim.

"Hey." Chen Chenyuan reached out his hand to Zou Guangyu. "Want me to help you up?"

Zou Guangyu didn't say anything, but grabbed Chen Chenyuan's outstretched hand. Chen Chenyuan pulled Zou Guangyu onto the horse.

"They're out of weapons, hurry and chase them."

"Got it."

The two people in the carriage were not having an easy time either. They had used up all the needles in the Rain Flower Formation. They had left in a hurry and only brought two thousand needles with them, which would be enough for at most two more trips.

“If we continue like this, we’ll get caught sooner or later. How about this, we split up, one person on each horse, and you take Wang Xi with you,” Wang Moyu said to Li Pingle while placing needles into the Rain Flower Formation.

"No way! If anyone's going to take it, it's you. I'll go by myself."

The two knew each other very well. If one of them took Wang Xi away, the other would do everything in their power to delay and protect their safety.

I'm informing you, not asking for your opinion.

Li Pingle was driving the carriage in front, so he couldn't see Wang Moyu's expression, but he could imagine it to some extent.

"I won't accept it!" Li Pingle climbed into the carriage. A good horse is good; it can run on its own without being urged.

"Either you take Wang Xi with you, or we'll all go together—" *Slap!*

Before he could finish saying "go," he was interrupted with a snap.

Wang Moyu used all her strength, and Li Pingle's face was turned to the side, leaving a red mark on her fair face.

Wang Xi was so frightened that she started crying, and her cries barely managed to bring the two of them back to their senses.

Wang Moyu's expression grew increasingly resolute amidst Wang Xi's sobs. "If you keep dawdling, none of us will be able to leave."

“You can’t beat me. Only if I cover their retreat can Wang Xi have a chance to survive!” Wang Moyu placed Wang Xi’s hand in Li Pingle’s hand and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t die, so you must take her with you to live.”

"No... I don't want to... I want my mother to come with me."

"Be good!" Wang Moyu stroked Wang Xi's head and comforted her, "Be good, go with your father, and your mother will definitely follow."

Before the two could say anything more, Wang Moyu stopped the carriage. "You two hurry up and leave. I can only leave after you two have left."

Knowing he couldn't persuade Wang Moyu, Li Pingle could only hug Wang Xi tightly and stare intently into Wang Moyu's eyes, saying, "Don't forget what you just said."

Li Pingle had a bright handprint on her face, her eyes were red, and she was struggling to hold back her tears.

Wang Moyu gently touched the red mark and whispered, "Don't worry."

Li Pingle cut the horse's ropes, carried Wang Xi onto the horse, and glanced at Wang Moyu before leaving.

Unable to hold back any longer, tears shone like jewels in the sunlight, making Wang Moyu squint.

Wang Moyu rode the remaining horse, and only started galloping forward when he could barely see the people in front of him anymore.

Wang Moyu was heading in a very different direction from Li Pingle. The bandits behind them might not be able to see the direction Li Pingle was heading, but they would definitely be able to see the direction Wang Moyu was heading.

In that case, these people have no choice but to pursue her.

By the time they realized what was happening, he had already disappeared.

The horse had been stopped for a long time, so even if it was a thoroughbred, it couldn't cover a long distance in a short time.

"You can't escape now, just surrender."