Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

The reason Long Aotian did this was because he realized that if he didn't drink it now, they would probably find other ways to achieve their goal.

Rather than tearing each other apart later, it's better for him to pretend to comply now.

"Oh dear, I'm feeling a bit sleepy," Long Aotian said deliberately, and with his Oscar-worthy acting skills, he pretended to fall onto the table.

As he expected, the person outside the door saw the whole thing.

"How are you? Have you fallen asleep yet?"

"Don't worry, my sleeping pills are very potent. He won't wake up for at least three to five hours!"

"Then it seems we won't need this."

As one of them spoke, he put down the thin bamboo stick he had brought with him.

"Go and inform Inspector Jiang immediately, we need to prepare to depart right away."

"clear."

After everyone outside had left, Long Aotian quickly ran to the window and spat the ginger soup he was holding into the greenery in front of the window.

Before long, the casino downstairs was completely emptied.

All the gamblers here today were hired by Jiang Shou as a cover.

Three or five burly men went upstairs, carried Long Aotian down, and the group of about ten people walked out of the back door in a grand procession.

They removed Long Aotian's waist tag, then stuffed him into the carriage and headed towards the north gate.

He had bribed the general guarding the city tonight, so they were able to leave the city without any trouble.

Long Aotian sat in the carriage, bouncing along, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around.

He secretly got up and peeked out from behind a corner of the carriage curtain.

All I could see were a few people dressed like the Night Watchmen, following on either side of the carriage.

The problem is, Long Aotian has been here for so many days, and he doesn't recognize any of these faces; they're clearly imposters...

"Brother, do you think we really have to hand this over?"

Just as he was secretly observing, he suddenly heard two people talking from behind the carriage, so he quickly moved closer to eavesdrop.

"If we don't give them this, how will we get out?"

"I've heard that this herb is very valuable!"

"Shh, why are you shouting so loudly? Even if this herb is valuable, it's not as valuable as our lives. Besides, we just randomly snatched it; who knew that old man was a medicine master? We've given it to him, so let's just keep our lives safe..."

"All right……"

Hearing their words, Long Aotian couldn't help but have a bad feeling...

If what Shi Yiguang said is true, this herb has always been in her master's possession.

Combining that with what the bandits just said, it's very likely that her master has already perished...

Soon, the team had traveled more than twenty miles outside the city, and it was here that they encountered a checkpoint.

This checkpoint happened to be set up by the people of Shui County.

Because Shuixian County is the closest to Qianzhou City, the first checkpoints set up along the official road would naturally be in Shuixian County.

"We are ordered to set up a checkpoint here to intercept passing bandits."

Several soldiers placed a wooden fence across the road and immediately surrounded the area with their weapons.

"Who are you?"

The appearance of these officers and soldiers made everyone in the team very nervous.

“We are from the Night Watch of Qianzhou Town.” Jiang Shou stepped forward and showed his waist badge.

"Since you are the chief patrolman of the night watchman's office in Qianzhou, why are you leaving the city in the middle of the night?" The leading general glanced back and immediately asked, "Who is in the carriage behind us?"

“It’s Lord Shen from our Zhenye Division.” Jiang Shou smiled and took out the waist token he had taken from Long Aotian, deliberately saying, “He is a close friend of Dong Fuguang, the Left Commander of the Huayi Mansion.”

Upon hearing Dong Fuguang's name and checking his waist tag to confirm that everything was correct, the general prepared to let him pass.

Originally, they didn't need to set up checkpoints on this official road; it was all Dong Fuguang's suggestion.

If you encounter people who are conscientious and responsible and eager to make a name for themselves, then that is naturally a good thing.

But if you encounter corrupt officials who are lazy and good-for-nothing, this task becomes a real chore.

"So you're a good friend of Dongda University, my apologies." The general raised his hand, ready to let them pass.

Jiang Shou retrieved his waist token, inwardly marveling at how easy it was to get things done when you had connections in high places.

"Wait, did I say he could leave?"

Just as the soldiers were about to move the wooden fence to let Jiang Shou and his men pass, a figure staggered to his feet and stopped them.

"Young Master, you've had too much to drink. You should go back and rest. I'll take care of things here..."

Upon seeing this, the leading general quickly stepped forward to stop him.

As a result, the next moment, he received a stinging slap across the face.

"Get out of my way!" The man, holding a wine jug, glared fiercely at the man before him and cursed, "My father is the magistrate of Shui County. Who are you to dare stop me?!"

Seeing this, the leading general dared not continue to stop him and could only let him stagger to Jiang Shou's side.

"Who do you think is in this car?"

"I am Chief Inspector Shen of the Night Guard of Qianzhou Town."

Upon hearing this, the young master gave a cold smile, "Is his good apprentice, Jiang Beichuan, here?"

Jiang Shou felt somewhat bewildered and could only smile and reply, "Young Master Li, you're already drunk. You should go back and rest."

"Answer me!" Young Master Li suddenly threw down the wine jug in his hand and shouted angrily, "Is Jiang Beichuan in this group or not?"

Not wanting to escalate the situation, Jiang Shou suppressed his anger and replied, "Of course not. There's only Lord Shen in the carriage."

"Heh, I don't believe it!" Young Master Li said, swaying as he walked towards the procession of carriages.

This guy was drunk and went crazy, actually looking at their faces one by one.

This terrified the bandits, and they all gripped their weapons tightly.

Seeing this, Jiang Shou quickly chased after him and grabbed him, saying, "Young Master Li, how about this? If you're looking for Jiang Beichuan, come to our Zhenye Division another day, and I'll have him personally receive you, how about that?"

But to everyone's surprise, the drunk young master Li did not believe Jiang Shou's words at all. He was convinced that Jiang Beichuan was hidden in the carriage procession, otherwise why would he not let him find him?

"Why are you so nervous when I'm looking for someone?" Young Master Li shoved Jiang Shou aside, continuing his search while jokingly asking, "Could it be that there's someone you're hiding in your group?"

As he was saying this, he suddenly froze, stopping in his tracks and staring intently at the two people in the group, his drunkenness instantly sobering him up.

"This……"

Just as Young Master Li was about to say something, Jiang Shou immediately stepped forward and struck the guy on the back with a blunt object, knocking him unconscious!