Chapter 470: Tiger Roar

On the official road, several traveling merchants were driving carriages forward slowly.

It was early spring, the cold wind was biting, and it was not suitable for traveling. So there were not many pedestrians on this official road, and it was silent, with only the sound of horse hooves and the bells tied to the carriages echoing.

The old merchant rubbed his hands, feeling that his whole body was soaked through with cold, and even the gaps in his bones were permeated with cold, so he couldn't help but complain.

"These days are truly impossible to live through."

The young merchant next to him took up the thread.

"Who wouldn't say so? Ever since the great chaos in the capital the year before last, this road has become harder and harder to walk. Before, there were at least some rules, now... sigh, it's a great stroke of luck not to be robbed on this road."

The old merchant shook his head.

"Who wouldn't say so? Before, when we heard those Jianghu people say things like, the Embroidered Uniform Guard's methods were cruel and they bullied the good, we foolishly agreed... now looking at it, when has the Embroidered Uniform Guard's sword ever fallen on the heads of us commoners?"

"If the Embroidered Uniform Guard's blade is slow, we truly have no way to live..."

After finishing, everyone sighed in unison.

Actually, they were just saying it casually while no one was around.

Over these past two years, although the Embroidered Uniform Guard has not been as active as before, every strike they make has been more ruthless and decisive than ever, especially with the new Northern Depot Commander Wang Hai and Southern Depot Commander An Ziyang, whose ferocity and prestige now rival that of Li Miao, who has not appeared for two years.

Currently, the Jianghu's perception of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was extremely complex, and the court's control over the Jianghu had also clearly weakened. If these words were heard by Jianghu people, they might bring disaster.

But what they feared came; before they could finish sighing, a sound of branches and leaves shaking came from the woods by the road. Several merchants were scared deathly pale, thinking it was highwaymen or wild beasts, and they all stopped talking and gripped the short swords at their waists.

But they didn't expect that the next moment, a baby's cry came from the forest.

And then voices were heard together.

"Young lady, be good, don't cry, we will enter the city soon, and then I will find food for you, okay?"

Before the words fell, a dark-skinned young man drilled out of the forest, holding a swaddle in his arms.

A tall man with a heroic face followed him out.

Only then did the several merchants breathe a sigh of relief.

Yes, the dark-skinned young man had a sword at his waist, so he should be a Jianghu person. But if he had bad intentions, he wouldn't be bringing a baby with him; they thought he should just happen to have met them.

Let us say that the two who drilled out of the forest were exactly Li Miao and Wu Mingxiao, who were ready to set off after feeding the infant.

If there were only two of them, they could naturally say they were leaving.

But now they were bringing a child, so they had to prepare some things, a carriage, and it would be best to find a wet nurse before setting off. The two found the official road, thinking of going to a nearby county town to buy things, but they happened to run into a few passing merchants.

The two sides looked at each other.

Wu Mingxiao was a greenhorn, so only Li Miao could step forward to talk.

"A few gentlemen, it is fate."

He stepped forward and bowed with a smile.

If Li Miao wasn't killing people, just based on his appearance, his smile was quite comfortable to look at—of course, provided he didn't open his mouth to insult you.

The old merchant also responded with a smile.

"Greetings, two gentlemen, are you going to the county town ahead?"

"I see you two are bringing a child, the road is bumpy, and the wind is cold, if you don't mind, you can get on the carriage—"

He paused halfway through his sentence.

Before he could finish, Li Miao had already jumped onto the carriage, lay down broadly, pulled the bear-skin cloak over himself, said "I don't mind," and closed his eyes to doze off.

The old merchant's mouth twitched.

No, you really aren't polite at all, huh?

I was letting the one holding the child get on the carriage, you are quite conscious, and even say "I don't mind"... is it your place to mind!

Wu Mingxiao's face turned red; his Assistant Minister was extremely strict in governing the army, and usually, even taking a bowl of food from the commoners would result in a beating, so he had never done anything so "un-outsider-like" as Li Miao, and after saying sorry with his head down, he rushed onto the carriage.

Several merchants looked at each other.

"Sigh, forget it, meeting is fate."

Finally, the old merchant waved his hand.

"They are bringing a child, maybe they are tired, let's just accumulate some virtue and do good, and send them to the county town."

So the carriage team continued forward.

Linjiang Prefecture, as the name suggests, is near the waterway, and the air is damp and cold. This official road had experienced a whole winter of freezing, and now that it had just melted a little, it was even harder to walk.

The group walked for an hour, and they hadn't even walked out of this mountain forest, only walking to the foot of a mountain.

The young merchant said while pounding his legs. ===== CHAPTER 471 =====