"Jiangnan Escort Bureau, Mr. Zhao, the head of the bodyguard?"
Lu Feng touched his chin, his face thoughtful.
Although he was not familiar with the origin of the person Kong Yi was talking about, he had also heard a little bit about the Jiangnan Escort Agency.
The reason is for no other reason than that the business scope of Jiangnan Escort Bureau is very wide, covering almost the entire Dongyun Kingdom. Its reputation and influence are not weaker than those of the former Tianxia Merchant Gang.
"It seems that the attack on Qingtian Village this time was not just bad luck, but a premeditated robbery."
He calmed down, Lu Feng reasoned, "Otherwise, if it was just to escort a batch of ordinary goods, there would be no need for Fang Baizhou, the leader of the third village, to do it himself. This move is tantamount to killing a chicken with a knife."
"Brother Lu is absolutely right."
Faced with Lu Feng's analysis, Kong Yi was also convinced, and then said in a solemn tone, "This time I left the family, my father also told me many times that this batch of escorts transported to the Jiangnan Escort Bureau in the capital is very important. Not only must we increase vigilance and preparedness throughout the entire process, but we must also consider the escort route. Do not take remote trails and choose official roads instead."
"It's a pity... ."
Sighing heavily again, Kong Yi turned to look at the body of a Kong family guard next to him, with a hint of disappointment on his face, "Hey! It's all my fault for not thinking well. Not only did I put myself and Yanzi in danger, but also caused Lao Liu and the others to lose their own lives in vain...!"
"Me, I'm simply not worthy of being the young master of the Kong family...!"
Speaking of this, Kong Yi couldn't help but clenched his fists secretly, seeming to fall into deep self-blame.
After all, the Huangfeng Desert spans thousands of miles. Not only are monsters rampant in it, inhabited by a large number of poisonous-tailed golden scorpions and deadly sand snakes, but also Qingtian Village and other sand bandits are wreaking havoc. Even warriors in the Kai Pulse Realm dare not go alone. It can be said that it is surrounded by dangers.
Even a first-level warrior like Kong Yi, who is in the Pulse Opening Realm, can barely protect himself. As for escorting such a large number of valuable escorts safely across the Yellow Wind Desert, it is still very difficult, just like pulling chestnuts from the fire.
"Brother Kong, my condolences."
Seeing this, Lu Feng didn't say much and just nodded.
"Brother, don't do this, it's all my fault...!"
Seeing Kong Yi sighing with self-blame, Kong Yan on the side couldn't bear it. She immediately stepped forward to hold the other person's arm and said with red eyes, "If I hadn't made my own decision and asked you to take the shortcut of Huangfeng Desert, maybe we wouldn't have. They will be ambushed by the bandits of Qingtian Village, and Brother Liu and the others will not die... Wuwuwu! Kong Yan lowered his head sadly, sobbing and wiping his tears, obviously in a very low mood.
After all, although the goods were saved during this escort operation, the Kong family suffered heavy losses. Not only were all the bodyguards around them killed, leaving only their two brothers and sisters, but they also offended the powerful enemy of Qingtian Village.
Although it is said that Fang Baizhou, the leader of the third village, did not die in the hands of the two brothers and sisters, but was killed by Lu Feng, according to the rule of the bandits in Qingtian Village who must avenge their enemies, the Kong family will definitely have trouble in the future.
, No matter how dangerous this escort operation is, I will protect your safety..."
Hand raised his hand to slowly wipe away the tears from the corner of Kong Yan's eyes, Kong Yi said with some distress, "Swallow, it's over, don't cry..."
"As for Lao Liu and his friends, their deaths were not in vain. When you were in danger just now, even without my young master's orders, they still rushed forward to protect you regardless of their own safety. They were prepared to die..."
"When we return to Zhiyang City at the end of this trip, I will I will report it to my father and arrange for the widows of Lao Liu and his family to be properly accommodated...."
"Woo woo woo..."
Hearing this, Kong Yan also slowly raised her head, with tears still hanging from the corners of her eyes, "Brother, but I still feel very uncomfortable...!"
"This escort operation is obviously a family secret. Apart from my father and you, almost no other person knows about it. Moreover, we were not only cautious at all times along the way, but even the escort route was changed several times. How did these bandits learn about our route of action..."< br/>
Huangfeng Desert is the stronghold of the Qingtian Village gang of bandits after all. If we are not careful, we may indeed expose our traces <
"Is the news leaked? I don't think it's that simple..."
Beside, Lu Feng, who was listening quietly, suddenly spoke.
"This...!"
Hong Yi was also stunned for a moment.
"Although the bandits in Qingtian Village have been entrenched in the Huangfeng Desert for many years and are very familiar with the terrain and environment here, the Yellow Wind Desert is too big after all..." Lu Feng still said slowly, "Brother Kong, if you are a small caravan of less than ten people, if you deliberately hide your whereabouts throughout the entire journey, unless there is intelligence support, you will not be able to escape in this thousands of miles of yellow sand. Setting up an ambush in advance is as difficult as panning for gold in the sand..."
"Brother Lu, do you mean..."
"Brother, is there a spy in our family?!"
Hearing this, not only Kong Yi's brows furrowed, but also Kong Yan's pretty face changed slightly, showing a serious expression.
As Lu Feng said, the two brothers and sisters were extremely careful this time, but in the end they were ambushed by Qingtian Village, and the other party seemed to have planned it. The leader was Bai Zhou, the leader of the third village of Qingtian Village, which was undoubtedly a bit strange.
Facing the questioning from the Kong brothers and sisters, Lu Feng just smiled and said nothing, as if he did not want to say more.
After all, these are just his personal speculations, and he does not know much about the internal situation of the Kong family. He only pointed out the possibility of a traitor informing him.
As for Lu Feng's current plan, it is also very simple, that is to rush to Dongyun Capital as soon as possible, and then go to the Alchemist Guild to get back his share of the reward.
"Swallow, after returning to the family, please do not make any public announcement about this attack. Father and I will handle it..."
Seeing that Lu Feng was unwilling to say anything, Kong Yi did not continue to ask questions. He just gave instructions in a deep voice to Kong Yan who was standing aside. The latter also knew that the situation was serious and nodded obediently.
Although the two brothers and sister met each other by chance, they were destined to meet each other now. In addition, Lu Feng's destination was also Dongyun Capital, so the three of them went together.
“Almost.”
Lu Feng nodded.
"Since Brother Lu is here for the first time in the capital, I don't know much about the situation in the capital. I happen to have been to the capital a few times, so maybe I can be a little guide for Brother Lu..."
Seeing that Lu Feng didn't mind, Kong Yi also grinned, and then slowly introduced, "Dongyun Capital belongs to the Emperor's Foot. It covers a vast area, almost equal to the size of half a county, and the forces within it are also a mixture of fish and dragons..."
"It's just that among these many forces, the ones with the strongest foundation and influence are none other than the Three Sects and One Saint, and these forces almost dominate the entire capital!"