The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 71 On the Road

After the caravan left Rong'an County, Manager Wang spoke to Lin Yan and her brother: "Miss Lin, we will pass through Qi'an and Ning'an counties on our way to the prefectural city. We'll rest outside Qi'an County and then continue our journey. Ning'an County is adjacent to Yun'an Prefecture and very close. We should arrive in Yun'an Prefecture by evening."

"Yes! Thank you for giving us a ride, Manager Wang!"

"Hey, no need for formalities. It's common for our caravan to take people to the prefectural city. After all, there's a section of mountain road on our route, which isn't very safe. People often come to us asking us to take them, let alone friends of Young Master Fu," said Manager Wang.

"Thank you so much, you're too kind. We've needed your help all the way here, otherwise it would have been difficult to reach the prefectural city." Lin Yan said with a smile.

"Oh, by the way, this is our own brewed wine. Here's a jar for you to try. Please don't find it too heavy," Lin Yan said, taking another jar of wine from her basket.

Manager Wang raised an eyebrow. He had seen Lin Yan give Fu Bo a jar of wine when he set off, and now she had taken out another jar.

"Miss Lin, you don't need to be so polite!" Manager Wang repeatedly refused.

"Please take this; it's just a small token of our appreciation. Otherwise, it wouldn't be appropriate for us to ride in your car."

Seeing her enthusiasm, Manager Wang stopped refusing and accepted the gifts, becoming even more cordial. "What are you going to the prefectural city for, young ladies?"

"My younger brother said he wants to visit the academy in the prefectural city!"

"An academy? Hmm... There is indeed a very famous Yunlu Academy in the prefectural city! It's even more popular than the official schools, and it has produced several renowned teachers and high-ranking officials. Would you like to study there in the future, young brother Lin?"

Lin Yu looked up and said, "That's right, the teacher said it's the best academy in Yun'an Prefecture!"

Shopkeeper Wang stroked his beard and laughed, "Hahaha! That's ambitious!"

The journey to Qi'an County followed the official roads, and the caravan traveled smoothly. They stopped outside Qi'an County to eat and rest for a quarter of an hour before continuing their journey.

Because there is a mountain road on the way from Qi'an to Ning'an County, there may be wild animals or bandits. Everyone needs to recover their strength and be prepared.

Fortunately, the caravans were large, so most of the time the bandits and wild animals wouldn't bother them.

After the caravan entered the mountains, everyone became alert. The caravan had an eight-man guard team, four in front and four in back, with their hands on the knives at their waists, ready to strike at any moment.

The forest was unusually quiet. Lin Yu was too excited last night and didn't sleep well. He wasn't feeling well today and had already fallen asleep leaning against Lin Yan.

Lin Yan took a deep breath of the mountain air, twitched her ears, and carefully distinguished the sounds in the mountains.

You can hear the chirping of insects and birds all around, and the sounds of small animals moving around within a hundred meters.

Halfway through the journey, Lin Yan actually heard people breathing. She closed her eyes and listened carefully to the sound coming from a higher place.

"Second Brother, they're almost here! It's a caravan, but there's no cargo on the wagons. They're probably going to buy something, and they must have a lot of cash. Should we get on board?"

"Wait a bit longer, let's see how many of them there are?"

"Second Brother, there are fourteen of them, one old and two young. Of the remaining eleven, eight should be martial arts experts. There are only six of us, we might not be able to finish them all!"

"Our older brother isn't here, should we go up?"

"If our eldest brother were here, he definitely wouldn't let us go. Damn it, they must have money! Second brother, you'd better make a decision!"

"Have Ma Zi set up tripwires and traps ahead. Once they're in disarray, we'll move in and grab the old man directly. The money is definitely in his hands."

"Alright, Second Brother!"

Lin Yan opened her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking: Trouble! Although she wasn't afraid of people coming, things would definitely get chaotic, and Lin Yu was still sleeping!

Lin Yan glanced at where the group was hiding and tossed a few vine seeds forward.

The seeds took root as soon as they touched the soil and grew rapidly. Lin Yan used her supernatural ability to control the vines to bind Ma Zi, who was setting a trap, and threw him aside.

The convoy passed by without noticing anything.

The people on the higher ground were puzzled. "Hey, where did Ma Zi put the trap? Is it still up ahead? It's too far ahead, it'll be hard for us to climb up! We'll definitely teach him a lesson when he gets back."

The group waited for the convoy to fall into the trap, completely unaware that the person sent to set the trap had been tied up tightly and thrown by the roadside. The convoy didn't even see him in the bushes when it passed by.

"Wait, where's Ma Zi?" The bandit's second brother finally realized something was wrong; the caravan clearly hadn't encountered any traps.

"Damn it! How can Ma Zi be so unreliable? Everyone else has already gone over there!"

"Should we return this?"

"What are you even doing? Five against ten!"

"If you let the fat sheep go, I'm going to give that pockmarked guy a good beating."

“Go and see, everyone’s gone. Why isn’t Ma Zi back?” Second Brother frowned.

"I'll go check. I don't think he's brave enough to come back! That idiot..."

The bandits walked to the place where they wanted to ambush the convoy, but after searching around, they couldn't find Ma Zi.

"Pockmarked face? Pockmarked face? Where is he?!"

"Mmm, mmm... mmm, mmm..."

When Ma Zi heard someone calling him, he tried to call for help, but the vines had wrapped him up tightly. He could only wriggle harder to try and make a sound.

Sure enough, the bandits searching for the person spotted a large green worm wriggling in the grass.

He was startled, picked up his knife and went closer to take a look. He saw that the thing wrapped tightly in vines was a human figure, and he was shocked.

He used a knife to cut the vines and, sure enough, saw the familiar clothes inside.

"Holy crap, what are you doing in here?!"

Ma Zi let out a sigh of relief, his mouth finally free. "I don't know! I was setting up a trap when I was suddenly tied up and left here."

"This...? We didn't see anyone else! Who tied you up?"

"This is terrifying! Could there be a monster in the forest?"

The two exchanged a glance, swallowed hard, and ran off as fast as they could to find their second brother.

The second brother not only didn't believe their explanations, but also slapped each of them hard across the face.

"Useless! You can't even do this simple thing right, and you still have the nerve to make excuses."

"No, Second Brother, there really is something binding me!" Pockmarked man cried, covering his face.

“Yes, Second Brother, he was indeed tied up. I saw it. The vines wrapped him up tightly, not a single gap was left.” Another person searching for him also covered his face and explained.

"Enough! I can't be bothered to listen to your explanations. Call it a day! I'm done!" the second brother snapped at the two of them, then turned and left.

The two men who had been beaten exchanged a glance, dared not explain further, and could only follow dejectedly.

Now that the convoy had emerged from the mountains, the guards relaxed a bit and sat on the carts.

Lin Yu was still fast asleep, leaning on Lin Yan's shoulder. When Manager Wang saw that they had left the mountain path and were on the main road ahead, he also nodded drowsily.

Lin Yan, who orchestrated this whole charade, was sitting leisurely in the car, a blade of grass dangling from her lips.