Chapter 347: Accidentally Entering the Black Market
Chapter 347: Accidentally Entering the Black Market
It seemed like it was fate. Seizing the opportunity while both sides were distracted, Yuan Shanchuan reached out his hand in the darkness and took hold of the painting.
Slowly and cautiously, he retreated, step by step, moving away from the woods and running in a different direction.
When he finally snapped out of his daze, he had already escaped far, far away.
At this crucial moment, Yuan Shanchuan had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.
Being cautious, he remembered stories he had heard from his escort friend about incidents that occurred during their journeys. Recalling those details, he clumsily concealed any traces of his involvement.
He knew that this was a matter of life and death, and one wrong move could lead to the same fate as the two escorts.
Perhaps due to luck or maybe because both sides from that fateful night were too injured to bother searching for him, Yuan Shanchuan managed to hide for several days without revealing his whereabouts.
He didn't dare to return home, fearing that it would bring trouble to his family.
Therefore, he needed to quickly return to the city and deliver the painting to the county magistrate at the yamen.
But with all the detours, hiding in the mountains, and pretending to be someone else, Yuan Shanchuan had exhausted all the money he had earned along the way.
Finally, after all the hardship, he arrived outside the gates of Jiangyuan County.
He was on the brink of victory, and tears of joy almost welled up in his eyes.
However, his good fortune came to an end at that moment.
Before he could enter the city, he saw the group of bandits guarding the city gate.
Yuan Shanchuan was terrified and didn't dare to enter the city. He could only run in the opposite direction.
His hasty escape made him appear suspicious among the crowd entering the city.
The bandits immediately sensed that something was amiss and cautiously approached him.
In a state of panic, Yuan Shanchuan kept his head down, desperately trying to get away.
"Then I saw a convoy that seemed formidable. Some people were gathered, talking, while the last carriage that transported miscellaneous goods was temporarily unattended. In a moment of impulse, I directly hid inside the carriage."
Shu Yu paused for a moment, uncertain, and asked, "This convoy, is it the black market's convoy?"
"Yes." Yuan Shanchuan nodded. "Inside the carriage, there happened to be a large box. After hiding in it, I didn't dare to move. I thought the convoy was heading into the city, so I planned to find an opportunity to escape once I got inside."
Little did he know that the convoy didn't enter the city gates but instead headed towards the outskirts and finally stopped at this estate.
Da Niu questioned with confusion, "Are you saying that the carriage went straight into this estate? But our carriage couldn't enter beyond that bamboo forest outside."
Yuan Shanchuan replied, "I'm not sure about that. The carriage I hid in did indeed stop inside this estate."
Shu Yu rubbed her chin and said, "It seems like this black market has another entrance and exit."
She looked at Yuan Shanchuan and asked, "What happened next? Did you stay in this black market the whole time?"
"Yes, originally, I planned to quietly leave while they weren't paying attention. But this estate is strange. I couldn't find my way out no matter what. It seems this place has traps or formations that make it easy for ordinary people to get lost."
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