North of Shangcai lies the town of Ruhe.
"Hey buddy, where are you headed?"
Beside the official road, a round-faced bodyguard was stopped in his way by guards dressed in black.
The person who spoke was a guard from the Jia Lu Trading Company in Ruheji.
The** (bodyguard/escort) scanned the merchant's wagon with sharp eyes, and seeing that the caravan markings painted on the shafts were normal, he clasped his hands in greeting and replied:
"We are going to Anlu County this time."
“Anlu is quite far, at least six hundred li away,” the guard said in a low voice. “Since we’re all going the same way, why don’t we travel south together and head to Shangcai City first?”
The round-faced bodyguard understood immediately and quickly replied, "That would be exactly what I'm looking for!"
"Whil
