240 Lin Zhou: Together Forever (2/2)

When he woke up, it was already at the evening. It was the right time to start moving. They already estimated the bridal dowries' position and with their qing gong, they would arrive faster than the entourage at the designated position. Yao Ling was still asleep and Yao Ying didn't want to wake her up. He kissed her forehead before preparing himself to leave. He changed into black clothing and wore black mask, while taking along the bandit outfit.

Yao Ying didn't have the heart to wake Yao Ling up, on the contrary, he let her sleep and left quietly. He told Xiu and Xiao Yu to guard and take care of Yao Ling when he was away. Then, he left with Lin Jian without looking back.

”How is the preparation?” Yao Ying asked quietly.

”It's already finished. They only wait for us now. My army brothers have been scouting first...” Lin Jian explained. They continued their journey, but stop a few li [1] from the entourage's camp. When they arrived, they were received by Lin Jian's army brothers. They already wore the Han bandits' clothing --- only Lin Jian and Yao Ying who hadn't worn theirs yet. They quickly changed into theirs when they were sure that it was indeed the right time to execute the plan.

”How is the situation?” Lin Jian asked.

”There are quite a few experts there, but it seems like their condition isn't that good...” One of them answered.

”What do you mean?” Yao Ying asked in confusion.

”It seems like the previous robbery has made the bandits become conceited and this batch of bridal dowries has been attacked several times along the way. However, it leaves them with the best experts who have survived until now...” The man explained.

Lin Jian nodded in satisfaction. ”Then, it will be easier for us to attack them. However, we still need to be careful. We don't know whether they try to look pitiful so we will lower our defenses or not.”

The others murmured their agreement. After listening to Lin Jian's words, they started to be vigilance --- just in case, Lin Jian's premonition was true. When they got closer, Lin Jian and Yao Ying tried to feel the presences of hidden guards. They counted and it seemed like there were indeed only a few of them.

They prepared themselves and waited for the right moment to attack.

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[1]. Li: a traditional Chinese unit of distance. The li has varied considerably over time but was usually about one third of an English mile and now has a standardized length of a half-kilometer (500 meters or 1,640 feet).