Chapter 307: The Crossbows Have Arrived! (2/2)

It was easy to iine the number of mishaps they had avoided because of these two days

This le unexpected incident had occurred over the last nine days… whether it was the land route or the ays They had smoothly journeyed with the current However, this was also quite hard for hione ‘too’ smoothly

As a result, Zhao Wu Ji’s heart hadn’t been able to relax On contrary, it hly unusual And, he was surprised by any lack of misfortune

Ever since he had received this job — the Zhao Family's head, Zhao Wu Ji — had tried to understand what this represented and what it ret… it was already too late by the tiured it out

This was because thehad already commenced by the time understood this …!]

[However, ould a prince wish to s? And moreover, ould he wish it done in secret?] Zhao Wu Ji had realized that he had unwittingly stepped onto the Second Prince's pirate shi+p And, noould be too aard to get down

From the etting tied closer to the Second Prince's war chariot with each and every kill from those crossbows And, it would becoet out of this situation if the blood of any other Imperial Prince was shed

However, he had noalone the fact that thehad already started… how could he have backed-out even if it hadn't?

His fa when coth He feared that his family would be annihilated in half-a-day if he had declined that job; they would vanish froe profits His business could earn three-hundred times the profit from this job alone This would make his business even more profitable So, even if he had to stake his life on the line for this job… it orth the risk

Moreover, this entire ain some foot-hold in the political structure of the country as a reward…

Zhao Wu Ji felt that he had sed a housefly But, he still had a s when it enters one’s mouth But, it’s quite nutritious After all, it contains a high amount of protein]

The Xuan Beast Tendon crossboere manufactured very quickly Nothem The Zhao Family's head — Zhao Wu Ji — had then relaxed a little However, his nerves had beco clearly; the journey to deliver these crossbows to the capital was the real test

Therefore, he had chosen to halt the entirety of his faathered all the experts in their ranks to safely escort these crossbows to the Capital City But, he still didn’t feel relieved in his heart So, he started to look for additional ed the Vice-President of the Southern Trade Union to personally lead experts ere to escort the cargo… just to ensure complete safety

However, the Second Prince disrupted the proceedings just when the preparations had been put in place He had sent the troops frouard to escort them This was done to ensure absolute safety But, this matter scared Zhou Wu Ji It had seemed to him that the preparations he had made were quite sufficient In fact, he felt that they would be h to deal with any eventuality

However, the Second Prince wasn’t even remotely comforted This was a very serious o would find itself ath of the original escort-convoy wouldn’t be sufficient to deal with the matter if this were to happen

The true use of these crossbows had become abundantly clear at this point His plans had failed even before their start

Each step the horse under his crotch took… was a step closer to a bloody Ile

Eventually, they were close to the Tian Xiang City

”Elder brother, we’ve safely co City lays just two-hundred kilometers ahead Even if someone wanted to intercept us… I don't think they would be able to coe crime so close to the Capital!” A sli, and looked gratified ”It see so o so se!”

This slier brother, Zhao Wu Tian He was also one of the very few people in the Zhao Family are of their client’s identity

”I hope so!” Zhao Wu Ji sighed as he looked at the darkening sky He suddenly felt that the grey heavens were transforiant black-hole He felt as if this black-hole was sucking hith to resist such a thing

”Only the last stretch of the road remains Everyone is to raise their spirits, and use the entirety of their rey to reach the Capital as soon as possible so that we can deliver and unload the goods Our responsibility will be over with that, and we can finally relax then,” Zhao Wu Ji breathed out He lowered his head as he tried his best to disperse those gloohts

”Yes!” Zhao Wu Tian responded, and quickly slowed-down his horse He then took out a small banner from his bosom, and quickly waved it twice in the air The whole caravan wasquite fast anyway But, it suddenly started to ent hoof-beats A tall and sturdy ht up; he was atop a red horse His windblown and travel-weary face had an impatient look on it ”Zhao Family’s master, there’s not much distance to the Capital now So, there’s no need to hurry like this, right? We brothers have been scared and jittery the entire route since we’ve been hasted throughout We’re exhausted The sky is also getting darker I don't kno hard the road will be at night; things est that we find a place to ‘set-up caain toreed-schedule by two days So there is no need to hurry since we’ll have plenty of ti was the South Trade Union's Vice-President — Meng Xiao Song