Transmigration with Cheat Codes Chapter 29.1: White Horse Escort Agency

Meng Jintang chuckled, "The Han Mountain is so vast. Didn't Young Master Wang inquire about the way before coming in?"

Wang Youhuai chuckled again, "I was a bit impatient earlier. I didn't even wait for Uncle Zhao to pour tea for me before leaving. When I realized I should have found a guide, I was already quite a distance from the town."

Meng Jintang: "I see…"

With Uncle Zhao's character, before Wang Youhuai set off, he would have certainly given some advice on the dangers in the mountains and the easiest way to find people.

However, the young man before him had such agile and swift legs, as calm as a shepherd dog and as active as a Siberian Husky, that he didn't leave Uncle Zhao with any opportunity for earnest guidance.

Since she knew what had happened, Meng Jintang didn't ask any more questions. She opened the oiled paper package, divided the taro between Wang Youhuai and the Large Ape, signaling the latter to return to the mountain.

Then, with a slight extension of her arm, she gripped Wang Youhuai's back and lifted him directly, followed by a graceful leap, with a swift glide over the trees and mountains.

Wang Youhuai had set out before dawn today, and it took him over an hour to ascend the mountain. However, in less than a quarter of an hour, he was brought back down, and this was with Meng Jintang deliberately slowing down, considering that he was an ordinary person without martial skills.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, Meng Jintang released her grip. Wang Youhuai swayed on the spot, leaning against a nearby tree trunk, unable to control his nausea. His face bore the expression of "I am truly just a feeble commoner without any strength."

Once he had managed to regain his composure, Wang Youhuai stood up and bowed to Meng Jintang, saying, "Today, it's all thanks to the senior's grace that I had the opportunity to have such a rare experience, being able to enjoy the scenic beauty from a high vantage point."

Meng Jintang smiled faintly and said, "Young Master Wang, you've had quite a journey. Since we're already at the town's outskirts, why don't you consider returning home and taking a rest?"

Wang Youhuai, knowing that he had no martial skills and that he might be more of a burden than help, deeply bowed and, following Meng Jintang's instructions, turned around to head back home.

Meng Jintang watched as he walked away, and then slowly took out a Clear Dew Pill from a porcelain bottle and consumed it.

She constantly needed to use her internal energy to resist the cold poison, so every time she used her internal energy, she would easily develop a cough.

In the White Horse Escort Agency.

Ma Yangqi sat in the main hall, his face as solemn as water.

Even though he intended to keep it hidden, in a small place like Helu Town, any slight disturbance could quickly spread throughout the entire town.

Fortunately, Ma Yangqi had considerable authority in managing the escort agency, and while he didn't suppress the news of the warehouse theft, he managed to keep the death of one of the escorts a tightly guarded secret.

After conducting a thorough investigation, they couldn't find any suitable suspects, and eventually, their attention turned towards Chen Shen. They forcefully "invited" him over and detained him in an empty room.

Liu Hongan advised, "Big Brother Ma, don't be in a hurry. Your younger brother has had suspicions about that guy named Chen for a while now. What kind of place is Ghost Cry Gang, and who are the people behind it? For him to escape unscathed, he must have had some connection or backing. Yet, when we question him, he feigns ignorance. We haven't had any trouble for some time, and he probably thought he could fool your discerning eyes."

Beside Liu Hongan, a man in his forties with a square face and slightly tanned skin frowned upon hearing the words.

His name was Yang Zhi, and like Liu Hongan, he had always been by Ma Yangqi's side. They had been together since their youth, facing countless dangers together through thick and thin.

Liu Hongan understood his brother's thoughts and said with a smile, "When the cargo is stolen, according to the rules of the escort agency, the responsibility falls on the three of us. You and I will be fine, but Big Brother Ma's reputation should not be tarnished. That kid is clearly hiding something, and keeping him close to us is a precaution. By questioning him, if he has anything inappropriate to hide, it will be hard to conceal. Even if he truly has no involvement with the events at the agency, if we can extract some confidential information, it might serve as a defense against the theft charge.”

He paused for a while and continued, “Oh, and about that guy surnamed Chen claiming to have no martial skills, I had one of our disciples test him, and, hehe, Big Brother Ma, Brother Yang, did you know he's actually quite an exceptional talent, skilled in both internal and external martial arts?"

Yang Zhi asked, "Did Second Brother Liu inquire about his martial lineage?"

Liu Hongan shook his head and said, "That kid is always evasive and won't speak clearly. I think in the martial world, there are often unscrupulous disciples who flee their sects. If there's nothing to hide, why not disclose his martial lineage or why hide his skills and stay hidden in Yezhou? If it were you or me, at that age, with such martial prowess, it would be unreasonable not to seek adventures outside."

Helu Town was situated in Yezhou, a remote area characterized by abundant mountains, forests, and insect-infested regions.

South of Han Mountain, there were also settlements of the Yi people. Each of them had grown older and gradually become weary of the conflicts in the martial world, which was why they had chosen to settle down here.

If this had happened a decade or so earlier, they might not have been able to endure it.

Ma Yangqi pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you know the identity of the young lady who rescued the person that day and her relationship with Chen Shen?"

Liu Hongan smiled and said, "Younger brother's thoughts align with big brother's. That young lady only appeared twice and clearly has no close relationship with Chen Shen. Her martial lineage is unclear, but she is skilled in medicine. She's also a woman, though she dresses like a Central Plains resident. She might not necessarily be a disciple of the Flower Butterfly Valley's Green Moth Palace; perhaps there's only some connection."

Ma Yangqi nodded slightly.

In Yezhou, many barbarians resided, and their way of life and customs were quite distinct from those of the Central Plains. Among them, there was a sect primarily composed of women known as the Green Moth Palace in Flower Butterfly Valley.

The Green Moth Palace specialized in using poisons for healing. It was one of the two major sects in Yezhou, along with the Nanjia Fort.

However, the members of these sects seldom ventured outside their territories, with the Hanshan Mountains serving as a natural boundary, and there was little interaction between them.

After a brief discussion, with Liu Hongan as their representative, the three of them went to interrogate Chen Shen, while the other two waited nearby.