Although everyone knew Yun Sheng was a Summoner, they had never seen Yun Sheng summon a Summoned Beast before, so they naturally assumed that Yun Sheng was just particularly skilled in Medical Skill.
Over a month ago, Yun Sheng had dispatched Zong Ren to the Southern Border of Great Zhou to scout the situation there in advance.
"No need to worry, we will ambush from both sides, and we must catch the Phantom Beast Corps completely off guard," Yun Sheng reassured everyone.
Now that the origin of the Hunting Corps planning to ambush tonight was known, Yun Sheng’s arrangements were much easier.
Wuji Commerce, being the largest commerce assembly on the continent, even the infamous Phantom Beast Corps wouldn’t dare to directly rob the people and goods of Wuji Commerce.
If not mistaken, the goal of the middle-aged man and the Phantom Beast Corps was not the commerce’s goods, but rather some account books.
Those account books must be related to some important person within Wuji Commerce, and they are crucial for Zhou Qingchuan as well.
The people from Phantom Beast Corps would definitely take advantage of the chaos to snatch those account books.
As for Yun Sheng, she had no reservations about the Phantom Beast Corps.
On the contrary, she was very eager to encounter the Phantom Beast Corps. Zhou Bing had mentioned that the members of the Phantom Beast Corps possessed unique Beast Control Techniques.
If she could identify that special Beast Control Technique during this robbery and learn it, applying it to the Sky Hunting Corps would undoubtedly bring a significant enhancement to them.
Under the arrangements of Yun Canglang and Zhou Quan, the members of the Sky Hunting Corps were hidden among the mountains, quietly waiting for the Wuji Trading Team to arrive.
As the sun set, the sunlight on Yama Ridge gradually faded, and the dense forest turned into eerie sparse shadows, like countless ghostly shapes.
Just then, the sound of horse hooves clattered, and a large trading team appeared winding along the mountainous trail.
The Sky Hunting Corps, hidden in several trees and taking advantage of their high vantage point, quickly made out the situation of the Wuji Trading Team.
It was not a small trading team, with dozens of horse-drawn carriages, and many other horses and loads.
Wuji Commerce being a large trading assembly, certainly had hired protective Hunter Soldiers when traveling.
Surrounding the trading team, at the front, back, and sides, were various well-equipped hired Hunter Soldiers.
These hired Hunter Soldiers, both males and females, including a few Mages, were clearly professionally trained.
They were careful along the way, constantly checking for traps or ambushes.
Yun Canglang was well prepared for this; they had cleared any traces of their passage before setting the ambush.
The trading team tightened their ranks, and a flag was visible on one of the carriages in front.
The flag displayed a circular emblem resembling Tai Chi, below which were the characters "Wuji."
They had arrived. Yun Sheng’s eyelids suddenly twitched, and she instantly became alert.
Yun Canglang and others nearby remained completely silent.
By then, twilight was fading, and the road ahead was gradually blurring.
The trading team stopped, apparently discussing whether to continue traveling at night or to camp where they were.
Yun Sheng’s gaze flickered, falling on the row of carriages and horses ahead.
With just a glance, she saw a figure in purple.
Handsome in appearance, with purple hair, always carrying himself with polite manners, Zhou Qingchuan was standing right among the group.
Zhou Qingchuan was in the middle of a dispute with a middle-aged man from the caravan.
Yun Sheng quietly cast a spell, and a gust of wind blew through the forest, carrying fragments of the conversation between the middle-aged man and Zhou Qingchuan to her ears.
"Uncle, Yama Ridge is within the territory of Dazhou, a famously dangerous place. I suggest we travel through the night, cross this mountain ridge first, and then rest," Zhou Qingchuan said, looking at the sky. There was still some time before nightfall. If a few accompanying mages could use a Lighting Magic Array, they could push forward for another hour or two and get past Yama Ridge.
"You already said this place is dangerous, advancing at night could be even worse if we encounter an ambush. I think we should rest here and wait until tomorrow morning. Crossing the mountains in daytime will be sufficient," the middle-aged man, dressed in luxurious garments and wearing an arrogant expression, looked down on Zhou Qingchuan.
Yun Sheng’s eyes lit up, recognizing that this middle-aged man was the same one who had met with the Phantom Beast Corps earlier in the woods.
It was unexpected that this man was Zhou Qingchuan’s uncle.
Zhou Qingchuan is the legitimate eldest son from the fourth house of Wuji Commerce, escorting the trading team together with him after his father’s death was his uncle, Zhou Long.
Zhou Long did not notice that tens of meters above his head, a few pairs of eyes were looking down on him with disdain.
He refused Zhou Qingchuan’s suggestion to rest on the spot and insisted on continuing the journey overnight.
In his heart, he sneered: Just a young lad, relying on his successful management of the auction house in Luoxia City, he dares to order me around.
"But uncle, the items we are carrying this time are very valuable. Every extra moment we stay in Yama Ridge adds more risk," Zhou Qingchuan said with a troubled look, glancing at the heavily loaded vehicles, his eyes sweeping over several carts.
Zhou Long chuckled secretly in his heart, "Cunning boy, he thinks I don’t know he’s got the ledger. He’s too naive to expose my secrets."
Zhou Qingchuan also knew that his uncle was not on good terms with him, yet his position in the commerce was always inferior to that of several other uncles. He could only order his own people to keep moving forward.
To guard against any unexpected events, he also ordered people to set up several Magic Arrays near the carts that hid the ledgers.
Zhou Long watched as Zhou Qingchuan meticulously arranged his plan, then shared a knowing glance with a few disguised Hunter Soldiers in the trading team, waiting for nightfall.
Under Zhou Long’s insistence, Zhou Qingchuan eventually compromised and decided to camp on the spot.
Yun Sheng silently observed the secret rivalry between the uncle and nephew, as they continued to wait for the appearance of the Phantom Beast Corps.
Around sunset, the sunlight over Yama Ridge gradually faded, turning the dense forest into eerie, sparse silhouettes, as if they were countless phantoms.
In this area, to prevent any mysterious Demon Beasts from approaching, Zhou Qingchuan and the others did not start a bonfire but set up several Magic Arrays instead.
The gentle light of the Magic Arrays illuminated the surroundings.
Everything seemed normal. The people from the commerce drank some water, ate some dry food, and then each returned to their tents to rest.
Yun Sheng silently counted, there were about 120 people from the Wuji Trading Team.
There were about thirty to forty hired Hunter Soldiers, most of them Martial Artists, with about five or six Mages.
Zhou Qingchuan, though only a businessman, had a very clear strategy.
He divided the hired Hunter Soldiers into two groups: one to take the first half of the night shift and the other to take the second half.
He himself slept in a tent close to the carts.