Is it okay to just ask casually!?
The middle-aged man fell backward, his eyes wide open even in death.
Su Mo didn’t care whether his eyes were closed or not, he searched the body and found some silver and darts.
Darts were all over the man’s body.
The large cloak had three layers, each densely packed with darts; the entire cloak was an escort bag.
Hidden darts were everywhere on his body, Su Mo could not help but click his tongue in astonishment.
After emptying all the darts and making sure there was nothing else, he stood up and approached Poison Child.
Yang Xiaoyun and the others dared not touch the body of Poison Child.
The group beforehand had mentioned his reputation for using poison.
Naturally, one should not recklessly touch the body of such a person, as it’s easy to be afflicted.
After inspecting him, Su Mo also found nothing and sighed.
Looking up at Jiao Wenhao.
Jiao Wenhao had been silent, quietly waiting for him to inspect the bodies. Hearing him speak, he responded:
"Thank you, Su, the Chief of the Escort, for your rescue today. I, Jiao Wenhao, will not dare to forget this kindness."
"You’re too kind, too kind."
Su Mo waved his hand: "We are old acquaintances and fellow townspeople, how could I ignore your trouble today? Moreover, this isn’t only your concern, there are also my troubles hidden within."
With this, he glanced at the increasingly pale Zhou, the Escort Leader.
He took out an elixir from his inner pocket and threw it to Jiao Wenhao:
"The injury from the severed limb, even if the acupoint is pressed, is unlikely to stop bleeding momentarily. This elixir has effects of stopping bleeding and healing wounds, half to be taken orally, half to be applied externally, please accept it."
"Thank you, Su, the Chief of the Escort."
Jiao Wenhao nodded immediately, understanding that Su Mo’s ’please accept it’ was not urging him to ’hurry and take it’, and that these words implicitly leave a margin.
Although Su Mo saved their lives today, and they are called old friends, they actually don’t have much personal connection.
If he said ’hurry and take it’, his own side might have reservations.
Instead, this phrase ’please accept’, whether to use it or not depends on his own decision, which actually relaxed his mind.
And it shows Su Mo’s openness.
Jiao Wenhao couldn’t help admiring him but didn’t hesitate, immediately splitting the elixir in two, stuffing half into Zhou, the Escort Leader’s mouth, and the other half he crushed and sprinkled on the wound.
Sure enough, not long after the medicine was applied, the bleeding stopped.
Seeing this, the people from Yangwei Escort Agency all heaved a sigh of relief.
Stopping the bleeding meant Zhou, the Escort Leader’s life, was likely saved.
They all thanked Su Mo with a salute.
Seeing that Zhou, the Escort Leader, was much improved, Jiao Wenhao then instructed the squad and Escort Masters to handle the escort carts.
They were ambushed here by a group of bandits, and numerous escort carts were damaged. The people fought desperately to protect them and temporarily ensured that the convoy was unharmed.
Su Mo noted all this and asked:
"Young Leader, were these people from Daiwang Village?"
Jiao Wenhao shook his head: "We are familiar with the people from Daiwang Village, I have traveled this road not a hundred times, then at least eighty times. It has always been peaceful, but I don’t know where these strong armed men, who feared neither death nor danger and have unusual martial arts, jumped out from.
"At a moment of incaution, they ambushed us."
Su Mo slightly raised his eyebrows.
According to Jiao Wenhao’s words, it seems Daiwang Village is likely in a precarious situation.
How could someone happily sleep beside their bed?
This group, unknown but managed to establish their foothold here, must have contended with Daiwang Village.
After pondering for a while, he then asked, "Then, Young Leader, what are your plans next?"
Jiao Wenhao promptly said: "Today, with Su, the Chief of the Escort’s help, we are temporarily safe. I plan to have people send Zhou, the Escort Leader, back to Luoxia City to recover, and the rest will follow me out of Guan Yue Ridge... As for the grievances formed here, we will deal with them another day."
Su Mo looked around: "These people have completely retreated, the journey out of Guan Yue Ridge is not too long. Once your escort carts are repaired, I will proceed first, please excuse me."
Jiao Wenhao immediately nodded, there was no intention of relying on Su Mo’s high-profile influence.
Although knowing that if Su Mo could escort them, there would be absolutely no risk.
However, in that case, where would Yangwei Escort Agency’s reputation stand?
However, Su Mo’s ’please excuse me’ still made Jiao Wenhao understand the crux:
"Is it because of that one shout just now?"
Su Mo sighed: "Indeed so..."
Seeing that there was still some time needed to repair the escort carts, Su Mo took the opportunity to recount what Ji Shuhua had entrusted him with on his deathbed, the rumors spreading outside the inn.
Of course, he couldn’t reveal the details of the escort goods.
Jiao Wenhao became righteously indignant:
"It’s absurd, Hero Ji had a well-known reputation and unmatched loyalty during his lifetime.
"Now that he has just passed away, there are many shameless people jumping out, wanting to pilfer Hero Ji’s belongings, it’s extremely hateful and annoying."
Su Mo gently nodded: "So this trip is really troublesome for me, I cannot travel with Young Leader, please forgive me."
Jiao Wenhao pondered for a second and said:
"Su, the Chief of the Escort, your journey is bound to be fraught with danger. Even though I know your martial arts are strong..."