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“What?” Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. “What happened?”
The man wielding the broad blade cursed, “Nearly every household in our village makes paper. We used to have a regular merchant who bought our goods and settled accounts every ten days, but the caravan got robbed by bandits, and even the boss was killed.
“Those damned bastards! Even rabbits don't eat the grass near their own burrows! The merchant died, so how could we have the nerve to ask for payment? But the year's end is almost here, and no other merchant caravans dare come anymore, so we have no choice but to deliver the goods ourselves!”
He sighed. “Poor Liu’er and the others. How is their whole family supposed to survive now...”
Sha Lifei patted them on the shoulder and comforted them. “Don't worry. The road from here to Chang'an is still fairly peaceful. We've traveled all the way here without encountering much danger.”
“Thank you.” The man cupped his fists in gratitude, then hesitated before speaking awkwardly, “To be honest, we're from Shilipu. Since you're heading over Niubei Ridge, you'll definitely pass through Shilipu.
“The old and young back home are all waiting for food. We still have to continue on to Chang'an, but we thought to leave one man behind with a cart to take the bodies of Liu’er and the others back to the village. We're worried about running into wild beasts on the road again. Could he perhaps travel with your group?”
Li Yan thought for a moment before nodding. “That'll be fine.”
There was a severe bandit problem around Niubei Ridge. They had already planned to stop and rest while gathering information and figuring out a way through. Letting someone accompany them was no trouble at all.
The man's face filled with gratitude. “Thank you....
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