Chapter 154 A Sudden Change on the Way

The carriage had stopped at some point, and Boss Ren, who had been sitting by the entrance, was nowhere to be seen. Outside, tumultuous noises hinted at trouble, as if a brawl was erupting. Startled, Chu Yu quickly came to her senses. She pulled on Rong Zhi, then slightly lifted the curtain to stealthily peer outside.

What had happened?

No one answered her, but the scene before her eyes did.

Outdoors, two groups were clashing fiercely, with the caravan's side consisting of bodyguards and laborers, while the opponents were horse thieves wielding nail hammers and large knives—roughly forty or fifty in count.

The caravan's bodyguards and laborers, not being professional fighters, were quickly overwhelmed and mercilessly slain by the horse thieves in greater numbers. The horse thieves encircled the caravan, dispatching four or five men to search each carriage and check the bodies on the ground, finishing off anyone still breathing to ensure their death.