The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!

Chapter 1055: Seeking an Escort Agency

Qi Er glanced at him, "I’m going by myself. You can either wait here for me, or head to Luanzhou on your own."You Er shook his head, "No matter where we go, I want to be with Brother."

Qi Er frowned, "No, you can’t go."

He was well aware that Uncle Jiang and Aunt Gu had only this one son, and since he was the one who brought him out, if anything happened, he wouldn’t forgive himself.

You Er said, "Then let’s go to Luanzhou together."

Qi Er intended to go to Luanzhou, but he wanted to find his father first and then go.

Seeing that reasoning with You Er was useless, Qi Er stopped arguing and simply said, "Fine, let’s inquire more tomorrow morning. For now, let’s sleep."

You Er made no move to leave, "Tonight, we’ll sleep in the same room." He was afraid Qi Er might sneak away from him.

Qi Er sighed helplessly and reluctantly agreed.

In the morning, just as the dawn broke, Qi Er woke up.

As soon as he stirred, You Er woke up too, and the two washed up in silence.

After washing up, they headed to the inn’s main hall for breakfast.

You Er remained silent until they finished eating. Qi Er called over the waiter and asked, "I’m planning to head towards Yu Hall now. I heard there are bandits over there. Is it safe to go?"

The waiter gave a somewhat awkward smile, "How should I put it, if we common folk go over, paying some toll will naturally prevent any trouble."

"But for you gentlemen, dressed so finely and riding horses, I can’t really say what might happen."

Qi Er asked carefully, "Pay a toll? If merchant travelers pay the toll, are they not robbed?"

The waiter spread his hands helplessly, "Sir, I’m not a bandit, how would I know."

You Er exchanged a glance with Gao Shan, who slipped a small piece of silver into the waiter’s hand, causing his attitude to become much more affable, "However, around here, caravans heading that way all employ people from Fuwei Escort Agency for protection."

You Er asked, "They don’t rob Fuwei Escort Agency people?"

The waiter chuckled, "That’s right, young master."

He lowered his voice, "It’s said that the Chief of Fuwei Escort Agency has some connections with the boss of Niu Tou Mountain. They even send an annual payment of silver to Niu Tou Mountain, so the shipments protected by Fuwei Escort Agency are generally not disturbed."

Qi Er breathed a sigh of relief, "Where is Fuwei Escort Agency located?"

The waiter informed them that Fuwei Escort Agency could be found in a county town several miles from here.

Qi Er and You Er discussed briefly and decided, for caution’s sake, that they’d rather lose a day and hire a few escorts from the agency.

They immediately set off towards the county town.

Upon reaching the county town around noon, they found the escort agency and stated their purpose. The escort was straightforward, "No problem, I’ll send a disciple to accompany you."

Qi Er wasn’t quite reassured, "Just one person?"

The escort replied, "One is enough. As long as we display our Fuwei Escort Agency banner, Niu Tou Mountain won’t act."

Qi Er and You Er exchanged a glance, combining the waiter’s words, feeling that the escort’s assurance seemed reasonable.

The price was quickly agreed upon, and the escort’s disciple took out a small banner, instructing them to place it on the horse bridle.

After a simple lunch, they set off.

By noon the next day, the accompanying escort pointed to the endless mountains, "Those are all under Niu Tou Mountain’s domain."

"Soon we’ll reach a gorge, just wide enough for a single vehicle. People from Niu Tou Mountain are constantly lying in wait at both ends of the gorge."

"But don’t worry, as long as they see the escort agency banner, they won’t act."

Qi Er and You Er exchanged a cautious glance, heading toward the distant gorge with care.