spooky invasion

Chapter 1515 Alarming the Supreme Elder Yin Qiao

Even if they were targeted by those petty thieves, how big a deal would that be? In their view, even if the spiritual stones and spiritual medicines escorted by the carriages were stolen, how big a deal would that be?

There are hundreds of escort teams in the Earth's core every day. Which one won't be targeted by those petty thieves? Is it a big deal to be targeted by a few petty thieves?
Not to mention that the escort team itself has impressive combat capabilities. If a fight really breaks out, will these people just sit back and watch?

Not to mention that there is a big boss like Yin Qiao Grand Elder in charge. In their opinion, they don't even need to do anything. If they report the name of Yin Qiao Grand Elder, those petty thieves will probably be scared to death.

How could a mere thief have the guts to offend the supreme elder of the Baoshu clan? This is no different from an egg hitting a stone.

Seeing everyone's indifferent reaction, Tongye University Scholar couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.

"Hey? What's your attitude? Didn't I make myself clear just now?"

"Or is there something wrong with your ears?"

At this time, someone finally said lazily: "You made it very clear, and there is nothing wrong with our ears."

"Then shouldn't you give some response? What about your previous enthusiasm and passion?"

"Master Tongye, please, these are just some petty thieves. In this day and age, which mountain village doesn't have a few petty thieves hiding in it?"

"That's right. Could it be that this team of thousands of people was frightened by a few thieves? Do we have to take action?"

"We are not escorts, you can't let us handle such a trivial matter, right?"

It can be seen that these guys are proud of their status and think that these trivial matters are not necessary to alarm them and are simply making a fuss out of nothing.

Let them deal with a few thieves who are spying secretly. They can't afford to lose face.

Besides, this is the job of the escort team. There is no reason for them to take over.

Jiang Yue still kept a low profile in the crowd. While others were talking, he remained silent and did not attract attention.

In fact, Tongye University Scholar also knew that the words of some ordinary thieves would not pose any threat to the escort team.

A group of spies and highly combat-capable guards have been deployed in the escort team, ready to eliminate those spying thieves.

Although such a large-scale team is not afraid of a few petty thieves, they will eventually have to stay here for about a day before the teleportation array can send all the people and goods away.

During this process, if you are being watched by thieves all the time, it is a bit uncomfortable. It is just like when you are sleeping, there are always rats and flies flying around you. They can't kill you, but they are noisy and even disgusting.

"You guys!" The Tongye Grand Secretary didn't get angry, "You are so forgetful. You forgot that Lord Yinqiao got angry before, right?"

"Sir, these are two different things. When we are on our own mission, we follow orders in all our actions. But right now, this is not our mission. We should not take any action if we can, and we should be as low-key as possible. This way, we can keep it secret and avoid being exposed!"

This is not just specious talk, but the tone that has been set before.

"That's right, Master Tongye, we can't just make a scene because of a few petty thieves, right? Not to mention that you two masters can't afford to lose face for this person, we can't afford to lose face either."

Tongye has his own set of survival rules. Although he is now a purple gold ribbon university scholar, he knows that there are many people who do not obey him. Therefore, when he can stay out of the spotlight, he tries to remain a Buddhist.

Just like now, if it wasn't for Supreme Elder Yin Qiao to see, he wouldn't even want to come over to remind him.

Even though he was somewhat dissatisfied with the attitude of these guys, he did not speak harshly or look fierce.

Obviously, this Tongye University Scholar knows how to behave and does not want to be a bad person.

Nodding, the Tongye Grand Secretary still warned: "I understand your thoughts, but this does not mean that you can ignore it. The Supreme Elder Yinqiao does not want to see your mental state."

"Don't blame me for not reminding you. If you are needed, don't make excuses. Use your brains to think about it. Supreme Elder Yin Qiao would not make such an arrangement for no reason. His arrangement must have a deep meaning."

"Remember, the mission begins when you select your target. Don't think that the mission begins only when you reach the surface."

Although Tongye Grand Secretary did not say anything explicitly, the hint was obvious.

Jiang Yue's comprehension was very high, and he had already heard the hidden meaning. In other words, this escort mission was most likely part of the decapitation mission.

It turned out that what they were escorting was not any elixir or spiritual stone, but some other secret equipment.

Most of these secret equipment were prepared for the decapitation operation. In fact, these equipment were the key factors of this operation.

However, the senior leaders including Grand Elder Yin Qiao had no plans to make it public.

After all, the more people know about it, the harder it is to keep it secret. If it is not necessary, then not publishing it is the right choice.

Of course, even if Tongye University Scholar hadn't said these hints, Jiang Yue had already guessed it. In fact, the so-called thieves who had followed him here this time were also mixed in with the Xingcheng team.

Even these thieves who followed were mostly instigated by the Star City Team.

The entire Underworld is now full of bandits. In order to escape the omen, the previous adventurer team lost their legitimate livelihood and was forced to become bandits.

With so many bandits, it is obviously far from enough to just rob ordinary merchants to support such a large team. Therefore, official convoys are now often targeted.

Almost every caravan did not arrive smoothly. Most of them were harassed, and even about one-tenth of the caravans were robbed.

And there are still 20% to 30% of the convoys who will choose to spend money to avoid disaster. Give a bribe to ensure peace. The money is given to you, and the face is given to you, so everyone should not use real swords and guns. If a fight breaks out, both sides will die, and both sides will have to pay pensions, and their strength will be weakened, and it will also delay things. Giving a little bribe that both sides can save face is also a win-win situation.

Bribes work in some situations, but not in others.

Some of the stronger bandits had a more successful plan and ambushed the convoy well, surrounding it. Naturally, they would not accept any bribe when they were trapped in a jar.

There were even some convoys that were completely wiped out and killed directly.

The three great palaces and the ten great golden clans were all furious and ordered a thorough investigation, even issuing a bounty. However, it was of no use.

This kind of bandit moves to another place after firing a shot, coming and going without a trace.

According to the strength of the three major palaces and the ten golden clans in the past, it is actually not difficult to catch these bandits.

But where do they have so much manpower and energy to do this now?
Of course, this convoy was obviously not an ordinary transport team. The person in charge of escorting was a senior scholar from Taiyi Academy, with rich experience in martial arts and a group of elite subordinates.

Under the arrangement of this bachelor, the entire escort team performed their duties and there was no confusion at all.

Those who should cook cook, those who should set up camp set up camp, those who should operate the teleportation formation go to serve the formation, and all the other people are arranged in an orderly manner.

The outer guards are distributed in every corner without leaving any blind spots, and the interior is arranged according to a formation. No matter from which angle the enemy wants to launch a sneak attack, it will be impossible.

Not to mention that they could not escape the outer security, even if they avoided the outer security and launched an attack, they would inevitably run into the military formation of the escort team.

Obviously, this scholar is an old soldier and is very good at deploying troops.

An obvious advantage of such a deployment is that the team will not be caught off guard by surprise attacks, and no matter how the enemy attacks, they must confront them head-on.

As an official team, they are good at collective combat, large-scale combat, and direct confrontation on the battlefield. These are the strengths of regular teams, but they are precisely what those bandits are not good at.

By using your own strengths to attack their weaknesses, you naturally don't have to worry about being plotted against by a group of bandits.

Besides, others may not know, but this scholar knows that they also have a group of elite troops led by Supreme Elder Yinqiao and Grand Scholar Tongye.

To say they were elite was a bit of an understatement; they could be called ace. If these blind bandits really launched an attack without knowing their own strength, they would be courting death.

Of course, the scholar also knew that under normal circumstances, Supreme Elder Yin Qiao and his men would not take action unless their escort team could not hold on.

This scholar naturally didn't want his team to fail, and he had to trouble the Supreme Elder Yin Qiao and others to take action. This was the time to gain favor with the big guys. If he failed at this critical moment, he would never be able to make a name for himself in Taiyi Academy, and his position as a scholar would be over.

Therefore, even if he feels that there is no risk in this game, he must perform well to ensure that everything goes well.

To this end, he sent out several strong men with rich practical experience.

They can't always be watched by these petty thieves. They have to find out their bottom line and see how capable they are and whether they are qualified to challenge their escort team.

If it was just an ordinary thief, he would not mind sending out a group of elite troops to give the other party a warning.

Although these bandits are desperate criminals, how much fighting power can they have when facing a truly elite team? Once they are suppressed by their momentum and become unlucky, they will be defeated in minutes.

Of course, if the other party has some strength, we are not afraid. If it were not for the issue of confidentiality, the title of Grand Elder Yin Qiao alone would be enough to scare these thieves to death.

It is already afternoon, and according to the order of Supreme Elder Yin Qiao, all transfers must be completed before dawn the next day.

In terms of time, it cannot be said to be very sufficient, but if we work hard at transporting it, it can still be completed.

However, if someone is harassing you from behind during the transmission process, it is a different matter.

So, after thinking for a while, the scholar found the Supreme Elder Yin Qiao to seek his advice and request for guidance.

Rather than asking for advice, it would be better to say that he was trying to curry favor with Supreme Elder Yin Qiao to show his respect for the big boss.

"You are the commander of the escort team. You have the final say on the arrangements. You don't need to ask for my opinion." Yin Qiao said calmly.

"I'm not afraid of them causing trouble now, but I'm afraid they'll attack us halfway across the river. When our teleportation array is activated, they'll attack it and make it hard for us to defend ourselves."

"In your opinion, what countermeasures do you have?" Yin Qiao asked with a hint of testing.

"In my opinion, we should send a group of soldiers first, then send the goods, then send another group of soldiers, and finally leave a group of elite soldiers behind to guard the rear, in case the enemy is desperate."

"Well, that's a good idea. But how do you make sure they will follow this pace?"

The arrangement is good, but the opponent has to follow the rhythm. What if the opponent is like a mad dog and attacks directly? Instead of watching you transport the goods away.

The other party is targeting your cargo, not your troops.

If the other party really wants to attack you, they will never wait until you have transported all the goods away before launching the attack. What is the point of such an attack other than venting anger?

The bandits are not fools, and they will never do such a loss-making business. They either launch an attack early, or simply give up the opportunity when they see that the momentum is not right.

The scholar said, "If they launch an attack before the goods are transferred, I don't mind teaching them a lesson to let them know how big the gap is between a mob and our elite troops."

Although the Grand Elder Yin Qiao was old, he was not old and incompetent. He was not intimidated by the man's bold words.

Instead, he said calmly: "Don't underestimate the enemy. Although this group of bandits is a rabble, they have a master hidden among them."

"Oh?" The scholar was not alarmed when he heard that there was a master. "So, these bandits came prepared? It seems that we need to deal with them properly."

"You'd better respond with all your strength and don't hide your strength. The other party may be much more difficult than you think."

The scholar nodded, but showed no fear: "In this case, I will go and meet them in person."

"Be careful, the other party has ill intentions." Supreme Elder Yin Qiao emphasized this.

At this time, the Grand Secretary Tongye also returned.

Yin Qiao ordered, "Tongye, arrange a few people to help him secretly. I guess even if he comes in person, he won't be able to gain any advantage."

Even the Tongye Grand Secretary was a little surprised: "Sir, the other party is just a bunch of bandits, are they so difficult to deal with?"

"Although I am old, my perception is definitely not wrong. There are some very scary beings hiding among these bandits."

Being called a very scary existence by Supreme Elder Yin Qiao, then it must be truly very scary.

You know, Grand Elder Yin Qiao is a living fossil of the Baoshu Clan. He is well-informed and has seen all kinds of important people. Even the Grand Scholars with Purple Gold Ribbons from the Three Grand Palaces have to call him Brother Dao in front of him and give him some respect.

Anyone who is regarded as extremely scary by him is definitely not a good person.

But how could these bandits be so terrifying?

The face of the Tongye Grand Secretary turned gloomy: "Sir, is there another powerful force targeting us?"