Yu Daochen understood Pan Lun's meaning.
Yuan Jiuan brought Yuan Lijuan to Yu Daochen and Pan Lun.
"Haven't they woken up yet?" Yuan Jiuan asked the group of burly men.
"Oh right, brother, didn't they ask us to help transport some things? They've arrived," Yuan Lijuan said, remembering something.
Yuan Jiuan then recalled that when he hired them a few days ago, they had asked for help transporting supplies for entering the mountains.
Yuan Jiuan hadn't paid much attention to it and had left the matter to Yuan Lijuan.
As they were talking, Steward Liu arrived with people carrying several long chests.
Pan Lun looked at the long chests, his curiosity piqued. "Are these Luoyang shovels inside?"
Yu Daochen shot Pan Lun a look. "They're not from this line of work, how could they be using Luoyang shovels?"
Although he said that, Yu Daochen was also curious about what was inside.
Yuan Jiuan frowned at the chests. "These guys don't happen to have those things, do they?"
Just as they were wondering whether to open them, a voice came from the direction of the house, "Our stuff has arrived."
Yu Daochen and the others turned to see Wang Fei, the leader, walking over with eleven men.
Wang Fei approached everyone and gave a signal to his subordinate.
The subordinate understood and nodded, stepping forward. Four men drew daggers from their waists and began to pry open the chests.
When the subordinate opened one of the chests, Pan Lun looked up, his expression instantly turning grim. "Holy cow."
Before Pan Lun could utter the word, Yu Daochen pinched the excess flesh on his waist hard.
Pan Lun cried out in pain, realizing he had been too surprised.
Yuan Jiuan, standing nearby, also looked grim. These guys really had asked him to transport these things. If only he had instructed someone to check what they were. He had been careless this time.
Yuan Lijuan was too scared to speak. Steward Liu looked at Yuan Jiuan, who subtly shook his head, signaling him not to act rashly.
Pan Lun leaned close to Yu Daochen and whispered, "Master Yu, these guys actually have those things, and they're the big ones."
Yu Daochen's heart grew tense. Those things were not to be trifled with.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Wang Fei explained, "There are many fierce beasts in the deep mountains, so this is for our safety. Employers can rest assured, we get paid to do our job."
Yuan Jiuan smiled. "Brother Wang, you speak too kindly. I trust your work."
Wang Fei grunted and looked at Yu Daochen and Pan Lun. "Do you two masters have any objections?"
"We are all working for the employer, of course, we have no objections."
Pan Lun shook his head, a smile on his face, but inwardly he cursed. "They've already got the weapons in hand, and you're asking me if I have any objections? Do I dare to have any?"
"Master Yu, can you block this thing?" Pan Lun whispered to Yu Daochen.
Yu Daochen looked at Pan Lun and shook his head. Inwardly, he wanted to punch this guy. "Don't you know what this thing is? Can a person block it? If the trigger is pulled, I'll be shot full of holes."
Yu Daochen calmly observed Yuan Jiuan's reaction. Seeing Yuan Jiuan's serious expression, he probably didn't know what was in the chests either.
"Alright, since everyone is here, let's set off," Yuan Jiuan said, then looked at Yuan Lijuan beside him. "Go get my things."
Yuan Lijuan looked at Yuan Jiuan with confusion. Yuan Jiuan, seeing Yuan Lijuan didn't understand, gave her another look.
Yuan Lijuan immediately realized her brother wanted her not to go to the Greater Khingan Range. "I'll go get them now."
Yuan Jiuan nodded with satisfaction. "We'll set off in ten minutes, hurry up."
Yuan Lijuan nodded and turned towards the wooden house.
Everyone waited there for about ten minutes. Yuan Jiuan looked at his watch, his expression turning serious. "It's been ten minutes, why aren't they here yet?"
Yuan Jiuan looked at everyone. "Never mind, let's go first."
Everyone nodded. Pan Lun suddenly said, "Why don't we wait a bit longer? There's no rush."
As soon as Pan Lun said this, everyone looked at him. A hint of coldness flashed across Yuan Jiuan's face.
Seeing this, Yu Daochen pinched Pan Lun's waist hard and whispered in his ear, "Brother, look at the situation."
Pan Lun was looking confused. Yu Daochen quickly intervened, "No need to wait, let's set off first."
The subordinate next to Wang Fei's face instantly changed, and he muttered, "Butting in!"
Hearing Yu Daochen's words, Yuan Jiuan immediately agreed. "Alright, let's go!"
With that, Yuan Jiuan led everyone towards the four off-road vehicles parked nearby.
Yu Daochen followed behind. Wang Fei walked up to Yu Daochen. "Kid, behave yourself once we get inside, or this thing in my hand won't have eyes."
He then gave Yu Daochen a disdainful smile.
Yu Daochen smiled back at Wang Fei, inwardly cursing, "Damn it, I've never been threatened by such a pretentious thing in my life. You're the first."
Although he said that, the thing in their hands did have a deterrent effect. A wise man knows when to retreat. Once they entered the Greater Khingan Range, he would find a way to kill this guy.