Chapter 1208 Looking for the Man in the Painting

"Who are you?" Lu Chen looked at the woman in the scroll and murmured softly.

He had a feeling that as long as he found the person in the painting, he would be able to clear up his doubts. Perhaps this woman was waiting for him in the imperial capital.

Just as Lu Chen was thinking, there was a noisy sound of carriages and horses on the official road, and occasionally a few rude yells, and the sounds got closer and closer.

Lu Chen put away the scroll, stood up slowly, raised his head and stared at the official road.

As he looked around, he saw dust and sand rolling not far ahead, and a group of carriages and horses marching wildly on the official road. Lu Chen walked to the side of the road and saw clearly the situation of the group of people.

The leader was a one-eyed man with bare arms, riding a strong black horse. His face was covered with flesh, giving him a ferocious look.

Behind the one-eyed man, there were more than thirty people, all of whom had a fierce look on their faces. From time to time, laughter and curses echoed in the official road.

"Bandits, how dare you be so arrogant and walk on the official road." Lu Chen thought to himself.

Just as he was about to step aside, his eyes suddenly lit up. As the group of bandits approached, he immediately saw clearly that among these people, there was a carriage with a golden jade curtain.

This carriage was extremely exquisitely crafted, with dragons and phoenixes carved on it, and a pearl the size of a goose egg was inlaid on the roof. It was so luxurious and elegant that it seemed a little out of place for the pair of horse thieves.

"This style of carved carriage should belong to the royal family. There are still blood stains on the front of the carriage that have not dried yet..." Lu Chen was secretly shocked, and at the same time he stepped aside.

These bandits and bandits dare to walk on the official road. Lu Chen originally thought that they were just not afraid of the power of the royal family, but now that he saw this group of horse thieves, he really underestimated them. They even dared to rob the royal family's carriage, fearing that all of them were Desperado.

Dust rose on the official road as the cavalry approached, and Lu Chen took two steps back again. He did not want to provoke these people.

"What kind of boy do you dare to be your master!" A loud shout came, followed by a whistling sound in the air.

Lu Chen frowned slightly and saw that the one-eyed man at the head had a whip in his hand and was swinging at him suddenly.

The force of this whip was so great that it caused a sonic boom in the air. If a normal person received a whip, he would probably be killed or injured at the very least.

Just when the whip was about to fall on Lu Chen's face, Lu Chen stepped back in a panic, and happened to stumble on a raised rock, accidentally dodging the blow. The power of the whip.

"Hey!" The bandit leader pulled the rope in his hand and stopped in front of Lu Chen, looking at him with a fierce light in his eyes.

"You dodged Master Ma's whip, boy. Judging from your thin skin and tender flesh, is it possible that you are still a practicing master?" The one-eyed man stared at Lu Chen and shouted.

Lu Chen stood up. There was no fear in his eyes, but he glanced at the bandit leader in front of him.

"I'm a scholar and I'm going to the imperial capital." Lu Chen said slowly, his expression unchanged.

After the bandit leader looked at Lu Chen for a long time, he suddenly laughed. Then he jumped off his horse and walked to Lu Chen.

"It turned out that he was a poor scholar. Bandits also have rules for robbing the scholar. They are not allowed to rob the scholar."

"But since I don't have anything else, sir, it's a long way to the imperial capital. How about staying at Ma Ye's village for a few days first." The one-eyed man laughed loudly, and then winked at the two men behind him.

The two men understood immediately and hurriedly stepped forward. Without waiting for Lu Chen to say anything, they directly set it up and brought it to the carriage in the middle of the cavalry team.

"Scholar, you are considered lucky. This is the carriage of the royal family. If you hadn't met us, you, a poor scholar, would never have had the chance to ride in it in this life."

The two laughed loudly and treated Lu Chen politely. After pointing him in the direction, they opened the curtain of the carriage and signaled him to enter.

Chase Lu chuckled lightly, and said nothing more at this time, holding on to the side of the car and getting into this unique carriage.

He had just settled down in the carriage when he heard a punch coming towards him. Lu Chen raised his hand subconsciously and easily blocked the sudden punch.

"You bandits, do you know who I am? If you dare to rob my carriage, you are just tired of living." There was actually a woman sitting in the carriage, who was staring at Lu Chen angrily. .

Lu Chen smiled slightly and understood instantly. He raised his head and looked at the woman in front of him, and could vaguely detect the fear hidden in her eyes.

"I was also caught by them. I was not a bandit, just a poor scholar." Lu Chen said softly with a smile on his face.

When the woman heard this, she took a careful look at Lu Chen, then relaxed a little and huddled in a corner of the carriage, but the vigilance in her eyes did not diminish at all.

"My name is Lu Chen, what's your name?" Lu Chen smiled lightly, looked at the woman in front of him and asked.

The woman still didn't dare to speak out. It seemed that she was still haunted by the experience of being robbed just now, and she was not willing to believe the strange young man in front of her.

Seeing that the woman was unwilling to speak, Lu Chen was too lazy to ask more questions. He just stood aside and occasionally opened the car curtain to look out the window at the scenery.

"You...why aren't you afraid?" After a long time, the woman slowly spoke.

After all, the two of them had the same problem, and if one more person was caught to accompany her, she wouldn't feel so scared at this time.

"The so-called thieves have their ways. Lu is just a poor scholar. They should be able to master it in a few days.

Let me go, there's nothing to be afraid of. "Lu Chen always had a slight smile on his face, responding to the woman's words.

Since ancient times, bandits have not robbed scholars, and besides, he has nothing valuable on him. Although these thieves are vicious, they should not hurt his life.

When the woman heard this, she couldn't help showing a look of horror again on her face, and said in a tearful tone: "I'm dead now. My family is a wealthy family, and these bandits will not let me go easily."

"I'm afraid they will kill me tonight, then chop off my head and extort money from my parents in the imperial capital. It's a pity that this girl didn't even have a full meal before she died."

The expression on the woman's face became more and more sad as she spoke. At this moment, she could no longer hold back, and tears half-fallen from the corners of her eyes.

Lu Chen couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw this scene. He didn't know the identity of this woman, but she didn't look like a member of the royal family, otherwise she wouldn't have been robbed by a group of bandits so easily.

"Don't cry. Just wait until it gets late and I'll take you to escape." Lu Chen couldn't help but touch his forehead and said helplessly.