The Zeng Family brothers talked as they walked. After a while, the "nineteenth brother" could not help asking, "Fourteenth Brother, this is my first time transporting white cargo. What exactly is it?"
"How would I know? I've never opened the chest. It's locked tight. Unless you have a divine weapon or use Innate True Qi to force the lock open, there's no seeing inside."
"Aren't you curious?"
"What's there to be curious about? It's just something that can't bear the light of day."
"...Something that can't bear the light of day... Then why aren't we taking the water route?"
"Beats me. Maybe there's some taboo." The "fourteenth brother" frowned. "Why all the questions? I never knew you were such a curious child!"
The "nineteenth brother" hesitated, then said it anyway. "Fourteenth Brother, I feel like... what's inside might be... two people."
The "fourteenth brother's" expression changed at once. He stopped and spun around.
"Are you sure?" Even his voice had gone dry.
"I... I'm not completely sure..."
The "fourteenth brother" wavered. Only after a long while did he grit his teeth, walk over, seize the handle, and shoulder the iron chest. "I'll carry it from here. Go scout ahead."
"Huh?"
"Don't argue! Go!"
The "nineteenth brother" hurried forward at once, carefully checking the bushes and the ground ahead for snakes, insects, pits, and the like.
The "fourteenth brother" sighed softly. "I had my suspicions last time, but... forget it. What can I do about something like this?"
Transporting white cargo has become routine for the Zeng Family. Once a year, and these past few years, even twice a year... Nineteenth Brother, you're right. Something about this... feels wrong to me too...
Pan Long followed in Stealth, his brow furrowed the whole way.
He was trying to guess what was inside