Wang Chong needed to conceal his identity, so after knocking these people out, he did not have the relay station intervene. He merely had Jiang Wenyue present the Wind-Treading Cavalry's military credentials and tell the relay station's squad leader to exercise greater vigilance and report the matter to his superiors. Then he dumped the captives onto the wagons carrying sundries and continued on his way.
It was not worth making a return trip for the likes of them. Wang Chong intended to drop them off one by one along the road, handing them over to the various military units.
These people had committed no crimes, and naturally he would not kill without cause. In any case, he was posing as a merchant caravan and had brought enough wagons to hold these several dozen people.
Wang Chong did not even show himself to question them about their origins. Instead, he had Jiang Wenyue take a few Wudang Disciples and deal with them.
Jiang Wenyue was clever and had learned a great deal lately. The Wudang Disciples Mi Ang had sent over had all been carefully selected, too. Working together, they soon established why these people were looking for a mother and son surnamed Jiang.
Not long ago, someone had escaped from the Turks. The Turks had abducted countless people from the Central Plains back then, and every year some escaped. After returning to the Central Plains, this man told people what he knew about Emperors Qin and Hou having descendants among the Turks. He did not know the details himself, however, and his account was vague. As the story spread, the Jiang Clan heard of it. Overjoyed, they knew they could not retrieve the two emperors and their descendants through proper channels, so they spent lavishly to recruit countless people of