With the escorts guarding the way, the journey was extremely safe. The occasional petty thugs were either beaten off violently by the escorts or frightened away by Zhao Yan's identity. They were looking to rob, not to make an enemy of the imperial government; you needed your life to spend the money you stole, so the bandits were far from stupid and ran faster than anyone else.
The escorts particularly loved this kind of lucrative and easy job. Talking about it later would serve as a golden signboard for their escort agency, as not just anyone had the capability to be of use to an official lord, and their Sihai Escort Agency was precisely that capable and proficient.
The journey followed the route Zhao Yan had planned in advance. To take good care of the old and the young, they stayed at either official post stations or inns, all of which were relatively safe resting spots. With Zhao Yan's status right there, wherever they went, people treated him with the utmost courtesy.
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