I'm Just a Beast Tamer

Chapter 20: Chapter 20: You Shouldn’t Have Pushed Me

"Eldest Brother, I’ve looked into it. Every time Jiang Zuo sells a dog, he immediately buys new little black dogs to raise. No one in Red Fox Town specializes in this line of work. In past years, he’s always gone to the neighboring Sifang County to find Dog Seedlings."

"I expect he’ll be going to Sifang County in the next day or two."

Ding the Sixth said in a low voice.

Of the seven brothers, he and Laoqi were the youngest. Because they hadn’t been training in martial arts for very long, their builds weren’t conspicuous.

Small matters like gathering intelligence naturally fell to him.

Sifang County was to the east of Red Fox Town. It served as the transportation hub for the seven nearby towns, was densely populated, and had a particularly thriving commercial district. You could buy many things there that were unavailable in the smaller towns.

"Excellent. Ding the Sixth, you watch the post station for the next two days. Once he sets out, we’ll chase him down and finish him off on the road!"

Sifang County was a considerable distance from Red Fox Town, and the only way to get there was by the post station’s carriage.

Once they confirmed Jiang Zuo was on the carriage, they could take a shortcut through the mountains to get ahead and intercept it.

"Hmph. If it weren’t for rescuing Laoqi, this guy would’ve died countless times already."

Ding the Second said, his voice thick with Killing Intent.

Jiang Zuo often went outside the town walls, giving them plenty of opportunities to strike.

But the area right outside town was too close. Even if they lured Chief Lu away, they wouldn’t have enough time to rescue Laoqi. All it would do is alert the enemy.

「The next day.」

The journey from Red Fox Town to Sifang County was a long one. The carriage ride took more than six hours, and if anything happened on the road, it could take closer to eight.

So the carriage was scheduled to depart around 7:00 AM.

Ding the Sixth was staking out the post station from early that morning.

If the carriage departed and Jiang Zuo didn’t show up, it would mean he wasn’t coming today. Ding the Sixth would then just have to come back the next day and resume his watch.

’He actually came!’

To his surprise, he didn’t have to wait long before he saw Jiang Zuo arrive at the post station and board the carriage.

Ding the Sixth immediately returned to their lodging.

"Disguise yourselves. Leave through the town gate one by one and assemble on the road toward Yong’an Town."

Ding Yi, both daring and meticulous, had already worked out a plan.

Yong’an Town was a small town southeast of Red Fox Town. It wasn’t very far, only a little over a two-hour walk away.

「A quarter of an hour later.」

The six men gathered in a grove of trees on the roadside leading to Yong’an Town.

"Let’s go! We’ll take the mountain path to get ahead of them and wait."

Once everyone was there, Ding Yi waved his hand, and they turned toward Sifang County.

...

"Jiang Zuo, have you found a nice girl yet? How about I introduce you to my youngest niece? She’s fifteen, pretty and good with her hands. She doesn’t need to be your wife; she could be your concubine, that would be fine too."

Aboard the carriage, Jiang Zuo, the man of the hour, had become the center of everyone’s conversation.

Those on the carriage who knew Jiang Zuo was single and had daughters of a suitable age were all eager to introduce them to him.

And, knowing that Jiang Zuo might not find them suitable, they were even willing to have their daughters marry him as concubines.

Marrying a wife required careful consideration and a match in social status, but taking concubines didn’t have so many strict requirements.

As long as a man found a woman attractive, he could take her into his household, regardless of her background.

Jiang Zuo’s reputation in town was exceptionally good, and he still hadn’t taken a wife. If a girl could become his concubine, or even a lesser consort, it was considered a good fate.

Even if he later married a principal wife, as the first woman to enter Jiang Zuo’s household, her treatment wouldn’t be too poor.

"Thank you all for the kind offers, but I have no plans to start a family right now."

Jiang Zuo quickly refused.

"Ah, Jiang Zuo, you’re already seventeen. That’s not young at all. Why, when I was your age, my children were already able to run."

"That’s right, that’s right! You should marry early so you can have grandchildren sooner."

"Exactly! Look at me, I’m only twenty years older than you, and my grandson is already old enough to run errands."

The crowd chattered on, their comments growing more and more absurd.

It took a Herculean effort, but Jiang Zuo finally managed to change the subject and give his ears some peace.

Red Fox Town was in a remote location, surrounded by mountains. The road to Sifang County was uneven, mostly just a small path winding along the foot of the mountains.

After traveling for some time, the carriage entered a narrow pass flanked by cliff walls several meters high on both sides.

The pass wasn’t very long, only about three hundred meters.

But just as the carriage was about to exit the pass, three figures suddenly leaped down from the cliffs ahead, blocking the road.

"Who are you?"

"They look like Martial Artists! Are they bandits?"

Everyone in the carriage was startled when they saw the three men.

’Bandits?’

’No, they’re after me!’

Jiang Zuo didn’t believe for a second it was a coincidence that a group of bandits had suddenly appeared right when he was on the road.

’I can’t stay in the carriage!’

Jiang Zuo made a split-second decision. Before the carriage had even come to a stop, he leaped out.

He rolled once he hit the ground, then sprang to his feet and sprinted toward the other end of the pass.

"That guy... does he know we’re here for him?"

"So what if he knows? Get him!"

Ignoring the people on the carriage, the three men shot forward in pursuit of Jiang Zuo.

’It wouldn’t be too late to catch up to the carriage and silence the witnesses after they killed Jiang Zuo.’

"Why did Jiang Zuo jump from the carriage?"

"The bandits are all chasing him! They were after Jiang Zuo?"

"They must be! That black dog of his sold for the astronomical price of five thousand taels!"

"Now he’s done it. He’s been targeted by bandits!"

"This has nothing to do with us! Driver, go! Hurry! If we wait, the bandits might come back for us, and then we won’t be able to get away!"

Seeing the bandits chase after Jiang Zuo, the passengers, still shaken from the shock, frantically urged the driver on.

The driver was terrified as well. He cracked his whip furiously, and the carriage bolted.

...

"Damn, how can this guy run so fast!"

"It doesn’t matter how fast he is. He’s not getting away!"

The three chasing Jiang Zuo were Ding the Second, Ding the Third, and Ding the Fifth.

They had thought that once they intercepted Jiang Zuo, killing him would be a simple matter.

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