Chapter 45: Settling Down

"Gentlemen, my cart is just filled with medicinal herbs. I'm something of a physician myself. Please, I ask that you show mercy and let us pass."

The robbers had chosen this spot precisely because they knew the carriage couldn't move quickly, making escape impossible.

Seeing no way out, Huang Youqi could only address the robbers earnestly.

Robbers generally didn't harm physicians; it was a code of the underworld. They were men who led dangerous lives, and no one needed a physician more.

Besides, you never knew if a physician had saved some important figure. Harming one could easily bring disaster upon yourself.

"Enough talk! Hand over your valuables now!"

But these robbers, clearly, had no intention of abiding by that code.

Huang Youqi sighed. He knew these men were just opportunists trying to make a quick score amidst the chaos. They wouldn't care about any so-called code.

Huang Youqi decided to hand over some valuables and see if that would be enough to get them through.