The next morning, Li Dacheng woke up early to make breakfast for Chen Ning. Chen Ning and Minister Wang were going to ship the goods together. After breakfast, Li Dacheng handed Chen Ning a bag before he left and said,"" Brother Chen, there are some rations and food in this bag to eat on the road. Although Minister Wang will also take care of the food, it's always good to bring some for yourself. You'll only be moving goods along the road. It's a little hard, but there are still dozens of rewards to use. Go to Heaven's Wall City and buy some things you like.”
Li Dacheng had been giving Chen Ning a lot of advice, treating Chen Ning like a little brother.
Chen Ning saw all of this, but he did not say anything. He smiled at Li Dacheng and said,"Thank you, Uncle Cheng. I'll be leaving now. I'll bring some gifts back for you when I come back.”Chen Ning waved at Li Dacheng and left.
During his time with Li Dacheng, he had been to Official Wang's house a few times. There were several famous forces in Lanxian Town. They were Official Wang, who sold medicinal herbs. He also bought the entire town's beast clothing. He could be considered the most powerful family in Lanxian Town. In addition, there was Official Zhang, who sold ironware, and Boss Park, who sold clothing. The reason why he was called Boss Park was because Boss Park was the only woman in Lanxian Town who was headed by a woman. It was said that Boss Park came to Lanxian Town alone decades ago. He had built it up step by step. During this period, many forces wanted to annex Boss Piao's shop, but they all returned empty-handed. Instead, their business grew bigger and bigger. It had to be said that she was a strange woman, but Chen Ning had met this legendary female boss before.
Along the way, Chen Ning kept greeting the street vendors in town. Chen Ning was already very familiar with these people. After walking for half an hour, Chen Ning arrived at the door of Minister Wang's house. Minister Wang's house was very large and occupied a large area. It was similar to the building of an ancient landlord. At this moment, there were dozens of carriages parked in front of Minister Wang's house. The carriages were full of goods. It was obvious that they had already gathered a few days ago.
When Chen Ning arrived, everyone was getting ready to leave. At the same time, there were many mercenaries riding horses around the goods. Some of these mercenaries were private soldiers of Minister Wang's family, while others were hired by money. After all, from Lanxian Town to Heaven's Wall City, they had to pass through a very chaotic official road south and north. After a year in this world, Chen Ning learned that there were many mercenary groups in this world, similar to modern mercenaries. It was specially designed to protect the safety of the employer and goods.
Just as Chen Ning arrived at the door of Minister Wang, a fat man who was busy moving goods saw him at first glance. He immediately jogged to Chen Ning and said,"Brother Chen, yesterday Uncle Cheng said that he wanted you to make a trip. I thought he was joking. I didn't expect it to be you.”Chen Ning naturally recognized this fat man. He was a young man who often went hunting with him and Li Dacheng at the Wolong Slope. He was also an orphan. The people here called him Er Tie, and he had a good relationship with Chen Ning.
However, just as Chen Ning was about to reply to the fat man, an old man dressed in gorgeous clothes walked out of the Wang family's main gate. The old man looked ordinary, but his eyes were unusually sharp. He was the famous councilor Wang of the Fairies Town. Seeing this, Er Tie's face lit up. He hurriedly took Chen Ning's hand and walked in front of councilor Wang."Minister Wang, this is Uncle Cheng's brother, Chen Ning. Uncle Cheng couldn't come because of something, so he specially asked Chen Ning to come and take over.”
Chen Ning also smiled and said,"Greetings, Minister Wang!"”Minister Wang had obviously met Chen Ning several times before. He nodded in response and walked straight towards the mercenaries on horseback. He was talking to a burly middle-aged man who seemed to be the leader.
After Minister Wang left, Chen Ning started chatting with Er Tie. Er Tie had a strong body and a common face. He was not tall, but his whole body was muscular. It might be because he had been doing hard labor since he was young. However, it did not take long for the entire caravan to move under the order of the burly middle-aged man. Seeing this, Er Tie and Chen Ning hurried back to the truck and followed the caravan slowly.
Then, the caravan moved forward like a long dragon. However, due to the large amount of goods in the caravan, they did not move very fast. The distance between Canvassed Immortals Town and Heaven's Wall City was neither far nor near. It would take at least a week. Chen Ning, who was following the caravan, saw a luxurious carriage in the middle of the caravan. The carriage was pulled by three horses, and it was guarded by a few mercenary knights. The burly middle-aged man was also there. Chen Ning guessed that the person sitting inside should be Minister Wang.
The team walked until noon before they left the border of Lanxian Town. After leaving the border, Chen Ning turned around and looked at Lanxian Town behind him.“
Did he feel like he was on a long trip? It's okay. It's always like this the first time. You'll get used to it.”Er Tie, who was with Chen Ning, laughed and continued,"When you get to the Heaven's Wall City, you'll know how good it is. It's much more luxurious than the Fetched Immortals Town.”When he mentioned the Heaven's Wall City, Er Tie's face revealed a happy expression.
"Yeah, I've heard you guys talk about it for almost a year.”Chen Ning smiled. He was curious about the Heaven's Wall City. What kind of town was it?
Hearing his words, a mercenary riding a horse beside Chen Ning curled his lips in disdain. He looked at the two of them with disdain and said,"The Heaven's Wall City can only be said to be a very ordinary city in the Profound Sky Continent. You guys are really frogs at the bottom of a well.”The mercenary glanced at Chen Ning and continued,""You haven't left the town yet, right? But that's right. It's very difficult for low-level natives like you to walk out of this land and see the vast world outside. Let me tell you. In our Xuantian Continent, there are not only many cities like the Heaven's Wall City, but every city has a city lord. A city lord manages countless small places like the town. There are also four great immortal mountains, namely the Five Dragon Mountain, Phoenix Mountain, Qianyuan Mountain, and Skeleton Mountain. It's not a place that ordinary people like you can come into contact with. That's the place of immortals.”After saying that, the mercenary shook his head gently, as if he felt that it was a waste of his breath to say this to the two people in front of him.
Chen Ning sized up the mercenary. The mercenary looked very ordinary. He wore a coarse cloth shirt and a long sword hung on his horse. He looked like a swordsman. However, Chen Ning was not concerned about this. What caught his attention was the immortal mentioned by the mercenary. Chen Ning's eyes lit up. He was no longer a newbie. Although he had never seen these legendary immortals, he had heard of them in the town. There were immortals in this world. According to the people of the Fairies Town, they could move mountains and fill the sea, fly in the sky and escape from the earth, as if they were omnipotent.
Chen Ning did not get angry when he saw the mercenary looking at him with disdain and contempt. He smiled and cupped his hands at the mercenary."It seems that this big brother must be a person who has traveled all over the Profound Sky Land. He must be famous. Please enlighten him.”
After Chen Ning's flattery, the mercenary burst into laughter. A smug look appeared on his face, and his tone softened."Haha, that's nothing. I just left a few years earlier than you. Compared to those seniors who have traveled the Xuantian Continent for decades, I'm still far inferior.”Although the mercenary spoke modestly, he did not hide the smugness on his face.
Hearing this, Chen Ning cupped his hands again and said,"How should I address this big brother? This little brother is new here and doesn't know anything.”The mercenary smiled even wider when he saw how polite Chen Ning was." Just call me Brother Hai."”
After that, Chen Ning and the mercenary named Hai began to chat. The mercenary's vanity was greatly satisfied with Chen Ning's ignorance and unusual politeness. He started to talk about some not-so-secretive things in Xuantian Continent with Chen Ning. Occasionally, they would talk about some interesting things, which stunned Chen Ning and Er Tie.
When the mercenary talked about the Four Celestial Mountains, Chen Ning was listening the most seriously. He was filled with yearning for the immortals, which were illusory and could only be seen in myths and legends in his previous life. In his previous life, he had countless such dreams. Now that there were immortals in this world, he had made up his mind to find a way to enter these Celestial Mountains and fulfill his dream.
After leaving the town, there was a wide road. There were very few pedestrians on the road. Most of them came from caravans that were open in all directions. This was the famous South of the official road.
The south of the official road did not belong to any faction. Although it was nominally under the jurisdiction of the Heaven's Wall City Lord, it was the same as the north of the official road. The roads crisscrossed with hundreds of towns, forming a self-governed area. It was also the most dangerous place. It did not take a long time for the people from the various towns to go to the Heaven's Wall City. However, due to the dangerous roads, the bandits in the two places were rampant, and they often killed and robbed. Therefore, any faction would bring a lot of bodyguards, so very few people went there. Basically, the forces in each town moved. Ordinary people had to rely on the forces in these towns to move.
The whole team had been walking on the south side of the official road for a day. They had only covered about a quarter of the road in the evening. It would take at least ten days to cross the south and north side of the official road. Fortunately, the road was relatively flat, and the team was not slow. In the evening, the whole team stopped in an open area and began to set up camp. Hundreds of tents surrounded the goods in a circle to protect them. The coachmen began to feed the horses. The whole team began to bury the pot and cook. There were also mercenaries who brought their own roasted meat and set up a fire to roast the fragrant meat.
Soon, the food was ready. Chen Ning was also able to help. Cooking was actually just a compressed food that was soaked in hot water, similar to compressed biscuits.
It was unknown what Er Tie was doing. Just as Chen Ning was eating and thinking about how to enter the Celestial Mountain, Er Tie handed him a piece of rabbit meat and said,"Here, there's nothing good about this. Eat mine. You must have forgotten it since it's your first time out. I'm fully prepared.”After saying that, he grinned and chewed on the rabbit meat in his hand.
Chen Ning was not pretentious. He and Er Tie were old acquaintances in Lanxian Town. He took the food and ate it. He remembered that Uncle Cheng had given him the package. It must be the same thing. He would treat Er Tie to a meal tomorrow. It was impolite not to reciprocate.
While they were eating, a man with a mustache came up to them and said,"Pay attention to the goods at night and pay attention to the surrounding environment. Don't fall asleep.”Chen Ning recognized this person. He was the steward of Minister Wang's family.
Before Chen Ning could say anything, Er Tie hurriedly nodded and smiled."Uncle Wang, don't worry. This isn't the first time I've followed you.”Hearing Er Tie's words, Deacon Wang nodded in satisfaction and left.
After dinner, the whole team began to set up tents in an unstable manner. People like Chen Ning who were carrying goods and doing odd jobs were not qualified to sleep in tents. They had to guard the goods in groups of two and patrol the surroundings all night to prevent bandits from robbing the goods. Naturally, Chen Ning was in a group with Er Tie.
Just as Chen Ning was about to sit down on the grass to keep watch, Er Tie walked over and said,"Brother Chen, go to sleep first. I'll be guarding for the first half of the night. It's your first time out, and the first half of the night is unusually difficult.”
Chen Ning didn't object. He was indeed tired after walking for a day. He nodded and said,""Okay, I'll sleep for a while. Wake me up when it's time.”
Er Tie chuckled." It's okay. Sleep a little more. I can't sleep at night either. It's the same if you take my place when you wake up."”After saying that, Er Tie pushed Chen Ning to the side of the truck that he had already laid out. He stood on the grass and surveyed the surroundings.
At night, Chen Ning lay on the carpet for a while before falling asleep. Perhaps it was because they had walked for a whole day, but the surroundings of the caravan were unusually quiet. Only the occasional light footsteps could be heard. It was the mercenaries and night watchers who were patrolling on time. Time passed quietly without them noticing. In the blink of an eye, it was late at night. At this time, both the night watchers and mercenaries had either returned to their tents or dozed off by the goods.
It could be said that the entire caravan was at its most relaxed at this moment. At this moment, a few black figures used the darkness as a cover and approached the caravan camp at an extremely fast speed. A few night watchmen who were still patrolling the periphery had their throats slit silently and turned into corpses lying on the ground. The entire camp did not notice it. Just as the black figures slowly approached the caravan, Chen Ning was woken up by a pee. He rubbed his eyes and stood up. Just as Chen Ning was about to take care of the matter and switch shifts with Er Tie, she heard a soft grunt as she walked to the truck. Chen Ning turned to look in the direction of the sound and saw a night watchman suddenly fall to the ground.
Just as Chen Ning was slightly stunned, he saw a few more figures moving quickly. Chen Ning's heart sank and he knew that something was wrong. He had heard that there were often bandits who killed and robbed people in Guandao South. He immediately squatted down and looked around. At this moment, the surroundings were eerily quiet. There was not a single sound. The people who were supposed to be patrolling were not seen at all. Chen Ning knew that something must have happened, but this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. Chen Ning had no experience in this. Just as he was thinking about what to do, he saw a figure leaping towards him from a short distance away. At this moment, even if Chen Ning had no experience, he knew that the other party must have discovered him. He could not help but feel anxious. He did not have time to think. He immediately squatted down and shouted,"Enemy attack, enemy attack, bandits, bandits!”
Chen Ning immediately stood up and found a place with a lot of goods. Then, he started to crawl under the truck. He didn't know what was going on, so his life was more important.
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