Meng Ran gave a fist salute to the four Kunlun cultivators who said goodbye to Hu Jinqiu, and then turned his head and thanked the kind-faced fat merchant who helped him translate the two sides again, and then took two steps forward and stood side by side with Hu Jinqiu, the delicate long sword followed behind her, which was quite a bit of a sword immortal.

The two men and two women are not as fierce as they were before, and eighty percent of them are also pretending to be out of the rut, so at first glance, the looks of the four people are quite remarkable, the man is very handsome, and the woman is also very beautiful.

Anyway, they are collecting money from people and eliminating disasters with people, and these four people are also receiving money on orders from the mountain, and other things have nothing to do with them.

The long caravan set out again, and the four men gave way to the only decent road in front of them, and let the men and horses pass.

Meng Ran actually didn't understand why there was such a way to the Western Regions in such a vast land, thinking that this was in the game, after all, it was not a matter in reality, so he didn't care about it anymore.

After walking forward for about half an hour, Hu Jinqiu saw that this aunt had no intention of leaving here, but smiled secretly and did not speak.

Meng Ran was a little uncomfortable, and kept thinking in his heart, ask me, ask me.

As a result, if there was such a thing as Luncheng Mansion, Meng Ran would not be as good as this old fox who had been in business for many years, so he could only stubbornly say: "Brother Hu, don't you have anything to ask me?" ”

Hu Jinqiu smiled slightly, and pretended to ask suddenly, "Is the girl thirsty?" ”

Meng Ran's mouth widened and said, "You know that this is not what I said. ”

"Then I'll ask." Hu Jinqiu smiled: "Now that the matter has been resolved, why haven't you left the caravan yet, do you want to follow us to see the scenery of the Western Regions?" ”

Meng Ran first clasped his hands into fists and saluted, and then replied softly: "I'm sorry Brother Hu, we ......"

Meng Ran was about to tell Hu Jinqiu about the "other plans" of the team, but Hu Jinqiu's outstretched hand instantly stopped the conversation.

"It's okay, I don't know what you do, and I don't care, I'll just be an errand runner with peace of mind, it's not a good thing to know too much." Hu Jinqiu touched his beard and said with a smile.

"Then Brother Hu, you won't blame me for not telling you, right?" Meng Ran said tentatively.

"No, no, it is already a great fate to meet again in this vast Western Regions, and I should cherish it, I still remember the good wine I drank at that time, it was the taste of my hometown!" Hu Jinqiu showed a look of reminiscence, as if he was still recalling the taste of those drinks.

"Dare to ask Brother Hu, do you know why these cultivators of Kunlun Mountain suddenly collected so much protection money?" Meng Ran asked.

When he first heard the word "protection fee", Hu Jinqiu was still stunned, but after understanding what it meant, he felt that this name was quite appropriate and interesting.

Then he shook his head and said slowly: "I have been running this trade route for many years, and it is the first time I have encountered such a situation. ”

"This trade road is incomparably long, not to mention, the road is rugged and difficult, a merchant can make a maximum of two round-trips in a year, let alone a family like me in the Central Plains, once a year is already the limit, and a merchant will earn enough silver, so you see." Hu Jinqiu pointed to the horse team behind him, "There are often many horses to carry the goods, so there are good and bad, the good thing is that you can earn more at one time, and the cost of things can be spread thinner, and the disadvantage is that the goal is too big on the way, and several old guys from our Chamber of Commerce generally act together, and there are twenty or thirty bodyguards and guards alone, so that the goods do not have any accidents on the road." ”

"The first half and the last part of the road are all dependent on our own guards in the caravan, mainly to deal with the safari and raid of horse thieves and sand bandits, these people have a knife in their hands, a horse under their buttocks, relying on speed, in fact, there is no combat effectiveness, generally see a caravan of our size do not dare to come forward to beg for hardship, really throw a few lives here, it is not worth it, after all, in a place like the Western Regions, there are people with combat effectiveness."

"The most dangerous thing is the middle part of the road, that is, starting from the four people just now, and going all the way out of the Kunlun Mountains." Hu Jinqiu took a breath and continued.

"Aren't there cultivators on Kunlun Mountain? Why is it still so dangerous, those cultivators don't care? Meng Ran asked.

"If you really meet some kind-hearted cultivators, you will probably take care of them, but many of the robbers here are also cultivators!" Hu Jinqiu said helplessly.

Yes, this turned around and turned back, listening to Hu Jinqiu's words, the more Meng Ran listened, the more confused he became, what kind of mess is this, the four people just now, are they robbers.

This has something to do with the reality of Kunlun Mountain, which can be summed up in six words - the place is big, and there is no threshold.

Kunlun Mountain sounds like a mountain, but it is actually a whole mountain range, that is, when the Kunlun Qionghua Sect was built, the floating mountain and several surrounding mountains were officially called Kunlun Mountain by the outside world, which is why for so many years, the cultivators of the Central Plains have been pouring into Kunlun Mountain, but they have never been able to fill this mountain range.

As we all know, Kunlun Mountain does not care about the cultivation of cultivators, the Qionghua sect is like this at the time, and after it falls, it seems to have changed back to the original state, since there is no threshold to enter the mountain, naturally there is no such thing as control, but no matter who can practice here.

There are kind-hearted cultivators, and naturally there are also people who are not so kind, or even just come here to absorb the qi of the dragon veins and prolong their lives, and they will not be able to use a few hands of the true Dao Dharma, are also here.

The nature of Kunlun will not be turned into a miasma, but over the years, the merchants who pass through this place have suffered frequently.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the worst cultivator can probably beat ten of the strongest bodyguards.

So the safety of the merchants suddenly became less secure.

Some of these people who covet money and goods are quite polite, and they are called karma, giving things or eating and drinking and leaving, some simply ask for money, some want money and goods, some not only ask for it, but also ask for it all, some of them use it for themselves after they want it, some of them sell it to other cultivators, and some of them are even worse in nature, killing people and selling more goods.

Why kill people and sell goods, because Kunlun Mountain is still nominally a righteous sect, although the Qionghua faction was disbanded and no one was in charge, but Kunlun Mountain never connived at this kind of thing, once discovered, it was expelled from the mountain, and a body of spiritual power was abolished on the spot. It can only be said that even such a loose religious sect still has its bottom line and ethics that cannot be crossed and broken.

There are more ways to kill people and sell goods, or that sentence, anyway, the Kunlun Mountains are huge, either find a place where birds don't and bury them, or burn them with spells, there are many ways.

Naturally, there are some ordinary thieves who really occupy a mountain here and become kings live here, and they are naturally honest in front of powerful cultivators, and occasionally they can help the immortal masters deal with the trivial matters under the mountain, but they can become bandits who do all kinds of evil, and they are also a great threat to past merchants.

These two kinds of people are passed on by word of mouth in the mouths of merchants, and those cultivators who rob are named Lingkou, as the name suggests, they are bandits who have mastered spiritual power; Another common kind of bandit is called the Bandit, which means the bandit who is attached to the cultivators of Kunlun Mountain.

The spirit is like an airplane, and the enchantment is like a car.

In the event of an aircraft accident, the businessman will either bleed or bleed, in short, there can be no accident, and the accident is a big deal.

It's better to encounter a car accident, depending on the situation, it's enough to choke if it's more serious, but most of the time relying on the bodyguards and guards around you, you can still maneuver around, even if it bleeds, it's a small injury, and it won't hurt your muscles and bones.

Kunlun Mountain looked at it, this is not good.

As a result, there is an official business of Kunlun Mountain to escort passing merchants.

There are some things that Meng Ran knows, and some things she doesn't know, but after listening to Hu Jinqiu's introduction, she understands it thoroughly.

Such a holy place of cultivation, I can't imagine that it is so complicated, it seems that the people of the Central Plains not only bring more advanced cultivation concepts, but also those dross and something, it is really not less transported here.

But it is really not easy for these businessmen to really talk about it, while spending money on goods and shipments, they have to find the shelter of the local Central Plains Chamber of Commerce, on the other hand, they have bodyguards to escort them, and they have to pay protection fees on the road, in order to make some money, but it is equivalent to pinning their heads to the waistband of their trousers.

Meng Ran couldn't help but feel a little admiration for Hu Jinqiu and these merchants who went to the Western Regions, no wonder people were homesick, it was really not easy.

Meng Ran sincerely praised Hu Jinqiu a few words, but gave him a big red face.

The two continued to chat without saying a word for a while, and the team finally came to the fork in the foothills of Kunlun Mountain, one to the left and one to the right.

The one to the right is the way the team came, and the caravan should turn to the left.

Hu Jinqiu looked at the sky, and still ordered the caravan to rest in place, but the time changed from three quarters to one moment, and the time just left behind must be made up for little by little from behind, neither too fast nor too slow.

Meng Ran nodded, realizing that it is not easy to be such a big businessman, and it really requires strong experience and ability in all aspects, otherwise it will not be able to cope with it at all.

The two sat on the side of the road, Hu Jinqiu took out a new bag of water and handed it to Meng Ran, and asked softly, "How is your little brother, has he been cured of Zhoushan disease?" ”

Meng Ran shook his head with a wry smile and didn't speak.

Immediately after Hu Jinqiu's words, Meng Ran was shocked and spit out the water he had just drunk in his mouth!

"So you've been wandering around the Western Regions this year?"