After deliberation, the caravan steward believed that it might be dangerous to take the Tianyuan Ancient Road at this time, and it was necessary to recruit an additional group of guards.

Therefore, the caravan hung a recruitment notice in front of the inn to recruit warriors to accompany them.

At this time, Ye Xuan was sitting in the lobby of the inn eating, and by the way, he fed the thunderball and black beans.

Ye Xuan was wearing a martial arts robe, and although the sword box on his back was wrapped in cloth, others could guess that it was a weapon at a glance.

The caravan steward observed Ye Xuan for a while, and took the initiative to step forward and politely said, "This young man is extraordinary at a glance, I don't know where to go?"

Ye Xuan glanced at him, saw that it was a business trip, didn't care much, and replied casually: "Go to North Vietnam." ”

The Ethereal Sect was in the territory of North Vietnam, and in the face of a stranger, Ye Xuan naturally wouldn't say the destination so clearly, but just casually said a general direction.

"Eh, you have to go through the Tianyuan Ancient Road to go to Beiyue, and I heard that not long ago, a caravan was attacked on the Tianyuan Ancient Road, and nearly 100 people died. ”

The caravan manager briefly explained the matter in advance, and then turned to the topic: "I don't know if Shaoxia is willing to go with our caravan, we can provide Shaoxia with a clean and comfortable carriage, and after arriving in North Vietnam, we can also give Shaoxia some coils." ”

This chamber of commerce steward is very good at talking, and he knows very well that the higher the cultivation of a martial artist, the more difficult it is to recruit with money, and directly throwing off the remuneration to hire is likely to disgust the cultivation of a martial artist. But the same words, said in different ways, the effect is completely different.

The word "gift" is the finishing touch in his words, so as not to let the other party get a little bit of copper smell psychologically.

Ye Xuan wasn't very interested in what he said, and he didn't have to think about it to know that the number would definitely not be too much.

But I am more interested in a clean and comfortable carriage, so that I can sleep comfortably.

Just as I was about to say yes.

Two martial artists, one tall and one short, came in from outside the door, both of them were wearing sect costumes, and there was an arrogance of a great sect disciple between their eyebrows.

The tall warrior who took the lead strode in and said loudly to the caravan steward: "We have taken care of the safety of your caravan, and we will go to Beiyue for thirty spirit stones, and only accept spirit stones, not gold and silver." ”

"Thirty spirit stones?" The caravan steward looked at the two men with some consternation, a hesitant expression on his face.

Thirty spirit stones are equivalent to three hundred thousand taels of gold.

Ordinary caravans can't make so much money in a year, so the other party's asking price is simply terrifying.

However, the caravans that needed to take the Tianyuan Ancient Road were all related to the spirit stone mines in North Vietnam, so most of the profits came from the spirit stones and the cultivation resources of the martial artists.

Therefore, the price of thirty spirit stones was not yet unaffordable for this caravan.

It's just that without knowing the identity and strength of the other party, the caravan steward didn't dare to agree immediately: "This ......"

"What, doubt our strength?" the two martial artists snorted coldly, patted the sect robe on their bodies with their hands, and said arrogantly, "Ethereal Sect, to ensure that your caravan passes through the Tianyuan Ancient Road safely, is this guarantee worth thirty spirit stones?"

When the caravan steward heard that the two were disciples of the Ethereal Sect, his eyes suddenly lit up.

What kind of existence is the Ethereal Sect?

One of the three major immortal mountain sects, it has supreme prestige in Beiyue Prefecture.

With the protection of the disciples of the Ethereal Sect, safety is absolutely guaranteed.

The caravan steward immediately warmly invited the two of them to sit down: "Thirty spirit stones, no problem." Come on, come on, the two heroes sit down and drink first. ”

After greeting the two disciples of the Ethereal Sect, the caravan steward was relieved, looked around, noticed Ye Xuan again, and said casually: "This young man, our caravan has invited the master of the Ethereal Sect to protect him. However, we still welcome you to go along, there is also a clean and comfortable carriage to rest, and there is also Qionghua brew brought from Donglu Prefecture, I wonder if Shaoxia is willing to taste it?"

"Okay. ”

It was quite lively for someone to walk with, and he could also take this opportunity to consolidate his cultivation, so Ye Xuan agreed with a smile.

......

The next day.

The caravan set off on its way, and Ye Xuan lazily lay in the carriage covered with bear skins and teased the birds.

This caravan is indeed financially abundant, and the clean and comfortable carriage that was said to be good is indeed very clean and comfortable.

However, what made Ye Xuan a little unhappy was that the carriages of the two Ethereal Sect disciples were bigger and more luxurious.

Out of the ancient city, ten miles west, the convoy officially entered the Tianyuan Ancient Road.

The terrain of the Tianyuan Ancient Road is very steep, and there are reddish-brown rocks and mud everywhere you enter, and there are steep mountain walls on both sides.

The mountain wall has been washed by rain all year round, forming vertical marks like knives and axes.

Because of what happened half a month ago, there were no other travelers except this caravan.

The caravan traveled all the way west along the Tianyuan Ancient Road until nightfall, and did not encounter any danger.

As it got dark, the caravan stopped and set up camp.

The coachmen drove the wagons together and formed a semicircle against the mountain wall to form a makeshift camp.

A bonfire was lit in the center of the camp, the whole sheep were roasted on the fire, and the caravan steward brought out the wine and drank it with everyone.

The best Qionghua brew was served to Ye Xuan and the two Ethereal Sect disciples.

The steward of the caravan came to accompany him in person, holding his wine glass and grateful: "Thank you to the three of you, the journey today is so smooth because of the protection of the three." ”

The two Ethereal Sect disciples glanced at Ye Xuan, feeling very dissatisfied with the caravan steward's comparison of them to Ye Xuan.

"Our senior brothers have all said that we have covered the safety of your caravan, do you think that the strength of our Ethereal Sect is not enough?" the tall Ethereal Sect disciple snorted coldly.

The caravan steward hurriedly apologized: "Don't dare, don't dare...... This Ye Shaoxia is invited to accompany him, he is also walking outside, and he likes to make more friends below, and there is absolutely no other meaning. ”

"It's best! Let me tell you, none of our thirty spirit stones is missing. The tall Ethereal Sect disciple said coldly.

"That's that, when it comes to the territory of North Vietnam, it must be offered. The caravan steward hurriedly agreed.

As they spoke, Thunderball had jumped onto the low table and began to tear the delicious leg of mutton.

It's just that this leg of mutton was indeed placed in front of the two Ethereal Sect disciples.

The tall Ethereal Sect disciple immediately said dissatisfied: "Hey, take care of your broken bird, otherwise next time it will not be a leg of mutton on the plate, but a leg of a bird!"

He said as he tossed the thunderball aside with his hand.

When there is a delicacy in front of him, Thunderball rarely gets angry and continues to deal with the leg of lamb without care.

Ye Xuan was a little unhappy: "You'd better be polite to it, just the two of you, together they are not enough for its seconds." ”

The two Ethereal Sect disciples immediately became angry: "Hey, a thunder-breaking eagle, dare to brag in front of us, are you finding fault?"

"If you don't believe me, you can try. Ye Xuan said coldly.

Seeing that the atmosphere on both sides was not right, the caravan steward hurriedly played a round: "Don't be angry, the three of you still have a lot of leg of mutton, I'll call someone to bring it over." Being able to walk together is fate, don't hurt the harmony. ”