Chapter 9: A Strange Combination
After confirming that it was correct, the black-robed man cleared his throat and said, "You are all here with the black jade order, and I am the same. However, the task I came here today is only to activate your respective black jade orders for you. Your real quest has just been unlocked in the Black Jade Order, you can read the relevant information from the Black Jade Order at any time, and list it as a person who is not a cultivator, you only need to paste the Black Jade Order on your forehead, and you can know the follow-up tasks. As for the remuneration agreed upon when everyone received the task before, after completing the task, you can take the black jade order to the Wanbao Pavilion in the capital of Ruohan to receive it. β
"You're not the one who invited us?" The little man surnamed Hu suddenly opened his mouth and asked the question in the minds of many people present.
"I'm not." The black-robed man shook his head and said, "I just received a task to activate the Black Jade Order for everyone and arrange the itinerary for everyone." There are still three days before departure, so it is recommended that everyone get acquainted with each other first, and cooperate in the future. As for the rest, I don't have any more information to say! After speaking, the black-robed man no longer paid attention to everyone's gaze, gave a fist salute to everyone, and turned around to go to the inn to find the shopkeeper Tong......
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After the black-robed man left, the eighteen people present couldn't help but look at each other, and no one spoke for a while. Although they are all guests who have been staying at the Juxian Inn in the past few days, many people don't have much communication with strangers for no reason, so before being called out by the black-robed man, everyone didn't even know that they were all here for the same mission.
Casual cultivators like Qu Wuming had participated in similar group missions in the past, but the composition of the participants in those missions was pureβthey were all cultivators. Among the eighteen people present, Qu Wuming could see at a glance that most of them were just ordinary people. Except for the new old man who couldn't see his cultivation for a while, the cultivation of the rest of the people should be on par with himself.
A moment later, it was the latest old man to break the silence. I saw him wave his hand, and he sacrificed a transparent soundproof prohibition, covering all eighteen people inside, and then arched his hand and said: "Since the person arranged by the master of the black jade order has already been ordered, then the little old man will introduce himself first." The old man's surname is Wei, his name is an immortal, he makes a living from divination, and he came from afar in Xianding City, this is my disciple Mo Tong. β
Sometimes, when strangers meet, that's how they go, and as soon as someone starts, the others don't stay silent.
The man surnamed Hu, who wanted to tease Tong Xiangyu before, followed and said: "The surname is Hu, and the name is eight." From Tianfeng City. β
Not far away, three dark-skinned men with vicissitudes of life were stunned when they heard this, and one of the leaders hugged his fists and asked: "But Hu Baye, who is called 'pangolin' by the people of the rivers and lakes?" β
"No, it's down." Hu Ba clenched his fists and saluted back, "I don't know who this benevolent brother is?" β
"Look up for a long time!" The questioner said, "The surname is Chen, the name is Yulou, these two are my brothers, Chen Baolou and Chen Bilou." β
Hu Ba was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly put on a smiling face and said, "It turned out to be Xieling Sanchen!" Disrespectful, disrespectful! β
At this time, another person on the side couldn't help but report to his family and said: "Long admired the pangolin Hu Baye and the three Chen names of the Jieling!" I didn't expect to see it today! The three of us brothers are Hou Jinfa, Hou Jinhai, and Hou Jinbo of the Xishan faction. β
When Hu Ba and the three brothers of the Chen family heard this, they looked at the three of them, and saw that Hou Jinfa, Hou Jinhai and the other three were all of medium stature, with ordinary appearances, but their temples were bulging high, and their eyes were shining with fine light, obviously their internal strength had been cultivated to a good level! However, Hu and Chen knew that although the Hou brothers of the Xishan faction had high martial arts, they were not good people, and the murders committed in their hands might not be able to be counted on both hands.
Hu and Chen returned the salute with a slightly perfunctory fist, not at all as enthusiastic as when they greeted each other.
The three brothers of the Hou family still couldn't see the thoughts of those people, and they felt that their hot faces were sticking to their cold butts, and their faces showed a trace of displeasure. Hou Jinhai muttered in a low voice: "It's all fucking tomb robbers, and you really think of yourself as a senior?" Hum! β
At this time, a few more people opened their mouths one after another to introduce themselves, although they were all from all over the world, but they were all well-known figures in the same industry, and everyone quickly became familiar with each other, and some people joked: "When our group of people get together, I'm afraid we can sweep all the ancient tombs in the Eastern Continent, right?" Haha......"
After a while, Wei Yixian, an old man who had claimed to be a fortune diviner before, interrupted everyone's greetings with a smile and asked, "I don't know the names of these Taoist friends?" β
Qu Wuming heard this, arched his hand and said, "Qu Wuming." β
"Han Ling'er."
"Yue Huaqun!"
"Mo Heng!"
"Zuo Songcicada!"
"Poor and idle."
After the last Ding Xian finished reporting his name, Qu Wuming secretly said to Han Ling'er beside him while bowing his hand, "I'm afraid I'm really going to visit the tomb this time...... Those four are all masters who often go to explore the secret realm of the ancient tomb in the scattered cultivation, I heard that in the past, they were mainly active on the coast of the East China Sea and the Futi country, and they were all lone travelers, and they rarely cooperated with people in the past, but they didn't expect that this time they were all collected by the master of the Black Jade Order. β
Han Ling'er said: "I feel that my cultivation is the worst inside, and I am still a layman...... Brother Qu, you have to take care of me! β
"That's nature." Qu Wuming said, "However, this combination is really a bit weird. It's rare to hear of cultivators and ordinary people teaming up to explore the secrets. Besides, I haven't heard of any ancient tombs in the Hanhai Desert...... I really don't know where this black jade makes the master sacred, and the task given this time is very vague. Forget it, if you come, you will be safe, let's see! β
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Three days later.
I don't know what benefits the black-robed man promised Tong Xiangyu of the Juxian Inn, but when everyone was ready to set off at the agreed time, they saw the shopkeeper Tong walking out with two cooks. Behind him, there were several large carts pulled by the guys, and the carts were loaded with all kinds of applications for desert trekking.
"Yo? Looking at it, is it possible that the shopkeeper Tong will also set off with us? Seeing this, Hu Baye hurriedly approached with a smile on his face.
"That's nature." Tong Xiangyu was wearing a pair of tights and pants at this time, showing her slender figure to the fullest, and she was even more heroic, and she was wearing a huge hooded cloak outside, and there was a simple broad-bladed sword hanging from her waist. The two cooks behind him were also dressed as a long journey, wearing cloaks, and each carrying a sword, "The employer said, let us ensure your food supplies, food, clothing, shelter and transportation along the way, Hu Baye won't think that you can walk into this Hanhai Desert with just a package, right?" Hehe......"
Tong Xiangyu smiled, and a ray of sunshine seemed to shine into the slightly cool courtyard in the early morning, which made Hu Baye and many people behind him feel a little ashamed. Hu Baye laughed and said, "That's great!" With the shopkeeper Tong all the way, no matter how long the journey is, we don't feel bored! β
"Just your mouth, why is it always like smeared with honey? Have you coaxed a lot of little girls? Tong Xiangyu glanced at Hu Baye, then glanced around at everyone and said, "The Hanhai Desert is full of dangers and sand thieves, and I also ask you to unite sincerely along the way, and don't have quarrels and disputes over some trivial matters." I know that several of the people in the team are cultivators, so please take care of them along the way! β
As he spoke, his gaze fell on Qu Wuming's body intentionally or unintentionally, and then he gave a fist salute to several cultivators.
"Shopkeeper Tong is polite!" The cultivator named Yue Huaqun cupped his fists and saluted back, "Don't worry, with us, there is nothing to worry about in this desert ordinary bandits. β
"Then there will be all of you!"
Yue Huaqun looked at the carts of equipment and materials in the courtyard, and saw that they were all buckets, dry food, wine barrels, firewood, tents, etc., but there were no camels such as horses, and he proposed with a smile: "Shopkeeper Tong, I think it is better to store these materials in my storage ring, how about I take everyone into the desert with a flying magic weapon?" In this way, it saves time and trouble, and also avoids the suffering of wind and sand. β
"No, no!" The old man, Wei Yixian, was busy waving his hand beside him and said, "If you want to go deep into the Hanhai Desert, you must not take the flying magic weapon." The old man specially told him about this during his mission. β
"Huh? And what else is there? Yue Huaqun frowned slightly.
"Don't dare to coax Yue Daoyou." Wei Yixian said with a smile, "Besides, the owner of the black jade order seems to have already made arrangements......
As he spoke, Wei Yixian raised his hand and pointed, but saw that the black-robed man who came to convey the task had already come to the courtyard, patted the spirit beast bag on his waist, and after a flash of light, there were already twenty-one more sand camel beasts in the courtyard.
I saw that those sand camel beasts were very burly, a few points taller than the horses that could be seen in the ordinary, with long dark yellow hair on their bodies, and their four hooves were wide, like a fan, and they looked like strange beasts that could walk long distances in the desert.
The men of the Juxian Inn hurriedly stepped forward and carefully took a few sand camel beasts to reins them and tie the carts...... At first, a few people were a little timid, for fear that these behemoths would suddenly go berserk and hurt themselves. But soon it was discovered that the temperament and appearance of these sand camel beasts were completely different, and they were unusually docile, no matter how they fiddled, they looked like they were obedient, so they let go of their hands and feet and started to work, and in a short time they packed up all the twenty-one sand camel beasts.
At this time, the black-robed man clasped his fists at everyone and said, "Everyone, according to the requirements of the master of the Black Jade Order, there are still a few words to tell you: whether you are a cultivator or not, you must act together on this trip, and don't leave the team without permission halfway!" As for the matter of leading the way, please ask Mr. Wei Yixian! β
"You're welcome, you're welcome!" The old man hurriedly returned the salute.
"In that case, then I wish you all a smooth journey!"
Twenty-one sand camel beasts lined up in a row, striding forward, forming a rare scenery in Juxian Town. The black-robed people and many ordinary people who had never seen this kind of sand camel beast in their lives had been watching this column of sand camel beasts disappear into the desert on the edge of the sky......