Medium-sized caravans, generally ranging from three or four hundred to seven or eight hundred, can be a combination of several merchants, or may be composed of a single firm, such a caravan, generally speaking, will not encounter the interception of the underworld and robbers.

Because in the border and dangerous places, although there are many bandits in the big iǎiǎ, the largest group is only two or three hundred people, which is generally enough to protect oneself.

The most iǎ caravans generally range from a few dozen to more than a hundred people, such as this caravan of Dou Jianhou, which belongs to the iǎ type of caravan.

They are not able to fend off a large group of thieves during the process, so they will not go on the road alone, and generally choose to join several caravans to advance together.

When Dou Jianhou and them set out from YN Province, they united five iǎ caravans, with a total of nearly five hundred people, but unfortunately, on the way, one of Dou Jianhou's cargo trucks had a problem with the levitation, and they were delayed for a day, and as a result, they broke away from the other caravans and became a separate iǎ caravan.

Originally, when this situation happened, Dou Jianhou and the others should have arrived at the next iǎ town, rested for a while, waited for the other caravans to arrive, and then went back together. But Dou Jianhou's batch of goods, if he wanted to wait until the New Year Festival to arrive, he could make a good price, so he didn't care about taking risks, waited for a day, and didn't see any caravan that arrived, so he set off alone.

After Qiu Peng learned about this situation, he thought to himself: "No wonder he greeted us so warmly, he was not simply so kind, maybe he wanted to pull a few more people to go together, and he could also strengthen his courage." ”

These doubts in Qiu Peng's heart are not completely unreasonable. That Dou Jianhou really saw Si Yu's appearance in the restaurant-although Sun Jian repeatedly emphasized that he was drunk and dizzy at that time, and he was attacked by Si Yu, so he would become so wolf--but Dou Jianhou was old and well-informed, and he could see at a glance that these two plainly dressed and young teenagers were extraordinary and somewhat extraordinary, otherwise he would not have entertained Qiu Peng so warmly.

He Ping saw that the two of them were talking speculatively, and couldn't help but join in the fun.

"Ling Mei's skills are very athletic, presumably the iǎ brothers will not be bad, I don't know what the Zixuan iǎ brothers do?"

Qiu Peng said calmly: "Actually, I don't have any career. Growing up in the barren mountains and mountains, I didn't have any formal college education, so I just wandered around. This time I went to Hobby Province because I heard that there was a distant relative there who wanted to join him, but I didn't know if I could find it. By the way, I hope to be able to join the mercenary alliance. ”

He Ping nodded, thinking that this was reasonable, looking at the expression of the girl just now, it didn't look like it was very orderly. And there is no sign of internal force in the whole body. But it's very fast, and it's a good material.

He said again: "That's the case, with the skills of the two of you, if you want to gain a foothold in the martial arts, being a mercenary is indeed the best way." ”

"Really?" Seeing what the other party said, Qiu Peng asked with a little hesitation.

He Ping immediately introduced him warmly: "Don't talk about us mercenaries and those ordinary outlaws, our super league has a very strict management of the mercenary profession. Only those with a clean family background and excellent performance can serve as mercenaries. ”

He Ping turned his head and pointed at the mercenaries around him, and said, "You see, these people are all excellent disciples who graduated from our four sects and eighteenth ranks, and it is not easy to become a mercenary, and they have to go through a series of inspections and training. Only after passing the exam can you qualify as a mercenary. Generally, people who only have three-legged cat kung fu are not worthy of becoming mercenaries. At this, there was a natural sense of pride in his tone.

Qiu Peng asked in surprise, "What are the four sects and eighteen streams?"

He Ping explained: "The so-called four sects and eighteen streams are the schools of combat skills that have been handed down in our province since ancient times. The four sects refer to the four major sects that are not much inferior to some second-rate forces, the eighteenth stream, which is derived from these four major sects and nearly eighteen schools. This almost includes the most jīng Ying masters in our province. ”

Speaking of this, He Ping said with regret: "It's a pity that in the past few decades, the four major colleges in each province have set up many branches, absorbing a large number of outstanding students, who no longer belong to any school and become an academy. As a result, there are some genres that have begun to decline, and the cultural traditions left by our ancestors are now unappreciated, and may be lost in a few decades. ”

Qiu Peng asked curiously, "I don't know what mén sect Uncle He belongs to?" Speaking of this question, He Ping immediately came to the god jīng: "I belong to the Xingyue Stream, although our mén sect is not included in the four sects, but it is derived from the Fengyue Sect among the four sects, and belongs to the branch of the Fengyue Sect. You know the Wind Moon Sect, right?" When He Ping said this, although he used a questioning tone, but judging from his tone, he actually felt that he was nine out of ten, Qiu Peng must know the Wind Moon Sect.

Unfortunately, Qiu Peng didn't know anything about this, and said apologetically: "I don't know much about the situation in the province. ”

"You don't even know about the Fengyue Sect?" He Ping looked at Qiu Peng's expression, as if he was looking at an idiot: "The Fengyue Sect is one of the largest schools in the province that used to be famous, seventy years ago, a generation of grandmaster Ming Dao once won the championship in one fell swoop in the competition meeting of the four sects and eighteenth ranks, and the battle skills of the Fengyue Sect are also considered to be one of the few factions in the rivers and lakes that can cultivate to the super-first-class realm. ”

Qiu Peng nodded indispensably, but there was no response.

He Ping glanced at Qiu Peng with some unwillingness, and said helplessly: "People like us from the four sects and eighteenth ranks, especially our Xingyue Stream, are very strict in accepting disciples, and have very high standards. Generally speaking, after the people of our four sects and eighteenth rank come out, the future is bright, and some people can directly enter the first-class forces and enjoy the treatment of iron rice bowls. There are also people who, like us, can become a member of the Super Mercenary Alliance after passing the mercenary qualification exam, and often get a variety of tasks with very high pay. ”

He Ping did not say that most people cannot get such a good opportunity, nor did he say that the profession engaged in by mercenaries is actually high-risk, and it is not a really good and high-income profession.

It is not said that the traditional school of martial arts has gradually declined, and at present, it has basically been replaced by graduates of the academy.

Not to mention, in fact, the Xingyue Stream has fallen to the point that it is about to disappear, so he will be hungry to recruit people.

In short, Qiu Peng's grasp of the situation from He Ping, he felt as if he could become a disciple of the four sects and eighteenth-rate, it was simply a very difficult thing, and it was also a very glorious thing.

He Ping continued to ask, "I heard that Brother Iǎ is from Province J?"

Qiu Peng nodded, and now he knew that this was not a very good answer.

He Ping continued: "You haven't been to the province, right? You must not know that if you don't have the relevant documents, it is very difficult for you to enter the province by yourself, and you need to go through a series of complicated investigations, evidence collection and identification, and finally allow you to enter the province after approval. The inspection of Zhaoyaguan is particularly strict, and I am afraid that it will be a little difficult for the two of you to enter the provincial capital in your current capacity. ”

Although He Ping said it very implicitly, Qiu Peng still understood what he meant, if he said that he was a person from J Province, he might encounter some trouble when entering the customs. This reminded Qiu Peng of the impression when Xiang Tianba brought him into the martial arts, thinking that at such a critical moment, the investigation should be much stricter than that meeting.

Qiu Peng asked, "Then what should I do?"

He Ping smiled proudly, and after saying so many words, he could finally say that he could get to the center of the problem: "A caravan like ours is very simple when entering and exiting the customs, if you can become a disciple of the four sects and eighteenth ranks, and after my introduction, you can temporarily become a trainee mercenary, then, when the time comes, you can pretend to be a person from the province and say that you are a provincial person, and you will not be in trouble." ”

When He Ping said this, he said in an emphatic tone: "Moreover, when you arrive in the province, you will find that it is difficult to gain a foothold in the province without a certain identity." Becoming a disciple of the Four Sects and Eighteenth Rank will give you a lot of convenience, and your sect will also give you great support. ”

(To be continued, please visit wèn for the latest chapter.)