Chapter 50: A Chance Encounter
The morning sun was shining, and on the official road, a convoy was moving slowly, the ruts were very deep, and it was obvious that the contents of the car were very heavy.
Shao Nan finished the night's cultivation, walked out of the carriage, glanced at the closed carriage next to him, relieved himself, walked to the front of the team, and asked the person who kept the night vigil last night about the situation last night.
It has been seven days since I left Deyuan Town, and along the way, I have already left the scope of Shafeng County, and I am about to walk out of the border of Denan County.
The Shao family's convoy is all first-class horses, very fast, rushing at full speed during the day, camping and resting at night, years of operation, everything in the convoy has formed a law, there is no need to worry too much about it, Shao Nan came out just routinely.
Deyuan Town is a town in Shafeng County, which is a county in Denan County, and Denan County is a county in Fengyan Kingdom.
The Shao family's convoy's destination this time was Luotian County next to Denan County, which also belonged to Fengyan Kingdom.
At the beginning, the Zhao family controlled the major trade routes in Denan County, and the Shao family could only transport the iron ore to farther places, and Luotian County was the first trade route opened by the Shao family.
Now Shao Nan is following the caravan for the first time, and he is also going to Luotian County, hoping that everything will go well.
Shao Nan inspected the convoy before and after, checked the goods, did not return to the carriage, and urged the horse to the center of the convoy to join the escort.
"Young Master Shao Nan can follow the convoy out at such a young age, has there never been one in the history of our Shao family?" an old guard looked at Shao Nan's figure and asked in a low voice.
"Of course, when has our Shao family ever produced such a powerful character as Young Master Shao Nan? At the age of fifteen, he forged the sixth layer of his body, and his combat power was much stronger than the ordinary sixth layer of forging body. A young guard next to him said proudly.
"But the two young masters, Shao Hao and Shao Kang, have never come out with the team on the sixth floor of the forging body. The old guard still had some doubts in his mind.
"The times are different, at that time, the Zhao family was eyeing the tiger, and the two young masters had to guard against the Zhao family, and now that the Zhao family has been destroyed, there is a lot less danger. The young guard was unimpressed.
"That's right. I can't run this old bone a few times, and I'll rely on you young people in the future. The old guard looked at Shao Nan, who was escorting the convoy with him, and laughed heartily.
"Don't worry, our Shao family will definitely get better and better. When Shao Nan heard the last sentence, he looked back at the old guard, revealing a warm smile.
After speaking, Shao Nan recalled what happened more than ten days ago.
Shao Kang successfully broke through, and the news was blocked as soon as possible, and it was not yet time for the Sun family to know.
Shao Yingzhuo had already heard that this year's Immortal Ascension Conference was held in Luotian County, next to Denan County.
The Shao family's luck is really good, Luo Tianjun is not only close to the distance, but also a familiar place for the Shao family, and the safety has been greatly improved.
Shao Kang successfully broke through the seventh layer of the forging body, and the next task was how to hide from the Sun family's eyes and ears and let Shao Kang arrive in Luotian County safely.
The team became the first choice.
It happened that the Shao family's convoy was about to escort a batch of goods to depart, so the destination was changed to Luo Tianjun, so that Shao Kang was hidden in the convoy.
Shao Nan overrode the public opinion in the council hall and joined the convoy to attract the attention of the Sun family.
As soon as the two of them are bright and dark, the Sun family's attention is on Shao Nan, which can reduce Shao Kang's attention.
In this way, Shao Nan set off with the team, nominally as a child of the family, and became a member of the guard.
This business line has been run by the Shao family countless times, and it has long been familiar with it, and the danger factor is not high, but Shao Nan has not relaxed.
Shao Kang had just advanced to the seventh level of the forging body, and he needed time to consolidate his realm and strive to join a powerful sect at the Immortal Ascension Conference in more than half a month.
The family is divided into strong and weak, and the sect is divided into three, six, nine and so on.
Shao Nan didn't know what the difference was between each sect, but from this trip to the cave and seeing the strength of other big families, Shao Nan could guess some.
"Xiao Nan, there is the border between the two counties in front, and it will soon enter the jurisdiction of Luo Tian County, there is a distance that needs to be paid more attention, and there will be some thieves occasionally. Shao Yingze patted the horse and came to Shao Nan's side.
Shao Yingze, a seventh-layer master of the Shao family's forging body, is mainly responsible for the safety of the team, and he is pointing out Shao Nan's knowledge about the walking of the team along the way.
"Uncle Yingze, I remember that this is Juhai County, right?" Shao Nan came back to his senses and began today's study.
"That's right, our Denan County and Luotian County are adjacent to each other, mainly Juhai County and Luotian County border, if you want to enter Luotian County, you generally have to take this official road. Shao Yingze runs the team all year round and knows a lot about the nearby terrain.
"How far is it to enter Luotian County?" Shao Nan remembered the Hai Dayong he met in the cave mansion, who seemed to be from Juhai County, and he didn't know if there was a chance to meet.
"The first county in Luotian County is Jinzhu County, after crossing Jinzhu County, we will enter Tongbao County, diagonally through Tongbao County, and we will enter the scope of Luotian County, which is our destination, and it will take about seven days. Shao Yingze was like a treasure, and he said while gesturing.
"Yes, there should be a few days of rest by then, and I won't be too nervous on the road. Shao Nan counted the days and was relieved.
"Report, captain, Young Master Shao Nan, there are a few people in front of you who are blocking our team......" An escort came over quickly and reported loudly.
"Are there robbers?" Shao Nan suddenly came to his senses and interrupted the guard's words.
"Oh? no, no. They want to join our team. The guard was stunned for a moment, and quickly shook his head.
Shao Nan stopped talking and looked at Shao Yingze.
"Well, there are always some small teams that want to go to Luotian County, and it's dangerous to act alone, so they want to join a big team like ours and seek refuge. Shao Yingze explained briefly, frowned and continued, "But it is usually joined in the towns or counties along the way, how can it appear in this wilderness?"
Shao Nan heard the meaning of Shao Yingze's words and nodded, "Let's go over and have a look first." ”
The convoy had stopped and put on a defensive posture, seeing this, Shao Nan felt a lot more relieved.
No matter what kind of enemy you are facing, no matter how strong or weak the enemy is, you have to give it your all, and the team does this very well.
There were eight people on the other side, an old man, six in the prime of life, and a little girl.
Shao Nan saw the strength of the other party clearly, frowned, and thought thoughtfully.
"A few, Shao Yingze, Shao Yingze, Shao Family, Xia Deyuan Town, I don't know what you are doing?" Shao Yingze hugged his fists and asked politely.
As the saying goes, stretching out your hand and not hitting the smiling person, when you go out, you can make money with kindness.
Shao Yingze has obviously encountered countless situations, and the negotiation is not leaky.
"It turned out to be the Shaojia team in Deyuan Town, and I have been looking up for a long time. The old man also hugged his fists and was polite.
Shao Nan smiled in his heart, it is estimated that the other party may not necessarily know Deyuan Town, let alone the Shao family, this kind words are too fake.
"I heard that the immortal ascension conference is about to start, Xiao Lao'er's granddaughter has been longing for a long time, and wants to see the fairy face, but unfortunately the family strength is low, and there are many dangers ahead, I hope your team can take a ride along the way. The old man clenched his fists again and directly made his purpose clear.
"This ......" Shao Yingze was a little hesitant, on the one hand, it was the strength of several people on the other side, and on the other hand, the main purpose of the team this time could not be exposed.
"We'll pay for the way out and the protection fee. The old man saw Shao Yingze hesitate and took the initiative to say about paying the money.
Shao Yingze said in his heart, this is not a matter of money at all.
"Five times! We're willing to pay five times the price, as long as we can take your convoy to the city of Luotian. The old man gritted his teeth, stretched out his right hand, gestured, and shouted loudly.
After a short period of contact, Shao Nan was basically sure of his thoughts, but there was still one thing that was not clear.
"This old man, with the strength of the eight of you, the average little thief is not an opponent at all, why do you have to join our team?" Shao Nan had a smile on his face and directly broke it.
There are eight people on the other side, one forging body has seven layers, and seven forging bodies have six layers, with such a strong strength, there is no need for protection at all.
However, the other party would rather increase the price several times and join his own team, there must be something hidden.
As soon as Shao Nan spoke, the old man was stunned.
The old man and his group of eight people all saw that Shao Yingze was the captain of the team, thinking that Shao Nan was just a follower, but Shao Nan spoke at this critical time, Shao Yingze did not react, obviously recognizing Shao Nan's words, or recognizing Shao Nan's identity.
After a brief stunned moment, the old man recovered instantly, and a glimmer of brilliance appeared in his eyes.
"This young master, let's not hide it, we offended a family halfway, the other party has been chasing and killing us, but the other party only sent a team of a dozen people, if we join you, the other party will definitely give up, or we will hide among you and avoid the other party. The old man's tone became more and more respectful, and this time he directly stated the real reason.
"I see, if the other party really only has a dozen people, it will not be a big problem. The key is how do you offend each other? Is it your fault or the other person's fault? We don't shield criminals. Shao Nan still had the same honest smile on his face, and every rhetorical question was on the key.
Shao Yingze nodded secretly, Shao Nan's series of questions took out the other party's purpose, which was very good.
The girl and several middle-aged people were a little commotion, the old man hurriedly waved his hand and sighed, "It's all my granddaughter, Xiao Lao'er has always been proud of having such a beautiful granddaughter, but I didn't expect that this time it was planted on this beautiful word." ”
Shao Nan understood as soon as he heard it, it turned out that someone was interested in it.
For what the old man said, Shao Nan only believed half of it, someone chased and killed them, this is certain, as for the reason, it is not necessarily the intention of seeing the color, the most important point is that the purpose of the other party going to Luo Tianjun is definitely not to visit.
"We need to counsel about it, wait a minute. Shao Nan pulled Shao Yingze back a few steps and said all the considerations in his heart.
"With them, there will definitely be some trouble, but without them, it seems that our team is a bit different, after all, it is five times the price. Shao Nan found that it was difficult to choose between the two sides.
"It's hard to do what you said. Shao Yingze frowned, he didn't expect things to be so complicated.
"Yes, I'll try again, if it doesn't work, I'll have to give them a ride. Shao Nan had an idea and thought of one last solution.