Three days later, the south official road of Luohe City.
A small caravan is moving slowly.
Seven carriages pulling goods lined up in a row, guarded by ten men on each side riding tall horses and carrying sharp knives and swords at their waists. Each of them had wary eyes and few words.
In the front section of the truck, there were three people driving abreast.
The man in the middle is a middle-aged man with a long beard, a strong body and a leopard head. He is also the leader of the guard of this caravan. His name is Wei Weiran, a three-star Xuanshi.
Beside Wei Weiran's left hand is a young woman in her twenties or threes, with short hair that reaches her shoulders and hangs fluffily on her leather shoulder guards.
Dressed in a lean navy blue leather armor, the body is bulging forward and backward, making her waist more slender and her legs longer.
The woman's name is Wei Xiaofeng, and she is the daughter of Wei Weiran. Despite her young age, her profound energy cultivation has reached the level of a nine-star profound practitioner. Looking at the entire escort team, she is also ranked among the top three.
To Wei Weiran's right is a strong man who has just passed his thirties, named Li Deng, the deputy captain of the caravan guard and a one-star Xuanshi.
At the end of the entire caravan, there is another alien who behaves differently——
He curled up his legs, hooked his feet around the reins, and lay flat on the horse's back.
With his head resting on his little arms wrapped around his back, and a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth, he fell into a very comfortable sleep.
"Pfft! Pfft!"
"Ahhh...ahhh, I owe you!"
Occasionally, the horse's tail would sweep his nose, and the mane would tickle his nostrils. The guy would also sneeze, then rub his nose randomly, mumble a few words that seemed like he was dreaming, and then fall asleep with a loud roar.
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This scene made the guards and caravan personnel dumbfounded, and they couldn't help but comment: "Where is this weird thing coming from?"
"This guy has been sleeping on the horse since he joined the caravan. He is so lazy that he almost gets maggots!"
"Forget it, he won't accept a single copper anyway, so just treat it as a headcount for our caravan. It's also good to scare those road bandits."
"Hmph! Don't be ridiculous! With his lazy look, if we really encounter a road bandit, can we count on him? Maybe the road bandit didn't intend to rob us, but when he saw him like this, he thought
Our other guards are all weaklings, but they have evil intentions."
"Oh, the guard captain actually agreed to let him temporarily join the commercial transport team. It's really hard to understand..."
…
What these people said is correct.
In fact, Chen Shen no longer traveled alone two days ago, but chose to travel with some caravans.
Because, on the first day, he took the official road and passed through three cities. As a result, every time he entered the city, he would be carefully checked by the city gate guards. What's more, he was not allowed to enter the city at all.
It's useless if you give people any benefits.
There was no way, who told him to wear a black iron mask to hide his true appearance? Coupled with the not-so-dazzling clothes, the city gate defenders subconsciously classified him as a "bad guy".
They didn't want to accidentally let a criminal into the city.
If it weren't for the fear of exposing his whereabouts, Chen Shen would have shown his true face to others, and would have avoided being rejected repeatedly.
Every time at this time, Chen Shen was filled with dissatisfaction: "I'm going to cross you in circles, but that girl Xia Caiyue only gave me the map of the official road! Since you take the official road, you will definitely pass through many cities. This is unacceptable.
Avoided.”
"Brother, from a world where electronic maps can be checked everywhere, to this alien continent, it would be great if you can understand hand-drawn sketches. If you don't follow the official path, you will have to get lost..."
Alas, I can’t afford to be hurt by being blind on the road!
In the past, he was fighting monsters and upgrading in the mysterious beast forest near the imperial capital. He didn't have to worry about this because Xiaobai was there.
But when we go to Huainan, Xiaobai doesn't know the specific place. It's not difficult for him to take Chen Shen back to the emperor, but it's impossible for him to find the way to the Huainan Palace...
Forced by helplessness, Chen Shen could only think of another way: to follow the caravan.
The conditions he offered were very "attractive": "I will be responsible for protecting the safety of your caravan on the road, and I will not charge you any money. However, when you entered the city for inspection, you said that I was with you, and took care of you."
Is it okay if I take it into the city?"
Logically speaking, escorts who don't charge for money should be very popular.
But this is not the case...
The caravans all thought he was a "weird". How could there be a guard in this world who didn't charge for money? Unless he was not focused on business at all, and maybe he had some hidden agenda!
For example, is he a member of a certain gang? He sneaked in to keep an eye on his own people?
Another example is that he is a wanted criminal and wants to use this method to sneak into a certain city with the caravan and do evil?
In short, the vast majority of caravans are unwilling to take him to play!
Alas, I can’t afford to be hurt...
Finally, someone was willing to take him, and the trade route happened to be along the way, so Chen Shen followed him without hesitation. At that time, he even patted his chest and assured him: "With my brother here, I will ensure that you have a safe journey!"
But the result...
Not even two minutes after joining the team, this kid was already lying on the horse and sleeping...
In the past two days, except for eating, relieving himself, and setting up camp, he has been sleeping almost all the time. It is no wonder that he is so unwelcome...
Wei Xiaofeng turned around ten times, and nine times the young man could not see anyone.
Why? Because I was lying down and was blocked by the horse’s head!
Finally, this vigorous woman couldn't stand it anymore, she frowned and complained: "Dad, look at that guy, he's been sitting on a horse all day like he has no bones!"
"Huh! My daughter tried to persuade you not to accept him into the team, but you refused to listen. What now?"
Wei Weiran chuckled unconcernedly and did not argue with the other party. He just said: "Okay, okay, my dear daughter is right, daddy, I was wrong, okay? If you want to be angry, don't get angry.
Looking back, out of sight, out of mind!"
"Out of sight, out of mind? Hum, my daughter is not as big-hearted as you! Seeing him like that makes me angry! He's just hanging himself out to eat and drink!" Wei Xiaofeng rolled her eyes.
"Dad, why don't we leave him alone now? It makes me upset just looking at him!"
"How can that be done? This is in the wilderness!"
"But dad..."
"Okay, okay, I'll tell you the truth."
Wei Weiran stroked his beard and said: "Actually, I didn't expect that boy to do anything for our caravan from the beginning. I just thought he was pitiful, with thin skin and tender flesh. Under the mask, he probably had the face of a young man.
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"If a young man doesn't encounter any difficulties, why would he go all the way as a escort and not accept a penny? I just want to take him in, and we don't want him to eat anyway!"
"Oh! Daddy, you are so kind-hearted." Wei Xiaofeng sighed...