Not only Ye Chen, but Gu Zhengze and Gu Bingying also looked strange.
Because this kind of amethyst is just an ordinary stone.
They are almost everywhere in the Hongyanjian area, with no practical use and not even the most basic ornamental value.
According to what Black Tiger said last night, the employer actually spent 100,000 gold coins to transport this batch of goods all the way from Hongyanrun to Yining City.
Of course, based on the basic principles of mercenaries, Black Tiger never said what he was escorting last night, nor did he reveal who his employer was.
However, they mentioned the amount of gold coins for hiring them.
Exactly one hundred thousand gold coins!
This is indeed a sky-high price for an ordinary mercenary group!
He also thought that if his employer could pay so much money, the goods escorted by the Evil Tiger Mercenary Group must be some extremely precious treasure.
I never thought that it was this kind of useless amethyst stone!
"Ahem, cough... Now that Brother Ye has figured it out, I have nothing to hide. What our employer asked us to transport is indeed amethyst stone!" Heihu laughed dryly.
"Is your mysterious employer just doing it for fun?"
Ye Chen smiled bitterly.
But immediately, he seemed to have thought of something again, and said thoughtfully: "By the way, is this amethyst stone a unique stone of Hongyanrun?"
"That's right!" Heihu nodded, "This kind of amethyst stone is indeed of no use, but it is unique to Hongyanrun and it is difficult to find a piece elsewhere!"
"Can you tell me who your employer is?" Ye Chen asked.
"No!" Black Tiger refused simply, "This is the principle by which our mercenary group lives. Once it is broken, we will lose credibility in the industry!"
"That's...okay!"
Ye Chen didn't embarrass the other party either.
The employer's identity information and escorted items cannot be disclosed. This is the principle of the mercenary group to ensure good reputation.
If any mercenary group has a bad record, it will be difficult to gain the trust of their employer in the future.
"Brother Ye, why are you so interested?"
Although Heihu couldn't reveal his employer's information, Heihu was very curious.
"nothing!"
Ye Chen shook his head first, and then said: "Since our destination is Yining City, why not come together so that we can have someone to look after us on the way!"
"That's great, we couldn't have asked for it more!"
How could Heihu disagree? He suddenly said with excitement on his face: "With a strong man like you, Brother Ye, accompanying you all the way, our safety level will naturally increase a lot!"
"Then let's go!"
Ye Chen didn't waste any time and started urging everyone to get on the road.
But in the carriage, he fell into deep thought.
At the beginning, like Gu Zhengze, he felt that his employer either had money and couldn't find a place to spend it, or it was just for fun.
After thinking about it carefully, he realized something was wrong.
Because he suddenly remembered that when he was in the Piaomiao Sect's outer gate library, he had read a book about formations. An ancient formation recorded in it required purple ying stones to arrange the formations.
This formation is called the Eight Desolate Flowing Fire Formation!
It is extremely difficult to deploy, but it is extremely powerful and has an extremely wide range of damage.
So no matter who the mysterious employer is, if he is willing to pay 100,000 gold coins to hire the Evil Tiger mercenary group to transport ten carts of amethyst from Hongyan Stream to Yining City, his intention must be extremely complicated.
It's even possible that it's just for setting up the Eight Desolate Flowing Fire Arrays!
Even though it was just a guess, he had to find out no matter what.
Otherwise, all the major forces will gather in Yining City soon. If someone sets up the Eight Desolate Fire Formation in advance, wouldn't it be possible to wipe out all the major forces with the power of this array?
…
Three days later.
"We are about to enter Fuyao Ridge ahead. What do you think, Brother Ye?"
Arriving in front of a vast mountain range, Black Tiger, the second leader of the Evil Tiger Mercenary Group, asked everyone to stop and immediately approached Ye Chen.
"Just make your decision, why are you asking me?" Ye Chen was puzzled.
"Is such that……"
Black Tiger immediately explained the problem he encountered.
After listening, Ye Chen couldn't help but become interested.
According to Black Tiger, monsters are rampant and dangerous in the Demon Fu Ridge.
But at this moment, they are faced with two difficult choices!
Either pass directly through Fulao Ridge, or take a detour.
These two options have pros and cons.
If you pass through the middle of Fuyao Ridge, it is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you may be killed or injured.
If we encounter any high-level monsters, the entire Evil Tiger Mercenary Group may have to be kept inside.
But if you take a detour, the distance will be tripled!
It takes three days to complete this three times the distance.
"If it's so troublesome to take a detour, I will choose to go directly through Fuyao Ridge!"
After thinking about it for a while, Ye Chen expressed his opinion.
"But there are some high-level monsters in Fu Yao Ridge. If we are unlucky, then..."
Heihu's face was full of worry, but before he finished speaking, Ye Chen shook his head, "This is just my personal opinion. As for what to do, it's up to you to decide!"
After a pause, he added: "I have to go there myself anyway!"
Before Hei Hu could answer, he immediately said to Gu Zhengze who was driving: "Let's go through the middle of Doyao Ridge!"
"Ye Chen, are you sure you want to do this?" Gu Zhengze frowned.
"If you are afraid of death, you can take a detour by yourself!" Ye Chen shrugged.
"Am I afraid of death?" Gu Zhengze was immediately stimulated, "If I am greedy for life and afraid of death, do I still dare to go out and make a living?"
"Then let's go!"
"Just leave!"
As if to take a gamble with Ye Chen, Gu Zhengze snorted coldly and drove forward bravely.
"Are they looking for death?"
"It is said that Fu Yaoling is a world of monsters. If you don't have a cultivation level above the clan level, you will definitely be in trouble if you go in!"
Seeing Ye Chen and others heading towards Fu Yaoling, the members of the Evil Tiger Mercenary Group all cast sympathetic or mocking glances at them.
However, he was directly ignored by Ye Chen.
"Hmph, young people are still young people after all. They have no idea how scary this Yao Fu Ridge is!"
The leader, Bai Hu, snorted coldly: "When they really face the unmatched monster, I'm afraid it will be too late to regret it!"
"Master Bai, if you are afraid, just take a detour, we will take a step first!"
Ye Chen immediately turned around and shouted loudly.
When he said this, he naturally wanted to use provocation to force Bai Hu and others to follow him.
After all, he chose to go with the Evil Tiger Mercenary Group before just to verify his previous guesses.
After finally walking together for three days, how could he let the other person out of his sight so easily?
"This kid actually wants to use provoking methods against me?"
Knowing that it was a way to provoke the general, Bai Hu still gritted his teeth with hatred, "You guys with delicate skin and tender flesh are not afraid, but mercenaries like us who have been licking blood from the knife edge all year round are afraid?"
As he spoke, he waved his hand and said, "Everyone, listen and advance to Fu Yaoling immediately!"
"Boss, do you really want to pass through Doyao Ridge?" Black Tiger was still a little nervous.
"They all dare to go, so why shouldn't we?"
Bai Hu bravely said: "What's more, there shouldn't be many monsters above the spirit level. The possibility of us encountering them is not high. Even if it's not to fight for a breath, I'm going to give it a try!"
White Tiger said so, but Black Tiger didn't insist and followed with his team.
As a result, not long after entering Doyao Ridge, they encountered another mercenary group.
This mercenary group seems to have just experienced a tragic battle, and everyone is covered in glory and in a miserable state.
The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a tiger fur coat.
"Captain Wang, what's wrong with you? Did you encounter some powerful monster?"
White Tiger was the first to greet him.
"Captain Bai, we did encounter a clan-level monster. After a fight, I lost some brothers!"
The middle-aged man known as "Captain Wang" said: "Fortunately, we met a savior who helped us kill the clan-level monster, otherwise our casualties would have been even more heavy!"
"Oh? Can you kill clan-level monsters? It seems that your strength is not weak!"
Bai Hu's eyes lit up and he said urgently: "I wonder who the one who saved you is?"
"Speaking of our benefactor, you must have heard of his name!"
A look of reverence appeared on Captain Wang's face, "He is Mr. Ximen Xiao, who is known as the number one person in the Piaomiao Sect's outer sect!"