Chapter 535 - 299: Tongyao City
Chapter 535: Chapter 299: Tongyao City
White clouds drift leisurely, and the sky is clear and bright.
It is not yet the beginning of spring, and the world is still cold, but today is a rare fine weather.
The sun shines warmly on the body, and if there’s no wind, not only does it not feel cold, but it’s somewhat comfortable.
Hooves tread on the dirt road, making a clattering sound, accompanied by the creaking of wagon wheels, and a caravan is slowly moving forward.
The guards at the front are wrapped in winter clothing, covered with a full load of frost and wind along the way.
The Shopkeeper rubbed his somewhat reddened nose and glanced back at a carriage behind him.
He always couldn’t help but keep an eye on the most peculiar group of people in the caravan...
To be honest, when Old Man Sun came to him to let a group of unknown people join the caravan.
Shopkeeper Zhou’s heart was indeed filled with vehement rejection.
The purpose of merchant trading is to buy low and sell high.
However, to purchase something at a very low price and then sell it at a very high price, it inevitably requires traveling thousands of miles.
Along the way, you need guards to protect lives and property, wagons for transporting goods, reliable companions, and food and supplies—people need food and horses need fodder, all of which cost silver.
Therefore, the caravan also needs readily available silver coins to prepare for unexpected occurrences.
So, a caravan that has goods, silver, and no shortage of guards really has no need to accept a group of people whose backgrounds are unknown and whose intentions and ethics are unclear.
This undoubtedly invites trouble.
But it seems that Old Man Sun told him that this group of people is different... Even if you hand over your entire life and property to them, if they can return a single favor, it is your gain.
Shopkeeper Zhou was shocked; only after inquiry did he learn that this group was actually a bunch of Martial World experts.
And not experts like Old Man Sun.
In fact, in Shopkeeper Zhou’s view, Old Man Sun was already an impressive expert.
How many trials and how much danger have they overcome on the way?
Old Man Sun either directly intervened or dealt with them subtly; many dangers were easily solved.
But now, Old Man Sun, whom Shopkeeper Zhou saw as outstanding, greatly admired others, which piqued Shopkeeper Zhou’s curiosity about this group.
He finally agreed to Old Man Sun’s request.
Later, on this journey, Shopkeeper Zhou finally understood why Old Man Sun admired them so greatly.
They were really that strong!
After setting off from Heaven-Reaching Town, for unknown reasons, the road became perilous.
Shopkeeper Zhou recalled that when one person announced his identity, Old Man Sun, usually calm even under catastrophic situations, was sweating and his fingers were trembling.
His hand, gripping the tobacco pipe, shook tremulously.
At the time, Shopkeeper Zhou’s heart was trembling too.
Feeling doomed this time... He planned to spend money to avoid disaster, but even after Old Man Sun had exhausted his eloquence, the other party still refused to relent.
Shopkeeper Zhou was filled with despair.
But just when the thugs were about to act, a voice suddenly came from the always quiet carriage.
That person uttered just one word.
’Scram’!
Shopkeeper Zhou thought he would never forget this word in his lifetime... Because after this word was spoken, the robbers surrounding them unbelievably complied.
They didn’t do it voluntarily... It was as if the word hit them hard on the forehead.
Each rolled awkwardly, bumping their heads until they were bloody; when they regained balance, they all fainted.
Only the person that Old Man Sun was wary of flew three to five lengths away and spat blood upon landing.
Then, he thuddingly knelt down, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
He didn’t even dare to think of escaping... perhaps thinking that escape was impossible?
The person in the carriage never spoke, but the timid man driving the carriage gathered his courage to shout:
"The young master orders you to scram!"
Only then did that man receive a huge pardon, fleeing in a disorderly manner, lamenting that his parents hadn’t given him more legs.
Only then did Shopkeeper Zhou fully understand why Old Man Sun admired them so much.
Such experts... you might not meet them twice in a lifetime.
But this left him puzzled... why would the boy driving for such a high-level expert be fearful?
If he could stay by such an expert’s side, he wouldn’t fear anyone!
There were many such incidents along the road.
The person in the carriage rarely showed up, even when Old Man Sun couldn’t resolve an issue, just a couple of words would make the opponents flee in panic.
However, this person was not always in the carriage; sometimes he would reveal himself.
For instance, not long ago, they encountered two extremely notorious Martial World villains.
These were the nightmares of many caravans; meeting them meant certain death, regardless of who you were or what guards you had!
But this time, Shopkeeper Zhou did not have any nightmares, as Old Man Sun completely disregarded them.
No one in the caravan spoke; they just watched the carriage, waiting for the expert inside to say ’Scram!’ again.
Yet he didn’t speak; he came out.
And then those two infamous villains became fragrant, their scent wafting for miles...
They were practically roasted!
Afterwards, Shopkeeper Zhou couldn’t help but ask Old Man Sun whether this expert was a Martial World master or an Immortal pursuing the Tao?