Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 296 Tiger's Might in Lüliang Mountain

"That's right, I want to go with you too!"

Minglan stepped forward and stopped Sheng Changquan.

"Yes, together!"

Minglan grabbed Sheng Changquan's sleeve and answered without thinking.

"what?"

"Sister, are you really going with me?"

Upon hearing Minglan's words, Sheng Changquan immediately began to wonder if the sun had risen in the west that day.
Otherwise, why would my older sister be so lazy as to come out of her hole?
Actually, given Minglan's lazy nature, she shouldn't have been willing to walk so far to greet Xu Changqing today, no matter what.

Xu Changqing isn't Aunt Wei, so how could Minglan possibly care about him like this? This is nothing like "Sheng Minglan"!

"Could it be that Minglan wants to ask me for a favor?"

Sheng Changquan couldn't help but make this guess in his heart.

"hehe!"

"Sister, what's wrong? Why don't you just tell me?"

Sheng Changquan felt he had seen through Lan. He turned around, smiled gently, and said frankly, "If there is anything you really need my help with, Sister, just say the word!"

Sheng Changquan readily agreed to take on Minglan's affairs.

"Humph!"

"I don't need anything from you!"

Minglan rolled her eyes and snorted coldly in anger!
"I just wanted to come along to pick up the gift you gave me!"

"Brother, are you overthinking this?"

Minglan tugged at Sheng Changquan's sleeve, her expression somewhat displeased, and revealed her true purpose.

"Oh? This!"

Upon hearing Minglan's words, Sheng Changquan finally remembered what he had said to Minglan before.

"oops!"

"Look at my brain!"

Sheng Changquan exaggeratedly slapped his head, then suddenly realized, "There were so many things to do today, I completely forgot about it!"

"What a blunder! A complete blunder!"

"Humph!"

Minglan didn't care whether Sheng Changquan's behavior was genuine or not; she just kept urging, "Alright!"

"Brother, let's hurry up and go!"

Minglan took the veil that Xiaotao handed her, put it on, and then stretched out her hands to push Sheng Changquan forward.

As they walked, he kept urging, "Brother!"

"If we don't leave now, it will be very late by the time we get back!"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Changquan looked up helplessly at the fiery red sun hanging in the sky, speechless.

"Sister!"

Even if you're eager to receive the gift I gave you, there's no need to lie through your teeth!

Sheng Changquan glared at his older sister with a face full of black lines, feeling extremely troubled.

"Sister, look!"

"How could this bright sun have disappeared by the time we got back?"

Sheng Changquan waved to the servant on the other side, signaling him to bring over the horses from the manor: "Sister, it will only take us half an hour to get to the Tiger Might Escort Agency, why wait until dark?"

Tiger Might Escort Agency was the escort agency that Sheng Changquan hired, specifically to transport the things he had accumulated during his six years of studying abroad.

"I don't care, you just need to get out of here now!"

In front of Sheng Changquan, Minglan became quite uncharacteristically willful.

She pouted and pushed Sheng Changquan anxiously, her face full of urgency: "Brother, don't forget, you still have to resolve the Sun family's matter within three days!"

"Anyway, you'd better hurry up now!"

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Unable to do anything about Minglan's interference, Sheng Changquan had no choice but to go along with her wishes and speed up the process.

However, since they were there to pick up something from the escort agency, Sheng Changquan decided not to take a carriage and instead rode on horseback.

Originally, Sheng Changquan planned to ride his beloved horse, Black Wind. However, because Minglan insisted on coming with him, Sheng Changquan could only choose a gentle horse from the manor in the end, and the two of them rode together to Tiger Might Escort Agency.

After all, Hei Feng has a fierce temperament, and apart from Sheng Changquan, no one else is qualified or able to ride on him.

The only exception was when Xu Changqing tricked the other party into getting drunk, and only then did he manage to succeed.

However, since then, Black Wind has been at odds with Xu Changqing. It would often find an opportunity to kick him a few times. In fact, whenever Xu Changqing had his back to it, Black Wind would not be able to resist kicking him a few times!
Moreover, from then on, Hei Feng refused to taste any wine or beverage that Xu Changqing fed him.

……

"Da da……"

A sudden clatter of galloping hooves rang out, then abruptly ceased.

"Xu~"

With a whistle, Minglan and her brother arrived at their destination, standing in front of the Tiger Might Escort Agency.

"Sister, we've arrived!"

Standing on horseback in front of the rather spacious security agency, Sheng Changquan held the reins and whispered a reminder to Minglan in his arms.

"Ok!"

Minglan nodded slightly, her face remaining extremely calm, showing no sign of discomfort whatsoever.

Since Minglan and her siblings had been taught horseback riding by Old Madam Sheng since childhood, not to mention Sheng Changquan, Minglan's horseback riding skills were also passed down from the Yongyi Marquis's family, so her skills on horseback were naturally extremely impressive.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have won against Yu Yanhong at the polo field at Madam Wu's house back then.

After all, that was a comeback victory, a comeback from behind to take the lead.

"tread!"

Sheng Changquan was the first to leap off his horse, then quickly turned around and gently stroked the horse beside him, soothing its unease caused by the change in its weight.

To be honest, although the horses in this manor are not very strong and are not thoroughbreds, their gentle nature is excellent.

It doesn't seem like Black Wind...

Hey, that guy is really something else. In short, he's someone that most people absolutely can't handle.

"Sister, be careful!"

Sheng Changquan helped Minglan jump down from the horse, then looked up at the plaque in front of him that read "Tiger Might Escort Agency" and said happily, "We've arrived!"

"This is the escort agency I booked earlier!"

"Tiger Might... Escort Agency?"

After dismounting, Minglan stretched her body and turned to look at Sheng Changquan with great curiosity.

"Brother, is the Tiger Might Escort Agency a recent opening?"

"How come I've never heard of this escort agency in Youyang City in the past few years?"

Because the escort agencies in this world have a wide range of services, in addition to escorting valuable goods, they also work as couriers, messengers, and even security guards.

In short, as long as the employer can afford it, they can do it, and the employer's requirements are within the scope permitted by the imperial law, then the escort agency will take on any job!
It is precisely because of the special nature of escort agencies that whenever a new escort agency is established, its name will inevitably resound throughout the entire city in an instant.

Of course, a security escort agency cannot be set up casually. In addition to having extraordinary strength, it also needs the permission of the local government. The escorts in the agency also need to register with the government to prevent them from harboring any criminals or illicit activities.

"Sister, this is not the headquarters of Tiger Might Escort Agency."

Sheng Changquan shook his head and explained to Minglan, "Actually, the headquarters of Huwei Escort Agency is in the north, and their main base is also in the Lüliang Mountains of Yanzhou." "A few years ago, when I was traveling in Yanzhou with my master, I was fortunate enough to help their leader once, which is why I became acquainted with them. In addition, they happened to be setting up a gathering point in the south this time, so I chose them to help me escort this shipment."

Sheng Changquan succinctly and directly revealed the relationship between the two parties.

"Lüliang Mountains?"

Upon hearing this name, Minglan was immediately startled!
"Brother, you just mentioned Lüliang Mountain?"

"Is it...is it the Lüliang Mountain that is known as the 108 Divine Demon Generals?"

Minglan grabbed Sheng Changquan's wrist, her expression quite tense: "I heard that those people are reincarnations of gods and demons, with blue faces and fangs, is that true?"

"hehe!"

"Sister, who told you this?"

Sheng Changquan was both amused and exasperated by Minglan's words: "One hundred and eight gods and demons?"

"Sister, do you think this is some kind of historical novel or biography?"

Sheng Changquan's lips twitched incessantly, seemingly mocking his older sister's foolishness...

No, it's "naiveté"!
"Brother!"

Seeing Sheng Changquan's indifferent attitude, Minglan finally got angry!
"What...what are you laughing at?"

"Huh? Okay! Okay!"

Seeing that Minglan seemed genuinely angry, Sheng Changquan quickly apologized.

"Sister, I was wrong..."

"I was wrong! I was really wrong!"

"Sister, don't be angry!"

"..."

"Brother!"

Minglan interrupted Sheng Changquan's half-hearted apology, her face flushed with nervousness as she asked, "Brother, I heard that those people on Mount Lüliang are all murderers, you..."

"You and them..."

"Oh, this one?"

"Actually, my relationship with them isn't that deep."

Sheng Changquan shook his head, his expression quite calm.

"Really?"

Minglan could naturally see the disbelief on Sheng Changquan's face. She gripped Sheng Changquan's right hand tightly and asked nervously, "Brother, are you telling the truth?"

"You and those traitors..."

"Shh!"

Sheng Changquan reached out and pressed down, directly signaling Minglan not to talk nonsense.

"Sister, what are you saying!"

Sheng Changquan lowered his voice and whispered, "Sister, don't talk nonsense about this!"

"The people of Lüliang Mountain were just trying to protect themselves; it's not as scary as the rumors make it out to be!"

"Moreover, the Lüliang Mountains are located on the border between our dynasty and the Liang Kingdom. If they weren't ruthless, how could they possibly survive?"

In fact, the group in Lüliang Mountain was somewhat like an organization of chivalrous heroes. Although they had committed many killings, most of the people they killed were from Liang State, which was quite friendly to the current dynasty.

"I...I don't care..."

Minglan's face turned extremely ugly: "Brother, I don't care whether Lüliang Mountain is good or bad, tell me, do you know those people on Lüliang Mountain?"

"And they all know your identity?"

As a daughter of an official family, Minglan naturally possessed a keen political sense. After hearing what Sheng Changquan said, she paid no attention to anything else and immediately focused on the biggest problem with Sheng Changquan.

"Brother, don't forget, you still need to take the imperial examination to enter officialdom!"

"You absolutely must not..."

"hehe!"

"Sister, don't worry!"

Sheng Changquan interrupted Minglan, and at the same time, he took her right hand in his own, squeezed it gently, and whispered, "Actually, my relationship with Lüliang Mountain is limited to their leader. No one else knows my identity."

Sheng Changquan lowered his voice and assured Minglan, "Besides, even the leader of Lüliang Mountain didn't really know my background!"

Sheng Changquan smiled slightly, looking quite smug: "Actually, when I'm dealing with them, I'm always disguised and hiding my identity, so don't worry, sister!"

"Ok?"

Minglan frowned, her beautiful brows furrowing in suspicion.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!"

Sheng Changquan nodded affirmatively.

"Then...how did you manage to have your things delivered here this time?"

"Isn't it because of the relationship between you two?"

Minglan looked at her younger brother with some suspicion, feeling that he was hiding something.

“Sister, I didn’t show up this time. Changqing was in charge of the matter.”

Sheng Changquan then recounted his experience, saying, "I had Changqing contact the head镖师 (chief镖师) of the Tiger Might Escort Agency, and spent some money to get him to take on this job."

"them!"

"They still don't know my identity."

Sheng Changquan assured him.

"That's good!"

Although Minglan was still a little worried, she realized that the two of them standing there for so long had already attracted the attention of the Tiger Might Escort Agency. So she quickly shut her mouth and stopped talking, afraid that she might accidentally reveal some information and cause trouble.

"Ha ha!"

"Brother Sheng, you've arrived!"

Just as Minglan and her brother had stopped talking, a person suddenly walked out of the Tiger Might Escort Agency.

"Brother Wang!"

Sheng Changquan winked at Minglan, then clasped his hands in greeting to the person who came out, saying, "Long time no see, you look even more energetic!"

The man walked up to Sheng Changquan in a few steps, snatched the reins from Sheng Changquan's hand, and tossed them to one of his men behind him. At the same time, he chuckled and said, "Haha, Brother Sheng, you scholars really know how to talk!"

"where!"

"Actually, when it comes down to it, it's your sharp tongue, Brother Wang, that's really impressive!"

At this moment, Sheng Changquan did not seem like a scholar. He raised his sword-like eyebrows and suddenly had the air of a wandering knight, which perfectly matched the temperament of the newcomer.

The two immediately began to communicate in a rather rough yet harmonious way.

"Brother Wang, your mouth is truly something else!"

Sheng Changquan looked "admiring" and praised loudly, "Putting everything else aside, just look at your wild way of drinking, you're practically the god of wine reincarnated!"

"I truly admire you greatly!"

"Hahaha!"

When someone tickled his itch, the person immediately burst into laughter.

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