I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 151 Choosing a Path
Smoke and dust billowed.

Looking at the huge number of escort agency personnel and the bustling crowd of onlookers on the long street, Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun stood at the door of the escort agency and looked at each other.

"Miss Mu, where are we going?"

Xie Yuan asked calmly.

Mu Chaoyun glanced at him, lowered his eyes slightly, and said:

"From the riverside, take the water route."

"waterway?"

Xie Yuan was slightly surprised, and then listened to Mu Chaoyun's explanation:
"This will conceal the aura to the greatest extent. Even if Lu Lao San finally enters the city and comes here, it will be difficult to find him."

Xie Yuan nodded, then squatted in front of Mu Chaoyun and gestured:
"Come up."

Mu Chaoyun was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously hesitated:

"This……"

"You're not even walking as fast as my grandma right now. By the time you get to the river, those two people will have caught up with you. Hurry up."

Xie Yuan urged.

Mu Chaoyun pursed her lips, her cheeks slightly hot, but she still decisively lay on Xie Yuan's broad back.

After practicing martial arts for so long, Xie Yuan has transformed from a skinny boy in the mountain village to a martial artist with broad shoulders and a thin waist. However, due to his body shape, he does not look too strong, with smooth lines, well-proportioned muscles, and a strong sense of strength inside.

Xie Yuan stood up, and both of them felt something strange in their hearts.

Mu Chaoyun had never been so close to a man before, not to mention Xie Yuan, she felt a little uncomfortable. When she taught him to practice martial arts some time ago, it was also for a good reason, and it was far from being as close as now.

As for Xie Yuan, he only felt something light and fluttering on his back. Mu Chaoyun was indeed very thin, but also a little fuller than he had imagined... He weighed her with his hand in an unskilled manner, and always felt that she was going to slip, so he tightened his palm to fix Mu Chaoyun, and then he heard a light hum from behind.

"Feel sorry."

I forgot that this was an injury, it was just that my hands were too soft.

Mu Chaoyun's cheeks turned slightly red and her mouth was tightly closed.

In fact, the wound was not touched just now.

But at that time, the two of them didn't have too many extravagant thoughts in their minds. As soon as Xie Yuan used the Tianyin technique, the two of them ran quickly to the riverside without attracting any attention.

Mu Chaoyun lay on Xie Yuan's back, vaguely able to see Xie Yuan's profile, with a silent look on his face.

She wanted to open her mouth several times, but finally shook her head. She closed her eyes quietly on his back, silently practicing her profound skills to heal her wounds as quickly as possible.

Xie Yuan walked very fast. He walked around the city and arrived not far from Chunjiang Tower in a short time.

This is where two rivers meet, there are many ships, so it is best to go into the water.

"Find a ship heading east and we'll get on it."

Mu Chaoyun spoke from behind, and at the same time Xie Yuan felt a mysterious feeling enveloping his whole body. The figures of both of them were blurry and invisible to ordinary people.

The Heaven Hidden Technique was very strange. It consumed neither blood nor internal energy. However, after using it for a long time, Xie Yuan would feel a headache, just like he had comprehended too many black books. Mu Chaoyun said that it was the power of the primordial spirit, which could only be formally touched when reaching the Grandmaster level. According to Xie Yuan's understanding, it was probably mental power or brain power.

Mu Chaoyun's Sky Hidden Art was one level higher than Xie Yuan's. Now that she had recovered a little, she was able to help the two of them hide their tracks. So Xie Yuan saw a passenger ship heading east on the river bank, and after a few leaps between the ships, he jumped onto the stern of the passenger ship that had already set off.

The ship owner felt his ship sink slightly. He was stunned for a moment, looked around, and found nothing. He was confused and muttered to himself:
"In broad daylight, are there still water ghosts?"

However, the boat was neither big nor small, and the draft of the boat was not large enough for two people to board. The boat owner was just a little confused and continued to steer the boat downstream, all the way out of Yunzhao County.

The two of them sat quietly at the stern. Not long after leaving the city, Mu Chaoyun took out an eight-diagram plate and gestured, then whispered:
"Can you swim?"

"It will be a little bit."

Although Xie Yuan grew up in a mountain village in this life, he knew how to swim before. Now that he is a fourth-year martial artist, he can swim very fast with great strength and can even doggy paddle.

"Then get into the water here, go up to the south bank, and head southeast."

Mu Chaoyun pointed the way.

Xie Yuan then carried him on his back and gently entered the water from the stern.

The captain felt the boat become lighter again, and he uttered a cry, thinking:

“Is there a crab passing by?”

He casually glanced at the river, then suddenly paused and muttered:

"What a big fish!"

I saw a white wave on the river. There was obviously nothing in it, but it raised up a few feet of water and rushed straight to the south bank.

The boat owner didn't pay much attention to such a strange scene. He subconsciously thought it was a big fish under the water, so he tilted his head and continued to drive the passenger boat down the river.

Xie Yuan brought Mu Chaoyun ashore. Both of their clothes were soaked, but with Mu Chaoyun on his back, there was no embarrassment of exposing their private parts.

Xie Yuan did not have enough internal energy to steam the clothes dry, so he whispered:
"Miss Mu, are you injured?"

"It's okay. You... have been properly bandaged, and you have taken the elixir to restore your internal strength. You are not afraid of water or cold now."

Mu Chaoyun shook his head and pointed forward:
"Let's go to the hills ahead and into the mountains."

Xie Yuan followed his instructions and asked curiously:

"Miss Mu, where are you going?"

"I do not know either."

Mu Chaoyun shook his head unexpectedly:
"But all directions are dead ends, this is the only way out."

Xie Yuan didn't believe these lies at first, but when he thought that this world might have its logic, he shook his head and went in the direction of Mu Chaoyun.

We entered the mountains from the plains by the river and circled in the mountains for a long time. It was already a day and a night after we left the escort agency, and the sky was filled with stars.

Xie Yuan, carrying Mu Chaoyun on his back, had already reached the top of the mountain. He sat down behind a large rock that provided shelter from the wind, took out some dry food and water, built a bonfire, and took a short rest.

Mu Chaoyun looked at Xie Yuan's tired face, and a tender look appeared on her beautiful face.

She silently took the hot cake and water bag handed to her by Xie Yuan, chewed them slowly for a while, and suddenly said:

"Do you blame me?"

"Why blame you?"

Xie Yuan shook his head:

"it's not your fault."

"If it weren't for me, Longteng Escort Agency wouldn't have encountered such a powerful enemy." Mu Chaoyun continued.

Xie Yuan was silent and sighed:
"Maybe... There is a strong enemy ahead, you shouldn't worry about it. I don't blame you."

Mu Chaoyun nodded slightly:
"I wouldn't have done that. If it weren't for you, I would have found Shen Longteng and asked him to come out in full force to confuse the enemy. They wouldn't know they were facing a master."

Xie Yuan frowned slightly when he heard this, but then smiled bitterly and said:
"So it's good enough now, right? At least there's still a little preparation, a little chance.

"Or maybe I'm not strong enough..."

He looked out of the cliff and shook his head.

Mu Chaoyun pursed her lips and was about to say something else, but saw Xie Yuan suddenly stand up.

While she was stunned, Xie Yuan ran to the edge of the cliff in two steps and looked at the large plain by the river in the dim morning light in the east.

"Miss Mu, that seems to be... a master?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Chaoyun quickly stood up, walked to Xie Yuan and took a closer look.

On the plain, a fat rich businessman was running towards the mountains with a machete in one hand and a box in the other. He kept looking down and running towards the mountains.

Her eyes narrowed:
"It's Deng Wan... Why is he catching up with us?"

At this moment, Deng Wan suddenly looked up and looked towards the mountain, and clearly saw two people.

He grinned, raised the machete high, and waved his hand as if in a warm greeting.

Xie Yuan's face darkened.

The knife was covered in blood.

He turned around suddenly and carried Mu Chaoyun on his back:
"go!"

……

A day and a night ago, clouds shone on the long pavilion to the north of the city.

After listening to the story told by the middle-aged man who claimed to be the county lieutenant, Lu Laosan and Deng Wan looked at each other.

"It is rare for a single escort company to send out four teams in four directions at the same time."

Deng Wan groaned and said with a smile:

"Maybe she's mixed in there, or maybe she's not there at all."

Lu Lao San said calmly:
"It doesn't matter. We have to check everything. This woman is indeed from the Mu family. She is very cunning."

Deng Wan laughed and looked at Lu Lao San:

"Captain Lu, what do you say now? Are you still staring at me?"

"Choose two directions each, and we'll rely on our own abilities."

Lu Laosan said calmly.

Deng Wan put his hands in his sleeves, seemed to ponder for a moment, then grinned and said:
"Then there's no need to bother Chief Lu. I'll go to the south gate and wait. I'll watch the southeast and north directions."

Lu Lao San looked at him quietly, but did not stop him. He smiled and said:

"Then I'll have to trouble Boss Deng."

The two looked at each other, each with a meaningful look in their eyes.

You didn't even argue with me... Haha, you, Old Third Lu, have your ways, and you think I can't escape your control. Didn't I come prepared? I didn't invite you here to invite a wolf into the house.

Deng Wan smiled, bowed, turned around and left, disappearing in a flash.

Lu Laosan looked at his back, his eyes narrowed, and his expression became slightly solemn.

Yu Chunsheng was shocked when he saw this move.
He is indeed a master! This speed and this method are really eye-opening.

He looked excited and was so excited that he wanted to roar.

The bet was right. Longteng Escort Agency is going to be in trouble this time...

Lu Laosan turned his gaze back, looked at him, raised his eyebrows and said:
"It seems that you have a grudge against this escort agency."

"To be honest, I..."

"I am not interested."

Lu Lao San looked at him and said calmly:
"You are the county lieutenant here, right? I'll remember that. If the news is false, your whole family can die."

Yu Chunsheng felt a chill on his back. How could he know what they were looking for? They were just trying to give him a heads-up.

"But if it's true, I can promise you something since you are a talent."

When Yu Chunsheng heard this, many thoughts flashed through his mind.

Staying in Yunzhao is a dead end. Now there is a path to becoming a master. Maybe if I change places, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and there is still a way to improve myself...

He asked tentatively:

"I wonder where you are from? If possible, after you are done with your work, could you take me away and give me some pointers?"

Lu Lao San glanced at him and said with a half-smile:
"Are you sure? I'm coming from the Western Desert."

"West Desert?"

Yu Chunsheng frowned. Of course he knew where the Western Desert was.

But after thinking for a long time, he realized that staying in Yunzhao would mean death. He gritted his teeth and nodded heavily:

"The road in the Western Desert is difficult to travel. Please teach me when the time comes!"

Lu Lao San looked him up and down and said with a smile:

"That's interesting. Okay, if it works out, I'll come pick you up. If it doesn't... hmph. As for now, you can go away and don't get in my way."

He waved his hand as if to shoo away a fly, and Yu Chunsheng quickly bowed and left, turning his back with his eyes shining.

"I don't know if the bet is right... Escort Agency... Their death is my chance of survival, hehe..."

After Yi Chunsheng left, Lu Laosan sat in the pavilion with his eyes closed, resting. Passers-by kept a distance from him and did not dare to approach him.

After sitting for a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the north gate.

A large escort team slowly walked out.

(End of this chapter)