I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

"You? Discuss?"

Xie Yuan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then looked at the two women suspiciously.

Situ Qin and Mu Chaoyun stood side by side, very close to each other.

Their expressions were dull and there was no sign of intimacy between them.

But according to the books Xie Yuan had read in his previous life, if people can naturally stay within one meter or three feet, then the relationship is very close. Otherwise, they will definitely feel uncomfortable and keep their distance.

This principle should be universal here.

The two women had just met yesterday, and there was some tension at the beginning.

Although they shook hands and made peace later, they were by no means familiar with each other.

As a result, after one night, the two women became close unconsciously?

What did they say?
Or is it that just getting into bed is so useful?

Xie Yuan was a little curious and wanted to ask what happened, but he felt it was not right to say it directly, so he could only ask:
"What did you discuss?"

"The Ji family won't come here to trouble you in the short term, especially since I'm here. They won't come either."

Situ Qin analyzed:

"Of course, they won't swallow this breath, and you have to be on guard in the future. But for now, the only way to stay here is to practice. Although Sister Mu's spirit gathering formation can attract some spiritual energy from the mountains and forests, this place is still too ordinary."

Mu Chaoyun took over and said:
"Anyway, you mentioned before that you wanted to travel, and we've already thought of a good place to go."

"Okay, where is it?"

Seeing that what they said made sense, Xie Yuan asked.

"Let's go find the Black Book."

Mu Chaoyun spoke softly, but it was like thunder coming out of nowhere.

Looking for the Black Book?

Xie Yuan opened his mouth slightly, feeling that the combination of these words was a little strange.

Mu Chaoyun flipped his hand, and the courtyard suddenly became dark.

A black and white dreamy lotus floated quietly above her palm, beneath the flower was a rotating Bagua compass, and above the pistil was a slowly floating illusory crystal. The crystal emitted a bright light, and mysterious runes kept appearing and disappearing in it, like a bubble.

When Xie Yuan saw Mu Chaoyun take out the Tianjing Lotus directly without any hesitation, and Situ Qin was not surprised at all, he realized that they had obviously talked about this before.

It seems like they talked a lot and in depth... They didn't talk about their dark history, did they?
He thought thoughtfully that the fact that Mu Chaoyun did not treat Situ Qin as an outsider might be the reason why they suddenly became closer.

Mu Chaoyun looked at Xie Yuan and said:

"Bring out that candle, too."

Although Xie Yuan didn't understand, he did as he was told. He shook his left arm, and the twisted lines came alive and floated into the air, revealing the true appearance of Wanbing Zhuying.

As soon as he had a thought, the Black Book of Heaven, which was on his body at this moment and helped him to comprehend the Black Book of Heaven, master various weapons, and improve the progress of his martial arts, floated to the vicinity of the Tianjing Lotus and began to circle around the lotus.

As for the two lotus petals that Xie Yuan had kept, the Bagua Lotus was already complete when he and Mu Chaoyun reunited.

Xie Yuan looked at the twisted black candles spinning around the Bagua Lotus. They had seen this scene before.

Since the Eight Trigrams Lotus and the Fantasy Dream Crystal can be combined with each other as a whole, Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun wanted to see what effect it would have if the Ten Thousand Soldiers Candle Shadow was added.

As a result, the Wanbing Zhuying could not be directly connected to the Bagua Lotus like the Huanmeng Tianjing. It just floated outside in a vague manner without any special effects.

The two analyzed the reason and concluded that it was probably because both the Fantasy Dream Crystal and the Eight Diagrams Lotus contained mystical techniques, while the Ten Thousand Soldiers Candle Shadow was purely a hundred-weapon martial art. They were too far apart to be integrated.

According to legend, the Black Book was originally a real heavenly book that burned and fell to the ground, damaged and split. The scattered pages recorded all the secrets of human martial arts and became a rare and unique artifact.

However, the Heavenly Book was destroyed too suddenly and was not split evenly, so there was some mixing among the Black Heavenly Books, and some of the records were even in a completely different style.

There are parts of Fantasy Dream Crystal and Eight Trigrams Lotus that are similar, and it is possible that they were originally two adjacent pages in the Heavenly Book; but Ten Thousand Soldiers Candle Shadow is far apart.

Xie Yuan now released the Ten Thousand Soldiers Candle Shadow, and barely combined it with the Tianjing Lotus, then revealed an inquiring look.

Mu Chaoyun said:

"The legendary Black Book has nine pages. We have three copies in our hands, and we know the location of the other one. We are almost halfway there, so we can say we are very lucky.

"I am at my current level and have such a deep understanding of the art of heavenly secrets, all thanks to the Black Heavenly Book. Xie Yuan, you were able to practice the Burning Heaven and Destroying Dao Spear so quickly, as well as various other techniques, so this must have helped you."

Xie Yuan nodded, that was indeed the case.

If Xie Yuan did not have this most wonderful martial arts manual in the world, even if he could practice quickly, it would not be this fast.

Of course, there is one more thing that helps, which is beyond words.

Without this item, Xie Yuan would not be able to treat the Black Book, which emphasizes fate and metaphysics, like leeks, which can be harvested regularly.

This was something Mu Chaoyun couldn't figure out in detail, but he vaguely knew that Xie Yuan was special.

But Mu Chaoyun already knew too much when he and Xie Yuan resonated with each other about the Tianyin Technique. However, the two of them had a deep affection for each other and were of one mind, so this was not a big deal.

"Now we are all light and need to practice. Since we are traveling everywhere anyway, why not search for the Black Heaven Book? If we can get one more copy, it will be of great help to our practice. What do you think?"

Mu Chaoyun looked at Xie Yuan and asked.

Seeing that Situ Qin looked calm, Xie Yuan realized that she had already discussed this with Mu Chaoyun.

He nodded slightly and said:

"That sounds quite interesting. However, the Black Book is either hidden in a top-secret place, such as the bottom of the lake in the lake where no one can go, or the secret cave in the palm of your hand; or it is the foundation of a big force, such as your family, Miss Mu, and the Sword Sect.

"Let's not talk about the ones that are hard to get. There is no news about the others. If they really appear, there will be a great uproar in the martial arts world, and even bloodshed. Not to mention the big and small sects, even these thousand-year-old families and top sects will have to get involved. How easy is it to find them?"

"If it were easy, it would naturally be boring. But we do have some innate advantages."

Mu Chaoyun said softly.

She raised the three pages of the Black Book in her hand:
"The Black Book was originally one, and although it is now scattered, the connection between them will never be severed. Do you feel that our fate with the Black Book is beyond ordinary?"

Xie Yuan nodded, having felt this way a long time ago.

But he had so many adventures and coincidences that the Black Book was easy to explain, so he didn't have to think about it too much.

"So, with these three pages, we actually have a good chance of encountering other Black Books. If we pay attention, we can even sense the general direction of the pages that appeared..."

Mu Chaoyun lowered his eyes slightly, and heard Xie Yuan shouting:

"Stop! You can't use the magic of heaven."

Mu Chaoyun opened his eyes, looked at the frowning Xie Yuan, and said with a smile:
"I don't. Just relying on these three things, I can gain some understanding."

Situ Qin's bright eyes moved between the two of them. She said nothing and observed secretly.

He really cared about her and didn't allow her to use any magic...

Situ Qin felt a little sour in her heart, but when she remembered that Xie Yuan had always been very concerned about her when they were together, her mood suddenly improved. She could persuade herself.

Xie Yuan took the three pages of the Black Book and pondered them for a while.

Nothing happened.

He scratched his head, looked at Mu Chaoyun suspiciously, and asked:

"So where are we going next...?"

"The capital of gods, Luoyang."

Mu Chaoyun looked towards the southeast, as if he had already seen the huge city hundreds of miles away.

Xie Yuan followed her gaze.

The sacred city of Luoyang?

Will there be clues to the Black Book there?

He looked at Situ Qin again, and saw Situ Qin's eyebrows curved and she smiled:

"I've never been to the capital of gods, but I heard there are a lot of delicious food there."

"Okay, let's go to Luoyang."

Seeing that both women agreed to go to Luoyang, Xie Yuan thought it was a no-brainer and made the decision immediately.

They didn't waste any time and packed up a bit - in fact there wasn't much to pack as they didn't have many personal belongings with them.

When they had tidied up the courtyard and were about to go out, they heard the sound of horse hooves as rapid as rain.

blah blah-

A chestnut horse ran straight up the hillside. Even though the snow had not yet dispersed and the mountain road was slippery, the horse, carrying the girl in a white dress on its back, ran as if it were walking on flat ground. It was obviously an alien species.

Xie Yuan recognized it as Xie Lingyun's beloved horse at a glance, not to mention who the girl on it was.

Xie Lingyun went straight to the door, dismounted, and when he saw the three people dressed up, he immediately opened his eyes and said:
"Are you all going to run away from home?"

Xie Yuan and the two girls looked at each other, some of them couldn't follow her train of thought.

"Lingyun, why are you running around again?"

Xie Yuan frowned slightly, his tone blaming him.

Xie Lingyun raised her head:

"I'm not a weak and delicate girl. I'm very powerful."

"With your limited ability, you were kidnapped and you don't even know why. Why don't you go back to your tribe?"

Xie Yuan said.

"I just got here! Where are you going?"

Xie Lingyun put her hands on her hips and raised her eyebrows, feeling very dissatisfied but also a little curious.

She glanced at the courtyard and found that it had been cleaned up. Then she saw how they were dressed and knew that they were leaving. She immediately felt scared and angry:

"Great! You almost got away! You actually wanted to abandon me and run away!"

"What do you mean by leaving you behind? The place I'm going to is not suitable for you, and why would your mother let you go so far away..."

"I don't care! You promised me before that I would follow you wherever you go! Not to mention going to other places, I will give you flowers when you get married, and I will take care of the children when you give birth! How can you go back on your word as a man?"

Xie Lingyun shouted loudly, which immediately made Situ Qin and Mu Chaoyun look at her sideways.

Xie Yuan was a little embarrassed for a moment and whispered:

"I did say that, but it's a different time now. Your mother will definitely not agree with you running around."

"Just don't tell her. I didn't tell her today."

Xie Lingyun said proudly, with her hands on her hips.

"..."

Xie Yuan was silent for a moment, but seemed to be thinking about something.

How could Cui Pingjun not know that Xie Lingyun had left the clan?

Not to mention that Cui Pingjun himself is a master and can grasp the movements around him;

With her ability to firmly control the clan's internal affairs even after Xie Yi had been asleep for such a long time, she knew the situation of the entire clan very clearly. If she really wanted to stop him, there was no way she would let Xie Lingyun, this little rat, get away.

But coming to Beishan Village to find me is one thing, and following me around the world is another.

Searching for the Black Book is extremely dangerous even for a master.

Just as Xie Yuan was about to refuse, Situ Qin looked at his expression and said:

"Just take Lingyun with you. We have enough people anyway, so one more won't make a difference."

This...why does it feel like there's something else behind these words?

Xie Yuan didn't expect Situ Qin to speak up for Xie Lingyun, and he was silent for a moment.

Seeing that Xie Lingyun was quite capable but still under house arrest, Situ Qin couldn't help but think of herself before;
Besides, she rushed here after receiving the message from Xie Lingyun, and out of consideration for her kindness, she might as well help her.

"Let's go together. It won't be too dangerous."

Mu Chaoyun also added.

Xie Lingyun herself was obviously surprised that they all spoke up for her, and couldn't help but look at each of them.

Xie Yuan frowned. He would naturally listen to the opinions of Situ Qin and Mu Chaoyun, but Xie Lingyun's expectant and anxious expression also made him feel a little reluctant.

He sighed and said:
"How can I explain this to my aunt?"

When Xie Lingyun heard this, she naturally understood his subtext and cheered:
"Great! Don't worry, I'll send her a message."

She led the chestnut horse over, gently stroked its mane, whispered a few words to it, and then patted it. The horse then kicked and ran back on its own.

Seeing Xie Lingyun clapping her hands excitedly, Xie Yuan was silent for a moment and then said:

"You didn't bring anything..."

"What do you want, my friends? The magic treasures that Sister Mu gave me are enough."

Seeing Xie Lingyun's high interest, Xie Yuan couldn't help but shook his head:
"Okay, let's go then."

After a short delay, the group of three became a group of four and headed southeast along the mountain path.

A few days later, when Beishan Village Chief Xie Dazhi came to the hillside courtyard again, he found that the house was empty.

This somewhat strange Zhang Shan lived like this for more than a month, coming and going without a trace, and only remains in the memories of a very small number of people in Beishan Village.

But this small courtyard on the hillside was empty.

In the years that followed, a poor woodcutter with a leaky roof moved to an empty courtyard and found that sleeping there every day made him feel refreshed, and gradually his ears and eyes became sharper and his body became stronger, and finally he became a centenarian. The woodcutter's descendants played with the scattered firewood, and an illiterate child looked at the engravings on them, but instead realized the true meaning of the engravings, practiced martial arts, and became a great hero.

This casually built hillside courtyard has the formation left by Mu Chaoyun. The killing attack and defense formation has been removed, and the spirit gathering and adjustment formation remains. The courtyard is warm in winter and cool in summer, and it is like spring all year round. Fruits and vegetables are lush, and several generations of great figures in the history of Beishan Village have emerged. The courtyard then became a blessed place for Beishan Village, but that is a story for another time.

Luoyang, the capital of the gods.

Luoyang was once the seat of fortune for the Central Plains dynasties, and many previous dynasties established their capitals here.

Its long history and great prosperity are even greater than those of Nanjing.

However, after Taizu of Dali founded the country, he set the capital in Shengjing in Yan area, and repeatedly dispersed the ancient treasures in Luoyang, which completely destroyed the fortune of the previous dynasty.

Today, Luoyang is still the capital of Yuzhou, but it is no longer as good as before. In addition, Yuzhou also has Chenjun, the ancestral land of the Xie family. Although it is not as large, it is still richer than Luoyang. Therefore, the positioning of the old capital of gods is somewhat awkward now.

But this does not prevent Luoyang from still being a great city in the world, with a huge population, prosperous business, and bustling traffic.

As soon as Xie Yuan and his companions walked into the towering city gate of Luoyang, they were greeted by the hustle and bustle and prosperity.

“It’s not as refined as the Jiangnan style in Jinling, but it’s even more majestic.”

Xie Yuan commented.

When he turned around, he found that Situ Qin had already run to the roadside, spent some change, and went to ask the porter for some delicious food.

After a while, Situ Qin came back happily:

"Shiquanlou is known as the best restaurant in Luoyang. Let's go there first! It's dinner time now and we'll be hungry after traveling so long."

"Shiquanlou is certainly good... Just ask me, there's no need to ask other people. I've been to Luoyang many times."

Xie Lingyun said without looking away.

Situ Qin looked at her and smiled gently:
"I forgot there is a local guide."

Along the way, Xie Lingyun didn't talk to Situ Qin often and seemed quite cold. Naturally, it was because of their respective family backgrounds and Xie Yi's matter.

However, Xie Yuan had said many times that the Saint was the Saint and Situ Qin was Situ Qin. Xie Lingyun knew this in her heart but did not show it.

Now it seems that we are not unable to get along.

Seeing this, Xie Yuan smiled slightly and nodded:

"Then let's go to Shiquan Building."

The group walked towards the Shiquan Building. They had all made disguises, otherwise, whether it was Xie Yuan or the three girls, walking together would probably cause a sensation.

Arriving at the Shiquan Building, which was like a seven-story pagoda and was located in the best location in Luoyang, Xie Yuan looked up and saw that the place was crowded with people and the seats were full. He thought to himself that it was indeed the best building in Luoyang.

A few people were led in by the waiter and found a seat on the fourth floor that had just been opened. It was not easy to find this seat. They could only sigh that the boss was making a fortune every day.

However, when Xie Yuan accidentally caught a glimpse of the emblem of Xinglong Hall in the building, he could not help but be silent. It turned out that this was still an industry under the Xie family, and he was once the boss.

Several people ordered a table full of dishes, which made the waiter stare. He advised them to order less, but Xie Yuan waved his hand and told him to just serve.

The waiter had seen many guests coming and going, and when he saw Xie Yuan bringing three women with him, he immediately knew that he was a figurehead, so he didn't say much and went to place the order.

Only when the dishes came up like flowing water and became empty plates like flowing water, and the people ate slowly and with good manners, did the waiter realize that he had met a master today.

Among the three masters, the weakest one is Xie Lingyun who is in the third transformation realm. Naturally, she eats as much as she can. The three women who look like Jiaona are also bottomless pits.

“It tastes good, and lives up to its reputation.”

Situ Qin ate with a smile on her face, and Mu Chaoyun and Xie Lingyun also nodded slightly.

Xie Yuan ate while listening to the noisy voices around him and said with a smile:

"It is said that when Dali was first established, Luoyang had the most martial arts schools and sects. Even now, there are many martial artists and hidden talents, and famous masters and famous games are held every day.

"It's worthy of being a place where great people gather. I've heard about several big competitions."

The master has sharp ears and sharp eyes, and even though there is a lot of noise here, he can still distinguish what he wants to hear.

Nowadays, people value martial arts, especially in the capital of gods. Xie Yuan heard many people discussing recent martial arts competitions or disputes. Many of them were discussing the same matter of a fight between escort agencies in Luoyang City, which made him pay a little more attention. There was no other way. As an old escort, Xie Yuan was used to it.

"Recently, Mr. Jin of the Jinmen Escort Agency called on the escort agencies in the city to stop the vicious competition and internal fighting, which would make it impossible to do business. He called for the establishment of an escort agency alliance to integrate the forces of the escort agencies in the city, open up escort agency trade routes to the northern frontier and the Western Regions, and revive the reputation of the Luoyang Escort Agency."

"Mr. Jin is so generous! I heard that the northern barbarians are in chaos again. Many caravans that went there never returned, and many escort agencies also suffered heavy casualties. Is it even affecting us?"

"The barbarians are in chaos every day. It would be abnormal if they weren't. But that old man Jin is not as kind as you say. He talks about the overall situation, but what he wants is to merge those small and medium-sized escort agencies and let his Jinmen Escort Agency dominate..." "Yes, some escort agencies that have just started to develop in recent years have been squeezed out by the Jinmen Escort Agency before they can become big."

"Silence! That's the escort from the Kinmen Escort Agency coming down."

"Damn it, why are they here too? Didn't they hear me? Didn't they hear me? Didn't they hear me..."

After listening for a while, Xie Yuan found that many people's voices became lower, and he couldn't help but look up.

But then several strong men in yellow tights pushed aside the crowd and walked down.

Those men had strong blood and energy, almost like substance, and were very powerful. No one dared to complain when they pushed others aside.

When they cleared the way on the stairs, another sturdy man with an imposing manner and elegant clothes came down with a swift and vigorous stride. He raised his head slightly, put his hands behind his back, and listened to the two people behind him bending over and talking to him.

However, even though the two men were begging, the sturdy man in fancy clothes did not even look at them, as if he did not hear anything at all.

Xie Yuan was just taking a casual glance at first, but suddenly his eyes fixed on the two people behind him with an extremely surprised look.

Situ Qin, whose cheeks were puffy like a hamster, noticed his abnormality and put down her chopsticks. She finally ate the food in her mouth, wiped it with a handkerchief, and asked:

"what's wrong?"

Mu Chaoyun and Xie Lingyun also looked over, but saw Xie Yuan took a breath and said slowly:

"I didn't expect to see an old friend here."

At the entrance of Shiquan Building.

The man in fancy robes from the Kinmen Escort Agency finally turned around when he saw the two men were still following him.

He glanced at them, not wanting to look any further, and just pointed his chin at the two of them and said:
"You two, no matter how much you say, it's useless. Accept this price and sell Xingyu Escort Agency to us in Jinmen. Believe me, this price is already very fair.
"Or you can refuse. We at Kinmen Escort Agency never force sales and we strictly abide by the rules.

"Of course, the competition will be held in three days as scheduled. If you don't participate, it means you are not following the rules of our Jinmen, and you are not allowed to escort in Luoyang City."

The younger of the two men clenched his fists and said in a low voice:

"Captain San, you are not going to let us live."

"What are you talking about? I've given you a choice. It's up to you to choose. How can I stop you from living?"

Jin Sanbiao head gave him a cold look:
"Okay, stop following me. I'm going to listen to some music now. It's annoying enough that you disturbed me while I was eating. I don't want to see you again today - unless you are going to sign a contract, haha."

He waved his hand in annoyance and left with his hands behind his back, surrounded by several bodyguards.

The younger man looked at Jin San's back in silence and slowly clenched his fists.

The middle-aged man next to him hesitated and said:
"Xing Yang..."

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

The young man shook his head and left quickly with the middle-aged man.

They wandered around in Luoyang City, and walked for nearly half an hour from the Shiquan Building in the center before finally returning to their own escort agency through a remote street in the west of the city.

There was a blue flag hanging at the entrance of the escort agency with the four big characters "Xingyu Escort Agency" written on it, and the emblem on the flag was a dragon rising out of the clouds.

When the two of them walked into the gate, they saw a bald man with a hideous scar on his head coming up to them and said anxiously:

"What do you mean? What do you mean?"

The two looked at each other and shook their heads silently.

The bald man sighed when he saw this:

"It seems that I have to either sell the escort agency or challenge them..."

"Captain Zheng, are you sure?"

The young man asked in a deep voice.

The bald man glared:
“It’s like this, you still insist on not selling it?”

They both shook their heads:

"It cannot be sold. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Escort Master Zheng..."

The bald man rolled his eyes:
"Let me fight the Five Tigers of Kinmen? It's hard enough for me to win one match, how can I possibly win against five people? You saved my life, but now you want me to give it back?"

The bald man named Zheng has strong energy and is a top master in the third transformation realm.

The two chief escorts of Xingyu Escort Agency accidentally saved Baldy. In order to repay them for saving his life, he took charge of Xingyu Escort Agency.

The Xingyu Escort Agency relied on this master of the Third Transformation Realm to do several big deals, quickly gained a reputation, and gradually expanded, attracting the attention of the Kinmen Escort Agency.

Now, the Kinmen Escort Agency sees that there are more small and medium-sized escort agencies in the city, and they need manpower to expand outside the Great Wall, so they are preparing to reap a wave.

They offered to buy it, and the price seemed generous, but in fact it included the land, personnel, weapons, and skills of the escort agency. They wanted to take over everything but only give the original owner some money that could not even cover the cost, and then kick him out. Almost no one was willing to do so.
As for those who disagreed, the Jinmen Escort Agency would organize a competition and use its power to suppress them. They would either be seriously injured or even killed in the competition, and naturally no one would stop them. As for those who did not agree, the agency would use the excuse of not abiding by the rules of escorting in Luoyang, which made it equally difficult for them.

Over the past decades, many small and medium-sized escort agencies in Luoyang City have been taken over by the Jinmen Escort Agency, which seems to abide by the rules but is actually overbearing.

The young man said in a low voice:
"Kinmen is also going to attack several other companies this time. As long as they unite..."

"What if we unite? Can we produce a Grandmaster if we unite? Can we be a match for that old man Jin? Not to mention old man Jin, even his five sons are five at the third level of transformation. Compared with Jinmen, we are all small escort agencies. How can we be a match? I am not one anyway."

The bald man waved his hand and said in a sarcastic tone.

The middle-aged man's forehead twitched slightly, and he said patiently:
"Captain Zheng, we have provided you with good food and drink for the past two years. Most of the income from the escort agency has been used for your cultivation, and we have not recruited anyone to expand. Now that we are going to compete, I hope you can help."

The bald man rolled his eyes:

"What do you mean? Didn't I contribute? Without me, can you take on those businesses? I can't fight in the ring, just one person is fine, but there are so many masters in Kinmen, a round-robin battle would exhaust me.

"Hmph, don't think you can shit on me just because you saved me once. I can still live without you. It's because I've been sitting here with you for the past two years, delaying my practice. Otherwise, I might have seen the threshold of the Twin Bridges of Heaven and Earth!"

Seeing that the two were about to say something, he simply waved his hand and turned away:

"There's no point in saying more. Whoever wants to go to the ring can go. If it really doesn't work, Zhao Xingyang, you can go by yourself. Aren't you awesome? I see that you're about to break through the third level of transformation. You will definitely have no problem dealing with them. Go ahead."

He walked into his room and was about to close the door when he suddenly paused:
"By the way, don't forget to get the Blood Rhythm Pill from Zhixin Hall for me."

Bang.

The bald man closed the door and left the two people outside.

The two looked at each other, both frowning.

They were none other than Zhao Xingyang and Lu Zhenyu, the former escort leaders of Longteng Escort Agency.

After the robbery of the escort agency, the two came to the Central Plains to seek revenge and hone themselves. After a series of opportunities, their strengths improved, and then they opened a small escort agency in Luoyang City.

Originally, things were lukewarm and there was no improvement. But after Zheng Ling was rescued by chance, with a warrior at the third level of transformation in charge, the escort agency became able to receive orders smoothly.

The two were very happy at first, but later they found that warriors in the third transformation realm made the escort agency profitable, but the cost was greater.

Although the escort agency had gained a reputation, its development was extremely slow, and the two men even had to cut back on their own expenses to support him.

Gradually, Zheng Ling turned into a blood-sucking worm lying on the body of Xingyu Escort Agency, but the two were in a dilemma.

Especially after being targeted by the Kinmen Escort Agency, they have to rely on him even more.

Who would have known that the warrior at the third level of transformation, who was supported at such a huge price, would actually be afraid of fighting!

"Xing Yang, what should we do?"

Lu Zhenyu is nearly forty years old. He married and had children in Luoyang. He grew a beard and looked much more mature than before.

Although Zhao Xingyang still looks young, he has a serious aura. Years of experience have made him no longer the high-spirited escort leader he once was.

"I need to persuade him again..."

Zhao Xingyang whispered.

Lu Zhenyu is only at the first level of transformation, and he is at the peak of the second level of transformation, but he has not yet broken through.

Now the only thing left is to see if they can force a breakthrough and then persuade Zheng Ling to fight. Two people in the third transformation realm, combined with other small escort agencies, may have a chance to shake the Jinmen Escort Agency in the arena.

perhaps……

Zhao Xingyang knew that this was actually almost impossible, but he raised his head, looked at the emblem of a soaring dragon on the dart flag, and secretly clenched his fists.

Although this escort agency is called Xingyu Escort Agency, it is actually the successor of Longteng Escort Agency.

Can't sell.

Zhao Xingyang and Lu Zhenyu both looked at the dart flag fluttering in the wind and made up their minds.

dong dong dong-

There was a sudden knock on the door of the escort agency.

The two looked back and saw a man at the door pulling the copper ring on the door and knocking gently with a smile on his face.

Zhao Xingyang and Lu Zhenyu's pupils shrank suddenly.

"Xie Yuan?!"

In the hall.

Zhao Xingyang and Lu Zhenyu sat in the main seats and had tea served to Xie Yuan and the other three.

The two men looked at Xie Yuan with extremely complicated expressions, and then looked at the three women with different appearances beside him, all with strange expressions on their faces.

Zhao Xingyang looked at Situ Qin and coughed:
"Ms. Situ, long time no see."

"Hello, Zhao Biaotou."

Situ Qin smiled slightly and said:
"It's been a long time."

She admired Zhao Xingyang's talent and wanted to recruit him to the Pingxi Palace.

Now, after not seeing each other for many years, Zhao Xingyang has stepped onto a bigger stage and has made great progress, reaching the second transformation realm.

Although compared to her and Xie Yuan, it was nothing.

But most people in the world are ordinary people. The fact that Zhao Xingyang has his current strength is enough to show his talent. If he had not been delayed in Yunzhao for so many years, he might have been even better.

Zhao Xingyang and Lu Zhenyu felt a little awkward when they saw old friends again, especially Xie Yuan. Zhao Xingyang looked around at Xie Yuan and Situ Qin and sighed:
"I never thought I'd see you again."

Situ Qin took a sip of tea and said with a smile:

"But I've always wanted to see Captain Zhao again."

"what?"

Zhao Xingyang was a little surprised, and then he saw Situ Qin continue:

"If it weren't for Captain Zhao, I might not have known Xie Yuan. I will always remember this fate."

Zhao Xingyang suddenly realized what was going on. He looked at the two of them and smiled slightly.
"People who are destined to be together will eventually come together. Even if they are thousands of miles apart, they can still be together one night. Zhao does not dare to take credit for it."

Hearing this, although Situ Qin was happy, Xie Lingyun was somewhat unhappy, pouting and thinking:
"So this guy is the pimp..."

She looked at Zhao Xingyang with an unfriendly look, which made Zhao Xingyang feel a little confused and embarrassed.

Xie Yuan finally couldn't help himself, leaned forward slightly, and sighed:

"Captain Zhao, Captain Lu! I didn't expect to see you two again. I'm so happy. After the escort agency was in trouble, why didn't you meet again and come to Luoyang again?"

Zhao Xingyang and Lu Zhenyu looked at each other, and Zhao Xingyang told them about their experiences in the past few years. Although it was brief, the two of them went from being escort leaders in a remote county who only trained externally to being masters of the Transformation Realm who have cultivated both internal and external skills. They both have a place in Luoyang. It was quite a journey, and the story was full of ups and downs.

But soon he talked about the recent troubles of the Kinmen Escort Agency, and Zhao Xingyang stopped talking in time without saying anything more:

"We have inherited the will of the chief escort leader and finally managed to keep the flag from falling."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yuan sighed repeatedly, then frowned and said:
"Since you two are in Yuzhou, why don't you come to Chenjun to find me?"

The two of them clearly knew his identity. At such a close distance, if they looked for him, there would be no trouble.

Zhao Xingyang and Lu Zhenyu were silent for a moment.

When Xie Yuan became the head of the Xie family in Chen County, the news spread all over the world and became a hot topic. Naturally, the two of them knew about it.

When they first heard the news, they thought it was someone with the same name, but after asking around, they found out it was an old acquaintance.

Even though this surprised them, after thinking it over, they decided not to bother them.

The identities are no longer the same, it can be said that the difference is like heaven and earth.

There is a huge gap between the head of the Chenjun Xie family, a thousand-year-old family, and the head of a small escort agency.

Who knows if seeing you again will be the same as before?
The two didn't want people to think they were poor relatives who went there to curry favor with others, so they decided to keep it as a memory.

In fact, even now, the two of them felt very awkward facing Xie Yuan.

Lu Zhenyu was a bit taciturn, and although Zhao Xingyang spoke calmly, he was actually very cautious.

Xie Yuan could feel that there was an invisible barrier between him and the two men.

Not just from time.

He sighed slightly. It was Zhao Xingyang who discovered him from Panlong Town and brought him to Yunzhao and the escort agency. This prevented the Zhang brothers from taking action directly, and solved a big problem for him at that time.

Xie Yuan always remembered the kindness of the old people in the escort agency.

But in this situation, it seemed that no matter what he said, it was different from before.

Xie Yuan could only remain silent for a moment and said:
"Since the Xingyu Escort Agency is the successor of the Longteng Escort Agency, I should also do my part. Leave the Jinmen Escort Agency to me."

When they heard this, they suddenly looked up with expressions of surprise.

After Zhao Xingyang was happy, he hesitated:
"Will this cause you any trouble..."

"It's no trouble. Don't they like to follow the rules? The rules of the ring are the rules."

Xie Yuan shook his head and did not allow the two to continue being polite:

"Captain Zhao, Captain Lu, do you have any guest rooms in the escort agency? I don't think this place is as big as Yunzhao."

Xie Yuan smiled.

"Yes, Xie Yuan, yes."

Zhao Xingyang nodded repeatedly.

Afterwards, the two escort leaders naturally held a banquet to entertain them, which was quite grand.

They also went to invite Zheng Ling, saying that an old friend came to visit and asked him to keep them company, but Zheng Ling refused without even opening the door, asking them not to disturb his practice.

After the banquet, they talked about many past events, and Xie Yuan finally felt that the gap between him and the two of them had been reduced a little.

But it can never go back to the way it was before.

Xie Yuan learned about the situation of the escort agency, and he and Situ Qin each took out some pills. Situ Qin wanted to express his gratitude, while Xie Yuan wanted to lend a hand to the two, so he forced them to give the pills no matter how they refused.

The amount of pills Xie Yuan seized from the three soul-destroying elders of the Ji family was not many, but in terms of quality, each pill was a top-notch treasure. The two of them had to take them with caution, and if used properly, they could break through major obstacles.

Then it was night.

"Let me set up some formations here."

Mu Chaoyun took the initiative to tell Xie Yuan, and he nodded silently.

Xie Lingyun was somewhat curious about the formation, so she followed Mu Chaoyun and began to move around, drawing gold and silver, moving rockery and flowing water, and gathering the spiritual energy of the place.

The two men moved silently, and no one in the entire Xingyu Escort Agency could notice it, except Zheng Ling, who had profound cultivation and heard about it.

He was already impatient with the visits of the two so-called old friends during the day, and at night he heard someone rustling around in the yard, and felt that the breath was that of a stranger.

However, Zheng Ling didn't take either of their visitors or the people from the escort agency seriously.

He has been dominating the escort agency for a long time. He would yell at and scold anyone who disturbed him, even if they were outsiders.

After all, how could he be a powerful person if he was an old friend of those two guys? If he was powerful, he should have been invited long ago.

Zheng Ling felt disturbed late at night, so he blew open the window with his sleeves and shouted angrily:
"Where did this person who doesn't know the rules come from? When I am practicing, no one is allowed to enter or leave the entire courtyard. Don't you know that?"

He looked carefully and found two angel-like women outside.

One is pretty and the other is cold, bathed in moonlight, like fairies banished to earth.

Zheng Ling was stunned for a moment. Seeing the two girls looking at him, he calmed down a little and said with a straight face:
"Well, where are you from? What are you doing here? Why are you disturbing my practice?"

Mu Chaoyun was too lazy to answer, but Xie Lingyun got angry and said with her hands on her waist:

"Why are you yelling so loudly? Can't you see me while setting up the formation?"

"Formation? What formation?"

Zheng Ling was stunned for a moment and asked.

"Superior Spirit Gathering Formation, shush!"

Xie Lingyun rolled her eyes and said impatiently. In fact, Mu Chaoyun was not afraid of this kind of interference at all, but Xie Lingyun was afraid that Mu Chaoyun would be disturbed and the formation would be damaged.

Zheng Ling sneered when he heard this:
"A top-grade spirit gathering array? That girl is really good at bragging. I want to ask you, where are you from?"

As a master of the third transformation realm, he had heard of the spirit gathering array. It was only found in those big families and big sects, and it took the invitation of the top formation masters to set it up. How could it be possible that it existed here?

However, the appearance of the two women was something he had never seen before in his life.

I didn’t expect that Zhao Xingyang and Lu Zhenyu were both weak, but they were quite good-looking.

The tall woman seemed a little difficult to approach, but the girl seemed a little ignorant and didn't know how to greet a top master like him. Maybe she came to Zhao's hometown in the northwest to broaden her horizons. If this is the case...

Zheng Ling tried his best to relax his expression, and the scar on his bald head began to loosen:

"Girl, do you know who I am? Have Zhao Xingyang and the others told you about me? If you want to learn martial arts, I can teach you..."

His voice gradually became frivolous and strange, and he looked Xie Lingyun up and down.

He couldn't see the strength of Mu Chaoyun and Xie Lingyun at all, so he thought they didn't exist.

But at this point, Mu Chaoyun finished drawing the last stroke on the ground in this small courtyard, and the formation started to work instantly. A white mist floated over and instantly covered the two people. (End of this chapter)