I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 96 Yin Yang Dart

After seven or eight rounds of drinking, even though Kong Chun and the others were already staggering, they still forced themselves to keep drinking for Xie Yuan.

Even though Xie Yuan had great internal strength, he couldn't withstand such a continuous attack, so he had to flee from the private room and hide for a while.

"Wow, the wine here is really good. I don't want to leave standing after drinking it."

Xie Yuan was leaning against the railing of the corridor on the second floor, reeking of alcohol and with his eyes blurry from drunkenness.

He tilted his head slightly and glanced aimlessly at the hall downstairs. This was considered a professional habit, but his eyes were unfocused and he was simply distracted.

As he was watching, Xie Yuan suddenly raised his eyelids, took a closer look, and sobered up a little.

Oh, another acquaintance?
The people from the escort agency really like to come to Judelou for a drink. Is Lu also hosting a dinner here today? It looks like they are leaving after the meal.

Wow, it turns out this poker-faced guy can also smile. Who is he having such a good time eating here with today?
Xie Yuan was hesitating whether to say hello, when he suddenly froze and became a little more sober.

Only then did he see clearly that the man who was chatting and laughing with Lu Zhenyu was wearing a maroon shirt and carrying a long sword, and was an official in the county government.

Xie Yuan felt uneasy when he saw this outfit... Is Lu Biaotou familiar with the people in the county government?

He was thinking when a hand suddenly reached out from the side and patted his shoulder, which scared him.

"Brother Yuan, what are you looking at? Stop hiding and drink!"

Kong Chun drunkenly pulled him.

Xie Yuan slapped his hand away:
"Don't be impatient. Stand for a while and get some fresh air... Look, is that Lu Biaotou?"

"Where is it? Oh, it really is!"

Kong Chun opened his drunken eyes and saw Lu Zhenyu, and then saw the conspicuous official companion next to him. His face fell a little:
"Escort Master Lu is so close to the county government? Tsk, it's bad luck."

Ever since Yu Chunsheng took office as the new county lieutenant, the relationship between the Longteng Escort Agency and the county government has not been very good.

"Let's go, Brother Yuan, stop looking. It's an eyesore! Let's drink some wine."

Kong Chun pulled Xie Yuan hard.

Before Xie Yuanlin left the fence, he looked back with some confusion, then followed him in reluctantly.

The banquet lasted till the end, and Xie Yuan had to secretly activate his health-preserving skills to withstand the round after round of attacks from the escorts.

Until Tang Dawei, who was still sitting, drank too much and fell under the table. I heard him say with a thick tongue:
"Brother Yuan...huge!"

Xie Yuan felt a little embarrassed, but when he saw that all five people had fallen down, he stopped practicing his health-preserving exercises at full speed, went out to call the waiter, and called a carriage, then lifted the five people up one by one and transported them back to the escort agency.

The doorman on duty at the escort agency lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw five people lying side by side inside. He was so scared that he thought someone had died in the dart attack and pulled back five corpses. It was not until he smelled the alcohol that he realized what was going on.

After Xie Yuan made sure that all five people had gone to their rooms and had a good night's sleep, he went to wash up and rest.

Before going to bed, Xie Yuan practiced the health-preserving exercises again, completing today's homework before lying down on the bed.

The chance encounter in the restaurant flashed through his mind. Xie Yuan shook his head gently, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Two days later, Zhao Xingyang gathered all the members of the escort team together.

"Brothers, the escort agency has received a large escort mission, and the chief escort leader asked me to lead the team. All members are mobilized to escort the shipment together."

Zhao Xingyang smiled and said:
"Big business is coming. After this trip, I'll give everyone a holiday."

The escort team cheered. They had been working non-stop since the first month of the year and were all a little tired. If Xie Yuan had not hit the target so many times and made so many achievements, he would not have been able to take leave so smoothly.

"Boss, what's this? We have to bet our entire team on it, and we can still take a day off?"

An escort asked curiously.

"Mr. Chang in the city is old and wants to go back to his hometown. Before the troops move, the food and fodder must go first. His treasures and antiques must be taken back first. I have specially found the chief escort to escort him well."

Zhao Xingyang laughed and said:
"Everyone knows that Mr. Chang is very generous. It's just a little bit short, and the chief escort will go in person."

Everyone burst into laughter. The chief escort had been in charge of coordinating relations between all parties many years ago, and he had never personally paid no matter how high the price was.

Zhao Xingyang often uses the phrase "the chief escort leader has to pay for it" to describe the amount of escort fees.

However, everyone has heard of Chang Yuanwai, who runs an antiques, calligraphy and painting business in Yunzhao County.

When Mr. Chang was at his most prosperous, he was known as the richest man in Yunzhao. His escort agency occupied half of the street here, and the other half, combined with the cross street next to it, was all Mr. Chang's shops.

Chang Yuanwai made his fortune from antiques, calligraphy and paintings. There were rumors that he was actually a tomb raider who later cleaned himself up. I don't know if the rumors were true or not, but he was very successful in Yunzhao for many years, but later he suddenly became low-key, sold many shops and stopped showing off.

Although he no longer appears in the conversations of Yunzhao people, his financial strength is still unquestionable after all these years, and he is still a well-known wealthy man in Yunzhao County. After his business is successful, the escort agency will surely make a lot of money, and everyone will get a lot of profit.

"Everyone knows the mission. Go back today and prepare well. After this escort mission, you will get a lot of silver and merits."

Zhao Xingyang called on all the senior escorts to stay, then waved his hand:

"Everyone go back and prepare well. We will set off tomorrow."

After the crowd dispersed, Xie Yuan and several other senior escorts followed Zhao Xingyang to the study.

Zhao Xingyang took out the map again and pointed out:

“We need to bring the goods back to Wuli Village in Yulin. It’s a five-day journey to the east, and we have to pass through several villages along the way.

"Chen the Cripple from Yunzhao Dongshan is not strong enough, is too close to us, and has always been honest, so we don't need to worry about him.
“I haven’t heard of a big village in Chenyu Bay, but the terrain is complicated, so we have to be careful;

"Then there is Jigong Mountain, which is the strongest one. The Song family had a falling out with us last time, so it's not appropriate to live here..."

Zhao Xingyang pondered for a moment and drew a line from the north of Jigong Mountain:
"We'll take a detour and go through Peng County. This will take two more days... but it doesn't matter. This route is much safer. What do you think?"

Several people nodded, no objection. Xie Yuan took this route when he came back last time, which was enough to avoid the bandit camp in Jigong Mountain.

"Everyone, this escort is very valuable. We must mobilize the entire escort team and cannot afford to make any mistakes. Please do not leak the route. You are the backbone of the escort team, so go back and prepare well."

The senior escorts all bowed, said yes, and were about to leave.

Just as Xie Yuan was about to leave, Zhao Xingyang stopped him:

"Xiao Xie, please wait a moment."

After everyone else left, Zhao Xingyang took Xie Yuan to the innermost room of the study, carefully closed the doors and windows, and then whispered to Xie Yuan:

"Xiao Xie, you don't have to follow the main force, I have another mission for you this time.

"This time we will use the Yin-Yang escort. You take the secret escort and go alone to Wuli Village. You must deliver the things."

As he spoke, Zhao Xingyang took out a large jade box and handed it to Xie Yuan.

(End of this chapter)