Martial Arts Immortal Saint: Starting from Feeding Horses and Escorting Goods

As he spoke, Mr. He picked up his teacup and took a sip.

After hearing this, Lu Chuan felt a heavy weight in his heart.

"Aren't they just vengeful spirits that turn into ghosts after people die?"

He had never encountered this before, and he didn't know if the panel would provide an analysis.

Most importantly, the people in the long wind didn't have any definite information beforehand, only a vague general idea.

This made Lu Chuan even more uneasy.

You have to understand, he's from the Zhenyuan Escort Agency. If he's surrounded by a group of Changfeng Escort Agency people and encounters danger, he won't be able to run away first like Master He did.

He was probably abandoned, or even deliberately used to attract danger!

Master He sighed and said, "I originally came back wanting to investigate and find out what happened before."

"But I didn't expect the Changfeng Escort Agency to act so quickly; it's pointless now."

"They want you to work as a镖师 (bodyguard/escort), and I can't protect you. You'll just have to be careful."

As he spoke, Master He patted Lu Chuan on the shoulder.

Lu Chuan's heart tightened. He tentatively asked, "Can I just leave?"

He didn't want to take any risks; his life was the most important thing.

Master He shook his head and said, "You can't escape it. Changfeng Escort Agency specifically wants you. If you run away, they'll report it to the General Escort Association. Do you think you can get away with it?"

After saying that, he lowered his voice and continued, "You are very smart. If you encounter danger and things really come to a head, act according to the situation. Don't risk your life for Changfeng."

"Although there are many martial artists in Changfeng who are stronger than you, not many of them also cultivate movement techniques. When it comes to escaping, few can compare to you. You may not be able to defeat monsters, but you just need to be faster than others."

Lu Chuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "That's the only way."

"Let's play it by ear."

……

After bidding farewell to Master He, Lu Chuan left the council hall and returned to his room.

He had no choice but to try his best to improve the Windwalking Technique faster and master it as deeply as possible.

However, only two days have passed.

Then a letter arrived from Changfeng Escort Agency.

"Meet at Changfeng Escort Agency promptly at 5:00 AM tomorrow."

Lu Chuan held the letter, looked at the line of text on it, and took a deep breath.

What's meant to happen will happen.

"Brother Lu, be careful."

Song Huan, standing to the side, spoke up, sounding somewhat worried.

"Don't worry, I won't die." Lu Chuan smiled and patted his shoulder.

Before setting off, he bought some things that could save his life.

Examples include soft armor worn under clothing, as well as detoxifying pills and powders to restore internal energy.

Make thorough preparations in case something unexpected happens.

With everything prepared, Lu Chuan slept soundly all night, allowing his energy to return to its peak.

Before dawn the next day, he rode his horse to Changfeng Escort Agency.

Changfeng Escort Agency is located in the northern part of the city, directly opposite Zhenyuan Escort Agency in the south.

Lu Chuan looked at the Changfeng Escort Agency in front of him and remained silent for a while.

The Changfeng Escort Agency is much more impressive from the outside, more than twice the size of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency, and it can be said to be thriving.

Meanwhile, the Zhenyuan Escort Agency has been declining in recent years, and its scale has been shrinking.

"Hey, what do you want!"

At the entrance of the escort agency, two guards stared at Lu Chuan, one of them shouting at him.

Lu Chuan sat on his horse, his expression calm, and said, "Lu Chuan from Zhenyuan Escort Agency. Chief Escort Cao sent me to accompany you on this escort mission."

"So you're from Zhenyuan."

The two guards exchanged a smile, which looked somewhat contemptuous.

"Alright, come in."

The guard beckoned Lu Chuan to dismount and led him into the Changfeng Escort Agency.

Lu Chuan looked around and saw that the interior was also much larger.

Along the way, one can see martial artists at the Skin Refining Realm everywhere, and Bone Forging Realm martial artists are also quite common.

The bodyguards who underwent blood transfusions all had several contacts.

Even occasionally, one or two martial artists who had reached the Meridian Opening stage would walk by, their auras even stronger than Cao Rang's.

Lu Chuan remained silent the whole way until he met Cao Rang.

Cao Rang had just come out of the inner courtyard when he saw Lu Chuan and smiled, "Lu Chuan, it's good that you've arrived."

He had loose hair, a goatee, and a shrewd, calculating look in his eyes when he smiled.

Seeing Lu Chuan's expression, he smiled and said, "Don't look so serious. The people from Changfeng Escort Agency are very kind."

"When the time comes, you'll be in the middle of the escort mission; I won't let you scout ahead and die."

Lu Chuan cupped his hands and said, "I will follow Chief Escort Cao's orders."

In the outer courtyard, the镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) were already making preparations.

The goods, a total of five cartloads, were heading north from Canglan Prefecture, a journey that would take about four or five days.

There were ten people in total on the trip.

Cao Rang led the way with a martial artist at the first acupoint of the Meridian Opening Realm, followed by a martial artist named Wang Ying at the first acupoint of the Meridian Opening Realm, two others at the Blood Exchange Realm, and four others at the Bone Forging Realm.

The only level of skin refining has only one apprentice accompanying the carriage.

In addition, there's Lu Chuan.

When the martial artists from Changfeng Escort Agency arrived here with Chief Cao, they all looked at Lu Chuan with indifference, showing no respect for him.

Lu Chuan was also sensible and showed no displeasure.

After all, he was only at the Skin Refining stage in terms of cultivation level, and he was from Zhenyuan in terms of status. From either perspective, he had no right to be treated politely by these people.

"Kid, I heard you can see through the vital points of monsters and have killed two of their accomplices. Is that true?"

Wang Ying suddenly spoke, looking down at Lu Chuan from his horse.

Apart from Cao Rang, he is the strongest.

Normally, he would lead the way when escorting goods, but this time, for safety reasons, two martial artists with the Qi Refining Realm went together, just to be on the safe side.

Lu Chuan said, "It was a stroke of luck. I only had a chance to make a move because of Master He's suppression."

Wang Ying's face hardened, and she said, "That won't do. If we encounter any monsters and you don't have the skills, I'll be the first to throw you out to feed them!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The rest of the people burst into laughter.

Lu Chuan remained calm and did not react much.

Compared to these people, Zhao Kui had become quite used to his previous mockery.

Once everything is ready, we set off.

Lu Chuan did not ride at the front; Cao Rang arranged for him to be in the middle of the group, with four martial artists at the Bone Forging Realm at the very front.

This put Lu Chuan at ease a little.

At the north gate of Canglan Prefecture, a large group of people left the city.

Traveling north along the official road, it took about a day to reach Liuhe Ferry.

From the ferry, head northwest into the Beishan Canyon area, then reach Luanshigou, continue north for three miles to reach Beishan Town.

Lu Chuan looked at the map on horseback and checked the route.

He was unaware of these specific details beforehand; he was only just informed of them, and the explanation was extremely perfunctory.

The first half of the journey was safe during our initial reconnaissance; the danger lay north of Liuhe Ferry.

After most of the day's journey, everyone was safe and sound, and the atmosphere in the group was still lively. Changfeng's group was joking around as usual, while Lu Chuan was the only one who was quiet.

As evening approached, darkness fell.

For safety reasons, we decided not to travel at night and set up camp at an abandoned mule and horse inn about ten miles from the ferry crossing.

When it was time for dinner, the people from Changfeng Escort Agency sat together and shared their dry rations.

Lu Chuan sat alone to the side, eating dry biscuits.

Wang Ying was gnawing on a lamb bone, her mouth covered in oil.

He turned and glanced at Lu Chuan, grinning, "That kid surnamed Lu."

"You're only at the Skin Refining Realm, yet you've already killed two ghouls. That shows how tough you are."

"You'll be on night watch for the second half of the night, so you'll get an extra shift. Anyway, you're tough, while the rest of us need to conserve our energy; we can't keep up with you."

Several other porters nearby also started laughing.

Lu Chuan chewed on a dry biscuit and did not respond.