Chapter 37 Encountered
Chapter 37 Encountered
With a little girl who chatters and asks a lot of questions, the escort mission won't be so boring.
In this way, after walking for more than ten days, we finally reached our destination.
It went quite smoothly.
Although they encountered several waves of small thieves, Li Qian easily dealt with them.
Xuanzhou Smelting City.
Although it is nearly a thousand miles away from the Divine Sword Sect, it is still within the sphere of influence of the Divine Sword Sect.
This place is famous for smelting and has several large iron mines. It is very well-known in Dachang Kingdom. The local forces that control these iron mines naturally have close ties with the Divine Sword Sect.
The Lin family was once a well-known smelting family in Yecheng, specializing in forging weapons for the Divine Sword Sect.
However, as time went by, the Lin family fell into decline, with only a smelting workshop left that was barely maintaining its operations.
"Yun'er, it's very chaotic outside right now. Why did you come back instead of staying in Linjian City?"
In the backyard of the Lin Mansion, Lin Yun was talking to his father.
"Father, I miss you so much and it's the anniversary of my mother's death."
Lin Yun said.
She basically comes back once every two years.
In previous years, my husband would accompany me back home.
This time, her husband Yunxi had a mission to complete and could not get away, so he could only issue an escort mission in the inner gate to escort her and her daughter back to visit their relatives.
"Yun'er, after you go back this time, try to stay in Linjian City. The rebellion of the Moon Worship Sect in the eight southeastern states will definitely not be resolved in the short term. Besides, I have decided to move the Lin family to Fuyang."
Lin Wansheng said.
Lin Yun was very surprised when she heard this, "Father, have you finally figured it out?"
"Hey, you have to admit your age. Plus, your brother is not capable enough, so the workshop will definitely not be able to be saved in the end."
Lin Wansheng sighed.
The Moon Worship Cult's activities are rampant now, and Yecheng is very unstable. He is worried that the Lin family will be easily affected.
Only by selling the property and moving the family to Fuyang to settle down, perhaps with the support of the son-in-law, the Lin family can get a break.
Moreover, Fuyang is close to the Divine Sword Gate.
The core territory of the Divine Sword Sect is much more stable than other places.
Li Qian temporarily stayed at the Lin family, where he was served with delicious food and drinks.
According to Lin Yun, he would stay at home for about two or three days and then return to Linjian City.
And so, three days passed.
Lin Yun suddenly found him.
"Young Master Li, there will be an extra carriage and a few more people when we return to Linjian City this time."
"Mrs. Lin, my mission is to ensure the safety of you and your daughter. As for the others, I cannot guarantee it."
Li Qian said.
Lin Yun understood what Li Qian meant and didn't say anything more.
She learned something about Li Qian, the inner sect disciple, from her husband Yunxi.
Participated in the true selection.
The strength is definitely not weak.
But she was very confused, why would such a powerful true seed choose to do the escort mission?
When they set out the next day, there was indeed an extra carriage, with three members of the Lin family sitting in it, one big and two small.
Moreover, the Lin family also sent two servants to escort them.
These two servants are not even entry-level warriors and can only deal with some ordinary thieves. If they really encounter a warrior, they will be defeated.
Li Qian didn't care either.
It's really dangerous.
All he had to do was protect Lin Yun and her daughter.
Xianlin Town.
As it was getting late, Li Qian and his group decided to stay in the inn here and rest for one night.
When I went to Yecheng before, I stayed in Xianlin Town for one night.
It's just a little different this time.
There were torches everywhere on both sides of the street.
Many residents walking on the streets were holding torches.
The entire Xianlin Town was as bright as day.
"Mom, why are there torches everywhere?"
In the carriage, the little girl asked curiously.
"It should be the unique Torch Festival held in Xianlin Town. Before dark, torches are lit to dispel the darkness. It lasts until dawn the next day."
Lin Yun explained with a smile.
Suddenly, the road ahead was blocked.
A servant went up to ask and found out that a team of fire wizards would be passing by soon. Only after the fire wizards passed could others pass.
In desperation, the team could only stop and wait.
After about a quarter of an hour, the front suddenly became lively.
A large number of people holding torches swarmed in. In the center of the team was a huge throne with many torches on it. On the throne sat a red-haired old man in a bright red robe.
The entire huge throne was carried by dozens of shirtless strong men.
In front and behind the team, there were some people wearing ghost masks, dancing in strange steps and spewing fire from their mouths from time to time.
The atmosphere of the whole scene was weird and mysterious.
Many residents holding torches seemed to be in a hysterical frenzy, shouting strange slogans in unison.
When the team of fire mages passed by, Li Qian couldn't help but look at the red-haired old man, and vaguely sensed a strong invisible aura emanating from this person.
"He is definitely a warrior, and his level is not low."
Li Qian muttered to himself. Not only that, those people wearing ghost masks also seemed to have cultivation.
This is a bit outrageous.
There are so many warriors in one town.
It's just a Torch Festival.
Thinking of this, Li Qian glanced around.
Because there were torches everywhere, the lighting was very good, and he was riding on a horse, looking down from a high vantage point, so he could see everything around him.
Suddenly, he saw a person among the crowd.
This person did not hold a torch.
There was also an invisible aura emanating from his body, which in his perception was as strong as a candle.
Since the Chen Zhong was upgraded to a magical weapon, Li Qian was not only able to use the Chen Zhong to disguise his own aura, but he also became extremely sensitive to the perception of the outside world.
"Another very strong warrior?"
Li Qian's heart moved.
Then he actually found a few warriors in the crowd, who seemed to have strong skills.
Although I don't know what's going on and why so many warriors gather for a Torch Festival in Xianlin Town, all the signs indicate that this is definitely not simple.
Suddenly, Li Qian felt a gaze looking towards him.
The two looked at each other.
Li Qian was very surprised.
Because he had seen this woman, who was one of the nineteen people participating in the true teaching selection.
As for the name, I don't know.
He didn't even notice this woman just now.
Obviously, the other party was also good at concealing his breath, so he was careless.
"How come the elite inner disciples of the Divine Sword Sect are here? Could it be that the others are also inner disciples of the Divine Sword Sect?"
Li Qian's heart trembled, thinking that Xianlin Town might become a place of trouble.
Thinking of this, he came to the carriage and said to Lin Yun inside: "Mrs. Lin, it is not appropriate to rest in Xianlin Town tonight. We must leave immediately."
"Young Master Li, I'll follow your instructions."
Lin Yun didn't know what was going on, but there must be a reason why Li Qian suddenly said this.
The intersection was blocked after the fire mage team passed.
Under Li Qian's command, the two carriages did not go to the inn to stay, but instead continued along the road leading out of the town.
As they got farther and farther away from the town, the noise gradually faded away, and Li Qian's heart gradually settled.
Although walking in the wild at night also has certain risks.
But it is definitely much safer than staying in Xianlin Town.
Xianlin Town.
On the second floor of a roadside building, two figures were leaning on the railing, looking at the team of fire mages in the distance.
"This Moon Worship Sect is truly omnipresent. It has even infiltrated the local fire worship temple. If we can't extinguish the source, I'm afraid it will lead to a disaster like the one in the eight southeastern states."
A young man in white said worriedly.
"Why think so much? We just need to complete the mission. As for major matters like this, the sect leaders will handle them."
A bald man in black standing next to him said.
It was Pang Bai.
At this time, a woman in blue tights came hurriedly.
"Junior Sister Yuan, you have observed it closely. How is the fire mage's cultivation?"
Pang Bai asked.
Because of the skills they practiced, he and Chu Yuan could not get too close to the fire wizard, otherwise it would be easy to alert the enemy.
As a direct disciple of the master of Yuping Peak, Yuan Mingzhu practices Yuping Peak's Mingyu Huaxu Gong, which naturally has the effect of restraining breath and energy.
"Brother Pang, guess who I saw?"
Yuan Mingzhu did not answer Pang Bai's question, but said.
"Who?"
Pang Bai asked.
"Li Qian, Master Zhou's disciple, didn't you try to win him over last time?"
Yuan Mingzhu said.
"Li Qian? Why is he here?"
Pang Bai was very surprised.
Didn’t Li Qian accept an escort mission?
"I think he was still on escort duty, but when he saw me, he seemed to recognize me and ran out of town with his men."
Yuan Mingzhu said.
"Don't worry about him. The most important thing is to wipe out the people in the Fire Temple who are cowardly."
Pang Bai waved his hand.
"Brother Pang, although this person is a little timid, he is still quite powerful. Why not bring him in? This way, it will be easier for us to encircle and suppress the Fire Sacrifice Temple."
The young man in white, Chu Yuan, next to him couldn't help but say.
"We three are working together, so why are we afraid that we can't kill that old guy? If there's one more person, then we can get one more contribution point. Besides, aren't you afraid that he will hold you back?"
After experiencing the scene in the Mission Hall, Pang Bai's impression of Li Qian became very bad.
The young man in white, Chu Yuan, shrugged his shoulders and said nothing more.
Yuan Mingzhu is even less likely to say it.
After all, she didn't have a very good impression of Li Qian. Someone who didn't even dare to take on a clearing mission was not worthy of being associated with her.
(End of this chapter)