Zhao Guangcai nodded and smiled, "Yes, I have a batch of silk to be shipped to Yunzhou, and I would like to ask Master Chu for help."

Chu Wensheng smiled bitterly and said, "Manager Zhao, why did you come to me? I have stopped doing escort business a long time ago. You should find someone else."

But Zhao Guangcai didn't want to leave at all: "Master Chu, if you don't go, no one will dare to go."

Chu Wensheng hurriedly explained: "Manager Zhao, you know, five years ago our Chu Family Escort Agency was injured by bandits, many people died, and our escorts were all dismissed. Now we don't do this kind of business anymore."

Zhao Guangcai sighed when he heard this: "Alas, I also know what happened to your Chu family back then, but I really have no other choice. I will give you twice the price, so please help me!"

When Chu Wensheng heard the double price, he was shocked. That was a lot of money!

However, he had no such intention at all now. Ever since the people of their Chu Family Escort Agency were killed by bandits five years ago and their vitality was severely damaged, he had directly closed the Chu Family Escort Agency and sent those escorts back home.

He swore at that time that he would never do this kind of business again because it was too dangerous.

In the past five years, they have only been doing business in Qingzhou and have never interfered with business outside. Their lives have become increasingly difficult.

But even though life was getting harder and harder, he had no plans to go back to his old job.

I didn't expect that Shopkeeper Zhao would come to see me today. This really puts me in a difficult position.

Chu Wensheng still resolutely refused: "Shopkeeper Zhao, I'm sorry, I really can't take your business, please go back."

When Zhao Guangcai saw that Chu Wensheng had a determined attitude, he felt helpless.

He actually didn't want to do this kind of business, but he had no choice because the merchants in Yunzhou were his relatives, and their family was in trouble and urgently needed his help.

He happened to be in the silk business and could help them, but he was troubled as to how to transport the goods to Yunzhou.

The reason why Chu Wensheng was determined not to do his business was because the journey to Yunzhou was too difficult.

Because to go from Qingzhou to Yunzhou, you have to pass a mountain called Erlong Mountain. The mountain is steep, the jungle is dense, the road is rugged, and it is very difficult to walk.

This is nothing. What scares everyone the most is that there is a group of thieves on Erlong Mountain who have been entrenched on the mountain all year round and rob passing merchants.

Not only do they rob people of their money, they also hurt people. Almost all the merchants passing by have been bullied by them.

In order to pass through Erlong Mountain smoothly, everyone prepared a large sum of money and paid tribute to them, which ensured a smooth passage through Erlong Mountain.

But ordinary people don’t have such huge profits. They are plundered by them and sometimes even can’t cover their costs.

Therefore, after a long time, many people were unwilling to go to Yunzhou.

When the group of bandits saw that no one was willing to pass through Erlong Mountain, they simply ran down the mountain from time to time and came to Qingzhou City to plunder.

In this way, they occupied the mountains all year round, making passing merchants miserable.

Some people had no choice but to go in and out of Erlong Mountain and had to endure the pain of being exploited by them all year round.

If it were just that, it would be fine, but sometimes this group of bandits suddenly don’t know what’s wrong and actually kill people, which makes everyone even more scared.

Therefore, most people would try not to go to Yunzhou for business.

However, Yunzhou is the largest city nearby. It is very prosperous, has a large population, and needs many things.

Merchants were naturally jealous when they saw how prosperous Yunzhou's business was, and many of them began to take risks to travel to Yunzhou again.

The most powerful among them was the Chu Family Escort Agency back then. Their business was one of the better ones in the whole Qingzhou.

The most important thing is that they get very fair prices, much lower than those of their peers.

The reason why their prices are relatively low is simply because they have a group of escorts with superb martial arts skills.

These people were all highly skilled and bold, and they didn't take the bandits from Erlongshan seriously at all.

When they passed through Erlong Mountain, they would also pay tribute to the bandits.

But the silver they gave was the least. It was just that much anyway, and if the bandits were not satisfied, they planned to confront them head-on.

Because they were numerous and each of them was very powerful, the bandits, although very dissatisfied, had to let them pass.

In this way, the Chu Family Escort Agency became the only escort agency that dared to confront the bandits head-on.

As their reputation grew, many people asked them to escort their convoys.

Their business was getting better and better, and the money they made was gradually increasing.

This caused dissatisfaction among the Erlongshan bandits. They watched the Chu Family Escort Agency's business grow bigger and bigger and earn more and more money, but they could not get more silver.

This made the bandits of Erlongshan very angry, but their strength was comparable to that of the Chu Family Escort Agency, and they had no confidence in dealing with them at all.

In this way, the bandits were very depressed.

But one day, two very powerful bandits came to Erlong Mountain. No one knew where they came from, but they were very vicious.

The two of them subdued all the bandits on Erlong Mountain with ease, and from then on, Erlong Mountain became their territory.

The king's name was Hei Wuji. He was a burly man with a very dark complexion, a full beard, and looked extremely ferocious.

The second king was named Bai Haixiong. He was a tall and thin man with a very fair complexion, and looked like a scholar.

The strange combination of these two made all the bandits on Erlong Mountain surrender.

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