The old man was somewhat unhappy and wanted to persuade him.

The woman did not let him continue.

The silver bell-like voice sounded again: "It would be easier to take care of you on the road with one more companion, right?"

The old man heard the woman say this.

He didn't refute it again.

Instead, he said to Xu Qiu: "If you want to go on the journey together, you can pay fifty taels of silver first, and we will meet here tomorrow morning."

Xu Qiu did not agree, but looked at the many horses and brand new carriages in the horse shop.

"I want a carriage all by myself"

The old man raised his head and glanced at Xu Qiu again.

He looked a little unhappy, but still said, "I want one for myself, five hundred taels of silver."

Such a high price is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Even high-ranking officials would bargain for the price.

It was obvious that the old man was just trying to make things difficult for him.

However, Xu Qiu didn't care.

He casually took out three taels of gold and threw it into the old man's hand, "This is all I have for now."

The old man looked at the guy who casually took out the gold and couldn't help but look up to him. He bit the gold with his teeth and nodded.

"Okay, I'll charge you this much."

He didn't expect Xu Qiu to be a wealthy man.

However, he didn't know that the gold was just taken by Xu Qiu from the North Yue Kingdom's palace.

Just consider it as compensation from the royal family.

At this moment, when the woman saw Xu Qiu easily take out three taels of gold, she couldn't help but look at him with admiration and sized him up carefully.

Curiously asked:

"What do you want to do in the Northern Territory Empire? The journey is extremely dangerous, and the Empire is also very strict with foreigners."

The woman's voice was slow and pleasant.

Especially her beautiful face.

Make the sound more charming.

Xu Qiu did not give a direct answer. He could see that the woman was just a mortal and how could a mortal understand the affairs of immortals.

"Find a friend."

Xu Qiu said this casually.

But the woman was curious when she heard it, "Looking for a friend, do you need my help?"

Seeing her being so polite, Xu Qiu asked, "Ji Yueyao, do you know her?"

The woman frowned slightly when she heard this, and seemed to be searching for this person in her mind.

However, after a long time, the woman shook her head helplessly.

"I'm sorry, sir, I really don't know this person."

"It doesn't matter."

Xu Qiu responded and left.

The woman looked at his departing back and said, "This guy is really weird. Is he really going to look for friends?"

At this time, the maidservant beside her asked in confusion: "Miss, why do you care so much about him? He is just a passerby. Are you greedy for his beauty?"

"You're the only one who's always talking nonsense!"

The woman insulted the maid beside him.

Then, he looked at Xu Qiu's back again and returned to his attic.

…

The next day.

When Xu Qiu came to the horse shop again.

I saw a large caravan of merchants in front of the stable. There were five or six carriages carrying people and as many as thirty carriages carrying goods.

There were also escorts, guards, and coachmen who fed the horses in the city. This team had at least two hundred people.

It doesn't look as simple as being a traveling merchant.

The old man saw Xu Qiu and said, "The last carriage is yours. It's a bit old, but it can be used."

As the old man spoke, he pointed to a carriage at the end of the team. It was quite old and the paint on it had peeled off a lot.

Xu Qiu didn't care.

He nodded and walked towards the carriage.

At this time, an exquisite carriage passed by.

The car window curtain was slowly opened, revealing the woman's delicate face again.

There was a hint of apology on her face.

"I'm sorry, sir. Our business caravan had already been booked. Since you suddenly joined us, we could only find this one temporarily. I hope you can bear with me."

The woman was not like the high-class ladies from ordinary aristocratic families.

Xu Qiu just nodded slightly.

And missed her.

Return to your carriage.

The maid next to the woman was furious when she saw Xu Qiu being so aloof:

"This guy is really something. Miss, you talked to him and he just responded simply. What's his attitude?"

"You are so polite in the Northern Territory Empire. Those noble children will drool and say a few more words to you, right?"

The maid said angrily.

The woman shook her head helplessly.

She glanced at the maid and asked, "Do you want me to be so nosy?"

The maid had no choice but to shut her mouth.

She really couldn't understand why the young lady paid so much attention to this guy. Was it just because he was handsome? Xu Qiu didn't care about these.

After returning to his carriage.

It is even simpler to set up a simple formation to isolate the spiritual energy fluctuations in the carriage.

He then began to practice his skills, allowing the Heavenly Emperor Technique to circulate throughout his body, while absorbing the remaining spiritual power of the top-grade spirit stone.

At the same time, the Qingjian that had been following him appeared and lay quietly in the corner of the carriage.

Since Xu Qiu refined it.

The Green Sword has an additional function.

In addition to being faster when flying the sword, he can also become invisible, and ordinary people cannot see him at all, unless his cultivation is higher than Xu Qiu.

It also has an automatic following function, which means it will float in the air and stick close to its owner.

Qin Yu's black snake kiss sword is suitable for combat.

This green sword is suitable for portability.

There is a big difference between the two.

"Let's go!"

Suddenly a coachman shouted loudly.

The convoy moved slowly and headed towards the north.

Xu Qiu entered a state of meditation at this moment.

He has reached the stage where he can break through to the foundation-building stage.

However, in order to better build his foundation and achieve a flawless state of cultivation, Xu Qiu continuously extracted and refined his Dantian, purified and refined the spiritual energy in his body, and converted it into a large amount of immortal energy.

With the blessing of heaven's merits, Xu Qiu can do this with confidence.

I don’t know how much time passed.

When Xu Qiu opened his eyes again and drew aside the curtains, he found himself in an unfamiliar Gobi desert.

There are a few small woods around, and there are rugged rocks everywhere.

Xu Qiu asked the coachman, "Where is this?"

"Yellow Sand Highlands."

The coachman answered simply, and seeing Xu Qiu's ignorant look, he said, "We have been walking for a day, and now we are resting here."

Xu Qiu nodded.

Looking at the convoy nearby.

Many people started to cook.

However, at this moment.

Suddenly, a frightened voice came from a distance, "There's a convoy ahead! Let's hurry over!"

"Let the convoy stop the monster!"

The sound was not loud.

No one in the convoy heard it, but Xu Qiu, who had sharp senses, had already stretched his head to look over.

Only eight miles away.

A group of gangsters were galloping on their horses.

They were rushing towards this side as if fleeing for their lives, with the horses raising huge clouds of dust.

But it was blocked by strange rocks, so the people in the caravan did not notice it.

On the contrary, the gangsters occupied the high ground and could reach the convoy in the lower place just by looking up.

Behind these martial artists, there was a monster running desperately, drooling from its mouth and looking greedy.

Xu Qiu calmly said to the old man who happened to be passing by, "Tell the people in the caravan to get ready. The enemy is coming."

The old man looked at Xu Qiu in confusion.

Just when I was about to question him.

Suddenly, the guard standing on a stone hill not far away struck the gong.

Shouted loudly: "There is a situation! Everyone, pick up your weapons quickly!" (End of this chapter)