The head of the Su family.
Master of Bishui Peak.
The dozen or so people on the falcon's back felt their hearts skip a beat and almost fell off in fright.
Which Su family?
The leader, still clinging to a sliver of hope, tentatively asked.
"Which Su family do you think could have connected with the peak master of Biyue Peak?"
Su Qianzhong stood proudly upright.
The person on the other end of the line who was asking the question changed his expression drastically.
"It was our brothers who were blind and did not recognize your greatness. We hope that you gentlemen will be magnanimous and not hold it against us."
A dozen or so falcons took flight, sweeping into the sky like a gust of wind, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"See that? This is the true value of the Su family and Biyue Peak. Within the Four Seas Prefecture, no one would dare to provoke them. This escort mission is practically a freebie."
Su Qianzhong looked at Lin Ce smugly and boasted, "Now you know what a great deal this was, right?"
"..."
Lin Ce was speechless for a moment.
After a long while, he looked in the direction the thieves had gone and asked, puzzled:
"Do you think they'll believe you just because you say it offhand? Is it really that frivolous?"
"Of course not. They will definitely verify it later, and once they find out they've been deceived, they will surely come back again."
Su Qianzhong laughed and said, "But I'm telling the truth. After they verify it, they'll only be glad they escaped a disaster, and they might even thank me."
Lin Ce remained silent.
Although he was confident he could handle the previous thieves, it was always better to avoid a fight.
After a close call, the escort agency continued their journey.
Soon, a figure flew over and arrived in the caravan.
Before the person arrived, their voice had already reached them.
"I heard there are thieves blocking the road? Leave two for me."
It was Li Qingshan.
Seeing the caravan proceeding as usual, he was stunned.
"Where's the thief? You've taken care of him? And buried the body?"
Li Qingshan looked at Lin Ce.
In his mind, he clearly acknowledged that the other party possessed such strength.
"What are you thinking? He persuaded you to quit."
Li Qingshan's gaze then fell on Su Qianzhong.
"We persuaded them to quit. Why? Because some thieves are blind and need to be taught a lesson. Otherwise, what if they don't learn their lesson next time?"
Su Qianzhong naturally didn't intend to continue chatting with Li Qingshan about this topic.
He smiled and glanced at the other person, changing the subject:
"Brother Li, how does that dried meat taste?"
Li Qingshan's face immediately turned green.
Lin Ce, who had a good understanding of the martial arts he possessed, almost thought that he was using the "Azure Rock Robe" at that moment.
"Brother Li, you didn't just eat the jerky without absorbing any nutrients, did you?"
Su Qianzhong also looked pained.
Even he didn't have much of this demon beef jerky left, and he would really be upset if Li Qingshan wasted it.
"It's alright. I circulated my internal energy and locked it tightly. I feel like I've absorbed about 70-80% of it."
Li Qingshan seemed to savor the memory, and couldn't wait to ask again:
"Do you still have any dried meat? Give me some more, so I can break through again if I eat it a few more times... no, a few more times."
"This stuff is precious, how could there be so much of it?"
Seeing Li Qingshan's somewhat disappointed expression, Su Qianzhong's eyes darted around, and he said again:
"Actually, there is a way. As long as you join my demon-hunting team, these things will be endless."
Li Qingshan was quite tempted, and glanced guiltily at Lin Ce beside him.
Su Qianzhong understood his meaning and quickly gave his full assurance.
"Oh, this doesn't conflict with your role as escort leaders. I have people specifically tasked with gathering good news. You can come over and join me on occasional missions during breaks between escorting goods."
He still hasn't given up on Lin Ce.
For him, Li Qingshan was just a side effect; Lin Ce was the most important person.
He obtained some information from Zhuo Tianqing and learned that someone like Lin Ce had a unique advantage when dealing with the demon race.
Unfortunately, Lin Ce was not as easy to deal with as Li Qingshan.
"Let's talk about it later, let's wait until this shipment is finished."
Since we've already gone this far, it would be impolite to continue.
Su Qianzhong could only temporarily put aside his urgency.
Anyway, it's only a matter of time before this shipment is successfully delivered. When that happens, we can talk to Lin Ce again, and he shouldn't have any excuse to refuse.
Just as Su Qianzhong had expected, this time the caravan encountered no further mishaps and arrived at the foot of Biyue Peak without any problems.
Not far from the foot of Biyue Peak, a dozen falcons circled and flew overhead, and the people on the falcons bowed and took their leave.
These dozen or so people were the same thieves who had tried to block the road and rob the caravan.
After confirming that Su Qianzhong's words were true, the thieves actually came back to apologize and escorted the caravan to its destination.
The young men in the escort team had never seen such a scene before, and while they were amazed, they were also greatly impressed.
Li Qingshan wanted to attack the thieves, but they simply flew away on their falcons, not daring to fight him at all.
Feeling bored, he had no choice but to give up.
As a result, the members of the escort agency learned the names of these thieves: the Thirteen Wind Chasers.
Lin Ce was unaware that while they were escorting the goods up to Biyue Peak, the Thirteen Wind Chasers landed somewhere on the shore of Biyue Lake and met three people.
"Xiao Zheng, we owe you all a lot this time, otherwise we would have fallen into a huge pit."
The lead Falcon Knight laughed heartily, "Why don't you join us too? We'll make a total of sixteen Wind Chasers!"
The person he called "Xiao Zheng" sighed and remarked:
“Brother Dafeng, I never expected to see you again. Back in Li Garden, you took the best care of me. Logically, I shouldn’t refuse your invitation, but…”
This person was none other than Li Wenzheng, one of the Three Heroes of Li Garden.
At this moment, he reminisced about the past at Li Garden and felt quite sentimental.
During this period, he encountered three old friends from Li Garden.
But who would have thought that the three people who came out of Li Yuan, whose reputation for chivalry was known far and wide, would all become thieves?
One became a mountain bandit, one became a river bandit, and one even flew in the sky on a falcon. What kind of damned Wind-Catching Sixteen Riders... no, Wind-Catching Thirteen Riders?
"What, do you think Brother Dafeng's actions are dishonorable and have tarnished Li Yuan's reputation?"
Seeing Li Wenzheng's embarrassed and troubled expression, Li Dafeng shook his head and sighed:
“You were young back then and didn’t understand many things, let alone know the truth about Li Yuan. I can only tell you one thing: the destruction of Li Yuan was inevitable and everything was predetermined.”
What do you mean by that?
Li Wenzheng stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Neither of the two people he had met before, Li Tianwang of Tianwang Village nor Li Hanzhou of Lianjiang Water Village, had ever told him these things.
Is it that they don't know, or that they don't want to say?
It's rare to encounter someone willing to share some information with him, so Li Wenzheng was unwilling to let this opportunity slip by.
"Brother Dafeng, what is the truth?"
"Want to know? Then join us, and I'll tell you all about it later."
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