Less than an hour and a half later, Lin Ce returned to the caravan.
Where is our eldest brother?
When Lin Ce went there, he carried one person with him, and when he returned, he was still carrying one person.
There seemed to be nothing wrong, but the two members of the Li Yuan San Yi still keenly noticed something amiss.
The thing they carried when they left was not the same person they carried when they returned.
"Don't worry, he's fine, at least he was fine while I was with him. As for whether he'll be in trouble at Tianwang Village, I don't know."
Upon hearing this, the two men's expressions changed drastically, and they rushed out together.
Li Qingshan glanced at Lin Ce, and seeing that he didn't react, he didn't try to stop him.
"Your name is Shang Shaofeng, right?"
Lin Ce looked kindly at one of the young men in the escort team.
"That's right, Chief Escort, my name is Shang Shaofeng!"
The boy puffed out his chest and shouted.
"Very good. From now on, you will be the second bodyguard in our escort agency. Bodyguard Shang, hello."
"Greetings, Escort Shang!"
The other teenagers cheered in unison, their eyes filled with envy, but even more so with admiration.
After more than a month of training, everyone in the group already knew who was stronger.
They accepted that Shang Shaofeng was the first to become a bodyguard, and they felt no resentment.
"Very good, you guys are good too. Keep up the good work, our escort agency won't stay at this size forever."
Lin Ce often made empty promises: "When we expand in the future, we will recruit more new people, and you can still become bodyguards."
"Understood, Chief Escort!"
This scene made Li Qingshan feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"Can we walk now?"
He frowned and looked at Steward Wang, whom Lin Ce had brought back. "And what's the background of this man?"
Lin Ce ignored him, looked at Shang Shaofeng, and said:
"Shang, I'm entrusting him to you. Keep a close eye on him and make sure you bring him back to the escort agency alive."
"Chief镖头, what's this?"
"I can't go into details right now, but just remember, if he dares to run, break his legs. Just leave him with a breath left."
These words sent another shiver down Wang's spine.
The caravan then continued its journey.
However, although the attack by the bandits from Tianwang Village did not reduce the number of members in the caravan, it did leave some of the young men with injuries.
Apart from Shang Shaofeng, who was promoted to bodyguard, the other six teenagers were all injured.
Three teenagers had leg injuries, which noticeably slowed down the caravan's progress.
The three boys lowered their heads in shame.
When passing through a small town, Lin Ce took out a hundred-tael silver note and asked Li Qingshan to fetch a doctor.
"Where did you get so much money... Um, I don't mean it's a lot of money, I've never seen so much money before..."
Li Qingshan stared at Lin Ce. "I mean, how could you possibly have so much money?"
"Naturally, it was sent to me by the enemy."
Looking at Li Qingshan's bewildered expression, Lin Ce smiled broadly, "Found it during a search of Tianwang Village."
"Since we're already on this topic, everyone come over here."
Lin Ce beckoned to the group of youths and slipped a hundred-tael silver note into each of their hands.
"Chief镖头?"
The boy was somewhat frightened.
As the workers, they were already very satisfied with having food and lodging provided. Their employer, Su Caiying, even gave them a monthly allowance, which made them extremely grateful and she had become a great philanthropist in their hearts.
But now the head镖师 (chief镖师) is stuffing a huge sum of one hundred taels of silver directly into their hands?
Even in their dreams, they had never dared to have such a dream.
“Take it all. This is ill-gotten gains stolen by thieves. Let’s consider it compensation for the attack.”
Seeing that the boys were still hesitant to take the item, Lin Ce gave Shang Shaofeng a wink.
Shang Shaofeng understood immediately and was the first to accept the silver note, carefully putting it into his pocket.
"Thank you very much, Chief Escort! You are truly awe-inspiring, Chief Escort!"
He raised his arms and shouted.
"Thank you very much, Chief Escort! You are truly awe-inspiring, Chief Escort!"
The boys seemed to have suddenly found their leader, and they all accepted the silver notes.
At that moment, their hearts trembled with excitement.
Everything else is superficial; only the tangible benefits you can actually obtain are truly real.
Regardless, following Chief Escort Lin seems to have been the right decision.
Lin Ce nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at Li Qingshan.
"Go away, why are you still here?"
"What about mine?"
Li Qingshan extended his hand.
"What do you mean, yours?"
"My money!"
Li Qingshan was somewhat exasperated.
"Didn't you say this isn't much money? You've seen all sorts of money, so why do you need this hundred taels?"
"..."
Li Qingshan froze, momentarily at a loss for words.
"Alright, take it."
One hundred taels of silver notes were placed in Li Qingshan's hands.
"Go quickly and come back quickly."
"Hmph, you should know that I don't necessarily need this money. It's just that we're all in the same boat. You can't just refuse to give it to me; that would make me lose face."
"Okay, okay, go quickly."
Lin Ce had a bit of a headache.
Li Qingshan's skills are indeed much stronger than those of Shang Shaofeng and other young people, but his personality is also a problem, sometimes quite a headache.
It would be perfect if he were as obedient as other teenagers.
But this is obviously just wishful thinking.
Li Qingshan left using the "flying sand steps".
After the escort team rested on the spot, Lin Ce took the opportunity to carefully study the "Great Ginseng Skill" he had acquired.
"Internal martial arts have six levels. After practicing them, one's blood and qi become vigorous, and the body becomes like a giant ginseng, greatly enhancing vitality and recovery ability."
After carefully reviewing the document, Lin Ce came to this conclusion.
His heart was struck by joy.
Is this like someone bringing you a pillow when you're sleepy?
He happened to be lacking an internal martial arts technique, which he obtained from Liu Tianwang.
Looking at the group of teenagers resting on the spot, he quickly made a decision.
However, this will have to wait until I've figured it out and achieved some results, which should be after the escort mission is completed.
Lin Ce carefully studied the words in the manual and gradually gained some insights.
For martial artists, mastering a new martial art often requires more than just relying on secret manuals.
The manual is profound and difficult to master without a certain level of martial arts skill.
Forcing yourself to cultivate will at best result in less than half the effort; if you go astray, you might even suffer from qi deviation.
But Lin Ce doesn't need to worry about these things.
Once the escort mission is completed, the "united will" effect will be achieved, and there will be no bottlenecks in training.
Alternatively, you could simply use skill points to raise your martial arts level, which would also be an option.
Having figured this out, Lin Ce did not immediately try to cultivate it, and put the manual away again.
Not long after, a figure appeared in the distance, flying over gracefully. It was Li Qingshan, who had brought the doctor.
His current strength is also at the upper level of the ninth rank, and his third level (perfect) "Flying Sand Step" lightness skill is enough for him to accomplish such a thing.
The doctor, who had been carried all the way here, was in a bad mood, but for the sake of the silver notes and the threat of force, he still quickly treated the injuries of the caravan members.
After that, the caravan encountered no further danger and arrived at the delivery point without incident.
That was a dock.
The task of the escort team was to deliver the goods to one of the merchant ships.
Looking at the "Su" flag fluttering in the wind on the ship, Lin Ce, before the attack by Tianwangzhai, would naturally think it was normal.
But now, as he looked at that ship's flag, his eyes turned cold.
Recalling the caravan's previous misfortunes, a certain conjecture had already formed in his mind.
But in any case, delivering the goods first is the most important thing.
He summoned the new bodyguard, Shang Shaofeng.
"Go, tell them that our goods have been delivered."
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