"Brother Lin, what kind of existence do you think a demon is?"
As expected, Su Qianzhong came up to them from among the caravan.
This time, however, he no longer addressed Lin Ce as "Chief Escort Lin," but instead called him "Brother Lin" in a familiar manner.
Lin Ce was actually quite unhappy about Su Qianzhong clinging to him.
However, since the other person has legs, it's difficult for him to drive them away.
"Demons? I don't really understand them, but I imagine they must be extremely terrifying beings. I don't want to come into contact with them."
Lin Ce controlled himself to not look at the other end of the caravan, and only looked directly at Su Qianzhong in front of him.
This guy is a bit of a problem, because he came with the team, so Lin Ce had to accompany him himself, while Yu Jiu hid at the other end of the caravan, trying to stay as far away from this side as possible.
"Powerful demons are certainly terrifying."
Su Qianzhong smiled and said, "However, just like our human warriors, there are powerful ones, and there are definitely less powerful demons as well. What do you think?"
"oh."
Lin Ce uttered a single word, which seemed to be a response, yet also seemed to be no response at all.
It was already so obvious, but Su Qianzhong seemed to have such low emotional intelligence that he didn't realize it at all, and kept talking to him.
"Demons eat humans, and humans can naturally eat demons. It is said that the meat of many demons is delicious and nutritious, far surpassing all kinds of delicacies. Many big shots in the martial arts world have a taste for this."
Su Qianzhong became excited and looked at Lin Ce.
"You really don't intend to work with me on this promising business?"
Seeing that Lin Ce still didn't seem very interested, he played his trump card.
"Hunting a suitable demon and consuming its flesh and blood daily can greatly help one's progress in cultivation. In addition, there are many other benefits."
Su Qianzhong stared at the spear on Lin Ce's back and chuckled softly.
"Just like your spear, which was made using materials from demons, isn't it far superior to ordinary weapons?"
The moment these words were spoken, Lin Ce's expression turned cold, and a murderous aura emanated from him, surging directly at Su Qianzhong in front of him.
Upon being struck by this murderous aura, Su Qianzhong's expression changed drastically, and he leaped backward.
"It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just discussing martial arts with your chief镖头 (chief镖头 is a term used in martial arts circles)."
Having fooled the probing gazes around him, Su Qianzhong waved his hands repeatedly, pleading with Lin Ce for mercy:
"Brother Lin, I didn't mean to pry into your secrets, please don't be angry."
Lin Ce stared at the other person with a serious expression.
During this period, no one else in the escort agency knew that he had forged a spear from the incomplete inner core of a great demon. Why did Su Qianzhong know so much about it?
Su Qianzhong quickly provided an explanation.
And the truth was not far from what Lin Ce had guessed.
Su Qianzhong had long ago assembled a demon-hunting team. During the last trip of the escort agency to Black Mountain, this demon-hunting team happened to be on Black Mountain and attempted to hunt down the demons there.
Although Zhuo Tianqing, whom Lin Ce encountered on Black Mountain, was not a member of the demon-hunting team, he was an old acquaintance of Su Qianzhong.
Su Qianzhong naturally learned some of this information.
Under the influence of various factors, when Su Qianzhong sensed a demonic aura in Lin Ce's weapon, he made this bold conjecture.
It must be said that his guess was correct.
Seeing the change in Lin Ce's expression, Su Qianzhong decided to strike while the iron was hot.
“Brother Lin, that Zhuo Tianqing is really stingy. He only gave you a broken and incomplete demon material. Why don’t you come with me to hunt demons and capture a complete demon? That’s really impressive.”
What Su Qianzhong said might actually make some sense.
However, Lin Ce did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
He shook his head and said:
"Young Master Su, there's no need. All I want to do now is to escort this shipment to its destination safely. I don't want to think about anything else."
"Brother Lin, you are mistaken."
Su Qianzhong laughed and said, "Don't you even think about who entrusted this shipment to and where it's going? How could any thief be so blind as to try to rob it? Don't you want to live?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a commotion arose in front of him.
"Chief镖头 (Chief Escort), there are people blocking the way ahead. They might be planning to rob the goods."
A young boy rushed over and reported to Lin Ce.
Where is Li Qingshan?
Lin Ce's question is reasonable.
Given Li Qingshan's personality, if he saw someone blocking the road and robbing the caravan, he would probably be the first to rush up.
"Li, the head镖师, said earlier that he had an upset stomach and went to relieve himself on the side."
Good heavens, what a coincidence!
If Lin Ce hadn't placed enough trust in Li Qingshan, he might have suspected the latter of colluding with thieves.
However, a martial artist's body is different from that of an ordinary person. With Li Qingshan's current cultivation level, how could he get an upset stomach?
"As expected, Brother Li couldn't resist. I told you that with his martial arts skills, he wouldn't be able to digest that piece of demon beef for the time being."
"Demon beef?"
Looking at Su Qianzhong shaking his head and sighing beside him, Lin Ce suddenly felt something was wrong.
Because of Yu Jiu's matter, he intentionally avoided Su Qianzhong, but unexpectedly, he overlooked some of the other party's actions at the same time.
"That's right, demon beef."
Suddenly, Su Qianzhong produced a fist-sized object from who-knows-where, emanating a faint aroma of meat.
"This jerky comes from a demon bull at the innate level. I think Brother Li Qingshan has great potential, so I plan to invite him to join my demon hunting team. Consider this demon beef jerky my greeting gift."
Su Qianzhong handed the item to Lin Ce and smiled:
“I understand that Brother Lin has some doubts. Take this gift back and try it out. With your martial arts skills, Brother Lin, you will have no problem digesting this jerky.”
Lin Ce did not accept the "demon beef jerky".
He strode towards the front of the escort team.
"Now is not the time to talk about beef jerky."
"Wait, Brother Lin, let me try to handle it first."
Su Qianzhong quickly followed.
He was clearly in a bad mood.
He and Brother Lin were having a pleasant conversation and were about to reach a mutually beneficial and friendly cooperative relationship when these robbers suddenly showed up and ruined things.
This is intolerable, but not to Su.
Lin Ce and Su Qianzhong arrived at the front of the caravan together.
After exchanging a subtle glance with Lin Ce, Yu Jiu quietly went to the rear of the caravan.
At least until Su Qianzhong leaves the escort team, such caution is not superfluous.
In front of the security escort agency, a dozen or so powerful falcons were lined up in a row.
On their backs, each man held a weapon and faced the escort agency, exuding a menacing aura.
Having grown accustomed to seeing falcons carrying messages, the members of the caravan were all astonished to see a falcon carrying people for the first time.
"Didn't they say no one would dare rob a caravan?"
Even though he was used to it, Lin Ce couldn't help but whisper a complaint to Su Qianzhong beside him.
"Who are you? How dare you rob this shipment without even asking around?"
Su Qianzhong stepped out from the crowd, facing the dozen or so people opposite him alone, and shouted loudly.
"Oh, I wonder which escort agency you are? I've never heard you call out your escort number. Tell us and let us hear it. Will it scare us so much that we'll wet ourselves?"
On the back of the falcon opposite, the knights burst into laughter.
In their view, a security escort agency that doesn't even dare to announce its escort number during a mission must be a weak one, and would try to avoid attracting attention by taking a silent escort route.
In fact, they were not wrong.
The name of Sihai Escort Agency still carries some weight in Sanjiang County, but once it arrives in Sihai Prefecture, no one will likely buy it.
Lin Ce thought so too, so he told the boys not to shout the escort number.
Unexpectedly, this made the thieves realize that he was guilty, and instead led them to his door.
It must be said that the members of the Sihai Escort Agency do lack experience in the martial arts world.
Su Qianzhong ignored all of that and spoke up casually.
"Listen carefully, this shipment is entrusted by the head of the Su family, and the person to deliver the goods is the peak master of Biyue Peak."
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