The caravan returned to Erhe County once again without incident.
On the return journey, Lin Ce did not let the young men in the caravan be idle, but instead taught them the "Great Ginseng Skill" that he had just mastered.
Martial arts manuals are profound and difficult to understand. If these young people with little foundation were to try to comprehend them on their own, even if they were given a year or two, they might not be able to grasp anything.
But now, through skill point allocation, Lin Ce has directly mastered the first level (perfect) of the "Great Ginseng Skill," which is enough to guide the young people into the field.
"This is actually an internal energy martial art?"
Even Li Qingshan was somewhat shocked.
Even the worst internal martial arts techniques can guarantee a player's advancement to the eighth-grade internal strength level after mastering them, so their value generally far surpasses that of other types of manuals.
Small sects and families that possess an internal martial art will treasure it and never pass it on to anyone other than their core disciples.
The idea of someone like Lin Ce passing on his knowledge to the young members of the entire caravan without any demands is simply unheard of.
The young men in the escort team certainly didn't have as much experience as Li Qingshan.
However, having already learned the "Mountain-Breaking Fist" from the chief镖头 (chief镖头 is a term used in martial arts to refer to someone who is a bodyguard), this time they were even taught the internal martial art "大参功" (a term used in martial arts to refer to someone who is skilled in internal martial arts). One can imagine how excited they were.
"We have no way to repay the great kindness and virtue shown by the Chief Escort..."
Many of the young men, including Shang Shaofeng who had just become a bodyguard, choked up for a moment.
"You all just need to practice your skills well; that's the best way to repay me."
This time, Lin Ce did not inform his employer, Su Caiying, about his return.
But when he stepped into the escort agency, he found that the other party was indeed already waiting inside.
Coincidences can't happen that many times. Clearly, the other party had been monitoring the caravan's movements and knew he would return at this time.
Most owners of escort agencies actually prefer to be hands-off managers, and those like Su Caiying who constantly monitor the progress of the escort missions are actually in the minority.
"Chief镖师 Lin, you've worked hard."
Su Caiying's gaze fell on the group of镖队 (bodyguards) who had entered, and a look of surprise flashed across her eyes.
She had already heard about the ordeal of the caravan members from Rose.
Despite being attacked by such powerful bandits as Tianwangzhai, the caravan was still able to return with all members intact, without any casualties.
Seeing it with my own eyes now, I still can't hide my shock.
"You all go and rest first. I have something to discuss with the boss."
Lin Ce kept Manager Wang behind and dismissed the rest of the escort agency.
Li Qingshan glanced at the group of people discreetly, said nothing, and then left.
"We successfully delivered the goods this time, but we haven't reported to you, our boss, yet."
Lin Ce smiled. "But I guess the boss already knows, even before I can report it, right?"
Su Caiying's expression was somewhat unnatural.
"I was indeed a little worried, which is why I asked Qiangwei to ask the Su family's informants to help send back a message."
She glanced at the rose, and her voice involuntarily lowered.
"If Chief Escort Lin is not pleased, then I will not act in this way again."
As she spoke, she stared intently at Lin Ce, as if trying to discern something else from his face.
At this moment, Rose, who was standing next to her, also frowned and stared at Lin Ce, lost in thought.
Compared to Su Caiying, she thought even more deeply.
Su Caiying only knew that the bandits of Tianwang Village were very vicious, but she knew even more clearly that there were eighth-rank martial artists in Tianwang Village.
It's highly illogical that Tianwang Village, which boasts an eighth-rank martial artist, was wiped out by a caravan led by Lin Ce, a ninth-rank martial artist.
But now is not the time to think about that.
Rose stepped forward, shielding Su Caiying behind her and separating the two.
"Lin Ce, you are just the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) of the镖局 (escort agency) recruited by the Seventh Miss. How the Seventh Miss acts is none of your business."
"That's right, that's exactly it. I just have some questions that I'd like to ask Miss Seven to answer."
Lin Ce chuckled lightly, not intending to escalate the situation further.
Since the "King of Escorts" system is already bound to the Four Seas Escort Agency, he certainly can't just walk away at the slightest dissatisfaction.
"This Steward Wang claims to be from the Su family. Does the master remember him?"
This is clearly what Lin Ce really wants to ask.
"A member of the Su family?"
Under Lin Ce's intense gaze, Su Caiying shook her head slightly.
"I haven't seen this person before, but there are too many people in the Su family, it's impossible for me to know them all. Do you know him, Rose?"
Rose also shook her head.
Looking at the trembling Steward Wang, she asked:
"What exactly does Chief Escort Lin want to know?"
"It's very simple."
Lin Ce quickly recounted the details of what happened with Steward Wang, then looked at the two men with a stern face.
"I want to know if this person is related to the fifth young master of the Su family, and whether this incident was really the work of that fifth young master."
"Also, was the employer aware of this matter before accepting the escort mission?"
When he uttered these words, a dignified aura rose from Lin Ce, making everyone feel immense pressure.
"snort!"
Rose snorted coldly, and a strange aura also emanated from her, protecting her seventh young lady and preventing this aura from affecting the other party.
Seeing Lin Ce's obviously bad mood, Su Caiying secretly groaned inwardly.
For a moment, she didn't know how to answer.
To be honest, she had no idea that this shipment would have such hidden secrets before she accepted the commission.
But after Lin Ce officially led the caravan out, it would be impossible for her not to have any suspicions at all.
She clearly had a suspicion in her mind, and vaguely felt that something was going to happen to the caravan.
After her request for Rose to come and take care of her failed, she tried to enlist the help of other forces, but it was too late.
Monitoring the movements of the escort team through the Su family's informants became the only thing she could do.
The loss of the goods seems to be a foregone conclusion.
If she were to ask herself honestly, deep down, she must have had such expectations.
However, whenever she thought about how losing the shipment would mean heavy casualties for the caravan, she felt uneasy and wondered if she should have such expectations.
Perhaps it's true, as Rose said, that I was indeed too naive.
Looking up at Lin Ce, Su Caiying sighed, her eyes slightly moist.
"This time, I really didn't think things through when I accepted the escort mission. I took on a shipment that was beyond the limits of the escort agency's capabilities. Fortunately, everyone was safe and sound. Let's call it a day and disband the escort agency."
She gave a self-deprecating laugh.
"I was overthinking things if I wanted to start a security escort business. I will give you all extra severance pay. Please have Chief Escort Lin talk to them about it."
"???"
Something's not right!
Lin Ce panicked for a moment.
I did have some intention of questioning them, but I never thought of quitting, let alone forcing my employer to close down.
If this escort agency closes down, then my "King of Escorts" system will be useless.
"Master, there's no need to close the escort agency."
Lin Ce's momentum suddenly weakened.
"I don't mean to blame the boss, I just want to find out the reason for this. After all, I, Lin, have always been kind to others. This incident should be aimed at the boss, so we must be on guard."
You're absolutely right.
Su Caiying suddenly raised her head and smiled brightly.
"Rose, invite them here. We need to get to the bottom of this."
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