Lin Ce quickly learned the specific details from Su Caiying.
It turned out that after the third villain of the underworld escaped from the ship that day, he encountered Su Qianzhong, who was sailing alone at sea, on his escape route.
After recognizing Su Qianzhong, Wu Renshi felt as if he had found a new path to success and immediately kidnapped him.
Anyway, his original plan to kidnap Su Caiying was just to ask the Su family for money.
If it were Su Qianzhong, the fifth young master of the Su family, there would naturally be no problem.
Lin Ce couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
I suspect that I have some inexplicable and tragic entanglement with Su Qianzhong.
Wu Renshi, who escaped from his own hands, ended up being the one who kidnapped the other party.
Although Su Qianzhong's martial arts skills were not bad, he was probably only at the sixth-grade Xiantian level. Even if Wu Renshi was seriously injured, he would still be unable to resist him.
"They've sent word that your Su family needs to prepare a ransom?"
"That's right."
"What does this have to do with me?"
Lin Ce finally couldn't hold back and asked that question.
However, worried that his words might sound unfriendly, he quickly added another sentence.
"What I mean is, did you come to see me because of this matter?"
Lin Ce was somewhat surprised.
This time, Rose was not by Su Caiying's side.
This is a rare occurrence.
However, he certainly wouldn't ask that question.
Su Caiying hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke again.
"The Four Evils are demanding a ransom of 300,000 taels of silver, and they have specified that you lead the Sihai Escort Agency to deliver it to a designated location. The Su family is not allowed to involve anyone else, otherwise they will break the agreement."
"You've designated me to escort him?"
Lin Ce frowned.
He never expected that things would change so drastically in just one night.
He could understand the requirements of the Four Evils.
It's very likely that he thwarted the Third Evil's plan and injured the other party while on the ship, thus incurring the other party's wrath.
This time, they might want me to escort the ransom so they can get rid of me as well, killing two birds with one stone.
Lin Ce wanted to refuse, but couldn't bring himself to say it.
To be honest, his meager friendship with Su Qianzhong wasn't worth taking such a big risk.
Strictly speaking, this can also be considered a shipment.
Since Su Caiying has come to find me, does that mean that she has accepted this escort mission?
If that's the case, then whether I refuse or not is meaningless.
The "King of Escorts" system stipulates that no escort mission can be refused.
Unless, he doesn't want the system anymore.
But having just enjoyed the benefits of the system and gained a huge boost in strength, how could he possibly give it up so easily?
Moreover, he also had some knowledge of the Four Evils.
Those who frequented the Four Seas Prefecture possessed top-tier strength at the Innate level.
However, it has never been heard that the Four Evils possess the power of a Grandmaster.
This is only natural; masters are not like cabbages in the field.
Even for a major sect like Biyue Peak, many years have passed since its founding patriarch, but the number of masters at the Grandmaster level has been consistently low.
After Yang Xueqing demonstrated her master-level power to the outside world, Biyue Peak once again welcomed this level of power.
If there is no master, then it seems worth a try.
However, some details need to be carefully examined.
Has the employer already accepted the job?
Lin Ce couldn't help but ask.
"not yet."
Su Caiying carefully observed the expression on the person's face and tentatively said:
"If Chief Escort Lin is unwilling, I can try to refuse."
"Refuse?"
Lin Ce smiled and said, "Isn't that the boss's elder brother? If so, I'm afraid the boss will have a hard time seeing the Su family again."
Seeing Su Caiying's somewhat embarrassed expression, he said again:
"I can take on this escort mission, but I also have a small request. Please make sure to pass it on to the Su family."
"What are the requirements?"
"It's very simple."
Lin Ce slowly exhaled, "I will escort this shipment by myself; there is no need to mobilize the escort agency's team."
He has his reasons for making this decision.
Each of the Four Evils is a powerful martial artist at the innate level.
Just by looking at the Third Evil, one can tell that a martial artist of this level is beyond the capabilities of the current young members of the escort agency.
If the young men from the escort agency are taken along this time, it could very likely cause extremely heavy casualties to the escort team.
Lin Ce was confident that with his own strength, he could at least advance or retreat if he went alone.
However, they were not confident that they could protect the entire caravan.
Now that we know these things in advance, there is naturally no need to sit idly by and watch such unnecessary casualties occur.
"That's it?"
Su Caiying was taken aback and gave Lin Ce a deep look.
“Alright, there’s no need to consult the Su family about this. I can agree to it directly. As for the Four Evils, I will ask the Su family to talk to them.”
The conversation proceeded quickly.
The news had already reached back by noon.
"The Four Evils agreed, but the ransom of 300,000 taels of silver was exchanged for a martial arts manual at the Grandmaster level. This should be a good thing for you, since it will be easier to carry around."
Lin Ce was completely shocked when he saw Su Caiying casually hand him a parchment scroll.
"Could this be that grandmaster-level martial arts manual? Is your Su family that wealthy?"
This is beyond description as mere wealth.
Lin Ce had truly witnessed what a Grandmaster was like.
That's enough to support a major sect.
And the Su family just casually produced a martial arts manual that was on the same level as this?
Is this really just an extremely wealthy family?
Seeing Lin Ce so surprised was rare for Su Caiying, and she couldn't help but chuckle.
"While martial arts manuals at the grandmaster level are rare, they are not as precious as you think. My Su family still has a few."
"..."
"Alright, it's not as exaggerated as you think. I once heard my father say that the rarity of grandmasters is not due to the scarcity of secret manuals, but rather the scarcity of martial artists with the potential to become grandmasters."
Su Caiying smiled, "Otherwise, if my Su family had a few grandmaster-level martial arts manuals, wouldn't we also have a few grandmaster-level martial artists?"
Lin Ce was startled.
Su Caiying spoke without thinking, but he listened with great interest.
With several master-level martial arts manuals in their possession, could the Su family really not have any master-level martial artists?
The fact that the head of the Su family could comment on a grandmaster like him suggests that he is no ordinary person.
He didn't think about it any further, and just said casually:
"Your Su family is really rich and powerful. You're just letting you keep such a precious grandmaster's manual all by yourself. Aren't you afraid someone will steal it?"
"So, are you going to rob Chief Escort Lin?"
Su Caiying made a joke, but stopped laughing when she saw Lin Ce roll his eyes.
“How could I have been carrying it all along? It was sent by an old family elder, and it’s very safe here on Biyue Peak. No one would dare to rob it.”
That makes sense.
Biyue Peak can produce grandmasters, so the sect must have grandmaster-level secret manuals, but over the years, the Four Evils have never come to steal them.
Lin Ce stared at the parchment scroll for a moment, then looked at Su Caiying.
"You're just giving it to me like this? Aren't you worried I'll abscond with the secret manual?"
Su Caiying, however, did not take it to heart.
“Chief Escort Lin, you are definitely not that kind of person, and you really don’t need to. For this escort mission, I negotiated a great benefit with my father.”
After a long while, seeing that Lin Ce remained silent, Su Caiying became somewhat discouraged.
Aren't you going to ask what the great benefits are?
Lin Ce had already guessed it without even asking.
Sure enough, Su Caiying glanced cautiously towards the door with a mysterious air, then lowered her voice and said:
"Father has agreed. As payment for this escort mission, you, Chief Escort Lin, can make a copy. Remember to copy it down as soon as possible."
As she got up to leave, she glanced back at Lin Ce one last time.
"We're leaving tomorrow, time is tight, we need to hurry."
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