Chapter 329 Banquet (Two in One)
[Escort mission completed, gain internal strength x35 days, Thirteen Taibao horizontal training (Yan Baihu), proficiency x3000]

Suddenly, there was a system prompt that the goods had been distributed and the escort mission was over.

But he couldn’t care about that. He was a little happy. He didn’t expect that the martial arts skills would drop directly. That’s right, Yan Baihu was his opponent in this escort mission. His martial arts skills were not low, but the only valuable thing he had was his martial arts skills.

From the previous Vajra Gong, Innate Gang Qi and so on, he knew that the rewards were all related to what he saw and heard on this escort trip. Even though he had never met Zhao Wuji, because of the relationship between Xiaomi and Su Can, his martial arts naturally became known.

Back in the room, he began to comprehend Yan Baihu’s Thirteen Guardians’ Horizontal Training, and then watched as the Thirteen Guardians’ Horizontal Training Golden Bell Cover martial arts interface suddenly separated out the Iron Shirt, and the original 25,000 proficiency level was now reduced to 30,000.

He looked at his proficiency. Okay, this reward was not enough. The proficiency that had been used up in filling up “Innate Gangqi” and “Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Subduing” had increased by two to three thousand during this period. A group of people helped to obtain the proficiency, but most of them were only a dozen or dozens of points. After adding them up based on quantity, the Iron Shirt was restored to perfection.

Feeling the slight improvement in his physical strength, he was not disappointed. Shen Qingzhou had learned almost all of Yan Baihu’s Thirteen Guardians’ Horizontal Training and other songs. The secret of Qian family’s Thirteen Guardians’ Horizontal Training and Golden Bell Cover was the Golden Bell Cover and the breathing method that could be combined with it. Shen Qingzhou made up for it with his proficiency.

But Yan Baihu does not have the Golden Bell Cover. His Iron Shirt is strengthened on the original basis. For him, the enhancement is very strong, but for Shen Qingzhou, it is just a slight increase in armor.

He thought about Gu Ping’an, who was definitely a character in the plot. It seemed that there was a Jinyiwei named Wang who was her husband.

……

“Boss, there are colleagues coming today. They are from Hengyang, and they are from the Tianxia Escort Agency.” Gu Ping’an also knew the information of Shen Qingzhou and the others. They were escorts, so they had to raise their flags and naturally would not hide.

“Shen Yujing from the Tianxia Escort Agency.” Gu Ping’an said. They all worked in the escort agency, so they knew some famous masters.

Although the Tianxia Escort Agency is not as well-known as the Longmen Escort Agency, its chief escort, Shen Yujing, is an unparalleled master.

Killing the underworld master Jin Buer and Shangguan Yundun. As colleagues, if she didn’t know this, she would have stopped doing this job.

“I don’t know who is the leader of the escort team.”

“No matter who you are, don’t cause trouble. We’ll set off once the things are ready.” Gu Ping’an said. She was a mature escort leader and had much more experience than Shen Qingzhou. Their escort agency did not have the ability to escort goods all over the world, but it was still somewhat famous along the route from Jinan to Longcheng.

In the Jewel Pavilion, the most luxurious and wealthy place in the world, two people sat opposite each other.

“Shen Yujing has already entered the city, and the invitation will be in his hands tomorrow.” said the young man.

“Haha, Manager Su, I’m always confident in your work.” The person who spoke had a rough voice and looked at Huo Tianqing with satisfaction.

“I just received news that on the way here, Shen Yujing met Yan Baihu, the bandit leader of Wohu Mountain. Yan Baihu made a vow that from now on, any escort agency in the world that passes by Wohu Mountain will have Wohu Village retreat.” Huo Tianqing said.

With the strength of the Zhuguangbaoqi Pavilion, it would be a problem if it didn’t know about the matter that happened in the area of ​​hundreds of miles, even if only the people in the escort agency and the mountain stronghold knew about it.

“Then he must have been beaten badly by Shen Yujing. Have you found out why he wanted to intercept this side?” Yan Tieshan asked. Yan Baihu has been the king for a long time and has nothing to do with Yan Tieshan.

But during this period of time, it seems that he went down the mountain to search or investigate something, which has affected business a bit.

Nowadays, because the road is half blocked, the prices of the items in his jewelry pavilion can reasonably increase, which everyone can understand, but it’s almost enough. He can become one of the richest people in the world because he knows that too much is as bad as too little. He plans to let Huo Tianqing go to meet Yan Baihu. He believes that Manager Huo can convince the other party. He has always been reassuring.

“This Yan Baihu is quite unruly, but this time his action was sudden, and it was only discovered that he was related to the imperial court.” Huo Tianqing said.

The two chatted a lot, including business, information, and intelligence.

……

“Dear guest, someone is looking for you.” A waiter came to the door with a young man. Shen Qingzhou knew that this must be an important person.

The young man’s eyes look proud, but he has a smile on his face. He seems distant, but not too aloof. He has a hair bundle on his head with a gem in the middle.

There is also a gem on the belt. Shen Qingzhou is sure that the value of these two gems is definitely higher than the beautiful jade pendant he obtained.

“I am Huo Tianqing, the steward of the Yan residence. My master heard that Escort Shen came to Shanxi, so he prepared two glasses of light wine and invites Escort Shen to come over for a chat.” Huo Tianqing handed over an invitation to tonight’s banquet with both hands.

“Okay, I will definitely disturb you then.” Shen Qingzhou has the mission of making friends widely. He will not go out of his way to meet anyone, but if he meets someone, he will not be afraid. He is the one who is brave and skilled.

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That night.

In Yan’s Mansion and Water Pavilion, it was already dark, but it seemed as bright as day. Lanterns and candlelight could be seen everywhere, making the place special even at night.

“Haha, I’ve heard that Shen Yujing is extremely generous, and his reputation is well-deserved. I’ll drink another one with you.” Yan Tieshan held up the wine glass.

Shen Qingzhou also raised his glass and drank. Of course, he also swallowed the thousand-year-old snow lotus in his mouth. He had to be on guard against others. Although the possibility was not high, he still had to be on guard when traveling in the world. He always had a lot of Tianshan Snow Lotus, so he would use it now.

“Boss Yan is indeed as the rumors say, he loves making friends.” Looking at the increase of 500 in proficiency, it is equivalent to running a convoy, which is already pretty good.

Looking at this water pavilion, Yan Tieshan’s mansion, one can see the spending of money everywhere. Even the simplest lighting uses candles.

Today’s candles are different from those in modern times. The mineral wax used in modern candles is considered to be worthless as a petroleum product.

However, candles were very valuable in the era before the use of industrialized petroleum. They were divided into white wax and yellow wax. Yellow wax, also known as beeswax, was a secretion extracted from beehives, while white wax was extracted from the secretion of a species called the wax insect and was very valuable.

You can also smell a slight scent of honey, which is not too strong. There is also a scent of agarwood and another fresh fragrance. Hmm, it means that something else has been added. His Tianxia Escort Agency would never dare to do this.

Normal people still use oil lamps, which are cheap. Shen Qingzhou will not treat himself badly, but the candles he uses will not be of this quality. There are so many candles, but there is no smoke at all. And what he drinks is the Fenjiu he is familiar with, but it is 30 years old, and there is also rice wine and yellow wine, which are shipped from other countries and are also called Fenjiu.

In the Tang and Song dynasties, most people drank yellow wine and rice wine. Only in the Ming dynasty, some people drank white wine and shochu, but they were not mainstream. Shen Qingzhou had been influenced by reality, and he could accept that drinking wine without alcohol was boring.

The wine glasses and wine pots are all made of jade, and the food and drinks are all top quality. Yan Tieshan takes Shen Qingzhou seriously.

He rejected Yan Tieshan’s idea of ​​letting him stay overnight in his mansion and returned to the inn. Along the way, he was quite curious whether Huo Tianqing would test him. No, Huo Tianqing was not stupid and was too direct and rough.

When he returned to the inn, several escorts were waiting for him. He was the backbone of the group and also knew one thing: Gu Ping’an and the others left in the afternoon. Shen Qingzhou did not care. He guessed that there would be a plot, but he would not be able to catch up with all of it.

On the second day, several escorts went out to have fun together. Shen Qingzhou understood and thought it was normal to buy some things to bring back.

Shen Qingzhou was not idle either. He went to the Jewelry Pavilion. The headquarters of the Jewelry Pavilion was here. It was the largest sales place for gemstones and jewelry in the entire Ming Dynasty. He wanted to join in the fun. It would be a waste of his trip if he didn’t go and see it.

Then, he realized how poor he was, but he still spent a thousand taels of silver to buy a jade bracelet. Huo Tianqing personally accompanied him and would not be fooled. In fact, it was a gift to him, but he definitely could not accept it. He could spend any amount of money on food and drink, but accepting expensive gifts was a different matter.

Huo Tianqing is indeed capable of being a butler, and the news comes quickly. It only took me a few minutes to see him arrive.

And he is very sensible in his dealings. He won’t force you to give him anything. After all, it’s a lot of silver. Yan Tieshan is willing to give it, but that would be like bribery, and Shen Qingzhou doesn’t want the relationship to become like that.

He bought a bracelet and a big barrel of aged vinegar. Many people couldn’t get used to it, but he could. He also bought some local specialties, spending a total of nearly two thousand taels. He had no money left in his system, only some loose change.

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But there is no rush. This time we spent a lot at once. It is impossible to spend so much money every day. The escorts also saw that we had made a lot of money.

After a day’s rest, they started their return journey the next day, so quickly. In the escort business, it is best not to escort the caravan empty-handed. This time, Shen Qingzhou was the one doing it himself. The caravans knew his reputation, so they didn’t have to worry about coming or going, as they always had goods.

The group started their journey back, and on the city wall, two people were chatting about them again.

“Shen Yujing does not accept our kindness. If we rashly send her an expensive gift, it will cause resentment.” Huo Tianqing said, explaining why he did not send a gift.

“I noticed it when we were drinking that day. We only talked about anecdotes and nothing else, which is also good. He is a martial arts expert and he runs an escort agency, so we will naturally have more dealings in the future.” The boss and the man who runs the escort agency are natural partners.

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After walking for about a day, we arrived at the He’s Old Store in the evening. We arrived just in time as there had been thundering in the sky and we thought it would rain at least.

“Dear guests, I am here.” A tender female voice sounded, and a broad-minded woman wearing a red headband, a green outer shirt, a white lining, a round fan in one hand and a red scarf in the other appeared to entertain everyone. Many escorts stopped their eyes on her. She was so beautiful. (played by Hong Xin, or the prequel of The Escort)
“Where is Boss He?” An old escort in his thirties or nearly forty asked with a frown. He was one of the few experienced escorts who had passed by this side. Although she was pretty, she had to be vigilant when she went out.

“Boss He sold this place to me. I heard that you are an old customer. Sir, please come in.” The woman directly pulled Shen Qingzhou, and Shen Qingzhou’s identity as the boss was still very obvious.

“Okay, let’s live here.” Shen Qingzhou spoke. He found something interesting. He saw someone feeding horses in the backyard. They were obviously people from Ping An Escort Agency. They also stayed here. It was interesting.

Logically speaking, they left one day earlier than me, so why did it take two days to complete a one-day journey?

He was a man of great skill and courage, and it was already raining outside, otherwise he would not have taken such a risk.

There was no need for any rest, he went straight to the kitchen to cook. He knew what he was doing. It was very normal for bodyguards to bring their own meals in this business. Coincidentally, the people from the Ping An Escort Agency did the same.

Everyone met again, and it still felt quite strange. But the disguised lady boss was more certain that it was not just one store that had popular products, but both stores had them.

There must be one in the world’s escort agencies. This is Shen Qingzhou’s escort agency, so the security is sufficient, so there is naturally no shortage of valuables.

The old escort’s face was full of caution, and he had already told Shen Qingzhou that all the people had been replaced, including the cook.

“Be careful tonight. I will take care of this escort myself.” Shen Qingzhou’s words made the old escort feel much more at ease. He didn’t believe that his chief escort could not handle such a situation.

After a while, two more people came, a man and a woman. Shen Qingzhou looked at them and saw that the man was injured.

Outside the inn, two bandit-looking men were monitoring the inn. Suddenly, a lot of people came.

“What’s going on? Those people are in the inn.” The first person asked with two hammers in his hands.

“Yes, it’s right there. The two Jinyiwei have also gone in. However, there is also a security guard agency that has gone in.” The spy said, looking at the man who was imitating the previous second in command’s dress.

This is the third in command. The second in command is still lying down after being injured by that villain. I heard that it will be difficult for him to recover in the future. The third in command was suppressed too badly before, so the one in power has been borrowing other people’s weapons until now. He knows how to borrow them.

They actually all knew about the Tianxia Escort Agency, but they didn’t expect that it was such a coincidence that the spy was actually innocent. He was illiterate and only knew about the escort agency that intercepted them today.

At Ping’an Escort Agency, Gu Ping’an suddenly asked everyone to raise the escort flags, not just Ping’an Escort Agency, but also Dafeng, Zhengyi and so on.

Shen Qingzhou entered this business and knew about this. This was a joint guarantee by the escort agencies. Offending one was equivalent to offending eight. Nowadays, there was no joint guarantee among the escort agencies in the world. However, there were many invitations. Shen Qingzhou did not agree. How could he do it casually? Everyone had equal strength and trust, so they could do this. If he did so, he would become a free thug for other escort agencies.

He did not raise the escort flag. He had heard something wrong. Someone was talking outside just now, but he couldn’t hear clearly because of the distance. But he was a man with Jiazi power. That group of bandits could deceive others but not him. What’s more, seeing the escort flag being raised with great fanfare, it seemed that Valley Christmas Eve had discovered it.

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That night.

He lay on the escort vehicle, watching a big man circling around the vehicle opposite.

(End of this chapter)