Chapter 47: Meeting with Commerce Caravan

The next morning, Li Chang'an got up early and drove to the outskirts of Martial Spirit City, where the Hong's Chamber of Commerce waggon was already waiting.

This time, Li Chang'an rode a steed as well, and this steed was also a hundred-year spirit beast that had been tamed, so the speed and power were naturally great.

Li Chang'an rode his horse a short way east after leaving the city gates and came across a party carrying the Hong's Chamber of Commerce banner.

This time, the caravan was just as described, not exceptionally huge or even modest, with only five carriages.

Three of the four-wheeled carriages were expressly constructed for moving products, and while there weren't many boxes on them, they were securely wrapped and had a unique texture.

The other two carriages were a more elegant carriage that should have been ridden by that young lady of the Hong Chamber of Commerce and a bit more ordinary carriage with some domestic things on it for the journey.

After all, the distance between Martial Spirit City and Heavenly Dou City was still quite long; even in an emergency, it would take around ten days, necessitating the purchase of certain daily essentials.

Indeed, Li Chang'an had been perplexed as to why merchant caravans did not use storage spirit guides to move their goods, but he soon figured it out.

Storage spirit guides were located inside relics and could not be made on their own, therefore they were constantly in low supply. Even giants like the Hong Chamber of Commerce would not utilise spirit guides to carry their products if the commodities were not too priceless.

Furthermore, most storage spirit guides were not very vast; even 20 cubic metres was deemed enough but inconvenient for transporting things.

When Li Chang'an arrived on his beloved small pony near the Hong Chamber of Commerce, the first person to notice him was a middle-aged man, and there were spirit power fluctuations on his body as well.

This middle-aged guy was unremarkable, and at his age, he was still only a Spirit Elder, thus his path may be said to have come to an end.

Li Chang'an's body naturally had spirit power fluctuations, but he did a good job of managing himself; at the very least, this middle-aged guy could not uncover his domain; at best, he simply knew that he was also a spirit master.

This time, the Spirit Hall just informed the Hong Chamber of Commerce that they would dispatch an expert to assist them in escorting their goods so that they would not have to worry about their safety.

However, it said nothing about Li Chang'an's identity, and Li Chang'an did not want to openly identify himself, but it would be a different storey if there was danger.

Nonetheless, the Hong Chamber of Commerce was not deterred by Li Chang'an's fame as a Spirit Hall expert, and when he arrived, the entire Hong Chamber of Commerce team rushed over to greet him.

"My name is Shoutao, I have seen you, my lord," the middle-aged guy shouted, clasping his fist.

The other ten ordinary human guards likewise clinched their fists and bowed; after all, the Spirit Hall's spirit masters were all unimaginably powerful beings whom they looked up to, even if Li Chang'an appeared to be quite young.

At that moment, the door of the gorgeous carriage unexpectedly opened, and two women walked down with each other's assistance.

One of the women was dressed like a maid, wearing an aqua green outfit, and her appearance was average, but the one she was assisting was not.

With his experience, Li Chang'an could tell she was a young woman at a glance. This lady was dressed in a crimson gown, but the hem of her skirt barely reached her knees.

The skirt, which was already a little flimsy, would drift upwards as the woman walked, displaying her snow-white thigh skin.

The woman had a sensual melon face with a faint lotus blossom between her brows, displaying the word "seduction" between her brows and her smile.

If Hu Liena's appeal originated from the martial spirit, this woman's charm came from her bones, and it was perfected in just the correct way to avoid making others feel frivolous.

She was a hottie!

Li Chang'an could see what kind of talent this young lady possessed with only a few glances. If placed in a palace fighting scenario, this kind of woman was nearly an existence that might stir up the harem; her eyes screamed it all.

She strolled up to Li Chang'an with the help of her maid, looked up at the young guy, and gave a provocative smile, only to see this woman naturally twisting her water-snake waist.

What a lovely adolescent!

What a slut!

In their hearts, they both made comments to one other.

"Good morning, my lord. Bai Xue has come to thank your lordship for this escort."

After saying so, she half-bent down and gave a blessed salute to Li Chang'an, who was still riding on his horse and happened to notice Bai Xue's white flowering gullet from his angle as Bai Xue crouched down to salute.

It was, after all, the ultimate valley!

After saluting, Bai Xue persuaded Shoutao and the others to keep quiet and listen to Li Chang'an, then twisted her water snake waist and returned.

And Li Chang'an noticed that Shoutao and the other men's eyes did not leave the carriage until Bai Xue entered, and their eyes were more lustful than the others.

No surprise even an old player like him couldn't stop himself when he saw Bai Xue, let alone Shoutao and the others.

It was not her appearance that drew Li Chang'an to Bai Xue, but her young woman's emotion, which Hu Liena and the others lacked.

"All right, let's go!" After all, the road was still long and the carts and horses were still slow, so Li Chang'an tidied up the company quickly before pressing them on.

Although the route was long this time, it was a good thing that there was an official road between Martial Spirit City and Heaven Dou City, so it wasn't too bumpy.

Even so, there were dangers; after all, even official routes could have robbers, and in some off-the-beaten-path areas or at night, there was the possibility of meeting danger.

"Dare I ask, Brother Shoutao, what is the cargo you're transporting this time, and can you tell me about it?" Li Chang'an had nothing to do on the way, so he approached Shoutao, an honest man, and inquired in hushed tones.

"Sorry, my lord, this is really because the proprietor has an order, I cannot tell you," Shoutao said firmly as he shook his head at Li Chang'an with a sorry smile.

"Then, Brother Shoutao, how many of these escort missions have you participated in?" Li Chang'an asked again.

"In response to your words, this is now the twentieth time I have participated in an escort assignment," Shoutao answered after a brief pause.

So you're an old pimp, right? Li Chang'an reflected himself.

"And do you usually get into trouble?" Li Chang'an elaborated.

"How can I put it? It's not very good." Shoutao's demeanour was tense as if he was struggling to organise his thoughts.

"There are hazards, my lord; for example, the first time I participated in an escort, I met robbers."

"Oh? What happened afterwards." Li Chang'an was immediately intrigued, or rather he needed to refer to some of Shoutao's experience to psychologically prepare himself.