4 Henchman, Escort Mission!

The night passed uneventfully.

The next day, Zhang Xuan woke up on time when the first light of dawn appeared in the east.

This was a habit he had developed in the escort agency for the past year. No matter what happened, it had never stopped.

Although he was a second-rate expert now, there were less than 10 people in the entire Escort Agency who were stronger than him, Zhang Xuan was not proud of that. He still started another day of work as usual.

Arriving at the horse stall, Zhang Xuan had just placed the grass into the horse trough when someone rushed over and shouted at Zhang Xuan, "Zhang Xuan, don't be busy first. The chief escort has something to announce. He gathers everyone. Follow me quickly."

Zhang Xuan was a little surprised. He was a long-term worker of the escort agency. Why did a long-term worker like him need to participate?

However, although Zhang Xuan was puzzled, he did not ask further. He nodded slightly and said, "Alright, I'll be right there."

Zhang Xuan quickly added fodder to all the horses and quickly arrived at the front yard of the escort agency.

The Dragon Gate Escort Agency occupied an area of dozens of kilometers and was formed by four connected courtyards.

The long-term laborers of the escort agency basically worked in the backyard and were in charge of the escort agency's daily life and logistics.

The west courtyard was where the escorts and the escort leaders lived, while the chief escort's family lived in the backyard.

The front courtyard was used to receive merchants and there was a huge martial arts arena for the escorts to practice martial arts.

A long-term worker like Zhang Xuan usually could not come to the front yard casually. Even if he had finished his work, he could only move around in the backyard.

Although Zhang Xuan had been in the escort agency for a year, the number of times he came to the front yard could be counted on one hand.

After passing through a few doors, the scene in front of him suddenly became clear.

The first thing he saw was a three-story hall. It was majestic and spectacular.

This hall was the Guest Welcoming Building of the escort agency. Those who could enter the Guest Welcoming Building were all high-ranking officials, noble people, and famous families.

In front of the hall was a huge martial arts arena. All kinds of weapons were displayed on both sides of the martial arts arena.

When Zhang Xuan arrived at the martial arts arena, not only were there escorts from the escort agency, but there were also many long-term workers who did manual labor like him.

Zhang Xuan walked into the group of the long-term workers quietly and waited.

"Who knows why the chief escort gathered so many people?"

"There should be something big to announce!"

"Isn't that obvious? The key is what big thing is he going to announce?"

Many people whispered to each other, not knowing what had happened.

At this moment, a burly middle-aged man walked over with majestic steps, followed by a few burly men.

"Greetings, Chief Escort!"

As soon as the burly man appeared, everyone hurriedly greeted him respectfully.

The person who came was none other than the chief escort of the Dragon Gate Escort Agency, He Yushan, a famous first-rate expert in Lin'an City.

"I gathered you here today to choose a few henchmen from among you people."

Hearing this, everyone had different expressions. Some were expectant, and some were nervous and uneasy.

The henchman that He Yushan mentioned could participate in the escort mission and was treated better than a long-term worker.

However, he was also the lowest-level person in the escort team. He would do hard work, clear the way when they encountered mountains, and build bridges when they encountered water.

This kind of work was very dangerous for ordinary people.

This was also the reason why some people were nervous when they heard this news.

The people who were looking forward to it wanted to earn more and have a chance to improve.

The nervous people did not have any martial arts skills and were worried that they would encounter danger on the way.

Zhang Xuan did not react to this. Although the escort agency seldom chose henchmen from the long-term workers, it was not unheard of.

Zhang Xuan did not care if he could be chosen.

Because he adhered to a low-key style of doing things. He would not stand up for himself when something happened, but he would not retreat either.

After all, he only treated the Dragon Gate Escort Agency as a temporary shelter and did not have any intention of having much influence in the escort agency.

Otherwise, with his strength as a second-rate expert, he could directly become an escort leader.

After He Yushan finished speaking, he chose five to six people from the group of long-term workers.

Zhang Xuan was one of the five to six people chosen.

"The few of you go back and prepare well. We'll be escorting at this time tomorrow."

After saying that, He Yushan turned around and left.

The few people who were chosen were very excited. They gathered together and chatted warmly.

"We finally have a chance to participate in the escort mission. The few of us have to work together to leave a good impression on the chief escort."

"You're right. This is our chance to perform. If we do well, they'll choose us the next time there's an escort mission."

Hearing their discussion, Zhang Xuan immediately lost interest. In this world where martial arts were respected, everything was nonsense without powerful strength.

Although the income of being a henchman would be higher, there was also danger in it.

It was even more ridiculous to try to leave a good impression on the chief escort.

This world did not lack long-term workers at all. However, no matter how good a long-term worker was, they were still long-term workers.

Although Zhang Xuan did not care about this mission, he still had to make preparations since he had been chosen.

After all, this was a world where martial arts were respected. Even if the Dragon Gate Escort Agency was an overlord, they could not guarantee that no one would target them.

It was related to his own safety. He could not take it too seriously.

After returning to his residence, Zhang Xuan tidied up and went out to find out what the escort mission was tomorrow.

After asking around, Zhang Xuan basically learned the information he wanted at night.

This escort mission was led by the chief escort's daughter, He Lingxue, as the escort leader. There were also a few escorts in the group.

Although He Lingxue was a female, as the daughter of the local expert, He Yushan, she had practiced martial arts since she was young. Coupled with her talent, she was promoted to a third-rate expert at the age of 20. She was also a famous young elite in Lin'an City.

Although Zhang Xuan had almost never interacted with He Lingxue, he still had some understanding of the various rumors about this Missy.

Not only was she very talented in martial arts, but she was also beautiful. She had countless suitors. It was not an exaggeration to say that her suitors could form a line that stretched from the east to the west of the city.

The goods of the current escort mission were items from the Mount Song Sect, one of the largest martial arts sects in the Great Zhou.

The Mount Song Sect could become one of the largest martial arts sects in the Great Zhou Empire because there were many experts in the sect. Almost no martial arts sect dared to make an enemy of it. Hence, this trip was very safe.

After Zhang Xuan found out about this, he understood why He Lingxue was asked to lead the team. It was obvious that she was given a relatively safe opportunity to train.

Not everyone could come into contact with Mount Song Sect, one of the largest martial arts sects in the Great Zhou Empire.

However, if he was chosen to become a henchman, he would have a chance to interact with the people of Mount Song Sect and see more experts.

After all, he had lived in an escort agency for almost a year after transmigrating to this world. His understanding of this world was only hearsay, and the information he learned was very limited.

No matter how calm Zhang Xuan was, he was still looking forward to the opportunity to walk out of the escort agency and Lin'an City.