Chapter 635 Reunion of Master and Disciple
It was past noon, the scorching sun was scorching the earth, and a motorcade was driving through the boundless sea of yellow sand.
The cart loaded with goods was stuck several inches in the sand, but the camels pulling the cart and the special wheels made it move forward steadily even though it was slow.
This is the most notorious undercurrent sea in the Tengtada Desert. There is no official road repaired by the imperial court. Every step you take has a chance of falling directly into the quicksand and being doomed. However, the harsh environment also means that there are no border patrols in this desert, let alone a sky monitor. The gentlemen of the company.
Since the Marquis closed the border area for trade with Tarchao in the past 20 years, it has naturally become one of the smuggling routes leading to Tarchao.
Every year, a large number of chambers of commerce transport various materials to Mobei via this route.
As one of the leading eagles who has been active here for more than ten years, Chao Hanbiao is already familiar with this route. He is riding on the leading camel horse wrapped in a black gauze scarf, and his eyes scan the more than 20 different styles of horses behind him. Various types of trucks shook their heads slightly.
The so-called head eagle is not the leader of the caravan, but the middleman of the smugglers.
The Tachao people have a great demand for goods from Dayan. Once the spices, salt, tobacco, tea, and silk cloth are transported there, the profits will be two to three times.
This kind of profit made the small caravan want to get involved and get a share of the pie, but he had no way to get into the industry. His mission was to gather a group of small caravans, bring them alive to the Tachao people, and find a good place to live. The seller sells the goods and collects a commission from it.
The caravan he led this time was all newcomers who were on the road for the first time. Their qualifications were very poor and their adjustment was very low. They had been out of Zhenxi Fucheng for almost half a month and were still wandering in this undercurrent.
With a slight sigh in his heart, Chao Hanbiao stretched out his hand and took out a wrinkled map. He had just looked at it carefully for a moment with his eyes closed under the blazing sun, when a subtle sound of horse hoofs suddenly came from behind him.
The moment he heard this voice, Chao Hanbiao immediately clenched the map in his hand and put his hand on the waist knife.
This map is the treasure he relies on for survival. It contains various routes he has summarized over the past ten years. As long as he has it, the role of his eagle will disappear.
Looking sideways, he saw a dark-skinned young man walking towards him, holding the map in his arms. Chao Hanbiao's eyes under the black gauze scarf looked a little cold:
“Shopkeeper Bai, what’s the matter?”
The swarthy young man’s forehead was covered with beads of sweat due to the exposure to the sun. He wiped his forehead and whispered:
“Master Chao, we have been marching for most of the day, and the brothers behind us all say they can no longer hold on, and the pack horses need to be fed and rested.”
Hearing this, Chao Hanbiao wrinkled his brows hidden under the gauze scarf, glanced at the exhausted caravan men behind him, and replied coldly:
"At this rate, you won't be able to get out of this undercurrent sea for another month. Do you want to die in this desperate situation?"
The dark-skinned young man seemed a little embarrassed. He hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and pointed at the position about twenty feet at the front of the motorcade.
There, there were seven or eight figures walking side by side.
The swarthy young man whispered:
“Master Chao, seven or eight of these camel slaves have already died. If this group dies again, it will be even harder for us to leave just by the few we have left.”
There is quicksand everywhere in the Undercurrent Sea, and camel slaves are slaves who carry heavy loads and walk at the front to protect caravans from mines.
Ordinary livestock are difficult to tame, and monsters are too expensive. It is more cost-effective to use people to go to Tanglei.
Hearing this, Chao Hanbiao's eyes flashed with a little hesitation.
Although this large quicksand area in the undercurrent sea will not undergo major changes, some accidents will occur every year.
If these camel slaves are really dead, it will be really difficult. After all, they have to return. If they buy new slaves in Tarchao, the cost will be much higher than that of Zhenxi Mansion.
With a gentle breath of hot breath, Chao Hanbiao pulled the reins to stop the horse's hooves, raised his finger and pointed to the west, and said loudly to the team behind him:
“The sun is scorching hot, and resting in the sand will consume a lot of energy. There is an oasis about ten miles away, so go there to rest.”
The dark-skinned young man silently recorded this message in his heart. There was not much information about the oasis. The entire caravan behind him cheered and began to turn. When he knew that he could rest, the speed of the entire caravan became much faster.
The swarthy young man still followed Chao Hanbiao and talked flatteringly about his experience in routing. Unfortunately, Chao Hanbiao was very vigilant and did not reveal any useful information until the convoy arrived at the oasis. He taught his disciples but the master would starve to death.
Seeing that his efforts were all in vain, the swarthy young man stood up with a smile and raised his hands to Chao Hanbiao who had already closed his eyes to rest.
Just as he was about to leave, he seemed to remember something, and suddenly asked curiously:
“By the way, Mr. Chao, you are so familiar with this route, why don’t you organize a caravan yourself? This should make money faster than if you were a hawk, right?”
Chao Hanbiao slowly opened his eyes after hearing this. This time he gave an ambiguous answer:
“Run a few more times, kid, and you will know it.”
The dark-skinned young man frowned slightly, then smiled and took out a 100-tael banknote from his arms, leaned over and handed it over with both hands:
“I hope Mr. Chao can give me some advice.”
"There is no need for the silver. I only accept my share of the money."
Chao Hanbiao held the sword in his hand and leaned on his horse without making any other movements. He glanced at him and said leisurely: "You guys know how to make progress. Let me give you a few words. Although you make a lot of money in this industry, you often spend time by the river." Let’s go, how can we not get our shoes wet?”
The dark-skinned young man was stunned for a moment, and then whispered thoughtfully:
“Master Chao, what do you mean?”
"What you are doing now is competing with those big people for food. Although the caravan is small, but the small amount adds up to a large number, which will lower the price of their goods. If we meet, in this uninhabited land... Haha."
"We are just three melons and two jujubes. Those adults should look down on us, right?"
“Big guys look down on you, but big guys always have little guys under them. Don’t make it too big, and stop when you see a good opportunity.”
The dark-skinned young man was about to speak when a shrill scream from the oasis suddenly pierced the silent sky, attracting the attention of everyone in the convoy. I saw a snow-white wolf lying on the side of the lake in the oasis with his eyes narrowed, taking a nap. Next to him, a strong man who had been cut off at the waist was already lifeless, and blood overflowed along the neat cuts.
There is a demon wolf!
Chao Hanbiao instantly drew his sword and stood up, staring at the demonic wolf with a hint of suspicion.
He was familiar with the monsters in this undercurrent sea, but he had never seen this snow-white wolf monster before.
While he was thinking, the caravan guards had already drawn their swords one after another, and those around him who reacted quickly had even rushed towards the demonic wolf.
They are all blood-lickers. They have killed many people and even more demons, but the strange scene that followed immediately gripped the hearts of everyone present.
The three strong men who rushed towards the white wolf seemed to have hit an invisible silk net. Their strong bodies were instantly cut into countless mesh-like pieces, and then they were quietly moved by the inertia of the forward movement. Rolled down on the sand.
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There was silence for a moment after the shouting of death.
Everyone stared at the napping white wolf, but no one dared to move.
Chao Hanbiao and the dark-skinned young man looked at each other for a moment, and then they both began to retreat slowly.
This white wolf is a monster, and a terrifying big monster at that.
Seeing the actions of the two of them, the hundreds of people present also started to make small movements. Some quietly retreated, and some tried to lead the horses and leave with the goods. Some rustling sounds inevitably sounded in the silence. oasis.
Then,
The person who made the noise was immediately broken into pieces.
This **** act without warning made everyone who was used to life and death instantly lose the intention to resist.
Escape.
Ignore the goods, don't make any noise, and just run away quietly.
But it’s a pity,
When a person retreated to the edge of the oasis, he suddenly broke into pieces without any warning.
The pieces of meat were piled into small hills on the ground, the red and white ones soaked in the yellow sand.
Hundreds of people were instantly frozen in place like sculptures, not daring to move at all.
The stars are passing by, and the sun is setting in the desert.
Until dusk completely sank into the horizon, the white wolf lazily stood up from the ground, slowly walked to the oasis clear lake under the attention of everyone, leaned over and licked two sips of water.
Just when everyone was expecting the other party to leave, after drinking the water, the snow-white wolf slowly lay back down and continued to take a nap.
The stars were revealed and the crescent moon hung high. Just when everyone in the caravan was in despair, a frivolous female voice suddenly sounded over the oasis:
“Finally found it, it’s not easy? What’s going on with these people?”
As the voice came, a gorgeous woman in a black dress quietly landed next to the oasis.
Looking at the woman's face, a flash of surprise appeared subconsciously in the eyes of the dark-skinned young man, but more of it was the joy of being able to live. He subconsciously wanted to ask for help, but before the words came out, the woman in the black dress put on a silk thread in her next sentence. Silk dislikes:
“Who allows you to look at me with such disgusting eyes? It’s really unpleasant.”
After saying that, the dozen strong men around her who were looking at her were directly blown into a **** mist.
There are no bones left.
After doing this, Tianye looked at these strong men and lowered their gazes, and then he also set his sights on Linlang.
I don’t know when,
Linlang had already stood up, with a cold light glowing in the wolf's eyes, and the purple and gold intersecting lines on Shengxue's fur slowly emerged.
Seeing this scene, Tianye felt a little strange. As he stepped forward, he raised his delicate hand, dangled the pendant given to her by the goddess in front of the other person's eyes, and said with a smile:
"Why is the big dog angry? I'm here to take you to see your master."
But what surprised her was that Linlang was still in a state of preparation for war after seeing the pendant, and the aura of the wolf's body continued to rise.
He thought for a moment in his mind, and there was no trace of nervousness in Tianye's eyes. He held his chest with both hands, and hung the jeweled chain on his index finger. He lightly touched his cheeks, blinked his beautiful eyes, and then raised his red lips:
“I’ve seen that this pendant is not a fake, so the dog must not be trying to be mean to me, and there must be only one person nearby who can make it so vigilant and detect me.”
Having said that,
Tianye's golden eyes showed a hint of morbid excitement. He slowly turned his eyes back and followed Linlang's gaze towards the air.
There, a woman in white clothes who looked like a fairy and was indifferent to the world was standing quietly, with a pair of pale golden eyes without any emotion, and a wide skirt dancing in the wind under the moonlight.
Looking at each other for a moment,
Tianye smiled and waved his hand at the other party with a bright smile:
“Master, we haven’t seen each other for so long, how could you lock me with a Qi machine when we meet?”
(End of this chapter)