Chapter 88: Each Has His Own Agenda
Guangning is located at the throat of Liaodong. It is the gateway to Shanhaiguan and a barrier to protect the capital.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Liaodong General would station heavy troops here, and it was also the headquarters of the Ming Dynasty's highest military agency in the Northeast.
The headquarters of the Wanma Gang is also here.
Cao Jinxing traveled in plain clothes this time, not to eliminate the bandits, but to gather information first, meet up with Shen Xiang, and then wait for reinforcements to annihilate them in one fell swoop!
[Black Scale Golden Flame Snake] is treacherous and unpredictable, and there is no telling how many snake corpses there are in the dark. If the news leaks out and they are forced into a desperate situation, it will surely cause a large number of unnecessary casualties.
Therefore, we must not alert the enemy.
He took off his Feiyu suit and changed into the cloth clothes of an ordinary merchant. Then he wrapped the Xiuchun Knife and Xuepo Sword with cloth and hid them in the pile of tea leaves. Finally, he pasted a [Rooting Noodle] on himself and became an ordinary tea merchant.
Travel quickly all the way.
Cao Jinxing changed several horses as quickly as possible and arrived in Guangning in a day and a night, and then went straight to the inn.
Then, I saw countless sword marks and bloodstains in front of the post station!
It was evening and the sun was setting.
Cao Jinxing was leading a horse loaded with tea and swords. He was dressed like a merchant and stood in front of the inn, looking at the dozens of crisscrossing scratches on the bluestone street.
The afterglow of the setting sun stretched his shadow out.
"This was made the night before last."
Next to the inn was a small shop with a sign that read "Chen's Pancakes". The shopkeeper was a fat middle-aged man who was squatting by the door smoking a pipe. Seeing that he was interested in Jianhen, he casually said:
"People in the martial arts world are so powerful. I used to think that they were just storytellers exaggerating. Now I know that there are actually people who can split mountains and shatter rocks... My doorpost was pierced by a sword!"
The shopkeeper sighed, "It's been a bit uneasy lately, there have been a lot of fights, if you're doing business, you have to be careful."
Cao Jinxing led the horse over and handed over a few coins: "Two cakes, please."
"okay!"
The shopkeeper immediately stopped sighing and turned around to ask the waiter to get some cakes.
Cao Jinxing glanced at the sword mark on the doorpost as if unintentionally. It was caused by a long sword, which went straight through. The width of the blade was the same as that of the Ningguang Sword.
This kind of powerful swordsmanship...
In front of the Inn Gate...
Ningguang Sword...
Shen Xiang...
Cao Jinxing took a deep breath, put on a smile, and said, "Boss, I'm a merchant from Hebei. I'm new to your place and I want to sell some tea..."
"oh!"
Before Cao Jinxing could finish, the shopkeeper had already understood: "The day after tomorrow is the fifteenth, the day when the market opens. The horse market is in Luotuogou, thirty miles outside the town, and it will be open until the twentieth. Then the Mongols from Duoyan will come over. As long as they want silk, tea, etc., they can exchange them for anything! Horses, ginseng, mink fur... But, sir, the goods you brought are a little small... Did you come here by yourself?"
Cao Jinxing smiled and said, "It's a small business, but it costs money to join the caravan."
“That’s true…”
The shopkeeper nodded and said, "But you are really brave to walk such a long distance alone. Take my advice and find a caravan. Thirty miles is not far, but many people have not been on this road recently! Do you know Huiyou Escort Agency? It is one of the top ten escort agencies in Central Plains. Half a month ago, Hongchang Bank paid for it and the chief escort personally escorted the goods. Inexplicably, both the people and the goods are gone! The evil is very powerful, so be careful!"
"Yes! That's what I meant."
Cao Jinxing took the opportunity to say, "I wonder if there are any large caravans coming here recently, with expert guards? It would be more reassuring to give the money to them."
"have!"
The shopkeeper took a puff of his pipe and said, "A group of people just passed by me this morning. They spoke with Jiangnan accents and they looked capable. You can pay some money and follow them to the horse market... Those people are staying at the Wenhe Inn. Just follow this road and you will arrive."
"Thank you, shopkeeper."
Cao Jinxing bowed, took the cake with one hand, and handed him a dozen copper coins with the other hand, saying with a smile: "With this little money, the shopkeeper can buy some tobacco leaves."
The shopkeeper pushed him out quickly: "Well, it's just a few words, what are you doing..."
"It should be."
Cao Jinxing gave the money, pulled the reins, and while eating a cake, he led the horse towards Wenhe Inn.
The shopkeeper watched him leave.
A young man behind him admired and said: "You are really amazing, you made a lot of extra money with just a few words!"
"You know shit!"
The shopkeeper turned around and shouted, "They are kind-hearted, but you are obsessed with money! Haven't you heard of helping each other out when you meet someone by chance? You don't need to draw your sword now. If you say a few more words, you will only care about money!"
The young man couldn't help but look at you with admiration: "Wow, I didn't expect your realm is so high, should the monthly salary be increased a little..."
"Why is the price increasing? I have no money!"
“…”
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Wenhe Inn.
Cao Jinxing tied up his horse and went in. He found that the people in the caravan were eating. There were so many people that they almost filled the hall. Cao Jinxing's entry did not attract any attention.
Staying here tonight.
The upper room was not suitable for his status, so Cao Jinxing wanted a lower room, but the shopkeeper said that there was only a common bed left, so he had no choice but to make do...
Staying in the hotel was not smooth, but joining the caravan was very smooth.
At this moment, he looked like he had no martial arts skills and no money. He was the kind of person that robbers wouldn't even bother to even look at when they walked by. There was no reason for the caravan leader to make things difficult for him.
——Even if you don’t pay, there’s no need to drive you away if you just follow me, especially since you’ve already paid.
For ordinary people who pose no threat, the "heroes" are happy to give them some benefits, which helps spread their reputation.
Of course Cao Jinxing thanked him profusely and took the opportunity to find out where this group of people came from.
Knowing that there is a tiger in the mountain, he still goes there. Liaodong is a dangerous place now. If he dares to lead a team here at this time, he must be someone important.
The person who paid for the shipment was a silk merchant named Shen from Jiangnan, who was known as the richest man in Jiangnan. This time he sent 30,000 pieces of silk for trade.
The hired guards are also very famous, they are actually from the Thunderbolt Hall!
Jiangnan Thunderbolt Hall is famous for its firearms and the sixth-grade high-level spiritual weapon "Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand", and its extraordinary strength.
The one who came this time was the third leader of the Thunderbolt Hall, Lei Zongliang, who was at the third level of the Tongyou realm, and he brought five innate masters with him.
Such a person perfectly meets the requirements of the person behind the scenes... I hope they will take action again this time, so that they can trace the source and find Shen Xiang...
Cao Jinxing thought secretly.
After solving the problem of the caravan, Cao Jinxing carried his luggage into the large bunk bed.
"Brother, you look strange. Where are you from?"
As soon as I entered the room, a young man with an ordinary appearance and a very familiar face asked me with a smile, and patted the bed next to me considerately:
"There's room next to me."
A dormitory is a group of more than a dozen beds lined up together, with people sitting close to each other. At this time, many people have already placed their luggage on the beds to reserve space.
Cao Jinxing arrived late and had no choice .
“I’m from Hebei.”
Cao Jinxing walked over slowly, looked at him with a smile on his face, and thought to himself: Fifth level of innateness!
"What a coincidence, me too."
The young man also looked at him, smiling, and thought to himself: Rooting mask!
Met the same kind...
The two of them understood each other tacitly and smiled at each other.
Everyone has his own ulterior motives.
