Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 17 What's on the other side of the mountain?

The next morning, just after daybreak, when the crowing chickens in the village were still napping, a group of tireless "humanoid creatures" had already blocked the wooden house where the merchants were housed.

There was a knock on the door, and Lin Jianghe pushed it open sleepily.

"Can we come in?" Dozens of strong men wore professional fake smiles on their faces, and their polite greetings sounded like a vampire's request to enter the house.

"Ah? Please, please come in." As soon as Lin Jianghe finished speaking, a group of energetic and strong men rushed into the house.

"Mr. Lin, it's time to go home!"

"What do you mean by going home?" Lin Jianghe wondered. Shouldn't they rest in the village for a few days before setting off?

While he was wondering, the "naughty monkeys" jumped up and down, rummaged through the drawers and cabinets, and turned the house upside down. They even lifted him up vertically to a palm's length from the ground.

Eh?
"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Time is money!"

One player stood on the square table and gave orders, while the others held clothes, belts, headscarves, socks, and shoes and put them on Lin Jianghe.

Before Lin Jianghe could react, he was dressed in a noisy manner, carried out of the house, and placed in front of the first freight carriage.

"Breakfast, NPC hasn't had breakfast yet!" someone reminded.

The others woke up as if from a dream. Some took out steamed buns, some took out bamboo tubes filled with water, and regardless of Lin Jianghe's reaction, they pried open his mouth.

Lin Jianghe was wondering what "Enpishui" was, and then he saw a bag full of food and water rushing into his mouth as if escaping. "Enough, enough..."

"Well, put on your clothes, pack your luggage, have breakfast, prepare the goods, and everything is ready—"

The speaking gamer looked around and saw small triangular flags hanging next to several horse-drawn carts carrying goods.

Thirty players including him were wearing escort uniforms confiscated from the Black Wind Village. They looked eager to try and fully equipped. They did not look like escorts who relied on "social skills" but more like a military team ready to fight.

"Brothers! Our Humen Escort Agency has opened its first order!"

"Oh oh oh!"

Lin Jianghe was still chewing with his mouth and his mind still confused. When he came to his senses, he realized that he had not said goodbye to Mr. Li and had already walked several miles away in the carriage.

After half a year of suffering, he was in his thirties or forties and almost became a fifty-year-old man. It was Mr. Li who led people to rescue him from suffering.

He sighed briefly and continued chewing the uneaten steamed bun, thinking that he would apologize the next time they met.

Lin Jianghe felt relieved to be able to secretly get close to a "Taoist" with great magical powers, and felt that he now had a solid backer.

What Mr. Li did in Yangjia Village seemed like a prelude to something big.

These talented people since ancient times, once they came down from the mountains and entered the world, would do something great, either becoming a general or a prime minister, or ruling the world.

It is obvious that Mr. Li has the whole world in his mind.

Thinking of this, Lin Jianghe's little heart couldn't help but beat violently, as if it was going to break through his chest and flesh, until he drank a sip of water and calmed down a little.

He was both afraid and happy to be able to board Mr. Li's "Daye Warship".

What they were afraid of was that rebellion would endanger the lives of the entire Lin family. If they were not careful, all nine generations of the family would be in danger. After all, the imperial court was a behemoth and it was easy for it to execute one person and nine generations of the family.

Even if someone could see that the Zhu family's empire was about to collapse, no one could tell when it would happen.

The old King Chuang, who had raised the flag of rebellion two years ago, was captured by the government army and taken to the capital. It was said that he was skinned alive by the emperor.

That's thousands of dollars of meat to cut, it's horrifying just thinking about it.

The new King of Rebellion was also defeated. Some said he was taken to the capital and skinned alive, while others said he escaped with his personal soldiers.

Rebellion is still a low-return, high-risk business.

Lin Jianghe, on the other hand, was pleasantly surprised. He had been able to invest in original shares before the rise of a regional hegemon. If not for a shared prosperity with the nation, at least a great fortune that would transform the entire clan was certain. And at the heart of this prosperity lay Mr. Li, whose safety was paramount. Mr. Li was still relatively young, so he couldn't expose himself to the authorities for now, lest he attract trouble.

Having said that, Lin Jianghe felt that Mr. Li's magic was very useful. With just a wave of his hand, he could conjure up "living people" that were difficult to distinguish between real and fake. Not only could he do his work, but he could also fight in battles. It was really convenient.

He guessed that Mr. Li's specialized magic should be a summoning technique such as "Binding Spirits and Sending Generals", with a soul of unknown origin as the heart and a body made of mud as the body.

Only through such fusion can a strange person have a physical body.

But these "strange people" created by Mr. Li are confusing.

These people sometimes make numerous mistakes and omissions, sometimes talk nonsense, and sometimes are meticulous. However, the spirit of "going forward courageously" in their bones is admirable.

It seems like nothing in the world can stump them.

The trip north to the county town would take two days at normal speed.

Originally, he was worried about whether he could deal with Gao Zei's evil slaves when he returned, but now he has thirty fearless "strange men" to help him, he feels much more at ease.

just.

As he got closer to home for the first time after many days of separation, Lin Jianghe became more and more uneasy, not knowing how his wife and children were doing at home.

Did the high thief seize the Lin family business? Did the shopkeepers and apprentices in the business flee when disaster struck?

Lin Jianghe fell asleep unconsciously, missing his family. When he woke up again, he saw the crowded market.

"Ah! Already here?"

Lin Jianghe quickly scanned the surrounding landmarks and saw several familiar stall owners, confirming that this was the largest market in the southern part of the county.

It’s not far from here to the Lin family’s old house, but such a journey would take at least two days to complete.

Lin Jianghe wondered if he had slept until dawn. He hurriedly asked and learned that it was not yet night.

Lin Jianghe immediately exclaimed in surprise, the efficiency of this strange man was really high, he completed the two-day journey in less than a day, which was more efficient than those oxen and horses that were forced to work.

If it were an ordinary person, if he took his time and was a little lazy, he would be lucky to reach his destination in three days.

Lin Jianghe couldn't help but nod to these extraordinary people. Although these people were often not on track, their enthusiasm for work was unmatched by even the most loyal apprentices.

"Stop here..."

Lin Jianghe planned to sell some goods entrusted by Mr. Li at the market, but who would have thought that these strange people would not give him any chance at all. They kept saying, "Sending you home is the top priority, everything else comes behind," which left Lin Jianghe speechless.

I just praised them for their enthusiasm in working, but now their weaknesses have been exposed. To put it nicely, they are inflexible, and to put it bluntly, they are brainless and stubborn.

In this way, Lin Jianghe, who was full of complaints, was safely sent to the Lin family's old house.

The familiar courtyard wall came into view, and Lin Jianghe naturally reached out to push the door, but found that it was locked from the inside.

"I'm back." He knocked on the door gently, and soon there were hurried footsteps running over. As the bolt was removed, the door was pushed open.

Lin Jianghe and his wife met each other. They smiled at each other after a long separation. There was no passionate hug, no loud crying. It was as if a breeze blew over and all the worries were blown away.

"Ma'am, you are suffering."

"Master, you've lost weight too... Who are these people?"

"This is a long story. Let Lao Zhang clean up the guest rooms and the woodshed, and settle the brothers and the goods. My Lin family will be brand new today!"

However, before Lin Jianghe and his group settled down, a group of "bugs" came over following the smell.

"Lin Jianghe! When do you plan to pay back the debt you owe my master?"

(End of this chapter)