Martial Arts Immortal Saint: Starting from Feeding Horses and Escorting Goods

Three days later, at dawn.

Lu Chuan got out of bed and washed up.

He spent the last three days practicing, focusing on the Wind-Treading Technique. As expected, he made further progress, and his movement speed was several times faster than before, allowing him to leap further in an instant.

After breakfast, Lu Chuan, along with the other attendants, headed to the council hall.

Three days have passed, and today is the day for the people from Changfeng Escort Agency to come and discuss and sign documents with Master He.

In the council hall, Master He sat at the front.

On both sides stood some core members of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency.

Zhao Kui, Gong Tie, Steward Sun, and even Old Wei came on crutches.

Lu Chuan glanced around and saw Song Huan standing at the back.

"Bang!"

Outside, the door was pushed open.

Everyone turned to look.

Three people walked into the courtyard, all dressed in the uniforms of the Changfeng Escort Agency. The leader was of medium height, with loose hair and a goatee.

He strode forward, a hint of smugness in his eyes.

Lu Chuan had met this person before; he was Cao Rang, the deputy head of the Changfeng Escort Agency, a martial artist at the first acupoint of the Tongmai Realm, only one minor realm lower than Master He.

The two people following behind him were also full of energy and blood, clearly martial artists at the Blood Exchange Realm.

Cao and the other two entered the council hall and looked around.

His gaze lingered on Lu Chuan for a moment, then a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

Then, he looked at Master He.

"What does that mean?" Lu Chuan wondered.

I'm just an ordinary porter in the escort agency, not even a master escort, so why should I scrutinize myself?

"Master He, shouldn't you sign it now?" Cao Rang walked up and said with a smile.

Master He sat at the head of the table, his face grim, and said, "The documents can be signed, and Zhenyuan can be merged into your Changfeng Group."

"However, Zhenyuan's independent status and my control must be preserved."

"By paying your monthly tribute on time, you can mobilize personnel from the Zhenyuan Escort Agency to carry out escort missions."

"But the Zhenyuan Escort Agency absolutely cannot be completely abolished, otherwise I will not agree and will personally go to the General Escort Council to discuss it."

Upon hearing this, everyone at Zhenyuan Escort Agency sighed with emotion.

As expected, I had no choice but to follow orders.

After all, Master He was outnumbered and outgunned, and the escort agency had indeed suffered heavy losses, so it was impossible for him to defy the decision of the head escort association...

After listening, Cao Rang pondered for a moment, then smiled.

"That's fine, Master He. After all, Zhenyuan Escort Agency is the culmination of your many years of hard work, and it's impossible to just cancel it completely like this."

"From now on, Lord He will still be in charge of Zhenyuan. You just need to cooperate with our Changfeng's allocation and pay tribute."

Master He remained silent for a moment.

In the end, he had no choice but to pick up the pen, put it on the document, sign his name, and affix the seal of Zhenyuan Escort Agency.

"Alright, alright, Mr. He."

"From now on, we're family."

Cao Rang laughed heartily.

Meanwhile, Master He sat in a chair, his expression terrifyingly gloomy.

As the head of Zhenyuan Escort Agency, he had several conflicts with Changfeng Escort Agency and suffered a lot of losses.

But for now, they can only swallow their pride and bear it.

Of course, this was him enduring humiliation.

Because he knew very well that this was only temporary, and if there was an opportunity in the future, he could take it back again, or even swallow up Changfeng Escort Agency!

Cao Rang picked up a document.

Then, he turned his head again and scanned everyone in the hall.

Ultimately, they still focused their attention on Lu Chuan.

This made Lu Chuan feel uneasy.

One time it could be a coincidence, but this time it definitely isn't. What is he planning to do?

Cao Rang walked up to Lu Chuan, looked him up and down, and asked, "You're Lu Chuan?"

Lu Chuan's heart sank, and he slowly said, "I am Lu Chuan. What business does Chief Escort Cao have?"

Cao Rang squinted and said, "I heard that you were the one who killed the traitors during the previous two escort missions?"

Lu Chuan was slightly startled. No wonder this guy was staring at him; it turned out he had already inquired about these things beforehand.

He immediately said, "It was Master He who made the moves before. I just took advantage of the situation to launch a sneak attack. Without Master He, I would have been the one who died."

Cao Rang smiled after hearing this.

"A mere kid at the Skin Refining Realm who can kill a vengeful spirit, no matter what, must have some skill."

"We've encountered some strange and unusual creatures on our journey, and they're not easy to deal with. You should pack up and prepare for the next trip. Changfeng will be going on another trip in a couple of days, and you'll go with him."

Lu Chuan's heart skipped a beat.

So that's what this guy was planning.

There are definitely strange things on the road, and they want me to follow them?!

He immediately said, "I'm afraid this is not a good idea. I was just lucky before. In fact, I have no means to deal with the treacherous people. If you don't believe me, ask Master He."

However, Cao Rang waved his hand dismissively and said coldly, "No need. Whether you're capable or not, just follow along, and we'll pay you your wages as usual."

"If you dare to refuse again, do you still want to stay in Canglan Prefecture?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan could only remain silent, his expression turning quite unpleasant.

Cao Rang continued, "Alright, I'll let you know in a couple of days. Just go to Changfeng Escort Agency to report then."

After saying that, he glanced at Master He and said, "Master He, let's leave it at that for now. There will be someone to handle the handover. I'll be leaving now."

The three men swaggered out of Zhenyuan Escort Agency.

Inside the council chamber, everyone is still here.

However, the others seemed to be in a relatively normal state.

After all, although Zhenyuan was controlled by Changfeng, it didn't make much difference to them, and there wasn't much fluctuation.

Only Lu Chuan looked unwell.

He was wondering if he would have a peaceful life after switching to Changfeng.

I didn't expect that as soon as I was transferred, I would be assigned to deal with spirit-level monsters, which might not even be cousins...

Who could have predicted this?

Inside the council chamber, everyone looked at Lu Chuan with sympathy, pity, and even the same kind of mockery as Zhao Kui.

Master He was getting impatient and waved his hand, "Everyone, go down. Lu Chuan, stay behind."

"yes!"

The others turned and left the hall.

"Lu Chuan".

Master He spoke, glancing up at Lu Chuan and gesturing for him to stay.

Lu Chuan stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting: "Master He."

Master He gestured for Lu Chuan to sit down, then poured him a cup of tea.

"Changfeng Escort Agency has many martial artists who have reached the Meridian Level, all capable of killing Spirit Rank monsters. Do you know why they specifically chose you to go on this escort mission?"

Lu Chuan's heart stirred, and he asked in confusion, "I really don't understand. Please enlighten me, Master He."

"There is a necessary escort route north of Liuhe Ferry on the northern route. Recently, strange things have happened there, so for safety reasons, the people of Changfeng have sent escorts at the Blood Transformation Realm to scout the route."

"They went there and were gone. Two more groups were sent afterward, and they also suffered heavy casualties."

"However, it can be vaguely discerned that it is a spirit-level monster, but not a vengeful spirit that turns into a ghost after a person dies. It is not easy to deal with."

"So, as the day of the escort mission approached, it would have been safer for Changfeng's experts to take this trip, but they were all busy with their escort missions and didn't have much time to scout ahead."

"We'll take advantage of the moment when we've swallowed up Zhenyuan to transfer you away."

"Around Canglan Prefecture, the escort business is closely watched by various escort agencies and other forces. They have already investigated you and know that although your cultivation level is low, you have a way to kill ghosts."