Chapter 141: Chapter 115: Chance Encounter_2

“…”

Su Mo looked at him with a puzzled expression: “Who is this person?”

“Who?”

Yang Xiaoyun was curious.

Su Mo wanted to point out the person, but he had already disappeared.

Su Mo shook his head: “Let’s get off the boat first.”

After spending some time reorganizing the carriage and leading the horses, checking the seals on the carriage and counting the people and items, everything was confirmed to be in order, and the group left the river pier.

That night, the group rested in the town next to the pier.

The shopkeeper, who was knowledgeable, offered an entire courtyard for Su Mo and his group to rest, with the escort agency and Guard Team assisting with the food and drink.

Su Mo and the shopkeeper got along well, forming a slight, insignificant friendship.

In fact, Su Mo had always been doing similar things along the way.

Escorting in Jianghu is all about reputation and connections.

If friends in Jianghu give face, the escort agency’s financial path is naturally unobstructed.

Places like inns, although seemingly ordinary, are actually of utmost importance.

Especially when a large group of people is on the move, exhausted and weary, anything could happen.

Originally, they didn’t intend to rob your escort, but seeing eight out of ten of your team dozing off, and the remaining two with dark circles under their eyes looking sleep-deprived,

Even if there was no initial ill intent, now an opportunity seems to have presented itself.

Thus, choosing inns and forming good relationships becomes natural.

For inns, this kind of thing is commonplace; the escort agency comes often and brings good business. Although there are requirements for food and accommodations, as long as the inn makes the escort agency feel assured, they will surely choose it again when they pass by next time.

Therefore, any respectable business, except for black shops, would not refuse the escort agency.

As for black shops… not at all.

They would even be more enthusiastic than decent inns.

Once the night is deep and quiet, spike the tea with sedatives, ambush those with low vigilance, kill them, and take their goods—it couldn’t be a faster way to make money.

If that’s the case, then no need for courtesy, directly greet them fiercely.

After resting in the town by the pier for one night, Su Mo and his group officially entered the territory of the Heavenly Blade Sect.

Compared to the Green Forest Road of the Luofeng Alliance, the characters here in Green Forest are even more fierce.

In one day, they encountered ’roadblocks’ three times.

Most of them wanted to challenge Su Mo’s skills, and Su Mo, where possible, showed leniency.

This made him quite familiar in this part of Green Forest, letting them know that the reputation Su Mo earned in Xuanji Valley wasn’t just talk.

Of course, there are also those who don’t give a damn, completely disregarding Su Mo.

Ambushing and attacking the convoy.

In such cases, naturally, there was nothing much to say.

A command to “Circle the wagons, everyone grab your weapons, and lash out together,” and the action begins.

And at this point, Su Mo changed his usual kind persona.

Jianghu, after all, is not just lip service.

When it really comes down to a critical moment, strength is proven by actions.

Not being ruthless because it helps make friends, but anyone who truly doesn’t regard him can expect no mercy from Su Mo.

It’s often said, “If you don’t finish off a snake, you’ll suffer from its vengeance,” a logic Su Mo clearly understands.

So, when it indeed comes down to life and death, he can only ensure the complete demise of the opponent.

But their death is not the end; a visit to their lair follows, anyone that should be killed is wiped out, the bodies are gathered, and the lair is set ablaze – and so the matter concludes.

However, such situations are actually rare; since passing the Hui River, it’s only happened once over a span of half a month.

Just this once, but it made the ’roadblocks’ on the subsequent journey significantly fewer.

This situation has its pros and cons.

The good part is that some fear Su Mo now, not daring to provoke him easily.

The downside is, with such a notorious reputation, those who had initially intended to make friends also become cautious.

The manner in which they treat Su Mo now carries too many unclear implications.

If Su Mo isn’t leading the group through this route in the future, it could potentially cause more complications.

Overall though, the journey was relatively peaceful.

On this day, under a sky filled with dense clouds, a sporadic autumn drizzle began.

“The chill of an autumn rain,” fortunately, the rain wasn’t heavy; everyone wore raincoats and bamboo hats and remained secure.

The only thing to be careful of was to prevent the rain from seeping into the fabric.

As they were marching, Su Mo suddenly clenched his fist and raised his hand: “Stop!”

Immediately upon Su Mo’s command, the entire convoy halted.

At this moment, they were progressing along a narrow path between forests.

The trees on both sides, deep and foreboding, seemed even more desolate under the patting of the autumn rain.

Yang Xiaoyun looked around cautiously.

Suddenly, he turned his head toward a patch of forest.

Abruptly, a strong gust tore through the sparse curtain of rain and fiercely rushed out.

“Who goes there?”

Yang Xiaoyun shouted sharply, the sound of Dragon Roar followed suit, his spear flicking to scatter the gust.

Leaping onto his horse, the long spear slanted toward the ground, his gaze sharp as lightning.

The forest returned to silence, and for a moment, there was no further movement.

Liu Mo, with the Purple Gold Concave Mace unknowingly in hand, surveyed the surroundings as the wagons naturally formed a circle.

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