Secret Buyer-Chapter 359 - 270: Realms of the Divine Path, World Plateau (6k2 Combined)_4
He glanced sideways, staring at the burly man:
"Look at the tattoos on you... Jin City’s Investigation Bureau is not too far from here."
The man laughed in anger:
"Good, good, Third Lian, you’re really badass!"
He greedily eyed the large red ox and the graceful masked maiden, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.
"Dad!" Fourth Girl approached, somewhat worried: "Why are you directly conflicting with the Pantheon people?"
"It’s okay, we’re leaving Jin City anyway, heading west."
The burly man patted the coffin behind him, responded casually, and glanced at the old man on the back of the red ox:
"Old man, once outside the city, the fog covers the sky, and robbery is common. Your ox is extraordinary in appearance, many will have ill intentions. It’s better to return to the city quickly."
The old man on the ox slightly raised his eyelids, looked kindly, and said:
"I just heard this little girl say that there’s news of a small world falling in the west?"
The burly man nodded, contemplatively:
"Do you know fortune-telling?"
"A little."
"No wonder." The burly man calmly said: "Lately, many fortune-tellers are looking for that fallen small world, saying there’s great fortune there."
After pausing, he steadily advised:
"The fog is thick, if unfamiliar with the road, it’s best not to venture out; it’s easy to get lost and encounter Star Beasts."
Zhang Fusheng rode backward on the ox, his interest piqued.
Aren’t Star Beasts all in the stars?
How come they’re on the World Plateau too?
Speaking of which, this gray fog is indeed special, even my Divine Thought can’t penetrate it,
Thus, at this moment, the marker left in Chang’an Town is indiscernible.
Pondering a moment,
Zhang Fusheng called:
"Hey man, can you find Chongyang? The one that’s the fallen small world."
The burly man raised his brows:
"What, hitching a ride? Let me say first, there is a fee, double cost; one for guiding, one for protection."
Leading the red ox, Ruan Yutu nodded straightforwardly:
"Sure, how much?"
"Fixed price, three thousand Residual Souls — Residual Souls, not Pseudo Souls." The burly man carrying the coffin said.
Three thousand Residual Souls, equivalent to ten portions of Five Viscera Medicine, but considered a normal price given the heavy fog.
Ruan Yutu first looked at the old man, once he nodded, she turned back:
"When can we leave?"
"After breakfast, we can leave by noon."
The burly man loudly said:
"Additionally, my surname is Lian, just call me Third Lian, this is my daughter, called Fourth Lian."
"My surname is Ruan, this is my godfather." Ruan Yutu nodded simply, leading the red ox, decided to wait nearby.
The old man riding backward on the red ox started dozing off again.
Meanwhile, amidst the fog behind the tavern.
"This month, Third Lian ruined our fourth business deal."
The tattooed burly man squinted:
"Let’s forget about before, but that big ox is extremely special, transported to Qinghe City, it’s worth at least this much!"
He raised five fingers.
Beside him, someone licked their lips:
"And the girl leading the ox... though veiled, I bet she’s really top-notch!"
After pausing, he added resentfully:
"But they seem to have asked Third Lian to go along... Third Lian isn’t simple, always seems amiable, but his methods are ruthless and spicy."
The burly man pondered for a moment, eyes flashing:
"They’re heading west, surely to visit that newly emerged Buddhist Temple, which seems to come from the declining Ling Mountain lineage..."
He slapped his thigh:
"Let’s do this, contact Brother Qiu from the Investigation Bureau, give three months’ salary, have Brother Qiu help us, and give him some merit!"
The subordinates responded and hurried away.
Time passed, and it was noon.
After packing, Third Lian looked at the girl leading the ox, said:
"It’s time to go, but let me make it clear first."
"We’re not going directly to that small world, stopping at a Buddhist Temple along the way, is that acceptable?"
"Okay." Ruan Yutu nodded.
"Then let’s go... we won’t drive, engine noise is too loud, may attract Star Beasts."
He mounted a horse, the horse pulling a wooden cart, Fourth Girl climbed onto the cart to sit.
Ruan Yutu curiously asked:
"Just us? I thought there’d be many people..."
"Just me, that’s enough."
Third Lian said lightly, habitually chanting before departure:
"Ling Mountain’s boundless, my Buddha’s benevolence."
(The subplot was tough, nearly couldn’t finish it... Finally got it done, will prepare extra Chapters for the first, aiming for more updates then.)
