On the third morning of Zhao Hai's arrival in Sealed Sword City, after eating breakfast, Yuan Jing went to look for Zhao Hai. He was still smiling as he bowed to Zhao Hai. Then he turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Master Jinghai, we'll be leaving today. How are your preparations?"
Zhao Hai replied, "I'm ready. We can leave at any time. Do we leave now?"
Yuan Jing nodded and said, "Let's go now. It's already quite late, it's time to leave. Right, have you prepared food and water? We'll need to prepare our own food and water along the way."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "I've already prepared that. Master Yuan Jing can rest assured."
Yuan Jing nodded and said, "Alright, then let's go now." Zhao Hai nodded, then he followed Yuan Jing out. Along the way, Zhao Hai went back to his room and took out his staff. Then he followed Yuan Jing out of the monastery.
Behind Yuan Jing, there were more than ten monks, making a total of twenty people. It seemed that Yuan Jing had already found everyone for this mission.
Zhao Hai followed behind Yuan Jing as they silently walked forward. Before long, the group left the Zen archway and headed towards the city gate. When they arrived at the city gate, they discovered that more than ten beast carriages were already waiting for them.
These beast carriages were very large and were filled with a lot of things. However, Zhao Hai could still feel that these beast carriages were filled with beasts. This was because he could feel the aura of life within them. Naturally, there was also the unique stench of these beasts.
These beast carriages seemed to have just arrived. Beside the carriages were some workers. These workers weren't very old, they seemed to be in their twenties. The oldest among them didn't seem to be more than thirty years old. Zhao Hai noticed that the strength of these workers was very low. The lowest among them was at the first level of Qi Refining while the highest was at the third level. They were considered the lowest level of Cultivators.
Zhao Hai was very clear that cultivators like them were actually ordinary people in the Sword Spirit Plane. This was because the Sword Spirit Plane's environment allowed almost everyone to cultivate. People like Zhao Hai and Zhao Hai were the ones with the least talent for cultivation. Therefore, they could only be regarded as ordinary people.
At this time, the workers also saw Yuan Jing and the others. Then the worker walked to the side of a carriage and whispered something. Then the door opened and a person walked out of the carriage.
This person was a thin old man in his fifties. He wore a navy blue robe. Although his appearance was ordinary, the material looked good. Zhao Hai even felt a trace of magic power fluctuations coming from the robe. It seems like this robe was a magic robe.
When Yuan Jing saw the old man, he immediately greeted him. He put his palms together and said, "Shopkeeper Wu, I've made you wait for a long time. Please forgive me."
The old man nodded and said, "We've also just arrived. Master Yuan Jing, let's go with the price we've agreed on. The conditions will be the same as what we agreed on, right? There won't be any reneging, right? "
Yuan Jing shook his head and said, "Absolutely not. Shopkeeper Wu can rest assured that the price will be the same. Moreover, we'll take care of our food and accommodation."
Shopkeeper Wu nodded and said, "Alright, then let's go." After he said that, he turned around and boarded the carriage. Then under the shouts of the workers, the convoy slowly went out of the city.
Yuan Jing and the others didn't walk on either side of the carriage. Instead, they walked behind it. While walking, Yuan Jing whispered to Zhao Hai and the others, "This is Shopkeeper Wu. He's a shopkeeper of the Soul Mountain Trading Company in Xunshan City. He's famous for being stingy. Do you know why we got this escort mission? In fact, our price is the same as the others, but we have one thing in common. We have to take care of our own food and lodging along the way. Because of this, we got this task. "
Hearing Yuan Jing's words, everyone couldn't help but be stunned. They really didn't think that it would be like this. Just because of food and lodging, they could actually get this mission. As the shopkeeper of a large firm, it was really shocking that he would be so stingy to this extent.
Zhao Hai had also heard about the Spirit Mountain Trading Company. It was a very big trading company. It had some fame in the Sword Spirit Realm. For such a company to actually make a decision about food and lodging was something that Zhao Hai didn't expect.
Yuan Jing looked at everyone and said, "Don't underestimate the cost of food and lodging. It will take us about ten days to travel from Sealed Sword City to Xun Mountain City. In these ten days, we will be camping in the wilderness for three days while the remaining seven days will be spent in a hotel. If all of us are paid for by Shopkeeper Wu, then he would have to spend five more second-class crystals. If we add in the food, then it would be a total of ten second-class crystals. This is equivalent to hiring one more person, do you understand now?"
Do you understand now? "Zhao Hai and the others nodded. Although ten second-grade crystals didn't seem like a lot, don't forget that the people of the Tidewatch Gang only earned one first-grade crystal a day from catching Rock Spirit Crabs for Spirit Crab Island. One second-grade crystal was equivalent to three first-grade crystals. In other words, ten second-grade crystals were equivalent to thirty first-grade crystals. This was equivalent to three months of income for a rogue cultivator in Tidewatch City. After all, before joining the Tidewatch Gang, this was their only source of income. Every month, they would only be able to catch Rock Spirit Crabs to exchange for crystals during the high tide.
One mission was equivalent to three months of income for a rogue cultivator in Tidewatch City. It was no wonder that a lot of cultivators would rather live in such a big city and live in danger than go to Tidewatch City. This was because the income here was much higher than in Tidewatch City.
Yuan Jing looked at everyone and said, "Masters, this is the reason why I asked you to bring food out. Although you can stay in the inn along the way, you have to pay for it yourself. If you want to eat in the inn, you have to pay for it yourself. If you don't want to stay in the inn and eat the food in the inn, then you can meditate next to the carriage at night and eat the food you brought. This way, you can save a lot of money. Although we are also Buddhist disciples, we are still rogue cultivators. So if you want to save more crystal stones to exchange for cultivation methods or pills, I think it's better if you don't stay in the inn and eat your own food. What do you think?"
Everyone nodded and didn't say anything. Zhao Hai also didn't say anything. For him, this was a very common thing. In the past, when he was in the Soul Realm as a Plant Master, he had to rely on dry rations and wild vegetables to survive. At most, he would add some salt. Therefore, what Yuan Jing said wasn't a big deal. Zhao Hai nodded and didn't say anything.
Seeing that everyone nodded, Yuan Jing continued, "Along the way, we will encounter many villages. In those villages, there will be some vegetables for sale. We can buy some and use them for our meals. We can also sell some salted vegetables. Of course, we can also sell some meat. This depends on everyone."
Everyone nodded and didn't say anything. Although they were Buddhist Cultivators, this didn't mean that they couldn't eat meat. In fact, true Buddhist Cultivators ate meat. This was because true Buddhist Cultivators were begging for food in the beginning. Moreover, they didn't eat after noon. In other words, they relied on begging for food to survive and couldn't eat after noon. As for those who begged, they naturally ate whatever they wanted. If someone gave you a piece of meat and you didn't want it, then why would you ask them to cook two vegetarian dishes for you? Was that possible? Therefore, it wasn't strange for Buddhist Cultivators to eat meat in the beginning.
Moreover, Cultivators like Zhao Hai, especially Body Cultivators, relied on their bodies to fight and cultivate. In this case, if they don't eat meat, they wouldn't have enough nutrition. It wouldn't take long for their bodies to collapse. Therefore, it was impossible to say that they didn't eat meat.
After telling everyone about this, Yuan Jing also said, "Alright, everyone, this is the general situation. After the carriages leave Sealed Sword City, we'll disperse and walk on both sides of the carriages. This way, if the carriages are attacked, we'll be able to react immediately. However, the journey is still relatively safe, so you don't need to worry too much." Everyone nodded and then whispered the name of Buddha.
The speed of the carriages wasn't slow. Before long, they were already ten li away from Sealed Sword City. Yuan Jing and the others walked on both sides of the carriages, protecting them. Zhao Hai walked in the middle with his staff in hand. His eyes were looking down as he walked forward. However, his speed wasn't slow at all.
Along the way, they also encountered a lot of convoys. These convoys were also pulling things along with their guards. When the people in the convoys saw that their guards were Monks, they were surprised. But then they remembered that they were in Sealed Sword City, so they felt relieved. But Yuan Jing surprised Zhao Hai, he knew a lot of the guards in the convoys. From time to time, people would greet him and he would greet them. From this, one could see his connections. No wonder he received so many missions. With such connections, it wasn't strange for him to receive so many missions.
When it was almost noon, the carriages passed by a village. However, they didn't stop. Yuan Jing took the initiative to go to the village and buy some vegetables and meat. Then he directly followed the carriages forward.
At noon, the carriages arrived at a relatively large town. The carriages stopped at a small shop outside the town. Zhao Hai and the others also took out their rations and drank some water. Then they closed their eyes and rested.
After Shopkeeper Wu and the others ate, the carriages immediately went on their way. The carriages were very quiet. Zhao Hai and the others were also moving forward. However, their speed wasn't slow. In the afternoon, they passed by two more villages. When night fell, they saw a small town and prepared to rest.
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