In the Zhong Yi Hall, Qin Shujian was bored to death as he sat idly.
After taking over the Cold Mountain Stronghold, all the bandits here were considered his own people. He couldn't kill them as he wished.
Even if he killed them all, the life force he obtained wouldn't be enough for him to reach the fifth layer of the Body Tempering Scripture.
After becoming the Leader of the Cold Mountain Stronghold, he couldn't leave the area of Cold Mountain as he wished.
This caused the only plan Qin Shujian had in mind to fall through.
Therefore, he was very idle now.
Other than practicing the Black Tiger Saber Technique and cultivating the Body Tempering Scripture, he had nothing else to do.
Suddenly.
Wang Tiezhu rushed in from outside. When he saw Qin Shujian, he immediately reported, "Reporting to Stronghold Leader, a caravan has entered the area of Cold Mountain!"
"Where?!" Qin Shujian immediately sat up straight.
A caravan!
That meant he had a source of income.
Wang Tiezhu said, "It's on the Jing Yang Road, about thirty to forty Li east of the Cold Mountain Stronghold."
"How's the strength of the caravan?"
"There are twenty to thirty guards. Their strength should be about the same as our brothers." Wang Tiezhu answered honestly.
Twenty to thirty guards, this was indeed a large number.
Don't forget that there were seventy bandits in the Cold Mountain Stronghold.
Therefore, when Wang Tiezhu finished speaking, Qin Shujian immediately stood up and ordered, "Pass down my orders. All brothers, except for a few who stay behind to guard the stronghold, come with me.
I want to see who dares to do business in the area of Cold Mountain without permission. "
"This subordinate obeys."
Soon after, the entire Cold Mountain Stronghold began to move.
These bandits weren't very intelligent, but they were able to execute orders without fail.
Out of the seventy bandits, Zhang Tieniu left with four bandits, leaving only sixty-five.
Now, Qin Shujian left ten bandits behind to guard the stronghold. The remaining fifty-five bandits came with him.
With a single order, the bandits rushed down Cold Mountain like a swarm of bees.
— —
Jing Yang said.
On both sides of the road were steep hills overgrown with withered yellow weeds. In the middle was a road that allowed people to pass through.
A caravan with a dozen or so carriages slowly drove down the Jing Yang Road. Twenty to thirty guards with swords and sabers at their waists were escorting them.
Rumble!
A few large rocks rolled down from the hills on both sides, cutting off the path of the caravan.
The huge commotion caused by the falling rocks immediately caused a commotion among the horses. The originally moving carriage was also forced to stop.
"Kill!"
"Kill! Kill! "
Shouts of killing could be heard from all directions.
A group of bandits in ragged clothes and wielding large sabers rushed down from the hill and surrounded the caravan.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Unsheathing their swords and sabers, the guards of the caravan simultaneously protected the many horses in the center and confronted the bandits.
"This mountain was opened by me, and this tree was planted by me. If you want to pass through here, you have to pay the toll."
Qin Shujian stepped out from behind the bandits and looked at the caravan in front of him. His tiger-head saber reflected a dazzling cold light under the sunlight.
"May I ask which of you is the one who can make the decision? Why don't you step forward and have a chat?"
After saying this.
There was a slight commotion in the caravan.
A stout middle-aged man dressed in silk walked out from the group of guards. He smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "I am Han Jing, the manager of the Carrier Trading Company. May I know if you are the heroes of the Cold Mountain Stronghold?"
"Since you know that we are from the Cold Mountain Stronghold, why did you step into the territory of the Cold Mountain Stronghold without permission?" Qin Shujian narrowed his eyes and said indifferently.
What was the Carrier Trading Company? He had never heard of it.
However, judging from the jade stone rings on all ten of Han Jing's fingers, he knew that the Carrier Trading Company was extremely wealthy.
Qin Shujian tried to see through the other party's attributes.
However, the invisibility skill that allowed him to see who he wanted to see in the Cold Mountain Stronghold was useless in front of Han Jing.
Not only that.
He glanced at all the people of the Carrier Trading Company, but he could not see any of their attributes.
This meant that only people of the same power could see each other's attributes.
Han Jing looked around at the numerous bandits of the Cold Mountain Stronghold. The smile on his face grew wider. "I have heard that the Cold Mountain Stronghold Master Wu Sheng is a famous expert in this area.
I wonder if Stronghold Master Wu is here this time? "
"Stronghold Master Wu is not here, but Stronghold Master Qin is."
Han Jing was startled for a moment. Then, he laughed and said, "So it is Stronghold Master Qin. I have been blind."
As he said this, he took out a long and flat wooden box from his bosom and gestured to the guard beside him to hand it over.
"This is the first time the Carrier Trading Company has come to your precious land. We apologize for our lack of manners. This is a small gift from the Carrier Trading Company. Please accept it, Stronghold Master Qin."
After receiving the box, Qin Shujian opened it in front of everyone.
Ten shiny silver ingots were neatly placed on the box.
"You have received ten taels of silver!"
In his mind, the System's message arrived just in time.
The entire Cold Mountain Stronghold only had fifty taels of silver in assets. Now that Han Jing had given him ten taels of silver for passage, it was actually not a small amount.
However —
Qin Shujian looked at the dozen or so carriages of the Carrier Trading Company. The axles of the carriages left deep marks on the road as they passed by.
After putting away the ten taels of silver, a smile appeared on his face.
"Cold Mountain Stronghold appreciates the Carrier Trading Company's good intentions. I see that the falling rocks are blocking your way. Why don't we clear them away for your trading company?"
"There is no need to trouble you with such a small matter."
"Of course, of course." Qin Shujian ignored Han Jing's refusal and immediately ordered all the bandits surrounding the Carrier Trading Company to clear away the large rocks blocking the road ahead.
Seeing this, Han Jing still had a faint smile on his face, but the cold light in his eyes was concealed.
The Carrier Trading Company was famous throughout the country. Now, even a small Cold Mountain Stronghold dared to ask them for passage money.
If this matter were to spread, it would have a negative impact on them.
In the future, even a cat or dog would dare to intercept the Carrier Trading Company when they traveled in the lush forest.
However, the Cold Mountain Stronghold was powerful now. Although he had many guards on his side, there was still a great risk if they were to clash head-on with the other party.
Therefore, Han Jing did not intend to fall out with the Cold Mountain Stronghold now.
Once this batch of goods was delivered, he would have a way to deal with the small Cold Mountain Stronghold.
Just as Han Jing was thinking about this, loud noises came from the hillsides on both sides.
Rumble!
Dozens of rocks rolled down from the hillside. Based on the trajectory of the rocks, the Carrier Trading Company was sandwiched in the middle.
"Oh no!" Han Jing shouted.
The other guards of the trading company were also in a great commotion at this moment.
The motionless horses seemed to have sensed a threat and began to stir restlessly, wanting to escape.
Han Jing did not have time to think. Seeing a rock falling from above, it was too late to dodge. He could only use all his strength to hit the rock with his palms.
Bang! Boom!
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