The Tongtian Pavilion had not been peaceful recently. Several caravans outside had been attacked by demon beasts. This account was directly put on the head of the current second shopkeeper, Ji Wen. She had always been in charge of the transportation.
With such a big mistake, as the responsible person, Ji Wen was naturally duty-bound. In addition, there were rumors inside the Tongtian Pavilion that if Ji Wen couldn't improve the current situation, then she could only be transferred back to the headquarters after a year.
Presumably, the transfer back to the headquarters was also arranged by the Huo Clan. As long as Ji Wen returned, she would definitely face the marriage proposal of the Huo Clan.
This time, Ji Wen personally escorted a batch of extremely important materials to Maple Leaf City, which was four thousand miles away. It was supposed to be the responsibility of the third shopkeeper of the Tongtian Pavilion, but in view of the troubled times, Ji Wen, as the second shopkeeper, stood up to take on the heavy responsibility.
The materials transported this time were not very expensive. They were mainly some ordinary goods for trade. In view of the previous failures, the quantity transported this time was three times more than before. It was mainly some special materials and spiritual plants of Luoxia City.
These things were insignificant in the eyes of Yuanying cultivators, but for Foundation Establishment and Jin Dan cultivators, more than 80% of them were materials needed by mortals.
In addition to the original guards of the Tongtian Pavilion, the entire transport team also specially invited a group of escorts from the Bright Moon Escort Agency to accompany them. Most of these escorts were in the middle stage of Yuanying, and they usually took on some expensive escort tasks.
Escort tasks like this were rare. If it wasn't for the second shopkeeper personally coming forward to negotiate the price, the escort agency might not have accepted it.
This transport was not only to deliver the materials to Maple Leaf City, but also to show the world that the Tongtian Pavilion was fully capable as a large business. Two robberies were nothing, but the reputation of the Tongtian Pavilion couldn't be slandered.
The transport team set off from the entrance of the Tongtian Pavilion and slowly left the city through the east gate of Luoxia City. As the leader this time, Ji Wen naturally sat in the middle of the carriage pulled by the Earth Rhino.
At this time, there were two other maidservants sitting beside her in the carriage. They looked like they were wearing the maid costumes of the Tongtian Pavilion, but their eyes flashed with a trace of sternness as they stared around, as if they were secretly on guard. These two maidservants were Mei Xin 'er and Hua Yuxin.
This time, the Inspection Department mobilized three small teams with the letter 'Ren', and all of them blended into the transport team. Except for the two female cultivators who disguised themselves as maids and hid in Ji Wen's carriage, the rest of the people disguised themselves as escorts or servants.
As for Yi Tian, who was leading the way, he was carefully dressed. Because he was an ascended cultivator, his face was unfamiliar, so he was not afraid of being recognized.
Furthermore, he suppressed his cultivation to the middle stage of Yuanying, making him the perfect vanguard. In addition, before he became a cultivator, he had done a lot of escort work in the White Horse Gang. After a thousand years, he was not unfamiliar with it at all.
After Lian Feixiong disguised himself, he became Ji Wen's housekeeper and guarded the last few transport carriages. The three captains of the letter 'Ren' occupied the front, middle, and back respectively, while the other twelve members hid in their respective roles as escorts or servants.
The route this time was also arranged in advance. After departing from Luoxia City, they went straight south along the main road. After crossing the Canglan River, they passed through the Crescent Valley, and then through the Crystal Frost Forest, they would arrive at Maple Leaf City.
There were only three places where they could be ambushed on the way. Since they were mentally prepared, the rest of the journey was quite smooth.
Two days later, the large group arrived at the Canglan River. Immediately, the servants in the Tongtian Pavilion began to unload the goods from the Earth Rhinos, and then cut down trees to build rafts in preparation for crossing the river.
As the leader, Yi Tian also looked bored at this time and patrolled the surroundings vigilantly. Looking at the busy faces of the Tongtian Pavilion's servants, Yi Tian walked far away to the Canglan River. Then, he patted the beast pouch and released the Cloud Dream Toad.
This little guy had been stubbornly staying on the Wine Immortal Pot that it was connected to, and Yi Tian was also quite helpless about it. After having the experience of raising spiritual pets, he knew that he couldn't always spoil them. Sometimes, he had to let them out to move around and absorb some popularity.
After this Cloud Dream Toad came out and landed on his palm, it stayed there motionlessly. Yi Tian couldn't do anything about it. He thought that he had forcefully dragged it out to disturb his dream.
Just as he was wondering, the Cloud Dream Toad suddenly jumped into the water with a splash. It swam one round in the Canglan River and jumped back.
Just as Yi Tian turned around and rushed back to the transport team, he saw the Cloud Dream Toad open its mouth and croak. At first, Yi Tian didn't feel anything strange, but when he got closer to the Canglan River, the frequency of the Cloud Dream Toad's croaking increased by several times.
At that moment, Yi Tian was stunned and had a bad feeling. These spiritual pets were several times more sensitive than ordinary people. It was as if they were reminding him that danger was right in front of him.
In the blink of an eye, the transport team had already started to cross the river. If they were attacked at this time, they would be hit where it hurt.
Then, Yi Tian became suspicious. He thought that the chances of being ambushed in the Crescent Valley or the Crystal Frost Forest would be higher. He didn't expect Huo Jiong's people to be so impatient and ready to attack.
Then, he hurried to the side of Ji Wen's Earth Rhino carriage and shouted, "Master Ji, there's a situation."
The window opened and Ji Wen poked her head out to ask, "What's wrong, Leader Yi?"
"Something's wrong. I think something's going to happen, and it's not something good." Yi Tian was speaking when he suddenly heard some noise.
Looking back, it was those mortal servants and coolies shouting. In the blink of an eye, his gaze swept across the upper reaches of the Cang Lan River and he saw a white line of water rushing towards the ferry.
Yi Tian's eyes flashed and he glanced at the white line. Instantly, he realized that it was formed by a wave about three feet high.
Clearly, the person who cast this spell was proficient in water-type cultivation methods. In addition, there seemed to be a flash of blue light in the wave. Someone should be hiding in it.
There was a sudden whistle. Everyone present who hadn't crossed the river stopped what they were doing and hurriedly drove the Earth Rhinos to higher ground. A group of armed escorts leaped into the air and waited for the attack.
The wave swept over. In less than a thousand feet, it split into two and swept towards the caravans on both sides of the river.
At the same time, there was a wave of Immortal Transformation spiritual pressure in the wave. After three breaths, a blue-skinned cultivator holding two tridents rushed towards Ji Wen's Earth Rhino carriage. Clearly, the other party's goal was to kidnap them halfway.
Someone shouted, "It's the Great Bandit Blue Yaksha. Everyone run for your lives." In an instant, the entire scene became chaotic.
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