More than three hundred miles east of Yumen, in a small town called Jinchang.
The "painter" who rushed here before it got completely dark washed off the paint on his face, revealing a face with a high nose and deep eyes, with an obvious Thai-Western style.
However, this is inconspicuous in Jinchang City, because this city was founded by the Taixi people who stayed in Ganzhou when the Western Regions disappeared. Although after eight thousand years of reproduction, the people here have no differences in language or culture. They have long been no different from Daxia people, but their appearance can still be seen to be different.
The "painter" walked along the busy street to a three-story building and rang the doorbell.
A moment later, he saw a man in his thirties in the living room of the small building. He was wearing a blue suit that was incompatible with Daxia's clothes, and had a white handkerchief on his chest.
"Levi, have you entrusted the 'Phoenix' family with the mission?" the man said.
"Yes, Lord Garland." The painter, Levi, leaned forward and replied.
"Very good... but this is enough. Although the 'Phoenix' family has a good relationship with our family, our first priority in coming to the east is to find the 'son of prophecy' of the tribe.
"And people from the 'Phoenix' family may not be very willing to let us interfere too much."
At this point, Garland, who was extremely pale, paused and then asked, "Can you start painting your latest 'prophetic painting'?
"Families such as Vlad and Camilla have all found candidates for the 'Son of Prophecy'. Only three of the more powerful families in the group have yet to find one, and we are one of them.
"If the family cannot win this battle over the 'Child of Prophecy' and does not give birth to a 'Xiri' or 'Huiyue' wizard, it will be really dangerous."
“Painter” Li Wei said respectfully: “Soon, it will only take a few weeks.
"And this time it is the fourth painting, which should be able to touch the position of the 'Son of Prophecy' himself."
"You have to be more careful lately... Being noticed by Taoist officials in Daxia is not a big problem, but you must not let the people of the 'Moon Worshiping Sect' discover your identity, otherwise it will only become 'food' for them to practice." His face The pale Garcia warned.
After Li Wei said "yes" again, he considered it and said: "Lord Garcia, someone shared information at the party just now, saying that a town from the Kunlun Qionghua lineage is about to return from the 'subspace' in Yunzhou... …”
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Garcia: "This is none of our business... I emphasize again that our first priority is to find a 'Son of Prophecy'!
"What's more, most of the news released at a gathering of this level is deliberately spread by people with ulterior motives, and the purpose is never simple."
…
In an alley in the east district of Yumen County, a black cat with blue and yellow pupils jumped and ran quickly, dodging several children who were throwing stones at it, and jumped into the yard next to it.
Then, it ran to the backyard with ease and got into a side room through a window that was deliberately opened.
The next moment, with a wisp of green smoke rising up, the black cat disappeared, replaced by a woman in her twenties. Her appearance could only be described as average, but her temperament was excellent, and her every move made her look like a lady. style.
But what is a little embarrassing is that this lady of the house is not wearing any clothes at this time...
If Zhao Chen were here, he would definitely recognize her as Gong Fei, one of the three "famous people" who witnessed the competition for "Business Road".
The "Goddess of Fortune" stretched out her hand, and a delicate and elegant dress, obviously made by a famous artist, appeared in her hands. However, she did not put it on immediately, but lowered her head and thought:
"After deliberately releasing the news about Yunzhou, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble... This matter is still blocked by the 'Flower God Sect'. Once the intelligence is discovered to be leaked, the source of the secret leak will inevitably be deduced...
“While it’s hard to pinpoint me, it’s likely to be where I am.
"Well, we can't stay in Yumen anymore... It just so happens that Gong Yun, the heroine in 'The Seven Heroes of Monan', may not have been seen for a long time, so it's time to brush up on her presence to avoid being suspected..."
Thinking of this, Gong Fei's originally plain face suddenly became refined, and her temperament changed from "everybody's lady" to "heroic".
This is the appearance of Gong Yun, one of the five heroes in the "Seven Heroes of Monan".
Gong Yunming is Gong Fei's sister, but who would have thought that they are actually the same person.
After the transformation was completed, Gong Yuncai took out another set of clothes from somewhere and put them on.
"Also, the 'Chang Geng' at today's rally is Zhao Chen who competed a few days ago, right?
"He is the only one who cannot see through my eyes given by the Lord...
"Who is he... I always feel that he has some inexplicable connection with the Lord."
…
To the west of Yumen City, on the official road, several carriages were escorted by dozens of knights and formed a long queue out of the city gate.
This is Zhao Chen's caravan going to Dunhuang. Several carriages are pulling jars of sweet wine.
Of course, now this wine is no longer called "Bingquan", nor is it the starting "funds" given to him by his cheap father, but has been "purchased" by Zhao Chen himself.
As for the escorting knights, in addition to the Golden Dart Martial Arts School and the Fire Gun Team led by Zhao Zhan, there were also people from the Black Cloud Martial Arts School.
As a reward for being a "shill" last time, Zhao Chen allowed them to merge a caravan that cooperated with Heiyun Martial Arts into their own team, and jointly enjoy the tax-free privileges of the "trade route".
But correspondingly, Heiyun Martial Arts School also needs to be guarded.
However, not long after leaving the city, a gray-haired old man walked towards the convoy and asked Mo Qiu, the owner of Heiyun Martial Arts Hall, to take him with him so that he could pay the fare.
Mo Qiu did not make a decision on his own, but rode directly to a carriage behind him and asked through the window:
"Mr. Chen, someone wants to join our convoy."
——Since they couldn’t ride a horse, Zhao Chen and Qi Feimeng, who was pretending to be a maid, both sat on the carriage.
It is normal to go out and spend money to join a caravan these days. After all, caravans often hire bodyguards and martial artists, and their safety is guaranteed. So Zhao Chen was not surprised. He released his hold on Miss Qi's hand and finished. After talking to her, he casually asked: "Who is he?"
"It's Tao Zhou, the Dunhuang gunsmith master." When he mentioned this name, Mo Qiu's tone unconsciously contained a hint of respect.
Tao Zhou, the Dunhuang gunsmith master... This name is so familiar... By the way, the "Famous Gun Silver Moon" that the original owner's stepmother Li Xiuling gave me for self-defense seems to have been made by Master Tao Zhou.
If you send him along and form a good relationship, it shouldn't be a big problem.
As his thoughts turned, Zhao Chen agreed to the other party's request and asked Mo Qiu to place him on another carriage.
But just as Master Tao thanked him and followed Mo Qiu's disciple Ning Meng to another car, Zhao Chen, who was staring at his back, showed a thoughtful expression.
"What's wrong?" Qi Feimeng asked curiously.
"This master is very much like a member called 'The Craftsman' in the gathering I attended before..."
"His strength should not be weak, but now he is taking care of our team... Either he wants to keep a low profile, or he has caused some trouble."
There will be an update in the early morning
(End of chapter)
