Chapter 67: Give It Ten Thousand Jin!

It was Wang Lan's first time seeing a monster that stopped a caravan to trade with them, and also her first time seeing such a logical, orderly monster, completely opposite to the stereotypes she previously held.

After the conversation, not only Wang Lan was stunned, but also the escort masters accompanying her were stunned.

"How is it? I think I've already shown great sincerity, miss," Wang Wu was not in a hurry, quietly waiting for the other's reply.

"If, if it's a monster, if the king trusts this little girl…" Wang Lan nodded and answered.

"Then let's set out." Wang Wu waved his hand and flew into the sky again.

Thus, the fine horses beneath them began to gallop across the continent again. Over the Wang Gu Lin to their side, a bug‑man with wings on its back and horns on its head kept following them, racing toward He Dong Xian.

"Miss, when we enter the city, how do you plan to arrange things?"

The fine horses beneath the party were swift; although their speed was not the previous 120 km/h, they were now reaching ninety. Earlier, the one who had let Wang Lan run ahead, he and his brothers, risking their lives to buy her time, the cultivator arrived beside Wang Lan and asked.

"After you enter the city, go immediately to report to the lord and the city‑guard cultivators, then prepare provisions," Wang Lan instructed:

"Prepare five thousand jin of meat quickly, find a few daring carters to deliver the goods outside the city. According to what the monster said, stopping on the Guan Dao outside the city is sufficient."

"The remaining payment…" the escort chief wanted to say, but quickly caught himself, smiled and shook his head, "I almost thought that monster was human; indeed it is a true‑realm great monster, truly extraordinary."

"Indeed." Wang Lan also nodded, "It's still my first time encountering such a monster; I suppose I've broadened my knowledge."

The escort chief, a cultivator, also nodded in agreement.

Outside He Dong Xian, thirty kilometers from He Dong Xian.

Wang Wu hovered over the forest there, not daring to get too close. Because something on the city wall had already taken aim at him, giving him a huge sense of threat.

This sense of threat would intensify rapidly once he approached within thirty kilometers of the county seat, meaning that if he were hit even once, at best he would be seriously injured, at worst he would turn into basketball superstar Kobe Bryant.

Thinking of that thing on the wall, Wang Wu flew backward a bit. At this distance, the threat still existed, but at least it was not as intense.

"Sir! Sir!! Sir!!!!"

He Dong Xian main camp, inside the county commander's tent.

The urgent summons disturbed County Commander Zhang Fei's peaceful dream; he snatched off the bellyband from his face and glared at the rushing foot soldier.

"What are you doing!???" he shouted angrily, "Do you know what day it is today!?"

"Reporting to the county commander, over sixty li outside the city, on the Wang Gu Lin, there is a—there is a monster!!!" The foot soldier, upon entering Zhang Fei's tent, immediately knelt, not daring to raise his head, because sitting on Zhang Fei was a…

In short, he dared not look.

"What monster? Damn it, say it in one breath!!" Upon hearing this, Zhang Fei's expression instantly turned serious. Though he usually indulged in revelry, he could still discern the gravity of the situation.

Since his subordinate came to find him at this time, it naturally indicated the situation was serious.

"A… a true‑realm great monster…" the foot soldier stammered, "It is waiting above the Wang Gu Lin outside the city. According to the merchants who fled into the city, this monster stopped them on the road, looking to trade for food."

"However, the Wang Clan's caravan this time was not carrying food, yet the monster seemed quite reasonable, paid them a deposit, waited outside the city, and let them purchase five thousand jin of meat to deliver outside the city…"

After speaking, after waiting a long time, the foot soldier couldn't help but secretly raise his eyes to glance at his superior, but before his head could lift even a few degrees, Zhang Fei smashed a women's shoe onto his face.

"What are you looking at!?" Zhang Fei scolded.

"M-Master…" struck by the shoe, the foot soldier was instantly stunned.

"They came to buy something; just sell it to it, okay? Go inform the Wang Clan, give that monster ten thousand jin of meat, and send it away!" Zhang Fei waved his hand and ordered.

"But…" the foot soldier clearly wanted to say more, but before he could finish a word, Zhang Fei cut him off:

"A monster that can communicate with humans, speak coherently, knows how to do business with people, and even pays a deposit—such a monster is quite rare. Having such a monster outside He Dong Xian is certainly better than that cannibalistic monster that infiltrated a village over eighty years ago, right?"

"Go down!" After speaking, Zhang Fei waved his hand.

After waiting a while, seeing the foot soldier hadn't left, Zhang Fei frowned, "What, do you intend to inform the Demon‑Suppression Office or the few real people in the county? I don't know whether those real people will act, but if the Demon‑Suppression Office arrives—considering it's already winter, the earliest they could come is next year. When that time comes to purge people, I'll be the first to wipe this beast out!"

"Get out!!"

With those words, the foot soldier hurriedly fled the big tent. At that moment, a pair of soft arms slipped back onto Zhang Fei's neck.

"Lord Zhang~~~"

The voice was so cloyingly oily, as sweet as gulping down an entire jar of honey in one breath.

"Hehe, beauty, come, I just learned a new move from a book a few days ago~ Haha!!"

Soon, the big tent was once again filled with a lively atmosphere.

Outside the city.

What surprised Wang Wu was that he didn't have to wait long. Moreover, the weapon on the city wall, after he waited for a while, no longer aimed at him.

One carriage after another drove out of the city, racing toward him. The occupants of the carriages were all cultivators, but their strength was evidently modest—they were all ordinary realm cultivators.

After the carriages left the city, the cultivators stood up from the carriages, seemingly having cast some spell. Then they jumped off, but the carriages continued moving toward this side.

At this moment it was already dark, and the sun would set completely soon. If ordinary carters were sent out, even though Wang Wu wouldn't harm them, they would most likely be unable to return.

The last driver‑cultivator leapt from his carriage, but did not immediately return to the city; instead, he shouted toward Wang Wu.

"A total of ten thousand jin of provisions, delivered to you! Since you are reasonable and informed, our Great Zhou also possesses benevolent virtue and will not arbitrarily kill you. Depart!" Though far away, the cultivator's voice reached Wang Wu's ears clearly, evidently using a transmission spell.

After speaking, the cultivator bowed toward Wang Wu's direction, then turned and returned to the city. After he entered the city, the open city gates slowly closed.

The cultivator Wang Wu recognized was the Lu‑surnamed cultivator who liked Wang Lan.

The carriage still rushed this way, but it would take a few more hours to reach here. Glancing at the weapon on the distant city wall, Wang Wu did not go over, remaining quietly waiting above the Wang Gu Lin.

Returning a bit later this season wasn't a problem for him, as long as it wasn't too late.

At 4:30 p. m., the sun had already set completely; the sky showed no starlight, the whole world was pitch black, only the distant cities and human villages still displayed flickering firelight.

Wang Wu flew on his way home; he had already inspected the carriage and its cargo, and there were no issues. He left the carriage and horse alone, and collected the goods directly with a ring.

Returning to his dwelling, the forest darkness grew even denser, making even some nocturnal animals hard to see on such a night. But this did not affect Wang Wu; in this darkness he could still see the whole world clearly.

"Wu Lang."

Landing at his doorstep, a kite's cry came from behind. Wang Wu turned his head and saw a body torn into four pieces.

"What's wrong, Kite?" Wang Wu returned to human form, walked to her front, and placed a gentle kiss on her mouth.

"In the mountain, something happened." Kite said haltingly, word by word:

"During this period, at night, do not go out."

Very, dangerous.

(End of chapter)