Chapter 1083: White Horse Avalanche, Meteor Bandits

Heavy snow filled the sky.

On the not-so-flat road, a bloated caravan was moving slowly.

The caravan was mainly composed of carts and horses, supplemented by cattle and mules.

Figures were moving in front, constantly sweeping away the thick snow to open up a road for the carts and horses behind to pass normally.

The middle position was mainly composed of tall horses and gorgeous carriages.

And in the rear, there were a large number of mules, horses, and yellow cattle carrying a large amount of goods. Moreover, the team in the rear was constantly increasing as they passed through one town after another.

In the middle of the team, on a gorgeous carriage.

It was freezing cold like ice outside, but it was warm like spring inside the carriage.

Jing Lan was pouring tea and adding water somewhat clumsily, while an old man and a young man were talking happily.

It was already the end of the year, and several days had passed since they set off to leave Qingshan Town.

Luo Chen took Jing Lan, traveled light, joined Manager Yan's caravan, and went to the legendary Yixian City.

On the way, Manager Yan was very enthusiastic about Luo Chen!

Not only did he arrange the best carriage, but he also didn't slack off in food, drink, and clothing, and even wanted to send a few beautiful maids to serve.

Luo Chen didn't care about these external things, so he refused the service of outsiders, just letting Jing Lan accompany him.

And for Manager Yan, he also returned the other party's enthusiasm, inviting the other party to chat from time to time.

Manager Yan's real name is Yan Song, and he is fifty-six years old.

For body cultivators, if they don't enter the third realm, the Furnace Realm, it is difficult to increase their lifespan, and they usually look at most younger and more energetic than their peers.

However, the age of fifty-six is actually not old, at least not that old.

But the reason why Manager Yan looked so old was that he had suffered a serious injury when he was young, and in order to temper his physical body and blood and energy, his appearance aged much faster than ordinary people, and now he looked almost like an octogenarian.

"If it weren't for that injury, I wouldn't have stopped at the late stage of the Blood River Realm, let alone thought of taking a shortcut to imitate the Gang Qi transformation of the Furnace Realm, but ended up in a neither fish nor fowl appearance, making Senior laugh."

Manager Yan smiled bitterly, and didn't feel ashamed at all in front of Luo Chen for not calling himself a junior.

After learning that the other party might be an old monster who had cultivated for hundreds or thousands of years, even if the other party had no magic power now, his age was enough to make him call him "Senior". Especially after Luo Chen showed body cultivation strength far beyond his own, this kind of address was even more convinced.

"Because I offended a guest in the city, I was almost beaten to death. If it weren't for the Young City Lord pitying my hard work, I'm afraid this life would be gone. But in order not to implicate my family, I still took the initiative to ask to come to this remote town, and by the way, help the Young City Lord manage some industries."

Luo Chen listened quietly, and didn't show much emotion for Manager Yan's pouring out of his heart.

It was obvious that the other party was so deep in conversation just to get closer to him and bind the two together.

Actually, there was no need. As long as the other party performed well enough, he, Luo Chen, didn't mind pulling him.

Luo Chen asked casually, "Are the caravans that joined halfway also the industries of that Young City Lord?"

Manager Yan hesitated, and then nodded: "You can say so."

"Mm?" Luo Chen made a confused nasal sound.

Manager Yan explained: "Strictly speaking, the industries of the nearby towns all belong to the City Lord's Mansion of Yixian City. And City Lord Xiao has been away for more than ten years, and all matters are managed by our Young City Lord on his behalf. As long as the appointment from the Realm Lord's side comes down, the Young City Lord can officially become the real Lord of Yixian City. At that time, these industries will naturally belong to him."

Luo Chen frowned, has the real Lord of Yixian City been away for more than ten years?

Manager Yan suddenly smiled: "Industries like this are all over the thousand miles around Yixian City, countless. And the Young City Lord cannot control them alone, so he mostly masters important industries, while those scattered and remote industries are mostly managed by guests or old servants loyal like me. If Senior gets the Young City Lord's favor, he can either live in the city and enjoy glory and wealth, or be sent to sit in one side, holding great power, isn't it beautiful?"

Jing Lan, who was quiet on the side, heard this, and her ears couldn't help but stand up, and a look of excitement appeared on her face.

People in this area live quite hard, and the harsh natural environment and the three great natural disasters that appear from time to time limit their normal activities. If they can find a stable place, whether it is in the city or in other places, it is a dream place.

However, Luo Chen's expression remained unmoved, but instead thought of some other things.

He suddenly asked: "How many children does the City Lord who left have?"

Manager Yan's expression changed, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

His lips trembled, hesitating whether to say it, but Luo Chen had already raised his hand to interrupt the other party.

"No matter, it's not an important thing anyway."

Manager Yan was stunned, and then realized that this was caused by the other party's powerful self-confidence, and he didn't care at all how many powerful enemies the Young City Lord had.

Luo Chen suddenly changed the subject and asked: "I wonder how much Manager Yan knows about the Ghost Rain among the three great natural disasters?"

Changing the topic, Manager Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

He subconsciously answered: "Ghost Rain is the most frequent natural phenomenon among the three great natural disasters, especially in spring and summer, it is the most frequent, but it is rare in winter like this..."

In Manager Yan's mouth, the specific situation of Ghost Rain was much more detailed than what Luo Chen had inquired from the villagers.

From the law of appearance, to the impact on nature and humans, and how to defend, all were explained clearly.

Among them, it was inevitable to mention the "Ghost Nightmare" that accompanied it.

When talking about Ghost Nightmare, Manager Yan specifically observed Luo Chen's expression changes, and seeing that the other party showed an interested look, he specifically said a little more.

"This thing has no actual form, born with rain, gathered by the crowd. The more people there are, the more Ghost Nightmares there are, and the more powerful the strong, the more powerful Ghost Nightmares will be attracted. According to the records left by cultivators who fell here, this kind of ghost thing can only be ground away with the purest soul power. And for our body cultivation practitioners, we need powerful martial arts will to resist and defend... But with the research of later generations, some additional methods of confrontation have been gradually explored. Among them, Dream Stone is the simplest and best way to block Ghost Nightmare. The reason why our Yixian City can rank among the top in the seventy-two cities of the Great Destruction Realm, besides special products like Mi Xian Smoke and Sky Star Evil Qi, is also related to occupying the largest Dream Stone vein."

"Manager Yan, drink tea." Jing Lan added a cup of tea for him.

After saying so much in one breath, Manager Yan was also a bit thirsty, thanked Jing Lan, and drank the tea in one gulp.

"Luo Senior, I only know so much about the Ghost Rain. Perhaps there are more specific records, but that is the collection of the City Lord's Mansion, but I cannot contact more."

Luo Chen nodded lightly, and his thoughts were already clear.

Sure enough, long before him, there were cultivators who recognized Ghost Nightmare, and later people explored a clear defense method.

Seeing that he couldn't learn more from Manager Yan, Luo Chen changed the subject again, preparing to understand other things.

"That Mi Xian Smoke... eh?"

Luo Chen gave a light "eh", raised his head and looked outside.

Manager Yan was stunned, "What's wrong?"

"Go and see, trouble is coming."

Manager Yan frowned, just about to get up, but a vibration came, almost shaking him over, but fortunately, the strength energy on his feet flowed and stabilized his figure.

He had just pushed aside the curtain and walked out, when he heard screams one after another from all around.

"Avalanche!"

"Run!"

"Run what, gather inward, guard the caravan!"

As the group of bandits galloped closer and closer, even the mortals in the caravan could identify that it was not an avalanche, but a mighty horse bandit.

Especially some experts in the caravan who recognized the origin of the horse bandits were even more like facing a great enemy.

Fortunately, as a caravan of the City Lord's Mansion, they were experienced, and under the orders of experts, they quickly stabilized the formation.

Manager Yan stood on the carriage and looked around, taking the situation around him into his eyes.

More than a dozen people in front, ten people on the left and right.

There were none in the back, but this was not good news.