"Sister, why did you insist on coming this time? I can go to the Fu City myself."
On a carriage in the center of the convoy, Cao Luan looked at his sister beside him and frowned, speaking.
"What if there's any danger on the road? You don't have any cultivation. What if you get injured?"
"Cao Luan, the delay in Fu City has been quite long. I might have to go there in person. Besides, I'll also take the opportunity to contact a few other old friends of father's. Perhaps we can open up new channels. So, no matter what, I have to go this time."
When she said this, Cao Ying's face showed a hint of helplessness.
"It's you, Cao Luan, you should be cultivating properly at Listening to the Moon Pavilion. There's no need to follow along."
"No, I can't watch you take risks. With me following, I can be more at ease. Besides, Sister, I'm not a child anymore. I have the ability to protect myself..."
Saying this, Cao Luan shook the long package in his hand.
Inside was the metal mechanism staff he had used in Ping Shan County before, which contained potent poison.
"Alright, alright, you're not a child anymore. But there shouldn't be any accidents this time. Since Lin Sheng is personally overseeing, he should be well-prepared. Moreover, the convoy is flying the banners of Blade Breaking Escort Agency and Seven Forms Sect. Even those who targeted us before will have to think twice if they want to make a move."
Cao Ying reached out and stroked Cao Luan's head, smiling as she spoke.
She chose to travel with the convoy to Fu City because she was completely confident in this delivery. Otherwise, with her personality, she wouldn't easily take risks, much less bring Cao Luan along.
In addition to Lin Sheng, she had also specifically contacted the Blade Breaking Escort Agency in Fu City. Their Cao Family had cooperated with the Blade Breaking Escort Agency several times before, so they were quite familiar with each other. Because of their past relationship, the Blade Breaking Escort Agency had also dispatched experts from their agency this time.
At the same time, carrying the name of the Seven Forms Sect this time would give them more leverage in negotiations in Fu City. After all, the Cao Family now only had the two siblings left. If they didn't show some strength to the outside world, how could their former business partners value them?
It would also deter those petty individuals who had ill intentions towards them.
"Don't worry, Cao Ying, since I've taken action, I will definitely ensure your safety."
At this moment, a loud voice sounded from outside the carriage.
This was a strong man dressed in black, holding a horsewhip and driving the carriage. A gilded heavy hammer lay flat on his lap as he sat cross-legged. The surface of the heavy hammer even had dark brown bloodstains that had long since dried, for who knows how long.
The man exuded a powerful aura and vigorous energy, surprisingly a peak Blood Transportation Realm expert. Listening to the conversation between the siblings in the carriage, he grinned.
"With Uncle Wu here, there's naturally nothing to worry about."
Hearing the voice of the strong man in black outside, Cao Luan immediately spoke.
His attitude towards the strong man held a hint of respect.
"Sister should have known Uncle Wu was back earlier. Why bother waiting for so long, wasting all this time?"
Wu Hai, one of the three deputy chief escorts of Blade Breaking Escort Agency besides Chief Escort Song Dao. Although he wasn't in the Bones Transformation Realm, he had few rivals in the Blood Transportation Realm. According to rumors, the number of Blood Transportation Warriors who had died by his hands was no less than ten.
He was able to become a deputy chief escort of Blade Breaking Escort Agency by relying on his own hands.
"Cao Luan, I've only been back for a few days myself. Before, I took a trip to Tiannan Prefecture, which was a long journey, and I lingered there for that extra time. I didn't expect that upon my return, Brother Cao had already..."
Outside the carriage, Wu Hai's voice sounded, carrying a hint of regret.
"Fate plays tricks on people. If father knew Uncle Wu's intentions, he would definitely be very happy."
Cao Ying said with a smile.
Wu Hai had quite a bit of friendship with their father, which was why they were able to persuade him to take action this time after learning that he had returned to Linjiang Prefecture.
"If you two siblings have any difficulties in the future, just tell me. If I can solve it, I will definitely not hesitate to act."
Wu Hai's voice came from outside, accompanied by a few thudding sounds, clearly indicating that he was pounding his chest.
"I looked at the bodies you brought back to the County Town. The person who did it is also an expert. They were basically killed with a single blow, and the speed was very fast. Being targeted by such a person is indeed troublesome. If he shows up this time, I will kill him and solve this problem for you."
"Thank you, Uncle Wu."
Hearing this, Cao Ying responded respectfully.
Cao Luan, however, directly crawled out of the carriage and grabbed Wu Hai.
"Uncle Wu, can you teach me your hammer technique? I want to learn the hammer from you."
"You want to learn the hammer? Cao Luan, it's not that Uncle won't teach you, but Uncle's hammer technique requires innate divine strength, otherwise it's difficult to achieve anything. Although your physique is not bad, it's still too difficult to achieve anything with Uncle's Chaotic Heaven Hammer set."
Outside the carriage, Wu Hai grinned and said lightly.
Hearing this, Cao Luan's face immediately fell, looking somewhat dejected.
Seeing this, Wu Hai wanted to say a few more words of comfort, and just then, the horses at the front of the convoy suddenly became restless.
"Something's happening."
A Forging Tendons Completion expert leading the way at the front of the Blade Breaking Escort Agency immediately shouted loudly.
Escorts had already drawn their weapons from their waists, ready for battle.
Roar--
Soon, several beast roars came from the mountain forest on one side.
The next moment, three large Black Bears rushed out and charged directly towards the convoy.
"They are Great Strength Savage Bears, stop them, don't let them get close..."
The leading escort, holding a thick iron rod, immediately dismounted and led several escorts to meet the three Black Bears.
The escorts were all experts at Forging Tendons Completion. They formed a battle formation among themselves and quickly stopped the three Black Bears. The iron rods in their hands fell like rain on the three Black Bears.
In just a few breaths, one Black Bear couldn't withstand the blows and fled in panic, clutching its head.
The second Black Bear was not so lucky. It was hit on the head several times by heavy rods. One eye, in particular, was directly burst by the powerful force. After roaring twice, it fell to the ground, clearly having lost the ability to resist.
Only the third Black Bear, which was also the strongest one, roared upon seeing this scene and went into a frenzy. It sent two escorts reeling back with a single slap.
Then it charged directly towards the convoy with such speed that the escorts didn't have time to stop it.
"Stop it!!"
The leading escort roared, but it happened suddenly. Some escorts in the convoy reacted and stepped forward to block, but they were also directly knocked away by the Black Bear.
Watching the approaching Black Bear, the horses in the convoy neighed repeatedly, showing signs of losing control.
"Good beast!!"
And just then, a deep voice sounded from within the convoy.
Immediately after, a gilded heavy hammer flew out, heading straight for the Black Bear.
The Black Bear reacted quickly and raised its paw to smash fiercely at the heavy hammer.
However, with a cracking sound of bones breaking, the heavy hammer directly shattered the thick bear paw and landed on the Black Bear's chest with undiminished force, sending its massive body crashing to the ground.
Roar...
A mournful roar sounded from the Black Bear's mouth, and soon it weakened. The Black Bear was already lifeless.
Wu Hai strode over and picked up the heavy hammer. By this time, the Black Bear's chest cavity had a terrifying indentation.
"This beast is quite a bit stronger than ordinary Great Strength Savage Bears. Skin it and take the hide, and also that bear paw."
"Yes, Escort Leader Wu!"
Several escorts immediately responded, stepping forward and skillfully skinning and dismembering the Black Bear.
"Uncle Wu is amazing!!"
Outside the carriage, watching Wu Hai casually throw out the heavy hammer and kill the huge and terrifying Great Strength Savage Bear on the spot, Cao Luan immediately clapped and kept shouting, his eyes filled with admiration as he looked at Wu Hai.
Noticing the young man's gaze towards him, Wu Hai smiled.
"It's just a high-grade ordinary fierce beast. Although its size is a bit larger than its kind, it's nothing. Alright, let's continue on our way."
After this small interlude, the convoy soon continued moving forward.
"Good strength. No wonder he uses a weapon like a heavy hammer."
In the carriage behind, Lin Sheng naturally clearly perceived what was happening outside.
He was also slightly surprised by Wu Hai killing the Great Strength Savage Bear with one hammer.
Although the Great Strength Savage Bear was just an ordinary beast, it had rough skin and thick flesh and was known for its strength. To kill it with one hammer, this Wu Hai of the Blade Breaking Escort Agency had good strength.
Brief thoughts flashed through his mind, and soon Lin Sheng closed his eyes again, adjusting his breathing and refining the cold poison of the Star Dew Grass.
He didn't pay attention to the so-called bandits. The main purpose of this trip was to resolve that Magic Seed.
Having Wu Hai should be enough to deal with those bandits.
He just didn't know if that Magic Seed would be attracted over.
Of course, it would be best if he could extract some money from those bandits to make up for his current financial shortage.
Soon a day passed. By this time, the convoy had been away from Wanhua City for three days, and the journey was already halfway complete.
Apart from the three Great Strength Savage Bears encountered a few days ago, nothing else unusual had happened.
"Previous convoys that were halfway through their journey were robbed. If those people choose to act, it should be soon."
Wu Hai's rough fingers stroked the gilded heavy hammer, his gaze constantly scanning the surroundings.
And Cao Luan took out a jade pot from his Pregnant, from which he released a small worm emitting a faint glow, clearly a Caiyu Worm.
He was clearly using the Caiyu Worm to detect potential dangers.
"With Uncle Wu here, those thieves probably won't dare to act rashly this time..."
Cao Luan said indifferently, looking at the unresponsive Caiyu Worm.
However, Cao Ying in the carriage frowned slightly.
She had spent a lot on this trip, and with Lin Sheng overseeing, her goal was to solve the problem of those who were targeting her all at once.
Another reason she chose to travel with the convoy was the intention of using herself as bait.
With her intelligence, it wasn't difficult to guess that the other party targeting Listening to the Moon Pavilion was more like targeting their Cao Family, targeting their cosmetic secret recipe, which was the art of insect breeding.
After all, their Cao Family now only had her and Cao Luan left. Compared to the goods, the two of them were undoubtedly more attractive targets.
Now that the journey was halfway complete and the bandits still hadn't made a move, she felt a little worried.
"Could it be that they were really scared by the reputation this time?"
She thought to herself, regretting having made such a big show of inviting the Blade Breaking Escort Agency. She should have let Wu Hai and his group remain hidden.
Of course, she chose to make such a big show of it because she also wanted all those who were targeting them to come out, so she could catch them all in one go.
If she didn't solve them this time, it wouldn't be so easy to act again in the future.
While she was feeling worried, she heard Cao Luan's light exclamation from outside.
"Huh?"
The Caiyu Worm that was circling above their heads was now emitting a faint red glow around its body.
"The Caiyu Worm is giving a warning, something's happening!!"
Cao Luan was startled at first, but quickly reacted and exclaimed in surprise.
Wu Hai, who was nearby, also noticed this scene. He grabbed his gilded giant hammer and fixed his gaze on the front.
Whoosh whoosh--
Streaks of strong wind sounded, followed by two muffled groans.
Two escorts at the front of the convoy had already fallen to the ground from the carriage.
"Tsk tsk, Blade Breaking Escort Agency is interesting..."
A short figure in black had already appeared at the front of the convoy. His black iron claws were stained with traces of blood, and he was looking at the Blade Breaking Escort Agency banner hanging at the front of the convoy with a cold smile.
"It's just a pity, it's useless."
A Gou stuck out his somewhat blackened tongue and licked the tip of his claw. His gaze then swept over the Seven Forms Sect banner at the rear of the convoy, and his eyes gleamed with excitement. Behind him, powerful figures had already emerged.
"It seems you were the ones who robbed the convoys before."
In the convoy, Wu Hai's tall and strong figure stepped out. His heavy hammer slammed onto the ground with a bang. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the short and thin A Gou, speaking in a deep voice.
Without giving the other party a chance to reply, Wu Hai flicked his toe, and the heavy hammer flew out.
The gilded heavy hammer, like a cannonball, cut through the air and went straight towards A Gou.
This blow came suddenly and was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, it had reached A Gou. The fierce wind directly made people's clothes flutter.
However, the heavy hammer was fast, but A Gou's movements were even faster.
In an instant, his figure disappeared from the spot. The heavy hammer missed and smashed into the mountain forest nearby, shattering a large tree as thick as a man's embrace.
"You have quite a few tricks up your sleeve, it's a pity to die here... Leave none alive..."
A Gou's figure was like a black shadow, already pouncing towards Wu Hai, and the figures behind him followed closely.
"Protect the convoy."
Seeing that his strike had missed, Wu Hai's eyes narrowed. He let out a low roar and took out a smaller heavy hammer from behind him to meet the attack.
"Chaotic Heaven!"
As the small hammer swung, it brought out a series of air-bursting sounds, heading towards A Gou with great agility.
Clang!
The iron claw and the small hammer collided, producing a crisp explosion.
A Gou's figure fell back, while Wu Hai stood in place. The hammerhead in his hand detached and chased after the opponent with a black chain, but the opponent twisted his body, barely avoiding the hammerhead shooting towards his face.
Rattle...
Amidst the sound of the chain colliding, the small hammer returned. A Gou seemed to have anticipated this scene. He crossed his iron claws behind his back, and a large shower of sparks erupted from the collision.
A Gou, using the force, quickly darted past.
Splat--
Amidst the sound of a sharp weapon entering flesh, a deep bloodstain about an inch deep appeared on Wu Hai's shoulder.
"The blood of a peak Blood Transportation Realm is indeed different..."
A Gou's sinister voice sounded. He licked the minced meat on his tungsten iron claws.
"You're seeking death!!"
Wu Hai looked at the wound on his shoulder and roared. He shook his hands, and the meteor hammer in his hand quickly spun.
"Unfortunately, the one who dies is you..."
A Gou sneered, and his figure pounced forward again.