Chapter 222: Chapter 219: Song Family Caravan_l
Translator: 549690339
In order to help Yang Chen, Jin Cheng racked his brains. In the end, Jin Cheng even managed to get some protective treasures and a large number of Spirit Stones for travel expenses from his father to give to Yang Chen.
At first, Yang Chen didn’t plan to accept it, but in the end, seeing Jin Cheng’s determination, Yang Chen reluctantly shook his head.
If he didn’t accept it now, Jin Cheng would probably not be at ease, so he took Jin Cheng’s kindness.
Afterward, Jin Cheng helped Yang Chen arrange an identity for departure.
In the end, Jin Cheng fabricated an identity for Yang Chen, allowing him to join the caravan of a family from Liaocheng going to the faraway MO City. With the caravan departing, he could deceive the Huang Family and avoid them causing trouble again in order to please Ming Emperor Sect.
And so…
Three days later, a caravan heading to MO City for trade left Liaocheng grandly with no one knowing that Yang Chen left Liaocheng in such a secretive
manner.
Yang Chen didn’t know that less than five days after he left Liaocheng, people from the Ming Emperor Sect arrived in the city and headed straight to the City Lord’s Mansion. The man leading them was none other than Elder Qian of the Ming Emperor Sect, who had lost the Dazzling Mind Bell.
Elder Qian didn’t bother to investigate and went straight to the City Lord’s Mansion to look for people.
Unfortunately, even after turning Liaocheng upside down, the Ming Emperor Sect still couldn’t find any trace of Yang Chen.
How would Elder Qian know that Yang Chen had already left Liaocheng by then?
In just five days, they had only covered 50% of the journey from Liaocheng to Mo City.
As the caravan rested, Yang Chen and Gu Mingyue sat in a corner among the resting people and horses, silent, observing their surroundings.
“Brother Yang, here, have some water!” At this point, an eleven or twelve-year-old boy ran over, holding a water sack and said with a grin.
Yang Chen and Gu Mingyue sat on a haystack together, watching the boy approach. Yang Chen smiled faintly, saying “Didn’t I already say it’s unnecessary?
“How could it be? The caravan has been on the road for five days straight, and anyone would be starving and thirsty,” the boy said with a worried face.
This made Yang Chen laugh involuntarily.
He had reached the Spirit Martial Realm now, and could rely entirely on
Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi for sustenance – why would he need to drink water?
However, Yang Chen still accepted the boy’s kindness, took the water sack, took a sip, and immediately handed it to Gu Mingyue. “Ming Yue, you should replenish your fluids too.”
“Yes, Young Master!” Gu Mingyue nodded with a smile.
At this moment, Yang Chen sat pondering, calculating in his mind.
“If nothing goes wrong, the Ming Emperor Sect should have arrived in Liaocheng by now,” Yang Chen murmured.
His appearance here today was naturally arranged by Jin Cheng.
‘I’ms caravan Delongea to tne song Family’s cnamDer or commerce In
Liaocheng, which had a cooperative relationship with the City Lord’s Mansion. The Song Family’s Chamber of Commerce went to MO City every year to purchase goods, aiming to stock up and continue their business in Liaocheng. Such caravans were commonplace and not unusual.
With Jin Cheng’s status, it was not difficult to get Yang Chen into such a caravan.
Firstly, the Song Family’s Chamber of Commerce going to MO City had many people and a strong influence, so there would not be too many bandits or mountain thieves causing trouble on the way. Secondly, he needed a cover to leave Liaocheng without being noticed.
Otherwise, with the Huang Family around, it would not be easy for him to leave Liaocheng without any trouble.
This caravan naturally served that purpose.
However, to keep it low-key and avoid detection, the identity Jin Cheng arranged for him was much more modest. People in the Song Family Caravan just thought him to be an ordinary person who had paid Spirit Stones to accompany the team.
At first, people in the Song Family Caravan were curious about him and many came to inquire about his background. Later, when they learned that Yang Chen had some small wealth from the Great Wilderness, their faces showed contempt and didn’t talk to Yang Chen anymore.
This caused most of the people who knew Yang Chen’s status not even planning to sit with him, seemingly feeling that sitting with someone from the Great Wilderness would lower their value.
Some of them had ulterior motives towards Gu Mingyue, as there were no women in the caravan. Quite a few people started harboring ill intentions when they saw Gu Mingyue’s beauty.
However, as the caravan moved forward, there were rules, so these people didn’t act for the time being.
That being said, the boy in front of him was an exception.
Over the past few days, the boy was the only one who didn’t despise his status. On the contrary, he quickly became familiar with Yang Chen.
The boy’s name was Song Chen, and he was eleven years old.
Although Song Chen was born in the Song Family, his status was much lower. He was the son of a lesser concubine of the Family Head, who had not been favored and died a few years ago. Naturally, Song Chen had little to nothing in the Song Family. Not only was he disliked, but he was also bullied, just like Yang Chen’s situation in the Yang Family.
However, Song Chen did not complain about it. Instead, his demeanor was cheerful, looking down on Yang Chen’s status in no way and quickly becoming close to him.
At this moment, Song Chen looked into the distance: “Brother Yang Chen, look! That’s our Song Family’s number one genius, Song Jianjun! He’s only 18 years old and has already reached the first level of the Spirit Martial Realm. I wish I could be like him one day.”
Yang Chen glanced at where Song Chen was pointing, raising his eyebrows slightly.
The person Song Chen pointed to was a 17 or 18-year-old young man with a handsome and elegant appearance. He stood in the crowd with his hands on his back, like the center of attention. His demeanor held a hint of arrogance, clearly enjoying the feeling.
Yang Chen remembered him. As Song Chen had said, Song Jianjun was the Song Family’s number one genius. But Yang Chen’s impression of him was not based on his talent, but rather on the fact that, from time to time, he looked at Gu Mingyue without scruples – which Yang Chen found very repulsive.
But with Yang Chen’s discernment, could reaching the first level of the Spirit
Martial Realm at the age of 18 be considered something? As long as Song
Jianjun didn’t make any excessive moves, Yang Chen naturally wouldn’t care.
With Song Chen’s voice lingering in his ears, Yang Chen smiled and said, “One day, you will also be like him.”
As Yang Chen spoke, he etched something onto a jade slip with his finger.
Song Chen’s smile was bitter. “Brother Yang Chen, you don’t have to comfort me. I know my own weight. To reach Brother Song Jianjun’s level is nothing but a luxury to me.”
“Who said I’m comforting you? Maybe one day, your brilliance will indeed outshine Song Jianjun’s.” Yang Chen’s mouth curved up.
He was telling the truth – Song Chen truly had that talent.
It’s just that no one in the Song Family had discovered this talent in Song
Chen..