Since practicing martial arts, Chen Shaojun has rarely slept properly.

Most of the time, they are spent in practice.

First, there is the unshakable movement of sitting and forgetting sutras.

Even though every time he practices Zuo Forget Sutra, the amount of mental energy he can improve is limited, but the little he adds adds up to a lot.

A small step of progress every day will be a big step if you look at it ten days and a half months later.

At least at this time, Chen Shaojun already felt that his mental power had improved a lot compared to when he had perfected the All Souls Divine Solution.

This is reflected in the fact that the range of mental power radiation has increased from the original twenty feet to twenty-one feet.

"Twenty-one feet is seventy meters.

For any court official, this is an almost impossible value.

Even if there are treasure interpreters who specialize in serving Taoist monks, there are probably not many strong men who can raise their spiritual power to more than twenty feet, right?"

Chen Shaojun was slightly satisfied.

Therefore, he also attaches great importance to sitting and forgetting sutras.

Even when he is busy, he will take time to practice and improve his mental strength bit by bit.

In addition to sitting and forgetting the sutra, it is naturally the chapter on Taishang's induction.

Even though he can now improve his magical power through the golden light of merit, he will feel refreshed and full of energy after every practice.

This kind of state is also hard to find, and now that he is used to practicing, he will naturally not give up.

Early the next morning, before dawn, some people in the caravan started shouting to gather.

Then after a simple breakfast, we started to set off again.

After a night of correction, even though many people did not sleep very comfortably, after all, there were a lot of mosquitoes in the mountain village.

But the speed of the caravan was still faster than yesterday.

It is also worth mentioning that Dongfang Bai kept his promise and actually came to the side of Chen Shaojun's carriage to protect him.

Chen Shaojun tried to persuade him a few words, but when he saw that the other party was unmoved, he had no choice but to let it go.

However, Chen Shaojun didn't stay on the carriage for long.

He was thinking about improving the stacking talisman to perfection as soon as possible. In addition, although he passed the treasure appraisal yesterday and discovered many secrets about the caravan, he also knew that there would be some bandit forces that would be detrimental to the entire caravan.

But he is still not sure how many people these gangs of bandits will dispatch, how many masters there will be, and the specific location and time when they will take action...

Then, Chen Shaojun began to walk among the entire team again.

While walking around and chatting with people, he would take out treasures from a person for identification using the skills of his bare hands, and then put the identified treasures back into the person's body without anyone noticing.

During this period, Dongfang Baijing also followed Chen Shaojun and protected him.

But even if the two of them were very close, the other party couldn't see Chen Shaojun's actions. This shows that his speed is very fast and his methods are very secretive.

Time passed unconsciously, and Chen Shaojun also took out treasures from an individual for identification.

After summarizing the news, some new discoveries were made.

"The groups of bandits who planned to attack the entire caravan this time were not acting alone, but several forces were connected together.

In addition, in addition to the Red Sect, Jinshan Bandits, and Ax Village that I knew before, there is also a gang called the Black Tiger Gang who is involved."

"Among them, the Jinshan Bandits and Ax Village are actually small and medium-sized bandits. The entire Jinshan Bandits only number eighty, and there are only thirty or forty who are truly capable of fighting. The leader is named Zhao Jinshan, who is ranked No. 1 in the Qi Sea Realm.

At the fifth level of strength, there are also two warriors at the early stage of the Qi Sea Realm, namely Wu Yong with the Vajra Body and Li Hui with the Iron Legs.

The strength of the Ax Village is similar to that of the Jinshan Bandits. The leader of the Ax Village is named Xu Jia. I heard that the leader of the Ax Village practices horizontal kung fu. He is invulnerable and powerful. His strength is probably around the sixth level of the Qi Sea Realm, and so are his subordinates.

The two Qi Sea realm warriors are Xu Lang, the leader of the second village, and Zhou Wei, the leader of the third village. The rest are thirty or forty body-refining realm experts with combat capabilities.

As for the Black Tiger Gang, although it can only be regarded as a small gang in Shengjing City, the fact that the other party can gain a firm foothold in Shengjing City is enough to prove the opponent's strength.

In the entire gang, in addition to the gang leader Zhao Hu, who has reached the eighth level of the Qi Sea Realm, there is also a deputy gang leader who is a top-grade martial artist at the seventh level of the Qi Sea Realm, and two elders who have reached the fifth level of the Qi Sea Realm.

And three helmsmen at the early stage of the Qi Sea Realm, plus hundreds of helpers...

If you look at it carefully, it is not much weaker than the strength of the guards of Mo's Trading Company this time.

Although, these forces may not necessarily move in full force.

but……"

Chen Shaojun frowned slightly.

He did not forget that among the forces taking action this time, there was also the powerful Red Sect.

This is a rebel force that dares to assassinate the prince. The hidden strength is terrifying and absolutely astonishing.

If a strong person from the Xiantian realm is dispatched...

"Probably not?

Based on the fact that one carriage can pull 30,000 taels of silver, the total of seven carriages is only 200,000 taels of silver. Shouldn’t it be enough to provoke a strong person in the Xiantian realm to take action?"

Chen Shaojun muttered, feeling quite relieved.

What is the status of a Xiantian-level person with great strength? Generally speaking, he should not take risks for a mere two hundred thousand taels of silver.

"However, just in case, I still need to be prepared for someone strong in the Xiantian realm to take action."

Chen Shaojun thought to himself, feeling quite relieved.

His strength is still not weak.

The peak of the ninth level of the Qi Sea Realm is only one step away from the Innate Realm. Coupled with nine years of mana practice and many spells at his side... Even if he is defeated, it is not difficult to escape.

"In addition, through this treasure appraisal, I finally got a more useful information.

That is to determine their approximate location of action.

Yingou Ridge.

At the foot of a rolling mountain."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chen Shaojun's eyes flashed, and combined with his memory, he discovered that the so-called Yingou Ridge was a place thirty miles away from them.

At the speed of their group, they will arrive at about three or four o'clock in the afternoon and officially enter the scope of Yingou Ridge.

"Everyone, hurry up.

Crossing the two avenues in front is Yingouling.

Let’s try to get out of Yingouling completely before dark.”

Far away, in Mo's Trading Company, a guard shouted loudly.

"Yangou Ridge? This Yingou Ridge is not a kind place.

Normally, it is not difficult to cross over before dark, but if you accidentally get noticed by the people from Guitou Village in Yingouling, you will have to shed a layer of your skin even if you don't die."

Just at this moment, the two businessmen who were walking together in front of Chen Shaojun were talking, with a look of awe in their tone.

"Guitou Village?

Are there any cottage bandits still entrenched on the Yingou Ridge ahead?"

Chen Shaojun was startled and quickly took two steps forward and asked.

However, he calmly took something from each of them and identified it one by one.

It soon became clear that both of them were street vendors in Shengjing City.

Originally, I usually only wandered around various mountain villages near Shengjing City.

Who would have known that some time ago, a group of people calling themselves the Business Alliance came and approached them directly, saying that all the selling businesses around them had been contracted by the other party and asked them to find another way to make a living.

Later, the two of them found out that this so-called business alliance was actually a small gang that had just been established. They took a fancy to the business they were traveling to and from various villages, and immediately took over everything.

They are just ordinary traders, doing small business, how can they compete with those gangs?

As a last resort, I had to find another way to make a living.

But apart from selling goods on the streets, what else can they do?

Fortunately, they had been doing business for many years and knew that persimmons in the west were more expensive in the south due to the South-to-North Water Diversion. So they gritted their teeth and stamped their feet. Together they sold a batch of Shengjing City's unique yellow silk cloth and headed to a nearby city.

Naturally, we followed the caravan of Mo's Trading Company for safety.

"Of course.

On top of the Yingou Ridge, the Guitou Village is home to the strongest group of bandits within a hundred miles.

It is said that there are two to three thousand people in the entire village, which can be said to be very rampant.

It’s not like the government has done nothing. I heard that they have sent troops to carry out encirclement and suppression campaigns many times, but because of the mountain stronghold’s easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack geographical location, they could only return without success.”

One of the middle-aged merchants heard this and quickly explained.

"Even the government's encirclement and suppression campaign failed to break through the enemy's stronghold?"

Chen Shaojun said with some disbelief.
To be continued...