AIP - Chapter 123: Meeting Death

Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr

It was springtime, and the rivers were thawing. This was the season when the trade routes began to flow once more.

Merchants and travelers moved along the West Wind Old Road.

A merchant convoy slowly emerged out of the distance, flags rising from three sides of the carts.

On one side was the character "黎" (Li), indicating that this was a merchant convoy from the Li Clan of Wanquan City.

On another was a triangular flag depicting a majestic lion. This was an indicator that the Lion Escort Company of Wanquan City was in charge of escorting the convoy.

At the very front was a flag bearing the silver moon. This was the symbol of the Basking Moon Sect and a sign that this merchant convoy was transporting the goods of the Basking Moon Sect.

Wang Kuizhong sat on the cart at the very front, warily looking around.

One of the young guards seemed to be thirsty and left his post to head to the rear cart to get some water. Wang Kuizhong spotted this and immediately pointed at him. "Shuisheng, you fool, trying to slack off again! Get back to your post right now!"

That kid called Shuisheng resentfully went back to his post by the second cart. Holding the hilt of his saber, he mumbled, "It's not like there's anything to do. He's just trying to show off. Escorting the Basking Moon Sect's convoys is the most boring job of all. Who would dare to touch their things?"

An older guard grabbed Shuisheng's ear. "Shut your mouth, you brat. The boss went through a lot of negotiating with the Li Clan to get this Basking Moon Sect escort job. Others can't even dream about getting this one, but you find it boring? So you would find running into actual bandits a fun time? All of those things will have your head! No one might have the guts to take the goods of the Basking Moon Sect, but that doesn't mean that our Lion Escort Company can lose its dignity. Moreover, there's plenty more journey left, and while we might not run into bandits, we might run into some sort of unintelligent mountain sprite or wild mons

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Poor mortals, caught up in Gu Changqing's search for Tang Jie's treasure. Didn't stand a chance.

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Aspiring to the Immortal Path Chapter 123: Meeting Death

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