The Supreme Martial King Shocking All Realms

Chapter 941: Chapter 938: Zhang Yonglin_1

One month later, in a long-distance traveling merchant convoy.

The convoy consisted of neither too many nor too few people, about two hundred in total, with martial artists making up the majority and ordinary mortals making up the minority. The martial artists varied in strength, with the strongest possessing True Martial Realm strength, while the weakest barely reached the Body Refining Realm.

“Second Young Master, you are too kind-hearted and soft. Our Lingnan Chamber of Commerce has already suffered significant losses due to the change last time, and with the President’s demise, this trip to deliver goods to Changfeng County is already fraught with great risk. Who knows what obstacles might come up halfway through? Yet you’ve agreed to let a random young man join our convoy to Changfeng County.” An armored man resembling a bodyguard couldn’t help but complain.

The object of his impatience was a young man, seemingly about fifteen or sixteen years old, whose martial arts skills had reached the Spirit Martial Realm, which was not bad for a genius.

The young man’s name was Zhang Yonglin. Hearing the words of the captain of the bodyguards, he replied with kindness: “I think Brother Yang is a good person. He joined the convoy, paid a lot of spirit stones, and it isn’t causing any significant harm. Uncle Han, don’t overthink it!”

“I’m overthinking? Young Master, you don’t know how treacherous people’s hearts can be. I think that kid definitely has a problem.” Han Zheng gritted his teeth.

His suspicions weren’t completely unfounded, as it was odd for a young man to appear in the middle of the wilderness, wanting to travel with the convoy, and be so generous in offering a top-grade spirit stone as payment. Wouldn’t that arouse suspicion?

His young master was kind, but he was not.

This person who joined the convoy to Changfeng County was none other than Yang Chen, who had left the Bai family.

Although Yang Chen had a map, he dared not go all out on the road, since who knew what kind of people he’d meet in the wild. Moving too conspicuously might invite people to covet him. After all, he was unfamiliar with the Western 42 Regions.

Luckily for him, on his way to Changfeng County, he encountered a convoy headed in the same direction. Yang Chen offered a top-grade spirit stone as payment to travel with them.

He did this to minimize the risks he faced.

However, it seemed that besides dealing with some unfriendly people in the convoy, he hadn’t encountered any other dangers so far.

Yang Chen, sitting in the carriage, couldn’t help but smile helplessly, “It seems that this bodyguard has a lot of opinions about me.”

The people in the convoy were not particularly strong, and although there were a few in the True Martial Realm, they were only at the second or third level. A convoy with such strength was actually not bad, as those who truly reached the Earth Martial Realm or Heaven Martial Realm would never bother with such tedious tasks.

In the end, it was still somewhat difficult for a convoy of such strength to deceive Yang Chen’s discerning eyes.

Yang Chen thought to himself, “Yes, even if I encountered such a situation in the wilderness, I would be suspicious. Speaking of which, this Zhang Yonglin is quite young and guileless, with no suspicions about me. I should really repay him this time if I have the chance.”

As the thought settled, the convoy suddenly stopped.

“Everyone, take a break,” Guard Commander Han Zheng shouted.

At his shout, the convoy stopped moving.

“Brother Yang, come out and rest for a while. We have some spirit fruit food here; you can eat whatever you want.” Zhang Yonglin called from outside the carriage.

Upon hearing this, Yang Chen jumped down from the carriage, immediately feeling Han Zheng’s alert gaze.

Han Zheng said cautiously, “Young Master, with all due respect, Young Master Yang should have reached the Spirit Martial Realm by now. With such strength, he no longer needs regular grains.”

He could sense that Yang Chen was no ordinary person. He couldn’t detect his level at all, which meant one of two things: one, Yang Chen was a true and genuine ordinary person who hadn’t even reached the Body Refining Realm; or two, Yang Chen’s strength was far greater than his, such that he couldn’t even determine Yang Chen’s level.

Han Zheng naturally leaned towards the latter, as he didn’t think an ordinary person with spirit stones could appear in the wilderness.”

Yang Chen was well aware of Han Zheng’s hostility and thoughts.

It would be odd if such a man were able to discern his level. However, he had no way to explain himself, so he just said, “Commander Han, you joke. As I’ve said, I’m just an ordinary person. My family encountered some problems and had no other choice but to wander homeless, casting me adrift. Although I have some property, those spirit stones are all I have left.”

“Brother Yang, you’ve been through such hardship. Don’t worry, while you’re in our convoy, treat this place like your own home!” Zhang Yonglin had no ulterior motives, and since Yang Chen’s words seemed to strike a chord with him, he said, “Hurry, Brother Yang, this spirit fruit food is quite good; eat up!”

“Young Master, now that you’ve reached the Spirit Martial Realm, it’s best not to eat this spirit fruit food if you can avoid it.” Han Zheng couldn’t help but remind him, while still keeping his eyes on Yang Chen, feeling quite helpless.

He was a hundred times more suspicious of Yang Chen than anyone else, but who would have thought that his young master would take such a liking to Yang Chen?

Yang Chen was also very surprised. Initially, he had come up with such a far-fetched excuse as he had no other way to deal with these longtime guards. He was prepared to use force from the beginning, but who would have thought that Zhang Yonglin would accept him.

Zhang Yonglin amiably appeased Han Zheng, and then asked, “Brother Yang, what are you going to do in Changfeng County?”

“I plan to seek refuge with some of my relatives and hope they can take me in.” Yang Chen replied.

Zhang Yonglin also sighed, “I am the same as you; I am also going to find my relatives.”

“Did Young Master Zhang encounter any problems?” Yang Chen asked.

When Zhang Yonglin heard this, he couldn’t help but feel disheartened. “It’s a long story. My parents were killed by enemies. This convoy was originally meant to escort goods, but in reality, it’s just seeking refuge in Changfeng County to escape our enemies.”

“Young Master!” Han Zheng couldn’t help but cough.

How could they talk about such things in the open?

Han Zheng realized his mistake and scratched his head. “Brother Yang, let’s not talk about this matter. Let’s talk about Changfeng County! Have you ever been there?”

“I’ve never been there. Does Young Master Zhang know much about Changfeng County?” Yang Chen curiously asked.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yonglin couldn’t wait to share his knowledge: “You may not believe this, but I have been to Changfeng County several times before. It is considered the most prosperous place in the area, said to be infinitely close to the Central Region. Cultivated by the Central Region, the surrounding regions are also flourishing with civilization!”

“Oh?” Yang Chen stroked his chin and listened carefully.

He couldn’t deny that Zhang Yonglin provided him with some useful information with that conversation.