CHAPTER 635: CHAPTER 634: THE CARAVAN

"But you should know that after today’s incident became this big, everyone knows that you are Lin Hao, you are the leader of Earth, and you’ve offended Thousand Needle Country to death. Hitting the road like this, you’ll encounter a lot of trouble."

Calculating Samsara sees both Lin Hao and Sunset Three Laughs uninterested in his cooperation and immediately changes tactics: "It’s different if you come with me, I have a large Trading House behind me, going together with me won’t arouse suspicion, and it will save a lot of trouble. Besides, hiding your identity, striking unexpectedly."

Hearing this, Lin Hao was really tempted.

Moreover, Lin Hao also thought about it, Calculating Samsara needed his help certainly because of that ancient parchment snatched from the Thousand Needle Auction House.

The thing looked quite old and could possibly hide a huge secret. Seeing Calculating Samsara indifferent to other items, but only interested in that one, it was obvious that it was of great value.

"Done, you lead the way."

Lin Hao nodded in agreement, and Calculating Samsara immediately decided. The three of them proceeded with lightning speed and quickly left the sightlines above Bald Mountain.

The fierce battle ended, but the onlookers on Bald Mountain were still not satisfied.

The Heavy Shield Formation of the Hundred Li Armies had actually been broken, which was truly shocking.

The name Lin Hao, the Earthling, became the focus of the Upper Realm Plane once again.

And at this time, Lin Hao had already been transformed by Disguise Technique, under the hands of Calculating Samsara, into the appearance of an ordinary exotic merchant.

Calculating Samsara did indeed have a grand force behind him, at least he had money, and easily bribed the leader of a merchant convoy heading to the Thousand Needle Swamp to travel together with the convoy.

"In these troubled times, there are too many bandits on the road, and we loose practitioners without any special abilities can only hitch a ride with a large merchant convoy. Large convoys have bodyguards."

Calculating Samsara chatted casually with Lin Hao and Sunset Three Laughs as they boarded one of the merchant convoy’s carriages, traveling leisurely without haste.

Along the way, one could indeed see the unique scenery of the Thousand Needle Gobi.

Although it’s called a large merchant convoy, there were actually only about twenty large carriages and more than thirty small ones, but there were quite a lot of people, and indeed there were beauties.

But both Lin Hao and Sunset Three Laughs weren’t the types to seek out the hustle and bustle, so the two of them stayed in the carriage and didn’t go out.

Such a convoy was still not very big on the Martial World, and could even be considered small; if they encountered formidable bandits, it would be disadvantageous.

After a shaky day’s journey through the Gobi, surprisingly, Lin Hao heard many people in the convoy discussing Lin Hao’s battle against the Hundred Li Armies that day.

Though they had not witnessed it themselves, they talked as if they had been there, very excitedly. But what Lin Hao least expected was that some of these people were actually quite optimistic about Earthlings and wanted to do business with Earthlings.

"Dear guest, would you like some fruit? This is the coconut fruit, a specialty of the Thousand Needle Gobi, very delicious."

Just as Lin Hao was paying attention to the outside discussions, the daughter of the convoy leader, a beautiful and graceful Lichang Clan young girl, approached.

The Lichang Clan, known for its beauty like the Elf Clan, the last time he encountered members of this race was at the Phoenix Coming Inn, meeting Ruan Xiangyu.

The young girl, looking fresh and lively, carried three large coconut fruits, and knocked on the door of the carriage.

Her voice was very sweet, softening one’s bones as it was heard.

"See, I told you there would be beauties," said Calculating Samsara, smiling broadly as he opened the carriage door.

"Miss Annie, come, come, come in and have a seat." Calculating Samsara, with sneaky eyes, spread his sleaziness even further, pulling Annie up onto the carriage.

"Come, come, this is our young master, Master Mu Yi; this is the master’s bodyguard. As for me, I’m the master’s tutor." Calculating Samsara chuckled as he seated Annie beside Lin Hao and began to introduce them.

"Nice to meet you, Master Mu Yi," said Annie with blushing cheeks, looking quite charming and a little shy as she greeted Lin Hao.

"Nice, nice to meet you," Lin Hao smiled faintly, catching the fragrance of the girl drifting from Annie’s body into his nostrils.

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So fragrant.

Lin Hao’s eyes couldn’t help but brighten, and he subconsciously took another glance at Annie.

It has to be said, the Lichang Clan is truly beautiful.

Their natural beauty is exactly what the phrase refers to. Except for someone like Sunset Three Laughs, any male would find it hard to resist taking a few extra looks.

Especially the girl before him, still a young maiden Mature yet with a hint of greenness, curves in all the right places, complemented by her innocent white dress, it’s hard not to be moved by such a sight.

"Have some fruit, this is a specialty from Thousand Needle Country. I heard you came from the south, try some, it’s delicious." Annie held out a coconut-like fruit with both hands, offering it to Lin Hao.

"Thank you."

After all, beauty is a feast for the eyes. It’d be too ungrateful not to accept the fruit offered by such a beautiful girl, disregarding her warmth.

"Are you Wandering Practitioners? Your cultivation must be formidable, right? Our Lichang Clan isn’t proficient in cultivation, people say it’s because we have poor innate potential. Could you perhaps give me some guidance?" Annie’s soft, seductive eyes were fixed on Lin Hao, full of expectation.

This was not a big deal, and besides, with someone like Weiwei matchmaking, Lin Hao was happy to share all he knew, providing guidance for Annie’s cultivation.

Who was Lin Hao? A man of two lifetimes, his knowledge vast and profound, and his understanding of cultivation uniquely insightful.

By the afternoon, Annie’s admiration for Lin Hao had grown immensely. Many of the cultivation dilemmas that had troubled her for years were solved under his guidance.

In the evening, when the caravan came to a halt, situated in the Desert Gobi where human footprints were rare, even trading caravans preferred not to travel at night.

Boundless Gobi as far as the eye could see, with a few uninhabited Bald Mountains faintly visible in the distance.

The caravan stopped and campfires were lit.

"Miss, we’ve set up camp, the master wants you to come over. Tonight, we’ll join the Yao Family caravan for camping. The Yao Family’s young master is also there; he asked for you to accompany him for a while."

Lin Hao’s carriage had just pulled to a halt when a young maid whispered the information from outside.

Annie’s originally cheerful face turned somewhat unnatural, but she still gave Lin Hao a sincere smile and thanked him, "Thank you. Without you, I really wouldn’t know when I would have been able to solve those problems."

"Don’t mention it, you actually have quite good talent," Lin Hao replied with a slight smile, telling nothing but the truth.

With her face blushing, Annie glanced outside the carriage, "I should get going. It seems there will be a bonfire party tonight. Why don’t you join us too?"

"Alright."

Lin Hao thought for a moment before standing up.

He had indeed given much thought this afternoon.

For the people of Earth to truly flourish in the Upper Realm Plane, what they desperately needed was a Trading House. If he could help his fellow Earthlings secure such an alliance, it would be greatly beneficial in terms of intelligence and economy in the future.

"Let’s go, take me to see for myself." Deciding, Lin Hao took hold of Annie’s soft and boneless hand and walked outside.

The Trading House caravan had indeed already stopped. Judging by the size, there were several caravans who grouped together in the afternoon, traveling in companionship, all camping here.

People set up campfires, took out dried meat, and were preparing for supper.

Annie’s face reddened, and she only felt her hand being held by one that was both strong and warm, an overwhelming sense of security rising within her.

She walked side by side with Lin Hao. From a distance, a few young men also spotted Annie, one of them waved and shouted, "Annie! Haven’t seen you in days, I’ve missed you. Come over here, let’s see if you’ve become more beautiful over these ten or so days?"

Halfway through his sentence, the man suddenly noticed Lin Hao holding Annie’s hand. His face immediately darkened with displeasure, "Annie will be mine sooner or later. Hey you, if you don’t want to die, take your paws off her!"

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