After returning home, Shen Wande first truthfully reported the matter to his father, and then informed the Shen family's caravan that the planned trip that was supposed to take place in a few days had been advanced to tomorrow. After packing the luggage, arranging the carriages, horses and silver, It's late at night.
Early in the morning, Liu Lin, who had lost his beard and was dressed like a knight-errant, arrived as promised with a knife in his arms.
The caravan was about to set off. Shen Li lifted the curtain in the carriage and waved goodbye to his family members who came to see him off.
"Why are you crying? We are not going to the battlefield. My son is sixteen, and it is time for me to go out and practice." Shen Wande said to Shen's mother who was wiping her tears outside the window.
"My son has really grown up now." Shen's mother sighed as she looked at the motorcade going away.
Shen Li sat in the carriage and soon left the city and drove on the official road.
Shen Li looked at the scenery outside the window and was slightly interested. Compared with his previous life, the natural environment here was not much developed. The ecology was very complete, there were many types of plants, and the chirping of various birds and beasts could be heard.
Based solely on the memory of a sixteen-year-old boy and what he usually read and heard in some books, calligraphy and paintings, Shen Li felt that his understanding of the world was still very lacking, so he simply took out the "Travel Guide to the Seven Eastern Countries" and read it. .
Liu Lin, who was sitting across from him with his eyes closed and concentrating while holding a knife, suddenly opened his eyes and seemed to be very interested in the book in Shen Li's hand.
"My dear nephew, your Uncle Liu is also a book lover. He is slightly interested in the book in your hand. Can you borrow it for a look?"
Shen Li closed the book and gave it to Liu Lin.
"Mr. Liu, you're very polite. Just take a look at it." Although Shen Li was reluctant, the situation was better than others and he pretended to be polite.
Liu Lin took the book and started reading.
"This book is incredible. It actually records the geographical location, topography and hydrology of the seven sects in the Eastern Region in such detail. It even has drawings. The vegetation and buildings are all painted so realistically that it makes people feel as if they are actually there after just a few glances. There are also some strange mountains and scenery that even I don’t know about. The author of the book is really a strange person!" Liu Lin thought to himself.
"My dear nephew, what do you think if I exchange this "Collection of Famous Mountains and Rivers" for your book?" Liu Lin took out a beautifully bound book with gold edges from the ring.
"Master Liu, I borrowed this book, it's not my property. Let's just change it and forget about the exchange." Shen Liwei said.
Liu Lin became interested when he heard that it was borrowed.
"Oh? Whose book did my nephew borrow? Can you tell me?"
"I told you that you don't know all the people in this book. They are just common people. When I go back, I can introduce them to you." Shen Li joked casually.
"My good nephew must introduce this person to me. To be honest, this book belongs to my Liu family and has been lost for a long time. I am afraid that the owner of this book is not my long-lost brother!" Liu Lin said even more outrageously.
Shen Li thought to himself: "Okay, I'm pretty good at making it up. All my long-lost brothers have been sorted out."
Liu Lin held the "Travel Guide to the Seven Eastern Regions" and read it for three days in a row. Shen Li had already finished reading "Collection of Famous Mountains and Rivers" and asked Liu Lin for it many times. Every time he got the reply, "Look again."
Although Shen Li was unhappy, there was nothing he could do. After all, Liu Lin was a serious cultivator of the golden elixir stage. If he got angry, he might be knocked away with a slap.
Liu Lin was also afraid that Shen Li would ask for it again, so he changed carriages for Shen Wande and went to the last carriage.
"Father, will you encounter bandits and horse bandits along the way?" Shen Lida said.
"It's okay. We, Mr. Shen, are running this route. The thieves on the road have already taken advantage of our family. Not only will they not intercept us, they will sometimes escort us for a while." Shen Wande said.
"Father, bandits can also be honest? We can bring so much goods and money, will they take advantage of the wealth?" Shen Li was puzzled.
"Thieves also have their ways. If these guys didn't show some martial ethics, they would have been wiped out by the immortal cultivators long ago."
"Father, will the Xiao family really help?"
"Yes, as far as I know, the next heir of the Xiao family and your third uncle are brothers from the same school. They are sworn friends. It's just a trivial matter to look at the Buddha's face without looking at the monk's face. The Xiao family has a Nascent Soul stage monk, Suzaku Among the four major families in the empire, the Xiao family ranks first."
After leaving the customs and traveling about thirty miles, a group of more than 20 horse bandits stopped the Shen family's caravan.
"Come on, get out of the car with me and see what's going on." Father Shen got off the carriage and walked with Shen Li toward the bandit who blocked the road.
"Who do I think you are? Mr. Shen, it's a pleasure to meet you." A fat and dark man with a fierce look and a long scar on his right face stood on a horse and held a knife behind his back and handed over to Shen Wande. road.
"Hey, isn't this the Fourth Brother? It's a pleasure to meet you. Let's drink with it." Shen Wande took off the money bag from his waist and threw it towards the scarred man.
The scarred man received the money bag accurately and looked very skillful.
"Hey, Mr. Shen, there are so many brothers here today, so I'm afraid it's not enough." The man with the scar weighed his money bag and said with a smile on his face.
Without saying a word, Shen Wande took out a money bag that was exactly the same as before and threw it over.
"Master Shen's house is open and bright, brothers don't have to do any errands, please escort Master Shen for a while." The scarred man shouted to the horse bandits around him.
After returning to the car, Shen Li said: "Father, you are so rich that you can make all the difference. Horse bandits can even serve as bodyguards for our caravan."
"This fourth child is the least particular. He has paid them full protection fees this year. Every time he sees the caravan, he wants to extort a little more money. I don't care about the money. The main thing is that this kind of behavior is against the rules. Sooner or later, something will happen to him." ." Shen Wande said.
"The king of hell is easy to mess with, and the kid is difficult to deal with. Father should just feed the dog."
The scar-faced fourth man's men followed the Shen family's caravan for five or six miles and reached a fork in the road. The fourth man rode up to the carriage Shen Wande was riding in and said, "Master Shen, let's say goodbye. See you later!"
"See you later." Shen Wanda opened the curtain and said.
The men and horses of Lao Si's team went to the right, and the Shen family's caravan went to the left.
The caravan left again and had not yet reached two miles.
"Stop, stop! I can't stand it anymore. My stomach hurts. I need to go to the toilet." Shen Li jumped out of the car, held his stomach and went to the woods nearby.
"The whole team stopped to repair!" Shen Wande shouted.
"Shen Li entered the forest, covered his face with a piece of cloth, took a small road and quickly chased after Lao Si's group."
"Haha, I caught up." Shen Li smiled.
"Who hit me?" Lao Si covered his head with one hand, held the reins with the other, turned around and looked back.
Shen Li jumped down from the hillside and kicked Lao Si off his horse, seizing both Lao Si's horse and Lao Si's sword.
"You brat is looking for death!"
When the horse bandits around him saw Lao Si wailing on the ground, they quickly drew their swords and slashed at Shen Li.