Ming Zhiyuan looked back and saw a short and thin man about thirty years old. He was looking up at him and asked with a flattering smile: "Master, are you going to Tianyang Kingdom?"
Ming Zhiyuan was wary and looked the man up and down for a while before slowly saying: "Who are you? What do you have to say?"
The man still had a smile on his face: "My surname is Jiang. My family is poor and I don't have a decent name. People on the dock call me Jiang Liuzi."
Ming Zhiyuan cupped his hands: "I wonder if Brother Jiang has any advice?"
Jiang Liuzi hurriedly raised his hands and said, "I don't dare, I don't dare. It's just that I have seen the young master asking about the convoy going to Tianyang Kingdom in the past few days, so I came here to ask the young master if he is going to Tianyang?"
Ming Zhiyuan asked: "Brother Jiang, does he have a convoy going to Tianyang?"
Jiang Liuzi shook his head hurriedly: "I am poor, how can I have a fleet?"
"Then what does Brother Jiang mean?"
Jiang Liuzi looked around, then approached Ming Zhiyuan and whispered: "I have a way to bring the young master to the Tianyang Kingdom. No customs documents are required."
Jiang Liuzi came closer to Ming Zhiyuan and spoke into his ear. A breath came to his face. Ming Zhiyuan only smelled a rotten smell that seemed to be rotten fish and shrimps. He couldn't help but raise his head and cover his nose.
He raised his eyes and asked, "What can you do?"
When Jiang Liuzi saw Ming Zhiyuan covering his nose, he knew what was going on. He couldn't help covering his mouth in a sly manner, and said in a coquettish way: "I know a way that can cross the border quietly and reach Tianyang territory without the need for customs clearance documents. I
My deceased father took that road to get to and from Tianyang Qianyuan."
Ming Zhiyuan looked at Jiang Liuzi in confusion, not knowing whether what he said was true or not, he also looked around.
For a while, I couldn't find anyone to ask questions, so I said, "Let's find a place to explain in detail."
Jiang Liuzi nodded fiercely: "Young master, follow me. There is a quiet place past the warehouse over there. It's the best place to talk."
Ming Zhiyuan followed him around and came to the back of a warehouse.
Jiang Liuzi stood still and imitated Ming Zhiyuan's attitude and cupped his hands: "Sir, the road I'm talking about is at the most rugged place at the junction of Luzhou and Chenyang Mansion. Not even the officers and soldiers of the two countries have set up checkpoints there."
Ming Zhiyuan said: "Since it is so rugged, how can people get over it?"
Jiang Liuzi chuckled and said: "My late father often sold some products from Tianyang and Qianyuan. In order to avoid the government taxes, he always used this road.
He specially set up wooden stakes in the most rugged places and tied ropes to facilitate his strength. With me leading the way, I will definitely be able to deliver the young master to the territory of Tianyang."
Ming Zhiyuan was a little doubtful: "Have you ever taken anyone there?"
Jiang Liuzi frowned a little when he heard this: "That's not true. But I have walked through it several times myself."
Ming Zhiyuan didn't know how to answer for a while. Ever since the incident at Rouyun Border, he had a fear of people and snakes.
That kind of distrust that was engraved in his bones made him feel a deep sense of resistance when he looked at the thin man in front of him, even though he was taller and stronger than him.
But he had been probing around the pier for more than ten days and had no clue at all. He also asked many questions about the team owners on the pier, but they ignored him at all.
Ming Zhiyuan looked at Jiang Liuzi and hesitated for a while.
Jiang Liuzi was not in a hurry. He put his hands together and looked at him with the same smile:
"Young master, have you thought clearly? I will send you to Tianyang for only one hundred taels of high-yue silver notes. The price is very fair. If I can't bring you into Tianyang, I won't charge you a penny."
"How many people are you going to bring there?"
"To be honest, this is my first time doing this business, and I only have you as a customer."
Ming Zhiyuan couldn't help but feel a little arrogant when he heard it: "Then how do you know that you can definitely take people there? What if the government sets up a checkpoint in the rugged place you mentioned?"
"Master, don't panic. I went there a month ago. It's still the same there. As long as you go there and walk more than ten miles on the path, you can reach the first market outside Chenyang Mansion City. Once you enter the market,
The young master can just find a convoy and walk for a few days, and then he can sneak into the city with him."
Ming Zhiyuan glanced at Jiang Liuzi: "I don't need to teach you how to walk after entering the market, but are you sure about how to enter Tianyang?"
Jiang Liuzi hurriedly patted his chest: "Don't worry, sir, as long as you follow me, I guarantee you will reach Tianyang safely."
Ming Zhiyuan now gets a headache when he sees people patting their chests. The person who patted their chests with him last time cheated him out of countless banknotes and almost caused him to break them in the river at the border of Rouyun.
Jiang Liuzi saw Ming Zhiyuan's hesitation, and thought for a moment and said: "Let's do this. If you are worried, you can find a few companions who went there with me. I will take you to the border. You can see clearly that there are no checkpoints on both sides."
How about paying the check?"
Ming Zhiyuan glanced at him angrily: "Where can I find a companion to cross the border with?"
"Well, I won't bring anyone else with me this time. I'll just take the young master with me. You pay half of it first when we're on our way, and you'll pay the other half when you see the border clearly. How about that?"
“We’ll pay together when we get to the border.”
When Jiang Liuzi saw that Ming Zhiyuan's business was successful, he was so happy that he no longer cared about it. He clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's just say, when can the young master leave?"
"You make arrangements. I don't know how long that road will take. It's up to you to decide how to walk it."
Jiang Liuzi raised his head and thought for a moment: "If the young master has nothing to do here, we will set off early tomorrow morning. With the strength of our feet, we can reach the foot of the jagged cliff in five or six days at most."
"Let's climb up the Sawtooth Cliff before sunset and rest on the cliff for a few hours. We will get off the Sawtooth Cliff before dawn and then walk more than ten miles on the mountain road to the Changling Market on the border of Tianyang Kingdom. When we arrive at Changling
You know how to get to Lingji Market yourself, right? There’s no need for me to explain you."
Ming Zhiyuan saw that he was speaking so firmly and thought that he really had no choice, so he nodded without much hesitation:
"I'm staying at the Anlai Inn on Anyuan Street. Just go to the door of the inn tomorrow morning and ask the waiter to call me."
"Okay, it's settled, I'll call the young master tomorrow."
After saying that, Jiang Liuzi turned around and left.
Ming Zhiyuan waited until he was far away, then walked slowly out of the back of the warehouse, thinking as he walked. It would be okay if they were just the two of them, but looking at Jiang Liuzi walking like the wind blowing willows, he fell down.
He doesn't look like someone with great martial arts skills either.
Even if he has some scheming intentions, he is not necessarily afraid of him because of his height and strength.
Although Ming Zhiyuan is a useless practitioner, he has practiced some pretentious postures in order to keep fit since he was a child. In addition, he is young and tall, so if he really fights against Jiang Liuzi, no one will necessarily lose.
He carefully recalled that Jiang Liuzi's every move, breath and walking gait were completely different from those eighth-level masters that his family used to worship. He should be just an ordinary person.
Ming Zhiyuan walked back to the pier and looked around. There was still no new convoy entering the pier today.
He waited on the pier for another half day, until the crowd gradually dispersed, and then returned to the inn to pack up and salute.
Early on the next morning, Jiang Liuzi stood outside the inn waiting for Ming Zhiyuan. When Ming Zhiyuan came out, he saw Jiang Liuzi holding a little black donkey that was as short and thin as himself.
The black donkey carried two bamboo baskets on its back. The bamboo baskets were filled with small wood carvings of hemp silk, a specialty of Qianyuan. He couldn't help but be stunned, "What are you?"
Jiang Liuzi approached with a smile and said, "I'm also going to Tianyang to sell some things."