Myriad Paths

Li Qi raised his hand and said politely: "Excuse me?"

He is now dressed as an ordinary person, wearing cotton clothes embellished with satin, and holding a long knife wrapped in coarse cloth. At first glance, he is just an ordinary passerby carrying a stick wrapped in cloth. It is impossible to tell that he has any skills.

However, there are always those who know the goods.

The businessman hurriedly walked up and said, "I see that the strong man has been wandering around here for a long time, as if he is looking for errands. It happens that the caravan below is missing a master who can control the situation. I wonder if the strong man is willing to help me?"

He recognized Li Qi as a master at a glance, and it seemed that his vision was not very bad. Maybe he was a practitioner, but just not of the highest quality.

"This journey only lasts four or five days. I am willing to pay one gold per day." He immediately added the reward.

One gold a day, this price is already quite generous, but... being willing to pay this price shows that there are tasks and dangers worthy of this price.

It is impossible for others to give you money for free.

Therefore, Li Qi did not accept it rashly, but asked: "I wonder where you want to go? If things don't go your way, I may not be able to obey your order."

The merchants were also good people, so they could naturally hear the implication. So he looked around and found that there was a large flow of people, so he didn't say much, but invited Li Qi: "There are many people here, so it's not suitable to talk. It's better for a strong man to come to my caravan." Talk in detail?”

"Okay, please." Li Qi stretched out his hand and asked the other party to lead the way.

The merchant immediately moved forward to lead the way.

The caravan was not too far away. After walking for less than a minute, they arrived at a commercial inn.

This kind of inn is rented to merchants. It has a yard, stables, and warehouses where goods can be stacked, vehicles parked, and a place for cows to rest.

Of course, there are no carriages. Spiritual horses are too expensive and are not suitable for pulling carts. Most people use ox carts. After all, old oxen are strong and steady and can pull a lot of goods. It doesn't matter if they walk slowly, as long as they walk steadily.

When Li Qi came here, he found that the caravan was quite large, with fifty or sixty people, both men and women, carrying more than twenty bullock carts, each of which was loaded with mountain products from White Snake Mountain.

But it's normal. For many small caravans, the profit from one trip is only two or three gold. Only large caravans of this level can offer a price of one gold per day.

Everyone greeted the merchant and Li Qi, and Li Qi also nodded.

The merchant led Li Qi to the guest room, closed the door and window, and then said to Li Qi: "If the little old man is not mistaken, the strong man is the ninth level of martial arts, right?"

"I thought you would call me an innate warrior." Li Qi smiled and joked.

"Those from the countryside use that title to officially enter the spiritual path. How can they not use the nine-level system? Without this, they can't even compare the strengths and weaknesses of different sects." The old businessman answered and gave Li Qi a thumbs up. I ordered a cup of tea and a plate of fruit snacks.

Li Qi looked at the fruit brought out in surprise.

Not fresh, but dried fruit, and he was familiar with it.

The whole thing is shriveled, green in color, and covered with a layer of white frost-like substance. There are not many on this plate, only a few dozen grains.

Seeing Li Qi's surprised look, the merchant introduced: "Don't be too little for a strong man. This thing comes from the Western Regions and is a specialty of Chechnya. It is more than 100,000 miles away from the Dalu Kingdom? Here, at least one can be sold for one." Money, and you may not be able to buy it. Such a small dish can cost more than a hundred dollars. "

More than a hundred dollars is enough to buy meat, but these dozens of dried fruits are not enough for a handful.

Li Qi, on the other hand, looked at the dried fruits in surprise and nostalgia.

After all, it is a dried fruit, and it is no longer as plump as when it was harvested. However, after special processing, the sugar is condensed in the shriveled body, and the air is filled with that sweet smell.

Li Qi couldn't help but pick one up, put it in his mouth, and said, "I know, this thing is called grape."

Raisins are also found in this world...

"The strong man is indeed well-informed. He can even recognize this exotic product." The merchant was surprised and praised Li Qi's knowledge.

Li Qize was not too proud. While feeling nostalgic, he felt a little bit of panic.

Why are there so many similarities between this world... and my original world?

Not to mention all kinds of myths, writing, language, things like the Tang Dynasty, now even things like the Western Regions, grapes, etc. are like this, which makes him worried.

However, it is useless to be worried. He is not qualified to be worried at all. To a small ninth grader, these things are as big as the universe and meaningless.

He quickly suppressed these distracting thoughts and smiled at the merchant: "I just read more books. Why don't you tell us our destination and see if we are on the way?"

"Okay, let's be honest with you warriors, this time our caravan wants to go to the ferry at the source of Lishui River, get on the boat there, and then transport the goods from Lishui River to Songguo." The merchant told them their route of action.

"Then...do you need me to take you to the ferry?" Li Qi asked.

"Exactly," the merchant replied.

"There is a smooth road from Shewei County to the ferry, and there are many people walking along the way. It only takes two or three days, so why do you need me to escort you?" Li Qi immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Ahem, to be honest with you warriors, our caravan may not be able to walk on the main road... we can only travel through the mountain paths, so I said that it may take four or five days." The merchant coughed dryly and explained to Li Qi.

"What's going on?" Li Qi frowned, lowered his voice, and then asked again.

"The little old man accidentally got into trouble with the Shewei County magistrate, and was targeted by him. So if he walked down the main road, he would peel off a layer of his skin and take a small road. It's really helpless..." The merchant cupped his hands and smiled bitterly, his face full of helplessness.

This is a reasonable reason. Otherwise, merchants want stability, so why would they take a detour and take a small road, which would incur more risks.

Then, the businessman said: "But don't worry, my business has a big deal this time, and there is another ninth-grade martial arts monk guarding us. However, I am a little worried about her alone, so it is fate." , I bumped into the warriors again, and now there are two masters who have reached the level, so this journey is considered to be a sure thing. "

"It turns out there is another person. It is indeed safer, so I will take it. When will we set off?" Li Qi asked.

"Without further delay, after all, Shewei County... is still their territory, so we hope to set off this afternoon. Does the warrior have other things to deal with? If we want to postpone it, we can wait." The merchant was delighted when he heard this and said Li Qi said.

"I don't have anything else to do, but I have a companion who I hope I can take with me. I don't know..." Li Qi proposed to take another person with him.

"It doesn't matter, it's just a matter of adding an extra pair of chopsticks, so that's settled." The merchant naturally agreed and reached an agreement.

(My eyes are swollen today, there is only one update for the time being, and it will be resumed tomorrow)