After Li Nian's analysis, Feidao, who had been slightly relieved, once again revealed a somewhat uneasy expression.
"I've consumed and damaged too many [Items] on me now, I'm afraid my strength can't even be considered a 'Tier 2' combat power..."
"Relax, brother," Li Nian waved his hand. "Just lie down and pay the money, and 'Zhu Ming' and I will take you through—to be honest, the people we carried in the last instance were even more useless—and we had two of them."
Lin Yu thought of Chen Zhuo and Fu Luo, those two guys, and nodded slightly.
"Indeed."
Although he didn't know what level 'Feidao' was at, as long as he was a normal player, and a 'Tier 2' player, then he should definitely be stronger than those two guys.
Although the success in that [Instance] mainly relied on the 'Designer' couple, Lin Yu also understood...
That today, he was no longer the person he used to be.
"Everyone, fellow brothers and sisters from Willow Town, if there are no problems, let's get on the road," Yue Zhenqiao said. "Time is tight, we'd better arrive at the resting village before the three suns hang in the sky at noon."
Feidao was surprised to hear this: "This isn't even the hottest time yet?"
After all, the temperature was already melting people.
Lin Yu heard Feidao's words and said with a smile: "It seems you're not from Fire Prison and haven't been here long. This temperature is certainly very hot, but it's still far from noon!"
"After all, we can still walk outside."
Yue Zhenqiao, who was on the side, did not doubt Feidao's words when he heard Lin Yu's words.
"So this brother is not from Fire Prison," he said knowingly. "Fire Prison is currently in the hottest part of summer. It's only morning now. In another two hours, it will reach the hottest temperature—at that time, it can be said that 'water turns to smoke upon hitting the ground, and eggs cook upon hitting the ground.' Ordinary people staying outdoors will collapse from exhaustion and faint in less than an incense stick's time."
"Even martial artists with a foundation in kung fu, and Taoist priests with talismans, cannot act recklessly."
Yue Zhenqiao explained to Feidao.
Li Nian also smiled and cupped her hands: "This guy came in a hurry, we didn't explain the situation in Fire Prison to him clearly, so we troubled Head Escort Yue."
"It's no trouble, no trouble," Yue Zhenqiao waved his hand. "In short, there's still some distance to the next resting village, let's set off as soon as possible!"
Saying that, Yue Zhenqiao picked up the reins, turned his horse around, and continued walking.
Lin Yu, Li Nian, and Feidao also quickly reined their horses and followed.
The three smoothly blended into the escort team, but the surrounding escorts still kept a slight distance from them, surrounding them in the middle of the team.
Although they already believed that they were not demons and were indeed colleagues from Willow Town's Golden Blessing Escort Agency, this did not mean that these escorts already "trusted" the three of them.
Until now, Yue Zhenqiao had not told them what the purpose of their trip to Gu Town's Golden Blessing Escort Agency was, or what they were escorting, which also reflected that the Golden Blessing Escort Agency still had reservations about them.
After all, from the perspective of Yue Zhenqiao and his group, being colleagues didn't mean they had no malicious intentions. What if these three were determined to do this one job and then become bandits?
Moreover, even if these three really had no malicious intentions, these escorts couldn't possibly start cooperating seamlessly with these three strangers all of a sudden.
After all, they didn't know the level of Lin Yu and his group.
On Yue Zhenqiao's side, the deputy head escort of the same team caught up on horseback and said in a low voice: "Head Escort, I've already had Wu San surround them with a few good men. What should we do next?"
"Let's observe them first, after all, they may really be skilled men under Zhang Lang's command," Yue Zhenqiao pondered. "Moreover, that man's expression is timid and flustered, I guess he might not be an escort, but a 'package' being escorted!"
The deputy head escort's expression was stern: "You mean, these two women are escorting this 'package'?"
"That's right, so their strength should not be low. Those who dare to escort alone have at least six or seven strings of strength," Yue Zhenqiao said in a low voice. "If they really have any malicious intentions, carrying such a burden would be very inconvenient."
From an intuitive judgment, Yue Zhenqiao didn't quite believe that these three were bad or stupid.
"Then why bother so many people to stare at them?"
The deputy head escort said in confusion.
Yue Zhenqiao shook his head: "It's always good to be cautious... Don't forget that the 'package' we're escorting this time is of great importance."
The deputy head escort nodded silently, and then rode back to the team.
As for Yue Zhenqiao, what he said just now was certainly not the whole reason.
Although from an experienced intuitive judgment, Yue Zhenqiao felt that there was no problem with these three.
But intuition also told Yue Zhenqiao that these three were not simple.
Especially the younger of the two women... that lively nature with a quirky spirit, more curious than cautious about everything, didn't really seem like an escort from an escort agency.
In the Prison Mountain Realm, a guy with this kind of personality who is still walking outside is more like a direct disciple from a serious martial arts school or Taoist temple.
If there is no powerful master behind them, it is difficult to cultivate such a style of behavior.
In the Prison Mountain Realm, the three conditions of being alive, having an outgoing personality, and not having strong strength and background can only be met at most two at the same time.
As for the slightly more mature woman, she seemed like a smooth escort. Yue Zhenqiao felt comfortable even after a few short conversations with her.
"Maybe Zhang Lang's subordinates brought two rich kids, one is a pure playboy and the other has some cultivation background."
Yue Zhenqiao analyzed in his heart, and then shook his head.
In any case, you can see the truth when you encounter something on the road and take action!
Personality and language can be disguised, but skills cannot!
The caravan drove through the scarlet valley, and the temperature gradually increased. Heat waves surged in the long and narrow mountain road, and the shrill cries of birds and beasts came from overhead from time to time.
The caravan walked slowly, and soon passed two withered black trees. The mountain road changed from flat to a gentle upward slope.
Yue Zhenqiao glanced at the three people in the team with normal expressions and said loudly: "Attention, we have arrived at the territory of Fuyuan Mountain—be careful."
"There are more demons and bandits here, and now is the hottest time of summer, so be very vigilant!"
And as soon as Yue Zhenqiao's voice fell, he heard a sharp whistle piercing the air.
"Whoosh—"
As if someone had sent some kind of signal, the continuous "whistle" sounded one after another, surrounding all directions, as if echoing each other.
"Whoosh—whoosh—!"
