Delivering Medicine and Making Money

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.

Wang Kai certainly hadn't been bragging; as a direct descendant of the Wang Family, he truly carried enough weight.

Yesterday afternoon, after he promised to help Lin Yi get into the Medicine Escort Team, it took less than an hour for him to return and tell Lin Yi that the matter was settled.

Afterward, Lin Yi first used his privileges as a Martial Scholar to request a half-month leave from the martial arts academy and the martial arts hall where he was registered. Then, early the next morning, he followed the address Wang Kai had given him and went straight to the city gates to report to the Wang Family Medicine Escort Team.

"You must be Young Master Lin Yi, right?"

At the gates of Guangling Prefecture City, standing outside a caravan of over twenty people, a burly middle-aged man approached Lin Yi the moment he arrived. The man wore golden chainmail, held a seven-foot steel spear in his hand, and possessed an aura of vitality more terrifying than a fierce tiger. He smiled and said:

"My name is Wang Chuan, and I am the leader of this Medicine Escort Team. I am responsible for transporting this batch of medicinal materials. Young Master Wang Kai has already spoken to me about your situation, and I have agreed to let you join our team."

"Greetings, Leader Wang Chuan."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi smiled slightly:

"I am indeed Lin Yi, but I dare not accept the title of 'Young Master.' Furthermore, I am entirely reliant on your care for this escort mission. If there is anything I do that is improper, I hope you will be understanding."

"Haha! You are too polite, Young Master Lin Yi."

Wang Chuan laughed heartily:

"Since you are a friend of our Young Master Wang Kai, you are naturally a guest of the Wang Family. Even without you saying anything, I would naturally do my best to look after you."

"After the caravan sets off in a moment, you can simply ride your horse behind me. After all, our destination is Chuanlong County, over three hundred miles away from the prefecture city. At the caravan's pace, we will depart this morning and likely won't arrive until noon tomorrow."

"It is a long journey, and if any accidents occur along the way, staying behind me will allow me to protect you at the first sign of trouble."

"Very well! Then I thank you, Leader Wang Chuan."

Lin Yi nodded.

As far as he knew, the Medicine Escort Team that Wang Kai had found for him was quite formidable among all the Wang Family's escort teams.

Within the team, most of the guards were Peak Seventh Rank experts, with only a small portion being Late Seventh Rank. There was not a single person below the Late Seventh Rank!

As for the leader, Wang Chuan, he was an even more terrifying expert who had reached the Late Sixth Rank.

Such an expert was no small figure, even in a prefecture city full of hidden talents. Even twenty fighters of Lin Yi's Peak Seventh Rank caliber would be no match for him.

Since Wang Chuan was willing to look after him, Lin Yi naturally wouldn't act arrogant. He obediently followed Wang Chuan's arrangements and mounted a handsome white horse.

Seeing this, Wang Chuan immediately mounted his own horse as well. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour for everyone to assemble, he waved his steel spear and shouted with a resonant voice:

"Depart!"

"Yes! Leader!"

The group acknowledged the order, and soon, one donkey cart after another was driven quickly along the dusty yellow dirt road.

Before long, Lin Yi saw the towering walls of Guangling Prefecture City behind him growing smaller and smaller, gradually fading into a tiny black dot.

I hope everything goes smoothly on this trip!

At the front of the convoy, Lin Yi rode his horse, following closely behind Wang Chuan, silently thinking to himself.

This was his first time leaving the prefecture city to handle business. Even with Lin Yi's mature temperament, he couldn't help but feel a bit restless, a lingering sense of unease gnawing at him.

However, as it turned out, Lin Yi's worries were entirely unnecessary.

As a top-tier family in Guangling Commandery, the prestige of the Wang Family—who possessed a Fourth Rank Expert—was far greater than Lin Yi could have imagined.

At the front of the medicine escort team, whenever the mysterious black banner bearing the character "Wang" was unfurled, most of the so-called "heroes" of the greenwood and mountain bandits along the way would see it from afar and clear the path, not even daring to show their faces.

Even in the rare cases where a larger faction wasn't particularly afraid of the Wang Family, as long as the medicine escort team paid a bit of a toll and gave them some face, the stockades would let them pass.

Consequently, the medicine escort team traveled smoothly, completing the entire delivery in just over three days.

Lin Yi received sixty taels of silver as payment from the Wang Family, all of which he used to purchase Qi and Blood Pills to aid his cultivation, significantly boosting his progress.

Over the next eight days, Lin Yi followed the medicine escort team on three more trips, earning a total of one hundred and eighty taels of silver.

With this one hundred and eighty taels, combined with the fifty taels of Martial Arts Subsidy Silver for being a Martial Scholar, Lin Yi's cultivation during this period rose like a tide, his progress surging at an astonishing rate every day.

And so, amidst a period of peaceful cultivation, the time for the fifth medicine escort mission arrived in the blink of an eye.

"Young Master Lin Yi, morning!"

"Young Master Lin Yi, good morning!"

"Uncle Wang, morning!"

"Brother Li, morning!"

"Uncle Liu, morning!"

At the gates of Guangling Prefecture City, just as Lin Yi arrived at the medicine escort team carrying his long saber, the team members greeted him with smiles. Lin Yi responded to each of them with a smile of his own.

After eleven days of working together, he had become quite familiar with the members of the medicine escort team. While they weren't exactly friends who had faced life and death together, they were certainly on friendly terms. More importantly, Lin Yi was in a very good mood.

After eleven days of arduous cultivation and pouring hundreds of taels of silver into it, my cultivation finally reached the 99% limit of the Seventh Rank Early Stage last night.

Lin Yi's eyes were filled with a smile.

"At this rate, with the terrifying aptitude of my Martial Saint Body, even without the help of any resources, I am very confident that I can break through to the Seventh Grade Mid Stage within the next four days."

"If I add the payment from this medicine escort mission, then breaking through to the Seventh Grade Mid Stage will be an absolute breeze. By then, securing second place in the Entrance Examination will be well within reach."

Second place in the Entrance Examination meant four thousand taels of silver, something Lin Yi desired immensely.

Now that this four thousand taels of silver was within arm's reach, his heart was naturally filled with joy.

"Young Master Lin Yi, you're here!"

At the front of the Medicine Escort Team, seeing Lin Yi arrive, the leader Wang Chuan took the initiative to greet him.

"Yes, Brother Wang Chuan. Where are we heading to escort medicine this time?"

Hearing this, Lin Yi responded.

"This time, we are heading to Beicang County, two hundred li away from the commandery city. Beicang County is relatively close to the commandery city, and the roads along the way are quite easy to travel."

"If we leave this morning, I estimate we'll arrive by evening at the latest. Then, factoring in the time to load the medicine and the return trip, we should be back by tomorrow night. It's considered a fairly easy errand."

"Back by tomorrow night? It really is an easy errand."

Hearing this, Lin Yi smiled.

If he could return by tomorrow night, he would still have two days left after his return to focus on breaking through to the Seventh Grade Mid Stage realm.

With so much time, the breakthrough was practically a certainty.

As he pondered this, once the personnel were assembled, Lin Yi set off for Beicang County with Wang Chuan and the guards of the Medicine Escort Team.

The journey remained as smooth as ever, and as the sun set and evening approached.

In the distance, at the end of the official road, a small, low-lying county town appeared before the eyes of the Medicine Escort Team.

"Liu Fusheng, manager of the Wang's Pharmacy Beicang County branch, along with the branch's physicians and guard instructors, respectfully welcomes the masters from the main family to Beicang County."

At the gates of Beicang County, as Wang Chuan and Lin Yi arrived on their tall horses leading the guards, they saw that the ground outside the city gate had already been swept clean and covered with fresh soil.

On both sides of the gate, dozens of people were lined up neatly in two rows. Led by a stout, middle-aged man dressed in deep purple silk robes, they all bowed respectfully to Lin Yi and the others.

"Hmm."

Seeing this scene, Wang Chuan, who had always been extremely polite in front of Lin Yi, now wore a face full of authority and gave a light grunt.

"I am Wang Chuan, a member of the collateral branch of the Wang family in Guangling Commandery. Today, I have been ordered by the Family Head to come to Beicang County to collect this year's harvest of Blood Origin Grass. Liu Fusheng, have you prepared all the herbs?"

"Reporting to Master Wang Chuan."

As soon as Wang Chuan finished speaking, Liu Fusheng cupped his hands, his chubby face filled with a humble smile.

"The Blood Origin Grass was harvested yesterday and has already been moved into the warehouse, waiting for you to collect it, my lord."

"However, it is getting late, and traveling at night is quite inconvenient. Why don't you and the other lords accompany me into the city to rest for the night?"

"I have already prepared fine wine and food in the city to welcome you all."

"Hmm, lead the way."

Wang Chuan nodded, not refusing.

"Yes! Lord Wang Chuan, and all the other lords, please, this way!"

Hearing this, Liu Fusheng bowed respectfully. His plump body instantly curled into a ball, and his face broke into a beaming smile. His layers of fat bunched together, making him look as amiable as a Maitreya Buddha. He then led Lin Yi and his group in a grand procession toward the best restaurant in the city.