"Ding! Side Quest triggered: Escort the Antique Dealer."
Side Quest: Escort the Antique Dealer Quest Description: A merchant from the capital requests that you escort him safely to Yangzhou City. Quest Requirements: Safely escort the antique dealer to Yangzhou City. Success will increase your rating. Failure will deduct 10 days from the Main Quest timer. Quest Time Limit: None.
So that was how a Side Quest was triggered! Chen Feng hadn't expected it to happen only after he agreed to the other person's request. And the penalty was way too harsh.
Fortunately, this quest seemed fairly simple. He'd have to watch what he said from now on, or he might wind up accepting some troublesome quest and regret it.
"Since that's settled, thank you, Young Master. My surname is Zhang, and my given name is Fu. May I ask how I should address you?" Seeing Chen Feng agree, Zhang Fu finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Xiaoyao!"
At the name Chen Feng gave, Zhang Fu froze. He quickly glanced at Chen Feng's rugged, heavily jowled face, then hurriedly turned and continued walking, speaking as he went.
"Follow this road straight ahead, and you'll soon see a plank bridge connecting two mountain peaks. Halfway up the mountain on the other side, there's a pavilion where we can spend the night. We'll reach Yangzhou City the next day."
Suddenly, Chen Feng's expression tightened. He reached out toward Zhang Fu and made a grabbing motion from afar. Dragon Catching Hand!
As Zhang Fu walked, he suddenly felt an invisible hand seize his collar and drag him into the air, pulling him backward.
The instant his feet left the ground, a ball of flame appeared out of nowhere beneath him. It burned for a while before slowly going out.
By then,