On the trade road built by Western Chu, two martial men in conical hats urged their horses onward at full speed. One had a sinister face, the other a scar across his cheek. Neither looked like the sort to be trifled with.
There were countless brutes like them in the martial world, and at the border between Southern Border and Western Chu, they were as numerous as ox hairs. No one paid the pair any mind.
After leaving Fengxian County, Xiang Yuan felt that Southern Border looked no different from Western Chu. Especially on this trade road extending from East Street—there were either caravans or martial heroes on the road, and not a trace of Southern Border in their style of dress.
This was hardly strange. Xiao He's target was not the heartland of Southern Border; he would not even reach Earth Dragon Fort, much less come into contact with truly vicious evildoers. Yet the stretch of trade road from Earth Dragon Fort to Fengxian County had been painstakingly cultivated by Western Chu for years. Though it had not been incorporated into its territory, the imperial court had long since infiltrated and controlled it. Chu people were the mainstream here.
"Brother Yuan, Venerable Teacher..."
"Call me Big Brother!"
"I'm transmitting my voice. No one else can hear."
"Call me Big Brother!"
"Big Brother, Venerable Teacher arrived in Fengxian early on and laid down pieces across Southern Border, arranging his plans. His informants are everywhere, but people of the martial world love nothing more than eating from one bowl while serving another. They can sell information to Venerable Teacher, so naturally they can sell it to others as well. If someone offers a higher price, they might even feed Venerable Teacher false intelligence. I have to verify it personally..."
Xiao He