"Little brother, this Giant Sword isn’t a weapon that just anyone can wield."
Chu Ning’s expression remained calm as he replied with a smile,
"It’s just that I have about two catties of strength and not much else, so I use a Heavy Sword to fool people."
"Having strength is great!" Han Wangan laughed heartily.
"Old Han relies solely on his strength. Brother Chu, why don’t we spar when we rest?"
Chu Ning quickly waved his hand, "No, no, Brother Han, those two hamrs of yours, I can’t handle them."
Hearing Chu Ning’s words, Han Wangan casually lifted his Big Hamr with a hearty laugh, looking quite pleased.
The group chatted idly. anwhile, Shen Shaohai approached Chu Ning multiple tis, probing about his background.
Chu Ning skillfully brushed him off each ti, revealing nothing to Shen Shaohai’s inquiries.
After several attempts, Shen Shaohai eventually gave up.
However, throughout the journey, he occasionally chatted with Chu Ning and Han Wangan, acting quite familiar.
The three walking together were noticeably livelier than the silent few at the back.
After traveling for most of the day, the young woman Du Huarong rode her horse to the front.
Upon seeing Du Huarong approach, Han Wangan chuckled.
"Sister Du, have you taken a liking to Old Han, or to these two young fellows?"
"Pfft!" Du Huarong lightly spat at him, then smiled warmly,
"I was getting bored at the back, so I ca to chat with the two young brothers.
You’re not my type, brute."
"Don’t just look at the face," Han Wangan chuckled again, "there are plenty of people who are all bark and no bite."
He seed to realize sothing, sheepishly smiling at Chu Ning and Shen Shaohai,
"Sorry, brothers, I didn’t an you..."
With Du Huarong’s addition, the atmosphere beca even more cheerful.
In the blink of an eye, the group had been traveling for nearly a month.
This month had not been entirely peaceful; they encountered two or three groups of minor bandits.
However, the guards dealt with most of them, and apart from the battle-loving Han Wangan eagerly making a move once,
the others didn’t engage much.
As Li Song had arranged, minor bandit groups usually didn’t require involvent from the group.
Only when the numbers were large or the situation tricky did they need to get involved.
That night, the caravan reached a place nad Jade Plateau; since the nearest village or town was still half a day’s journey away,
they had to find a relatively open place in the wilderness to rest.
After everyone settled down, Cheng Jinhe brought Li Song over to Chu Ning and his companions.
As their boss, Cheng Jinhe was indeed comndable; although he rode in a carriage, he always joined when they stopped for breaks.
He directly pitched in for chores like distributing food and preparing als.
He was courteous to all, whether his own employees or the martial artists he hired like Chu Ning and others.
Whenever they reached a larger place, they were entertained with fine food and drinks.
It was no exaggeration to say he believed in harmony bringing wealth.
At this mont, Boss Cheng was distributing the dry food to everyone one by one.
"Tonight, it’s a bit of trouble for everyone to sleep outdoors. I must ask you to be extra vigilant at night. When we reach the town tomorrow, I’ll prepare a good feast."
As soon as Cheng Jinhe finished speaking, the impatient Han Wangan imdiately responded in a gruff voice,
"Boss Cheng, you’re too kind. We’ve eaten and drunk well on this journey, so what’s the big deal about a tough night?
We’re all rough and tough; this place will do just fine for sleeping."
Chu Ning and the others didn’t speak, but their expressions were much the sa.
Cheng Jinhe naturally looked grateful.
At this point, Li Song spoke in a solemn tone,
"Everyone, tonight, we’ll need to divide the night into two shifts for guard duty. There’s a notorious group of bandits nearby, so we must be extra cautious."
Saying this, he began to assign the shifts.
Chu Ning and those at the front, along with Li Song, were assigned the first half of the night.
The rest were assigned the second half.
No one had any objections. After eating their dry rations, those not on duty lay down and slept, and the camp gradually quieted down.
Those on guard were quite varied in their activities.
Li Song leapt onto a large tree, sitting cross-legged and watching the surroundings vigilantly.
Han Wangan paced back and forth, looking quite bored.
Du Huarong, by the fire, began doing so needlework, not looking at all like a woman of the social world.
anwhile, Shen Shaohai held a small knife, carving sothing from a tree root.
Chu Ning sat down cross-legged, eyes closed, appearing to be ditating and resting.
With so many people around, practicing the Fla Divine Wood Technique wasn’t appropriate. Even if he could control it, practice would still cause so Magical Power fluctuations.
Chu Ning didn’t want to create unnecessary trouble.
So whenever they rested at an inn or similar places, Chu Ning would practice his Cultivation thod.
In the wilderness, Chu Ning typically practiced Refining Spirit Technique.
At the mont, Chu Ning’s mind was constantly deconstructing a Talisman known as Interdiate Lower Grade Profound Water Spirit Talisman.
He had long since analyzed the Talismanic Runes of the Sword Sealing Talisman. Now, if he wanted, he could easily produce one, and of good quality.
So Chu Ning turned his attention to this Profound Water Spirit Talisman.
This Talisman was one of the Interdiate Lower Grade Talismans he had purchased from the Cloud Sea Pavilion.
After several attempts, Chu Ning found that when he began analyzing a Talisman, he indeed needed to closely observe the Talisman to deconstruct and understand the Talismanic Runes.
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