Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 38 Guard
Perhaps because the Jiang family has a trading business, Jiang Xuan became interested when he heard the word "trading" from Old Sha.

"Deal? What deal?" Jiang Xuan asked Mr. Sha with great interest.

Seeing Jiang Xuan's interest, Old Sha's embarrassment finally subsided. He sat back down, took another sip of his tea, and said, "I'm going to the Qixi Desert to retrieve something, and I'm worried I can't find anyone to go with me. From now on, you'll be my bodyguard. If I successfully retrieve something from the desert, I'll give you a 10% share. How about that?"

When Jiang Xuan heard the words "Qixi Desert" from Mr. Sha again, he felt a little confused.

Old Sha, as a top-level warrior of the Heavenly Realm, has fallen on hard times in Qizhou City. Now he wants to take me in as his apprentice and be his bodyguard to go to the Qixi Desert to get something.

How could a peak Heavenly Rank warrior end up in such a state of desolation? How could a peak Heavenly Rank warrior allow a mid-level Heavenly Rank warrior to be his bodyguard? These were all incomprehensible and questionable.

Robbing property? Jiang Xuan had three hundred taels of silver notes, a few taels of silver change, and two spears. The dark cloak in the rag bag might have been seen by Old Sha once or twice.

However, regardless of whether these things are valuable or not, if Old Sha wants to snatch them, judging by the ways he dances with the Black Rhino, if he is at his peak, his strength will definitely be above that of the fat man who took the Blood-Prospering Pill, and he is definitely not his opponent. Why bother to beat around the bush and calculate these details?

After much thought, Jiang Xuan couldn't figure out Sha Lao's specific motive.

Since he couldn't figure out Old Sha's motives, Jiang Xuan simply considered himself. The Qixi Desert was the destination of this training, that much was clear. Old Sha had already set his sights on him, and with his current strength, if he were to attack, he would definitely not be able to resist. If Old Sha had no ill intentions, this trip to the Qixi Desert would be much safer with him accompanying him. That would be a good thing, not to mention the 10% possible reward.

"Twenty percent." Jiang Xuan had already made up his mind and simply asked for an extra ten percent in compensation.

"One percent, plus I'll help you find the ring." Mr. Sha's offer was very firm.

"Deal." Jiang Xuan said with a smile.

"Okay, now you can tell me what you are going to do in the north of the city." Old Sha poured himself another cup of tea.

Jiang Xuan thought he had misheard and began to recall what he had said earlier. After some reflection, he thought to himself, "I remember only mentioning the city, not the north of the city?"

"There's an ancient pavilion in the north of the city. What's there?" After another cup of tea, Old Sha asked Jiang Xuan calmly.

Hearing Old Sha's words, Jiang Xuan's heart trembled, and he immediately felt helpless. This Old Sha before him far surpassed him in both martial arts prowess and calculations, and he had already been targeted by him, with no chance of escape.

Thinking about it this way, the 10% reward seemed like alms from Mr. Sha, which made Jiang Xuan feel very uncomfortable.

Since Elder Sha had clearly mentioned the location of the elixir, Jiang Xuan could no longer deny it. He pretended to be calm and asked, "How did Elder Sha know about the situation in the north of the city?"

"That's what I said all night last night." Old Sha smacked his lips.

"Talking in your sleep?" Jiang Xuan had a habit of sleep talking as a child, which he knew very well, but after he turned teen, he rarely talked in his sleep. Unexpectedly, this habit of sleep talking would return over such an important matter.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan immediately stood up, opened the door, and looked outside. "Don't look at it, the sound is not loud." Seeing Jiang Xuan looking at him, Sha Lao pointed to his ears and said, "Don't look at me because I'm old, but my ears are very useful."

Mr. Sha's answer made Jiang Xuan's nervous mood relax a little. He returned to the table and sat down. He picked up the teacup in front of him and drank the tea in it in one gulp.

"There should be quite a few pills." Since Old Sha already knew the exact location, there was not much point in continuing to hide it. Jiang Xuan simply told the other party about the pills.

"For a warrior at your stage, some suitable elixirs would indeed help improve your strength." Elder Sha made a brief assessment and then asked, "What quality?"

"Have you heard of Xueying Pills?" Jiang Xuan asked.

"I've heard of it, but that thing is quite expensive and has no effect on your cultivation. It can be used when you are risking your life." Old Sha's expression was indifferent. It was obvious that the Blood Profit Pill did not arouse his interest.

This reaction of Old Sha was somewhat beyond Jiang Xuan's expectations. He had personally experienced the effect of the Blood-Prospering Pill. If he had not temporarily used a few newly learned spear techniques, he probably would not have had the opportunity to sit here and chat with Old Sha.

"There should be some elixirs worth more than the Blood Prosperity Pills. We'll have to find them first." If the Blood Prosperity Pills didn't interest Old Sha, Jiang Xuan would be relieved. At the very least, the possibility of Old Sha forcibly seizing those pills would be much smaller.

"Do you have any muscle strengthening powder? That thing is indeed a good thing for you now. With your current strength of the fourth level of the Heavenly Rank, if you take a bottle, you can rise three levels in a row to the seventh level of the Heavenly Rank with luck, and enter the ranks of high-level Heavenly Rank warriors." Old Sha looked at Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan felt a warm sensation in his heart. It was the first time he had felt this way since parting with the Mandarin Fish Mercenaries. Even if Mr. Sha had other motives or intentions behind his words, at least they were genuine advice to Jiang Xuan, the result of considering the issue from his perspective.

Jiang Xuan did have the Strengthening Muscle Powder, but he was only holding it temporarily. Ever since he heard about the effects of the Strengthening Muscle Powder at the Green Lake Auction House, he knew that it was indeed the most suitable elixir for him at the moment.

However, Jiang Xuan never considered Xu An's bottle of Strengthening Powder. This was due to Jiang Xuan's personality. He could try to sell some of the pills, or exchange some of them for Xu An's bottle of Strengthening Powder, but the prerequisite for all this was to first hand the bottle of Strengthening Powder to Xu An personally.

Similarly, he certainly would not mention anything about Xu An and his bottle of muscle-strengthening powder to Mr. Sha.

"No." Jiang Xuan replied.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Sha Lao's eyes, and he said, "What a pity. However, if that's the case, there should be some high-value pills among those pills. When the time comes, I can sell those pills and exchange them for silver to buy another bottle of Qiangjin Powder."

"despair."

Putting the teacup in his hand on the table, Mr. Sha put his hands behind his back, went out and stood at the door, feeling the early morning air outside the house.

Looking back at Jiang Xuan, who was still sitting at the table, lost in thought, Elder Sha said in a slightly teasing tone, "Guardian Jiang, let's go."

(End of this chapter)