Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 45: Elegant Movement

"Mr. Sha, where are we going?" Jiang Xuan, carrying a heavy rag bag, walked laboriously behind Mr. Sha.

The two had obtained a large quantity of high-quality medicinal pills, all of which came from the missing pharmacist from another province. Furthermore, the pharmacist had disappeared in Qizhou. Therefore, it was not advisable for the two to remain in Qizhou for the time being, and returning to the city would be even more unwise.

Since they cannot return to Qizhou City for the time being, the only directions Sha Lao and Jiang Xuan have left are east, west and north.

The two of them had just come down the mountain, and the road under their feet was roughly in the north-south direction. If they did not return to Qizhou City, they would have to head north first, and then consider the next direction to go after they got out of this area.

But no matter what, except going east to Yingzhou, the places to go in other directions are probably places that Jiang Xuan has not been to yet.

"We absolutely cannot go back to Qizhou City now. Obtaining these pills is a great temptation in the entire Qizhou. What we need to do now is, on the one hand, to avoid being pursued by that large mercenary group and the forces behind the out-of-state pharmacist; on the other hand, we must leave Qizhou as soon as possible, and at the same time prevent other people from knowing about this." Old Sha slowed down his pace.

"Didn't that large mercenary group withdraw?" Jiang Xuan asked doubtfully.

Old Sha quickened his pace slightly and said, "Most of them have withdrawn, but a small group has stayed behind to find out the whereabouts of the pharmacist."

Old Sha turned around and saw Jiang Xuan scratching his head. He added, "Do you know how much of a loss such a failure would cause to a large mercenary group? In addition to returning all commissions, they would also have to pay a huge compensation according to the previous agreement. In order to ensure the protection of the mercenary group, the employer usually sets a compensation that is far higher than the commission."

Mercenary groups exist in almost every state, and are broadly categorized into large, medium, and small groups. Furthermore, depending on the specific circumstances of the mercenary group, there are also some very large and very small groups. Of the mercenary groups Jiang Xuan knew of, the Heavy Hammer Mercenary Group was a typical very small group from its inception.

Although this mercenary group that protects pharmacists from other states is a large mercenary group, it has reached the scale of a super large mercenary group. What they lack slightly is only greater fame.

To become the final piece of the puzzle to become a super-large mercenary group, this mercenary group went to great lengths to secure this escort opportunity. However, contrary to their expectations, this mercenary group still failed at this step. While only protecting a single pharmacist, the pharmacist actually disappeared during the escort.

"They're pissed off and angry. It's said that the forces behind that mercenary group have disregarded the group's safety in their home state and ordered the group leader to keep all of their Heavenly Rank warriors in Qizhou and conduct a full-scale search." Elder Sha shook his head and added, "But they certainly couldn't have imagined that the pharmacist would be easily kidnapped by a warrior."

"I heard from the brothers of the Mandarin Fish Mercenary Group that a large mercenary group has at least three Heavenly Rank warriors in charge. How many Heavenly Rank warriors are there in the mercenary group that is guarding the pharmacist from other states?" Jiang Xuan asked.

Old Sha didn't seem eager to answer Jiang Xuan's question. Instead, he showed a hint of interest in the other mercenary group Jiang Xuan mentioned: "Mandarin Fish Mercenary Group? No wonder you were wearing that armor earlier. But is it Bei Hao's mercenary group?"

"It's the mercenary group led by Captain Bei Hao. Has Mr. Sha heard of it?" Jiang Xuan showed a hint of surprise when he heard Mr. Sha say Bei Hao's name.

"He is somewhat famous in Qixi. Bei Hao is probably at the advanced level of the Heavenly Realm. His physical skills are pretty good, but his other qualities are average." Old Sha said calmly.

Jiang Xuan couldn't help but murmur in his heart. In the battle between the Mandarin Fish Mercenary Group and the Heavy Hammer Mercenary Group and the Wolf Mercenary Group, Jiang Xuan had witnessed Bei Hao's combat ability. His swordsmanship was first-rate, and he had admired him deeply.

However, Sha Lao's other comment was true. Compared to Bei Hao's swordsmanship, what really impressed Jiang Xuan was Bei Hao's graceful movements during battle.

During the battle that day, Jiang Xuan not only appreciated Bei Hao's graceful movements in battle, but was also amazed at the great role of movements in combat.

Jiang Xuan was confident that if it was Bei Hao who faced the dark-armored man that day, as both of them were high-level Heavenly Rank warriors, Bei Hao would be able to rely on his graceful body movements to be at an advantage in suppressing the opponent in the battle with the dark-armored man who was also a high-level Heavenly Rank warrior.

It was because of that battle that Jiang Xuan truly realized his lack of physical training. However, at that time, even if Jiang Xuan realized his shortcomings in physical training, it would be difficult for him to do anything because he had no physical training to learn.

Fortunately, after leading the Mandarin Fish and Heavy Hammer Mercenaries in a battle against the Wolf Mercenaries, Captain Bei Hao, as a token of gratitude, gifted Jiang Xuan with the agility manual he had long since mastered. This thrilled Jiang Xuan immensely. However, unbeknownst to Jiang Xuan, that manual was practically a protective amulet for Bei Hao. It was precisely because he saw Jiang Xuan's shortcomings during the battle that Bei Hao reluctantly gave up his most cherished agility manual.

"Captain Bei gave me that set of body skills." Jiang Xuan said proudly.

Hearing Jiang Xuan's words, Sha Lao stopped immediately. Jiang Xuan, who was standing behind him, also slowed down when he saw Sha Lao stop.

Fortunately, Sha Lao had quick legs and had already kept a certain distance from Jiang Xuan, otherwise Jiang Xuan would have collided with Sha Lao.

"Mr. Sha, what are you doing..." Jiang Xuan tightened the rag bag and asked.

"What about your body movements? Bring it over to me." Old Sha turned around and stretched out his hand to ask Jiang Xuan for his body movements.

Jiang Xuan felt intimidated by Sha Lao once again. Although he was reluctant, he had to hand over his own technique.

He placed the rag bag on the ground and began to search inside it, muttering to himself, "Jiang Xuan, Jiang Xuan, why do you have to talk about this body movement technique?"

Afterwards, Jiang Xuan took out the ink-colored cloak from the rag bag, and took out a booklet from it, which was the method that Bei Hao had given him.

Speaking of which, since parting with the Mandarin Fish Mercenary Group, Jiang Xuan has never taken a close look at this method.

At this time, Old Sha had already walked to the side of the rag bag. Seeing Jiang Xuan find the method, a hint of anticipation appeared on his face.

After taking the book on body techniques, Mr. Sha did not find any words on the cover, so he simply opened it and read the description of body techniques.

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Night had fallen. Old Sha sat cross-legged on a stone by the roadside, flipping through the book in his hand. Sometimes he nodded in thought, and sometimes he patted his thigh and sighed.

"Mr. Sha, it's already this late, shouldn't we eat something? Or at least find a place to rest?" Jiang Xuan's stomach had been rumbling for two or three hours. He finally mustered up the courage and asked tremblingly.

Closing the booklet and throwing it in Jiang Xuan's direction, Sha Lao's face was filled with satisfaction. He stroked his beard, stood up, and strode forward again, laughing and saying, "Okay, let's find something for you little kid to do first."

Jiang Xuan took the booklet with a confused look on his face, and a hint of fear rose in his heart: "What does Mr. Sha mean by this? Is he dissatisfied with me for disturbing him and wants to find something to do as a punishment?"

While thinking, Jiang Xuan saw that Mr. Sha had already walked far away, so he quickly put away the book in his hand, put on his things and went to chase him.

"Mr. Sha, where are we going?" Jiang Xuan asked as he chased.

"Didn't we say it at the city gate? Let's go hunt the ferocious beast." Old Sha moved very fast. Besides being a little faster than before, he also had a slightly graceful feeling.

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