Red Bamboo Immortal City

The three镖头 (a nickname for a person) reminding others to brush their horses is not actually to contribute to cleaner air.

Instead, it serves as a reminder to avoid revealing certain goods hidden inside.

There are many people and many eyes here. When you enter the city gate, law enforcement monks will check the goods one by one.

If something is missing from the invoice, no one cares; but if something is extra, you'll be invited in for questioning.

Going to jail is a minor matter, because the escort agency will pay to ransom the person, but if the goods are not retrieved, a fine will be imposed.

"Alright! Third Chief! It's all clean!" Amo shouted from the back of the group.

The three镖头 (bodyguards) glanced around, and after confirming that they wouldn't be discovered, they remembered the four 劫修 (robber cultivators) from the Yuansheng Sect.

In Fenglinfang, the Wang family, to a certain extent, had the right to detain and dispose of prisoners within the market.

Once outside Maple Forest Village, one must obey the local celestial laws.

For example: It is forbidden for any individual to imprison any monk in any way.

If you are a hunter who has received a bounty, there will be someone in charge of handing over the bounty after you enter the city.

These Yuansheng Sect cultivators who have committed calamities are to be dealt with by the family.

The deserved reward and contribution are one thing, but more importantly, if I were to handle it myself, it would be a personal vendetta.

I'll leave it to the family; whatever hatred they have is their business, it has little to do with me.

"Ah Lu! Da Long! Make sure our friend is settled in properly, lest he get sick and cause trouble!"

"good!"

Chen Lu responded, dismounted, and took advantage of the time while queuing to enter the city gate to enter the carriage where the four people were being held.

He removed the handcuffs from his mouth and warned:

"Gentlemen, I, Chen Lu, have no intention of being your enemy. It is only due to the limitations of my duties that I have no choice but to do so."

"Your matter with the security escort agency can be settled privately between the two parties. There's no need to involve the law enforcement. What do you think?"

The four of them instantly understood what he meant.

Once captured by the monks of the enforcement department, given their crimes, they would likely have to mine in the mining area until they die.

Handing them over to the Wang family would at most mean doing someone else's bidding; compared to being detained by law enforcement, they would still be free to some extent.

Before setting up the ambush, the eldest brother had already devised a plan: as long as he didn't kill the镖师 (bodyguards/escorts), they would be safe and sound.

So last time, even though they could have taken all the goods, they did nothing and just left.

After carefully considering the pros and cons, the man agreed:

"Okay, we won't say anything carelessly."

Chen Lu nodded slightly, but did not leave. Instead, he sat down next to Zhao Dalong to prevent them from suddenly escaping while inspecting the goods.

If they escape, it won't be so easy to catch them again.

The caravan traveled for a while, then stopped again.

The once noisy streets on both sides gradually quieted down; we had arrived at the city gate.

Chen Lu composed himself, peeked out, and looked up.

Above the ten-zhang-high city gate hung a huge black jade plaque with four simple characters: Red Bamboo Immortal City.

The slightly smaller plaque below reads: Qixuan Gate.

Below the city gate, a group of law enforcement cultivators were scattered around the caravan.

They wore red and silver-embroidered law enforcement hats, dressed in red and black robes, carried broadswords on their backs, and held long spears in their hands, staring intently at the caravan.

"Next!"

The caravan moved forward slowly, then immediately stopped.

"Who's in charge?"

A team leader scanned the area and shouted.

"My lord! I am the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) of the Wang Family Escort Agency in Fenglinfang."

The three镖头 (bodyguards) had already dismounted. Hearing someone call out, they quickly approached with a fawning smile.

"Sir, it's just some Qingyun steel and tanned animal hides."

"So whatever you say goes?"

The captain of the enforcement team waved his hand, and the cultivators on both sides swarmed around him.

"Give me the invoice."

"Yes." The third镖头 (bodyguard) reached into his storage bag, handed over the invoice, and tucked a few spirit tickets underneath.

"It's hot today, let's treat ourselves—"

Before he could finish speaking, the enforcement team leader waved his hand to interrupt him:

"It's none of your business how you treat people."

Come on, guys! Search! Check everyone's storage bags one by one!

Elixirs, spiritual marrow, and the essence of demonic beasts—these are the most valuable and easiest to smuggle!

"Yes!" ×N

The third镖头 cursed inwardly, thinking to himself, "This guy's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. From the beginning, he only spent ten low-level spirit stones each time, but now he spends thirty. He's really getting more and more insatiable."

But he still forced a smile and moved closer:

"Sir, I forgot to give you a delivery slip. Could you please help me with that?"

As he spoke, he handed over another spirit ticket.

The enforcement captain discreetly slipped the item into his pocket, waved his hand, and shouted:

"Guys! Let's get out of here after the check! There are still a lot of people behind us!"

"yes!"

One of the law enforcement officers responded, casually opened the back of a vehicle, and prepared to glance at it and leave.

But as soon as the car door was opened, six cultivators were seen on both sides, four of whom were pale-faced and looked like they had not yet recovered from serious injuries.

"You guys, register your identity tokens."

His instincts told him that there was definitely something wrong with these people.

"OK!"

Chen Lu glanced at Zhao Dalong, signaling him to calm down.

He stood up and took out three lower spirits from under the token.

The salary of an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator for three days is enough to settle this little trouble.

"Sir, is there anything else you need?"

"Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar? Come on! All of you, get down here!"

Tokens! Magical artifacts! They're all here!

He looked furious, but that didn't affect his decision to accept the lower-level spirit.

"Damn it, you're still not satisfied with three lower-level spirit pills? Aren't you afraid of overeating yourself?"

Zhao Dalong cursed under his breath, "If one person eats three, then six people will eat eighteen!"

There are so many more convoys behind them; I wonder how much kickbacks they'll collect in a month.

But he smiled obsequiously and handed over the spirit stone.

"Hmm, where are the four of you?"

The law enforcement officers tucked the items into their arms and stared at the four pale-faced monks.

"You four are a bit suspicious. I need to take a closer look."

"Sir, these belong to all four of them."

Chen Lu didn't react much; after all, it was official business, and the Wang family could reimburse him.

It's just a couple of scoldings; I can just ask for a few more coins to appease them later.

This guy, a mere gatekeeper at the city gate, has low cultivation but a big air about him, and he uses his power recklessly.

But what could he do?

"Okay, no problem." The law enforcement officer accepted the spirit stones and turned back to the lines on either side.

"Let them through!" the enforcement captain shouted, and the cultivators blocking the gate dispersed and allowed them to pass.

Once inside, Zhao Dalong finally uttered his curses.

Then the three镖头 (bodyguards) arrived, asked how much kickback each person had paid, and then took out a small booklet to record the situation.

"Remember to behave yourself during this time. Someone might come looking for trouble. If you go out, it's best to bring some other brothers with you."

After giving his instructions, he glanced at the four people from Yuanshengmen:

"Thank you all for keeping an eye on things these past few days. Once we're done with this, I'll let the guys take over their shifts so we can relax tonight."

As he spoke, he handed over a card with a few words printed on it:

Fengyuelou – A top-class young lady.

"These are free gifts from the last delivery we made to them; they'll expire if we don't use them soon."

Chen Lu was overjoyed and reached out to take it.

A girl who's getting something for free, why not take it?

Zhao Dalong stared blankly as Chen Lu took the only one.

He opened his mouth, about to ask why he didn't have his own, but he immediately swallowed the words back down his throat.

I almost forgot, Xiao He is the daughter of the Third Escort...