Only My Way

Ling Wuyuan was unaware that the White Crow Gang was currently staging their classic, time-honored tradition of internal purges.

At this very moment, he was riding a horse on a road built by the authorities.

Although he didn't know how far it was from here to the Azure Lake White Willow Palace, after glancing at the map a few times, Ling Wuyuan figured it would take at least two or three months.

There was no other way.

This world didn't have highways or mountain tunnels.

Many roads were winding, twisting, rugged mountain paths.

Perhaps the straight-line distance between two locations didn't seem far.

But after winding around who knows how many times,

the actual distance could easily be more than ten times longer.

Furthermore,

even though the Snow Deer Province where he was now and the Cloud Ridge Province where the Azure Lake White Willow Palace was located were adjacent and had various official roads, the entire journey would still be fraught with dangers.

The map he bought emphasized that all travelers should be aware of wild beasts, demonic beasts, and bandits, and it was best to travel in groups.

Clearly,

in this world, for the vast majority of ordinary people, so-called long-distance travel was truly a death wish.

If there wasn't a good enough reason,

it was best for everyone to stay in their hometowns.

Even those who traveled around doing business rarely chose to go far.

Unless there were large merchant caravans, that might be worth considering.

And right now,

not far from Ling Wuyuan was such a large merchant caravan.

There were as many as sixty wagons just for carrying goods.

As for the wagons specifically for passengers and caravan guards, there were more than thirty.

In addition to that,

there were nearly four hundred armed guards riding horses.

Just a rough estimate, the entire caravan, from top to bottom, added up to at least a thousand people!

When they moved, it was like a giant serpent hundreds of meters long.

To be honest,

so many wagons, all large wagons made of hardwood and metal,

if they were transported to Ling Wuyuan's previous life in ancient times, they could completely form an invincible chariot legion!

However, by looking at the flags hanging on the caravan, Ling Wuyuan could tell that this caravan didn't come from a single large merchant guild, but was a large group jointly formed by the caravans of several merchant guilds.

Since they had the same goals and knew each other well, they simply joined together to travel, increasing their safety.

This kind of measure was a relatively common business strategy for caravans in this world, and even the White Crow Gang's caravans often used this method to increase their safety.

Moreover, providing armed defense services to various external caravans and merchant guilds was also a separate long-term business for the White Crow Gang.

As far as Ling Wuyuan knew, because the wages were high and usually included room and board, at least a hundred members of the White Crow Gang specialized in this kind of work to support their families, running around with various caravans and merchant guilds for long periods of time, and they were often in short supply of manpower, with people constantly asking other members in the gang if they were willing to do it together.

After all, compared to those wandering armed personnel, a force like the White Crow Gang, which had a fixed base and a good reputation in the surrounding area, was undoubtedly more trusted by various caravans and merchant guilds.

The security personnel hired from here were far more reliable and disciplined than those lone wolves.

Furthermore,

a clear background was also very important!

At the very least, if something happened, everyone would know who to hold responsible, instead of being completely clueless.

Now,

as Ling Wuyuan calmly observed the caravan,

the many people in the caravan who were on high alert for any potential threats were slightly stunned to see Ling Wuyuan, alone on horseback, proceeding in an orderly manner on the road.

It was as if everyone had spent months gathering hundreds of people, fully armed from head to toe, ready to form a team to brave a dragon's pool and tiger's den, only to see a guy wearing slippers and beach pants squatting there, drinking beer and eating barbecue at the entrance of the dragon's pool and tiger's den.

Faced with this scene, the atmosphere was inevitably a little silent.

“……”

Finally, after a long silence.

A burly man riding a black steed smiled and took the initiative to greet him:

"Little brother, you really give people a feeling of being full of leisure and carefree."

As he spoke,

the burly man's gaze also scanned back and forth between Ling Wuyuan and the horse he was riding.

It would have been better if he hadn't looked closely.

After taking a serious look, the burly man immediately discovered many problems.

Leaving aside everything else,

just the horse that Ling Wuyuan was riding was, in his eyes, a genuine, top-quality steed!

That coat, that physique, just a few simple glances were enough to make him understand that this was a mount he couldn't afford.

Even if he sold himself, he couldn't afford it.

He had only seen such top-quality goods with those big shots.

Even their caravan captain was a little unworthy of it.

Then,

from Ling Wuyuan, he felt a certain sharpness.

Regardless of appearance.

But a deeper level of temperament.

It was as if something was radiating light.

He felt a very obvious sense of pride and confidence from Ling Wuyuan!

Although still young, he was already confident and composed, possessing his own pride and demeanor!

Then.

The strong man then reluctantly noticed how outstanding Ling Wuyuan's appearance was.

What the strong man didn't know was that Ling Wuyuan's so-called demeanor and confidence were actually just beginning to show.

Even many acquaintances Ling Wuyuan knew before.

Facing him at this moment, they would be a little dazed and even dare not recognize him because of the sharpness he revealed.

After all.

In the past, he was just muddling through his days in the White Crow Gang.

It's not good to be too sharp.

Now?

Now that he has officially started to venture into the world.

Ling Wuyuan was naturally too lazy to pretend any longer…

In this way, with multiple changes in the environment and mentality.

Under the premise that Ling Wuyuan himself didn't feel much, he gradually began to quietly reveal some of the qualities rooted in the deepest part of his heart, allowing his distinct characteristics, which had been hidden in the past, to gradually break away from the many disguises that no longer needed to be maintained, and slowly reveal their existence…

At this moment.

Since leaving the White Crow Gang.

Since breaking away from the disguise he had maintained for several years.

Since breaking away from the cage he had created for himself.

In just a few short hours.

Ling Wuyuan's mentality, strength, expression… were all changing at an extremely fast speed.

All of this.

Can be described as a butterfly emerging from its cocoon…

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