Chapter 2 Mission?

  At noon, a horse-drawn carriage drove into Qing Shi Town from the west.

  The carriage slowly drove through the streets and stopped in front of the Qing Shi Inn, where the horse's hooves came to a stop, its nose let out a loud snort, and emitted a long whinny.

  The carriage was painted a glossy black all over, and the horses were also exceptionally fine. What caught people's attention most was that on the frame of the carriage, a red flag with four big characters "Dragon Gate Escort Agency" was inserted.

  Everyone in Jianghu knows that this flag represents the Dragon Gate Escort Bureau, a generation of overlords of Qingyuan County and Le'an County.

  Longmen Inn was founded by the famous "One-Word Flash Sword" Shangguan Fei from hundreds of years ago, dominating Qingshan County and Le'an County, with branches all over the six states of Chu.

  Two people jumped off the carriage, both wearing black tight-fitting clothes. One of them was thin and looked over forty years old. The other was a young man with a medium build and a handsome face, in his twenties.

  The arrival of the horse-drawn carriage naturally attracted the attention of Zhang Yang and his family, who were having lunch at the Qing Shi Inn, as well as Xiao Qing, the waiter, the chef, and everyone else.

  The shop assistant was about to go out to greet him, but Zhang Yang's old father, Zhang Dapangju, stood up with a delighted expression and exclaimed: "It's Ranyi who has returned!"

  Mr. Li was also beaming with joy, holding Zhang Yang and going out together with Old Man Zhang.

  Zhang Yang curiously looked out from Li's arms, and as he got closer, he saw a shiny black carriage with an impressive appearance, as well as the tall horse that caught his eye.

  In his past life and this life, this was still his first time seeing a live and kicking fine horse with his own eyes.

  After sizing up the fine horses, Zhang Yang's gaze swept across the middle-aged man and young man dressed in black, their eyes widening at the sight of the scabbards on their waists!

  Only a middle-aged man was heard shouting into the carriage: "Madam, we've arrived at Qing Shi Inn."

  As the red curtain of the carriage was lifted, a 15 or 16-year-old girl with bright eyes and white teeth emerged.

  Zhang Yang's face was shocked. His sister had been married for four or five years, and this little girl was only fifteen or sixteen years old. Had she gotten married at the age of eleven?

  Although ancient people got married very early, eleven years old is still a bit too early!

  What made Zhang Yang breathe a sigh of relief was that after the little girl jumped down from the horse carriage, another woman came out from inside the carriage.

  The girl is about twenty years old, with skin as smooth as cream and eyebrows and eyes like a painting, giving people a feeling of being delicate and weak at first glance.

  This is Zhang Yang's sister, Zhang Ran'er.

  Zhang Rang'er got off the carriage with the help of a little girl, her eyes fell on Zhang Dapang's couple, and she suddenly cried out in extreme joy: "Dad! Mom!"

  Zhang Dashang and Li Shi, who was holding Zhang Yang, were extremely excited to welcome them back. They put on a show of a family reunion in front of the Qing Shi Inn.

  Zhang Yang's gaze shifted back and forth between Zhang Da Guan and Li Shi's face, his own mother couldn't be considered a beauty, could it be that this old man of his had become a handsome guy after losing weight?

  Otherwise, how could she have given birth to a sister as lovely as a flower and the moon?

  Everyone sat down in the inn, and Zhang Dabang ordered the chef to buy good wine and dishes to entertain his daughter, his daughter's maid Xiaobao, and two men who followed her.

  At this moment, Zhang Yang was being held in a very intimate manner by his sister Zhang Ran'er, but his attention was more focused on those two muscular men.

  No matter whether it was the black tight-fitting outfit on his body or the linked scabbard sword at his waist, both made Zhang Yang think of two words.

  The rivers and lakes!

  However, the two men were very respectful to Zhang Rang'er and did not dare sit at the same table with him. Instead, they went to another table and sat down. This made Zhang Yang, who had been trying to listen in on some news, give up.

  For three years, Zhang Yang had grown accustomed to his child identity, quietly staying in Zhang Ruo'er's arms and listening to the family conversation.

  He heard some very interesting things from his parents and sister's conversation, which also surprised him a little.

  For example, parents ask their sister how she is doing on the other side, what's going on over there, and whether she has been bullied or not.

  Zhang Yang listened while organizing the information in the conversation.

  Originally, elder sister Zhang Ranyi married the leader of the Dragon Gate Escort Agency, who is also the master!

  Of course, she was just a concubine, the leader of the Dragon Gate Escort Agency had met Zhang Ruo'er by chance when he passed through the remote Qing Shi Town and saw her at an inn. After that, Zhang Ruo'er became his concubine.

  In the second year after Zhang Rang'er got married, she gave birth to a daughter for the leader of the escort group. Now her daughter is over three years old and is very much loved by the leader, which has raised Zhang Rang'er's status and allowed her to return home to visit her relatives.

  Otherwise, it's hard to take even one step out of the house.

  However, Zhang Yang's little niece was still young and did not come together this time, making Zhang Da Zhuang and Li Shi sigh endlessly as they wanted to hold their granddaughter.

  After lunch, Yatou Xiaobao returned to the carriage under Zhang Ruo'er's gaze and brought back a package.

  Zhang Rang'er took over the package and put it on the table, opening it while smiling: "Dad, mom, little brother, I brought some gifts for you."

  Boss Zhang's next sentence dispelled some of Zhang Yang's doubts.

  "In the past, you had someone send some gold and silver, which was enough for our expenses, and we also bought a lot of land. I'm already happy that you can come back, what else do you bring as gifts?"

  Zhang's tone was slightly accusatory, but it made Zhang Yang understand why the Qing Shi Inn could continue to operate.

  In Zhang Yang's eyes, his family's Qing Shi Inn was not small, but there were very few customers coming to the door, and it could be said that they rarely saw a few tables of guests throughout the year.

  Qingshi Town was not rich to begin with, who in the town has spare money to eat at an inn?

  As for the nearby mountain valleys, let alone the villagers.

  Furthermore, Qing Shi Town is a remote small town with few passersby.

  How an inn without business can still operate is because sister often asks people to send back some gold and silver!

  He didn't know that the Qing Shi Inn was just a family-run inn passed down from Zhang's ancestors, with the account room, kitchen, and waiters all managed by Zhang Dabang and his wife, as well as their unmarried daughter Zhang Ranyi.

  If it weren't for some fields in a nearby village, the inn would have gone out of business long ago.

  Later, Zhang Rang's daughter married a big shot and brought back gold and silver with the betrothal gifts. Only then did Zhang Dapangu turn over a new leaf and become a local tyrant of several tens of miles around, owning no less than a thousand acres of land.

  Zhang Rang'er just smiled and didn't say a word to her father's scolding, after opening the package, there were two small boxes and a book inside.

  One of the small boxes opened, and Hao Ran was some gold ingots and silver ingots, dazzling Zhang Yang's eyes. Even if it were placed in the previous life, this box of gold ingots and silver ingots would be considered valuable.

  Boss Zhang knew his daughter's intention, although he scolded her on the surface, but still smiled and accepted it.

  The second small box was opened to reveal some jewelry, which was given by Zhang Ruo'er to her mother Li Shi.

  Finally, Zhang Rang'er took out the book from her bag and smiled at her younger brother, saying something that made Zhang Yang's eyes widen in shock and his heart beat faster.

  "Little brother, this is a martial arts manual that I specially begged from your father. With this, you can also become a great master in the future! However, your father said that the Dragon Gate Escort Agency's martial arts are not to be passed on outside, and when you grow up, you will have to join the agency!"

  Martial Arts Secret Manual!

  Zhang Yang's eyes shone brightly as he looked at the secret book in his sister's hand, and saw three big characters on the cover, which read "Xuanyuan Gong".

  Just as Zhang Yang was stunned and his heart racing, a voice sounded in his ear.

  "Will you accept the mission and join the Dragon Gate Escort Agency?"

  This was a gentle male voice, and at the same time, a dialogue box-like virtual shadow appeared in front of Zhang Yang.

  There are two lines of large characters in the dialog box.

  Above is: Whether to accept the task and join the Dragon Gate Escort Agency.

  Below are two words: Yes and No.

  Zhang Yang first rubbed his eyes, and the dialogue box in front of him still existed, it was not an illusion!

  He then raised his small hand and rubbed his temples, a habit he had developed after crossing over. As the soul of two lifetimes was infused into the body of an infant, he would often get headaches, so he had developed the habit of rubbing his temples.

  Zhang Rang'er looked at her little brother, who first rubbed his eyes and then rubbed the temples of his adorable face. She smiled slightly, not thinking that her little brother could recognize the three big characters "Xuanyuan Gong" on the martial arts manual.

  "Damn it, my little brother..."

  Zhang Rang'er waved the martial arts secret book in her hand in front of Zhang Yang.

  Zhang Yang came back to his senses, his small face full of silly adoration: "Sister, when I grow up I want to join the Dragon Gate Escort Agency!"

  "Great! My little brother will definitely become a great hero in the future!"

  Zhang Rang'er smiled and handed over the secret martial arts manual to Zhang Yang.