He glanced at his uncle's darkened face and Fatty's sly smile, and Zhang Tian's mouth twitched.
"Fatty, stop joking around with him. Old man, we'd like you to take us to the city with your donkey."
"Don't worry, we're not bad guys, nor are we robbers. If you're willing to take us to the city, we can give you two hundred yuan, how about that?"
Zhang Tian held up two fingers.
Two hundred yuan could buy several donkeys like the old man's, let alone just taking Zhang Tian to the city.
Hearing the money, a momentary surprise flashed across the old man's face, but he quickly calmed down.
This group of people wore strange clothes, and they were coming from West Village. If he took them and they suddenly attacked him, or refused to pay, who would he complain to?
With this thought, the old man shook his head like a rattle drum.
"Boss, look, pleasant words aren't working. We might as well use force."
Fatty clenched his fist as he saw this.
This display truly startled the old man, and fear showed on his face.
"Old man, you wouldn't want your donkey to be snatched away, would you? Don't worry, we'll pay."
Zhang Tian took a breath and said.
Hu Bayi: "??"
Shirley Yang: "!!!!!!"
Good heavens, so Fatty's tone was learned from Zhang Tian.
This genuinely astonished Shirley Yang.
She had thought Fatty was invincible, but unexpectedly, Zhang Tian was the most ruthless.
"This..."
The old man was not a little bit scared.
He looked at Zhang Tian, then at his donkey, and finally nodded in agreement.
After all, who would abandon a livestock that supported their family?
At this moment, the old man could only pray in his heart that these people wouldn't harm his donkey, while also resenting them for bullying an honest person.
Soon, everyone boarded the donkey cart, which rumbled on the muddy ground, heading towards the main city of Nanyun.
As soon as the donkey cart left, Xiao Guang and Professor Li emerged from the grass.
"Professor Li, there's still a long way to go. I don't know if we'll ever get back."
"If only they could have taken us with them."
Xiao Guang said with a dejected expression.
"They've already helped us a lot. Don't overthink it. Besides, they separated from us, likely because they have other matters to attend to. We shouldn't linger."
Professor Li said softly.
He had temporarily emerged from his grief.
"They got so much stuff, and didn't even share some with us. Our cultural relics are still with them. Professor Li, they wouldn't possibly be hoarding them, would they?"
Xiao Guang said anxiously.
Many thoughts raced through his mind.
"No, Xiao Guang, don't worry. They are people we know..."
Professor Li said, but Xiao Guang didn't understand why Professor Li was so confident.
However, seeing Professor Li's confident face, Xiao Guang didn't say anything further.
The donkey cart moved slowly, with Fatty sitting beside the old man, a smile on his face.
Finally, he could converse with ordinary people, Fatty was very happy.
"Old man, why did you come here? This should be West Village. Shouldn't people be very afraid of this place?"
Fatty patted the old man's shoulder.
The old man shivered even more.
"I came to deliver someone nearby. I'm a carter. That person said they were coming to gather herbs."
The old man said tremblingly.
"Hmm? Coming here to gather herbs? Old man, do you know what the other person was wearing?"
Zhang Tian asked from the back.
It was indeed uncommon to gather herbs in such a place.
"That person looked wealthy and was quite tall. They also gave me twenty yuan for the fare."
The old man said, his face changed, and he quickly shut his mouth.
He was afraid Zhang Tian would snatch his money.
Zhang Tian rubbed his cheek.
He took out a stack of money from his spatial storage.
It was two hundred yuan.
This money was enough for their expenses for a year.
He recalled that Xiangzi in "Rickshaw Boy" spent decades just to own a rickshaw, and a rickshaw cost only two hundred silver dollars. Although these two hundred yuan might not be equivalent to silver dollars, it wasn't far off.
Upon seeing the money, the old man's eyes nearly bulged out.
Was this person really willing to give him money? Was he playing a trick on him?
"Here, this is for you, the fare. How about it? Do you believe we're not bad guys now?"
Zhang Tian said, handing over the money.
The old man took a deep breath and quickly stuffed the money into his pocket.
"Yes, yes, you are all great, great people."
The old man's head bobbed like a chicken.
"That person was wearing blue clothes and looked like an immortal, very peculiar. But they spoke softly. I don't know anything else."
"That person seemed to have martial arts skills."
The old man said, and Zhang Tian and the others exchanged glances.
Zhang Tian searched his mind for this person, but couldn't find anyone.
"Could it be another expert?"
Hu Bayi said.
In a vast and populous country like China, it was normal for a few outstanding individuals to emerge.
Zhang Tian wouldn't be so arrogant as to think he was already invincible.
"It's very likely. Anyone who can find this place is not simple."
Zhang Tian said, not paying much attention to the person in blue.
Along the way, the old man clearly relaxed, speaking more fluently.
It was evident that after learning Zhang Tian wasn't a bad guy, he wasn't so timid anymore.
"This old man, why is he two-faced? Truly like a young bride wearing two pairs of underwear, so clever."
Fatty muttered to himself, a blade of grass sticking out of his mouth.
A gust of wind blew.
The surrounding grass and trees swayed with the wind.
Making rustling sounds.
The donkey, as if tireless, plodded forward.
With the donkey cart, their speed had increased considerably.
Nearly two days later, Zhang Tian and the others finally saw signs of human habitation.
In the mountains and ranges of Nanyun, many villages were usually deep in the mountains.
Villages by the roadside were rare.
The appearance of human settlements now indicated they were closer to a town or city.
"This is East Village. It's only a few more hours to the main city."
"Everyone, you're going to the main city now, for...?"
The old man asked while driving the donkey cart.
"Old man, we're going to Beili to catch a train."
Fatty said from the side.
"What? Beili? I've never been there before, nor have I ever ridden a train. I must see it sometime."
The old man laughed heartily.
"When the time comes, Fatty will treat you to Beili roast chicken."
Fatty patted the old man's shoulder.
The two chatted quite freely.
At this moment, tens of kilometers away.
Professor Li, Xiao Guang, and Kong Que were walking together.
With Kong Que and Ada accompanying them, the two were less in danger.
Kong Que and Ada had been expelled from the village and had nowhere to go. So, Professor Li decided to take them back to Beili and have them work for him.
Both of them were naturally delighted.
Several days later.
Zhang Tian and the others arrived at Kuncheng, the main city of Nanyun.
Kuncheng, the largest city in Nanyun.
It was also the city that developed the best later on.
Here, the scent of forests was scarce, replaced by a prosperity closer to modernity.
As the cities of the New Xia Kingdom had been renovated, Kuncheng had also been transformed.
Roads had been built, and the entire street looked neat and tidy.
The donkey cart stopped outside Kuncheng.
"Livestock are not allowed in the city. I apologize."
The old man said apologetically.
Zhang Tian waved his hand, and then everyone disembarked from the donkey cart.
"Old man, see you next time if fate allows."
"Kun Kun, Fatty is finally here."
Fatty stretched lazily.
Zhang Tian took a breath. Why did "Kun Kun" sound so much like a celebrity from his past life?