A bonfire with bright yellow and faint blue colors rises and jumps in the dark night.

"I heard of this story too." Chen Shanzhi looked at the bonfire and said slowly, "It happened in Tianliang City in our Tianliang. I heard that it happened just a few years ago."

Tianliang City is the only city in Tianliang, where the official Tianliangli Yamen and Yiluansi are all there.

"If you want to talk about where the most vendors in Tianliang are, it must be Tianliang City. Most of these vendors rely on going outside to collect valuable goods and then return to Tianliang City to sell for profit."

"Sometimes they will go to other villages in Tianliang to receive goods, but because we are too remote and have no valuable things, we rarely see them."

"You younger generations may not be very clear." Chen Shanzhi looked at Zhou Fan and the others with young, sallow faces and smiled. His eyes were reflected by the fire, and it was difficult to see the emotions in his eyes.

"Even if the vendors go abroad to receive goods, the risk is not small, not to mention that they cannot stay on the ruler road all the time. There are always times when they leave the ruler road. How do you say they ensure their safety?"

"Some vendors are warriors themselves. They can ensure their safety in the wild, but it is impossible for all vendors to be warriors." Chen Shanzhi almost asked and answered.

"If those non-warriors sellers want to go to the wild to collect goods, they have to hire warriors to protect themselves, but the number of warriors is too small and the price is expensive. Even if those sellers often raise money together to hire warriors, the cost is also very high for them."

"After going, if there is any problem with the goods collected, it will be lost. Even if there is no problem after one trip, the cost of the smoothly successful warriors will be reduced to their profits."

"But vendors cannot do without the help of warriors, otherwise it would be no different from going out of the wilderness and dying. Basically, no non-warrior vendor dares to receive goods without bringing warriors."

"The reason why it is said to be basic is that there will always be a few vendors who dare to take risks for the sake of profits. One of them is Tian Xiangming, who is probably the most courageous."

"Hey, how brave is this person? Even if the vendors who dare to take risks are bold enough to join in groups, they will buy a few talismans such as small flame talismans that can harm monsters before departure, and they can deal with monsters when they encounter them."

"But this man is on the road alone. He has never brought talismans for combat, such as the nighttime talismans, and a friend asked him why he didn't buy talismans that hurt monsters?"

"Tian Xiangming shook his head and said it was too expensive, and he couldn't bear to let it go. He also said that if he encountered a strange man, he wouldn't be able to beat it, and it would be useless to have those talismans."

"People in the city think that Tian Xiangming is seeking death when he does this, but surprisingly, everyone thinks that when he doesn't live long, he goes out to collect goods again and again, and comes back again and again!"

"No one knows how this person did it?" Chen Shanzhi looked amazed, "Some vendors speculated that Tian Xiangming had found a safe route to receive goods, and that route was so safe that it would not encounter monsters."

"Tian Xiangming did not invite warriors to receive goods, which saved a lot of money, so he received generous rewards, which inevitably attracted others' attention. Some people tried to follow Tian Xiangming and tried to find out the secret that he could ensure his safety if he did not invite warriors."

"But, Tian Xiangming is very clever. Those who try to follow him will be easily thrown away by him when they go to the wild. Some even follow Tian Xiangming around and encounter monsters on the road and die."

"I can't keep up with Tian Xiangming's footsteps in the wild, and I returned to Tianliang City. Tianliang City has strict regulations. Even warriors dare not easily cause trouble for Tian Xiangming. Over time, they gave up spying on Tian Xiangming's secrets."

"In just two or three years, Tian Xiangming's family property has become more and more abundant. If he was given a few more years, he might become a few merchants in Tianliang City."

"Tian Xiangming became a fortune, but his business methods have not changed. He always goes on his own and never invites warriors. His wife advises him countless times, but he doesn't listen."

"He is very confident and once said that for him, the wilderness is not much different from walking in Tianliang City." Chen Shanzhi showed a faint smile on his face.

Zhou Fan and others who listened silently were shocked. Since a vendor who had never practiced before could go back and forth in the wild so many times, what did he rely on?

"But..." Chen Shanzhi began to turn around, "As the saying goes: If you walk too much at night, you will always meet ghosts. Tian Xiangming is too confident. He may have some tricks to deal with dangers in the wild, but the wild is always changing. Even the most powerful warrior will act carefully in the wild."

"What's more, he was just a small vendor. That day should have been the day when he received the goods. His wife prepared a sumptuous meal at home and waited for him to come back as usual, but he didn't show up that day."

"A day passed, two days passed, and the third day passed, and Tian Xiangming did not appear in Tianliang City. Everyone thought Tian Xiangming should be dead."

"Some people who were jealous of Tian Xiangming were secretly happy about this, and some of his friends sighed and regretted him, but the saddest one was Tian Xiangming's wife."

"He married Tian Xiangming when he was the poorest. After becoming rich, Tian Xiangming was grateful for her unyielding relationship. Even if his wife had nothing to come out, he did not take a concubine. The couple was very loving."

"She fainted from crying several times and then came through and held a funeral for Tian Xiangming, who might have lost his body. However, on the day she was about to set up her tomb, Tian Xiangming actually came back!"

Zhou Fan and others all raised their ears and listened carefully. They were all guessing in their hearts that Tian Xiangming's return this time might not be simple.

"Tian Xiangming, who came back, was dressed in rags, almost like a beggar, and was in a daze. However, he passed the inspection of the Tianliang City Patrol Guards. That should be fine. Everyone did not doubt that he was there, and his wife was so happy that she burst into tears."

"Tian Xiangming's wife took Tian Xiangming home and invited a doctor to him. The doctor said that he was frightened and prescribed a few medicines to calm the soul of the gods. Tian Xiangming took the medicine and then slowly woke up under his careful care of his wife."

"Tian Xiangming, who woke up, said he didn't remember any trouble in the wild. He lost all his money and goods. His wife even said that it would be fine if the person came back, so she would not go to the merchant to receive the goods again in the future. Tian Xiangming agreed repeatedly."

"But from that day on, Tian Xiangming's wife felt that her husband Tian Xiangming became strange."
Chapter completed!