Inheriting a security escort agency, the game begins with escorting the eldest princess.

Chapter 23 The Great Tang Master

Chu Sheng was very confident in his own strength. With two top-level martial arts skills at max level, there were very few masters in the martial arts world who could rival him.

To seize the Taiping Strategy and the Wordless Heavenly Book, one must be a Grandmaster.

The great master is untainted by worldly affairs and possesses a transcendent mind.

The conflicts of the martial world, the feuds between sects, and the battles between good and evil do not affect my mind. I live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, quietly comprehending the profound mysteries of martial arts.

Even when the court is in chaos, corrupt officials are causing trouble, and the country is in turmoil, he remains detached and indifferent, uninvolved in cause and effect or disputes.

It's unlikely they would commit murder and robbery for the sake of the Taiping Strategy and the wordless book.

"Master Chu, should we travel day and night to deliver the provisions to the eastern border as soon as possible?" Huo Zhan said.

"Can your soldiers handle traveling day and night?" Chu Sheng replied, "Just keep walking normally."

Seeing Chu Sheng's calm and collected demeanor, Huo Zhan swallowed back the words he was about to say. After all, Chu Sheng was a Grandmaster-level expert and would not put himself in danger.

The next two weeks passed smoothly.

There were no ambushes or assassinations by martial arts practitioners along the way.

This put everyone's minds at ease.

"Master Chu, ahead lies the Twelve Constellation Strongholds. After passing through here, it will take another month for us to reach the Eastern Border," Huo Zhan said, pointing to the valley ahead.

Chu Sheng lowered his gaze, raised an eyebrow, and ordered, "Send the order down: the troops are not to enter the valley!"

Upon hearing this...

Huo Zhan immediately tensed up. "Master Chu, is there a problem in the valley?"

Chu Sheng nodded: "There are ambushes in the valley. Once we step inside, our entire army will be wiped out."

This moment.

The Tang general, hiding atop Xingxiu Mountain, looked down, furious. "They were just one step away from falling into the trap. Why did they suddenly stop?"

The gray-robed elder said, "General Xue, the Great Xia army has a Grandmaster in charge. His perception is terrifying, and he can easily detect dangers hidden in the dark. I have said long ago that a sneak attack is impossible to succeed."

"Do as I say. I will go and fight the Grandmaster of the army. The General will lead his troops to surround them from three sides, which will easily destroy their supplies."

"Our goal is supplies, not killing people."

"Without these supplies, Prince Kaoshan won't be able to hold out for long."

Xue Lingfeng nodded, "Don't worry, Elder Yuan, we will definitely complete the mission."

He ordered the generals behind him to notify the soldiers hidden on the left and right flanks of the valley to prepare for the attack.

Flags fluttered in the mountains, and thousands of men surged out of the jungle, swords drawn, charging toward the supply convoy.

"The people from the Twelve Strongholds of Xingxiu Mountain? No, there's something strange about you, young master," Ling Shuo said with certainty.

"Why do you say that?"

"Young master, the twelve strongholds of Xingxiu Mountain have always been at odds, constantly fighting each other and each wanting to annex the other. Never before have they been so united, with the warriors of the twelve strongholds able to act together."

"And these bandit warriors are all filled with a bloodthirsty aura; their true identities should be soldiers."

It's not surprising that a few soldiers might be mixed in with a mountain stronghold, but it's a big problem when you look around and all the people in this thousand-strong force are soldiers.

Huo Zhan agreed, "Brother Ling is right, these people should all be seasoned veterans."

"Looks like they came prepared!"

"Yes!" Huo Zhan said with lingering fear, "Luckily we didn't step into Xingxiu Valley, otherwise we would have been buried under a hail of arrows, and our supplies would have been burned to ashes."

At this point, he cast a grateful glance at Chu Sheng. If Chu Sheng hadn't discovered it in time, they would have already fallen into the enemy's trap.

Just then, a person floated down from the mountaintop, his gray robe billowing in the wind. Chu Sheng's gaze fell on the newcomer, and he immediately recognized that this person was a Grandmaster.

"I've heard that a young grandmaster has emerged from the Great Xia Dynasty, so I've come to learn a few moves from him." Yuan Tianxuan stood on the wilderness not far away, his powerful true energy surging towards Chu Sheng.

Chu Sheng remained calm. A grandmaster was no match for him. However, before he made a move, he needed to find out the identity of the newcomer. "How should I address you?"

"I don't kill nameless people!"

"The Great Tang Dynasty, Yuan Tianxuan!"

Its origins lie in the Tang Dynasty.

Chu Sheng looked at Huo Zhan and Ling Shuo, and they instantly understood that the group that appeared in the wilderness was not a member of the Twelve Star Constellations, but a soldier of the Tang Dynasty.

All doubts vanished instantly.

They also realized that these people had appeared at Xingxiu Mountain not to target Chu Sheng, but to destroy the grain supplies.

Chu Sheng knew that Yuan Tianxuan's arrival was intended to entangle him in a fight, creating an opportunity for others to destroy the supplies. "Your Excellency may wish to spar, but you cannot attempt to destroy the supplies."

"No one is allowed to touch the goods belonging to Zhenyuan Escort Agency."

"And... I won't need two moves to kill you, one move will suffice!"

Kill me in one move?

Yuan Tianxuan smiled mockingly, "Young man, you are far too arrogant. I have been a Grandmaster for many years and have a long-standing reputation in the martial arts world. Our levels are evenly matched, so how can you kill me in one move?"

Unable to believe that Chu Sheng could kill him in one move, the figure suddenly rushed forward, his palm whistling through the air and striking Chu Sheng.

With the safety of the grain supplies at stake, Chu Sheng had no intention of getting entangled with him. With a wave of his hand, Ling Shuo drew his long sword from his waist and pierced through the air with a whoosh, shattering Yuan Tianxuan's palm strike.

The longsword resembled a divine rainbow, its sword energy piercing through Yuan Tianxuan's neck.

Before everyone's eyes, Chu Sheng killed Yuan Tianxuan with a single sword strike, leaving everyone dumbfounded and terrified.

Both are grandmaster-level experts, so why is there such a huge difference between them?

It's really unbelievable.

On the mountaintop.

Xue Lingfeng had only reached the halfway point of the mountain and hadn't even had a chance to make a move when he witnessed Yuan Tianxuan's death. What should he do?

Old Yuan is so easily defeated.

He definitely couldn't make a move; he'd seen the look in their eyes and knew they were people he couldn't beat.

"Release the arrows!"

"Release the arrows immediately!"

Xue Lingfeng ordered the arrows to be fired. A head-on confrontation would definitely not be a match for Chu Sheng. A barrage of arrows rained down, which, while not destroying all the supplies, would inflict heavy losses on them.

Old Yuan has been thoroughly killed; if there's no harvest, he won't be able to explain himself when he gets back.

Thousands of arrows suddenly left the bowstring, shooting down from the mountaintop in a dense, overwhelming barrage, like locusts swarming across the land.

Flames burned in the air, scorching the sky and boiling the sea. Chu Sheng looked up and, without the slightest hesitation, rose into the air, standing alone and proud, his green robe fluttering, his sword held horizontally in the air with one hand.

A flash of cold light, and the sword energy suddenly spread out, sweeping across all directions.

The dense rain of swords crashed into the invisible sword curtain and shattered instantly. Not a single arrow could cross the line and land on the provisions.

With a single, sweeping sword strike, it blocked all the arrows flying from the sky.

Is this the power of a grandmaster?

Ling Shuo looked relieved. Chu Sheng's cultivation was so extraordinary that choosing to join Zhenyuan Escort Agency was such an honor.

He was also a sword cultivator and knew that Chu Sheng's swordsmanship had reached a level of unparalleled skill.

Such profound swordsmanship and powerful, domineering sword energy were something he had never seen before in all his years of wandering the martial world.

Li Anlan frowned slightly, muttering to herself, "Master Chu isn't a swordsman? When did his swordsmanship become so powerful?"

He is skilled in both swordsmanship and saber techniques; what secrets does he hold?