About twenty caravan guards were kowtowing in front of village lord Chi huan who has half naked, and behind him was his own personal carriage which was specially designed for him, not many people had their own personal carriage, in this it was evident that he was wealthy.
"Fortunately there are no bandits in this area but don't neglect your duties and stand guard throughout the night"
Village lord Chi huan gave his command and the caravan guards quickly dispersed, going back to doing their duty, even though the caravan guards were trained individuals and armed with spears and swords he knew there still had to be a leader, especially when traveling to long distance lands like the wind jade sect, as such he tagged along, elder feng ming had also giving him the chance to do business with wind jade sect.
«Wind jade sect is located in jade dragon mountain which is about a month away from huan village even though I have never been to wind jade sect, i have countless times visited the villages near wind jade sect»
Village lord Chi huan calculated his actions as he went back to his carriage, some of the young slaves inside the cages also fell asleep as night came, they did not start any fire in fear of attracting bandits, the only light they had was the full moonlight.
Most of the slaves had fallen asleep already as well as some of the caravan guards, they planned to take turns throughout the night as they stayed guard.
Inside one of the slave cages a young girl was tossing and turning clearly unable to sleep, the little girl whimpered as one of the caravan slave guards used his whip to whip the top of the slave cage signaling the girl to stop making noises and go to sleep.
"Sigh"
The young man tied and laying on his chest let out a sigh, he was in a really uncomfortable position, one day before their journey he made an attempt to grab elder fen ming's attention even though it worked and the elder spared his life, the village lord ordered for him to be tied to the cage flat chest and had also appointed a strong guard to watch over him, lord Chi huan was really not taking any chances with this young man.
If this young man somehow escaped, he wouldn't be able to face elder feng ming's wrath, village lord chi huan was deeply aware in his heart.
Either way the young man had no plans of escaping, he was a slave who had always been kept In a cage and people used him as they pleased, even if he did escape where could he possibly go?
The world was harsh towards the weak and poor, even if he was dying of starvation none would bat an eye, the boy had already been through many hardships as a slave, he had seen many ordinary people and slaves meet their pitiful end, but he also believed there was also an opportunity in being a slave, he was being fed and kept alive.
The boy had decided long ago as long as his life wasn't in danger he would obey anyone who takes him as a slave and if possible he would escape after accumulating wealth, his goal was never about trusting whoever owned him, but simply to use anyone who used him.
And now that he was being recruited to the powerful wind jade sect, his eyes were full of light, a chance had arrived, a chance for him to become a martial master, there wasn't any land on earth where martial masters weren't respected or feared.
Martial masters were the pinnacle of humans, and after seeing the abilities elder feng ming displayed, the boys heart was burning with ambition, he slowly closed his eyes falling asleep. the muscular guard appointed to him had already fallen asleep while leaning on the cage with his back.
The sun was slowly rising on the horizon, the grass and trees were covered in dense fog, the birds chirping could be heard, it seemed to be the beginning of a wonderful day.
After a long moment the slaves and the caravan guards slowly woke up from their sleep, one guard could be seen going around tossing bread to the slaves in the cages, the slaves immediately grabbed their bread and did not dare complain, they were only fed to the point were they didn't starve to death.
"Lord we've already fed the slaves, we're waiting for your command to start moving"
A short muscular man with long black hair and sharp eyebrows reported to village lord Chi huan as he kowtowed in front of the carriage, the carriage doors were shut the man could not see what lord Chi huan was doing inside, but he did not dare open that door again.
"Sigh last time i opened the carriage door i disturbed him, but lord Chi huan was kind enough to pretend the matter did not happen, I will always follow lord Chi huan"
After not getting any response for a long time the man felt inpatient but the thought of opening that carriage door never crossed his mind, after waiting outside while kowtowing the man heard a creaking sound coming from the carriage door, the man slowly lifted his head taking a peak.
Standing in front of the carriage door was an unsightly fat man, his chest was full of food stains and was munching on a big juicy meat, his belly was also bigger than usual, very evident the guy had a wonderful meal. it was village lord Chi huan,
"This.. this Fucking pig, he is having a feast while he only gave us a dry pieces of bread?"
Even though village lord Chi huan's greed was known to all the guards and the village people, still the short muscular man couldn't help but get angry, his forehead was full of veins, he clenched his teeth hard and was heavily breathing, he almost coughed a mouthful of blood due to anger.
village lord Chi huan was standing there enjoying his big juicy meat, he knew the guard kowtowing before him did not have a good impression of him, but he did not care, he only cared about what benefited him, all the guards following him and obeying him were only doing it because it benefited them.
If Chi huan was not as rich as he is now, none of these guards would kowtow before him and humiliate themselves, they wouldn't even look at him, he would truly be no different than the passing wind.
Village lord Chi huan was clear in his heart, he knew he was also no different than these guards because he knew he too had to bow before martial masters.
"We will soon enter ferocious tiger's strong hold, so ready all the necessary things"
As village lord Chi huan chewed his food he gave his command and went back to his feast.
"Yes"
The short muscular guard could only swallow his anger and obey, he quickly walked away from lord Chi huan's carriage.