nyslfriends Chapter 57: First Steps into Success, A Mindful Mind
Chapter 57: First Steps into Success, A Mindful Mind
early morning.
Blackstone Mountain is not yet fully awake, but its foothills are already bustling with activity.
A small team is ready to go.
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Two animal-drawn carts.
More than ten guards.
On the surface, it was just a regular shipment.
But everyone knows—
This trip is no ordinary one.
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Standing beside the truck, Li Yuanshan checked the delivery order while muttering to himself:
"Three boxes of spiritual herbs, one box of pills, two boxes of low-grade talismans..."
He looked up at Li Xuan, his brows furrowed.
"Young clan leader, this batch of goods is not small."
"What if we get targeted..."
He hadn't finished speaking.
But the meaning is already very clear.
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Li Xuan stood in front of the car and glanced at the line.
That's why I brought you all along.
His tone was neither hurried nor slow.
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Li Yuanshan became even more agitated after being shut down by that remark:
"I'm not afraid!"
"I feel... you shouldn't have gone on this first trip yourself."
After he finished speaking, he fell silent for a moment.
I actually know what's going on.
That's a bit of a overreach.
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But Li Xuan was not displeased.
Instead, she glanced at him.
"Do you think I shouldn't go?"
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Li Yuanshan was a little stumped by this question.
He scratched his head, his voice lowering:
"It's not that I shouldn't have..."
"Yes...it's too dangerous."
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He paused, then added:
"The Li family can't do without you now."
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These words were spoken.
He himself was a little embarrassed.
But I also felt it was the truth.
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Li Xuan did not answer immediately.
I only glanced at the mountain path in the distance.
Then he slowly opened his mouth:
"Precisely because we can't live without it."
"I'm going."
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Li Yuanshan was taken aback.
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Li Xuan continued:
What you see is danger.
What I see is—
He paused.
"boundary."
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Li Yuanshan didn't understand.
"What do you mean?"
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"Qingyun County belongs to us."
"But outside, it's not like that."
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Li Xuan spoke in a very flat tone.
"Someone has to take the first step."
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Li Yuanshan fell silent.
He suddenly understood.
This is not a delivery.
It's a trial run.
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Once it's done.
The Li family is not just a small-town family.
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He sighed.
"Alright."
"Then I'll keep a closer eye on it."
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Li Xuan nodded.
"You oversee the accounts."
"I'll keep an eye on them."
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In short, the division of labor is clear.
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Not far away.
Chen He is inspecting the guard formation.
Each person's position, spacing, and direction of response were repeatedly confirmed.
He wasn't as talkative as Li Yuanshan.
But I was actually even more nervous inside.
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"Young clan leader."
He walked over, his voice low.
"After leaving the county, there are probably two sections of road that are the most dangerous."
"One is the South Slope Forest."
"One is the broken stone pass."
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Li Xuan nodded.
What are the chances of someone lying in ambush?
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Chen He thought about it.
"If someone is targeting us."
"These two places are the most suitable."
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Li Xuan responded softly.
I didn't ask any more questions.
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He wasn't afraid of being ambushed.
On the contrary, I'm even more afraid—
There was nothing there.
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Because that means they're not worth watching.
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Li Yuanlie stood to the side.
He didn't say anything.
Just watching.
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He originally wanted to go with them.
But they were left behind.
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I felt a little annoyed.
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"You really won't let me go?"
He finally spoke.
His tone was a bit harsh.
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Li Xuan looked at him.
"You want to go?"
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"nonsense."
Li Yuanlie sneered.
"You're not taking me with you when you get into a fight?"
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Li Xuan did not laugh.
Just looking at him.
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"If I take you away."
"Something happened in Qingyun County, who will take the blame?"
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Li Yuanlie was taken aback.
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This sentence.
He didn't think about it.
only--
I don't want to admit it.
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Li Xuan continued:
"It's not enough to just win one battle now."
"Yes—"
"Hold on."
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Li Yuanlie remained silent for a few moments.
Then he muttered a curse under his breath:
"trouble."
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But he didn't insist any further.
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after awhile.
He walked up to Li Xuan.
Lower your voice.
"Don't die outside."
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Li Xuan glanced at him.
"The same to you."
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Neither of them spoke again.
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The team started moving.
The beast-drawn carriage moved forward slowly.
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At the mountain gate.
Li Tianheng stood there.
It wasn't sent too far.
Just watching.
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He didn't say "be careful".
There were no instructions given.
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Just nodded.
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That instant.
Li Xuan understood what he meant.
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Go your own way.
I will take care of this home.
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The group descended the mountain.
After turning the first bend in the mountain road.
Black Rock Mountain was gradually blocked behind us.
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Li Yuanshan glanced back.
I suddenly feel a little out of sorts.
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"to be honest."
He muttered to himself.
"For the first time, I felt... how far away the mountains were from me."
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Chen He did not turn back.
"Don't look."
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Why?
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"After seeing too much, you'll want to go back."
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Li Yuanshan was stunned for a moment.
Then he laughed.
"You have a rather interesting way of talking."
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In front.
The road gradually widened.
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Li Xuan rode at the very front.
His gaze was calm.
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He wasn't nervous.
There was no excitement either.
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But one thing is very clear:
Take this step.
There was no possibility of retreating to "only guarding Qingyun County".
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The wind was blowing from the side.
It carried an unfamiliar aura.
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He said it softly.
Almost no one heard it.
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"The road outside..."
"here we go."
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The group gradually moved further and further away.
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The shadow of Blackstone Mountain completely disappeared from sight.
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And ahead—
It is unknown.
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It's also an opportunity.
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Chapter 57 (The End)