“For example, in our Holy Alliance Auction House, a large portion of the items come from roaming merchants — because many things are brought back by them from the demons. Similarly, the demons also need them to obtain some resources from our side. Therefore, these roaming merchants are caught between the two major forces of humans and demons, wandering outside. Neither side deliberately takes their existence into account. Of course, those who can become roaming merchants are not simple. Not only humans, but even some high-level demons.”

After hearing his explanation, Long Haochen immediately understood, “Brother Dian means that we should try to contact these roaming merchants, try to join their team, and thus enter the demon territory?”

Dian Yan nodded and said, “Roaming merchants will not live in border fortresses, as it is not safe for them. I grew up in Xingxun City, so I can be sure that there are roaming merchants here. We need to go through four demon provinces to reach the central area of the demon territory. It’s not realistic to just kill our way through. The demon’s searches are definitely the most stringent near the border, and we are a group of more than ten people, which is quite conspicuous.”

Long Haochen nodded slightly and said, “Thank you, Brother Dian, for your timely reminder. We will follow your advice, rest in Xingxun City, replenish food and water, and contact the roaming merchants.”

Lu Xi, standing beside Dian Yan, smiled at him and secretly gave him a thumbs up.

After eight days of travel, the two demon hunter groups had become familiar with each other, but there was still some restraint and competition between them. Dian Yan’s suggestion just now undoubtedly proved to the 21st Demon Hunter Squad that their presence was not useless. It gave the 4th Demon Hunter Squad some face and also provided significant help to this mission.

Long Haochen pulled Caier down from Haoyue’s back and said, “Since we need to find roaming merchants to help us, we must be careful to hide our identities. Everyone, change your equipment and wear plain clothes before we enter the city.”

Li Xin said, “What about these mounts?” Eleven healthy horses are not cheap, and as a knight, she naturally felt a bit of heartache.

Dian Yan smiled and said, “I’ll take care of it. You go into the city first, and then I’ll find you. There’s a good Wyndham Hotel in the south of the city.”

The thirteen people changed their clothes and left Dian Yan to deal with the mounts. The others quietly entered Xingxun City.

Long Haochen’s caution was justified. Since there were roaming merchants here, there might also be demon roaming merchants, and the more careful they were, the safer they would be.

Dian Yan’s efficiency was higher than Long Haochen had imagined. Less than an hour after they checked into the medium-sized Wyndham Hotel, Dian Yan returned, and he brought someone with him.

It was a tall, energetic old man.

Everyone else had gone back to their rooms to rest. Dian Yan took the old man directly to Long Haochen and Caier’s room.

Although Long Haochen and Caier were limited to small intimacies at this point, they didn’t avoid suspicion and lived together directly. Because Long Haochen would never forget the small home Caier built in the Qumo Pass barracks. Of course, although they lived in the same room, they mostly cultivated separately at night.

“Brother Long, this is my uncle, Dian Xuan, the manager and guard captain of the Moonlit Night Merchant Guild. He heard we were looking for a high-paying job and came personally.”

As he spoke, Dian Yan winked at Long Haochen.

Long Haochen respectfully bowed slightly to the old man and said, “Hello.”

Dian Xuan was slightly stunned to see how young and handsome Long Haochen and Caier were. Then he nodded to them and said, “I heard there are more than ten of you?”

“Yes. Including Dian Yan, there are thirteen of us, eight men and five women. Please take care of us.” Long Haochen was handsome and young, and his respectful appearance at this time seemed innocent with a touch of shyness. Even Dian Yan, looking at him at this time, was a little confused. Was this kid really the leader of a demon hunter squad?

Dian Xuan said in a deep voice, “Our merchant guild still needs some odd jobs. You are responsible for guarding the cargo trucks, two silver coins a day. If everything goes smoothly, each person will receive an additional gold coin reward after returning.”

Long Haochen showed a delighted expression in a very cooperative manner and said, “That’s great. Thank you, Manager.” As he spoke, he bowed to Dian Xuan again.

A faint light flashed in Dian Xuan’s eyes, and he said lightly, “Okay, that’s it. The merchant guild has a batch of goods leaving in three days. Dian Yan knows the meeting place, so you can come together then. Dian Yan, you come back with me to get the clothes for the guys and bring them back for them to change into.”

“Okay.” Dian Yan agreed, exchanged a look with Long Haochen, and then turned and left with Dian Xuan.

Long Haochen took Caier all the way to the door of the hotel before returning to the room.

“Haochen, isn’t this too hasty?” After closing the door, Caier asked Long Haochen in a low voice. Her temperament was much gentler than before, of course, that was on the premise that she didn’t fight.

Looking at Caier’s bright eyes, Long Haochen pulled her into his arms and hugged her gently. Her soft and fragrant body made people feel fond of her.

“This Manager Dian should know our identities. We were just acting just now,” Long Haochen said with a smile.

Caier was stunned, and her small face, which had already rested in his arms, lifted up. “He knows our identities? It’s only our first meeting, should we really trust him?”

Long Haochen smiled slightly and said, “It’s precisely because of this that he is more trustworthy. You also know that every official member of a demon hunter squad is subject to a detailed and strict investigation by the Holy Alliance. That is to say, Dian Yan’s identity is unquestionable. I can suspect this Manager Dian, but I will not suspect Dian Yan. Although Dian Yan didn’t say it explicitly, it’s equivalent to telling me that it’s not the first time the demon hunter squad has entered the demon territory through roaming merchants. Just like the demons will also send spies to enter the Holy Alliance in this way. It just depends on how well it’s disguised. I believe that Dian Yan will not explicitly tell Dian Xuan our identities either, and Dian Xuan will not ask. It’s like an unspoken rule. As for what we will do in the demon territory, it has nothing to do with them.”

Caier said with some confusion, “I still don’t understand. Isn’t this Moonlit Night Merchant Guild afraid that we will bring them trouble?”

Long Haochen shook his head and said, “What trouble can there be? To be able to easily accommodate more than ten of us as odd jobs, the scale of the merchant guild must not be small. Since roaming merchants can exist, they naturally have their own ways. Let’s wait, Dian Yan will come back in a while to explain it to us.”

Looking at the sunny smile on his face, Caier couldn’t help but think, he is not even fifteen years old, but he is so smart. Could this be the effect of the Son of Light physique?

From the time she met Long Haochen again until now, it has been less than half a year, but Caier can clearly feel Long Haochen changing at an astonishing speed. It’s not just his strength, but his mentality and temperament are also changing. Especially after returning from this trial, he has a special quality, not just an attractive charm, but also a convincing calmness and wisdom. It’s as if he was born to be a leader. At least in the 21st Demon Hunter Squad, no one pays attention to his age anymore.

As Long Haochen said, it wasn’t long before Dian Yan returned and knocked on the door again. Long Haochen let him into the room.

“Squad Leader Long, it was a bit rushed just now. Let me give you a detailed introduction to the situation of the Moonlit Night Merchant Guild. The Moonlit Night Merchant Guild is one of the largest merchant guilds among the roaming merchants. There are not only humans in the merchant guild, but also high-level demons. They don’t have high requirements for hiring members, and they don’t even check them carefully. This is also an unspoken rule of roaming merchants. However, there is one prerequisite, except for their own core members, all recruits must not exceed the sixth rank. This is also an important reason why they can travel between the human and demon worlds. Each time they pass through the border, both sides will conduct some inspections in this regard. Once it is discovered that a strong person beyond the sixth rank is trying to slip through, they will be detained immediately. And neither of our squads has a sixth-rank strong person, so I suggested before that we enter the demon territory through roaming merchants.”

Long Haochen nodded slightly and said, “Brother Dian, why didn’t you explain it in more detail when we were outside the city before?”

Dian Yan was slightly stunned, but quickly regained his composure, “I forgot at the time. And things haven’t been settled yet. Now that there is a suitable merchant guild, I naturally want to tell Squad Leader Long about the situation.”

Long Haochen said, “Thank you, Brother Dian, then let’s each prepare and set off together then.”

Dian Yan didn’t stay any longer, took a meaningful look at Long Haochen and turned to leave. But what he didn’t know was that Long Haochen’s eyes also held a few restrained glimmers as he watched his back.

After leaving Long Haochen’s room, Dian Yan didn’t return to his residence to rest, but went into Lu Xi’s room.

Lu Xi was sitting there drinking water. When he saw him come in, he pointed to the sofa in front of him and said, “Sit down and talk. How did it go?”

Dian Yan said, “Things have been taken care of. My uncle’s merchant guild is going to the central province of the demon territory, and following them will avoid most of the trouble. The merchant guild will stay in the central province for about a month, selling and buying goods. At that time, we can also follow the merchant guild back together and minimize the mission action.”

“What was Long Haochen’s reaction?” A light flashed in Lu Xi’s eyes.

A trace of disdain flashed in Dian Yan’s eyes, “He’s just a green kid. How old is he? So what if his personal strength is strong? Carrying out missions is not just about strength. But he’s still quite cooperative.”

Lu Xi’s face darkened, and he said, “We can gradually influence Long Haochen’s authority in the team, but we can’t really tear up the relationship. After all, we are in a cooperative relationship. Our ultimate goal is to fight for the greatest benefits for our team. So, you need to pay attention to some things.”

(To be continued)

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