This kind of spending is much cheaper than what ordinary people would spend.

Depending on the level of cooperation, discounts also vary.

It further encourages the escort agencies to form deeper cooperation with the Ziyang Escort Agency.

This further tightens the entire chain of interests.

And thanks to this, Su Mo has effectively cast a huge net over the whole Donghuang.

Everywhere you look, there's not a spot without people from the Donghuang Escort Alliance.

Practically every place you can name has a post station of the Donghuang Escort Alliance.

Though this matter now sounds simple, it was quite challenging to accomplish.

Su Mo got up early and stayed up late, and for such a long time, he hadn't even had time to escort a single shipment.

Finally, he has completed refining the entire process.

Now, even if Su Mo were to leave Donghuang, the operations of the Donghuang Escort Alliance and the status of the Ziyang Escort Agency wouldn't be shaken in the slightest.

This was the first and most important step Su Mo took to prepare himself for going out to sea.

Now that this matter has stabilized, Su Mo has started preparing for the various matters of the sea expedition.

At this moment, it has actually reached the point where he must depart.

Firstly, the situation with Wei Ziyi cannot wait.

Initially, the Third Palace Master exaggerated greatly on purpose there.

But as time passed, Wei Ziyi's situation indeed became increasingly dangerous.

Originally, injecting her with Pure Yang Inner Power once a month was sufficient, but now it's been shortened to every seven days.

Whenever the Pure Yang Inner Power in her body is exhausted, the pain of the Yin-Yang conflict exhibits itself on her.

Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun discussed trying to teach Wei Ziyi the Yixuan Divine Skill.

After all, dying from Deviation, Yin-Yang conflict, and dying at the hands of the Jinglong Association are not that different in essence.

But then they received a piece of news from Hua Qianyu.

She originally hailed from the Nanhai Qi Family.

The Qi Family is one of the Nanhai Bai Families, and actually belongs to the Nanhai Alliance.

It's considered a very powerful overlord.

Wei Ziyi's matter was initially kept from Hua Qianyu, but the pain from Deviation and Yin-Yang conflict could not be concealed when it erupted.

After Hua Qianyu questioned Wei Ziyi, Wei had no choice but to tell the truth.

After pondering, Hua Qianyu finally informed Wei Ziyi about the Qi Family and advised her to seek help there.

Because what the Third Palace Master and Second Palace Master referred to as the so-called Pure Yang Object, the Qi Family possesses.

Wei Ziyi also knew Su Mo intended to go to Nanhai, so she planned to depart with him.

Hua Qianyu didn't object to this.

Although the Luofeng Alliance has trade ships at sea, they haven't really gone deep.

Truly delving deep with the people under their command is clearly not viable.

However, going with Su Mo is much safer.

It was just unexpected that Su Mo's delay would last so long.

Luckily, there's still a buffer of seven days, which is considered timely.

This counts for the first point.

The second point concerns Zhen Xiaoxiao.

Zhen Xiaoxiao's situation is also becoming increasingly precarious.

This was actually the main reason Su Mo thought of going to Nanhai years ago.

But unexpectedly, things unfolded like this, and with the establishment of the Donghuang Escort Alliance, countless matters piled on endlessly.

Leading to delays until now.

This big girl is becoming more obese by the day, while Su Mo genuinely worried each day, fearing she'll suddenly disappear with a boom...

Currently, even if Su Mo uses Inner Strength to help her circulate her meridians, it's becoming ineffective.

Knowing Hua Qianyu came from the Nanhai Qi Family, Su Mo specifically went to investigate.

But there were few gains.

However, the Qi Family might instead have some clues.

The third point relates to Dongcheng Eternal Night Valley.

Over this year, the Dongcheng Seven Sects have thoroughly eliminated all remnants of the Eternal Night Valley.

On that day in Liuyin City, the guide mentioned by the people of the Eternal Night Valley couldn't hide from the Seven Sects' search.

Ultimately, they directly penetrated Eternal Night Valley, completely destroying this Demon Cave.

But even so, the Night Lord didn't appear.

And according to the homing pigeon letter from Li Zhengyuan to Su Mo, Su learned that internal changes also occurred within Eternal Night Valley.

Later, Su Mo acquired another piece of news from his spies scattered across Donghuang.

Combining both pieces of information, Su Mo reached a conclusion...

The Night Lord likely decided to leave Donghuang when realizing defeat was imminent.

Going elsewhere—possibly seeking a plan to rise again.

It's unknown whether he's gone south to Nanhai or headed north to Beichuan.

Since this person remains, Su Mo can't find peace.

Now that Donghuang has generally stabilized, he must venture out to find him. If found, defeating this person is necessary for peace of mind.

Finally, a year ago, Su Mo was already preparing for going to sea and had a large ship built.

This ship, with repairs, constructions, deletions, and modifications, was only recently completed.

Stocked with considerable food, grains, and water.

At this point, speaking from any perspective, going to sea has become essential.

But unexpectedly, just before departure,

the Ziyang Escort Agency suddenly welcomed visitors.

The visitors were few, and are now all in the hall.

Uncle Fu sent someone to invite Su Mo, and after explaining the visitors' identities, Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun hurried to the front hall.

Upon entry, four girls stood facing the four directions, with cold expressions, all projecting an aura of "Keep your distance."

Looking towards the center, there was a girl dressed entirely in plain white, sitting in a soft sedan chair.

Holding a basin full of meat buns in her arms.

She also held one in her hand, biting it, with juices flowing from the bun's crevice onto her hand.

But she didn't mind much, her cheeks puffing as she chewed.

Her eyes full of curiosity as she observed the Ziyang Escort Agency's hall.

Upon spotting Su Mo's arrival, her eyes instantly brightened. She first glanced at Su Mo and then looked at Yang Xiaoyun, smiling even more brilliantly:

"Big Su..."

After uttering two words, she hesitated, realizing it wasn't quite right, stuffed the bun entirely into her mouth hurriedly,

chewed it vigorously twice, swallowed it down, then finally spoke:

"Su, the Chief of the Escort, long time no see!"

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ps: This year fast-forwarded a bit, inevitably giving rise to some small stories within the process, yet no longer impacting the overall situation. So, quickly transitioning to Nanhai.

Additionally, it's the start of the month, asking for the monthly ticket~~~

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