Legend of the Heavenly Fruit
Eps. 103 — Arrive at Port
In this trip Zhou Yuan did not start his own journey but together with two girls, the three traveled together on horseback.
Zhou Yuan initially thought Huang Li and Qiyao would be scared if they continued with him given that they had witnessed his massacre at the Black Ants organization, but it turned out that his conjecture was wrong.
Huang Li seemed to have forgotten about the incident, he was still acting formally to her while Qiyao remained ravenous when eating.
Two days after leaving Shena City, his third party arrived at a large port. The harbor seemed active and bustling with so many people passing by.
The ships lined up at the port, Zhou Yuan observed for a while and found the average visitor there were traveling merchants.
In addition to the merchants there were also warriors who seemed to be escorting the merchant while the crew was busy carrying their merchandise on board.
"I'll find the ship first, you two wait here." Zhou Yuan left Huang Li and Qiyao then headed towards the harbor crowd.
Zhou Yuan approached one of the crew and asked the ship which was heading towards the Capital, even though the ships in this port were many but their destination was different.
"You were late a few hours ago, the boat that used to pull there had already left this morning." Answer the crew.
"Aren't there any other ships going there?"
"Actually there are but they're little ships, can't load you."
Zhou Yuan was currently traveling with his horse, if he wanted to travel through the waterway then he would have to use a larger ship so that their horses could also come along.
The crew explained that there may be a medium-sized ship heading here but they will arrive tomorrow. Zhou Yuan refused because he could not wait that long.
"There was actually one more ship in this harbor that was heading towards the Capital but it was a very big ship compared to the others as well as the price for the ride was very expensive. I doubt you can pay for it..." The crew glanced at Zhou Yuan who looked young, doubtful he could have much money.
"No problem, where's the ship?" Zhou Yuan smiled faintly, of course he understood the gaze of the crew.
"It should not be long before they will dock... Ah, there's the ship."
Zhou Yuan turned his head in the designated direction and found a large ship as the crew said. In terms of its outward appearance, it is clear that the ship is not an ordinary ship, impressed sturdy, expensive, and magnificent.
Zhou Yuan waited for the large ship to dock perfectly, only when the owner of the ship with his crew came out did Zhou Yuan approach him.
"I want to board your ship, how much will it cost?" Zhou Yuan asked the owner of the large ship.
The Ship's owner frowned, "Young man, are you sure you want to board my ship?"
Zhou Yuan nodded, "i need your services in order to make my way to the Capital while no other ship can get there."
"Hm, I don't have a problem with that but if boarding this ship costs quite expensive, plus you ride with the horse so the pay is doubled. One gold coin for each passenger. You want to take it?"
Zhou Yuan could not raise his eyebrows, he did not expect the cost of the ride would be that expensive.
Not having much choice, Zhou Yuan gave the Ship Owner six gold coins, he paid himself as well as Huang Li and Qiyao.
"Ah, then please young master, I will lead your horse into the cage..." The owner of the ship changed his attitude after seeing Zhou Yuan's gold coins, he realized Zhou Yuan had an unusual identity considering at such an age already had gold pieces.
Zhou Yuan smiled faintly before calling Huang Li and Qiyao here, he then explained the situation to them before boarding the ship.
On board, Zhou Yuan's entourage was greeted by several stewards, directing Zhou Yuan at the room shared with each passenger.
'It is fitting that the ships are expensive, their facilities are quite adequate like this..." In addition to being given a VIP room, Zhou Yuan found there was a place of recreation if he wanted to see the surrounding scenery.
This large ship had just docked so it took some time to sail back, after being given their respective rooms Zhou Yuan ordered some food and then the servants came and served it to his room.
When Zhou Yuan's entourage had boarded the ship, another group came and wanted to board the same ship. The ship's owner immediately greeted them warmly as well as a hint of respect.
The party looked huge, besides the few people dressed in waitresses, there were also twenty warriors inside who seemed to be guards in the entourage.
The leader of the group was a 20-year-old girl, from her graceful and calmness-emitting manner, it was certain that she was not an ordinary person.
"Miss Xi, it looks like we're not the only ones aboard this ship?" One of the girl's bodyguards told about Zhou Yuan's entourage who had just entered earlier.
"No problem, as long as they don't interfere with our journey on the ship, we let them come along."
"But Miss Xi, what if they find out Miss's true identity?"
"Hasn't your existence been too conspicuous for me, a girl guarded by twenty warriors?" The girl laughed a little.
The bodyguards wanted to say something but ended up keeping quiet, he could not argue because this was an order from their leader.
The Miss Xi they were guarding was Xi Jinxue, the direct daughter of the Xi Family leader as well as Xi Yan's younger brother. Because of his parents' orders the girl had to travel here.
Xi Jinxue's entourage then paid for the ship with a leather bag filled with gold coins, seeing the amount of money given made the Ship Owner's eyes sparkle enthusiastically.
"With this much money can you leave right now?" Xi Jinxue's bodyguard told the Ship Owner.
The ship owner nodded hurriedly. "Of course, sir, of course, give us ten minutes to prepare for another sail."
Even though it is expensive, the average income of the ship every month can be said to be ordinary. This was because only those in the elite were usually aboard this ship or else they were extremely wealthy people.
The owner of the ship immediately ordered his workers to entertain Xi Jinxue's entourage, in addition to having a lot of money, the Ship Owner was aware that Jinxue was from the nobility.
Not wanting to wait for the passengers longer, the Ship Owner began to order the others to lift the anchor immediately, then they were about to sail suddenly there was a Grandfather coming and wanted to join his ship.