73: The train was originally a covered wagon

Lin Feng was very happy; with this, he only had one Advancement Pill left in his hand.

As long as he sold this last one, he would be able to upgrade.

He wondered what benefits there would be from upgrading to Level 3?

Ximen Chuifeng carefully put away the Advancement Pill, then went to sit in the seat next to Wang Dapeng, closing his eyes to cultivate.

It had to be said that the spiritual energy on this train was truly abundant, so much so that it seemed to be overflowing.

Whether it was a martial artist or a Beast Tamer, facing such ample spiritual energy, they probably couldn't refuse it.

Ximen Chuifeng was very forward-thinking; he knew that in the future, the passengers on this train would definitely increase, so he had to seize the opportunity to cultivate now, preferably coming every day.

Otherwise, he might not even be able to get a seat later.

Alas, this train was good in every way, except that the space was too small, and there were only four seats.

The big brother next to him had arrived even earlier than he did; he wondered if he had ridden the train before?

He would ask him after they got off the train; he hoped he hadn't left by then.

Wang Dapeng was unaware of Ximen Chuifeng's plan; he diligently absorbed the spiritual energy and converted it into primal energy within his body.

“Destination reached. Passengers, please disembark.”

Fifteen minutes had passed. Wang Dapeng heard a 'ding' in his mind and opened his eyes.

He did not linger on the train; a mission awaited him, and since the train stopped at the periphery, he disembarked directly.

After he got off, Ximen Chuifeng also opened his eyes.

After glancing towards the train door to see which direction Wang Dapeng had gone, Ximen Chuifeng returned to his seat to continue cultivating.

He had many little schemes in his mind, always wanting to find someone to inquire about information related to the train.

He didn't know if Wang Dapeng was riding this train for the first time, but since he met him on the train, he had to ask him no matter what.

What if he got useful information?

After Wang Dapeng got off the train, he went to find his mission location. This time, he had to hunt a second-tier fierce beast, which wasn't too difficult, but he was afraid of attracting other fierce beasts.

Currently, the missions he accepted were all suitable for martial artists below Level 3, because he now valued his personal safety much more than before.

He was no longer the same Wang Dapeng who dared to take a risk by stealing the eggs of a fourth-tier Furious Eyed Bird.

If he hadn't encountered that train back then, he and Chu Feiyue might have already died at the hands of that Furious Eyed Bird.

He hadn't walked long before he found the location specified in the mission.

A second-tier Demonic Spider was in this very spot!

Wang Dapeng's eyes were resolute. He took out the tool provided by the guild to capture this Demonic Spider and walked towards it.

At the same time, Ximen Chuifeng's train ride time was up.

“Destination reached. Passengers, please disembark.”

Ximen Chuifeng immediately opened his eyes and jumped off the train.

The first thing Ximen Chuifeng did after getting off the train was to summon his contracted fierce beast, the Crimson Flame Ant: “That direction, find out where that person is now.”

“Chirp chirp. (Okay.)”

The Crimson Flame Ant's work efficiency was impeccable; in less than a minute, it returned and told Ximen Chuifeng the exact location.

“Good, I'm going there now. You go find your old friends.”

The Crimson Flame Ant left upon hearing this, and Ximen Chuifeng went alone to Wang Dapeng's location.

At this moment, Wang Dapeng was fighting the Demonic Spider. Because of the tool in his hand, the Demonic Spider gradually lost ground and was finally captured by Wang Dapeng.

“Hey, brother, how are you?”

Just as Wang Dapeng turned to leave, Ximen Chuifeng appeared.

He grinned, and the sunlight on his head made him look very much like an idiot.

Wang Dapeng sized up Ximen Chuifeng for a moment, then said, “Is something the matter?”

Ximen Chuifeng pulled out a folding fan from his embrace, opened it, and gently fanned himself, saying, “I just got off that train too. You should have seen me just now. My name is Ximen Chuifeng. May I ask your name?”

Wang Dapeng had indeed seen him just now, but he hadn't looked closely.

“Ximen Chuifeng... that name sounds a bit familiar.” Wang Dapeng frowned.

“I'm an intelligence broker Outside the Bastion, known as the 'Jianghu Baixiaosheng'!” Speaking of his profession, Ximen Chuifeng's face was full of pride.

“Oh, so it's you.”

Wang Dapeng had heard of Ximen Chuifeng's name before, but he had never asked him to do anything, so it was normal that he hadn't met him.

“My name is Wang Dapeng. Is there something you need me for?”

Hearing this name, Ximen Chuifeng took out his small notebook, flipped through a few pages, and indeed found a record about Wang Dapeng.

“Wang Dapeng, male, unemployed vagrant Outside the Bastion, mainly makes a living by taking guild missions. He has a wife and two sons at home, and his eldest son has awakened martial artist talent.”

He had some information about the people living Outside the Bastion, but it wasn't complete.

For example, the fact that Wang Dapeng also took the train was something he hadn't investigated.

But asking now was just as good.

“It's nothing much, I just wanted to ask if this is your first time riding the train?”

Ximen Chuifeng flicked his folding fan into his embrace and said earnestly.

Wang Dapeng said, “I can't remember, several times now, I suppose.”

“Let me rephrase the question. Do you remember when you first rode the train? And did you encounter anything strange on the train back then?”

Ximen Chuifeng guided Wang Dapeng to recall.

Wang Dapeng didn't think much of it. Ximen Chuifeng was also a passenger on the train, and he was so famous Outside the Bastion, so he wouldn't harm him.

“Hmm... I think my first train ride was about two months ago.”

As Wang Dapeng was recalling, Ximen Chuifeng's eyes showed a hint of surprise when he heard this sentence.

Two months ago, that early?

Wouldn't that be even earlier than Zhuang Sanming and the others?

Ximen Chuifeng stared, waiting for Wang Dapeng to speak. Fortunately, he came to find Wang Dapeng, otherwise, it would have been difficult to inquire about something so long ago.

Perhaps the train back then was very different from now.

“I remember when I first rode the train, it wasn't a tin train yet, but a strange-looking covered wagon that only had a carriage body and could fall apart at any time.”

Ximen Chuifeng: !!!

Was it really like that?

So that's what kind of train you are!

He quickly wrote it down in his small notebook with a pen, then continued to ask: “Anything else? Please continue.”

“There were no seats in the train. We all just sat inside and cultivated back then.”

Speaking of this, Wang Dapeng even glanced at Ximen Chuifeng. He had seen Ximen Chuifeng cultivating earlier, which showed that he already knew the benefits of cultivating inside the train.

“If you're asking about anything special, there wasn't anything particularly special. Let me think... Oh, right, back then the train ticket only cost one hundred low-grade spirit stones; now it's increased by twenty.”