"So, husband, you're not really looking to accept disciples; you just want the Xiehe family to open up the trade route for us, right?" Yun Xiu realized with some regret. "It's a good idea, but unfortunately, these families are bound to make a futile trip."
"It won't be a futile trip."
Tang Luo said lightly, "Accepting disciples and opening up trade routes aren't mutually exclusive. If any of their children truly have exceptional aptitude, why wouldn't I take them in?"
...
Yancang Border
A merchant caravan of a hundred people halted here with their pack animals. According to the Wind Media's map, this was supposed to be the boundary of the Lingjiang Water Region. They just needed to rent a medium-sized passenger boat to leisurely head to the Central Region.
But what stretched before them now was an endless black mire, with a few small boats stuck in it, showing no signs of the water region.
"Chieftain, it seems...we can't get through."
