In the White Rock county of the Tang nation, a small merchant caravan was going from a border town toward the county capital city. The leader of the caravan was a lucky merchant who had managed to create a connection with a big shot from the provincial capital and was invited to become his personal merchant.
For a small merchant like him, it was a very big deal. Not only would he be able to go to the county capital, but he would also be able to earn more money as the personal merchant of a big shot. It was only beneficial for him.
But the road to the county capital was not safe. Many bandits were always active in this area. For that reason he had used the service of the adventurer guild present in the border town to enlist 4 martial artists as his guard.
