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Chapter 110 Crossing Chiwu, Baiyuan Waiting for the Source

The team set off again.

At the beginning, they had just recovered a little, but everyone who was far from fully recovered felt it was extremely difficult.

But as they followed the gang leader's footsteps and hurried at a constant speed of six or seven meters per second in the dark tunnel, the blood-replenishing pills that everyone had drunk, which dissolved in the water, began to take effect continuously, slowly and gently.

Gradually, I got used to this rhythm.

This time, Geng Xuan did not stop the team until the team had rushed forward for about 25 kilometers.

With the experience from the last time, everyone used this precious time to adjust and recover without Geng Xuan's arrangement.

Then the team set off again.

When they stopped to rest again, they were already in a hidden entrance and exit of a cave more than 60 kilometers away from Changpingfang.

Geng Xuan said to everyone:

"You'll have more time to rest this time, so hurry up and eat something. Firstly, this will help to lighten the load a bit. Secondly, the journey ahead will be much harder than before, and will consume more energy."

Everyone groaned in their hearts.

But surprisingly, no one felt resentment towards "Su Ruiliang" who had tortured them so miserably.

Seeing the gang leader, who had been leading the way and bearing the greatest pressure the whole time, remaining calm and composed, everyone had nothing but respect and admiration for him.

Geng Xuan put the cloth bag weighing more than 100 kilograms on his shoulders to the ground with a bang and said to everyone, "You guys take a rest first. I'll go take a look ahead."

Having said that, he turned and walked out of the cave and into the jungle outside.

Geng Xuan had not taken a few steps forward when he saw the grass in front of him moving and a strange creature walked out.

Geng Xuan smiled when he saw this.

The ones who appeared in front of him were naturally Dahuang and Baxiao.

The strange thing about them is that the eight puppies did not follow Dahuang, but lay on Dahuang's back.

The eight puppies huddled together tightly in order to stay as stable as possible in such a small space.

In this situation, two puppies still had to lie on the backs of other puppies, so that all eight puppies could get a ride on Dahuang's back.

Their speed is not that slow, but their biggest problem is that their bodies are too small and they lack endurance and cannot last long.

Looking at these little guys who were obviously very tired, Geng Xuan smiled and said:

"Well, it's not that fun outside, is it?

How about you stay here for a while, and I'll take you back when I come back?"

The eight little ones, who originally had dull eyes and looked listless like puppets, immediately protested and expressed their dissatisfaction by howling.

"Then you guys have to fight for your courage."

As Geng Xuan spoke, he swung his sword to cut down a tree. Then the sword light lightly swept across the smooth cut of the tree stump, and a groove appeared that became deeper and deeper as it went inwards.

Geng Xuan took out four blood-replenishing pills and dissolved them in a water bag, then poured all the water into the groove of the tree stump.

Dahuang walked to the tree stump and immediately started licking the food.

The eight little ones lying on its back all rolled down and came over to lick the food quickly.

Geng Xuan silently pondered the relative positions of Anleji, Kangleji and Chiwu Mountain. Standing here, he made further adjustments as to which direction he should go next.

——The special perception ability granted by the Earth Walking Technique can be used underground, so it will naturally not disappear just because he came to the ground from underground.

If he had a more precise understanding of the relative position between Anleji and Kangleji, his judgment at this moment would be even more accurate.

But even so, it was enough for him to find the general direction.

After confirming the direction, Geng Xuan looked up at the sky.

At this moment, time has changed from day to night.

The moon on the seventh day of October is already very eye-catching, and its faint silver light shines on the world.

In the sky, stars are twinkling brightly.

Compared with the environment in the underground tunnel, such a night can be said to be "bright and bright" in Geng Xuan's eyes.

In such an environment, his vision would hardly be restricted, and his ability to see far and see objects would be almost the same as during the day.

Geng Xuan found a star in the sky that was brighter than the surrounding stars, even though he had already confirmed the direction.

He patted Da Huang, pointed to the stars in the sky, and said:

"This is the direction I'm going. You'll lead the way for me later.

One is to avoid dangerous areas where wild animals lurk.

Second, help me confirm the roads in advance. If there are areas that are impassable or require great difficulty to pass, remind me so that I can avoid them in advance. "

Da Huang raised his head and looked in the direction that Geng Xuan was pointing for a while, then called "woo woo woo" twice and continued to drink water with his head down.

Geng Xuan rubbed Dahuang's neck and praised him a lot.

The reason we brought Dahuang and Baxiao along on this trip was certainly not to make it easier for them to have fun.

But he really needs Dahuang's ability.

After consuming so much energy transformed from Geng Xuan's good luck, and with an abundant supply of medicinal wine, Dahuang's strength is no longer what it used to be.

After shedding your skin, you feel like you are reborn.

Even though it has not reached its peak condition yet, its overall quality is already higher than that of the big black dog that day.

If it runs at full speed, it will be even faster than the Bone Refining Realm.

More importantly, it has a keen sense of scent and danger, like a biological radar that can move at high speed.

It can not only detect prey in advance, but also detect dangers hidden in the complex jungle early and avoid them in advance.

Find a safe and undisturbed route in the dangerous night jungle.

He was naturally not afraid of those dangers, but he didn't want to waste even a minute on them.

In addition, Da Huang, who was leading the way, could also explore the road in advance, so that he didn't have to waste time on finding and exploring the way.

As a mountain dog, the jungle is Dahuang's home. This does not add too much burden to it, but will greatly save Geng Xuan's time.

Geng Xuan knew very well that there was only one core essence of this operation.

Race against time!
In the absence of more information, Geng Xuan himself was not absolutely sure whether he could intercept the convoy before it returned to Anleji.

But what he understood was that the shorter the time he took to cross Chiwu Mountain, the greater the possibility of success.

The reason why he made the decision immediately with very limited information was because he saw a fleeting "window period".

First of all, the autumn hunting time in the villages and towns around Chiwu Mountain is fixed and generally consistent, because it is based on the natural changes in the internal ecology of Chiwu Mountain, and is not a forced regulation by certain villages and towns.

Therefore, the autumn hunting ends at basically the same time.

The action of Wuyou Palace and Anle Market is intended to catch all markets off guard.

The most crucial point is that the actions launched for all markets must be highly consistent in timing, and there must not be time for the markets to communicate with each other.

Otherwise, once other markets were on guard, their plan would no longer be easily implemented.

As for the action teams specifically targeting each market, no matter it is to ensure the safety of escorting a large amount of silver bars, or to be able to escort the supplies and retreat smoothly so as not to be forced to stay behind by the various markets that are slow to react, at least one strong man at the Marrow Refining Realm level must be arranged to take charge.

For some tough targets that need to be focused on, more arrangements will be made. For example, Kangleji should have enjoyed such treatment.

Master Fan was blocked in his study by the visitors from Wuyou Palace the entire time and was unable to make any effective response, allowing them to easily escape from Kangle Collection.

Geng Xuan guessed that since Wuyou Palace headquarters was unable to transfer too many forces from Yuanjing to intervene, these limited forces were used to make breakthroughs in these "key points".

Looking around, it is naturally grand and spectacular.

But if we look at each transport team specifically, Geng Xuan can guarantee that the number of strong people in the Marrow Refining Realm must be very limited.

One is the bottom line configuration, and two are the upper limit configuration!
There can't be more.

——It’s a very simple truth. If more than a dozen teams can be equipped with more than two powerful people in the Marrow Refining Realm, then Wuyou Palace and Anleji would not need to plan like this. They can just rob them directly.

If a force that can mobilize thirty or forty powerful Marrow Refining Realm warriors appears around Chiwu Mountain, it will not need any scheming at all. It can just push forward and turn the area around Chiwu Mountain into an iron empire of its own.

Yuanzhou simply withdrew from the struggle for world hegemony, but the disputes between gangs and forces have never stopped.

There has never been a culture where "powerful forces are not allowed to bully weaker forces around them at will."

Therefore, given Wuyougong and Anleji's personalities, the reason they didn't do this could only be because they couldn't do it, not because they didn't want to.

In other words, as long as he could intercept this convoy before it returned to Anleji, he would only have to deal with one or two people in the Marrow Refining Realm.

Even in the worst-case scenario, a calm evacuation and safe escape can be guaranteed.

So, can we stop it?
Geng Xuan judged that it depended on whether he could lead the team across Chiwu Mountain before dawn tonight.

The reason why we can make such a judgment is because we analyze the situation from limited information.

"This huge amount of silver could only have been shipped from Anleji. No matter from which angle you consider it, Anleji would not let these silver transport convoys leave too early. It is very likely that they were shipped on time.

This means the team won’t have much time to rest mid-race.”

“Those markets that are close by are fine, but the silver transport convoy coming to Kangle Market cannot cross Chiwu Mountain, so it has to take a detour of more than 800 miles one way, which means a round trip of 1,600 to 1,700 miles.

No matter how majestic those horses are, they must be repaired more on the way back, otherwise, this operation will be a failure!"

Horses, especially good horses like those in the silver transport convoy, are extremely important strategic resources. Geng Xuan believes that Anleji will never be willing to treat them as disposable consumables.

"Even if they could travel thousands of miles a day, they wouldn't squeeze the horsepower this hard.

If my guess is correct, after leaving Kangleji last night, they would have looked for a place to rest for the night instead of setting off overnight.

Today we will walk at most 500 to 600 miles, and then we will find a place to rest again."

"Tonight is their last night outside.

They will be able to return to Anleji by tomorrow afternoon at the latest."

If everything goes as he expected, then whether this operation will be successful depends on whether he can cross Chiwu Mountain tonight and get ahead of them.

Of course, if all his estimates were wrong, the traveler would have ridden non-stop all the way, returning to Anle Market as quickly as possible at the cost of killing dozens of good horses, and now they are holding a celebration banquet in Anle Market.

Then just consider it as a wasted trip.

After drinking the water that Geng Xuan had specially added blood-replenishing pills to, Baxiao jumped onto Dahuang's back again.

Da Huang laughed twice at Geng Xuan, then turned and disappeared into the dense forest ahead.

What Dahuang gets from exploring the way, such as where is dangerous, where the road is blocked and where a detour is needed, does not require him to go back and forth to report to him.

Thanks to the life link established by both parties through the perfect dog-walking technique, even though they are some distance apart, he can accurately know the route that Dahuang has taken and its current location, and can also vaguely sense its emotions.

This was enough for him to make the right judgment.

Geng Xuan returned to the cave and asked, "Are you all done resting?"

Everyone stood up immediately.

"Boss, we are ready."

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "Then follow me."

Everyone followed Geng Xuan out of the tunnel and were stunned to see that they were in a vast jungle.

"Where is this?" Many people have this question in their minds.

When they smelled the fresh air in the forest, the open environment, and the high sky, many people couldn't help but feel excited.

Most of them have been hiding underground since the Peng family martial arts school incident, and have been staying in a cramped underground space ever since, never seeing the light of day again.

A small number of people took the opportunity of going to Zhong's house to let out a little wind, but they soon returned to underground again.

Now they were in the wilderness, free to move and breathe, and the spiritual excitement even made them temporarily forget their physical fatigue, so they just kept following the gang leader and rushing forward.

Rushing without stopping for a moment.

Living underground for a long time has made them extremely adaptable to such nights.

With the dim moonlight in the sky, they could even see as far as dozens of steps away and did not have to worry about falling behind.

At first, they were wary of possible dangers around them.

Later I found out that this was a meaningless waste.

All they have to do is to follow the gang leader closely and not fall behind.

Occasionally they could hear some terrifying noises coming from the dark jungle in the distance, but what surprised them was that they had never encountered any of them.

Sometimes you will encounter deep ravines, cliffs and other difficult-to-pass terrain.

But the gang leader seemed to have foresight and could always find a path for them to pass smoothly.

They can only ultimately attribute this to the fact that it is just a "road".

In their eyes, the surrounding jungle may be no different, but the gang leader may have walked back and forth many times.

Naturally, I am very familiar with everything along this "road".

With this in mind, everyone focused their attention on rushing, avoiding excessive physical exertion in other unnecessary directions.

With Da Huang leading the way, Geng Xuan also felt a lot more relaxed.

When he asked everyone to stop and rest by a shallow stream, he found that everyone was in much better condition than he expected.

Without the need for Geng Xuan's guidance, everyone, with their experience, quickly adjusted and recovered.

Soon, the team set off again.

In this way, Geng Xuan led thirty-two cultivators whose cultivation levels were all in the Blood Refining Realm and hurriedly traveled deep into the Chiwu Mountain at night.

Every hour or so, everyone would take a break.

Then we set off again.

again and again.

Everyone felt like they were gradually turning into completely emotionless walking machines. Even with water mixed with blood-replenishing pills as a regular supply, everyone gradually felt as if their bodies were completely drained.

The moon in the sky was only halfway up its face.

"How long is this night?" someone sighed in his heart.

Just when everyone felt that it was becoming increasingly difficult, they once again heard the gang leader's beautiful words, which sounded like heavenly music.

"rest."

"Everyone should take a rest this time, eat something, and fill your stomach."

When everyone felt like they were alive again, they discovered that although there was still a jungle around them, it was far less dense than at the beginning.

The trees are fewer, smaller, and sparser, and the tall grass and shrubs that could easily "bury" an adult are now fewer and shorter.

Looking around, the rugged mountains have disappeared, replaced by gently undulating land.

Everyone looked at Geng Xuan, and Luo Qing finally asked the question that was on everyone's mind.

"Boss, where are we now?"

Geng Xuan said: "We just passed through the remaining branches of Chiwu Mountain, and we should be somewhere between Anleji and Baiyuanji now."

While "chatting" with Mr. Chai, Geng Xuan not only listened to stories, but also supplemented a lot of basic knowledge.

"ah?!!"

"We...we crossed the Chi...Chiwu Mountain?!"

Everyone was dumbfounded. They never expected that they could accomplish such a feat.

After a while, everyone gradually came to their senses.

"So where are we going next? ...Is it Anleji?" Ding Yong asked.

Compared to Baiyuanji, which is relatively unfamiliar to everyone and has almost no presence in Kangleji, everyone is more familiar with Anleji.

Although they didn't know what had happened, they all instinctively believed that the gang leader's next destination would be the more famous Anleji.

Geng Xuan shook his head and said, "No, let's not go to Anle Market. Let's go to Baiyuan Market."

"Go to Baiyuanji?"

Everyone looked at each other, their faces full of confusion.

"Boss, what exactly are we going to do this time?"

Finally, someone had the courage to ask the question that everyone was concerned about.

Under the gaze of everyone, Geng Xuan smiled gently.

Said: "Go and guard a rabbit that might hit a tree."

After they were almost done with the repairs, the crowd, who were unaware of the allusion to "waiting for the rabbit by the tree", quickly followed the leader again with full of doubts in their hearts.

This time, the hurried crowd did not spend too much time before they saw scattered lights on the ground ahead in the distance.

As they continued to get closer, everyone could see the road that was trampled and crushed by the large number of pedestrians and vehicles passing by.

Just as they were about to move forward, there was a "whoosh" sound as a sharp weapon broke through the air and a flying knife nailed the ground not far in front of Geng Xuan.

A voice pierced through the night, saying in a deep voice:
"My friend, please stop. Our Baiyuanji is closed these days. I'm sorry that we can't receive you, my friends from outside!"

Geng Xuan looked at the flying knife nailed to the ground in front of him, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth that no one saw.

Faced with the expulsion of the Baiyuanji guards, he said nothing, and immediately led everyone to retreat, and soon disappeared into the depths of the night.

After a long time, footsteps were heard, and a figure pulled out a flying knife from the ground, looked in the direction where the group of strangers had just disappeared, and frowned.

(End of this chapter)