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Chapter 112 Black and White Luck, Waiting for Success

Geng Xuan stood there, and Luo Qing stood beside him, holding eighteen bear fangs in his hands, slightly bent over.

Those members of the Giant Bear Gang who had already obtained the bear fangs all had extremely solemn expressions.

As for the eighteen "extra brothers" who have not yet officially joined the Giant Bear Gang, their eyes were extremely eager.

The eighteen ordinary bear fangs in Luo Qing's palm became as bright as gold.

Luo Qing held the bear fangs in his hand and walked through the crowd, distributing them one by one.

It can be clearly felt that the people are still the same people, but after receiving the Bear Fang, there seems to be a subtle change in their temperament and mental state.

A person's changes are too subtle for others to notice.

But when this change expanded to three, five, seven, eight, or even more people, almost everyone felt the difference.

Geng Xuan was filled with emotion as he watched this scene.

He brought these people across Chiwu Mountain, which not only greatly slowed down his movement speed, but also greatly increased his consumption.

But he still wanted to bring them along, and his purpose was never to let them help him in battle.

In fact, in terms of strength, whether they are there or not has no impact on the success or failure of his action this time.

Even if you force them into the battlefield, it may greatly slow down your pace of action.

His real purpose is this moment.

After coming up with the idea for this team, Geng Xuan naturally thought of his own "Giant Bear Gang".

And as in previous experiences, use the changes in white luck and black luck to increase the success rate and safety of the action.

But when this idea came to his mind, he rejected the idea of expanding the "Giant Bear Gang" again directly in the underground base of Kangleji and then crossing Chiwu Mountain alone.

Because if he did so, the disaster caused by his "bad luck" would most likely only erupt near Kangleji.

Not only would this be of no benefit to his plan, but it would also become an obstacle to his actions.

……

Through many personal experiences, Geng Xuan has his own understanding of good luck and bad luck.

According to the explanation given to him by Suizhu, "entering the dust net" means to get Baiyun, which is concise but obscure.

Geng Xuan likes to think deeply and carefully about everything. Combining his experiences from his previous life, he gradually developed his own understanding.

There is a saying that "man is the sum of all social relations", and "Baiyun" is essentially this kind of "social relationship".

To be more precise, this "social relationship" can be added with two prefixes, namely "stable social relations with strong constraints."

Therefore, neither the neighbors nor the temporary hunting teams will have any wasted luck.

Master Chai, who also taught him the Dharma and was more of a master than the master he had never met, also did not create this relationship in vain.

Compare the several events that brought you good luck.

Becoming the guard of the vendors' market is only in name;
Master Peng of the Peng Family Martial Arts School accepted a disciple on behalf of his master and became his personal disciple. There was no friendship between them, only their own schemes.
Founding the Giant Bear Gang was like child’s play;

Become a blue robe guard...

From this we can see that the emergence of white luck has nothing to do with the depth of friendship, the likes and dislikes in the heart of the person involved, or the good or evil tendencies of the social relationship that one is about to join.

It is an objective reflection of a "stable social relationship with strong constraints".

This “strong constraint” is also very interesting, but too subtle to be explained in detail. However, there is an old saying that is an excellent “reference point”.

[Only names and tools cannot be lent to others].

This "name" is a strong constraint.

Although he and Mr. Chai were in some ways master and disciple, neither side had pointed it out nor acknowledged this relationship, and naturally there were no responsibilities and obligations between them as master and disciple.

Even though he helped Master Chai when he was in danger, it was only his emotional choice, not because of the bond between "master and apprentice".

As for people like the Giant Bear Gang, he had no friendship with them. Even if he did have any friendship, it was only after they joined the Giant Bear Gang.

I will help them and save them in times of crisis only because we are all members of the Giant Bear Gang, and not for any other reason.

This is the difference between "nameless" and "famous".

The amount of white luck depends on the scale and energy of this social relationship.

The larger the scale, the higher the energy, and the more white luck.

On the contrary, there will be less.

……

As for bad luck, to put it simply, it means the backlash from relatives and friends that you may encounter after killing someone.

If combined with Bai Yun, it can be understood as "the energy of a person's social relationship that may be poured into other social relationships due to the death or absence of that relationship."

The reason why it is so convoluted is that the former is single-line and one-to-one, which does not completely match the actual experience.

The latter is a more complex, huge and chaotic system that includes everyone, which also explains the transfer of black luck.

——The bad luck gained by killing someone eventually explodes in a way that has nothing to do with the deceased.

Understood from this perspective, the operation of black luck becomes even more chaotic and unpredictable, and difficult to understand.

It may break out in any form, and it does not really require the relatives of the deceased to come and kill.

For example, if you join the Blue Robe Guard, you will get five points of white luck.

Correspondingly, the five points of black luck "attached" to himself were "released" and broke out with the help of the "social relationship" of the blue robe guards and Kangleji.

As for what form it would erupt in, Geng Xuan had no idea.

It could be an internal conflict among the martial arts masters, and a tragedy similar to the Peng Family Martial Arts School could happen again;
It is also possible that some people with ulterior motives hidden in Kangleji finally exploded for some reason, causing great harm to Kangleji;
Or maybe it was an invasion by foreign enemies...

Given the fact that Kangleji has leaks and flaws everywhere, there are too many possibilities.

In the end, Geng Xuan did not expect that the breaking point would be "Zang Zigao, the pharmacist, made up his mind to participate in the plan of Wuyou Palace and Anleji".

This incident also gave Geng Xuan a lot of inspiration.

First of all, once the bad luck "attached" to oneself is released due to a certain social relationship, corresponding energy will inevitably erupt around this social relationship.

And if there happens to be a big plot brewing against this social relationship at this point in time, then it may very likely become the last and most critical feather that breaks the camel's back, triggering even greater energy.

This is like the butterfly effect. The energy burst from the flapping of a butterfly's wings may eventually "fan out" a tornado.

Secondly, since this energy explosion is inevitable.

So, if you go to a completely unfamiliar place with a certain social relationship and have no grudges or entanglements with the other people around you,

There may even be a place where there is no other people at all. What form will this outbreak take in the end?

It can't be a meteorite falling from the sky, right?
However, meteorites are not part of social relations. This kind of natural disaster is completely different from bad luck.

This can be verified later.

What Geng Xuan got from this enlightenment was another inspiration.

"If I take them away from Kangleji, which has too many connections and too many flashpoints, and go to Baiyuanji, where the relationship between the two sides is relatively pure, and then deliberately leave some clues.

If I release the Black Luck at this time, will it make this originally chaotic and unpredictable outbreak more precise and controllable?"

Geng Xuan thought this was a very interesting idea.

It just so happened that he didn't want to just charge into a convoy.

Although the painting style was beautiful, considering his own cultivation and strength, it was too reckless and brainless.

What if the number of people in the Marrow Refining Realm in that team is greater than expected, and their strength is stronger?

……

Just as all these thoughts flashed through Geng Xuan's mind, Luo Qing had already placed the eighteen bear fangs into the hands of each brother who had newly joined the Giant Bear Gang.

The eighteen new gang members bowed at the same time and said loudly: "Gang Master!"

【Get eight points of good luck. 】

At the same time, Geng Xuan discovered that his black luck, which originally had 130 points, quickly dropped to 122 points, a decrease of 8 points.

Geng Xuan immediately started thinking about the "disaster" that might be coming soon.

Geng Xuan looked at Luo Qing, Ding Yong and the others and asked, "During the time I was away, have you explored the area?"

Several people nodded.

"If I ask you to pick a suitable location for an ambush, what suggestions do you have?"

Everyone was shocked and realized that the "main course" was probably about to be served.

Luo Qing asked: "Boss, are there enemies coming?"

Geng Xuan nodded.

"There is a marrow refining realm?"

Geng Xuan was about to answer when he suddenly felt a sense of urgency coming from Da Huang in the dense forest in the distance.

He said to Luo Qing and the others, "Wait a moment, I'll be back soon."

Having said that, without waiting for everyone to react, he disappeared.

When everyone came to their senses, Geng Xuan was nowhere to be seen.

……

Seeing Da Huang coming out of the bushes with his eight children and approaching quickly, Geng Xuan asked, "What happened?"

Da Huang looked at Geng Xuan twice, then turned and faced a certain direction of the jungle, "woooo" twice in that direction, and turned back to look at Geng Xuan.

"You want me to go in that direction?"

Da Huang nodded. Geng Xuan wanted to say, "I'll go with you after I finish my work," but he sensed Da Huang's determination and thought of Da Huang's previous behavior, so he asked, "Is it far?"

Dahuang shook his head.

"Then take me to see it."

"Woof woof~~"

Dahuang shouted excitedly twice, and rushed into the jungle quickly with Baxiao on his back as fast as an arrow.

Geng Xuan followed closely behind.

Before long, the two had walked for several miles and came to a cliff slope where they could see the outline of Baiyuanji from afar.

When Geng Xuan came here, he just took a casual look around and his eyes were attracted by a slope that looked no different from other areas and was also covered with grass and trees.

If his ability to identify soil had not deteriorated, Geng Xuan could basically be sure that this piece of soil did not come from nature, but was artificially abandoned.

Geng Xuan immediately thought of something.

Before he could make any move, Dahuang turned his head to look at him, then ran to the special slope and dived into a dense bush.

"Woof woof woof~~"

Dahuang's voice came from the bushes, but it had an echo deep in the holes.

Geng Xuan followed him in, and a tunnel leading to the interior of the mountain suddenly appeared in front of him.

Geng Xuan stared at the tunnel entrance in a daze for a long time.

I once again recalled the story that Uncle Chai once told me about the Yuanzhou underground tunnel.

"Could it really have penetrated the entire Yuanzhou?!"

"Woo~~"

Da Huang came to Geng Xuan again with an expression as if he wanted to take credit.

Geng Xuan asked curiously, "Did my father bring you here before?"

Dahuang whimpered twice and swayed his head gently from side to side.

"no?"

Geng Xuan nodded, feeling inexplicably relieved.

If this is the case, then the father of this previous incarnation was too powerful.

However, in this case—

"Then how did you find out?"

Da Huang suddenly shook his body, shaking off all eight balls of fur on his back, then he opened his mouth, picked up one of them and presented it to Geng Xuan.

The puppy has shiny black fur all over its body, except for a coin-sized spot of yellow on each ear.

Geng Xuan was surprised and asked, "Yellow Ear? Was it the one who discovered it?"

Dawang held the yellow ear in his mouth, woohooing and nodding.

"How did you find out?" Geng Xuan stared at Huang Er and asked curiously.

The little yellow ear that was held in its mother's mouth looked confused when it heard these words, and made clear "woof woof" sounds from its mouth, completely unable to understand.

Geng Xuan rubbed Little Yellow Ear's head helplessly. He guessed that the little thing couldn't even explain itself.

However, this is also a good thing.

At least he could see some differences between it and its other brothers and sisters.

Geng Xuan stood up and took another look at the tunnel entrance hidden deep in the bushes, then said to Da Huang:

"Take them and hide in the woods. Don't come near here until I call you."

Da Huang barked twice, then ran away with Xiao Ba.

Geng Xuan left the slope and returned as quickly as possible to the valley several miles away where Luo Qing and others were staying.

As soon as he appeared, Luo Qing stepped forward and reported: "Boss, regarding the location suitable for an ambush, we think..."

Geng Xuan interrupted immediately, "Pack your things and follow me immediately."

Then, he explained to Luo Qing who was stunned, "I found a more suitable place."

Not only Luo Qing, but all the other gang members were stunned.

This...I found it after going out for a while?

Isn’t it too mysterious?
Or, is there another force under the gang leader that they are not aware of and working for him?
No matter what they thought in their hearts, everyone packed up everything as quickly as possible and prepared to set off.

Geng Xuan held the cloth bag containing his full body armor in his hand and strode ahead to lead the way.

The few people walking at the end of the team consciously made some adjustments to the road followed by everyone else to reduce the existence of traces and to minimize the possibility of being tracked by others.

Geng Xuan saw this and immediately stopped them, saying, "Don't be nosy, hurry up and follow us."

After hearing this, the expressions of the few guys who wanted to show off suddenly became a little dull, and it took a long time before they blinked their eyes and came alive again.

Although he had a lot of ideas in his mind, he didn't dare to do anything unnecessary and quickly caught up with the team in front.

Soon, Geng Xuan led the group to the slope again.

He was the first to dive into the bushes, and the others followed closely behind.

Soon the group entered the tunnel.

Everyone was familiar with tunnels, but they were still surprised to enter an unfamiliar tunnel in this strange place far away from Kangleji.

Geng Xuan led the group through the tunnel for only a few dozen steps when they came to a T-junction.

To the right is the direction deep into Chiwu Mountain, and to the left is the direction leading to Baiyuanji.

This tunnel has exactly the same design concept as the one that leads from Changpingfang to the depths of Chiwu Mountain.

Geng Xuan stood at this T-junction and thought for a while, then called Luo Qing and the others and said:
"Later, take your men a little further to the right and make some noise, but be careful not to make too much noise."

Several people seemed to be thinking about something, trying to understand Geng Xuan's intention.

Wang Xi whispered, "Boss, do you want us to be very careful and low-key, but not accidentally reveal some traces?"

"...Well, you summarized it very well." Geng Xuan nodded in agreement.

Wang Xi said: "Then we know what to do."

After discussing for a while, Luo Qing and Ding Yong led the others to turn to the right side and go deep into the tunnel of Chiwu Mountain. They asked everyone to stop after walking about twenty or thirty steps.

Wang Xi and Teng Yu went back out of the tunnel again and brought in a lot of dry grass and branches from outside.

Soon, a small bonfire was lit in the gathering area.

But in order to prevent the fire from spreading too far, they deliberately made many obstructions to make it hidden.

Everyone gathered around the campfire, whispering to each other, as if they were whispering something in this already secret place.

The burning fire cast the figures of everyone on the rock wall, with their claws and fangs bared, twisting and jumping, and the atmosphere seemed very strange.

……

Geng Xuan carried the cloth bag and entered the dark tunnel on the left. He untied the bag and skillfully put on the armor piece by piece.

Body armor, leg armor, and arm armor.

Then came the boots, gloves, and finally the helmet.

Geng Xuan put the huge sword aside. Firstly, he had never practiced the method of using such a heavy weapon, and if he used it reluctantly, the effect would not be good.

Moreover, in such an environment, weapons that are too long and too large are not suitable for use. Instead, weapons that are small and light are more convenient.

Geng Xuan tried the iron gloves that came with the heavy armor and thought, "As long as it is used properly, this can also be an excellent weapon."

Then, Geng Xuan checked carefully again to make sure all the connections were firm and tight.

After doing all this, Geng Xuan, who had hidden his entire body in the armor, seemed to have really turned into a cold dead object, blending into the surrounding dark rock walls.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The small bonfire that Wang Xun and others used to create an atmosphere had been rekindled several times, and the large bundles of firewood they had found were getting less and less, but no changes had occurred.

Everything Geng Xuan did seemed to be for his own amusement.

Geng Xuan remained unmoved and continued to blend into the surrounding dark rock walls.

At a certain moment, Geng Xuan seemed to hear a rustling sound in the bushes.

Then, there was the sound of footsteps landing gently.

"coming."

Geng Xuan was just thinking about this when the footsteps, which were already light enough when they landed, approached rapidly.

However, perhaps the person who came was not very good at body movements and footwork.

His careful and gentle voice was clearly audible to Geng Xuan, without any omission.

The next moment, a figure appeared silently at the T-junction.

The figure has his back to the tunnel on the left and is looking to the right at a group of people sitting around a fire, with shadowy figures being reflected in the shadows.

Someone seemed to have noticed something and suddenly turned his head to look at him. A look of fear appeared on his face and he subconsciously let out an "ah".

"you--"

The man opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly he felt a chill on the back of his neck and an inexplicable heaviness on his head.

(End of this chapter)