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Chapter 125: One Day on the Job

October 11th.

Geng Xuan woke up early before dawn.

He went underground again and spent nearly an hour feeding the Xuanyou horses, cleaning up their excrement, and calming their emotions one by one.

After doing all this, Geng Xuan returned to the ground.

After waiting for about half an hour, Chen Rongshan knocked on the door outside the yard.

Geng Xuan immediately went out of the house, had breakfast with him, and then went all the way to Kangleji.

At this moment, Geng Xuan had already changed into the clothes specially made for the blue-robed guards, and tied the token belonging to the blue-robed guards around his waist.

Walking together with Chen Rongshan, who was also wearing a blue robe, he naturally exuded a sharp aura.

When they walk in Kang Le Ji, passers-by will automatically give way to them.

The two of them went to the huge training ground next to the recreation center where all the children in the neighborhood were tested that day.

When they entered, they found the place was already very lively.

There were quite a few black-robed guards and blue-robed guards practicing.

Some were practicing alone, more were fighting in pairs, and some were fighting in multiplayer groups.

Those who were fighting in pairs were basically black-robed guards fighting against black-robed guards, or blue-robed guards fighting against blue-robed guards.

But there were some exceptions, and what caught Geng Xuan's attention the most was a group battle taking place in the central area of the training ground.

Five black-robed guards and five blue-robed guards are engaged in a fierce battle, and from this small-scale battle, the difference between the two fighting styles can be clearly seen.

Judging from individual performance alone, the black-robed guards are undoubtedly better.

Compared to those blue-robed guards, each black-robed guard has a more distinct fighting style, and each has at least one or two unique skills, and from time to time they perform eye-catching moves.

In comparison, the fighting style of the team composed of five blue-robed guards is much more dull and rigid.

Sometimes, bystanders get anxious and ask, "Why can't they be a little more flexible this time?"

But if you look at the entire battle situation, you will feel very surprised.

Although the black-robed guards had many tricks and their attacks were fierce, and they often forced the blue-robed guards on the opposite side to retreat step by step, in the overall situation, the blue-robed guards were not at a disadvantage at all.

In fact, the response is becoming more and more relaxed.

On the other hand, the five black-robed guards looked more and more angry.

Not only did Geng Xuan, who had just entered, notice this battle, but there were also many people in the field who were also paying attention to this battle.

Just when everyone had seen that the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for the black robe team.

In the blue robe team, the man with the highest cultivation level and who was also the core of the blue robe team suddenly protected the other four people and retreated quickly, putting a long distance between them and the black robe team.

He bowed to the black robe team and said, "That's it. This match is a draw."

The members of the black robe team stood there with uncertain expressions, not knowing whether to continue attacking or to back down from the confrontation.

The other four people all looked at the black-robed guard in the middle.

This person gritted his teeth and suddenly chuckled:

"We are not that bad at losing. We did lose this game."

After saying that, he reached into his arms and threw a porcelain bottle directly at the blue-robed guard who had spoken.

"It's just five blood-replenishing pills. We are not petty enough to be so petty!"

After saying that, he turned around and left with the other four people.

……

Chen Rongshan took Geng Xuan across the training ground.

The black-robed guards pretended not to notice their arrival.

Even if they saw it, they would just glance at it casually and then continue with their own business.

However, when passing by the blue-robed guards, they would cast friendly glances at him, some would even chat with Chen Rongshan casually, and look at Geng Xuan curiously.

From Geng Xuan's personal perspective, the overall atmosphere is actually quite good.

Even though they seemed to have some conflicts with those black-robed guards, they were both very careful to keep a balance and at most they just ignored each other, rather than treating each other as enemies.

After passing the training ground, Chen Rongshan led Geng Xuan into the recreation area through the side door.

This was the gate through which Fan Qi, Chai Ye and others came to the training ground from the recreation center that day.

"You came here today just in time to finish some of the unfinished business of the day."

Chen Rongshan led Geng Xuan through the corridors and courtyards. It was obvious that although he had only been a blue-robed guard for a few days, he had already completely adapted to this identity and was familiar with the recreation center.

When passing through a corridor, I happened to see Master Fan walking towards me from the opposite side.

Geng Xuan, who didn't expect such an unexpected encounter, couldn't help but twitch his eyelids.

Master Fan seemed to be in a hurry and walked in a hurry, not noticing the two of them.

However, his not noticing was no reason for Chen Rongshan to ignore it.

He stood there immediately, and when Master Fan approached, he respectfully said, "Master."

Master Fan paused, glanced at the two men, and lingered on Geng Xuan for a moment. Finally, he looked at Chen Rongshan, nodded, and asked:
"Where are you going?"

Chen Rongshan replied: "I'll take him to the museum storeroom."

Master Fan nodded and looked at Geng Xuan twice, as if recalling something.

"Your name is Geng Xuan, right? ...You are very good at archery. How old are you this year?"

Geng Xuan stood beside Chen Rongshan, his body straight but his head slightly lowered. He didn't look at him and seemed a little shy.

After hearing his question, he only whispered, "Eighteen."

Master Fan was surprised and said, "You are so young. It seems that your archery talent is really extraordinary."

Then he looked at Chen Rongshan and asked, "Did he choose a weapon?"

Chen Rongshan shook his head and said, "Not yet. This time I took him to the library warehouse mainly for this matter."

Master Fan nodded and said, "Then tell Old Li later to give him the copper-framed iron-backed bow."

"what?!"

Chen Rongshan was surprised. He had never expected such an unexpected surprise.

Then he nudged Geng Xuan next to him with his elbow and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and thank the Grand Master!"

"Thank you, Grand Master!" Geng Xuan said quickly.

Master Fan nodded and said, "Practice well and don't bury your talent."

After saying that, he no longer paid any attention to the two of them and walked quickly past them.

After Master Fan disappeared around the corner, Chen Rongshan led Geng Xuan forward and said happily:
"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. The Grand Master actually gave you the only copper-framed iron-backed bow in the collection. If those four knew about this, wouldn't they be furious?!"

As he spoke, he suddenly stopped and turned to Geng Xuan and said:
“You’d better be careful and don’t let them know about the copper-framed, iron-backed bow you received.

They had been coveting this bow for a long time, but Mr. Li from the library refused to agree, so in the end they each chose an iron-back bow.

...If you really didn't cover it up and they saw it, don't say it was just because you said a few more words to the Grand Master...

Well, if they really want to ask, you can say that you did a private matter for the master, and I don't think they would dare to confront him. "

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "Thank you, Uncle Chen. I will pay attention to it."

The other four people Chen Rongshan mentioned were naturally the four people who, like him, joined the blue robe guards that day because of their "sharpshooting" skills.

On that day, due to time constraints, after officially joining the Blue Robe Guards, Wei Wanzong simply took everyone around the base and found a room for everyone to stay overnight in Kangle Village.

Then they had dinner together and received the clothes and tokens specially given to the blue-robed guards.

But in fact, some processes have not been fully completed.

Most of the blue-robed guards completed their unfinished tasks the next day.

After all, some people can be slacking off when it comes to attendance on duty, but when it comes to receiving benefits, everyone is eager to do so.

Soon, Chen Rongshan led Geng Xuan to the warehouse behind the main hall of the Recreation Hall.

In the yard in front of the main house, an old man who was holding a bird cage in one hand, imitating bird calls and teasing a pair of colorfully-winged birds in the cage heard the footsteps of the two people and turned his head to look.

He glanced at Geng Xuan, then looked at Chen Rongshan next to him and asked, "Chen Rongshan, what are you doing here at this time?"

Chen Rongshan said: "I'll bring him over to get some things."

The old man looked at Geng Xuan again, glancing at his clothes and the token on his waist, and asked, "Why did you come here only today?"

Before Geng Xuan could reply, Chen Rongshan spoke up before him:

"There's something urgent going on in the workshop."

The old man frowned, opened and closed his mouth, and seemed to be muttering something. It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with this behavior of "being in the market but his heart is in the neighborhood".

But he still hung the birdcage in his hand on the hook next to him and led the two of them into the room.

As he led the way, he casually asked, "What's your name, young man?"

Geng Xuan followed Chen Rongshan quietly. He didn't even need to reply because Chen Rongshan had already replied for him.

"Geng Xuan."

"What cultivation level?"

"He came in because of his archery skills." Chen Rongshan said.

The old man paused, turned around and looked at Geng Xuan again, as if he wanted to get to know him all over again.

His expression clearly became much gentler.

It's no wonder that he is like this. According to what Geng Xuan has learned, if there are no additional tasks, the blue robe guards will have some basic income every month even if they do nothing.

The amount of income is directly linked to the person's level of cultivation.

If one only has the cultivation level of the Flesh Refining Realm, the guaranteed monthly income is a blood-replenishing pill plus ten taels of silver.

The guaranteed income of the Blood Refining Realm guards has been doubled, with two blood-replenishing pills guaranteed every month, plus twenty taels of silver.

The guaranteed income of the Bone Refining Realm guards will be doubled again on this basis, with a guaranteed four blood-replenishing pills per month, plus forty taels of silver.

For those who join the Blue Robe Guards with special skills, their guaranteed monthly income is directly on par with that of the Bone Refining Realm Guards.

If one has both the Bone Refining Realm cultivation and clearly recognized specialties, the guaranteed monthly income will increase.

However, it is not doubled that much.

Of course, for the market guards, the monthly guaranteed income is just a small part.

Every single action will have its own benefits.

For example, there was the street-clearing operation that plowed almost the entire Kangleji a few months ago, and there was the operation against the Peng family martial arts school a few days ago.

And this is not the most attractive thing. For the market guards, the most attractive thing is a privilege.

If the market guards discover someone behaving suspiciously while patrolling the streets or through other clues.

You don't need to have 100% evidence, as long as it makes sense, you can gather other guards to arrest him.

If they resist, they can even be killed directly.

In theory, all you have to do is to collect the evidence after killing the person.

Part of the harvest was turned over to the public treasury, and part was directly divided among private individuals.

But as long as it is not a particularly big "fat sheep", handing it over to the public treasury is basically just a token of appreciation.

For this reason, the market guards would act like hunting dogs, searching the market for anyone who might be acting suspiciously.

Of course, a stable and orderly environment is the basis for the market to continuously lay golden eggs. From the big owner to other managers, they will restrain and even supervise the behavior of the market guards. It is understandable that one or two unjust killings occur occasionally.

But if similar incidents happen multiple times to the same guard, then the guard himself will most likely be treated as a "fat sheep" and dealt with.

For those who cross the line and don't know the limits, the way to deal with them is to fire them directly.

Even with such a deadline, it is enough for the market guards to make a fortune and regard the market as a special "hunting ground" with sustainable output.

In order to avoid bothering their customers and ultimately affecting their business, some shop owners will give some tributes in advance, and it has even gradually evolved into a disguised form of taxation that is paid on a monthly basis.

This makes the income from street patrols more stable and safer.

Because of Wei Wanzong's request, the blue-robed guards took the initiative to give up this piece that brought the greatest benefits but was also the most hated.

This is an important reason why the blue robe guards and the black robe guards can generally live in peace with each other.

After the old man led Chen Rongshan and Geng Xuan into the room, he went straight to a table at the entrance.

There were several books on the table. He took out one of them, muttering "sharpshooting skills" softly, and flipped through the pages quickly. Soon, he turned to the page with Geng Xuan's name.

His dry fingers slid across the three empty seats, and then he asked, "You want all of them, right?"

"Yes." Chen Rongshan replied before Geng Xuan.

The old man glanced at Chen Rongshan, then picked up a pen, dipped it in ink, and dotted on the three empty spaces one by one.

But just as he made the second click and raised his pen to move to the third empty spot, Chen Rongshan raised his hand to block his hand.

Before the old man could get confused and angry, he said:
"Uncle Li, we met the headmaster when we came here just now. He thought Geng Xuan had a great talent for archery and should not be buried, so he decided to give him the copper-framed iron-backed bow."

The old man's eyes widened and he said in a lost voice: "Really?"

Chen Rongshan withdrew his hand and said, "Of course. Do you think I dare to lie to you about this? You can go and ask the Grand Master for confirmation later."

The old man muttered, "Of course I will go and verify it."

But the tip of the pen, which was originally just a random dot of ink, turned into a series of sloppy lines after it landed on the paper. Perhaps only he himself knew that these were the four words "copper body and iron back".

After making the record, the old man put the notebook back on the table, said "wait a moment" to the two men, and left them to walk into the back of the room. The two men stood at the door waiting.

After a slight clanging sound, the old man returned to the door.

He had originally entered empty-handed, but now he had a wooden plate in his hand.

On the wooden tray were two porcelain bottles, a pile of silver bars, and an exquisite leather case with a distinct bow-shaped outline that could be carried on the back.

He placed the wooden tray on the table beside the two of them and said:

“Although you officially started working on October 7th, you will still be counted as a full month.

Add the following November and December, and it makes up three months.

Here are twelve blood-replenishing pills and one hundred and twenty taels of silver.

Click once and leave this door, and don’t say the quantity is wrong.”

"……no problem."

"No problem, just put your handprint here."

Geng Xuan followed the old man's instructions and was about to press his thumb dipped in red mud, but Chen Rongshan suddenly said:
"Uncle Li, can the silver be exchanged for blood-replenishing pills?"

The old man rolled his eyes and said, "What good things are you thinking about!"

"But couldn't we just exchange the silver for blood-replenishing pills before?"

"You also said that I had already let you take advantage of me once before, so don't even think about such a good thing again.

...If you really want to exchange silver for blood-replenishing pills, that's fine, thirty taels of silver per pill, no bargaining."

Chen Rongshan was surprised and said, "A three-fold increase? You are too cruel!"

"Cruel? There are even crueler ones!
I have planned to suggest to Fan Qi that next year, you should not be provided with blood-replenishing pills in your monthly allowance, and you should be given silver at the standard of ten taels per pill.

If you want to take blood-replenishing pills, go buy them yourself.”

Chen Rongshan was shocked and said, "If you don't want people to throw stones at your roof in the middle of the night, I suggest you don't say it."

"It's no use smashing the roof. If you don't want to exchange it for silver, then you can only write an IOU. Anyway, I won't be able to conjure up so many blood-replenishing pills for you by then..."

While the two were chatting there, Geng Xuan had already pressed the hand seal, unfastened the leather sheath, and took out a longbow with a dark yellow center and dark red sides.

He stretched out his hand and tried it slightly, then put it back into the holster with a smile on his face.

The old man glanced at him and said:
"Don't try again?
This is the highest quality standard longbow, so just be happy.

In other states, only the guards of the lord of a military town are qualified to be equipped with it. It is illegal for others to hide it at home. "

"This bow is still a little difficult for me to use right now. I'll try it slowly after I get back." Geng Xuan responded respectfully.

Well, it's only right to be respectful when you get such a treasure.

Although he had only moved the bowstring lightly just now, with his master's archery skills, he had already figured out its performance.

I can only say that it is worthy of being the top masterpiece among standard longbows.

Standard weapons are generally much inferior to high-end custom weapons produced by masters.

But there are some exceptions, such as the set of heavy armor stripped from Zhong Yuanba, which is hundreds of years old, and the copper-framed iron-backed bow in Geng Xuan's hand. Each piece is a masterpiece made by a master, and the purpose of "standardization" is to unify the specifications, and the cost is higher than that of custom-made weapons of the same quality.

By comparing it with Mr. Chai's own black bow, one can more clearly understand its excellent performance.

The effective range of the black bow is up to two hundred and fifty steps. Any further away, there is no accuracy at all. The arrow will fly, and its speed and power will drop sharply.

Geng Xuan estimated that the effective range of this copper-framed, iron-backed bow was more than five hundred steps.

——If “one step” is based on Geng Xuan’s previous life’s standards, it would be between 1.3 and 1.5 meters.

However, after the arrows from the two bows leave the strings, the time it takes to travel their effective range is basically the same.

In other words, the arrow shot from the copper-framed, iron-backed bow flies through the air twice as fast as that shot from the black bow.

The power of a kinetic strike is the square of the speed. In other words, the same long arrow, when shot with a copper-framed, iron-backed bow, is four times more powerful than that shot with a black bow!
In addition, the copper-framed iron-backed bow can straighten faster than the black bow due to its material.

In the past, he could only shoot nine arrows in a row. It was not that he could not shoot more arrows in a row after training his continuous tracing arrows to the Grandmaster level, but that the Black Bow could not allow him to shoot more arrows in a row.

If Geng Xuan performed the technique of continuous shooting with the copper-framed, iron-backed bow, he was confident that he could double the original limit.

From nine arrows in a row to eighteen arrows in a row.

With just one arrow, a death storm can be created.

Thinking about that scene, Geng Xuan himself felt terrified.

“No wonder those military town leaders are so wary of me.

Once it is mastered by a sharpshooter, the threat is too great, and it will directly become a soldier harvester!"

Moreover, in Geng Xuan's opinion, the copper-framed, iron-backed bow has another advantage.

That is, this is a standard longbow. Although there are not many of them scattered in Yuanzhou, there are still some.

Moreover, there are definitely more than just one or two people who possess it.

In this way, even if I use this longbow to become invincible in the future, I don’t have to worry about losing my armor because of this bow.

With the leather case on his back and one hundred and twenty taels of silver and twelve blood-replenishing pills in his arms, Geng Xuan felt his steps became much lighter.

After leaving the recreation center and returning to the training ground, Chen Rongshan said to Geng Xuan:
"I won't accompany you from now on. You can practice here, return to the base, or go shopping at the market... Be careful not to have a direct conflict with those black-robed guards.

They look like strangers, but as long as you don't interfere with their business, they won't make things difficult for us, at most they will just ignore each other."

After giving some instructions, Chen Rongshan left.

At this moment, the black-robed guards who had gathered in the training ground had almost dispersed.

On the contrary, the number of blue-robed guards remained basically unchanged, and they were still practicing and sparring there.

Geng Xuan took a look and suddenly felt that the daily life of the blue-robed guards was really idle and a bit boring.

Because they did not want to have a head-on conflict with the black-robed guards, the blue-robed guards gave up patrolling the streets. As a result, unless there were special operations, they basically had nothing to do on a daily basis.

The reason why special operations are called special operations is because they are very special and only happen a few times a year.

It is normal to have nothing for the entire year during a "bad" year.

It is no wonder that Master Fan has such low daily requirements for the blue-robed guards. If they want to stay in the market, they can stay in the market. If they want to go back to their own villages, they can go back to their own villages.

In fact, even if we gather everyone in Kang Le Ji every day, unless we look for something to do and arm wrestle with the black-robed guards every day, there is basically nothing for everyone to do.

Geng Xuan did not stay in the training ground for long, as he did not forget the real purpose of his visit to Kangleji.

He left the training ground and went to the nearby station of the blue robe guards.

He went to his room first. To be honest, he had never lived here since he chose this place.

He first placed the copper-framed, iron-backed bow in the house. If possible, he certainly did not want the news that he had received special treatment from Master Fan to spread among the group of blue-robed guards.

After putting his things away, Geng Xuan began to "wander" around the garrison.

He even went against his usual dislike of joining in the fun and when he saw a crowd of people, he would take the initiative to run over and greet them.

Although they were from different neighborhoods, as they were all blue-robed guards, everyone naturally would not reject him and would even share with him some interesting stories in the small group with a smile.

Although this was his first official day on the job as a blue robe guard, he quickly became familiar with the other guards under his initiative.

Geng Xuan was always looking forward to a suitable opportunity.

When it was afternoon, Geng Xuan still hadn't waited for the opportunity he was expecting.

I couldn't help but feel a little discouraged: "If it doesn't work, I'll think of another way tomorrow."

Just then, Geng Xuan saw a few blue-robed guards who had just become familiar faces today walking out.

He smiled and asked, "Where are you going?"

One of the middle-aged people in Wanfufang said:
"Go and move some things for our master."

Geng Xuan, who had been asking casually, turned around and followed after hearing this, asking, "What are you moving? Do you need my help?"

This does not involve any secrets. What's more, the young man in front of him is also a blue-robed guard and is so enthusiastic, so the middle-aged man naturally will not refuse.

"Okay."

The middle-aged man agreed first, and then explained:

"Didn't Kangleji give our lord a house next door? He plans to let his whole family live here occasionally.

He also planned to replace some of the original furnishings in the house, so he planned to move some of his home things over.

His family had been preparing for this since the past two days, and planned to move in tonight.

He had originally agreed to go back in person after noon today, but up until now he has still not come out of the recreation center."

After hearing this explanation, Geng Xuan's mind brightened up and he asked, "So are we going to Wanfufang now?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Yes."

As he spoke, he looked at Geng Xuan and said, "This round trip will take quite a while. If you have something to do..."

Geng Xuan waved his hands quickly and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Come to think of it, I've never been to your Wanfufang before."

The middle-aged man laughed and said, "What's so good about that? It's almost the same as your Changpingfang."

"..."

Chatting and laughing, Geng Xuan followed a few people and left Kangleji and went to Wanfufang.

……

After meeting Chen Rongshan on the road, having a brief conversation with him and giving the young archery genius a not-so-small opportunity, Fan Qi quickly came to the main hall of the Recreation Hall.

At this moment, the other four chairmen who had been notified had all gathered here.

When entering the main hall, Fan Qi's eyes swept over the four masters, and a trace of helplessness flashed through his heart.

He felt that he had done nothing wrong, but just by looking at the number of people present, he knew that he had no right to say with a shameless face that Kangle Group had achieved greater development under his leadership.

Originally, apart from him, Kangleji had six other leaders, and any one of them was capable of handling matters.

Compared with the dozen or so markets around Chiwu Mountain, it is at least in the upper middle level.

But after just a few months of his "trouble", Duan Tianpeng, the best fighter besides him, and Pang Shun, the best fighter besides Duan Tianpeng, were both dead.

Not long ago, Zang Zigao from the pharmacy quit his job again and ran away.

Of the original six guild masters, only the presidents of the three guilds, namely the cloth guild, the rice guild and the iron guild, remained.

In terms of strength, he is not as good as Duan Tianpeng and Peng Shun. In terms of financial resources and connections, he is not as good as Zang Zigao from the pharmacy.

Although Wei Wanzong, who was born in the neighborhood, was newly recruited, he was very clear that this was far from enough to make up for the decline in strength of Kangle Group caused by the absence of Duan Tianpeng and other three masters.

"Is this something evil happening to me?!"

"It's a bad year!"

Fan Qi even began to doubt his own abilities, "If I do nothing, will the situation be better than it is now?"

Realizing that his resolve was wavering, Fan Qi quickly threw the thought out of his mind and strengthened his faith.

He strode across the main hall and sat down in the main seat.

Facing the gazes from the four people on both sides, he said, "I called everyone over this time because I have a few things to discuss with you."

Everyone immediately sat up straight and listened attentively.

"The first one is a piece of news that just came from Baiyuanji."

The four of them all looked puzzled, as if to say, "Baiyuanji? I'm not familiar with it! What kind of news could there be that's worth our attention?"

To put it bluntly, even Baiyuanji had a tragedy like the one involving Duan Tianpeng and Peng Shun, where the two masters killed each other and it seemed like it had nothing to do with them.

Fan Qi nodded gently, without keeping anyone in suspense, and said directly:

"This matter is actually somewhat related to us. All the people in the Anleji convoy that came to our place to purchase medicinal materials were slaughtered, including Cao Duo and Wu Yue, the two marrow refining realm masters who were accompanying the convoy.

Oh, there is another person here that everyone is familiar with, that is Zang Zigao who was traveling with the car.

Their heads were all cut off and piled up into a tower.”

"boom--"

After hearing such explosive news, several leaders who originally thought that it had nothing to do with them became a little dazed and wondered if they had just had some kind of hallucination.

Compared with the other three people, the new leader Wei Wanzong was even more excited.

It was really that the word "tower of human heads", which is difficult to actually encounter once in a lifetime, was too much of a shock to him.

There was no need for any foreshadowing; the image of another "tower of heads" who was suffocated to death by him inside Wanfufang naturally emerged in his mind.

"Coincidence, right?!
This must be a coincidence, right?! "

"Is it really such a coincidence in the world?

Either it doesn't appear once in a hundred years, or it appears twice in a short period of time?!"

The two thoughts were fighting against each other in Wei Wanzong's mind, neither of them giving in.

But soon, Wei Wanzong broke free from these tangled thoughts.

Because Master Fan had not finished speaking yet.

"Because this incident happened outside Baiyuanji, some clues clearly point to the headmaster Feng Yu of Baiyuanji.

He felt that Anleji would never miss this opportunity and would definitely attack him, so he simply left Baiyuanji with a group of trusted aides before Anleji's large group arrived.

And because of the departure of Master Feng, those who were originally sitting on the fence between Anleji and Baiyuanji also felt that it would be bad if they stayed, so they all ran away. "

"..."

Hearing this, all the masters were shocked and speechless.

I thought to myself, can you guys escape so smoothly?
"Then... Where is Baiyuanji now?" President Ming of Mixing couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

In fact, he already had a bad guess in his mind.

Fan Qi didn't give him any chance and nodded:
"Anleji, oh, no, to be more precise, it should be Master Wu Yi who conquered Baiyuanji without a single drop of blood.

He is now carrying out drastic reforms on Anleji and Baiyuanji. The leader of Anleji has been transferred to Baiyuanji, and several leaders of Baiyuanji who remain have been transferred to Anleji.

Anleji and Baiyuanji are gradually becoming the property of the Wu family!"

"..."

Everyone who heard this information was dumbfounded and had no idea how to evaluate this matter.

If you say that this matter has nothing to do with Kangleji, then it really has nothing to do with it. Baiyuanji, which is a little closer, is about 700 miles away from Kangleji.

No matter how big the changes in Anleji and Baiyuanji are, they will not hinder Kangleji in the slightest.

But if you say it is related, then it really is a huge connection!
No matter how good the reasons were for Anle Market's attack on Baiyuan Market this time, this had opened the precedent for the 17 markets around Chiwu Mountain to attack and annex each other!
Although Anle Market has not shown its fangs to other markets at present, past life experience has made them understand that the most difficult thing in everything is to be the first to set a precedent.

And as long as there is a precedent, no matter what the reason, no matter how reasonable it is.

The second case will appear in a shorter time and no longer require a long brewing period!

The more people pray that something will not happen, the more likely it is to happen when they least expect it.

Several of the chairmen were silent, all with their heads down, carefully digesting this series of news that was too explosive and too shocking.

Fan Qi didn't say anything either, just looked at everyone quietly.

After a long while, thinking that everyone had almost digested the matter, Fan Qi spoke again:

"Okay, I have shared the news from Baiyuanji with you all. Now let's talk about the main purpose of this gathering."

Business?

Isn’t this serious business?!
The few people who were still immersed in the aftermath of the turmoil suddenly raised their heads again and all looked at Fan Qi, saluting him.

Fan Qi's face suddenly showed a sad expression, and he said:
"I want to apologize to everyone because some of my mistakes have caused our Kang Le Group to be much weaker than before."

Everyone was stunned. Chairman Jing of the cloth shop and master iron craftsman Gu, who had once performed a show at the entrance of the recreation center with their shoulders bare, were stunned for a moment and became even more panicked.

If even the great master Fan has to make self-examination, how should those two people who colluded with Pang Shun behind the scenes and ultimately led to the downfall of both the two masters Duan and Peng deal with it?
Is he committing suicide to apologize?!

So, regardless of the strange looks from President Mi Xingming and Wei Wanzong beside them, the two of them immediately stood up with regretful looks on their faces and reflected on themselves.

Fan Qi did not seem to expect that his self-examination would lead to such consequences. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly stretched out his hand to signal the two to sit down again.

He said sincerely:
"I'm not saying this to argue who is right or wrong. I'm just feeling our current weakness, and now this kind of thing has happened in Baiyuanji.

Although it won’t affect us for a while, we must be prepared to deal with some bad situations at any time! "

Everyone nodded.

"And the most important point is to increase the number of masters in the Marrow Refining Realm."

Several of the masters were stunned again.

Wei Wanzong didn’t feel deeply about it, but the other three “remaining” masters felt a little bitter.

But they had to admit that what Master Fan said was right.

The power of Kang Leji at the current marrow refining realm has indeed weakened a lot.

What happened in Anleji and Baiyuanji did bring some hidden dangers to the markets around Chiwu Mountain, including Kangleji.

In order to prevent problems before they occur, it is imperative for Kangleji to increase the number of people in the marrow refining realm.

However, if a market like Kangle Market wants to attract people in the Marrow Refining Realm to settle down and put down roots for a long time without giving them the status of a headmaster, it is impossible.

After figuring this out, President Mi Xingming asked directly:

"Does the Grand Master have a more detailed plan?"

Fan Qi nodded and said:
"I have some ideas, but how to decide on this matter, let's talk about it after we discuss it today."

This discussion lasted the entire day.

Wei Wanzong naturally had long forgotten what he had originally agreed to do, which was to return to Wanfufang to move after noon.

After everyone finished their discussion and Wei Wanzong walked out of the recreation center, he remembered this matter again.

At this moment, it was already evening.

"We'll just have to wait until tomorrow."

Wei Wanzong thought so in his heart, but when he thought of what happened in Baiyuanji, he suddenly felt that although Kangleji was good, it was still more secure to live in Wanfufang!
As he thought this, he had already arrived at the mansion not far away that was specially built for him to live in.

A woman who looked to be in her thirties, in the most beautiful bloom of flowers, was standing in front of the steps waiting for him with a smile, holding a girl of six or seven years old in one hand and a boy of two or three years old in the other.

Wei Wanzong walked quickly forward, came to the three people, held the girl in his arms, and asked in surprise: "How did you get here?"

"A little brother is here to help us move." The girl said crisply.

At this time, a middle-aged man came out with several blue-robed guards who also came from Wanfufang.

Wei Wanzong suppressed other emotions in his heart, thanked several people with a smile, and even forced them to stay for dinner.

The middle-aged man said with some regret:

"Hey, there was actually a young man from Changpingfang helping out. He was very enthusiastic and busy. I just asked him to stay for a while, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye."

After hearing this, Wei Wanzong didn't take it too seriously.

It may not sound nice to say that he is fawning, but since he became the leader of the blue robe guards, similar things have happened more than once in just a few days.

Many small things in daily life will be solved "inadvertently" and "naturally" by other people.

He's used to it.

However, he still smiled and said, "Then I'll thank him next time I see him."

As for who is “he”?
Oh, sorry, I forgot to ask.

……

Just as Wei Wanzong entered the mansion with his family and a group of confidants from the same neighborhood, chatting and laughing, Geng Xuan also returned to his home in Changpingfang.

Happy in my heart.

(End of this chapter)