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Chapter 135: The Horse's Foot is Startled by the Snake, Xuanyou Eighteen Nights Riders
Just three days after the conversation between the Wu father and son.

That was November 11th, the day Geng Xuan recruited Hong Quan, Cheng Hui, Xie Hang and others into the Giant Bear Gang, adding ten points of white luck and eliminating ten points of black luck.

in the afternoon.

Wu Hui quickly rushed into Anle Pavilion and entered Wu Yi's study.

Wu Yi and his son Wu Youxin were discussing something in a low voice in the room.

Seeing him rushing in, Wu Youxin stopped talking and a hint of displeasure flashed across his face.

Wu Yi looked up at Wu Hui and asked, "Why are you so flustered?"

Wu Hui said:
"Brother, not long ago, a gambler at Guifeng lost all his cash.

At the instigation of a con man who had teamed up with several people nearby to set up the game, he placed a wooden box he was carrying on the gambling table.

You'll never guess what's inside!
There were exactly one hundred blood-replenishing pills, packed in a wooden box with only a piece of silk cloth as the bottom."

Wu Yi and Wu Youxin were both stunned when they heard this.

There was an expression of surprise on their faces.

"One hundred blood-replenishing pills, just randomly packed into a wooden box?"

Wu Hui nodded and said, "Yes, according to the current market price of blood-replenishing pills in Anleji, these 100 blood-replenishing pills can be sold at a high price of more than 3,100 taels!"

"I happened to be at the Guifeng stall at the time, and seeing something odd going on, I had the gambler taken to a nearby room for questioning.

I just asked a few questions and before I could do anything, this idiot just spilled the beans and confessed everything."

"It turns out that he has been secretly reselling blood-replenishing pills to our Anleji since the end of last month.

Including the one hundred pills in the wooden box this time, he has secretly resold nine hundred blood-replenishing pills to our Anleji!
The market price of blood-replenishing pills here has now risen to thirty-one taels per pill, so he secretly sells them at the price of thirty taels per pill.

Even so, he could still earn one and a half taels for each pill, because he bought these blood-replenishing pills from somewhere else at the price of twenty-eight taels and five hundred coins per pill! "

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Wu Yi and his son Wu Youxin completely changed.

The two looked at each other, and Wu Youxin said:

"Could it be the work of a pharmacy from another place?"

Merchants pursue profits, just like water flows downwards, it is the natural law.

Around Chiwu Mountain, the prices of all kinds of cultivation materials, including blood-replenishing pills, and other finished medicines are skyrocketing.

Other pharmacies will naturally take action after seeing this.

Now these blood-replenishing pills that are quietly flowing into Anleji are like water flowing from a high place into a low place. This is a change driven by interests.

If this is the case, even if they know about it, it will be difficult for them to come up with a good solution.

They can naturally take action against this gambler.

But what is certain is that there are definitely more than one gambler who does this.

It is also impossible for them to prohibit the practitioners of Anleji from purchasing these lower-priced practice resources that are pouring in from other places.

Wu Yi shook his head and said softly:
"Have you forgotten what I said before? The shortage of cultivation resources and other types of medicine is not limited to our area. This is a change that affects the entire Yuanzhou!"

Wu Youxin suddenly realized that with the size of Xuanyou and Youzhou states, it would be impossible for them to only focus on the 17 markets around Chiwu Mountain in order to prepare all kinds of supplies before the war.

The "first-level agent" Wuyou Palace's cooperation partners this time are definitely not limited to just their area.

It is very likely that all places in Yuanzhou that produce medicines, grains, and even iron weapons on a large scale will be subject to targeted "sniping".

The reason why this news has not spread yet is that, firstly, the transmission of information takes time, and secondly, Yuanzhou has always been in a situation of harming its neighbors.

Before the situation deteriorated to a certain extent, it was difficult for the common people in the "Yuanzhou Cauldron" whose temperature was gradually rising to feel it personally.

By the time everyone feels the "pain", it is already——

There is no hope, just wait for death.

Wu Yi looked at Wu Hui and asked, "Where are those blood-replenishing pills?"

Wu Hui reached into his bosom, took out a wooden box and handed it to Wu Yi.

Wu Yi opened the wooden box, and as soon as he opened it, the unique aroma of the blood-replenishing pills hit his nose.

But when he saw the wooden box full of blood-replenishing pills, Wu Yi was stunned.

"Isn't this made from multiple recipes?"

It’s because those blood-enriching pills appear to be of many different colors.

Except for the dark brown blood-replenishing pills that are more common around Chiwu Mountain, the colors of the other four blood-replenishing pills are somewhat similar to what Wu Yi has seen before.

He took each blood-replenishing pill and sniffed them gently.

Except for the dark brown blood-replenishing pill whose scent was exactly the same as his memory, the other four blood-replenishing pills were slightly different.

And Wu Yi's expression was becoming more and more solemn.

Seeing this, Wu Youxin followed suit and took out the blood-replenishing pills of different colors from the wooden box and sniffed them gently.

"How does it feel?" Wu Yi asked.

"This...except for the dark brown one which I am more familiar with, this is the first time I have seen the others." Wu Youxin said.

Wu Yi nodded, put all the blood-replenishing pills back into the wooden box, and asked, "Has Master Qiao left?"

Wu Hui said:
"He had originally planned to return to Yuanjing yesterday, but he suddenly had some inspiration and wanted to organize some notes, so he stayed in the mansion we arranged.

According to the current situation, we should wait a few more days before leaving."

Wu Yi nodded, picked up the wooden box and strode out the door.

Seeing this, Wu Youxin quickly followed.

As soon as he left the house, Wu Yi stopped and said to Wu Hui:

"Go check the situation everywhere and find out how many blood-replenishing pills and other medicines have flowed into Anleji in this way during this period.

If there are any results, please bring some samples to Master Qiao's residence. I will go to him now."

"Yes."

Wu Hui responded and immediately left Anle Pavilion, leading a group of Wu family members and Anle guards to take action.

The first two groups he wanted to investigate were the Wu family members and the Anleji guards, who had the most cash and were most willing to invest in their own cultivation.

……

Wu Youxin followed Wu Yi's footsteps, strode out of Anle Pavilion, and quickly rushed to Master Qiao's residence, while whispering: "Dad, have you made any judgment yet?"

Wu Yi said, "It's too early to say that now. Let's see what Master Qiao has to say first."

Soon, the two of them strode into a mansion not far from Anle Pavilion.

When they forced their way into the study, Master Qiao, who was writing something with his head down, raised his head and said dissatisfiedly:
"Don't you know I don't accept visitors?"

Even when he saw clearly that the people coming were Wu Yi and his son Wu Youxin, his expression did not improve much.

He held a pen in one hand and said unhappily, "It seems that I am not suitable to stay in Anleji any longer."

Wu Yi didn't say anything, he just walked forward and placed the wooden box in his hand on the table in front of Master Qiao.

"Master Qiao, I received a box of blood-replenishing pills and I'd like you to take a look at them."

Master Qiao glanced at the wooden box without any fluctuation in his eyes. Instead, he was displeased because Wu Yi directly covered his notes with the wooden box.

He curled his lips and said, "What's so good about blood-replenishing pills? I'm tired of this stuff. If you can come up with something new, I can help you take a look."

Wu Yi said nothing, and opened the wooden box with a click, saying, "Take a look."

Master Qiao had just casually glanced into the box, but his eyes froze the moment he saw the blood-replenishing pills in the box.

He simply ignored the dark brown blood-replenishing pills, and instead took one of the other four colored blood-replenishing pills and placed them in his palm, then carefully examined each one as if he were appreciating a rare treasure.

"These... these are all blood-replenishing pills made with a new formula!"

"Is it possible that it came from other states and you just haven't seen it before?" Wu Youxin asked.

Master Qiao glanced at him and said, "Children are ignorant, so don't talk nonsense."

Having said that, he did not explain any more, but moved the wooden box, took out an amber-colored blood-replenishing pill and held it in his hand, comparing it with the notes he was sorting out, and muttered:
"It seems that my idea is correct, but unfortunately, someone has already taken several steps ahead of me and has accomplished the task... So what on earth have I been doing these days?"

Master Qiao showed a look of loss on his face. Suddenly, he reached out and picked up the notes he had just written, and tore them to pieces in a few seconds.

He suddenly looked up at Wu Yi and asked:
"Where did you get these blood-tonifying pills? ...Did you invite another pharmaceutical expert this time?

Can you introduce me to someone? I want to visit him! "

Wu Yi asked:

"Can you tell when these blood-replenishing pills were produced?"

Master Qiao was stunned and stared at Wu Yi for a while, then continued to look at the blood-replenishing pills in his hand that were made with the new formula, but did not answer his question.

Wu Yidao:
"You also want to exchange ideas with this master, right? ... But this master's whereabouts are uncertain, and I don't know where he is now.

If you can provide me with some information, I'll let you two have a good exchange once I find this master!"

After a long time, Master Qiao said without raising his head:

“These blood-replenishing pills were all brewed within a few days.

At the earliest, the pills will be ready no earlier than early October.

At the latest, the pill will be ready by late October."

After hearing this, Wu Yi's eyes suddenly became as bright as stars for a moment.

But soon, peace was restored.

At this moment, an Anleji guard rushed in from outside, handed another wooden box to Wu Yi, and whispered:
"Master, Chief Hui just apprehended a man in Wujia Lane. He was selling Essence Pills and Anshen Pills to several Wu family members. The items are all here."

Wu Yi nodded slightly, opened the wooden box and took a look.

Although the quantity is much less than that box of blood-replenishing pills, the prices of Essence Pills and Tranquilizing Pills are also much higher than those of Blood-replenishing Pills.

The value of this box of pills is even higher than that box of blood-replenishing pills.

Wu Yi personally confirmed it, then placed the opened wooden box directly in front of Master Qiao and asked:

"Please help me look at this box again."

Master Qiao didn't say anything else, but picked up the Essence Pill and Anshen Pill and tasted them carefully.

After a while, he slowly said:
"These Essence Pills and Tranquilizing Pills are of excellent quality. They should have been produced in the latter half of last month."

"Excuse me, Master."

Wu Yi closed the two wooden boxes, put everything in his arms, bowed, and walked out the door.

"and many more."

Seeing the Wu father and son about to leave, Master Qiao finally couldn't help but speak.

Wu Yi stopped and turned to look at him.

"Master, do you have anything else to say?"

"...Can you give me a few of those blood-replenishing pills?...I won't take them for free. I'll give you one hundred taels of silver for each one."

Wu Yi stared at Master Qiao, then suddenly smiled and said:
"Master, it's a bit too polite to say that."

As he spoke, he reached into his bosom and took out the wooden box containing the blood-replenishing pills. He took out five pills of each of the five different kinds and gently placed them on the table in front of Master Qiao.

"Master, if you need anything else, just let me know."

After saying this, without stopping, the father and son immediately left the mansion where Master Qiao was housed.

Wu Yi said to the Anleji guard:
"Go and bring those two to the Anle Pavilion."

"Yes."

The guard responded and turned away.

Returning to Anle Pavilion and waiting for the time for the person to be sent over, Wu Youxin whispered:

"Dad, what's your opinion?"

Wu Yi didn't answer, but looked at him and said, "What about you? You've been watching for so long, don't you have your own ideas?"

Wu Youxin's expression remained unchanged as he whispered, "Of course I have some thoughts, but I don't know if they are the same as what father thinks."

"what idea?"

“These pills were formed shortly after our convoy had an accident.

With such a large quantity and such a large scale, how many medicinal materials are needed?
This happened just after our convoy disappeared. I don't believe it's a coincidence!"

Wu Yi nodded and said, "I think so too. What do you think we should do now?"

Wu Youxin gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

Hehe said:
“How? How else can we do it?

Of course, we must capture these criminals and cut them into pieces!"

Because the other party was too thorough, because the scene was destroyed too badly, and because of the ties with Baiyuanji.

Although Wu Youxin never forgot the human head temple and the disappeared convoy worth more than one million taels.

But in this month, no useful clues have been found.

Now, the opponent's "flaw" was finally exposed in such a way that surprised them.

What else can we say? Of course we need to catch them tightly and thoroughly ferret out those criminals!

Soon, the gambler who used blood-replenishing pills as gambling chips at Guifeng stall, the unlucky guy who sold essence pills and tranquilizing pills in Wujia Lane and eventually fell into Wu Hui's hands were all sent to Anle Hall.

Looking at the two men whose legs had gone limp and whose blood had turned pale with fear, Wu Youxin said, "Let me ask."

Having said that, without waiting for Wu Yi to reply, he carried the two men, one in each hand, like chickens, into the next room.

Soon, the room was filled with screams, pleas for mercy, and curses.

In the end, all of them turned into sounds of wishing for death.

Then, the information Wu Youxin wanted "flowed" out of their mouths like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.

Half an hour later, Wu Youxin walked out of the quiet room.

Although he was still neat and tidy, there was a strong smell of blood around him.

He was holding a piece of white cloth in his hand, wiping each finger carefully.

Finally, he threw aside the blood-stained white cloth and said to Wu Yi, "Dad, I want to go back to Baiyuanji."

Wu Yi nodded and said, "You go first and find out the situation at Baiyuanji. I'll arrange things here and bring people over tomorrow."

He heard it very clearly outside the door just now, and he also understood everything that Wu Youxin knew.

Wu Youxin focused on two pieces of information.

First, where are these two people and from whom did they get the goods.

The two people's answers were completely different.

The gambler took the goods from the manager of a car dealership in Baiyuanji.

The unlucky guy who went to Wujia Lane to sell Essence Pills and Anshen Pills actually got the goods from the manager of a car dealership in Wanshunji.

Wanshun Collection, like Anle Collection and Baiyuan Collection, is one of the "Eight Northern Collections".

From this information, we can already see how big the scale of this reselling is.

It is very likely that all 17 surrounding markets are involved.

Wu Youxin also learned from these two people that, as far as they knew, there were more than just the two of them doing this reselling business during this period.

But it was not until today that Anleji accidentally discovered the clue of this matter.

Firstly, this shows that people who engage in this reselling business are very careful about keeping secrets.

Of course, when it comes to a business that makes money, the fewer people who know about it, the better.

On the other hand, it also shows that the person who is really behind the scenes is deliberately avoiding Anleji.

This just confirmed their guess.

If you don't have something to hide, why would you avoid Anleji?
Both the father and the son came to the conclusion that neither the manager of the Baiyuanji car dealership nor the manager of the Wanshunji car dealership was the real participant in the convoy murder case.

They are likely just one link in the drug distribution chain.

But what is certain is that they must be closer to the real source, that is, the group of criminals they want to capture.

We can definitely dig out more valuable information from them.

Between the two breakthrough points of Wanshunji and Baiyuanji, the Wu father and son undoubtedly chose Baiyuanji.

Watching Wu Youxin riding on the Xuanyou horse and leading a group of Anleji elite soldiers away, Wu Yi whispered:

"It seems that there is still a long way to go to completely digest this Hundred Sources Collection."

If their control over Baiyuanji had reached the same level as Anleji, Wu Yi believed that someone would have taken the initiative to report this clue long ago.

……

November 11, morning.

In the recreational area.

A man whose origins are unknown to outsiders, only known as Zhu Yi, was personally recruited by the master Fan to become the leader of the black-robed guards, and thus became the head of Kangleji.

Since Duan Tianpeng's death, the black-robed guards have regained their backbone.

This person took office just a few days later than Fan Hongsheng took office as the president of the car dealership.

After this person took office, except for meeting with other masters on the first day, he spent the rest of the time hanging out with a group of black-robed guards.

Thanks to his powerful strength and outstanding skills, the group of black-robed guards, who had been acting somewhat sloppily and slowly since Duan Tianpeng's death, slowly regained their edge and mobility.

That morning, Geng Xuan recruited Hong Quan and others into the Giant Bear Gang.

Zhu Yi came to Anle Pavilion and met the master Fan Qi.

"Ayi."

Master Fan was making tea. When he saw Zhu Yi come in, he greeted him and continued to wash the cups and make tea.

Then he filled up the empty cup next to it.

"Brother Qi." Zhu Yi called out, then sat down opposite Fan Qi and moved the second cup of tea to himself.

"So, can you keep those troublemakers in check? If anyone disobeys, tell me."

"You treat me like a child. If I can't even control these guys, wouldn't I be useless?"

If other masters heard the two people's private addresses and their casual and intimate actions, they would be surprised that their relationship was much closer than they imagined.

The two chatted casually about the black-robed guards. Zhu Yi finished the tea in his cup, and when Fan Qi refilled his tea, he finally got down to business.

"Brother Qi, I think you should pay more attention to Wei Wanzong and Fan Hongsheng." Zhu Yi reminded.

Upon hearing this, Fan Qi, who was refilling the teapot, paused for a moment. The water flowing from the spout stopped for two breaths before he refilled the teapot.

"Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?"

"Don't you think there's something wrong with their butts?
You gave them such great authority and opened up the restrictions that the market had long imposed on the surrounding neighborhoods.

You gave them more room to grow, but how did they repay you?

They used their status as the head of the group to plan and do things related to the local area!
As far as I know, there were originally many barriers between the families and they seldom interacted with each other.

However, because Wei Wanzong and Fan Hongsheng became the two masters, and the blue robe guards and the car guards were the two links, the eight families were quickly merging. During this period, although they were doing it covertly, many signs showed that they were working together to do one thing.

...I don't believe that you, Brother Qi, didn't notice anything about this!"

At the end of his speech, Zhu Yi stared at Fan Qi with burning eyes.

Fan Qi put down the teapot and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Zhu Yi said: "I want to secretly catch the two tongues and ask them what they are doing."

"Don't!" Fan Qi immediately spoke up to stop him.

Zhu Yi was startled and looked at Fan Qi with surprise in his eyes.

Fan Qi looked at Zhu Yi and said seriously:

"Ayi, you must take good care of the black-robed guards for me now. Don't let them do anything rash. They must all stay inside the group in an orderly manner.

If there are those who are restless and causing trouble, just deal with them directly.

This is the only thing I ask of you, don’t worry about anything else.”

"……it is good."

Although he was full of confusion, seeing that Master Fan spoke so seriously, Zhu Yi responded seriously.

After Zhu Yi left, Fan Qi couldn't help but cough several times.

He put his hand on his chest, and as he coughed, almost tearing pain spread from his internal organs.

Last night, if he hadn't handled it in time and guided out most of the surging and violent power that was about to explode in his body, the entire wall would have taken the blame for him.

Once that force fully exploded, his body would most likely be severed from his chest and blown completely in two.

"It's a bad year. Why do I always run into all these bad things?"

Fan Qi, still frightened, muttered to himself, feeling that he was extremely unlucky and had to encounter all kinds of outrageous things.

As for what Zhu Yi reported, he was not blind, so of course he noticed something.

He was even happy to see many changes and secretly promoted them.

Although some changes came too fast and too drastically, beyond his expectations, and gradually beyond his control.

But after last night's lesson, he made up his mind that he must strictly abide by the four-word principle.

"Just wait and see what happens."

……

Hong Quan, Cheng Hui, Xie Hang and others joined the Giant Bear Gang, adding ten points of white luck and eliminating ten points of black luck.

Geng Xuan began to wait quietly for the "disaster to come."

But I waited and waited, from morning to afternoon, from day to night, and nothing happened.

Wanfufang remains peaceful, and the Wei family compound is as usual.

When I woke up, it was already the early morning of November 12th.

Still calm, without any ripples.

However, his own strength has improved slightly during this peaceful waiting.

During the day, Geng Xuan used up 72 points of luck and raised the Air-Splitting Palm, Shadowless Kick, Nine Heavy Strike Styles, and Yin Feng Hua Gu Palm from the Great Accomplishment Realm to the next level, all reaching the Master Realm.

——The Air-Splitting Palm, Shadowless Kick, and Nine Heavy Strike styles consume sixteen points of luck respectively, while the Yin Wind Bone-Transforming Palm consumes twenty-four points of luck.

late at night.

The quiet Wei family compound was suddenly awakened by the dense sound of horse hooves coming from far away.

The sentry on duty immediately warned Luo Qing and others, and Geng Xuan appeared outside the gate before Luo Qing and others arrived.

When Geng Xuan arrived at the gate, a group of more than 20 horsemen also arrived outside the Wei family gate and stopped.

The people who came were none other than Wei Wanzong, Fan Hongsheng, Chai Ye and the heads of other neighborhoods, as well as the experts in the Bone Refining Realm who were good at fighting in each neighborhood.

The group dismounted and stopped in front of the steps outside the Wei family's gate.

They looked at Geng Xuan standing on the steps with extremely ugly expressions.

Geng Xuan glanced around and asked, "What happened? Why do you all look so grim? ...Aren't you supposed to be selling medicinal wine now? How's it going? Have you sold out?"

Wei Wanzong said, "We have urgently disposed of all the medicinal wine. If nothing unexpected happens, the silver transport convoy should be back in two or three hours."

Geng Xuan was surprised when he heard this:

"No, that's at least a million taels of silver. Why did you abandon the convoy and go ahead without escorting them back?"

Wei Wanzong shook his head and said:

“We are back to immediately organize the various districts to deal with the impending crisis.

It would be best if the silver transport convoy could return safely.

If something goes wrong, it’s God’s will that we don’t get this windfall.”

"What happened?"

Geng Xuan, who already had a vague guess in his mind, still asked this question.

"Last night, a car dealership manager at Baiyuanji was captured by Wu Youxin.

Less than half an hour later, the manager of the car dealership and his entire family, from newborn babies to elderly people with no hair and teeth, were all gathered on the street outside Baiyuan Hall and executed in public.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Youxin led the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry and charged towards Qingyuanji."

Wei Wanzong spoke with a grim expression.

There were many unclear points in his words, so Geng Xuan looked at Fan Hongsheng next to him.

Fan Hongsheng said:

"Boss Su, you know, in order to get the money back as soon as possible, we gave up a portion of the profits from the blood-replenishing pills, the essence pills, and the tranquilizing pills.

The targets we chose were the car dealers in various markets.

Because every car dealership has a sales network and a network of contacts covering many markets.

Moreover, car dealerships often cooperate with each other.

They can easily use their relationships with their respective car dealerships to quickly sell these pills without causing significant price fluctuations.

It was precisely because of this that they dared to spend so much real money, and even embezzled public funds from the car dealership, to buy this batch of pills.

After taking these pills, they will use their own channels to sell the pills immediately.

Now, Wu Youxin has captured the Baiyuanji car dealer, which means they've already noticed this and, through some means, confirmed the connection between the pills we sold and the fleet of medicinal herbs they lost!"

Geng Xuan said:
"In other words, you have been exposed now? The Xuanyou Iron Cavalry led by Wu Youxin has already charged here?"

Fan Hongsheng nodded, then shook his head and said:

“There are also frequent transactions between the car dealers in various markets.

Moreover, the transaction volume is often large.

For the sake of convenience, markets with car dealerships will set aside a separate area for car dealerships from other markets to gather, communicate, and exchange what they have.

These pills and medicines we sold were all sold in the five markets of "Dongwuji" before the road to Santongji was closed, because it was relatively close to us.

Secondly, the car dealers from various markets are concentrated there, which makes it convenient for us to find our targets and also helps us confuse the audience.

Since they did not communicate with each other or confront each other, and before excluding enough car dealerships, Wu Youxin and his team could only know that the car dealership in a certain market was the one that sold these pills and medicines on a large scale.

But to find out which car dealership was responsible, they need to spend some time in Dongwuji and gather more information."

Geng Xuan understood.

"You set up some deception in the fifth episode of the East, but for Wu Youxin, who has already found the clues, it will only delay him for two or three days at most. He will eventually lock on to you."

Fan Hongsheng nodded with an unpleasant expression, "Yes, that's it."

"So what are you going to do now?" Geng Xuan asked.

"This matter is not something any of us can handle alone. We have already discussed it on the way back.

The eight of us will unite, gather all the old, weak, women and children, and immediately send them to a secluded place in Chiwu Mountain to hide.

The others all gathered at Wanfufang and tried to make some preparations using the limited time.

At the very least, the advantage of Wu Youxin's hundred-man Xuanyou Iron Cavalry must be completely eliminated.

If we force them to abandon their horses and fight us on foot, then if we combine the strength of the eight of us, we might be able to defeat them!"

Fan Hongsheng said while gritting his back teeth.

"Why don't you hurry up and make arrangements now? Why are you coming to my place?" Geng Xuan asked.

Fan Hongsheng said:

"Boss Su, the person Wu Youxin and the others are really after is actually you, right?"

"Then what do you mean? Do you want to push me out to calm things down?" Geng Xuan asked expressionlessly.

Seeing his attitude, Wei Wanzong's eyes immediately turned red.

Fan Hongsheng quickly stepped forward, stood in front of Wei Wanzong, and said to Geng Xuan:
“No, we are not that naive.

We have earned so much money by cooperating with you, and now trouble has come, which we cannot just get rid of.

Can we escape this disaster by begging An Leji for mercy?"

Speaking of this, Fan Hongsheng said with a bitter face:
"We are all dazzled by the one or two million taels of silver, but we forget that there is no such thing as an easy bargain in this world.

The more money you make in the beginning, the bigger the pit you’ll suffer later.

Now, it's our turn to pay for this money!
Therefore, you don't have to suspect that we have other intentions, and it is impossible for us to have any illusions about Anleji.

We have made up our minds to fight them to the end, and now we hope you can lend us a hand!"

As he spoke, Fan Hongsheng bowed deeply to the ground.

Wei Wanzong, who was standing behind him, including Master Chai, and other neighborhood leaders all followed suit and bowed deeply to the ground.

"Boss Su, please lend us a hand!"

At such an urgent moment, they came here as soon as they returned.

It is because they all regarded persuading "Su Ruiliang" as the key to success or failure this time.

It is really because "Su Ruiliang"'s previous performance was too enchanting and amazing.

Apart from his inhuman performance in refining and making medicine, he intercepted the Anleji convoy, killed three powerful marrow refining realm masters in a row, and slaughtered all the elite members of the convoy.

Such powerful fighting force and such determination and ruthlessness in fighting to the death with Anleji are what they rely on.

This is also the reason why they think they can convince "Su Ruiliang" to join them in fighting against Wu Youxin and others.

Amidst everyone's expectant gazes, Geng Xuan asked:

"How did you know about Wu Youxin and the others' movements so quickly?"

Fan Hongsheng said: "During this period, everyone has been paying close attention to Baiyuanji. Wu Youxin also publicly executed the car dealer's manager and his family outside Baiyuan Hall, so naturally the news spread everywhere quickly.

Dongwuji is relatively close to Baiyuanji, so it's not surprising that we were able to get the news in a timely manner, right?"

"Isn't that strange? Wu Youxin wanted to kill the car dealer's family to vent his anger, so he just quietly executed them.

Why did you make such a big fuss, as if you were afraid that no one would notice it? "

Wei Wanzong said:

"Wu Youxin was originally a rather conceited man. Now that he had a team of Xuanyou Iron Cavalry and the Wu family annexed Baiyuanji, he became even more arrogant.

He dared to ride his horse into Baiyuanji and ridicule those who had taken refuge with him in person. He also dared to ride his horse close to Qingyuanji and question the chief master of Qingyuanji in person.

Now, is there anything he can’t do?”

Compared with these two incidents, the public execution of a car dealership manager's entire family can only be regarded as a small matter.

Wei Wanzong said this, but under Geng Xuan's guidance, Fan Hongsheng thought of a possibility, and suddenly his face changed drastically:
"This... could it be that Wu Youxin did this on purpose?"

"Stop the grass and scare the snake."

Geng Xuan said:
"You may have done a good job of covering it up before, but what about today?
You guys finished processing the medicinal wine so quickly, didn't you reveal any flaws?

At this time, you are so eager to leave, isn't there any movement?

...Is it possible that your actions today may seem smooth, but you are secretly being watched by many eyes?"

After hearing what he said, Wei Wanzong, Fan Hongsheng and others all looked terrified.

That being said, they thought they still had two or three days to prepare for the response.

But in reality, they probably won't even have half a day.

All the arrangements that had been agreed upon were nothing but castles in the air and reflections in the water.

Perhaps, Wu Youxin's Xuanyou cavalry was already following them on the road.

"Oh no, the convoy!" a monk suddenly said.

Everyone felt a sinking feeling in their hearts when they heard this.

They left the silver transport convoy behind and went ahead, but they didn't really want to abandon the convoy.

Instead, after confirming that the journey was safe, they took the first step in order to save time and maximize the use of limited time.

But now, the silver transport convoy may really fall into the hands of the enemy!

While Fan Hongsheng, Wei Wanzong and the others were still in a trance, Geng Xuan had already instructed Luo Qing, who had arrived at the door:
“Bring out all thirty-six Xuanyou horses, and prepare enough food and fodder for the horses and men for two days.

Blood-replenishing pills, essence pills, Xuanyou pills, hemostatic powder, detoxification pills and other medicines should be prepared as much as possible without affecting the movement of Xuanyou Horse.

Can you do it in a quarter of an hour?"

"Okay, I'll get ready right away."

Luo Qing responded and immediately ran into the courtyard with Teng Yu, Ding Yong, Wang Lu and others.

Some followed Teng Yu to the stable, and some followed Luo Qing to the warehouse.

Upon hearing Geng Xuan's order, the expressions of Fan Hongsheng and others changed drastically.

I thought he was seeing that the situation was not good and wanted to run away.

"Boss Su..." Fan Hongsheng said.

Geng Xuan raised his hand to stop him, and said to Hong Quan, who had been stopped by him and did not leave with Luo Qing and the others:
“You are now very clear about the situation in our gang.

You pick out sixteen people according to their combat ability and riding skills, from high to low.

A quarter of an hour."

Hong Quan bowed and immediately turned and went into the yard.

After giving the order, Geng Xuan looked at Fan Hongsheng and said, "Master Fan, do you think I'm going to run away?"

"no……"

Fan Hongsheng made a weak defense. After listening to Geng Xuan's arrangements, he naturally understood that "Su Ruiliang" did not seem to be planning to run away.

Apart from anything else, the families of the three most powerful people besides "Su Ruiliang", Hong Quan, Cheng Hui and Xie Hang, are all staying in the Wei family compound.

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "You guys should make as many preparations as possible. I plan to go out and take a look. It's not a good idea to wait passively like this."

Fan Hongsheng moved his lips but couldn't speak.

Geng Xuan had already looked at Wei Wanzong and asked:

"Master Wei, do you have any iron-headed feather arrows in your shop? If the quality is better than this, that would be even better."

For Geng Xuan now, iron-headed feather arrows are the minimum standard.

Arrows made of bamboo, wood and other materials were of poor quality and too light to meet his requirements.

Wei Wanzong turned his head and looked at a man with a hunting bow in the crowd behind him. The man thought for a moment and said:

"We still have over 700 iron-headed feather arrows prepared for the autumn hunt.

In addition, the warehouse also stored more than one hundred heavy iron-feathered arrows forged from fine iron.

Because of their heavy weight, ordinary shooters are unable to unleash their power.

The price of a single one was too expensive, so it just sat there unused.”

Wei Wanzong looked at Geng Xuan and asked, "How much do you want?"

Geng Xuan said, "Give it all to me."

Wei Wanzong was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

"It will be ready in a quarter of an hour."

"Go quickly!" Wei Wanzong said to the man carrying a hunting bow.

The man bowed, then mounted his horse and rode away.

By the time this man, riding a horse, leading another horse, and carrying a number of bulging quivers, arrived at the gate of the Wei family compound, all thirty-six Xuanyou horses had been led out of the yard.

The "Boss Su" was walking past each Xuanyou horse one by one, reaching out and gently rubbing their foreheads.

"Divide the quivers and try to keep the weight of each Xuanyou horse consistent."

While giving orders, Geng Xuan comforted and encouraged the last few Xuanyou horses.

Finally, he came to the Xuanyou horse in front and rode on it.

On the back of a Xuanyou horse next to it was a full set of heavy armor and a long sword weapon that could be used as a door panel.

The copper-framed, iron-backed bow in the bow bag was also mixed in with this set of heavy armor.

In order to avoid trouble, Geng Xuan planned to put it on after he left Wanfufang.

The other seventeen knights, except him, each led a Xuanyou horse, which was loaded with food, spare weapons, quivers and other burdens.

Geng Xuan glanced back and asked, "Are you all ready?"

What we got was a unanimous response.

"Then let's go."

Geng Xuan squeezed the horse's belly lightly, and Xuanyou Horse immediately broke into a trot.

Although it was called a small step, every time the four hooves rose and fell, it carried Geng Xuan's figure across the void of more than ten meters.

As the Xuanyou horse under his crotch started to move, the Xuanyou horses behind him followed with light steps without any need for their master to drive them.

In the blink of an eye, the thirty-six Xuanyou horses carrying eighteen riders disappeared from the sight of Wei Wanzong, Fan Hongsheng and others.

It only took a short time for them to move and disappear. Those seemingly light and agile figures seemed to have a magical power that could penetrate people's hearts and make them unforgettable for a long time.

Watching those mysterious horses carrying their riders disappear into the night, everyone seemed to smell a special smell of iron, blood, and gunpowder that made their souls tremble.

The hearts that had fallen to the bottom of the valley inexplicably seemed to see the dawn of light that tore through the darkness.

They forced themselves to cheer up and quickly dispersed, making arrangements that had no idea how much effect they would have.

　The last part of the story reminded me of another paragraph, which fits in well with the following story. It would be abrupt if it was written in the main text, so I attached it here to supplement the emotion.

　　——The eighteen riders of Xuanyou Night, galloping like tigers with beacon smoke raised. The old devil clown, how can he withstand a blow, the victory is not fair. The ambition of the king and the blood feud, all return to dust.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)