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Chapter 152: Magnetic Induction, One Night of Maneuvering

This carrier pigeon brought news of another reinforcement from Wuyou Palace.

It comes from a market called Yian Market.

After easily sending the carrier pigeon away, Geng Xuan's gaze returned to the "Pigeon Training Notes" in his hand.

After a while, Geng Xuan stood up again, walked out of the study, and came to a pile of blood-stained objects.

Just now, Hong Quan brought the Xuanyou Cavalry here to report.

In addition to bringing all the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, he also collected all the personal belongings of the four people in the Marrow Refining Realm who were killed by him personally and brought them here together.

As for the other personal spoils of war that were larger in number and larger in scale and were carried by the dead whose cultivation level was below the Marrow Refining Realm, Hong Quan and others did not collect them personally, but let the market guards who checked and supervised each other take other practitioners to slowly clean them up.

But Geng Xuan came to the outside of the study and stood in front of a pile of blood-stained trophies placed in the yard. He glanced back and forth at each item.

Finally, his eyes rested on a pendant.

Geng Xuan took it in his hand and wiped off the blood.

It can be seen that this is a metal pendant that looks nothing special.

The only special thing is that this metal pendant is in the shape of a dove.

Moreover, the workmanship is quite exquisite.

Geng Xuan held the pendant in his hand and returned to the study.

I sat back in my chair, opened Notes on Pigeon Training again, and immersed myself in it again.

According to the contents of "Notes on Pigeon Training", the information delivery by carrier pigeons can be divided into two modes according to Geng Xuan's refined understanding.

One is the "resident mode" and the other is the "mobile mode".

The "resident mode" is easy to understand. It means that carrier pigeons travel a long distance and bring the information to a fixed location, and then people in that location pay attention to check it in time.

This is also the most common way.

However, there is a limitation, which is that there must always be someone in the base and they should try not to go out.

Because in Wuyou Palace, carrier pigeons were used to send messages, and their purpose was also to test the waters.

If the carrier pigeon fails to deliver the message and returns to the place where it was sent with the information, it will be considered a failed message delivery.

This may mean that some unexpected changes have occurred in this base.

In order to avoid this kind of trouble, the recipient must be required to accept the letter as much as possible and not let the carrier pigeon return with the letter.

Although Dingxingtang has the word "Ding" in its name, it is impossible for it to stay in the base all the time and not go anywhere.

Moreover, being responsible for receiving and sending information is an extremely important authority in the Dingxingtang base, and it is impossible for the person in charge to hand it over to others at will.

Because of these needs, there is a "mobile mode" in addition to the "resident mode".

However, this requires a "primer" and the cooperation of an ability.

Combining the two, the recipient no longer needs to be tied up in the stronghold.

As long as they don't leave their base too far, carrier pigeons from afar can accurately lock onto the target recipient and complete a successful message transmission.

It is precisely because of the "mobile mode" that Wuyou Palace dares to fully mobilize the forces in Wanpingji to deal with the crisis of Xuanyou Iron Cavalry.

No one was left in the stronghold, and there was no fear of missing the carrier pigeon messages from other places.

This ability has a very intimidating name.

"Star-fixing technique".

"Is it because this ability was specially developed for Xingtang that it got this name?" Geng Xuan thought to himself.

The specific practice method of "Star Fixation Technique" is very simple.

The core principle is to use one's own strength to continuously stimulate the pigeon pendant called "primer".

Soon, a piece of information emerged in Geng Xuan's mind.

[The host has grasped the essence of the "Star Fixation Technique" and possesses a "Primer," meeting all the prerequisites for mastering this skill. Consuming four points of Red Luck will allow quick entry.]

【whether?】

Geng Xuan was not surprised by the appearance of this information.

What really surprised him was that this skill only required four points of luck to be learned.

So far, there are only two skills that require four points of luck to master.

One is the marrow refining technique "Wanjun Jin", and the other is the "Medicine and Stone Technique" among the nine secret techniques.

The other two Nine-Rank Secret Arts, "Dog Running Technique" and "Earth Walking Technique", only require three points of good luck to master.

Although he was surprised, it did not prevent Geng Xuan from making a choice immediately.

"Yes."

Soon, as the four points of good fortune disappeared, Geng Xuan's mind began to think of some techniques on how to use his own strength to stimulate the "primer" of the pigeon pendant.

Apart from this, he did not gain any new insights or experiences.

Astrology, for beginners.

The amount of information it contains is so small that it is even simpler than the Iron Sand Palm, which has a limit of only master level.

Without wasting much time, Geng Xuan had already digested and absorbed all the harvest.

Geng Xuan hung the pigeon pendant on his chest, and where the pendant touched his chest, a trace of strength seeped into it.

Then there is no more then.

"That's it!"

Geng Xuan couldn't even tell whether this would be effective.

Because apart from the fact that there was indeed a trace of strength that continued to seep into the pendant, he didn't feel anything else unusual.

However, Geng Xuan finally chose to believe it.

It’s not about believing in this book “Pigeon Training Notes”, but about believing that the consumption of good luck will not deceive people.

Therefore, Geng Xuan immediately used up eight points of luck and upgraded his newly mastered "Star Fixing Technique" to the next level.

The "Star Fixing Technique" has successfully advanced from the entry level to the level of minor success.

The only benefit of this upgrade is that Geng Xuan can make the output force more subtle and its effect more lasting.

He only needs to inject a little bit of strength into it every hour or so, and at other times, he doesn't need to worry about it.

This will have almost no impact on his strength.

Geng Xuan also took only a short time to digest and absorb the "Star Fixation Technique" of the Minor Success Realm.

Then, Geng Xuan consumed another sixteen points of luck to upgrade the "Star Fixation Technique" from the minor success level to the major success level.

During this period, there was still no change that made Geng Xuan feel special.

It’s just that the control over the power injected into the “primer” has become more subtle.

The duration also becomes longer.

Apart from that, there is nothing new.

Just when Geng Xuan's heart was wavering and he kept lowering his expectations for this skill.

After consuming thirty-two points of good fortune, the "Star Fixing Technique" advanced from the Great Accomplishment to the Master Level.

The sudden surge of insights was like a flood bursting through a dam, continuously pouring into Geng Xuan's heart.

When everything stops, no new insights come into my mind.

Geng Xuan still felt a little dizzy.

This was both a result of being overwhelmed and shocked by the sudden influx of information!

Geng Xuan tried once again to inject a tiny bit of his own strength into the "primer" in his chest. Then, Geng Xuan felt that the world he perceived had undergone miraculous changes.

A trace of force so weak that it was hardly noticeable was injected into the pendant's "primer", turning into waves of even finer and more difficult to detect ripples, seeping out of the "primer" and spreading towards the void in all directions.

Geng Xuan felt that his consciousness was also integrated into this wonderful ripple, spreading into the void in all directions.

Even walls and roofs cannot stop the spread of these ripples.

It spread so fast that Geng Xuan didn't even feel the process.

When he suddenly realized it, he felt a definite result.

However, his weak perception that spread out along with these ripples could not allow him to see or hear anything.

It was as if he were gazing into a dark, empty vacuum.

Nothing is seen, nothing is heard.

Until one moment, Geng Xuan felt something in the void being gently touched.

When he concentrated all his energy on it, what he got in return was an extremely wonderful feeling.

Geng Xuan felt that the ripples spreading out from him met another ripple somewhere else.

Geng Xuan had a strange feeling. When he noticed the ripple, the ripple seemed to notice him as well.

The trend that was already moving towards him suddenly became much faster.

The ripple was approaching him at an extremely fast speed.

When Geng Xuan noticed something unusual in the outside world and woke up from the strange ripple perception, he found that a pigeon had landed on his knees.

She made a soft "cooing" sound from her mouth and looked at him with her head tilted, revealing an emotion of closeness and trust.

It seemed not afraid at all that a stranger like him would bring harm to it.

Geng Xuan was silent for a moment, then reached out and gently stroked the pigeon's back. He then took out the paper roll from the cylinder on its leg and let it go.

Before leaving, the pigeon made a "cooing" sound from its mouth, as if it was reluctant to leave.

After flying around him twice, it adjusted its posture, flew back into the night sky, and disappeared.

Watching the carrier pigeon fly away, Geng Xuan first took a look at the contents of the paper scroll. Seeing that it was a routine notice about reinforcements from another Wuyou Palace, he threw it aside and continued to think about his previous experience.

It was a wonderful experience with many unknown aspects.

However, Geng Xuan came to realize that the only thing that was really important was the "Star Fixation Technique", and the "primer" was just a tool to assist in the transformation.

Moreover, Geng Xuan also realized it after using a lot of good luck to improve the "Star Fixation Technique" from the entry level to the master level.

This "star-fixing technique" has also been castrated.

And that "primer" is not a help but a hindrance to those who really want to master this skill.

It's like giving a calculator to someone who has no knowledge of math.

After simple training, he can use a calculator to do various complex calculations.

But if you take the calculator away from him, he might not even know what one plus one equals.

The core idea behind doing this is still the same.

"I only need you to be able to use it, not to understand it."

However, no matter how carefully the other party works, they would never expect to encounter someone who cheats.

It took Geng Xuan less than half an hour to go from beginner to proficient and then to become a master of the "Star Fixation Technique".

All the cover-ups seemed too pale and futile in the face of such power.

The special perceptual experience just now and the wonderful experience of "ripple intersection" with a pigeon reminded Geng Xuan of some things about pigeons.

It is said that pigeons are creatures with a very strong ability to perceive magnetic fields and have a unique biological navigation mechanism.

Not to mention one or two hundred miles, even if it's thousands or tens of thousands of miles, there is no such thing as getting lost for them.

Thinking this in his mind, Geng Xuan wanted to explore further.

But this time, the gains were too great.

Even if he focused all his energy on this, it would take him some time to digest it.

Geng Xuan could only regretfully give up his plan to further explore the "Star Fixing Technique" for the time being.

Just after Geng Xuan withdrew his thoughts and refocused his attention on the present, Hong Quan and others, who he had arranged to go to the residence of Qin Hexuan, the master of Wanpingji, rushed over to report.

Hearing the noise, Geng Xuan walked out of the Dingxingtang stronghold and stood at the gate to watch Hong Quan and his group return.

Behind Hong Quan and others, there was a large team following.

Either they were driving a carriage loaded with supplies, or they were leading a group of crying and panic-stricken old and weak women.

When they saw Geng Xuan standing at the door, they were so frightened that they quickly lowered their heads and followed Hong Quan and others obediently.

They were all "lucky" people who escaped Geng Xuan's cruel "one out of ten" execution.

In front of Geng Xuan, they always felt like their lives were hanging by a thread.

Hong Quan saw Geng Xuan waiting at the gate and quickly stepped forward, saying, "Boss, the Qin residence has been dealt with."

"How was it handled?" Geng Xuan asked.

“Those who resisted were all killed by us.

...Because Qin Hexuan transferred too many forces to the city gate, there were not many people with cultivation among the people left behind in the Qin Mansion.

It didn't take long for us to get the situation under control.

I conducted a preliminary screening of those members of the Qin family.

As for those who had a bad reputation, I executed them directly, regardless of whether they were masters or servants, old or weak.

The rest of the people are all here."

As he spoke, Hong Quan stepped aside, exposing the group of more than 30 people, led by the elderly, weak and women, who were crying and panicking.

When those people saw the real culprit, they immediately fell to their knees and lay on the ground crying and begging for mercy.

Geng Xuan's gaze swept over the thirty-odd people.

It was found that although there were a few people whose red name level exceeded 15 points of red luck contribution, the excess was not much.

In terms of contribution to good fortune, some people's reputation level doesn't even exceed ten points.

Geng Xuan felt that Hong Quan had handled the situation very well and there was no need to bring the person out and kill him again.

These people have been scared enough along the way.

So, Geng Xuan waved his hand and said, "Forget about these, let them all go."

As he spoke, Geng Xuan looked at the Wanpingji practitioners who were called by Hong Quan to help but were now silent as a cicada, and said:
"Don't make it difficult for them in the future."

Those people were so frightened that they immediately kept saying, "We dare not, we dare not."

After receiving Geng Xuan's confirmation, Hong Quan immediately ordered the maids and servants of the Qin Mansion, as well as the few elderly and weak female family members, to be released.

Watching these people fleeing away, Geng Xuan didn't feel too much emotion in his heart.

As for the issue, if he doesn't eradicate the problem completely, these people might come back to cause trouble for him after they leave.

Or they may do bad things secretly.

If such a thing really happened, Geng Xuan would not blame it on not cutting the root of the problem today.

He was only happy and not annoyed about their initiative to bring good luck to him.

Hong Quan continued to report:

"The Qin Mansion has a huge warehouse complex with a lot of food stored in it. Although I have arranged for people to transport it, it cannot be transported all at once. I have to arrange for them to make more trips."

Geng Xuan nodded.

He turned to Gu Yuqun beside him and said, "With the help of Wuyou Palace, your Mi Bank must have made a lot of money this time, right?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuqun looked embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.

He is the vice president of Wanpingji Rice Shop and one of the chairmen of Wanpingji.

Qin Hexuan is the president of the Rice Bank, but he also serves as the chief owner. He rarely asks about the specific affairs within the Rice Bank. These are all handled by Gu Yuqun.

In this situation, he wanted to find an excuse to shirk responsibility and put all the blame on the dead Qin Hexuan, but he couldn't do it.

Geng Xuan looked at Gu Yuqun and said, "Do you know why I want to spare your life?"

"Because you don't want Wanpingji to fall into complete chaos." Gu Yuqun whispered.

"You have a sharp eye. You can see through it." Geng Xuan laughed.

Gu Yuqun was so frightened that he fell to his knees on the ground, repeatedly explaining:

"It's not that I have a bad eye, it's that you never bother to hide your thoughts."

"Why are you kneeling on the ground? I don't eat people, so why are you so scared...Okay, get up and talk." Geng Xuan said in surprise.

Seeing that Geng Xuan was serious, Gu Yuqun stood up reluctantly.

When he stood up, Geng Xuan said:
"I just have one request."

"You say." Gu Yuqun said quickly.

"All secondary grain collection efforts targeting the neighborhoods must stop immediately," Geng Xuan said.

Gu Yuqun quickly said, "Yes, wait until daybreak... No, I will issue this order immediately."

He quickly responded, and then Gu Yuqun whispered:

"I will naturally carry out your request resolutely.

But I'm only the vice president of the Mi Bank. Once a new president is elected, no one will listen to me."

As he spoke, there was hidden expectation in Gu Yuqun's eyes.

Geng Xuan didn't know what he was expecting, nor did he want to know.

He just said calmly: "Then let's wait until there is a new president."

Having said that, he ignored Gu Yuqun and looked at Sheng Xiang who was also silent beside him and said:

"It is also your responsibility to maintain order in Wanpingji."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiang immediately clasped his hands and said:

"Rest assured, sir. We will maintain order in Wanpingji and control those city foxes and rats, preventing them from causing trouble in the inner districts!"

From his words, it was clear that Sheng Xiang already knew exactly what Geng Xuan cared about most. Geng Xuan simply nodded in agreement, but didn't say anything more.

Instead, he looked at Hong Quan and asked, "Can we still move now?"

Hong Quan said: "No problem."

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "Then let's set off."

……

Not long after, a group of Xuanyou cavalry rushed into the night sky in the east direction of Wanpingji.

Compared to when they rushed into Wanpingji, four Xuanyou horses were empty, and another two Xuanyou horses had changed owners and were now ridden by Sheng Xiang and Gu Yuqun respectively.

As for the original six gang members, after being roughly buried by Hong Quan and others, their bodies are now kept in Wanpingji, waiting to be brought back when they return.

After a period of rest and with sufficient supply of Xuanyou pills and fine feed, the Xuanyou horse has basically recovered.

Stepping back into the night, they sped along the avenue under the guidance of Geng Xuan, their steps still brisk and nimble.

The reason why they set out from Wanpingji again at night was naturally for the seventy reinforcements from Wuyou Palace who came from Tainingji.

The message was very clear. In order to avoid encountering the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, the support troops would not continue their actions after approaching Wanpingji.

The support troops will officially take action only if Wuyou Palace in Wanpingji provides accurate information to ensure their safe entry into Wanpingji and the safe reunion of both parties.

Geng Xuan naturally wanted to wait in Wanpingji and wait for these "silly rabbits" to bump into him.

But the current situation is that the "rabbits" are not that stupid.

In this case, instead of sitting here waiting in Wanpingji, it is better to take the initiative to meet them.

We should take the initiative to strike first when they are about to enter the Wanpingji area but have not yet entered, when their position and movement trajectory are best captured.

Just as Geng Xuan took the lead and rushed towards Tainingji.

Through the master's level of "Star Fixation Technique", Geng Xuan once again caught another wave of waves approaching him rapidly as he was riding his horse.

——Ever since leaving the Dingxingtang stronghold, Geng Xuan has never stopped practicing the "Dingxing Technique".

At this moment, it finally paid off.

Just as Geng Xuan on horseback saw from afar a cavalry group rapidly approaching from the Eastern Avenue, the carrier pigeons chasing behind him finally caught up.

Geng Xuan "rudely" reached out and grabbed the pigeon, took the paper roll from between its legs, and threw it high into the sky with a wave of his hand.

The nagging pigeon was not annoyed or afraid. It circled around him twice before quickly flying away.

Putting the paper scroll in his arms, Geng Xuan began to adjust the speed of his horse.

Place the handle of the long sword and the javelin in the most convenient and accessible position.

"Ready!" Geng Xuan also passed on his own order.

After hearing the order, there was no need for further instructions. The team, which was originally in a hurry, quickly changed into combat mode.

All the official gang members followed closely behind Geng Xuan, following the sharp arrow formed by Hong Quan, Cheng Hui and Xie Hang.

And those informal gang members all consciously stepped aside.

They will not take part in the formal charge.

Only when someone attempts to escape, we will intercept and stop them to prevent them from slipping through the net and to prevent the news from spreading.

When the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, which was traveling at night and running lightly, had increased its speed to the maximum, they were only two hundred steps away from the seventy reinforcements that had gathered from Taining.

The cavalry realized that something extremely unusual was about to happen.

The one riding in front was a cultivator in the early stage of the Marrow Refining Realm, who was also the strongest in the team. He waved his hand to stop the team and looked around with a vigilant look, as if to find more conclusive clues.

But before he could see clearly, a Xuanyou horse rushed out from the night from the left in front of him at a speed of over 80 kilometers per hour and passed by him diagonally.

After Xuanyouma passed by, the strongest among the reinforcements, a cultivator in the early stage of marrow refining, had turned into a headless corpse.

As the corpse fell to the ground with blood spurting from its neck, one Xuanyou iron cavalry after another passed by him and rushed into the reinforcement team.

When the headless corpse fell completely to the ground, the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, which continued to pass by at an extremely fast speed, stepped directly over his corpse.

Soon, the corpse disappeared from the ground and turned into a pool of even blood mud.

When Geng Xuan rode his horse back to the pool of blood and mud, he looked at the sword that had been broken into several sections before it was even unsheathed, and sighed with some regret.

After taking care of this man with the first strike, there was no suspense in this battle.

After dealing with this person, Geng Xuan had no intention of standing aside and watching, allowing Hong Quan and others to clean up the mess.

He was the first to rush into the cavalry and quickly eliminated those individuals with the most red names, who were most likely the strongest.

Use a long knife to cut off the head wherever you can.

If the distance is a little far, use a spear to pierce the forehead.

When he rushed in from the head of the team and quickly rushed out from the tail, the morale of the team had been completely crushed.

In front of the death blade formed by Hong Quan and others, they can only accept death.

Nearby, Hong Quan was leading his gang to behead some bodies that were lying on the ground pretending to be dead, or some that had already died but looked too intact.

After killing someone, make sure the person is completely dead, then find him and kill him again.

Such a magical order, of course, came from the gang leader Geng Xuan.

After confirming that all the seventy reinforcements were present, Hong Quan came before Geng Xuan and reported:

"Boss, the targets have all been eliminated... What should we do now?"

Geng Xuan said: "Go to the next place immediately."

Hong Quan looked at the Yuanzhou horses that were being gathered together, as well as the various supplies carried by the dead, and said regretfully:
"Are you not going to count these spoils?"

Geng Xuan shook his head and said, "Speed is of the essence in war. We don't have time to waste here."

Hong Quan nodded, but his face still showed disappointment.

Geng Xuan's heart moved, and he said, "We can do something about it, so we don't abandon it completely."

As he spoke, Geng Xuan told Hong Quan the solution he had come up with.

Upon hearing this, Hong Quan's face lit up with joy. He said, "I'll arrange it right away. It'll be quick."

Geng Xuan nodded, not paying attention to Hong Quan's specific arrangements, but looking up at the two pigeons circling in the air more than a hundred meters above the ground.

He put a finger in front of his mouth and made a strange, sharp, penetrating whistling sound.

At the same time, through the connection between them and the ripple perception of the master's "Star Fixation Technique", Geng Xuan conveyed a friendly and harmless emotion.

Two pigeons hovering in the night sky descended quickly and soon stood on Geng Xuan's shoulders.

These two pigeons did not fly from somewhere else.

Instead, they were following the reinforcement team from Tainingji.

When Geng Xuan suddenly rushed out from the darkness and beheaded someone with one sword, one of the two was flying beside the cavalry, and the other was standing on the shoulder of the man whose head was cut off with one sword.

When the person in the early stage of marrow refining suddenly lost his head, his headless body spurted blood and he fell off his horse.

The pigeon was so frightened that it immediately tried to run away for its life.

Geng Xuan used the "Ripple Connection" established with it by means of the Master Realm's "Star Fixing Technique", combined with the awareness and care for the spirituality of life bestowed by the Perfect Realm's Running Dog Technique.

On the one hand, he revealed a soothing and kind emotion, and on the other hand, he released a deterrent force that could take their lives at will. Only then did he use his "sincerity" to keep the two pigeons.

Now, when the battle below is over.

At Geng Xuan's call, the two pigeons no longer hesitated and fell from the sky into Geng Xuan's hands.

Shortly after the two pigeons landed, Hong Quan inserted a bloody wooden board in front of the pile of corpses lying on the ground and said to Geng Xuan:
"Boss, it's done."

"Set off."

Geng Xuan lightly squeezed the horse's belly, and the Xuanyou cavalry set off again.

Rushing into the night, it disappeared in a completely different direction from Tainingji.

Because it is located in Yueluyuan, the population density is far higher than that around Chiwu Mountain.

The distance between Tainingji and Wanpingji is not too far.

In addition, before Geng Xuan and his team encountered this team, they had already traveled most of the distance and were very close to Wanpingji.

This distance and this consumption are not even enough for Xuanyou Horse to warm up.

As Geng Xuan was in a hurry, he did not take any rest and continued to rush to the next place.

There, there was also a reinforcement force arranged by Deputy Envoy Xu You, and it was approaching Wanpingji rapidly.

……

Not to mention the departure of Geng Xuan and others.

Let’s just talk about the place where the reinforcements that rushed from Tainingji to Wanpingji were destroyed.

The silence lasted all night until daytime arrived.

The population density of Yueluyuan is already greater than that of the neighborhoods around Chiwu Mountain, and it is also the main road connecting Wanpingji and Tainingji.

It wasn't long before dawn.

There was a group of farmers from the nearby neighborhood who were wearing tattered clothes to keep warm and carrying hoes, shovels and other farm tools.

Led by a man who was more appropriately dressed and more stout, they appeared at the far end of the road.

They were coming from the direction of Wanpingji from a distance.

As they walked and talked, they came to a position about three hundred steps away from the bloody battlefield. Looking at the vague outlines of shadows in the distance, the team stopped moving.

Everyone looked at the place in confusion for a while. Finally, under the unanimous decision of everyone, a thin, courageous, and visibly pale middle-aged man walked out of the crowd.

Timidly but determinedly he moved towards the distance three hundred steps away.

The person's speed of progress was getting slower and slower.

When it approached within a hundred steps of those outlines, the figure suddenly stopped.

After a few breaths, the man suddenly turned around and ran back towards where everyone was with a distorted face.

He kept making noises in his mouth.

"Dead people, so many dead people!"

"There are also many horses, any one of which can be sold for dozens of taels of silver, tied haphazardly to the small trees nearby."

"Blood, so much blood!"

"..."

Perhaps because he was too excited, his narration was somewhat incoherent.

But it was enough for others to understand what he wanted to express.

Soon, these farmers no longer dared to stay here, nor did they work in the fields. They carried their farm tools and ran away in a swarm.

About half an hour after this incident, another group of people appeared in the direction where the farmers disappeared.

These people were obviously of extraordinary bearing and their clothes were much more elegant than those of the farmers.

Next to them, there were several farmers, including the one who had just explored the road at close range.

Soon, these people arrived at the scene where a large number of corpses had fallen.

Because they were mentally prepared, although everyone looked extremely serious, no one backed down.

The leaders' eyes swept over the dead people, dead horses, and the living horses tied to the small trees beside the road.

Finally, it fell on a piece of text written in blood. Because of the long time, the coagulated blood had turned into a dark brown color, and it was no longer as bright and vivid as when it was first written.

[The spoils have an owner and may not be taken at will. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences.

However, if anyone is willing to collect and send Wanpingji to me, I would be willing to reward him handsomely.

In addition, there are sixteen dead horses, which can be disposed of as you wish. 】

After reading the message on the wooden board, everyone looked at each other, and finally those who were undecided turned to look at the leader.

The man hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and said:
"Let's go back to the inner city as soon as possible and pretend nothing happened today.

We haven't sent anyone out to farm, and no one has discovered this place. We know nothing about it!"

After saying that, he led his men away from here.

Nothing at this scene was contaminated at all.

When they left, they even carefully cleaned up the traces they left behind.

About half an hour after this group of people left, another caravan staggered along the road leading to Wanpingji in the east direction of Tainingji.

Not long after, faced with the corpses strewn all over the road, the caravan stopped.

Naturally, they also saw the bloody words on the wooden board.

However, they made completely different choices from the previous group of people in the neighborhood.

They cleared out several carriages and loaded the bodies and all the belongings left around them onto the carriages.

The Yuanzhou horses that were tied to the trees beside the road were also untied by them.

Before setting off, they were fed a lot of food to help them recover their strength.

When the caravan left and continued on to Wanpingji, there was nothing of value left on the ground except a mess of blood and too much blood mud.

When the caravan was preparing to enter Wanpingji, carrying a large number of corpses and spoils.

Suddenly, there was a burst of dense footsteps from behind, which made people's scalp tingle subconsciously.

They turned their heads and saw a team of less than a hundred people appearing not far behind them.

The majestic horse was taller than a man, and both the man and the horse were wearing iron armor covering their entire bodies.

Both the armor and the vest were stained with too much blood and other suspicious debris.

Just one look, the extremely powerful aura coupled with the extremely strong smell of blood, came from above and pressed down on them, making it extremely difficult for them to even breathe.

Those who are knowledgeable already know that this is the famous Xuanyou Iron Cavalry.

This not only failed to ease their tension, but instead magnified the fear in their hearts.

"Yuanzhou, are we going to resort to war again?"

Geng Xuan, who was at the front of the team, was stunned at first when he saw the caravan, and then a smile appeared on his face.

He took off his mask and looked at the figure who had come close and was lying on the ground. Geng Xuan asked:

"Are you coming from the direction of Tainingji?"

The people in the worship hall responded, "Yes."

"Did you all see the scene?"

“Yes… We also treated that section of road according to the requirements of the wooden board.

Aside from the blood stains that were difficult to clean, there was nothing left at the scene."

Geng Xuan nodded, turned to the tired-looking Hong Quan and said:
"You handle it."

After saying that, he urged his horse into Wanpingji with its gate open.

Just as Geng Xuan entered Wanpingji, a dozen pigeons flew over the high walls of Wanpingji above his head and returned to the Dingxingtang stronghold of Wuyou Palace first.

Hong Quan brought a few of his gang members who were trying hard to hold on and had a more detailed negotiation with the caravan.

The other members of the Giant Bear Gang forced themselves to cheer up and rode their horses into Wanpingji one after another.

Not only did they look physically and mentally exhausted, even the Xuanyou horses under their crotch were not in good condition.

After entering the Dingxing Hall stronghold of Wuyou Palace, the task of taking care of Xuanyou Horse was handed over to the "reserve gang members" who were just there to watch and did not fight on the front line. The other gang members just ate something quickly and fell into a deep sleep.

Geng Xuan's condition was much better than these people, but he could still feel mentally tired.

Last night, after dealing with the first batch of reinforcements arriving from Tainingji.

Geng Xuan led the Xuanyou cavalry in circles on the road connecting Wanping Market with other surrounding markets.

All the reinforcements that responded to the order of Xu Hao, the right deputy envoy, and rushed to Wanpingji for support turned into cold corpses, lying on the avenue not far from Wanpingji.

The battle process was so easy that it was not worth mentioning.

What really pushes the physical and mental strength of both humans and horses to the limit is the almost non-stop running back and forth.

He took off the heavy armor that was almost stuck to his body, and handed it and the Xuanyou horse to the "reserve gang members" for cleaning.

Geng Xuan found a set of clean and fresh clothes and used the well water to dissolve and wash away the blood scabs that were almost completely solidified with his skin from head to toe.

As buckets of well water continued to rush down, the solidified blood clots seemed to dissipate again and turn into bright red blood, flowing down his body to the ground and into the ditch next to him.

When Geng Xuan finally stopped flushing, the accumulated water in the ditch nearby had completely turned into blood.

Change into fresh and clean clothes and return to the study.

Hong Quan was already waiting in the room with two people.

One of them was the leader of the caravan.

Hong Quan said:
"His name is Zhao Xinglang, a business owner assigned by the Zhao family of Yuanjing to Yueluyuan.

He was willing to take the initiative to help us go to the sites in several other directions to take a look.

If someone has already dealt with it, forget it.

If no one has dealt with it yet, he will handle it for us... What do you think, Gang Leader?"

Geng Xuan looked at Zhao Xinglang and asked, "Really?"

Zhao Xinglang bowed and said, "I dare not speak nonsense in front of you, my Lord!"

"Thank you very much, I'll leave this matter to you."

Zhao Xinglang stood up and bowed deeply to Geng Xuan again, then respectfully left the study.

It was not until this person left that Hong Quan said with some shame:
"I didn't know he had this other identity at first, until the matter was settled, he took the initiative to tell me.

I feel like his motive for taking the initiative to do this isn't pure; he's probably trying to take advantage of this opportunity to test our capabilities."

　It's over. The list achievement can only last until today. Now it has slipped to the 99th place in the fantasy category and will be kicked out soon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)