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Chapter 182: Absorbing the Male and Female Evils (asking for monthly tickets)
When Da Huang and Ba Xiao returned to Geng Xuan, Feng Yu led a group of gang members and escorted a group of trembling and frightened people out of the crowd.

This allowed Geng Xuan, as well as Qi Mingcheng, Fang Jintang and others following behind him, to clearly see their presence.

Being singled out from the crowd was enough to terrify these people.

Now, being stared at by so many eyes, some sharp, some scrutinizing, and some cold, made him completely confused.

Feng Yu came in front of Geng Xuan and said, "Boss, we have picked them all out. There are fifty-two people in total."

Geng Xuan nodded and scanned the fifty-two people one by one.

He had noticed just now that, except for three of them, the other forty-nine people were from the first large group.

That is, the group of soldiers recruited from Santongji and Qingyuanji, with a number of more than 800 people.

Geng Xuan glanced at them and said:
“You have all been to Wu Yi’s camp at least once, and some of you even go once or twice a day.

So, can you tell me what you did when you went to Wu Yi's camp? And who ordered you to go there?"

No one spoke.

The scene was cold and silent.

Geng Xuan glanced back and forth twice and sighed:
"It seems that no one is willing to tell me the truth."

At this time, a man who looked to be in his thirties, who had been looking down at the ground, suddenly raised his head, looked at Geng Xuan, and said:

"You are 'Su Ruiliang', the leader of the Su Gang, right?
I didn't go to Wu Yi's camp, and there was no one behind it, so is there some misunderstanding?"

Geng Xuan looked at him and asked calmly:
"So, my dog made a mistake? Did he wrongly accuse you?"

The man was startled for a moment, then quickly said:
“It’s not really an injustice, it could just be a misunderstanding.

A few days ago, I was feeling depressed, so I rode out of Qingyuanji and went for a few turns in the wilderness. I might have been seen by your spirit dog."

Geng Xuan nodded.

Seeing this, the man breathed a sigh of relief.

Geng Xuan withdrew his gaze, looked at Feng Yu, and said:

“It seems that these people won’t open their mouths if you talk to them nicely.

You need to find a way to pry open their mouths."

He did not avoid anyone when he said this.

The man who had mustered the courage to come out and talk to Geng Xuan to defend himself turned pale in an instant.

The other people around him didn't perform much better than him.

Trembling all over and shaking legs are mild symptoms.

Some of them had yellow liquid dripping from their bodies.

"Yes." Feng Yu responded decisively.

Soon, he led a group of expressionless gang members, holding all kinds of strange gadgets in their hands, and walked towards the group.

The person hasn't even gotten close yet, let alone started to torture him.

Some people collapsed and surrendered, shouting:
"I said, I said!

I'm just a person who gets paid to do things, running errands and delivering messages for others.

The person who wrote me the letter was Manager Zou from the cloth shop.

I did not enter Wu Yi's camp, nor did I meet him in person. Every time, a man named Wu Hui came out of the camp to see me.

I didn't say much to him. I just handed him the letter and left.

I really have no idea what was in that letter.”

As he was talking, the man actually started to cry.

“I just do things for money, run errands for people, and earn a little hard-earned money.

I don't dare to interfere in matters between you bigwigs."

Geng Xuan looked at Qi Mingcheng and was about to speak when he suddenly saw "Ah Si" repeatedly hitting his left leg with his head.

Geng Xuan looked down and saw it raised its head to look at him, whined twice, and suddenly jumped out, coming to a place not far from Fang Jintang and Qi Mingcheng, and barked wildly at a middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man, who looked no different from the others around him, changed his expression several times when "A Si" barked at him.

Shock, murderous intent, panic...

When Geng Xuan looked at him, his eyes were wandering around, as if he was looking for a way to escape.

"Oh, there is still a fish that slipped through the net. Did you also deliver the letter to Wu Yi's camp?" Geng Xuan asked.

There was a hint of sarcasm in his words.

Panic and despair flashed across this man's face. As he looked around, he suddenly caught sight of Su Mingxu, who was tied up and gagged beside him. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.

His eyes instantly filled with anger, and he stiffened his neck and roared at Geng Xuan:
"'Su Ruiliang', don't you just want to kill someone?

Don't you just want to take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents and achieve your goal of controlling Qingyuan Collection?
In that case, you can kill him.

Why don't you just lead your Xuanyou Iron Cavalry and kill all of us? Why are you pretending to be so hypocritical? "

At this moment, this person was like an angry rooster, and he might peck at Geng Xuan at any time.

Geng Xuan just felt bored when he saw this.

In his eyes, this man is just a clown with poor acting skills.

I don't even have the interest to say a word to him.

He also did not ask about this person's identity and background.

The fact that Qi Mingcheng and Fang Jintang could "detain" him alone showed that although this person did not have the strength of the Marrow Refining Realm, he was also the leader of a faction.

It has a considerable influence in Qingyuan Collection or Santong Collection.

But what does this have to do with Geng Xuan?
He immediately abandoned this person and asked Qi Mingcheng:
"Do I look like I have a mental illness?"

"Uh?"

Qi Mingcheng blinked, not understanding what was going on.

He didn't know why "Su Ruiliang" suddenly asked this question, although he really wanted to answer "yes".

But facing the sincere questioning from "Su Ruiliang" who was so close to him, Qi Mingcheng still made the choice that followed his heart.

"Why do you ask this, Boss Su?" Qi Mingcheng asked with a confused look on his face.

Geng Xuan said:
"Is it because I didn't kill Su Mingxu outright that people thought that if they acted upright in front of me, and then scolded me, I would inexplicably spare his life?
Do I have a face that deserves to be scolded?"

"Uh..." Qi Mingcheng really didn't know how to answer this time.

The man in front of him, who was like an angry rooster just a moment ago, listened to Geng Xuan's conversation with Qi Mingcheng.

His heart, which had never been warming up along with his anger, quickly cooled down. The rage he had tried so hard to show was more like a deflated ball, deflated in an instant.

It looks a bit vulgar and a bit pitiful.

His brain was working frantically, trying to find a solution to the current situation.

Unfortunately, he no longer has time.

The "Su Ruiliang" casually waved his left hand at him, and his palm flashed with light. A palm-shaped energy that was as solid as a substance flew out of his hand and quickly expanded.

When he reacted, realized the danger was coming, and wanted to dodge and defend himself.

A huge hand, as solid as a substance, had already appeared above his head, with its five fingers spread out, just enough to hold his head in the palm of its hand.

Then, the palm suddenly pinched towards the center.

After that, there was no further news about this man.

Instead, the group of people who were closer to him and all those who witnessed the entire process of his death suffered huge critical damage on the mental level.

For the first time, they realized that the human head could really be like an egg or an overripe fruit, and could be broken with a slight squeeze.

The bright juice splashed, accompanied by a strange "crackling" sound.

Those who were closer and were splashed with the suspicious juice stood there in a daze.

Before the incident, they wanted to hide.

After the incident, they wanted to brush off the dirt on their bodies.

However, they were afraid that their unusual movements would attract the special attention of this "evil creature", so they did not move at all.

Before this, many people in the square had only heard of the various evil notors of "Su Ruiliang" but had never seen him in person.

This time, seeing is believing.

For the first time, they felt that the rumors were not exaggerated at all and were much more conservative than reality.

【37 points of good luck and 4 points of bad luck. 】

Geng Xuan looked at Qi Mingcheng as if nothing had happened and asked the question he wanted to ask just now: "Who is the manager of the cloth shop, Zou?"

Before Qi Mingcheng could answer, a man next to him jumped out.

Geng Xuan knew this person. His name was Lu Yan. He was the president of the cloth shop of Qingyuanji and also one of the masters of Qingyuanji.

He took the initiative to stand up, looked at Geng Xuan, and said solemnly:
"Boss Su, are you planning to kill all of us tonight?"

Geng Xuan said:
"How could that be? I'm investigating the people who secretly colluded with Wu Yi. Is that wrong?
In order to avoid misunderstanding and thinking that I am making groundless accusations, everything is done in front of everyone.

Whoever you catch is the one!
If someone were to bite randomly, we would all be able to see it, and I believe it would be easy to tell.”

Lu Yan said:
"But if you continue to investigate like this, how many of us here will be able to get away clean?"

Geng Xuan heard this and showed a playful look on his face. He said:

"The person who ordered this errand boy to deliver the letter was Manager Zou from your cloth shop. Could it be that Manager Zou is also an errand boy?

Who is behind him? Could it be you? "

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan did not refute but said:
"Even if this person was instructed by me, do you think there are others who were instructed by the manager of the rice shop, the manager of the iron shop, or the manager of the medicine shop?

And the market guards, are they all clean?"

"If you continue to investigate like this, no one here will be clean.

At that time, didn't you say whoever you wanted to be guilty was guilty?
You can kill anyone you want?
If that's the case, why bother with all this? You might as well just do it!"

Geng Xuan stared at Lu Yan, his eyes moving as he swept over the other silent leaders and faction leaders beside him, and said slowly:
"That is, unless I have the ability to kill you all.

Otherwise, even if I want to investigate, this matter must stop here and end without any conclusion, right?"

When he asked this question, the crowd began to stir.

Anxiety and fear spread among the crowd.

Those who thought they were not involved and that tonight's drama had nothing to do with them also began to feel uneasy.

Many people looked at Qi Mingcheng and Fang Jintang, hoping that they would stand up and say something.

But under these gazes, the two remained silent, and did not stand up.

Their actions have made many people feel uneasy and very dissatisfied.

However, those who are most qualified to speak out have remained silent, and naturally, others will not jump out to speak on this issue.

Say what?

Could it be that you say, “Yeah, it’s just a small matter, let’s just let it go”?
Who dares to say that? It is hard to predict whether this "Su Ruiliang" will just let it go.

But the person who said this will definitely let it go tonight.

Or, "Well, come and kill us. Let's see whether the swords of your Giant Bear Gang are faster or the heads of these two thousand people are tougher!"

If anyone dared to say so, there would be no need for "Su Ruiliang" to bring the Giant Bear Gang's Xuanyou Iron Cavalry in to strangle them.

Those who are dragged into this situation must first eat alive the person who said this!
"Su Ruiliang's" words directly put the situation into a dilemma.

To the left is a deep pit.

To the right, the pit is also bottomless.

There was a long silence.

No one said a word.

The atmosphere in the square became increasingly depressing.

The Xuanyou Iron Cavalry that occupied every road exit around the large square could make people in the field tremble with fear and shudder even with just a casual snort.

All the pressure finally fell on Lu Yan, who took the initiative to "confront" Geng Xuan.

Just listen to him say in a deep voice:

“Of course I’m not asking you to let this matter go.

I just hope that if you don't intend to kill everyone present, you'd better mark a clear path.

Let everyone know exactly how far you intend to investigate, so that no one will be frightened!"

"You want me to draw a path for you? How do I draw it?" Geng Xuan asked curiously.

"Of course you have the final say, you just need to say it clearly!" Lu Yan said.

Geng Xuan looked at Lu Yan, and the amusement in his eyes became stronger.

"Okay, I'll divide it into half, just half." Geng Xuan said casually.

When Lu Yan heard this, his pupils suddenly shrank.

But he asked with a puzzled look: "What do you mean?"

“Didn’t you say that according to my tracking method, no one in this square would be spared?

So I decided to show some leniency. There were nearly two thousand people here, and I tracked down about one thousand of them.

Anyone found guilty will be dealt with by me.

If nothing is found, then there is no guilt.

I won't let you all stay here in the wind in the middle of the night and suffer. Everyone should go home and do what they need to do.

how do you feel? "

"..."

Not really.

But Lu Yan couldn't say this and could only remain silent.

Kill half?
How different is this from killing them all?!

As for the "Su Ruiliang" in front of him, he had no intention of killing the half of the "guilty people" he caught, but only gave them a light punishment.

Even if Geng Xuan said this to everyone present in person, no one would believe it.

Geng Xuan looked at Lu Yan and frowned:

“Why don’t you reply?
It was you who asked me to draw the line, and it was still you who didn’t recognize it after I drew the line!
Are you trying to tease me on purpose?"

Lu Yan said with a bitter look:
"You've already arrested fifty-two people. If they each confess who orchestrated their actions, how about we leave this matter at that?"

As he spoke, he looked at Geng Xuan and said sincerely:
“I know it’s inappropriate for everyone to do this kind of thing in private.

Since you have no intention of involving everyone, it means that you mainly want to take this opportunity to warn and deter everyone.

I think after what happened tonight, the effect will definitely be good.

Since this is the case, why don’t you give everyone a chance and preserve more vitality for Qingyuan Collection and Santong Collection.

Wouldn't it be better to keep more useful bodies for the upcoming battle with Wu Yi and others? ! "

"After tonight, if anyone dares to continue to have an affair with Wu Yi and the others, you don't need to do anything personally, we will be the first to kill him!"

His sensible and moving words almost softened Geng Xuan's hard heart.

Finally, he shook his head and said:

“I agree that there is some truth in what you said.

But for some words, you are either bad or stupid! "

"What did I say that was inappropriate? Please tell me frankly!" Lu Yan was stunned for a moment, then put on an attitude of asking for advice frankly.

Geng Xuan pointed at the man who collapsed before being tortured, claiming that he was just "doing things for money and running errands" and said:

"Tell me, compared to him, the manager Zou who instructed him behind the scenes, or the person who instructed Manager Zou behind the scenes, who is more guilty?"

Geng Xuan moved his finger and pointed at the other figures who were keeping their heads down, silent and trembling with fear.

——Because Lu Yan jumped out on his own initiative, Feng Yu and others had not yet tortured them.

"Tell me, among them, how many are not ordered around to run errands for others?

In this matter, they took the biggest risks and contributed the most.

If the message they sent really helped Wu Yi, Wu Yi would repay them later.

However, they are unlikely to be the ones who benefit the most.

Now, you tell me that they must be among the most sinful people.

Do you think this makes sense?"

“…” Lu Yan.

Those "informers" who kept their heads down and thought they would die tonight, all showed an incredible look on their faces after hearing Geng Xuan's words.

If I heard correctly, this "murderer" who kills people more efficiently than killing chickens, is speaking for them?

What on earth are you trying to do?!

"I made such a big scene tonight, do you really think I just like killing people?

So, I can just fool around with some people and kill them, and then call this a done deal for tonight, right?"

"..."

Forced into a corner, Lu Yan finally asked in a hoarse voice, "Then how do you think this logic would make sense?"

Geng Xuan asked, "Who is most guilty?

It doesn't matter whether you have been to Wu Yi's camp in person or how far you are from these errand runners.

Whoever benefits the most from this matter will be the one to whom Wu Yi's gratitude will be rewarded. This is the key point!"

"On the contrary, it's those errand runners, and the 'masterminds' who directly contact those errand runners. I think, apart from a few who came forward to gain recognition, most of them were forced to do it because they had no choice.

In this matter, their sin should be the least serious."

"You advised me to kill fewer people, punish past crimes to prevent future ones, and cure diseases to save lives. I agree with this."

"But you suggested that I start with those with the least serious crimes and avoid those with more serious crimes."

At this point, Geng Xuan looked at Lu Yan and asked, "Do you think what I said makes sense?"

“…” Lu Yan didn’t say anything.

Geng Xuan frowned and said, "Why don't you say anything? Do you think I said something wrong? If there is anything wrong, you can point it out!"

Forced into a corner, Lu Yan let out a long breath and said, "You have a point."

As he said this, he felt as if there was a huge stone across his chest, unable to move up or down, making him extremely uncomfortable.

Not only him, but everyone else who listened to the conversation between the two felt a little uncomfortable.

It’s not because the “Su Ruiliang” in front of him is making trouble.

Precisely because what he said makes sense.

A "butcher" holding a butcher knife, who obviously has more strength than everyone present and can easily kill anyone, actually talked to them and tried to reason with them.

It is not a cunning sophistry, but a simple truth that everyone can understand and recognize from the bottom of their hearts. But everyone knows it.

This world is actually unreasonable.

It's about fists.

If "Su Ruiliang" didn't have a fist that was far stronger than Lu Yan's, how could he really force Lu Yan's head down and make him admit that he, "Su Ruiliang", was right? !
He acknowledged the truth of "Su Ruiliang", but at the same time accepted the label of "either stupid or bad".

Lu Yan simply stood up and said directly: "Boss Su is right, but according to your logic——"

As he spoke, he first pointed at himself, and then pointed at the others around him.

These people include the masters of refining marrow who came from Santongji and Qingyuanji.

Most of them come from Qingyuan Group, and some come from Santong Group. Although they do not have the ability to refine marrow, they are also the leaders of a force.

"Then the most guilty people can only be me, him, him, and them!

Because no matter whether we are involved or not, the ones who benefit the most in this Qingyuan Collection can only be our group of people—Ugh! "

Lu Yan, the owner of the cloth shop, who looked like he was ready to give it his all, resigned immediately after saying this.

Yes, Geng Xuan took action.

He attacked without warning and smashed his head.

His sudden action made the people around him feel chilled.

Some people complain that Lu Yan is too honest. Why are you admitting something out of the blue?
Some people began to secretly look for an escape route.

Fight a desperate battle with the murderer in front of you?
No one would do this unless absolutely necessary.

In order to avoid becoming the unlucky person who had to pave the way for others, no one even set out first.

Everyone stood there motionless.

Geng Xuan suddenly attacked, smashed Lu Yan's head, and then retreated to a distance under the fearful and vigilant gaze of everyone.

"Since Lu Yan has explained the reason clearly to everyone, I will now announce my final decision." Geng Xuan looked at everyone and spoke slowly.

"If you have any objections, you can speak up now. I don't mind talking to him again."

No one has been fooled by his method, which is similar to "straight hook fishing".

You can’t win with reason, and you can’t win with fists.

Even if you admit that you have lost the argument, you will still die.

How is this still playing?
Have fun by yourself!

I won’t accompany you anymore!
Geng Xuan glanced around and nodded slowly:
"So, no one has any objections?"

Still no one replied.

Everyone stared at him with eyes wide open, silently.

“I will now select three hundred people from among you to be directly under my command!
I don't care who you were before.

It doesn't matter whether he is the boss, the president, or the head of the family.

Anyway, from the moment you are selected, you have to think of yourself as an ordinary soldier.

Train strictly in peacetime and obey orders in all actions during wartime.

Orders and prohibitions.

If you do something wrong, you will receive the punishment you deserve.

If you commit a crime punishable by death, you will be beheaded immediately without any reason.

If you don't say anything, I'll take it that you admit it.

I'll start selecting people now.

If anyone disagrees, please speak out now.

Don't wait until I choose you before you try to reason with me."

Geng Xuan's words were like a cold wind, blowing across the entire square.

But because the pressure Geng Xuan had previously put on him was too great, he first casually killed the head of a prominent family in Qingyuanji!
Then he casually shot a sitting chef to death.

The key point is that the real boss of Qingyuan Collection, Qi Mingcheng, and the chief owner of Santong Collection, Fang Jintang, stood aside and did not say a word.

So, when Geng Xuan's words, as cold as the wind, spread throughout the square.

Many people felt a warm sensation in their hearts, as if a spring breeze had blown through them.

My originally uneasy heart suddenly seemed to have a place to rest.

Doing a simple math problem, the chance of being selected from 300 people out of nearly 2,000 is less than one in six.

Moreover, these three hundred people were not directly chosen and killed.

They are only subject to military laws in daily life and are directly commanded by the Giant Bear Gang in wartime.

There are certainly risks, and they may even be quite serious.

But that is fundamentally different from being picked out and killed like chickens.

Moreover, having truly witnessed the power of "Su Ruiliang" tonight, everyone was inexplicably full of confidence that such a vicious man could defeat Wu Yi.

Just when many people had acquiesced to Geng Xuan's decision and even felt that this was much easier than the "punishment" they had expected.

Just when Geng Xuan thought that no one else would stand up and sing a different tune.

Someone said:

"Boss Su, are you going to follow the example of other military towns and select the Death Sentence Soldiers?"

As soon as this person said this, the atmosphere in the field, which had been somewhat relaxed, became tense again.

It’s not because of anything else, it’s just because the word “dare to die” doesn’t sound like a good word.

It's like deliberately sending people to their deaths.

……

There are still heroes?!
Geng Xuan looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person who spoke was a tall and burly man with a weathered face, who looked to be about forty years old.

Right next to this man, there was a woman with a rather good appearance, no more than thirty years old, who was desperately trying to pull at his sleeve.

She turned her head and saw Geng Xuan looking at them. She turned her head away abruptly, but her beautiful features looked abnormally distorted because of excessive fear.

Geng Xuan guessed that these two people should be husband and wife.

After taking a look at the two of them, Geng Xuan habitually raised his head to look above their heads.

Two red flowers, which were definitely not pale, caught Geng Xuan's eyes, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The man is about 47 or 48 points, and the woman is about 41 or 42 points. It seems that they have killed many people. They are really a pair of 'male and female evil spirits'."

Thinking this in his mind, Geng Xuan asked curiously, "You also know about the Death Squad?"

The woman no longer tugged at the man's sleeve, but silently avoided Geng Xuan's sight and moved behind the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man seemed to reach out and patted his back, then replied:

“Yes, when I was young, I spent some years in the military from other states.

Once he accidentally violated military law and was demoted to the Death Squad for half a year.

I narrowly escaped death several times, and the dangers I encountered in those six months were more than I have encountered in my entire life.

However, my luck is already good.

By the time I left the Death Squad, only one in ten of my original comrades remained."

Geng Xuan was surprised:
"Which state did you go to?"

"Minzhou."

"What kind of mission were you assigned to achieve such a high mortality rate?"

"Let us stop the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry."

"Ah?" Geng Xuan was surprised.

"Ah!!" the crowd was in an uproar.

Geng Xuan didn't care that the people's hearts, which had originally calmed down, were disturbed again by the middle-aged man's words.

Instead, I became more curious about the middle-aged man's experience.

"Asking you to block the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry? What does the commander of Minzhou think?"

The middle-aged man said:
“Because there are so many Xuanyou Iron Cavalry to support, Dong Guan has always been under great logistical pressure.

When there was no major war, Dong Guan would order his men to disperse and engage in private plunder to make up for the lack of logistics.

The western front of Minzhou was often plundered by the Xuanyou cavalry, who not only robbed food and property, but also people, commonly known as "beating the grass and valley."

"Why kidnap people? Isn't the logistical pressure too great? Why kidnap people and take them back to feed the horses?" Geng Xuan vaguely realized something, but still couldn't help asking.

The middle-aged man heard this and fixed his gaze on him for a few breaths before saying:

"Of course they won't take anyone back. They want rations, not living people."

Geng Xuan's breathing stopped when he heard this.

Those who understood also held their breath.

Those who didn’t understand are still confused and don’t understand.

The middle-aged man said:
“There are many salt ponds in Xuanzhou, and salt is very cheap in Xuanyou and Youzhou.

They would carry a lot before each hay trip.

After robbing someone, an experienced master will quickly sort, pickle, and store them according to gender, age, and fatness.”

“The land in Xuanyou and Youzhou is already barren, making it difficult to grow much food.

The Xuanyou horse is notoriously delicate and cannot tolerate any injustice.

Compared to horses, human rations have always been very scarce and have been sloppy.

"Taking the grass and eating the grain" has always been an important way for the Xuanyouzhou army to supplement their rations."

In an instant, the entire square fell into deathly silence.

If we say that Geng Xuan just made everyone present feel the zero-degree cold wind.

Now, everyone is immersed in the icy cold of absolute zero.

Except for a small number, most of the people living in Qingyuanji feel that life is extremely difficult and they can only barely get by.

Geng Xuan, the "culprit" who barged into their homes and destroyed their peace, was so brutal that if his fist was not too hard, many people would have wanted to stab him to death immediately.

But at this moment, they suddenly felt that their life in Qingyuanji over the years had been very good.

Even those vagrants on the edge of Yueluyuan, who were said to have eaten humans in the past, and those people in Minzhou, who were often beaten for grass and grain and often became livestock, were countless times happier.

"Su Ruiliang", who originally made them feel that he was unforgivable, suddenly became kind and benevolent.

At least they still treat them as human beings and try to explain some principles to them!

Geng Xuan was silent for a moment, then said, "Continue."

"Although the various military towns in Minzhou were constantly attacking each other, after suffering several major painful lessons, they united in a rare move to deal with the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry's 'raiding of the grass and valleys'.

Since ancient times, Minzhou has been a place of great martial spirit, with countless heroes who bravely bravely sacrificed their lives for justice."

Geng Xuan nodded slightly, this was true.

He saw many such stories in "Cold Window Chat" alone.

Among them, the most famous one is the assassins in Minzhou throughout the dynasties who dared to commit suicide for various reasons.

Emperor Yuan reigned for more than 40 years and encountered more than a hundred assassination attempts.

There is solid evidence that more than half of the assassins were from Minzhou.

Among them, the most legendary assassinations were all carried out by the Minzhou assassins.

This gives us a glimpse into the customs of Minzhou.

Minzhou is not a soft persimmon that can be easily manipulated by the Lord of Xuanyou.

The reason why the west wind prevails over the east wind is that Dong Guan emerged in the west and unified the two states of Xuan and You, while Minzhou is still in a state of fragmentation.

The middle-aged man continued:
"...In order to counter the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry's 'grass-raiding' attacks, each military garrison in Minzhou formed a shield-armored army. This was Minzhou's Death Squad."

Geng Xuan understood what was going on after hearing this.

The Suicide Squad is a common nickname.

It refers specifically to those military branches that are extremely dangerous and have extremely high mortality rates.

In different states and military towns, the specific military branches are naturally different.

"Once the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry advances eastward, all the shield armies will unite to block them, using the advantageous terrain to counter the cavalry with infantry.

The most ideal outcome is to consume each other.

Otherwise, it can also slow down the speed of the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, delay their offensive, and create favorable conditions for the attack of other troops.

The effect is very good, but it is too labor-intensive.

Almost every time, the shield army would lose at least 40% of their troops."

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "So, you should be very good at the art of shield armor?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Yes, if not for this, I would have been trampled into bloody mud by the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry."

"Why return to Yuanzhou?" Geng Xuan asked.

"As for the children of Yuanzhou, all the military towns in Minzhou are welcoming and even very generous, providing them with martial arts techniques and resources if they ask for them.

But they actually treat us as consumables.

Once we Yuanzhou people reach a certain level, there will be no road ahead.

At that time, there were only two paths left for us.

Either leave or die."

Geng Xuan understood it, and he even felt that this was not just a trend in Minzhou.

The situation is very similar in several other states.

The attacks and wars between the military towns in various states have never stopped.

One generation replaced another, but this did not make the flow between the upper and lower levels faster, but instead formed a strange stability.

That is, those who can participate in the military town game will always be those people.

I was defeated today, but don't worry. Just wait a few decades and my descendants will take revenge for me.

Even if they are not direct descendants, there is always a complicated blood relationship.

In the end, there was killing and fighting, either between relatives or between enemies.

In recent years, it has become increasingly rare to see a peasant with no background at all rise to become the lord of a military town.

If such a person really exists, his or her experience would be similar to Yuanzhou's predicament.

——That is, before it completely rose up, it was attacked by surrounding forces.

In addition, although these people have very strong personal martial arts and personal charm, they are always short of talents and their wings are declining.

Even if you are lucky enough to meet a few good assistants, they will be quickly wiped out.

Even the situation within each state is like this, so one can imagine the position left for the people of Yuanzhou.

Even those who couldn't stand the culture in Yuanzhou and went to other states to venture out, if they didn't die, would most likely come back after hitting their ceiling.

Disheartened and injured.

But we can’t say that we gained nothing.

The skills and cultivation you have obtained are not fake.

As for these, the lords of the military towns were not so ruthless as to say, "Let the people go, but leave the things to me."

Geng Xuan looked at the man, but he didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain.

Ask: "What is your name?"

"Jiang Hongyi."

"What cultivation level?"

"It's the early stage of marrow refining. However, in Qingyuan Gathering, everyone is at the blood refining stage." Jiang Hongyi replied.

Geng Xuan was not surprised by his answer, but Qi Mingcheng looked at him a few more times.

Before tonight, he probably had not thought that "Su Ruiliang"'s move to "catch all the practitioners in Qingyuanji in one fell swoop" would still yield such a fish that slipped through the net.

"What about her?"

Geng Xuan saw that the woman had completely hidden behind Jiang Hongyi and avoided his gaze, but he still asked.

"Her name is Mu Qingzhu, my wife."

"She's pretty strong, right?" Geng Xuan asked.

At this moment, he suddenly saw that the collar of Jiang Hongyi's clothes was gently pulled from behind.

Is she implicitly reminding her man not to tell anyone anything?

Jiang Hongyi said:
“She has been refining bones for two years now, and she is showing off her experience of refining blood at Qingyuan Gathering.

However, her actual combat ability is not strong, and she practices assassination techniques."

As he said this, the collar of his shirt at the back of his waist became tighter and tighter, as if - being pinched?

Are you blaming him for telling everything?

"Oh, the technique of assassination?" Geng Xuan was surprised.

There were many depressed and even frightened looks around, as if they were worried that the woman would stab them in the heart at the next moment.

Jiang Hongyi, however, didn't seem afraid to reveal all his wife's past, and said directly: "Her family, father and brothers were all attacked by the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry. In order to seek revenge, she went through a lot of hardships and finally learned this skill.

I left Minzhou feeling disheartened.

In order to seek revenge, she did many shameful things and was chased all the way and escaped from Minzhou.

I rescued her, and she had nowhere to go, so she followed me back to Yuanzhou, and didn’t settle down until she reached Qingyuanji.”

This is truly a pair of "male and female evil spirits".

The two men traveled from Minzhou in the northeast to Yuanzhou, and finally hid in a market in the southwest corner of Yuanzhou, where they settled down.

Jiang Hongyi explained it simply, but Geng Xuan could imagine that the process was not simple at all.

In fact, it is very likely that both of them still have troubles that they have not completely gotten rid of.

"Why are you telling me this? If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have known."

Jiang Hongyi was silent for a moment and said:

"I feel that at least one of my wife and I will be chosen by you.

More likely, neither of us can escape.

I don't want to die in confusion.

Rather than doing that, it is better to explain everything to you in advance."

　There is one point that is not explicitly pointed out in the book, that is, people who are at the bottom of society (such as Du Mingjie) or have seen the real hell (people in Wuyou Palace, the current Jiang Hongyi, and Liu Yueji who was born a vagrant, etc.) can see the bright side of the protagonist better than others. Because of their respective positions, they are more likely to confide in him or become his enemy.

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