Start with a red name

"Is this another way for 'Dark Luck' to break out?"

Watching Deng Shan tiptoe out of the room, Geng Xuan was still thinking about the five balls of residual energy that he had just refined.

From the names of these five people and the luck points they each provided, Geng Xuan had a basic judgment in his mind.

These five people are most likely a family.

And they are just ordinary people with no cultivation.

Their remaining energy could be captured by their own "flint beads", so it could only be done by "their own people".

In other words, one or several members of the Giant Bear Gang, or temporary members, killed the family of five.

Before these five residual gases flowed into the "Flint Bead", they were almost strung together in a straight line. This shows that these five people died one after the other, and the whole family set off in one piece.

Whether it is the outpost camp that is now controlled by Zha Luo and others, or the huge amount of supplies stored in the "Ochre Red Eye" basin that Dong Guan uses to prepare for launching a war, or the tunnel passage that can connect the two states and is about to be completed by thousands of diggers working overtime.

These were all told to Geng Xuan by Zha Luo immediately after he recognized him as his master.

This shows that Zha Luo is very aware of the importance of this information.

Geng Xuan knew it as well.

Therefore, when the battle of Qingyuanji had just ended and there were still a lot of important issues to be sorted out, he immediately led the team himself and led the most elite forces to the north.

The purpose is to control everything here before the news of the failure of "Giant Bear" is transmitted back.

Geng Xuan also had psychological expectations that after he left, Qingyuanji and other places with a large number of "his own people" would encounter major changes.

Moreover, he has an "account book" in his heart that only he knows.

Every time you add temporary gang members and strengthen yourself, your white luck will increase, and corresponding black luck will also dissipate and turn into a new disaster.

Moreover, from the dissipation of bad luck to the appearance of disaster, it is not an immediate response, but there is a "brewing period".

This "incubation period" can be long or short.

It depends on how fast bad luck reacts in the "chain of disaster".

For example, some people in Wuyou Palace felt that it was not enough and they wanted to continue to intensify their retaliation against him, so they instigated elite cavalry such as "Giant Bear" to take action and entrap a large number of rangers in Yueluyuan into the game, and so on.

It takes time for bad luck to be transmitted in such a chain.

Another thing is that it is also subject to the various constraints of objective reality.

For example, "Giant Bear" decided to recruit a large number of cannon fodder from "Beibaji" and complete the recruitment to truly take control of these forces. The Xu family's reinforcements had to rush to the battlefield from Yuanjing...all of these also took time.

Geng Xuan has basically grasped these rules thoroughly.

And ever since the arrival of more than three thousand ranger reinforcements from Yueluyuan, the surrounding forces available for "exploitation" of enemies such as the "Giant Bear" and Wuyou Palace have been almost completely exhausted.

The "Giant Bear" that was fighting head-on with its own side did not receive any more troops.

From that moment on, the battle of Qingyuanji came to an end in Geng Xuan's mind.

But in this situation, Geng Xuan continued to reap new good fortune.

Including Zha Luo and others who recognized their master.

The surrendered cavalry and Xu family heavy swordsmen were urgently incorporated into the expanded Xuanyou cavalry and transformed into temporary gang members.

There were also 600 soldiers assigned to "Bei Ba Ji", half of whom were temporary gang members who were converted from surrendered soldiers from "Bei Ba Ji"...

All in all, according to the "account book" in Geng Xuan's mind.

After the "Giant Bear"'s military strength reached its limit and no new disasters appeared in this way, Geng Xuan already had fifty to sixty points of "Dark Luck Disasters" that had not yet erupted.

During the entire battle of Qingyuanji, starting from when he arrived at Qingyuanji, Giant Bear recruited a large number of new members, and Feng Yu and others became official gang members, increasing their white luck by 65 points.

The situation went "out of control" in an instant, and Wu Yi quickly lost control of the battlefield. Xu family reinforcements such as Xu Peng, as well as Dong Guan's elite troops such as "Giant Bear" were killed.

Later on, Geng Xuan recruited temporary gang members. Every time the white luck increased, Wuyou Palace's actions became more heroic, and the strength of the "Giant Bear" increased.

But until the end of the Qingyuanji battle and the death of the "Giant Bear", the total outbreak of "Dark Luck" was only one hundred to one hundred and ten points.

——The reason why it is an approximate number, rather than an exact number, is that sometimes the time of absorbing temporary gang members to increase the white luck is close, and considering the length of the "chain of disasters" and the constraints of realistic factors, the "brewing period" of each black disaster is different. Without knowing how the enemy is operating internally, Geng Xuan can only reversely judge which disasters have already erupted and which are still in the "brewing period" through the changes in the strength of the "giant bear". Because of this reason, it is naturally impossible to be very accurate.

With reference to the Qingyuanji battle, we can roughly judge the equivalent level of the "black luck disaster" that has not erupted at fifty to sixty points.

After leaving Qingyuanji, Geng Xuan often pondered this matter in his heart, wondering how such a huge "bad luck" would manifest itself.

The three lines that come to mind most easily are naturally Wuyou Palace, Jinsha Gang, and Dong Guan.

But other possibilities are not ruled out.

If we take into account the commotion he caused in Yueluyuan, and the bloody battle in Qingyuanji, not only were many people involved, but the forces implicated were wide-ranging, and the evil he committed was so great that it was "difficult to describe in words."

If this matter fell into the ears of a person like Meng Tiexin, it is very likely that he would come to kill him from thousands of miles away.

Moreover, after thinking about this matter many times, Geng Xuan naturally came up with this idea in his mind.

"Does the outbreak of 'Black Luck' always follow this pattern?"

No matter which of the situations Geng Xuan had guessed before that the "bad luck" came from, if you think about it carefully, it can actually be classified into one big category.

That is, "external attack".

"Oneself" and in a broader sense "one's own people" are the subjects who suffer the disaster, while the "causer of the disaster" comes from outside the subject who suffers the disaster.

Therefore, no matter what the specific appearance of this "disaster" is, it cannot escape the category of "an attack from outside".

When Geng Xuan thought of this and had this question in his mind, a guess had actually been born in his mind.

If "disaster" can be born from outside, why can't it be born from inside?
The purpose of "robbery" is to attack or even destroy "oneself" in a narrow or broad sense.

——We cannot imagine “劫” as a conscious existence, but rather as an objective phenomenon, like action and reaction, a natural pair, like when acid and alkali come together, there will inevitably be a reaction.

So, what will happen if the catastrophe is born from within? What will it look like?

Originally, these were just some thoughts in Geng Xuan's mind, some thoughts in his mind when he was guessing what form the "black luck" would take.

At this moment, the appearance of these five groups of residual energy made Geng Xuan realize that this was probably no longer a guess, but something that was happening in real time.

"Robbery" is a blow to "oneself".

If the target is oneself in a narrow sense, then the purpose is naturally physical attack and physical annihilation.

If the target is oneself in a broad sense, then the destruction or disintegration of the organization is its goal.

For an organization, "degree of organization" or "degree of order" is its vitality.

"Chaos" is destructive power, and it is the "hidden injury and disease" hidden within the organization.

When the "degree of chaos" increases and even completely overwhelms the "degree of organization" and even becomes completely disorganized, undisciplined, and disorderly, it is the process of the "self" in a broad sense gradually decaying and perishing.

Because of the short time and hasty formation, coupled with Geng Xuan's deliberate connivance, none of the formal gang members or the larger temporary gang members were truly healthy.

If you pay a little attention, you will find that there are fatal "hidden injuries and diseases" lurking everywhere.

After the battle of Qingyuanji, the terror and shock he left on everyone was truly powerful.

But he had only led his men away for two days, leaving Feng Yu with enough manpower to suppress the situation.

Now, even though he was thousands of miles away, he was reminded by the "Flint Bead" in a special way that the "rot" was growing wildly in the corner he could not see.

When you find a cockroach in the house, you will find that many invisible corners are already filled with cockroaches.

"Good, very good." Geng Xuan murmured softly in his heart.

……

Chen Zhan felt a little puzzled.

Originally, "Su Ruiliang" was obviously very interested in talking and asked Deng Shan many questions.

Although, he was not very interested in the history of the indigenous people in the "Ochre Eye" Basin, he had never deliberately learned about it despite many opportunities in the past.

But since you are sitting nearby, you can still find some interesting places by listening.

It's better than sitting there in boredom.

But suddenly, "Su Ruiliang" shut up, sent Deng Shan away, and sat there alone, not knowing what he was thinking.

Chen Zhan glanced at him several times but did not dare to interrupt him. He could only sit there in silence.

Compared to before, the air around seemed to be much more oppressive.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was suddenly heard coming from outside the house.

Chen Zhan was immediately shocked and said hurriedly: "Boss Su, listen to the noise outside... If what I expected is correct, it should be Xu Peng and his men who have arrived."

Geng Xuan's eyes, which had become a little dull due to thinking, were staring at the flames burning in the fire pit, but suddenly became clear again.

He stood up and said to Chen Zhan, "Let's go out."

……

Xu Peng dismounted from his horse, bowed to Geng Xuan and said:
"Boss Su, I have accomplished your mission. I have brought all 1,378 people with me."

Geng Xuan nodded and said:

"You've worked hard, but now is not the time to rest... Go gather them all together and simply sort them out according to their origins and cultivation levels."

"...Yes." Xu Peng was stunned for a moment and then agreed.

After receiving the order, Xu Peng went to work, while Geng Xuan started to think about it.

Thinking about the possible changes that might have taken place in Qingyuanji during his two days away, Geng Xuan felt eager to return home.

But before returning, we have to finish the finishing work here.

What is certain is that he could not have taken away the more than a thousand diggers who had “recovered” all the way from the mountains.

That would only seriously slow down his movements.

Moreover, he didn't want the situation in this basin to be exposed for the time being.

Once he takes so many people south, it will be difficult to conceal the news.

If they can’t be taken away, then they can only stay in this basin.

To keep so many people here, we naturally need to leave enough force to watch over them and ensure that they don't cause any trouble.

Some of the people who went north with me this time will have to stay behind.

These are all solutions that came to mind in a flash.

However, the biggest difficulty for such a rough plan is how to implement it.

If not arranged properly, the consequences can be disastrous.

Apart from anything else, these continuous series of simple warehouses store the food and medicine that Dong Guan had acquired at great expense from the entire Yuanzhou.

If it is not arranged properly, it may cause drastic changes - all of which he does not want to see.

Geng Xuan also had the answer in his mind as to who was the best person to guard this place.

His eyes fell on Xu Peng.

Xu Yao, who was considered by Xu Peng to be the future pillar of the Xu family, had just undergone an organ replacement surgery and was still recuperating in Qingyuanji.

Xu Peng came from a noble family in Yuanjing with hundreds of years of heritage. He had seen and eaten a lot, so he would not be too careless. In addition, based on his usual performance, Geng Xuan believed that he could distinguish between the unimportant and the unimportant.

Last but not least, Xu Peng knew that he had the power to destroy the Xu family in Yuanjing.

Unless the Xu family immediately abandons its hundreds of years of foundation in Yuanjing and escapes into seclusion, otherwise, this will be the best way for him to control Xu Peng and other members of the Xu family.

Therefore, not only Xu Peng, but other people who came from the Xu family in Yuanjing, were more credible than other "insiders" at this time.

In addition, Geng Xuan also thought of many "technical level" operations that could minimize the possibility of hidden dangers erupting here.

While Geng Xuan was thinking and perfecting the solution, Xu Peng had already returned and reported:

"Boss Su, everyone has been gathered here."

Geng Xuan looked up and saw that there were 1,300 to 1,400 people, divided by Xu Peng into many teams of varying sizes according to their backgrounds and cultivation levels.

The largest group of people were the "black coolies" who were deceived by Chen Zhan and others from all over Yuanzhou. There were more than 600 of them, and their cultivation was basically at the Flesh Refining Realm and Blood Refining Realm.

——Those with too low cultivation levels cannot do this job, and those with too high cultivation levels are difficult to control, so the group of special envoys headed by Chen Zhan intentionally screened when looking for suitable targets.

Geng Xuan's eyes swept over these people one by one, using the Grandmaster's "Mind Reading Technique" to observe the changes in their inner emotions, and corroborating them with the "ripples" they emitted.

This group has the largest number of people, but they come from all over the place and are extremely scattered, so they cannot be regarded as a group.

They are considered to be the most honest and easiest to control group among the 1,300 to 1,400 people present.

Secondly, the second largest number comes from the spy system headed by Chen Zhan.

There are about three hundred people.

Their minds are much more complicated and active than those of the "black coolies".

Their personal strength is also stronger. In addition to practitioners at the blood refining and flesh refining levels, there are also practitioners at the bone refining level.

However, their active and complex thinking activities also facilitated Geng Xuan's observation.

This allows Geng Xuan to give them a more accurate "score".

Yes, Geng Xuan is now "scoring" these people.

To be precise, it is about scoring each person's "stability".

For example, if a person is rebellious, born rebellious, and unwilling to be disciplined, Geng Xuan does not judge the merits and demerits of this character, but only says that his score in "stability" will naturally be very low.

On the contrary, the person's "stability" score will be relatively high.

In order to let everyone show their qualities in this aspect as much as possible at this moment, Geng Xuan also had a private conversation with Xu Peng for a while, roughly informed him of some of the next arrangements, and asked Xu Peng to speak them out in public.

Is this devil leaving now?
Are they going to be left behind?

Will they also arrange enough forces to guard this place and ensure that order is maintained?

……

When this news reaches everyone's ears, everyone will naturally think about the corresponding situation.

Then, the changes in the frequency of the "ripples" and the changes in emotional color of their corresponding thoughts were all clearly presented in Geng Xuan's eyes.

Geng Xuan easily gave a relatively accurate score for everyone's "stability".

After some observation, everyone in Geng Xuan's place had a "stability" score.

Then, he refers to this score to decide who to keep and who to take away.

This "stability" score is just a reference, Geng Xuan also has to consider the person's background.

For example, if someone is a heavy swordsman from the Xu family, even if his "stability" score is slightly lower, he will be suppressed by Xu Peng above him and be tied to the lifeline of the Xu family in Yuanjing, so the possibility of him causing trouble will be lower.

Another example is Dong Guan's direct cavalry, which came out from various construction sites in the mountains not long after the surrender, even though they had the highest "stability" score.

After comprehensive consideration, the possibility of them being taken away by Geng Xuan is greater than that of the Xu family's heavy swordsman.

In addition, cultivation strength is also a dimension that needs to be considered.

With the same "stability" score, those with higher cultivation strength are naturally more likely to become uncertain hidden dangers.

On the contrary, if one's cultivation strength is very poor, even if the "stability" score is low, it will be difficult to cause any trouble.

In this way, Geng Xuan used his own method to pack up and take away the group of people with the worst "stability" and the most likely to become hidden dangers here.

The people left for Xu Peng were more than a thousand people who were relatively easy to control.

It took Geng Xuan two hours to sort out the matter according to his own ideas.

He called Xu Peng to his side again and said:

"I leave these people and this place to you."

After hearing this, Xu Peng showed no joy at all. Instead, he said with a bitter face:

"Boss Su, I really don't know why I am so worthy of your attention."

If so, please tell me and I will change it immediately!

Of course, I can never say this out loud.

But one only needs to look at his rotten face to see through his true feelings. Geng Xuan did not respond to this.

He just continued to instruct Xu Peng:
“The more idle people are, the more likely they are to have wild thoughts and even cause trouble.

So, the thousands of you staying in this basin, don't just sit there doing nothing every day.

You must get moving and get busy.

It would be better to give them something to do, like we did when we were digging the tunnels. Once they are free, they won’t have the energy to think about anything else except sleeping.”

Xu Peng no longer worried about the heavy burden that had been inexplicably placed on his shoulders. He also began to think along the lines of Geng Xuan's words.

He nodded slightly, with an embarrassment on his face.

"But what are you going to do for them? You can't let them continue digging the tunnel. You can't let them plow the basin back and forth?"

"That's not a bad idea." Geng Xuan nodded in agreement.

Mobilize these people to reclaim the red soil with a total area of more than two million acres.

In Geng Xuan's opinion, it is indeed a good place to consume their mental and physical energy, and it produces the greatest positive value.

Seeing his response, Xu Peng was frightened and quickly waved his hands, saying:
"Boss Su, I just said it casually, please don't do this.

Otherwise, the mission you assigned to me can now be declared a failure!"

"Why? Are you afraid they won't obey?

I will take away all those that have some thorns for you.

What I leave for you are the most obedient ones."

Xu Peng shook his head like a rattle and said:
“This has little to do with whether or not to obey discipline. Such an arrangement is simply humiliating them.

...Although they have surrendered, if they are treated like this, they will rebel even if they know they will die!"

"How did I humiliate them?" Geng Xuan was stunned.

"Let them go to plow the fields!" said Xu Peng.

"Is this a humiliation?" Geng Xuan's eyes widened.

"Isn't it?" Xu Peng asked back.

Geng Xuan was choked by Xu Peng's matter-of-fact reply.

After a while, he said:
“It’s a humiliation to open up wasteland and till the soil here, so how did they convince themselves that digging holes under Dong Guan’s coercion was not a humiliation?
In terms of fatigue and danger, the latter is far better than the former, right? "

"How can this be the same? Anyone who knows anything knows the strategic value of this tunnel.

Maybe some people will complain that Dong Guan is not doing things right, but how could they think that digging this tunnel is humiliating them?" Xu Peng said.

Hearing this, Geng Xuan gradually came to his senses.

This is occupational discrimination that is deeply rooted in everyone's mind!
However, Geng Xuan himself does not think that there is any difference between "plowing the land" and "digging holes".

But that's the reality.

It is even linked to dignity, personality, etc.

Although Geng Xuan believed deep down that this was a disease and needed to be treated.

But now is obviously not the time to treat this disease.

This is the trend of the times, and it cannot be solved by killing a few people.

Geng Xuan said thoughtfully:
“So, it’s not enough to just keep them busy, they also have to be busy in a dignified and valuable way, right?”

"..."

Xu Peng always felt that what "Su Ruiliang" said sounded strange, but he also knew that "Su Ruiliang" was not being sarcastic. Not knowing how to respond, he just nodded silently.

Geng Xuan thought for a while and said:
"How about I build the Giant Bear Gang headquarters here?"

"what?"

Xu Peng looked at him and opened his mouth in surprise.

I thought to myself, is this a topic I can participate in?
Am I misunderstanding my true position in the Giant Bear Gang?
Or did "Su Ruiliang", the leader of the Giant Bear Gang, do something wrong?
Just when his mind was in a mess, Geng Xuan slapped him on the shoulder, waking him up.

"Don't you think it's dignified and valuable to entrust them with such an important task as building the headquarters of the Giant Bear Gang?"

"Ah?...Ah!"

Xu Peng was a little confused at first, as if he didn't understand the meaning of these words. Then he widened his eyes and exclaimed in surprise.

"You...you set up the Giant Bear Gang's headquarters here just to give them something to do?"

"if not?"

Geng Xuan, who had never thought about the Giant Bear Gang headquarters before, replied in this way, and sighed:
"People can't sit idle, we have to find something for them to do."

Xu Peng opened his mouth wide, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

He couldn't help but have a somewhat absurd thought in his mind. If those people knew that the big devil "Su Ruiliang" had set up the gang headquarters here in order to allow them to "work with dignity", they would be so moved that they would commit suicide to apologize!
As for why they had to commit suicide to apologize after being moved...how could they have deserved that?

"Well? What do you think?"

Seeing that Xu Peng did not reply, Geng Xuan asked again, seeking his opinion as the person in charge.

Xu Peng nodded heavily with a complicated expression:

"If that's the case, then of course there's no problem... As long as they don't tire themselves out, I'm sure no one will dare to say anything even if I drive them to death!"

"Then it's settled." Geng Xuan said.

Xu Peng quickly asked, "Boss Su, how should the Giant Bear Gang headquarters be built? Do you have any more specific requirements?"

"It's up to you to decide."

"Ah?" Xu Peng opened his mouth wide again.

Geng Xuan patted his shoulder and said:

"You were born into a noble family in Yuanjing, and you have lived to such an old age. If nothing else, you should have no shortage of knowledge in this area.

You can do whatever you want, but I have only one request."

"You go ahead." Xu Peng said quickly.

"Don't build it in the center of the basin. It's better to build it on the edge of the basin and lean against the mountain." Geng Xuan said.

Xu Peng nodded, then looked at him and asked carefully:
"Boss Su, do you want to take advantage of the natural power of the mountain?

...If that's the case, I can think of several gangs that are built on the hills that we can learn from."

At the end of his speech, Xu Peng had a thoughtful look on his face, as if he was recalling a similar gang headquarters style he had seen in the past.

Geng Xuan patted his shoulder gently again and said:
"You can decide for yourself, but my only request is this: try not to occupy arable land."

After saying that, he left Xu Peng there alone in a daze and returned to the team.

Xu Peng stared at Geng Xuan's back, stunned and speechless.

At first, he didn't react.

I thought this was another request made by "Su Ruiliang".

But when he went over his last words in his mind again, he gradually came to understand them.

This "Su Ruiliang" asked him to build the headquarters of the Giant Bear Gang on the nearby mountain in order to "occupy as little arable land as possible."

What about borrowing the power of the mountain? He was just overthinking it.

……

After arranging everything for the returning team, he mounted his Xuanyou horse and prepared to lead the more than 300 selected people back to the east.

Seeing the old figure huddled in a fur coat in the distance, Geng Xuan's heart moved and he said, "Deng Shan, come here."

The sound was not loud, but it clearly penetrated into the ears of the old man in the distance.

Deng Shan ran towards him quickly.

Geng Xuan called Xu Peng, who had already returned to the team, to his side, pointed at Deng Shan, and said:

“Don’t ignore their power.

You should also try to organize them and assign them tasks that are within their capabilities.

In short, there is only one request: don’t let them sit idle.”

"Okay." Xu Peng glanced at Deng Shan and nodded casually in agreement.

Deng Shan, who was hiding in a corner with his head down, glanced at Xu Peng. Seeing that Geng Xuan was about to whip and leave at any time, he quickly stammered:
"Sir...Sir, I...my people may not be able to do anything."

"Why?" Geng Xuan was curious.

"It's freezing cold now. Everyone lacks warm clothes and has little food storage. People often die of hunger and cold if they just stay at home. Asking them to work at this time of year... this..."

Deng Shan showed an embarrassment on his face.

Geng Xuan suddenly realized and said:

"You misunderstood. Since we want you to do something, how can we let you work on an empty stomach?
As long as you work, you will be provided with food, three meals a day, and you will be full.

...We can also provide you with things to keep you warm."

As he said this, Geng Xuan looked at Xu Peng, meaning that all these matters are left to you.

Xu Peng felt a little confused about having a bunch of "savages" thrown at him for no apparent reason, and he didn't want to take over.

He also didn't think these "savages" could give him much help.

But he couldn't directly refuse Geng Xuan's arrangement, so he said:

"There are several thousand of them, right? If we let them eat as much as they want, their consumption will be no less than that of the cultivators!"

A "savage" and a cultivator, when their basic consumption is similar, the abilities they can exert are worlds apart.

In Xu Peng's opinion, if there are enough people, there is no need to keep these "savages" in hand.

Geng Xuan didn't care and said:
"There is so much grain stored in the warehouse. As long as we manage the accounts well and keep track of the income and expenditure, you can withdraw as much as you need."

……

Finally, Geng Xuan rode away on his Xuanyou horse and led the other 350 riders away, while Xu Peng looked puzzled and Deng Shan was filled with ecstasy.

Geng Xuan led the way, followed closely by 350 riders.

Further behind, there were ninety-nine Xuanyou horses following closely without lagging behind.

Although no one was riding them, these Xuanyou horses that had been contracted by Geng Xuan using the grandmaster-level "horse-judging technique" behaved more obediently and sensibly than many Xuanyou horses that were ridden by people.

When they entered the "Ochre Red Eye" basin, there were only three hundred Xuanyou Iron Cavalry including Geng Xuan.

When they left this time, they had an additional 150 cavalrymen, which were naturally the spoils captured in this basin.

There were a total of two hundred enemy cavalrymen in this basin. Because Geng Xuan's appearance was too sudden and completely beyond their expectations, their actions were too quick and decisive.

Two hundred Xuanyou horses, not a single one left behind, all became Geng Xuan's trophies.

In order to facilitate Xu Peng's work, Geng Xuan specially reserved fifty horses for him.

The rest were all taken away by Geng Xuan.

……

During this trip to the "Ochre Red Eye" basin, Geng Xuan was generally very restrained.

Except for the initial attack on the enemy cavalry in the basin, he tried his best to solve problems without killing.

If you can avoid killing, then do it. If you can kill less, then kill less.

Even so, a total of 148 people contributed their lives to him.

Let him gain 4588 points of good luck and 40 points of bad luck.

The reason why there are so few bad lucks is naturally because the vast majority of those who died were Dong Guan's men.

And Dong Guan, who had offended someone to death, just like the Wu family, the Xu family, and the Wuyou Palace in the past, his bad luck had basically reached a peak.

……

After parting with Xu Peng and others, Geng Xuan led his cavalry to continue eastward for about a hundred miles, entered the easternmost side of the basin, and entered a tunnel.

Then, there was a special journey of more than 200 miles.

Either they are in a tunnel or they are about to enter a tunnel.

Geng Xuan, who was eager to return home, increased the team's speed to the extreme while ensuring the condition of each Xuanyou horse and the safety of the journey in special circumstances.

More than two hours later, Geng Xuan, who had traveled more than 300 miles to the east, was the first to emerge from the tunnel.

When he saw the outpost camp located not far away, he felt a little emotional.

He was about to ride his horse towards the outpost camp when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a red mist coming towards him from the jungle on the south side.

[Capture the remaining energy, do you want to refine it? ]

【whether?】

"..."

Looking at the residual energy coming from the direction of Qingyuanji, Geng Xuan's thoughts couldn't help but pause for a moment before he made a choice.

"Refining."

【18 points of good luck and 2 points of bad luck. 】

Geng Xuan just glanced at the remaining energy obtained from refining it, and then focused his mind on the issue that really concerned him.

Who is the deceased?
Of course, no matter whether the owner of this residual energy is "one of our own" or "the enemy", Geng Xuan guessed that it is very likely that he does not know him.

Not to mention those "enemies", there are thousands of "his own people", but the ones he really cares about and can name are only a few dozen at most.

Because of this thought, Geng Xuan was in a relatively relaxed and casual mood before clicking on this message.

Then, his thoughts suddenly froze.

Liang Jun.

The moment he saw this name, Geng Xuan felt a sense of trance.

Geng Xuan was sure that this was not a coincidence.

This is the Liang Jun that I know.

Liang Jun, a man who made him feel both familiar and unfamiliar.

Geng Xuan, who had never thought of this person before, at this moment, was in a trance and seemed to have returned to the first time he turned into "Su Ruiliang" and appeared on the streets of Kangleji from the underground black market.

Then, a voice called "Hello" came from above my head.

Turning his head, he saw a smiling face leaning out of the window, greeting him and telling him to hurry up.

It was a dinner gathering for buddies who had just made a profit.

The face that greeted him was Liang Jun.

This is one of the four people who are closest to "Su Ruiliang".

The other three are Luo Qing, Wang Xi, and Xu Lin.

Although they cannot be called true life-long friends, they are able to occasionally engage in collective activities of "gang robbing gangs" in the basement of Kangleji, and they have basic trust in each other, which shows that their friendship is not too shallow.

Now, Liang Jun, who had such a special relationship with "Su Ruiliang", is dead.

Could this be an accident?

As soon as this thought came to mind, Geng Xuan immediately rejected it.

It can't be an accident.

Especially at this point in time!
"Is this the fate of this time?" (End of this chapter)