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"Then send a message to the leader of the Blood Fang Group and tell him that I want to meet him," Geng Xuan said.

"what?"

Xu Yao was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect him to make such a request.

"Why, this can't be done?" Geng Xuan asked.

Xu Yao quickly replied:

“It’s just a message, of course it’s easy.

However, getting him to come over with just this one sentence might be... a little difficult.

Gang leader, you may not know that although Wuyou Palace is notorious outside, it has always maintained a good relationship with the respectable forces in Yuanjing.

As far as I know, the Blood Fang Group was able to come with us earlier because of the support of Wuyou Palace behind the scenes.

Although Wuyou Palace has suffered heavy damage this time, it has not yet reached the point of collapse."

Geng Xuan nodded slightly, understanding what Xu Yao meant.

Although "Su Ruiliang" showed strong strength, it was not strong enough to make the Blood Fang Group decisively turn against him.

However, he did not give up and said:
"Just give it a try. It's just a message. There's nothing to lose."

There was something that was not said in front of Xu Yao: the Blood Fang Group's foundation might not be as good as the Xu family's, but its "sense of smell" was far superior to that of the Xu family.

The two groups of people who were traveling the same way were able to stop decisively before stepping into the "quagmire" and retreat even at the cost of making enemies with the Xu family.

However, Xu Yao continued to march forward with hundreds of elite men from the Xu family.

Not only did he have a close call with death, but the entire Xu family was also plunged deeply into this "quagmire".

If Xu Yao had been able to make the same decision as the Blood Fang Group at that time, the Xu family would not be in such a miserable state now.

This should be the difference between a generation of grassroots entrepreneurial teams and the aristocratic families.

When the real storm comes, the noble families may be able to weave a dense spider web with hundreds of years of heritage and intricate and complex relationships and take the absolute initiative.

But when big waves hit and the entire "spider web" begins to turbulent, and extremely high demands are placed on each party's own ability to act and make decisions, only then can each other's true colors be seen.

Xu Yao didn't know what Geng Xuan was thinking. He agreed to Geng Xuan's request and nodded.
"Okay, I'll arrange it later."

After a pause, he asked:
"Boss, you want to find someone in Yuanjing, but you don't want them to deal with Wuyou Palace directly, right?"

"Of course not... I just want some eyes and ears."

Although Geng Xuan's real intention was not limited to this, but for now, what he said was not a lie.

Xu Yao nodded and said:
"Then I have someone else to recommend to you."

"Who?"

"The knight-errant Guo Jie." Xu Yao said.

"Ranger? Is there anything special about this guy?" Geng Xuan asked curiously.

Xu Yao said:
"To say he's anything special isn't necessarily true. He's just very well-connected among the knights-errant in Yuanjing, and has a good reputation for being generous and charitable.

And I happen to know that he once had some conflicts with people in Wuyou Palace because he couldn't stand some of the things that Wuyou Palace did."

After hearing what Xu Yao said, Geng Xuan became confused.

"What is Guo Jie's cultivation level?"

"Middle stage of marrow refining... uh, or maybe late stage of marrow refining, I'm not sure about that."

Geng Xuan looked at him speechlessly and said:
"When did Wuyou Palace become so easy to talk to? Why didn't they just kill him?"

"This……"

Xu Yao was a little speechless. He opened his mouth and finally gave an explanation that barely made sense.

“Although Wuyou Palace has a bad reputation elsewhere, it has always been very well-behaved in Yuanjing.

Take Xi Hanyue for example. She is very sensitive about her early life experiences.

But even though she became the Left Envoy of Wuyou Palace and could easily crush to death those who had humiliated her in the past, she never retaliated against anyone for this.

There are still some erotic rumors about Yuan Jing from her early years. As long as they don't offend her in person, she will just ignore them.

...Besides, the people who had conflict with Guo Jie were only some people in Wuyou Palace, not the entire Wuyou Palace.

As long as the crisis does not affect the entire Wuyou Palace, Wuyou Palace has never made any promises of unlimited coverage for anyone in the palace.

Whoever caused the problem must, of course, resolve it themselves."

After listening to Xu Yao's explanation, Geng Xuan nodded slightly.

It sounded reasonable, but he always felt it was a little weird.

"...Just send a message to the Bloodfang Group first."

However, it was the "Yuanjing Rangers Group" mentioned by Xu Yao that gave Geng Xuan some new ideas.

But as to how to implement these new ideas, Geng Xuan decided to consult Liu Yueji, a professional, first.

"Yes." Xu Yao replied.

"Okay, go do it now."

"Yes."

Xu Yao responded again, and when he saw that "Su Ruiliang" had nothing more to say, he left the room.

He felt vaguely lost.

Although he couldn't put it into words, he had a feeling that the previous exchange had caused him and the Xu family behind him to lose a lot of points.

The most frustrating part is that he can't really tell where he "lost points".

……

After Xu Yao left, Geng Xuan looked at Chen Zhan.

Directly: "There are a few things I need you to do immediately."

"Boss, please tell me." Quietly, Chen Zhan straightened his body a little straighter.

"Use your best method to reconstruct the itinerary of Liang Jun, Shen Fan, Teng Yu, and Feng Yu over the past two days while minimizing the risk of causing too much disturbance.

If possible, it would be best to find their bodies.”

——Shen Fan was the "veteran" gang member who had a close relationship with Teng Yu and died around the same time as him.

Chen Zhan, who was ready to take on the heavy responsibility, was still stunned after hearing such an order.

There was confusion and even more shock on his face.

Because he had also studied "Su Ruiliang" and the Giant Bear Gang, he knew three of these four names.

Liang Jun is one of the people who has the closest personal relationship with "Su Ruiliang".

Teng Yu, one of the early core members of the Giant Bear Gang.

Feng Yu, the current deputy leader of the Giant Bear Gang, is the actual manager of the gang’s affairs and the decision maker of the current order of Qingyuanji.

If asking him to reconstruct the itinerary of these people in the past two days only made him confused, then "Su Ruiliang"'s request to try his best to find their bodies shocked him.

Are these people already dead?

But how did "Su Ruiliang" know?

Chen Zhan, who participated in the entire two-day itinerary, knew the most about it. During this period, he was almost always with "Su Ruiliang"!
Although he was confused and shocked, it did not prevent Chen Zhan from responding decisively to the order at the first opportunity.

"Yes, Gang Leader."

Geng Xuan did not finish his order to Chen Zhan, but continued:
"Also, I'll give you a few names, and you can check their situation."

"Master, you say."

"Fan Xueer, Fan Shuanger, Zheng Guimei, Jiang Dazhi, Fan Laoshuan."

After Geng Xuan said these five names, Chen Zhan still stared at him, as if he wanted to wait for him to tell him more information.

Geng Xuan said, "That's all."

"That's all?" Chen Zhan looked confused.

"Fan Xueer and Fan Shuanger should be sisters, right?" Chen Zhan asked in a speculative tone.

"Maybe, but we can't completely rule out other possibilities."

"As for this Fan Laoshuan, I feel he is a man, and he is very likely the father of these two sisters.

...In this case, Zheng Guimei is most likely their mother.

It's hard to guess what Jiang Dazhi is like... Perhaps he's the lover of one of the two sisters?"

Chen Zhan worked for Dong Guan and organized a spy system in Yuanzhou, dealing with information intelligence all year round.

Just through the few names Geng Xuan said, I subconsciously formed some rough "portraits" in my mind.

He expressed these speculations.

Geng Xuan heard this and nodded slightly, saying:
"The situation is very likely as you said, but other possibilities cannot be ruled out."

"..."

Although he was speechless, Chen Zhan tried to calm the turmoil in his heart as he looked at "Su Ruiliang" who was so close to him. He asked in the calmest tone possible:

"Does the gang leader know where they are from?"

Geng Xuan said:
"The only thing I can confirm is that these five people all come from the same place, and they are most likely ordinary people without any cultivation experience.

As for where they are from, I guess they are most likely from Qingyuanji, but I can't rule out other possibilities."

Having said this, he stared at Chen Zhan, seemed to consider it for a while, and then said:

"Anywhere where there are currently members of the Giant Bear Gang, or temporary gang members, is possible."

"..."

Chen Zhan tried very hard to calm the turmoil in his heart and nodded heavily, "Yes, I will find out as soon as possible."

“Try to keep a low profile.”

"Yes."

Chen Zhan agreed first, then made a request:
"Boss, I need help."

Geng Xuan said, "All your former subordinates are at your disposal."

Chen Zhan shook his head and said, "Just them might not be enough."

Geng Xuan thought about it and nodded to show his understanding.

Chen Zhan’s real loyal subordinates are the people in the outpost camp.

More than one hundred were killed, and more than two hundred or nearly three hundred surrendered.

All those who surrendered were now escorted to the "Red Eye" Basin by Zha Luo, and did not go south with Chen Zhan.

Some of the people led south by Geng Xuan were Chen Zhan's subordinates, but they were all troublemakers selected from one "construction site" after another, and basically they were not Chen Zhan's direct subordinates. Most of them were one or two levels away from him, or even more.

Thinking of this situation, Geng Xuan said:
"I can give you another group of people. The Giant Bear Gang now has over 4,000 official members. You can choose from them yourself. However, whether they are suitable for you depends on your own vision."

Chen Zhan thought for a moment and said:
"But there is no need for so many... I heard that you, the leader, have specially cleared out a lot of people from the underground of each market?"

Geng Xuan understood Chen Zhan's intention and nodded.
"Yes, we have cleared out about 300 people from the underground of 'East 5th Collection' and 'South 4th Collection'. Now there are nearly 200 people left. All of them have joined the Giant Bear Gang. You can use all of them."

Chen Zhan's face showed joy and he said:

"Don't worry, Boss. I will do my best to get these two things done."

Geng Xuan nodded slightly and stared at Chen Zhan seriously.

Until Chen Zhan felt a little uncomfortable being looked at, he said:
"I gave you so much power, it's impossible that it was just for these two things.

I think you can see the most important purpose."

Chen Zhan was silent for a moment, then nodded heavily and said:

"The gang leader wants me to be a pair of eyes, not only to watch outside, but also to watch inside."

“So, let’s put everything else aside for now.

First of all, there must be nothing wrong with the eyes themselves.

...My requirements are very strict, and I hope you can do your best to control them."

"Yes."

After hearing this, Chen Zhan put away the joy on his face and replied seriously.

……

After finishing the conversation with Xu Yao and Chen Zhan, Geng Xuan returned to the training ground.

As soon as he appeared, Hong Quan and Jiang Hongyi came over.

"Boss, do you know who the person who pretended to be Teng Yu is?... Do you want to arrange someone to investigate?" Hong Quan asked softly.

Geng Xuan shook his head and said, "No need. Just pretend you haven't seen him."

After refining and capturing the residual energy, the "Flint Bead" can trace back the name of the person who provided the residual energy. From a certain perspective, this is the last "ripple" of that person left in this world.

Because the "sins" accumulated in the person's remaining energy are too heavy, it takes a long time to completely refine them.

But after "Flint Bead" completely refined it, Geng Xuan also knew the man's name at the first moment.

The leader of the Jinsha Gang, Xu Xiangfeng, was, unsurprisingly, the person Geng Xuan had initially suspected.

And as Xu Xiangfeng died quietly in his own hands, it did not cause any ripples.

A very interesting guess suddenly came to Geng Xuan's mind.

"Given Xu Xiangfeng's style of doing things, does anyone in the Jinsha Gang know about his actions this time?"

Geng Xuan tried to put himself in Xu Xiangfeng's shoes and naturally came to this conclusion in his mind.

——Xu Xiangfeng is definitely not the kind of person who publicizes his actions loudly before taking them, whether to the outside world or to the inside.

Because only in this way can he have absolute initiative over the incident.

He is like a highly skilled dealer. Before he takes the initiative to reveal the dice in the cup, no one else can know the number of the dice in the cup.

And he even has the ability to temporarily change the number of dice.

Based on this analysis, Geng Xuan couldn't help but wonder, if he didn't make it public, how long would it take the Jinsha Gang to discover that Xu Xiangfeng was missing?
How long will it take to confirm that Xu Xiangfeng has met with an accident and that it is related to himself, "Su Ruiliang"?
As this thought arose, Geng Xuan naturally made this decision.

Press this matter down.

Now, it is enough for "Su Ruiliang" to have the reputation of killing six peak-level marrow refining masters in one battle.

There is no need to add another Jinsha Gang leader.

If this can cause the outside world to misjudge one's own strength and cheat more people, it will be a good business with no loss.

Even if such an effect is not achieved, the outbreak of "black luck" can have a clearer direction.

——After eliminating the Jinsha Gang as a “channel”, the channels for the outbreak of “bad luck” will be more limited, and thus easier to predict.

……

This time, we killed many powerful enemies in a row.

Although the total amount of good fortune gained was far less than the benefits brought by a Qingyuanji battle, in terms of per capita contribution, it could be called a record-breaking day.

Except for the concubine of the Xu family master who only gave him 29 points of good luck and 4 points of bad luck.

Among the six fallen marrow refining masters, the one with the cleanest hands and the least sins was undoubtedly the head of the Xu family.

But he alone still contributed 78 points of good luck to him, and not much bad luck, only five points, only slightly more than his concubine.

From this, we can see how embarrassed the Xu family is at the moment.

The five Wuyou Palace masters who were at the peak of marrow refining contributed a total of 565 points of good luck to Geng Xuan, with an average contribution of 113 points per person.

The bad luck contributed by the five people was only 12 points, less than 3 points per person, which was even less than that of the head of the Xu family.

This shows that there is really no profit to be made from Wuyou Palace.

Xu Xiangfeng, who contributed the most good luck to a single person, contributed 154 points of good luck.

There are also twenty points of bad luck.

This is much less than the bad luck contributed by his daughter's death, but today, it has formed a "crushing" situation for the head of the Xu family and the five peak marrow refining masters of Wuyou Palace.

This shows that compared to the Wuyou Palace, which has been almost exhausted, the Jinsha Gang still has more "potential" to be tapped.

Apart from the gains from good luck and bad luck, there were no other spoils of war except for a few high-quality weapons.

These people don't have any secret manuals on them, let alone gold or silver.

Their pockets are cleaner than those of the cannon fodder who died on the front line of the battlefield.

……

Geng Xuan drove his carriage out of the training ground and returned to a small courtyard in the temporary base that was specially allocated to him as the leader of the gang.

The carriage drove in and stopped in the yard.

Geng Xuan turned around and got into the car. The next moment, holding Xu Xiangfeng's body in his hand, he slipped into a side room.

As soon as he entered, Geng Xuan's gaze suddenly fixed.

Inside this side room, there is an entrance and exit leading to the underground tunnel.

This was also the reason why Geng Xuan chose this place as his temporary residence, as it made it more convenient for him to get in and out.

At this moment, at first glance, this entrance and exit seems to have nothing unusual.

But with Geng Xuan's keen eyesight, he could find that this entrance and exit sealed with heavy stone slabs showed signs of being abnormally opened.

Geng Xuan's gaze lingered on those abnormal marks for a moment, then fell on the corpse in his hand.

"Isn't this also caused by you?"

Thinking of this, Geng Xuan pushed open the closed stone door, stared at the open entrance for a while, then strode in with the corpse in his hand.

At this moment, the abnormal signs are more numerous and more obvious.

Geng Xuan could even see that the steps leading down and the side walls of the tunnel had signs of unusual hammering.

Looking at these traces, Geng Xuan even imagined that someone had entered this place not long ago, tapping gently as they walked forward.

Walking down the steps and entering the underground tunnel, and walking forward for a distance, Geng Xuan suddenly discovered that there were obvious signs of excavation on the left side of the tunnel.

But after someone dug half a person's depth with their bare hands, they gave up and did not dig any deeper, leaving behind a "wound" that looked a bit unsightly.

Geng Xuan groped forward and found several traces of unusual excavation.

He also found a commonality from them.

At all abnormal excavation points, there is a naturally formed fault cavity hidden inside the rock mass at the location where excavation is stopped.

"They're using a technique similar to the 'listening hammer' technique to explore the tunnel's interior."

“This is looking for something.”

As for what to look for...

Geng Xuan looked at Xu Xiangfeng's body in his hand again, and an answer emerged in Geng Xuan's mind.

The other party went underground through his own residence and started searching from there.

This shows that what the person is looking for is closely related to himself.

And what did he hide underground in Qingyuanji?

Only one.

Baidi Dingshui Stone.

Apart from that, he didn't bury even a pound of silver underground.

Many people knew that he hid the Baidi Dingshui Stone underground in Qingyuanji after each "granting ceremony".

However, no one knows where they hid it underground.

But the general direction of “just under Qingyuanji” is always correct.

With this judgment, Geng Xuan became more certain.

The guy with no sense of public morality who sneaked into the underground and caused destruction everywhere while he was away from home was Xu Xiangfeng, who had become a dead man in his hand.

In the process of killing Liang Jun, Shen Fan, Teng Yu and Feng Yu one after another, he must have taken the opportunity to learn a lot of information related to himself.

This also includes the "Gift Ceremony".

To be honest, this is the most incredible thing that happened to "Su Ruiliang".

If you didn't see it with your own eyes, but just heard it from others, you might even think it was a rumor with ulterior motives.

Don't take it seriously at all.

But Liang Jun, Shen Fan, Teng Yu and Feng Yu have all enjoyed considerable good fortune.

Kung Fu, skills, realm... there is always one or even multiple items that have seen significant improvements in recent times.

For Xu Xiangfeng, this is something very easy to verify.

Four consecutive incidents were enough to make Xu Xiangfeng more than 90% certain of this incredible event, even if he had not witnessed it himself.

Once confirmed, the "White Emperor Dingshui Stone" will immediately become a treasure that drives practitioners even crazier than the "Overlord's Remains".

In this case, it would be very strange if Xu Xiangfeng did not come here underground to look for the whereabouts of the "Baidi Dingshui Stone" and turned a blind eye to such a treasure.

Thinking of this, Geng Xuan's heart suddenly tightened.

He looked at the pit next to him that had been dug half a person's depth, threw Xu Xiangfeng's body directly into it, and then quickly sealed the pit with skillful techniques.

Then, without any hesitation, he quickly disappeared into the depths of the underground tunnel like a ghost.

A moment later, in a dark tunnel far away from the residential area, he dug out a long wooden box from the ground.

Looking at the Baidi Dingshui Stone firmly fixed inside, Geng Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Luckily, this underground network is large enough, and I didn't try to be more convenient by burying it near my residence."

"Fortunately, Xu Xiangfeng's treasure hunt hasn't been going on for long."

Geng Xuan was extremely grateful.

According to Xu Xiangfeng's method, there is a possibility of finding the Baidi Dingshui Stone.

It can even be said that as long as he is given enough time to explore the Qingyuanji underground tunnels one by one, finding the Baidi Dingshui Stone does not require luck at all, but is an inevitable event.

Geng Xuan looked at the Baidi Dingshui Stone fixed in the wooden box. Before today, he didn't even think there was anything wrong with this disposal.

But the biggest problem is the wooden box itself.

There is a huge gap between the long pebbles and the wooden box.

Moreover, even if he used other methods to fill these gaps, he would have to bury them very deep every time.

Otherwise, the density differences between wood, stone, and the soil in the tunnel itself would be enough for someone with a "listening hammer" or similar skills to discover flaws.

“There has to be a better way to preserve it.”

Geng Xuan realized that this was not the end, but just a beginning.

In the future, more and more people will set their sights on the Baidi Dingshui Stone.

There was no way he could tie such a big stone around his waist.

Arranging heavy guards is even more of a joke.

But if we preserve it as it is now, there will still be big problems.

Not to mention that it is very troublesome to take out and store it every time, it also makes it easy for someone with a keen eye to discover the pattern.

There is no guarantee that there will not be smart people who can use this rule to locate its true burial place.

Even Geng Xuan could not guarantee that he would not reveal any flaws every time. If he was careless just once, all his disguises would probably be rendered useless.

Thoughts flashed through Geng Xuan's mind one after another.

Staring at the ordinary-looking long pebble in the wooden box, Geng Xuan suddenly had an idea and a new idea grew in his mind.

"Does the 'Blessing Ceremony' really require the Baidi Dingshui Stone?"

Of course not.

The entire "blessing ceremony" was a cover-up he created to deceive people.

But don't let him get fooled in the end.

So, does he really need to bring the Baidi Dingshui Stone with him to every "granting ceremony"?
Besides, how many people have seen the real Baidi Dingshui Stone?
Even Jiang Yizi and others have seen it, but for Geng Xuan, making an identical fake is a piece of cake, isn't it?

As these thoughts flashed through Geng Xuan's mind, his thoughts gradually became clearer.

Finally, he reached out and took out the Baidi Dingshui Stone fixed in the wooden box, picked up the strip of pebble and slipped into the depths of a tunnel.

It was not until an hour later that he appeared carrying an identical pebble and carefully placed it in a wooden box.

Geng Xuan was convinced that even if Jiang Yizi and his people were present, they would not be able to tell whether it was real or fake.

For him, it was clear at a glance.

Because the "ripples" emitted by this strip-shaped pebble do not have any active characteristics and are no different from other pebbles.

The "ripples" emitted by the real Baidi Dingshui Stone and the active characteristics contained therein are already very obvious.

This is also the real reason why Geng Xuan values the Baidi Dingshui Stone so much.

……

"I can finally take a breath."

After returning to his residence on the ground, Geng Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, under the watchful eyes of Huang Er, A Liu, A Qi, and the three Xuan Qinghai sand sculptures, Geng Xuan fell into a sound sleep.

Since the end of the Qingyuanji battle and the journey to the "Red Eye" Basin, he has not had a proper rest.

Now that everything was finally settled, Geng Xuan could finally have a good night's sleep with peace of mind.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already the morning of December 17th.

Geng Xuan was awakened by the noise outside the courtyard.

When he stood up and walked out of the courtyard, he saw Hong Quan, with a happy face, bringing two pieces of good news.

The team sent to search for the medicine buried by the "Giant Bear" finally succeeded in locking down its burial location after several days of efforts.

Now, it has been transported back to Qingyuanji.

The teams assigned to "Beibaji" have also successfully completed their missions and will return to Qingyuanji around noon today. (End of this chapter)