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This voice suddenly came from above everyone's heads, and because the tone was so relaxed and casual, no one reacted for a while.

Some people even took a few more bites of the barbecue in their hands.

However, those who react so slowly are a minority after all.

The bearded man was the first to react, and his body tensed up instantly.

But what Geng Xuan found most interesting was that there was another person who reacted almost at the same time as the leader of the "entrepreneurial team".

But it was the "Huck Brother" who was kicked, scolded, and spat on the face.

He was originally silently gnawing on the roasted leg of lamb, and it seemed that he had only paused for a moment, but Geng Xuan knew that his "ripples" were undergoing drastic changes.

After these two people, the fair-faced second man, the wealthy third man, and several other experienced bandits in the "entrepreneurial team" became alert one after another.

Geng Xuan stood on top of a stone pillar beside the crowd, overlooking everything below and watching every ripple inside without missing a single detail.

He did not take any action to interrupt the "secret" wave that was brewing rapidly, but instead waited for it to take shape with great interest.

Suddenly, the bearded man who had been sitting stiffly moved.

He stomped his feet hard on the ground, and his burly body quickly left the ground. He rushed upwards, using his body as a weapon, and slammed into Geng Xuan fiercely.

At the same time, he shouted loudly: "Do it!"

The man with the fair face waved his hands quickly, and flying knives shot out from his hands.

Because it was impossible to know Geng Xuan's current location, these flying knives were not pointed at a specific target, but instead covered an area evenly around the direction where Geng Xuan's voice had just come from.

The third rich young master also swung a pair of hammers like wheels and smashed them towards the stone pillar where Geng Xuan was standing.

Among the other bandits, someone immediately picked up the most important asset - the woman curled up on the ground, and dodged into the protective circle formed by the other bandits.

Someone looked up to find Geng Xuan while drawing his bow and arrow.
Some people moved to the side of the Canglan horses to protect them, while others stood guard...

Except for the somewhat dazed "Hack Brothers" who seemed a little at a loss, they were forcibly pulled into the crowd.

The other bandits actually all took action immediately after the bearded man shouted "take action".

Putting aside the topic of their cultivation level, their quality, efficiency and teamwork far surpass those of their peers in Yuanzhou at the same level!
If I really have to use one word to describe it, Geng Xuan's evaluation would be——

specialized!

Seeing that these "entrepreneurial partners" all demonstrated such professional qualities, Geng Xuan, who was satisfied, decided to show off himself a little.

Facing the bearded man who was charging towards him, and the flying knives that blocked the surrounding airspace.

Two of them just happened to be able to come into close contact with me.

And that wealthy young master, the third one, is about to cause irreversible damage to the scenery here.

Geng Xuan suddenly took action.

In the eyes of the other bandits who had already caught sight of his figure, their eyes widened with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

They said they had no idea what this man did, but they were deeply shocked.

The man standing on top of the stone pillar waved his hand as if casually.

Their boss, the strongest in the team, is a bearded man who is only one step away from marrow refining.

His tall and burly body, which was about to charge towards the enemy, seemed to be restrained by an invisible force and was frozen in the void without any warning.

Neither up nor down, neither moving.

The flying knives that blocked the enemy's space to move left and right were like hitting an invisible wall, and all stopped just in front of the enemy.

The third brother, who was swinging his two hammers like wheels, also stopped.

An arrow that had just left the bow also froze.

All attacks directed at the man standing on the stone pillar stopped after he waved his hands in the air twice seemingly casually.

The breathing and heartbeats of everyone present also stopped.

It's over! It's over!

The strength of the man before them was beyond their understanding.

For a moment, everyone no longer thought that they had met a powerful cultivator, but rather some indescribable monster or evil spirit.

In order to control the output of force and avoid unexpected injuries or damage caused by overflow of force, Geng Xuan paid special attention when using the Crane Controlling Hand.

All attacks were suspended with a "cautious" and "light-footed" attitude.

Then, he waved his hand again, and the beard hanging in the air gently fell to the ground.

He first gathered together the dozen or so flying knives that were condensed in the void around him, and then the neatly stacked flying knives flew back to the stunned fair-faced man.

He didn't even need to reach out to pick them up, the flying knives flew into his arms and returned to their positions close to his body one by one.

The arrow that had been shot returned to the quiver where it originally resided.

After putting all this in its place, Geng Xuan jumped down from the stone pillar and landed directly among the crowd.

He ignored the fearful and dreadful looks in their eyes, as if they saw a demon, and walked straight to the extinguished campfire.

He took the largest and meatiest leg of roasted lamb in his hand without hesitation and started to eat it.

After eating voraciously for a while and calming his stomach which had been protesting wildly for an hour or two, Geng Xuan turned around and looked at the bearded man.

While he turned his back to the bearded man and ate his food with big mouthfuls.

Staring at the close figure, the bearded man's expression kept changing dramatically.

The power was flowing rapidly between his palms. In his mind, he had already delivered countless heavy punches to this figure from behind.

But the reality is that, apart from the drastic changes in his facial expressions, his body remained standing still.

When the figure finally turned around and faced him again, the bearded man spoke first.

"You are... evil..."

He originally wanted to ask "Who are you and what do you want to do?", but when he saw the other person's face clearly for the first time, the words that had been brewing in his mind countless times got stuck and he could no longer ask.

After a pause, another word almost came out of his mouth.

At this moment, the man who was chewing in front of him suddenly said:

"stop!"

The bearded man was horrified to find that the feeling of being out of control and being completely manipulated by others came back to him again.

However, the controlling power just now came from outside the body.

And at this moment, this sense of control penetrated directly into the body.

He felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by an invisible force.

He had no doubt that if the force increased even a little bit, his heart would be shattered.

The sudden change that occurred in his body made him unable to utter a single word.

After using the "Heart-frightening Roar" to stop the other party, Geng Xuan said:
"You are too emotionally unstable to talk right now.

You should calm down first and think clearly. We can talk again after I have eaten my fill."

After saying that, he threw the bearded man and the others aside and continued eating by himself.

At the beginning, after Dong Guan threw his mixed-blood son to death with his own hands, he said to the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry who were watching: "This is not my son, he is a bastard."

Since then, "mixed-blood" has had the official scientific name "evil seed" in the two states of Xuanyou.

For the safety of the bearded man, Geng Xuan silenced him before he could say anything and asked him to calm down.

The reason why he was so considerate and patient towards this group of bandits was that after having personally experienced the emptiness and vastness of Xuanzhou, he urgently needed a group of mature and experienced "guides".

Through the stories told by Zha Luo, Geng Xuan understood that in Xuanyou and Youzhou, apart from some special talents directly under Dong Guan's command, the Sand Bandits were the ones who knew the geography and situation of Xuanyou and Youzhou the best.

When it comes to understanding the entire Xuanyou states, most of the Xuanyou cavalry under Dong Guan's command cannot compare to him.

The bearded man in front of him was able to put together such an excellent "entrepreneurial team". According to the tradition of the sand bandit world, this meant that he was not only an experienced veteran bandit.

He is also a rare "geographer".

——Without a wealth of geographical knowledge and sufficient understanding of the distribution of oases and stone forests for escape and rest, it is impossible to organize a large-scale long-distance operation.

It is even more impossible to temporarily change the course of action according to the actual situation, or to formulate an effective escape route.

He is also a "sociologist".

——Without knowing the distribution of alien tribes, sand people settlements, Xuanyou Iron Cavalry garrisons, patrol routes, and without a basic understanding of their internal situation, you led a group of younger brothers to rush in blindly?
This is not a bandit, this is just someone who is tired of living.

It can be said that Beard is the talent he most urgently needs now!

Even if the person has a glaring reputation, he is willing to give him more opportunities.

……

After a while.

Geng Xuan, whose body had recovered further, slowed down his eating pace a little and looked at the others.

He first looked at the other bandits, and all the barbecued meat in their hands was thrown to the ground by them.

Now they all hold weapons in their hands.

However, these weapons could not give them any sense of security, and no one attacked him.

Finally, Geng Xuan's gaze fell on the pure sand bandit who was naively questioning why the fair-faced man left 100,000 taels of silver unprofitable and only took 5,000 taels, and said, "You..."

The bandit was stunned for a moment, with an expression that said "Are you calling me?"

"Yes, it's you." Geng Xuan nodded.

The bandit showed a smile that was uglier than crying, and stammered, "You...you..."

Geng Xuan said: "Get me some drinkable water... Try to make it as clean as possible."

After hearing this, the bandit nodded as if he had been pardoned, and said:

"Okay, okay, wait a minute, I'll get it for you."

As he said this, he sheathed his sword and trotted to a group of Canglan horses.

Soon, he came to Geng Xuan holding a bulging water bag, and explained with a nod:
"This sac of water is the cleanest, and we haven't used it yet."

Geng Xuan took the water bag which contained at least five or six liters, untied the tie, tilted his head back and took a sip. A clear and sweet taste spread from his mouth.

"This water tastes delicious." Geng Xuan said in surprise and surprise.

Not only is this water delicious, it’s surprisingly delicious.

The bandit also showed an expression of pride on his face, and said flatteringly:

"We bought this at a high price when we passed by Crescent Lake. The spring water there is famous for its delicious taste."

Geng Xuan nodded and asked, "What's your name?"

The bandit hurriedly said, "My name is Lu Dan."

"Boiled eggs? Okay, I'll remember that."

Geng Xuan, who originally didn't want to say anything, suddenly patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are very good."

An expression of surprise and joy immediately appeared on Lu Dan's face.

Geng Xuan nodded and turned to look elsewhere.

And just as he turned around to look, the pair of eyes that were originally fixed on him quickly closed again.

Looking at the trembling eyelashes due to being closed too tightly, and the obviously disordered breathing, Geng Xuan said:
"Do you want to get up by yourself, or do you want me to help you?"

The woman on the ground suddenly stopped breathing.

Next to them, the bearded man with a fair face and other bandits, some had confused expressions, some had suspicious eyes, and some had thoughtful and doubtful eyes.

The next moment, a scene occurred that made all the bandits open their eyes wide again.

I saw a woman on the ground with her legs and feet tied tightly, unable to move at all.

The extremely tough rope that bound her hands and feet, woven with a mixture of cowhide and coarse linen, suddenly made a crisp "bang bang" sound and then broke into pieces.

The woman, who had been curled up on the ground like a weak and helpless little white flower, stood up directly.

She was tall and had a delicate face. She looked at Geng Xuan with fear in her eyes, and quickly retreated to the side of "Brother Hack", who had a weathered and honest face.

"Brother Hack", who had been silently gnawing on the meat, sighed softly, stopped pretending, took a step forward, and took the initiative to block the gaze between the woman and Geng Xuan.

Although he knew that with his own strength, he couldn't even block a finger from the man in front of him, he still did it.

Geng Xuan did nothing about their actions, but just watched with interest.

However, the man with the beard and the man with the fair face were all shocked by the scene before them.

Shit, I got cheated!
The man with the fair face glanced back and forth between the woman and the two "Huck brothers", his eyes were so gloomy that they seemed to drip water.

The bearded man's eyes were wide open, and fire was almost coming out of them.

The other bandits were equally angry about this sudden change.

It would be fine if an absurdly powerful monster suddenly appeared.

This kind of thing is really unimaginable. If it really happens, you can only blame yourself for being unlucky.

But the task that he thought would be problem-free and would earn him a large sum of money, unexpectedly went wrong.

This is what they are most proud of and what they rely on for their livelihood.

The scene happening before their eyes was no different from the man and woman in front of them slapping them in the face.

And started to laugh at them wantonly: "Haha, you are all fooled, a bunch of idiots!"

If Geng Xuan had not been present, they would have immediately surrounded the couple and chopped them into minced meat.

As for now, of course I can only hold it in.

Geng Xuan ignored the mood changes of the other bandits, threw aside the lamb leg bone that he had already eaten, and took a large piece of lamb chop in his hand.

He drank a sip of water to refresh his mouth, then sat down on a low stone pier not far in front of the two of them and said:
"Tell me, what's going on between you two?"

Both of them just stared at him without saying a word.

Geng Xuan took another big bite of meat and chewed it slowly, saying:

"You two better explain everything to me before I finish eating, I don't have much time to chat with you.

If you two can't help me figure out what's going on as soon as possible, then..."

As he spoke, he glanced at the bearded man who was staring at them with flaming eyes, and said with a smile:
"I'll leave you two to him."

Hake's expression froze, and he turned his head slightly to look at the woman he was protecting behind him.

The woman nodded slightly at him.

Huck said:
"We have no ill intentions. We just want to use the Black Wind Group's channels to send Bai Ma out of Xuanzhou safely."

"Bai Ma? Your name is Bai Ma?" Geng Xuan looked at the woman and asked.

The woman who had been staring at him said softly, "Saren Baima."

This was the first time she spoke, her pronunciation was a little strange, but very nice.

Sarin means moonlight and Baima means lotus.

Geng Xuan nodded and asked curiously:

"Why would you use this method to get out of Xuanzhou?
From what they said, you are the daughter of a tribal chief.

If you want to leave Xuanzhou and travel to other states, you wouldn't do it this way, right?"

Huck said:
"Because the clan leader intends to send Bai Ma to the palace in Chidianyuan."

Seeing the puzzled look on Geng Xuan's face, he explained:

“The clan leader learned through some channels that Dong Guan suddenly decided to celebrate the New Year in Chiyuyuan this year.

And plan to stay until around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Before this, he had not lived in the Chidunyuan Palace for a long time, so there was a lack of maids to sleep with him.

This was another temporary decision and Dong Guan would not stay too long. He would only bring a small number of people with him, not even the slaves and maids who had served him closely all year round.

When the clan leader learned about this, he wanted to use his connections to send Bai Ma to the Chidunyuan Palace before New Year's Eve."

Geng Xuan understood.

Due to the special geographical conditions of Xuanyou State, Dong Guan did not settle in one place all year round, but moved back and forth between many strategic locations such as Canglan Mountain, Xuezong Beach, Chidunyuan, and Hanhai Salt Lake.

Leading a large group of top leaders from the two states of Xuanyou.

In each of these places, a palace was built specifically for him to live in.

Most of the time, this kind of migration, like that of migratory birds, has fixed routes and order of movement, as well as the length of time spent in different palaces.

But sometimes, sudden adjustments are made.

Maybe there was an emergency, maybe there was a special need, or maybe Dong Guan just suddenly wanted to see the sunset over Canglan Mountain...

But in Chidunyuan, there is no beautiful sunset, only a large area of bare red wasteland.

The reason why it has become a strategic location for the two states of Xuanyou is that its entire red wasteland is covered with large areas of exposed, high-quality iron ore.

All the armor used to arm the Xuanyou horses under his command, as well as most of the weapons, were produced here.

However, Dong Guan suddenly changed his plan and decided to go to Chidunyuan to celebrate the New Year and stay there until around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Hearing the "fifteenth day of the first lunar month", Geng Xuan naturally thought of the letter he received from Xiao Jingwen, which also emphasized the date of "the fifteenth day of the first lunar month".

Two important actions planned to be implemented in Yuanzhou are directly related to it.

Geng Xuan had this thought in his mind, but he looked at Bai Ma and asked, "You don't want to?"

Bai Ma curled his lips and said, "Whoever wants to go can go. I will never go even if I die!"

"If you went to Yuanjing, the ending would not necessarily be better than this." "That was my choice too!" Bai Ma said a little angrily and stubbornly.

As she spoke, she looked towards Geng Xuan, with unstoppable resentment emanating from her eyes.

“Moreover, I have successfully convinced them that I have no cultivation and pose no threat.

They will definitely relax their supervision on me!
As long as I can successfully cross the Hang River through their channels, I have a good chance of escaping before entering Yuanjing.

Now...now..."

Having said that, Bai Ma couldn't continue and pursed his lips tightly.

Tears sparkled in those star-like eyes.

Her cheeks were puffed up like buns, and she felt so aggrieved.

Geng Xuan smiled and said:

"If you do this, you will cause great trouble to the Black Wind Group!"

The Black Wind Group itself does not have the ability to safely send Bai Ma across the Hang River and all the way to Yuanjing, so it must rely on other channels.

Just imagine what a formidable force with this kind of capability would be to the Black Wind Group.

If Bai Ma and Hake's plan succeeds, no one will be able to cause trouble to them, and the newly established Black Wind Group will be in trouble.

Bai Ma curled his lips and said, "That's what they deserve!"

Hearing this, all the bandits opened their eyes wide and stared at her with angry looks as if they wanted to skin her alive.

Geng Xuan looked at the two of them, thinking in his heart.

Of course, he wouldn't just listen to what the two of them said.

As they were telling their stories, he was more interested in observing their inner emotions and the changes in their "ripples".

Although he couldn't reach the level of complete mind-reading, these three factors confirmed each other, allowing him to easily tell whether what they said was true or false.

If it is fake, how much of it is real and how much of it is fake, as well as where the fakes are mixed in, can all be seen at a glance.

Therefore, he also made some unexpected discoveries.

The two of them didn't even add any water to their words, and every word they said was true.

Geng Xuan didn't say anything more. He finished his food carefully and drank two sips of water. He then looked at the bearded man and asked, "Are you calm now?"

"What do you want?" the bearded man asked.

As soon as he said this, he seemed to realize that his words were a bit too harsh for such a strong man in front of him, and hurriedly explained:
"I know that in front of a strong man like you, we are just a group of ants. Your initial words must have been meant to tease us, so, what exactly are you..."

Geng Xuan interrupted sternly, "I am serious."

"You...you...really want to join the Black Wind Group?" The bearded man almost bit his tongue.

"Well...you look so ugly, don't you want to accept me?"

"No, no, no, I'm very happy!" The bearded man forced himself to smile, which was uglier than crying.

He immediately said that it was a great honor for his small Black Wind Group, which had just started its business, to attract a super boss like you to join us. It was a great honor!
"Then... Boss?" Geng Xuan called out to the bearded man affectionately.

As soon as he said this, it was like a red-hot iron hitting the bearded man's heart.

He jumped up directly, his hands waving into afterimages, and said, "No, no, no, no... From now on, you are the boss of our Black Wind Group!"

Having said that, he simply knelt on the ground, demonstrating his firm and clear attitude with practical actions.

Seeing that he was so sensible, Geng Xuan stopped teasing him and nodded:
"In that case, I will take the responsibility."

As he spoke, he looked at the other nine bandits except the bearded man and said:
"You all should express your opinions as well."

While the others were still hesitating and at a loss, the "Boiled Egg" was the first to kneel down and shout:

"Big brother!"

Seeing him like this, the others also bowed one after another.

"Big brother!"

"Big brother!"

"..."

As the voices of "Big Brother" were shouted one after another, Geng Xuan suddenly discovered that the white halo beyond the red names above everyone's heads had quietly completed the transformation.

From an irrelevant outsider, to an "insider".

However, not everyone is like this.

Geng Xuan waved at the bearded man, pointed at the fair-faced rich young master, the third brother, and the other two bandits, and said:
"They call me 'big brother', but they don't recognize me in their hearts.

You go and do some ideological work on them, and I'll give them another chance."

As soon as these words were spoken, the bearded man showed a look of astonishment.

The four people including Bai Jinglian who were pointed out by him in public looked at Geng Xuan as if they had seen a ghost.

There was both disbelief and the inexplicable fear of having one's thoughts exposed.

Geng Xuan looked at Ha Ke and Bai Ma again and invited them:

"You two should join the Black Wind Group as well."

Hak didn't answer and looked at Bai Ma.

Bai Ma, with a puffy face, said, "Can we say no?"

"If you two don't mind asking the tribesmen who come here to collect your bodies, you can just say no," Geng Xuan said "implicitly".

"Okay, let's join." Bai Ma said firmly.

Although it is different from the original plan.

But as long as she is not sent to the bed of that fat old pig Dong Guan, being a female bandit is not unacceptable.

Then, under Geng Xuan's gratified gaze, Bai Ma also imitated the other sand bandits, knelt on the ground and called him "Big Brother".

Huck followed suit.

The white halo above the two people's heads changed immediately.

From strangers to "insiders".

This shows that they have accepted this identity change from the bottom of their hearts.

Geng Xuan looked at the four fair-faced men who were gathered together by the bearded man and asked:

"How's it going, have you figured it out?"

The four people, with complicated expressions, bowed again seriously and said respectfully: "Big Brother!"

Geng Xuan's gaze swept across the fair-faced man and the other two bandits, and finally landed on the young man.

Just now, during a brief listening session, Geng Xuan already knew that this young man was the third in command of the Black Wind Group.

Moreover, he was born into a wealthy family in Canglan Mountain.

In addition, Geng Xuan also noticed that the density of red marks on the head of the third in command was second only to that of the bearded man, and was even higher than that of the second in command, the fair-faced man.

Moreover, his cultivation strength is also better than that of the fair-faced man.

At his age and with his accomplishments, he is truly worthy of the title of a "young talent".

Even after he specifically pointed him out once, this "young talent" still did not recognize him as the boss from the bottom of his heart.

When Geng Xuan's gaze fell on him and did not leave, the others also realized something and looked towards the "Third in Command" on the ground.

The young man who was kneeling on the ground was obviously aware of something. Under the gaze of everyone, his body began to tremble slightly.

But even so, his heart has not changed.

Geng Xuan suddenly asked, "You are from Dong Guan, right?"

The young man, whose body was trembling slightly, suddenly froze when he heard the words, and then began to tremble even more violently.

When the other bandits saw this, how could they not know the truth?

The bearded man's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Shame on you!
It's so embarrassing!

The small team that had just started its business was accurately hit by the person who should least know about it.

This kind of thing is actually not uncommon in the sand bandit circle.

However, only those bandit gangs that have been in existence for many years and have made a name for themselves receive such "preferential treatment".

It is rare to see a group like the Black Wind Group, which was attacked by Dong Guan's spies just after it started and directly entered the core layer.

The kind that would make the other gangs laugh to death if you tell them about it.

The bearded man could even imagine how Black Wind Group would be laughed at.

"What kind of bandits are the Black Wind Group?
It's obvious that he is acting as a free lackey for Dong Guan!
He doesn't take any food or salary, but he bites people more actively than anyone else!"

The bearded man gnashed his teeth and turned to look at Geng Xuan, saying, "Brother... I want to interrogate him."

Geng Xuan nodded: "Go ahead, but don't delay too long. We can't stay here for long."

The young man on the ground suddenly exerted force with his knees and was about to jump away.

But the next moment, the strength concentrated on his knees instantly dissipated.

He was motionless and was easily caught in the bearded man's hands.

The bearded man picked him up in his hands like a chicken and walked around to behind a stone pillar nearby.

Soon, waves of heart-wrenching screams came from behind the stone pillars.

There was no so-called gritting teeth to insist. Without even waiting for the bearded man to interrogate him, the young man told everything like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

It is true that the young man's apparent identity is a wealthy young man from Canglan Mountain.

But secretly, he is still a member of the "Dark Night Department".

The fact that he was able to infiltrate the Black Wind Group and become the core of the entrepreneurial team was not a deliberate plan by the "Dark Night Division". It could only be said that the bearded man was too "lucky" in making friends, and then the young man and the "Dark Night Division" behind him took advantage of the situation.

Geng Xuan looked at the other bandits. They all had expressions of hatred and fear on their faces.

People from other states' first impression of Dong Guan is that he is the leader of a hundred thousand Xuanyou Iron Cavalry.

Because this is the biggest and strongest threat that Dong Guan can pose to other states.

But within the two states of Xuanyou, under the rule of Dong Guan, people's fear of the "Dark Night Bureau" was even greater than that of the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry.

In Zha Luo's story, this department has become the embodiment of terror. It can stop children from crying at night. In the two states of Xuan and You, its secret spies are almost omnipresent.

With the active cooperation of the young man, he quickly told everything he could and could not explain.

The bearded man did as he wished and did not continue to torture him. Instead, he slapped him on the head and ended his life.

A ball of rich red light passed through the stone pillar and sank into the center of his forehead. Geng Xuan looked at the bearded man who had just left the stone pillar and asked, "In your original plan, what was the next step?"

The bearded man suppressed his depressed mood and replied:
"Go to Dricui Beach."

"Where is Dicui Beach? What are we going there for?" Geng Xuan asked.

"Starting from here, about 360 miles to the southeast is Dicui Beach, an oasis with a small area but abundant water resources.

Due to its small area, it is difficult for settlements and tribes to take root there, but because of its abundant water resources, it is an important node on several trading routes in Xuanzhou.

Gradually, many semi-shady transactions in the surrounding area also gathered there.

I had planned to..."

Having said that, the bearded man looked at Bai Ma but stopped talking.

When Bai Ma saw him looking at her, she did not avoid him. Instead, she widened her eyes and directly fought back.

Geng Xuan understood that this Dicui Beach was the place where the bearded man was planning to sell Bai Ma.

Moreover, Geng Xuan thought to himself that Dicui Beach was three or four hundred miles away to the southeast.

In terms of distance, it is only about 300 miles away from the Hang River, which is considered very close.

It is understandable that a certain force has established a channel there to safely transport people or objects from Xuanzhou out of Xuanzhou.

None of this was surprising, but what surprised him most was another point.

"Didn't Dong Guan send troops to guard a place like this?"

The bearded man spread his hands and said:

"Now, he pretends not to see it, and lets his people sneak in with a half-black skin, making a lot of money, and other people will pretend not to know.

If he sends troops to garrison and wants to take it all, then everyone will move to another place, and the caravans will change their routes, and he will end up not getting anything."

Having said this, he paused and then said:

"As far as I know, the real backer of this channel that can connect with Yuanzhou on the other side is still related to Dong Guan."

Geng Xuan was surprised:
"Then you are really bold enough to sell the contemporary saint girl who was going to be given to Dong Guan to warm his bed to Yuanzhou through this channel."

When Bai Ma heard him teasing her by calling her "the saint of the modern age", she glared at him angrily.

The bearded man smiled bitterly and said, "I was really screwed by them!"

It can be said that no matter whether Bai Ma can escape successfully or not, once the real reason for her escape is exposed and known by Dong Guan, he and the Black Wind Group will be in big trouble.

At that time, he didn't even have anywhere to hide.

Because the "Dark Night Division" had already driven a nail into the core of his team long ago.

Thinking of this, the bearded man couldn't help but want to swear again.

Suddenly, I felt that it was not a bad thing that I was unexpectedly spotted by a big shot in the game world and escaped from the existing bad luck.

Geng Xuan looked at the ten Canglan horses and said, "I want to expand the team as soon as possible. Do you have any good suggestions?"

The bearded man thought for a moment, pointed in the direction Geng Xuan had just come from, and said:
“There is a tribe there. With your ability, you can quickly expand the size of the cavalry to more than a hundred people.

...Well, there is also a Xuanyou cavalry stationed nearby.

The number of Xuanyou Iron Cavalry should be less than twenty, so we must deal with them before taking action."

The tribe he was referring to was exactly where Geng Xuan had originally planned to sneak in to steal sheep.

Geng Xuan shook his head and said, "The tribes, the settlements of the Sand People, and Dong Guan's troops, stay away for the time being."

As he spoke, he looked at the bearded man and made his words more clearly.

“Try to target other groups of Sandy bandits.”

Hearing this, the bearded man started thinking again.

The fair-faced man next to him whispered:

"Big... Last time when I went to Wild Wolf Gorge to order weapons, I heard that Iron Wolf was discussing with several large groups and wanted to recruit more people from them."

He originally wanted to shout "Big Brother", but just as the words were about to come out of his mouth, he realized that the "Big Brother" had been replaced by a new person, so he quickly swallowed the words back.

The bearded man understood, looked at Geng Xuan and said:

"Brother, if you want to expand the team as soon as possible, let's head north to Iron Arrow Mountain now."

Then he quickly explained:
“Tielang is a broker for the Sand Gang and has connections with many large Sand Gangs.

There are many places in Xuanzhou with both water and land where people can take root.

It is not as strategically located as Dicui Beach, which is too conspicuous.

But not only did Dong Guan look down on it, it was too small to even attract the Sand People’s settlement.”

Geng Xuan nodded, understanding the peculiarity of this kind of "bad land". No decent settlement tribe would go there because it was too small to support too many people.

Moreover, with fewer people, their power is limited. Even if they work hard to produce some results, it is easy for them to be noticed by bandits and be robbed.

By then, not only will your things be lost, but you may even lose your life.

As for letting the Sand Bandits run their own business——

Please, who would want to be a bandit if they could just farm the land and herd sheep in peace?
"If I become a bandit and then go to farm and herd sheep, then wouldn't it be a waste of my career as a bandit?!"

The bearded man said:

“For someone like Tielang, this is very suitable.

He specifically selected many similar "bad places" to build his villas.

He recruited the scattered sand people to farm for him, and recruited the disabled and elderly from the sand gangs to look after the house for him.

...Because he has friendships with many large sand gangs, there is not much meat in such a place. Even if other sand gangs do not have direct friendships with him, they will not easily provoke him.

Taking advantage of this, he has acquired many such "bad plots of land" over the years.

Basically they are all doing well.

One may seem insignificant, but when added together, their scale is astonishingly large.

In terms of overall strength, it is only stronger than a large sand gang.

This way, no one would dare to mess with him.

The Iron Arrow Mountain I'm talking about is a relatively large courtyard in the hands of Iron Wolf, not too far from here."

Upon hearing this, Geng Xuan thought, wow, this guy is a business genius!

It is surprising that we can find such an extremely tricky development path.

Recruit the disabled, elderly and weak from those large gangs of sand bandits to guard the house?

Is this a job to recruit someone to look after the house?
This is clearly the disability and pension insurance provided to these large groups of sand bandits!
Moreover, with such a group of disabled bandits who are not good at fighting but capable of everything else, how could other bandit gangs dare to come and rob? (End of this chapter)