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With this new kneeling, the cohesion of the Black Wind Group quietly rose several levels compared to before.

After everyone stood up, Geng Xuan ordered seventeen bandits with obvious disabilities to enter the villa.

Let them do it themselves and quickly organize a spacious room that is usually used for group activities.

——Originally there were 19 disabled sand bandits, but two of them died because they refused to join the Black Wind Group.

Soon, the room became empty.

There is nothing else except tables and desks.

After doing all this with the most positive attitude and by hand, the disabled people looked at Geng Xuan with hopeful eyes.

It seems to be asking: "And then? What are we going to do then?"

"Lie down." Geng Xuan said.

A group of disabled people looked at the tables in the house that were originally used as dining tables or for cutting vegetables and cooking.

"Just... lie down like this?"

"Well, just lie down and relax. You don't have to worry about what happens next. Leave it to me." Geng Xuan said.

The disabled people looked at each other quickly, and led by two disabled people in the early stage of marrow refining, the seventeen disabled people quickly and actively went to the tables and lay down in an orderly manner.

Just as they lay down, the familiar feeling of being hit by stones thrown by Geng Xuan and being unable to control themselves once again struck the hearts of the injured bandits.

Then--

These bandits quickly lost consciousness and fell into a deep sleep.

There are no auxiliary drugs for paralysis and pain relief.

However, it was easy for Geng Xuan to solve this problem.

After settling the patients, Geng Xuan went to another room next door.

The scene in this room is much bloodier.

Tao Bin is skilled in flying knives and hidden weapons.

Due to his lack of strength, Bai Ma's skills and techniques are all delicate and exquisite.

As well as eight other members of the Black Wind Group who are good at finger skills and have outstanding attainments in delicate and technical abilities.

All of them were chosen by Geng Xuan to be his assistants.

At his request, the nine intact bodies that were brought here first were quickly disassembled into parts.

"Wow...wow..."

Bai Ma carried a clean large wooden barrel, and while enduring the discomfort, he put the completely removed hands, feet, eyeballs and other items into it one by one.

The other sand bandits were fine, although some of them looked strange, they managed to remain calm.

But Bai Ma, who had never seen such a scene, found it really hard to bear.

Before entering this room, she had never realized it so clearly and intuitively.

People can also be regarded not as "people", but as a kind of existence that is no different from pigs, dogs, sheep and horses.

However, Geng Xuan did not let her leave the room and escape the disaster just because she could not bear it.

The only thing was that she wasn't allowed to do it herself, to avoid causing excessive damage to the scarce "raw materials".

——Nine bodies, seven complete and two incomplete, missing a leg, a hand and an eye. Under such circumstances, the needs of seventeen disabled people had to be met.

Fortunately, the damaged parts of these disabled people were staggered. The most common type of disability was the right arm being disabled for various reasons, but the total number of such disabled people was only six, which did not exceed the limit of nine bodies.

Seeing Bai Ma's appearance, Geng Xuan "comforted" her:

“This is actually good, because what we need to do this time is basically reattaching the hands and feet, and replacing a few eyes.

The scene of preparing ingredients looked bloody, but it was not that bad.

If the organs are replaced and the intestines are connected, all the corpses will be disemboweled..."

His "comfort" did not have any positive effect, and Bai Ma felt even more disgusted.

She pleaded:

"One more person here won't make much difference, and one less person here won't make any difference either. I'd better go find something to do outside."

Geng Xuan shook his head and said:

“Next, the Black Wind Group will inevitably have many battles, and after each battle, there will inevitably be many injured and disabled people.

I won't be able to do it alone by then, and I can't spend too much time on it.

I plan to train a group of people from now on.

From now on, you will mainly do these things for me.

Now is a rare opportunity to practice, you must seize it."

"To learn this...it's not that easy, right? I'm actually very stupid!" Bai Ma found reasons for himself to quit.

“For others, it might be difficult.

But for you, it is not difficult at all.

The most demanding thing is to use the ten fingers of both hands to perform delicate and delicate operations. You already have these abilities.

As long as I tell you how to do it, trust me, you will get the hang of it in no time.”

Various thoughts raced through Bai Ma's mind, trying to find another excuse to shirk responsibility.

She was devastated at the thought of having to spend the rest of her life in such an environment.

You said you would be a sand bandit!

This is completely different from the life of a bandit in the desert that I imagined!

At this moment, Geng Xuan looked at her with a deep look in his eyes and said:
"You should know what this technology means to the people of the tribe!
Now, I am feeding you the food!"

What does it mean?
How is this different from the legendary resurrection of the dead?
It is no exaggeration to say that it is a miracle sent down from the sky by Canglang!
Thinking of this, Bai Ma trembled for a moment, then nodded firmly and said, "Okay, I'll learn!"

Geng Xuan checked everything and confirmed that all the ingredients were ready. Then he said to everyone in the room, "Let's go."

After leading Bai Ma, Tao Bin and ten others into the next room, Geng Xuan said to them, "I'll do it this time. You all watch carefully. Next time, I'll let you do it yourself."

Everyone nodded solemnly.

They also heard the conversation between Geng Xuan and Bai Ma just now.

They knew very well that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them.

How could anyone refuse the opportunity to learn such a magical skill?
What's more, some people with quick minds have already reacted.

In the future, the Black Wind Group will have many wars and many injured and disabled people, which means that there will be even more deaths.

Geng Xuan's special positioning of them now means that their lives will be more secure than those of others.

From the perspective of saving lives, this is obviously also a safer "safe haven"!
No matter what these people thought, after Geng Xuan finished his instructions, he ignored everything else and devoted himself to the "building blocks" game.

In the eyes of others, what did Geng Xuan do after he officially got into the state?

First, check the patient's condition and confirm that he is completely asleep.

Then use simple techniques to temporarily block the blood flow to the treated area.

Then, depending on the actual situation, the disabled person's broken hands or legs will be completely removed from the elbows, knees, shoulders, or hips.

Then, from the full "material bucket", find an arm or leg that best fits the overall condition, and "trim" it appropriately to ensure that it can be accurately connected with the patient.

Finally, it is docking and stitching.

Bones, fascia, blood vessels, muscles, skin...

Complete precise docking and stitching one by one.

No additional needle or thread was even used to assist in sewing.

Instead, he used deft techniques and precise control of strength to directly take the material from the two parts that were stitched together, accurately picking out filaments of just the right length and thickness, and connecting them together with simple knots.

Get it done.

It was amazing to see Geng Xuan using this method to connect a complete right arm to the right shoulder of a person with a broken arm.

As his hands left the man's shoulders, because the suturing technique was so exquisite and the fit was perfect enough, apart from slight differences in the color, texture and grain of the skin, there was no trace of suturing at all.

There was no way to tell that the arm was not original, but had just been removed from another corpse and installed right under their noses.

When everyone saw Geng Xuan quickly finish the "assembly" of the first case and walk towards the next patient, there was a look of confusion in their eyes.

Is it that simple?
If it were really that simple, this kind of surgery would have been popular thousands of years ago!

"Is that the end?" Tao Bin asked directly the question in his mind.

"For now, I only ask you to master these... Is this simple enough?"

Some people understood the meaning of this sentence and seemed to be thinking about it.

Some people only understood half of what was said, and were filled with wild thoughts, confusion and uncertainty.

"Sutures require a high level of strength and precision. If you can't do what I did, you can prepare a few fine needles and catgut.

Although it's a bit more troublesome, the effect is the same," Geng Xuan continued.

Walk to the second victim.

After that, Geng Xuan stopped talking and immersed himself in the treatment.

To others, all this seemed simple, and to Geng Xuan, it was not difficult at all.

However, the biggest difference from what others saw was that before removing the old broken limbs of these people, he first performed on these recipients the "dismemberment technique" which he had mastered to a small level, and the "life-gathering technique" which he had also mastered to a small level.

Only he could see that the "ripples" emanating from the bodies of those who had completed the reattachment of severed limbs began to fluctuate and change at a speed far exceeding normal speed.

On the one hand, their bodies are quickly "accepting" and "digesting" this "alien" that was forcibly inserted, and gradually assimilating it into part of the whole.

And in this process, the limbs that were forcibly connected began to quickly blend with each other, becoming a whole at a speed far exceeding normal healing speed.

On the other hand, the price of all this is that the limited life energy in the recipient's body begins to burn and decrease little by little.

The extent of the reduction is determined by factors such as the size and stubbornness of the foreign body that needs to be "digested", as well as the area that needs to be restored and healed.

Compared with operations such as improving cultivation and cultivating talents, the life energy consumed in this situation is actually not too much.

If all evaluation is done based on the time lost in life span, according to Geng Xuan's judgment, most of the time lost in life span is within a few months.

There were only three cases where their lifespan was shortened by more than one year, simply because they had more body parts replaced than other patients.

At the beginning, because Geng Xuan himself was a novice, although he knew what to do, he was inevitably too cautious with his hands, and it would take him twenty to thirty minutes to treat each patient.

Later, after several consecutive cases, Geng Xuan's movements became more and more skillful and his efficiency became higher and higher.

From start to finish, a patient's reassembly can be completed in ten minutes.

time flies.

Outside the house, the sun slowly moved up to the zenith.

After the sun passes the zenith, it begins to fall to the other side little by little.

At around 2:30 in the afternoon, the door that had been closed for a long time opened with a creaky sound, and Geng Xuan walked out of the house.

……

Around eight o'clock in the morning.

"Little Stone Forest" is more than 300 miles away to the southeast.

The Tiejian Mountain Villa is more than 500 miles southeast.

Shortly after Geng Xuan seized the leadership of the Black Wind Group and absorbed all members except the original third in command, as well as Hakebaima and the other two.

On an oasis called "Dicui Beach" which is small but lush with water and grass.

The oasis, which originally seemed to be in a harmonious atmosphere, spread rapidly as a secret message spread.

The horse teams looked like swarms of flies hiding in horse manure.

Suddenly, they scattered out from the oasis and rushed into the wilderness in all directions.

It was as if this originally harmless oasis suddenly opened its bloody mouth to them, and everyone couldn't wait to flee from there.

Among them, a cavalry of about sixty or seventy people rushed out of the oasis and fled all the way north.

Many people who were still sleeping in the land of happiness left in too haste.

When they mounted their horses and rushed out of the oasis, they were all shirtless.

Some of them at least managed to grab their clothes, and after the cavalry rushed out of the oasis, they quickly put on their clothes while fleeing north with the cavalry.

Some of them didn't even have time to bring a piece of clothing. Apart from the mounts under their crotch and the weapons tightly held in their hands, they were completely naked.

As the cavalry hurried along, the cold wind made them shiver all over.

The horse team headed north, running in a panic for nearly an hour.

Originally, one could occasionally see horse groups escaping from Dicui Beach.

Now, in this vast desert, apart from themselves, no one else can be seen.

After confirming that there were no pursuers, the leader raised his arms high and shouted for a moment, and the galloping horse team quickly stopped.

After the cavalry stopped to rest, several senior officials gathered together to discuss the next steps.

"Are those people crazy?" As soon as they met, a tall and thin bandit swung the whip in his hand fiercely, as if he was whipping a non-existent enemy, and roared in frustration.

Another bandit with a red garlic nose also said in confusion:
"Aren't they afraid of completely destroying Dicui Beach by doing this?
Although they are also dogs raised by Dong Guan, that fat pig only cares about money and not people!
Aren't they afraid that Dong Guan will skin them alive if he finds out?"

As he said this, he also looked at a triangular-eyed bandit next to him.

Triangle, who was in deep thought, saw the look in his companion's eyes, thought for a moment, and shook his head:

"I think this couldn't have been done on the whim of these people; it was most likely done at the direct instruction of Dong Guan!
Just think about it, to what extent are those bastards afraid of Dong Guan on a daily basis?
If it weren't for Dong Guan's instructions, they wouldn't dare do such a thing even if they had ten guts!"

His answer not only failed to resolve the doubts in the minds of the bandits, but made them even more confused.

Garlic Nose said in astonishment:
"Dong Guan doesn't seem to be such an unwise person. This kind of thing of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs...will he be able to live like this in the future?!"

What everyone was talking about at this moment was what suddenly happened not long before they hurriedly escaped from Dicui Beach.

The largest force on Dicui Beach, which has always claimed to be "neutral" -

In fact, everyone knows that these are Dong Guan's subordinates, but they are just covered with a not-so-sophisticated skin.

Because of this "official" certification, Dicui Beach quickly became a prosperous place where both the black and white worlds gathered.

Not only caravans like to trade here.

If the sand bandits have looted goods that need to be sold, or kidnapped "good stuff" that need to be sold, or want to buy weapons or training resources, they all like to gather here.

As we all know, the bandits who risk their lives to make money are very irrational in their spending.

When people are in financial difficulty, it is common to go hungry for nine meals out of three days.

But once he had money, the money was no longer money, it just flowed out like water, and he wanted to spend it all in one day.

Moreover, when it comes to consumption, the Sandy bandit group has shown extraordinary "loyalty".

Once people form consumption habits in a certain place, they will regard it as their first choice even if it is thousands of miles away.

Because of this characteristic, once there is a stable gathering of bandits in a certain place, it is simply a goose that lays golden eggs.

In order to ensure the long-term existence of this cozy nest, the bandit gangs that behave extremely viciously elsewhere will also be restrained and restrained here.

No looting, no trouble, no killing.

Such a "treasure land" that was tacitly protected by all parties was suddenly ended today by the disguised Dong Guan forces.

The first to suffer were the warehouses of the chambers of commerce. The supplies and food inside were all occupied and sealed.

Secondly, all the brothels, taverns, and gambling dens that made huge amounts of money every day and provided entertainment for the bandits were robbed precisely and efficiently.

The reason why these sand bandits were able to escape successfully was not because the people who took action were not strong enough, but because their core goal was to ensure that all supplies and money could be safely put into their pockets.

Fighting them is not the first priority.

Moreover, if they were forced into a desperate situation, they would be able to bite back fiercely no matter what the result was. After realizing that the other party had deliberately left them a way out, all the bandits ran for their lives outside Dicui Beach without any hesitation.

The smart bandits all knew this fact:

People were afraid of the counterattack of the entire sand bandit group, so they did not take action immediately and deliberately left them a way to escape.

But if we don't leave quickly during this brief window of opportunity, we will have to wait until the number of bandits stranded in Dicui Beach drops to a certain level.

Then the escape route will most likely disappear.

As for organizing a powerful counterattack while all the bandits are at Dicui Beach and at their strongest.

Not to mention reality, this is a scene that would never happen even in dreams.

The sand bandit group has never been united.

Cooperate to kill the enemy?
It is common for different gangs of sand bandits to fight each other when they meet.

The high-ranking leaders of the Sand Bandits discussed it for a while, but due to their limited vision and information channels, they became more confused and did not find the real reason why Dong Guan's men killed the goose that laid the eggs.

A short and fat high-ranking Sand Bandit did not participate in these discussions until this moment, when he reminded:

"Instead of worrying about these things, we should think about what to do next!"

After hearing his reminder, the high-ranking members of the Sand Bandits exchanged glances before returning to the cold reality.

Because they were eager to escape, they all wanted to escape before other groups of sand bandits escaped from Dicui Beach to avoid becoming the dog that was "locked in and beaten".

When escaping from Dicui Beach, apart from the mounts under their crotch and the weapons in their hands, everyone had almost no extra preparations.

The most basic things were food and water, which were necessary for a long journey. They had not prepared any of these necessities.

In this situation, the cavalry's ability to resist risks and respond to emergencies is very weak.

Finally, all the bandits looked at a figure with his back to them.

It was this man who ordered the galloping cavalry to stop and take a break.

After stopping, he did not participate in the conversation among the crowd, but stared at the other bandits and carefully counted all the remaining supplies on their horses.

These were the remaining supplies before they entered Dicui Beach.

"Boss, there aren't many supplies left, mainly water, which can only get us through today.

If we don't replenish it in time, we will be short of water tomorrow.

Other supplies should also be replenished as soon as possible.

Otherwise, we can only hold out for three days at most, and then we’ll have to consider killing horses to satisfy our hunger.”

Hearing this, the expressions of other high-ranking Sand Bandits changed.

For the sand bandits, horses are almost a part of their lives.

Killing horses to satisfy hunger is almost tantamount to suicide.

After hearing the report, the bandit leader turned around, looked at the other high-ranking officials, and asked, "What do you say?"

The bandit leader had a leather eye patch on his right eye, but he was a one-eyed man.

While the other bandits were still thinking, the short and fat bandit started to suggest:

"I remember there's a foreign tribe about sixty miles northwest of here. How about..."

As soon as he said this, the bandit with a garlic nose said directly:
"What kind of stupid idea is this? Have you forgotten the rules of the Sand Gang?

There was no sufficient preparation before the action, and no sufficient information was collected about this tribe. If you just rushed in like this, how many people do you expect to die?
...Not to mention that our situation is even worse now. If the other party shows a little more toughness, they can turn around and bite us to death. Do you believe it? !"

The short and fat bandit's expression changed several times after being confronted. Finally, he simply kicked the ball back, spread his hands, and said:
"Then what do you think we should do?
Anyway, we must solve the supply problem within today.

If we wait until tomorrow, people will be restless and there will be a lack of water, so our combat effectiveness will drop by half. Do you believe it?!

...If the tribe can't go, then you have to come up with a new plan."

The garlic-nosed bandit felt awkward after hearing this.

I opened my mouth several times, but couldn't come up with a suitable suggestion.

Finally, everyone's attention was focused on the one-eyed boss.

"..."

Under the expectant eyes, the one-eyed dragon boss pondered for a moment, and finally said:

"Let's go north first... We can think about the specific plan later."

Hearing such a confusing answer, many bandits felt disappointed.

The garlic-nosed sand bandit opened his mouth, but realizing that he couldn't come up with a better solution, he chose to shut up.

Seeing this, the One-Eyed Boss realized that his subordinates were secretly criticizing his decision, and had to explain further:

"Don't be so obsessed with fighting. Our goal is just to supply some water and food, not to really attack the tribe.

We are afraid of losses, but aren’t they afraid too?

They are only afraid of something more powerful than us!

When the time comes, we just need to put on a scare display and send people to negotiate. I don’t believe they won’t even meet this small request.”

After hearing his explanation, the bandits felt much more at ease.

After resting for a while, the team adjusted its direction slightly and continued to move north.

About an hour later.

A foreign tribe is in sight in the distance.

And when they saw each other, the other party also saw them.

Before they got close, loud and shrill bone whistles and fierce dog barking sounded in the tribe.

The first time to graze is to drive the cattle and sheep back.

Agile and nimble figures rode on horseback, moving quickly back and forth in the tribe.

At first, there were only a few scattered figures riding horses.

Soon, when they approached within a mile or two outside the tribe, there were already twenty or thirty of them.

They had obviously completed their assembly and were standing far away, blocking the way between their group of bandits and the chaotic tribe behind them.

And more and more figures were gathering around them.

Some people drew their bows and arrows and pointed them at them from a distance, while others used fences or other obstacles as barricades.

There were even many herdsmen who had no cultivation, holding pitchforks and watching their movements from afar.

"..."

Seeing this scene, the one-eyed boss was silent for a moment and said, "I'll go there myself."

As he spoke, he dismounted from his horse, took off the sword from his waist, and walked towards the opposite tribe on foot.

When the people in the tribe saw this, there was a commotion. Then a burly man pushed everyone aside and walked towards the one-eyed leader alone.

Under the gaze of hundreds of eyes, the two of them stopped about ten steps away from each other.

After a while, the two sides finished their communication.

The one-eyed man waited there, while the burly man stared at him and walked backwards back to the tribe.

Not long after, a group of herdsmen who had no cultivation drove out of the tribe in several horse-drawn carriages and stopped a few dozen steps away from the one-eyed dragon.

The bandits who had been waiting on the side immediately got into the car and checked it. After nodding to the one-eyed dragon, the one-eyed dragon reached into his arms, took out a golden object and threw it towards the tribe.

This is a piece of gold weighing seven or eight taels, along with horses, carts and supplies. Even if we don't make a fortune, the tribe will definitely not suffer any loss.

After temporarily receiving sufficient supplies, the team's morale has stabilized a lot.

Those who had been shirtless all the way finally put on clothes that were of poor quality but still kept them warm.

Just as the team was considering what to do next, the one-eyed leader riding on horseback suddenly fixed his gaze.

Just in front of the left side of the team, a cavalry group that was only slightly larger than his appeared there and was about to surround them.

He was startled and looked in other directions quickly.

Then, his heart sank rapidly.

Because in front of him on the right, there also appeared a cavalry.

He looked back hoping for a lucky break.

There was indeed no cavalry blocking the road directly behind the one we just passed.

But this was not worth being happy about, because a cavalry appeared from the left, slowly approaching them while consciously moving backwards.

Based on his experience, once he made the decision to turn the team around, the enemy would definitely speed up and rush forward, and would be able to completely cut off the rear route before his side broke through.

The size of each cavalry is only slightly larger than the one he has!
This sudden change caused the cavalry to become agitated.

Even the Canglan horses under everyone's crotch seemed to feel the change in atmosphere and became anxious and uneasy.

The one-eyed dragon did not wait for the three-sided siege to be completed.

Let the slow and "bulky" large army stay where it is, and take the initiative to attack in three directions with the most trusted and strongest group of people in the team.

The other party's posture did not seem to be an attempt to annihilate the enemy, but rather an attempt to trap them here alive.

It was this insight that made him decide to take the risk of close contact to find out the truth.

Soon, as they came into contact with the largest horse group from a distance, the One-Eyed Man made his first happy discovery.

acquaintance.

Although they were not very familiar with each other, he knew that what he saw before him was basically the other party's entire assets.

This shows that the three cavalry units that surrounded us from different directions were most likely not from the same force.

Most likely three different Sand Gang gangs.

And from his understanding, what they have achieved now is generally the limit of what the Sand Gang Alliance can do.

If you go any further, the difficulty will increase sharply.

However, if the alliance is larger and the target is not as tough as theirs, the possibility of a sincere alliance cannot be ruled out.

After the two sides came into contact, the news told by the other party made the one-eyed dragon stunned at first, and then he fell into deep thought.

"Join hands to do something?"

"Looting Iron Arrow Mountain?"

Seeing him hesitate, the other party immediately promised him:
"Don't worry, I'm very familiar with the situation in Iron Arrow Mountain. The number of guards is less than fifty, and most of them are old, weak, and sick."

"Don't worry about those big groups causing trouble.

Haven’t you seen what happened at Dicui Beach?

Since Dong Guan had completely torn his relationship with him, he no longer cared about his eating manners.

Do you think it's possible for him to let go of those big groups and people like Tielang?

To Dong Guan, these were all delicious and tasty pieces of fat meat, so there was no reason for him to miss them!

The one-eyed dragon was already moved, but still said:

"At a time like this, hiding well is the safest thing. Are you acting so excitedly, afraid that Dong Guan won't see us?"

Upon hearing this, the other party glanced at him and said with disdain:

"If you just want to live a peaceful life, why be a bandit? Wouldn't it be better to return to the settlement and become a wealthy man?"

Hearing this, the one-eyed dragon's expression darkened.

Then, the other party changed the subject.

"I feel very different this time. Two days ago, a sworn brother of mine who lives by water brought me a message from Xuan Qinghai.

At the time, I thought he was talking nonsense, but now, combined with Dong Guan's sudden action, I have a feeling that everything that is happening now is just a minor incident, and the real big thing has not happened yet."

"If we don't eat more and gain some weight while we have the chance, it's hard to say whether we can survive until tomorrow!"

"Okay." After hearing the other party's sincere and reasonable words, the one-eyed dragon finally stopped hesitating and nodded in agreement.

Finally, he looked at the four horse teams scattered on the desert and said:

"Do we have enough manpower? Should we attract more?"

Upon hearing this, the other party curled his lips and said:

"Look at you, you're such a coward! There are less than fifty guards, most of whom are old, weak, sick, and disabled. What are you afraid of?
What's more, it is at best an individual courtyard. Even if we scrape the ground three feet deep, how much profit can we get?
Now that the four of us have joined forces, each of us can still barely have enough to eat.

If we add more people, it would be safer, but after all this hard work, don't you just want to have a share of the profits?"

"……All right."

After weighing the pros and cons, the one-eyed dragon really didn't find any problem with this matter, so he completely put his worries aside, nodded heavily, and agreed to it.

So, after the four teams joined together, the cavalry with a total size of more than 300 people began to adjust their direction again, heading directly towards the Tiejianshan Villa.

And at this moment, inside the Tiejian Mountain Villa.

Geng Xuan is still reassembling the bodies of seventeen disabled people.

……

The 27th, 2:30 p.m.

After finishing the "assembly" and walking out of the room.

The first thing Geng Xuan did was to consume sixteen points and twenty points of luck respectively to advance the "dismemberment technique" and "life-gathering technique" from minor success to major success.

Then there's the meal.

This time, we finally had a proper and sumptuous meal with the special characteristics of Xuanzhou.

"I asked a few women who are good at cooking to prepare this."

Seeing Geng Xuan eating with relish, Cao Ao felt inexplicably happy and introduced him like this.

Geng Xuan nodded: "That's thoughtful."

Just at this moment, I suddenly heard a "Pah" sound coming from the side.

Geng Xuan turned his head and saw Bai Ma spitting out a large piece of meat from his mouth.

Geng Xuan frowned immediately upon seeing this.

Bai Ma seemed to sense his dissatisfaction and took the initiative to stuff the piece of meat back into his mouth.

Then, with a pretty face, she stiffened her neck and swallowed the piece of meat.

After doing all this, she explained with a look of grievance:
"It's not that I'm squeamish, it's just that this horse meat is too sour, too tough, and too unpalatable!"

"Horse meat?" Geng Xuan was a little surprised. He looked at the large plate of meat placed in front of the other person. Even after it was cooked, he couldn't tell what it looked like in its "live" state.

Cao Ao beside him quickly explained:

“The ten Canglan horses that came from the Little Stone Forest this morning were all very energetic and fast on the road.

But after arriving at the villa, five of the horses that were already old, weak and sick began to twitch and foam at the mouth one after another.

...In order to avoid waste, except for the portion prepared for you, everyone will eat horse meat for lunch today."

"..." Geng Xuan nodded, and didn't say anything pretentiously about not giving me special treatment, and continued to eat and drink.

On the side, Cao Ao mentioned it briefly and then talked about other aspects.

"The assets and money of the other courtyard have basically been counted."

"Talk about it."

“First, the most important ones are the Canglan horses, of which there are 387.

Excluding those who are too young or too old, there are no less than three hundred available for riding..." (End of this chapter)