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Chapter 72: Bai Yunchen Network (Part )

"No, why should he?"

Liang Jun came back to his senses and felt dissatisfied and unbelievable.

Compared to him, Master Fan was naturally a top figure, but he also sincerely felt that if he were placed on the big stage of Yuanzhou, he would be just like himself, a small character not worth mentioning.

So, what right does he have to dare to dream such an unrealistic dream?
Luo Qing shook his head and said:
"I'm not a worm in his stomach, so I don't know what he relies on. It may be that he has heard too many stories about heroes and has developed unrealistic delusions.

There is only one thing I am sure of, he is not only courting death, but he is also trying to drag us to be buried with him!"

Liang Jun nodded seriously.

Geng Xuan nodded slightly, his face also showing solemnity and uneasiness.

Just when both of them were still immersed in the terrifying atmosphere woven by Luo Qing's words - one was real and the other was pretending.

Luo Qing had already stood up and reopened the shop door. He no longer talked about the relevant topic, but just casually invited the two to have tea and chatted about some trivial matters.

Liang Jun tried to reopen the topic several times, but was stopped by Luo Qing's eyes.

When the tea was finished and Geng Xuan and Liang Jun were ready to leave, Luo Qing said:
"What I just said is not just my opinion. Many people have similar ideas."

Geng Xuan and Liang Jun both turned their heads to look at Luo Qing.

"If you are interested, come over in two days and I will take you to see a place."

They both nodded.

Then, Luo Qing seemed to remember something, looked at Geng Xuan and asked:

"Brother Su, if I remember correctly, you studied in a martial arts school for a few years, right?"

Geng Xuan was stunned for a moment, then responded vaguely.

"Ah."

In the limited time, through his questioning guidance, Su Ruiliang confessed many things, but this one was not included.

But judging from what Luo Qing said, Su Ruiliang had obviously had such an experience.

But he was not sure and could only respond vaguely.

However, Geng Xuan was quite clear about the martial arts school he mentioned.

Because there is only one martial arts school in Kangleji, and it has been standing in Kangleji for nearly a hundred years. Because it acts fairly and clearly, it is a rare "old brand" that is trusted by the surrounding residents.

The rules are clear and the teaching is very dedicated. In addition, there are many fellow practitioners to learn from and exchange ideas with, and the practice atmosphere is excellent. Many practitioners who have family traditions and a certain foundation will choose to go to the martial arts school for "further study" for a few years.

It is not only to learn more skills, but also to broaden your horizons and communicate and exchange ideas with more practitioners.

The students and disciples include not only people from Kangleji, but also people from the surrounding neighborhoods, such as Chen Zheng.

For this reason, the martial arts school has a good reputation both in Kangleji and the surrounding neighborhoods.

Master Peng of the martial arts school has always been one of the masters of Kangle Group.

Geng Xuan looked at Luo Qing with curiosity and inquiry in his eyes.

Luo Qing seemed to have just mentioned it casually and did not mention the matter again.

Geng Xuan would not back down like that, so he asked, "Is there any problem with this?"

Luo Qing said: "Maybe something good will happen to you, but I can't say for sure now. When we go to that place together in two days, you should know clearly."

Geng Xuan seemed to be thinking about something and nodded slightly.

After a while, he and Liang Jun said goodbye and left.

……

Inside the recreation center.

The short and stocky Duan was so angry that his lips trembled. He said:

"How can they be so mean? Isn't this slandering people?"

Fan Qi, who was sitting opposite him, said calmly: "This is not slander."

"Uh……"

"This is to kill me."

"..."

Fan Qi's tone remained calm as he commented: "Not only can this get rid of me, a nuisance, but it can also give the Worry-Free Palace the best explanation. It kills two birds with one stone, and the method is not bad."

Duan Zuoguan said quickly:

"We must not sit idly by and watch such vicious rumors spread in Kangleji. If they really spread it and hype it up, even the falsehood can become true!"

Fan Qi nodded: "What suggestions do you have?"

"We must do something to suppress this momentum!"

"How do I press it?"

"The rumor could have spread so convincingly because someone who was present at the time exaggerated our conversation and even fanned the flames behind the scenes.

We can't let him get away with it, we have to find him out right away!"

After hearing this, Fan Qi was not surprised at all, but said calmly:
"No need to worry about it. As far as I know, there are three people who secretly pushed this matter forward."

"Ah, three... three? Which three?"

Mr. Duan was dumbfounded.

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he wanted to slap himself in the face. These questions should not have come out of his mouth.

Fan Qi didn't seem to care and replied directly:
"Master Peng of the martial arts school, President Jing of the cloth shop, and Master Gu of the ironworks."

Mr. Duan opened his mouth wide, and it took him a while to digest this shocking news.

When he came to his senses, he asked another question:
"President Ming of the Rice Bank and President Zang of the Medicine Bank, didn't they participate?"

Fan Qi shook his head and said:
"They knew about it and acquiesced to the spread of the rumor, but they did not take the initiative to do anything."

Master Duan nodded slowly, thinking about the two men's positions, and gradually understood why they chose to watch instead of getting involved personally.

These five people are the five masters besides him and Master Fan. They jointly hold the highest authority in Kangle Group.

If you look closely, you will find that rice shops and medicine shops are most closely dependent on the surrounding neighborhoods.

The rice shop not only sells rice, but also controls everything related to the kitchen, including rice, flour, grain, oil, meat, vegetables, and even firewood for burning.

Most of these things come from the supply of surrounding neighborhoods.

The medicine store monopolizes all kinds of cultivation-related resources that flow into Kangle Village from Chiwu Mountain, from medicinal herbs to animal bones and meat, which are the raw materials for various auxiliary medicinal wines, as well as blood-replenishing pills and essence pills.

A large part of it came from sales from hunting teams in the surrounding areas.

Because each family guards its own forest line very strictly, if outsiders break the line and steal and poach, it will be a fight to the death.

Not to mention that the autumn hunting is approaching, which is the time of "big harvest" for each workshop. For the pharmacy, it is also the most anticipated time of the year.

If they jump out at this time and do something that will cause hostility in the neighborhood, wouldn't that be destroying their own jobs? !
In comparison, the other three companies do not have much dependence on the surrounding neighborhoods.

"Have you thought about it? How do you think we can curb this momentum?" Fan Qi asked.

Master Duan knew that Master Fan was not only asking about his thoughts, but also wanted to know his attitude.

After all, Kangleji's armed forces - the black-robed guards - are all in their own hands. In name, the black-robed guards, who are supported by the entire Kangleji, also protect the interests of the entire Kangleji, and all the masters have leadership over them.

However, as the daily manager of this force, his voice, influence and control in the group of black robe guards are unmatched by other masters.

This is also the reason why he is more determined than other masters to get closer to Master Fan.

Once Master Fan starts to lose trust in him, he will definitely replace him.

Compared to the other masters, he has great power but is like a rootless duckweed, lacking real foundation.

Thinking of this, Duan Zuoguan gritted his teeth and said:
“It is unrealistic to suppress them all, as this will directly lead to unrest affecting the entire Kang Le Ji.

But we can't just sit there and do nothing. I think the most effective way is to catch one of them and kill him without leaving any room for him!"

Master Fan nodded slightly and asked, "Who do you think is more suitable?"

Duan Zuoguan shook his head: "I haven't thought about it yet."

This is not an excuse, but he really hasn't thought it through.

This is not killing the chicken to scare the monkey, but killing the monkey to scare the monkey.

Not only do we have to consider which "monkeys" can be killed and which are easy to kill, but we also have to consider which "monkeys" can be frightened and which ones will not buy it at all and may be overly stimulated and become angry!

"Okay, think about it first."

……

After finishing his communication with Luo Qing and Liang Jun and completing his "appearance mission", Geng Xuan did not stay in Kangleji for long and quickly returned to Su Ruiliang's residence.

The exits in and out of the underground have been specially modified to make them more concealed and easier to enter and exit.

Then, Geng Xuan returned to the underground space under Changpingfang through the underground tunnel.

He spent half a day carefully studying "Song Tao Sword Technique" and "Lianhuan Bu".

This was not difficult to understand for Geng Xuan, who had already mastered many great success and even master level skills.

There isn't much to say about Song Tao swordsmanship. It's just a "standard" way of wielding and using the sword. It can't be said to be mediocre, but it doesn't have anything amazing to offer either.

On the contrary, it was the chain steps that interested Geng Xuan more.

Compared to the raccoon leaping technique, which is better at long-distance and large-scale flexibility, the chain step focuses more on dodging and moving in a small space.

At the same time, this is a rather insidious kicking technique. Different from those kicking techniques that are wide open and close, kicking out like whips or axes, this chain-step kicking technique is never about attacking the enemy head-on, but about using agile and flexible dodging techniques to circumvent the enemy's front, always being at the enemy's side or even behind him, and then kicking out.

Either trip the other person up and make him eat shit;

Either you kick the other person's butt and send him flying backwards;
Either you shake the opponent's body's center of gravity, making him unstable and he must regain his balance by moving his feet or adjusting his body.

To entangle, to tease, to harass.

It's definitely not very lethal, but it's definitely disgusting.

It only took Geng Xuan half a day to grasp the concept and essence of "Song Tao Sword Technique" and "Lianhuan Bu".

As for the physical conditions, there is naturally no threshold for Geng Xuan, whose cultivation has reached the fourth level of bone refining in the body tempering.

[The host has understood the essence of the "Songtao Sword Technique", and his body also meets all the prerequisites for mastering this skill. He can quickly get started by consuming two points of luck. ]

【whether?】

[The host has understood the essence of the concept of "Linking Steps", and his body also meets all the prerequisites for mastering this skill. He can quickly get started by consuming two points of luck. ]

【whether?】

"Yes."

"Yes."

As four points of the remaining 280 points of luck were reduced, he was able to learn the Songtao sword technique and the linked steps. The related insights and application experience emerged in Geng Xuan's mind like a fountain.

【Lucky: 276
Song Tao Sword Technique (Beginner)+
Link Steps (Beginner)+】

This time, Geng Xuan did not spend too much time on digestion and absorption. He just roughly sorted out what he had gained after learning the two skills, and then began to improve continuously.

Geng Xuan stopped only when the burden of this continuous, leap-like ascent gradually increased on his body and his legs and arms began to feel hot.

The two blood-replenishing pills swallowed in advance are being consumed quickly, filling the body's deficit in time.

The brain also feels dizzy and swollen due to the increasingly profound and complex insights and application skills that keep emerging in the mind.

Despite the cost, the results are fruitful.

Song Tao swordsmanship skipped from the entry level to the small success level and entered the great success level.

The Lianhuanbu technique goes from entry level to small success and then to great success, before reaching the level of a master.

For this, Hongyun burned another forty points.

【Lucky: 236
Song Tao Sword Technique (Great Mastery)+
Chain Steps (Master)+】

In the next two days, Geng Xuan tried hard to digest these gains.

……

Two days later, Luo Qing shop.

Geng Xuan saw Liang Jun and Luo Qing again.

They were not the only ones present. Wang Xi and Xu Lin, two companions who had participated in the siege of the "fat sheep" that day, were also present.

Seeing them, Geng Xuan and Liang Jun both showed surprise on their faces.

Wang Xi and Xu Lin were not much different. They were also surprised when they saw Liang Jun and "Su Ruiliang".

Luo Qing smiled and explained:
"We have all been rooted in Kangleji for many years, and our family businesses are all here. We can say that we prosper and suffer together with Kangleji.

We are lucky that we can easily reach a consensus when faced with a major crisis concerning the future of the company. This means we can continue to be partners.”

"I didn't bring you together to talk about this before I understood your thoughts. I hope you won't blame me."

After listening to his explanation, several people nodded in approval of his approach.

"It's right to be cautious." Geng Xuan also echoed.

"Then let's go now."

Luo Qing has already closed the shop.

Several people looked at each other. Everyone was now in the store, and Luo Qing had closed the door. How could they leave now?

Luo Qing led the four people to the back room and opened a wooden cabinet in the corner. They were all surprised.

When the wooden cabinet door was opened, what was revealed was not the furnishings inside the cabinet, but a dark tunnel leading deep underground.

Luo Qing picked up a burning torch, stepped in first, and said, "All of you follow me."

The four of them looked at each other, walked down the stairs for a distance, and the tunnel became flat.

Everyone followed Luo Qing, who was holding the torch and walking in front, and looked around silently.

At first, they thought that this downward tunnel would lead to a tunnel network connected to the underground black market, but now it seems that this is not the case.

This passage is obviously much narrower than the tunnel and can barely accommodate one person. If you are taller, you have to bend over to move forward.

Geng Xuan, who was walking in the crowd, was even clearer. With the wonderful perception granted by the master's realm, he knew that he and others were now about five or six meters underground.

The vast network of tunnels connected to the underground black market is located in the strata below this tunnel.

Looking at the tunnel in front of him, Geng Xuan thought of the tunnel he had dug with his bare hands, which bypassed the tunnel network and led from Changpingfang to Su Ruiliang's study.

I couldn't help but think, if all the man-made tunnels under Kangleji were exposed, I wonder how dilapidated they would look.

The earth is like a whole piece of cheese. Under the seemingly complete appearance, we don’t know how many holes have been drilled in secret by naked worms like human beings.

The tunnel is well level, but its direction is crooked. Occasionally, you can see traces of artificial blockage in the soil above.

Geng Xuan judged that this was because the people who dug the tunnel did not have the ability to accurately identify the direction underground, and could only ensure that the direction was roughly correct through constant calibration.

The traces of man-made blockages are evidence that every time a section is dug, one has to probe out to observe for calibration.

Others have been completely lost due to the constant changes in direction and have no idea which direction they are heading at the moment.

Geng Xuan had a clear route in his mind, outlining his movement trajectory to the corresponding position on the ground.

"We're here." Luo Qing said softly.

The group did not walk in the tunnel for too long before a staircase leading upwards appeared in front of Luo Qing's torch.

Going up the stairs, everyone entered a spacious stone chamber with rows of burning torches on the walls.

Some people speculate that everyone is probably still underground.

But Geng Xuan knew that they had already reached the ground.

Moreover, this huge stone chamber is not located anywhere else, but right inside the martial arts hall.

There were not only the five of them who entered the closed stone chamber. There were also six other groups of people who, led by torchlight guides, came out one after another from six other dark cave entrances.

When the last group of people appeared, there were already nearly forty people gathered in this stone chamber.

Everyone was looking at each other curiously.

At this moment, with the low muffled sound of a boulder sliding, a boulder weighing at least a thousand pounds slowly moved away, and a ray of bright daylight shone in from the gap.

As the boulder moved, the gap grew larger and larger, soon completely illuminating the huge stone chamber.

Only then did everyone see that the person who pushed the thousand-pound boulder to move was just a middle-aged man who did not look very strong, doing it with one hand, and it did not look like he was using much effort.

The moment they saw this person's face clearly, everyone was in an uproar.

"Master Peng!"

"It's Master Peng!"

"..."

Then, everyone noticed that there were two other people next to this "Master Peng".

Everyone present was no stranger to them.

"President Jing!"

"Master Gu!"

These three are the leaders of Kangle Group, and they can make the final decision on all conflicts and disputes within the group.

When they unite together, they represent half of Kang Le Ji!

Before coming here, everyone had some expectations in their minds, but when they saw this scene, the crowd couldn't help but get agitated.

The three masters entered the stone chamber, and Master Peng of the martial arts hall closed the huge rocks again, blocking the bright daylight outside.

After these three people appeared, they did not say anything "thrilling".

To Geng Xuan, this sounded much more subtle than what Luo Qing had said privately to him and Liang Jun two days ago.

The most explicit words are just "the interests of Kangleji need to be fully protected by us, the people of Kangleji."

The three of them mainly communicated with each person individually, and did not preach much to everyone.

What concerned Geng Xuan even more was that from their communication he could tell that the more than 30 people present, including him, "Su Ruiliang", had one thing in common, that is, their family businesses were all in Kangle Group and their interests were deeply tied to Kangle Group.

If we cut meat from Kangle Village and feed it to the surrounding neighborhoods, Kangle Village may achieve greater development in the future. However, in the short term, this group of people will be the most directly impacted and their interests will be directly harmed.

People all protect their own interests.

This is especially true in this world, where one’s own interests are everything.

Geng Xuan thought to himself that this was the real reason why his group had become the target of these three leaders.

While thinking about this, Geng Xuan discovered that Master Peng of the martial arts school had come to him.

　I had wanted to finish writing this plot (the second half is the real focus of this plot, and it has been just laying the groundwork so far), but because my child has a cold, I can’t concentrate on writing, so I can only upload some of it temporarily. I’ll try to update one more chapter before tonight, and push the word count to more than 10,000 words. Together with the 3,000 words updated this morning, there are now 13,000 words in total. Can this be considered a burst of updates?

　　
　
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