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Chapter 167: Visiting Lvyi at night and then going to Fan's residence

After Fan Hongsheng, Chai Ye and others left.

However, Geng Xuan neither continued to practice the "Iron Knee Charge" and "Iron Arm Kung Fu", nor did he study the "Hongbo Swimming Body Technique" and "Turtle Breathing Technique" in depth.

After he properly put away the two books of origin examinations and four books of exercises, he left the room.

After finding Luo Qing and Hong Quan, he first said to Luo Qing:
"Go pick out some Xuanyou horses that have recovered better. I'm going to use them right away."

Then, he looked at Hong Quan and said:
"Go pick some gang members...just keep the number to around thirty."

When they heard this, they were both stunned.

It is obvious that the gang leader is taking emergency action.

But before that, they hadn't heard anything at all.

Although he was confused and didn't know who the gang leader was going to attack next, he didn't ask and didn't hesitate at all. He immediately took the order and went to prepare.

After giving his instructions, Geng Xuan went directly to the armory.

He passed by the thousands of weapons of various kinds that exuded a chilling aura due to their proper maintenance and went straight to the area where bows and arrows were stored.

Here, there are more than thirty longbows of various types carefully placed on bow racks.

Among them, there are more than a dozen black bows of comparable quality to the black bow borrowed by Master Chai and used by Geng Xuan during the autumn hunt.

There are nearly ten other bows, whose quality is even better than the black bow.

It is only slightly inferior to the copper-framed, iron-backed bow that Geng Xuan obtained.

Geng Xuan's gaze passed over these longbows and stopped on the four longbows on the innermost side.

Among these four longbows, two are almost identical in shape and material.

They are all copper-framed, iron-backed bows.

One of them was "earned" from Kangleji by using the identity of a blue robe guard. Because it was overused in Yixianxia, it was placed in the armory and handed over to Ding Yong for careful maintenance.

The other one was obtained from the collection of the owner of Taining Collection.

The other two longbows placed together with the copper-framed, iron-backed bow were also the harvest of this trip to Yueluyuan.

It can even be said that this area dedicated to storing longbows was opened up separately after the end of the Yueluyuan operation.

Because most of the spoils, especially those high-quality longbows, were obtained during the trip to Yueluyuan, where they plundered many markets and annihilated many support forces of Wuyou Palace.

These two longbows are not standard longbows and have different shapes.

In terms of power, it is not inferior to the copper-framed iron-backed bow.

And each has different characteristics.

Geng Xuan first took out a longbow that was as black as ink and felt like cool metal to the touch.

Its heavy weight is even greater than that of a copper-framed, iron-backed bow.

After trying the bowstring a little, Geng Xuan knew that this longbow would be more suitable for use with iron-feathered heavy arrows than a copper-framed, iron-backed bow.

The power and range will be stronger.

The armor-piercing ability will be more prominent.

However, the disadvantage is that the recovery speed is slower.

That is to say, the output efficiency will be reduced.

If the purpose is to pursue the efficiency of continuous shooting, this bow is not as good as the copper-framed iron-backed bow.

Geng Xuan thought to himself as he put the black bow down and took down another longbow next to it that had a unique wood texture and was as red as jade.

Holding the bow, Geng Xuan's first feeling was that it felt very comfortable.

The wood texture and the handle are very well polished, and when you hold it, you actually feel soft and warm.

The second feeling is lightness.

It is at least half lighter than the copper-framed, iron-backed bow.

Geng Xuan tried the bowstring briefly and found that this was a longbow that was even more extreme than the black bow he had just used.

If lightweight arrows are used, the accuracy, speed and range will be high.

And the return speed will also be very fast, which means the output frequency can be very fast.

It is much faster than the copper-framed, iron-backed bow.

But if heavy arrows are used, the power they can exert will be very general.

Not to mention that it cannot be compared with the black bow next to it, it is far inferior to the copper-framed, iron-backed bow.

However, Geng Xuan only thought about it for a moment before putting the fiery red jade longbow on his back.

He also took out three quivers filled with iron-headed feather arrows and held them in his hands.

To be honest, iron-headed feather arrows are still a little heavier than lightweight arrows made entirely of materials such as bamboo and wood.

However, Geng Xuan does not pursue extreme lightness.

The lighter the arrow, the more dense the rain of arrows he can unleash.

However, the lethality of a single arrow will also be reduced.

……

After leaving the armory, we came to the yard in front of the hall.

Geng Xuan discovered that not only were the members of the Giant Bear Gang gathered around, but Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang, Gu Yuqun and others who were alarmed were also waiting nearby.

When they saw Geng Xuan coming out, they all turned to look at him.

Feng Yu even asked directly: "Boss, do you need our help?"

The intention to help him was fake, the intention was to follow him and see what he was really going to do.

Geng Xuan understood their thoughts and did not refuse. He nodded and said, "Since you want to help, let's do it together."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dahuang and Baxiao suddenly came up to him, looking at him eagerly and pitifully.

Geng Xuan saw this and smiled, "Well, you guys come too."

After hearing this, Dahuang and Baxiao jumped up immediately and jumped onto the back of a Xuanyou horse with ease.

Nine big dogs were lined up neatly in a row on the broad back of the Xuanyou horse.

——After two months of growth since its birth, Baxiao has basically grown to the same size as an adult mountain dog, only slightly smaller than Dahuang.

After giving his instructions, Geng Xuan also climbed onto the Xuanyou horse.

When he led his team out of the gate of Wanfufang, the Xuanyou cavalry following him had already grown to nearly forty riders.

After leaving Wanfufang, the Xuanyou cavalry bypassed Kangleji.

Geng Xuan led the way, riding fast all the way south.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the cavalry arrived at an area more than 20 miles south of Kangleji.

At this point in time, others could only barely see the blurry outline of the surrounding land and the river bend on the right.

And there were lights shining from a few miles in the distance.

However, Geng Xuan could see very clearly that the scenery in this area was indeed more pleasing to the eye than anywhere else.

The river originates from Chiwu Mountain and flows southward along the valley at the foot of Chiwu Mountain.

Along the way, tributaries extending from Chiwu Mountain continue to flow into it.

The amount of water is increasing and the flow is getting faster and faster.

Here, the water surface suddenly became wider and the water flow slowed down.

It forms an open water area like a lake, and the turbulent water is "regulated" by it to become as clear and calm as a mirror.

Then a few miles downstream, there is a river bend in the shape of a Chinese character “几”.

River bend.

Green trees, bamboos, lush pines and cypresses.

Buildings are hidden in between.

The dots of light that others saw were emitted from some buildings in this "J"-shaped river bend.

This is the "Green Ripple Garden", a summer resort built by the Jinsha Gang near Kangle Village.

However, there are not many opportunities for it to be used for "summer escape".

Now, its real function is to regularly transmit information from Kangleji, Nansiji and even the surrounding areas of Chiwu Mountain back to the Jinsha Gang headquarters.

These are the eyes and ears of the Jinsha Gang in this area.

From the moment he returned to Wanfufang, Geng Xuan felt that he seemed to have left something unfinished.

But he couldn't remember what it was that he hadn't done.

It was not until he saw "Hong Bo You Shen Fa" that Geng Xuan naturally thought of the Jinsha Gang.

Then, he realized what he had missed after returning this time.

……

Before going to Yueluyuan, Geng Xuan went to see Fan Qi in order to prevent Wu Yi from stealing his family.

At that time, Fan Qi might have just wanted to provoke him.

Mentioned the Jinsha Gang that dominated the Mangjiang River, and its leader Xu Xiangfeng.

It also mentioned Lvyi Garden, a summer resort built by the Jinsha Gang near Kangle Market, as well as the tragic "traffic accident" that occurred on the main street of the market in the summer and its subsequent impact.

Originally, with the death of the former chief of Kangle Group and the major reshuffle affecting the entire Kangle Group, this matter had come to an end.

But if a powerful and rising Giant Bear Gang suddenly appeared here, and there was also a Giant Bear Gang leader who was mentally ill and occasionally did some vengeful things, then this "period" would most likely be rewritten.

Let’s not talk about Fan Qi’s purpose in mentioning all this.

After receiving Fan Qi's "reminder", Lvyi Garden was already on Geng Xuan's blacklist.

Fan Qi might have thought that his use of the Jinsha Gang to pressure others was just a bluff out of helplessness.

But Geng Xuan himself knew very well that the bomb between him and Xu Xiangfeng of the Jinsha Gang would eventually explode.

Moreover, he had already caused a big fuss in Yueluyuan and would soon have to clash with the Wu family of Anleji again.

Now, some of the things he did in Yueluyuan may have spread in the Jinsha Gang.

Even if it is not delivered today, it will definitely be delivered within this month.

Otherwise, the Jinsha Gang would be too insensitive to information.

Therefore, whether or not to get rid of Luyi Garden will not affect the fact that the Jinsha Gang will definitely pay attention to him.

——The Jinsha Gang’s spies and informants, and their channel for obtaining information, cannot be limited to Lvyi Garden.

However, at this time, the Jinsha Gang's attention to him was more about viewing him as an "enemy of Wuyou Palace."

There are even some people who just want to watch the show, but for the time being, it should not be linked to themselves.

In this situation, it would be more beneficial for Geng Xuan to dig out the "eye" of Luyi Garden as soon as possible.

Geng Xuan was not sure about the frequency of information communication between Lvyi Garden and the Jinsha Gang, nor was he sure whether Lvyi Garden had reported any anomalies around Kangle Group recently, but he was sure of one thing.

The longer they stay in Lvyi Garden, the more abnormal information they will be able to observe, and the sooner they will come into the focus of the Jinsha Gang's attention.

According to Fan Qi, if the information is abnormal to the extent of being "urgent", Lvyi Garden will break the regular reporting practice and report the information as soon as possible.

Therefore, keeping the Lvyi Garden will not have any effect on "paralyzing" the Jinsha Gang.

On the contrary, it is better to strike first and gain more time for yourself.

Because before the Jinsha Gang headquarters realized that there was a problem in Lvyi Garden, they would not focus their attention on this area.

Based on Geng Xuan's understanding of a large-scale organization with a long history, "it takes a complicated process for the Jinsha Gang headquarters to realize and confirm that there is a problem with Lvyi Garden."

Although at the end of this process, the Sands Gang will get the correct result.

But Geng Xuan also got what he wanted——

time.

……

From afar, you can see the river bend under the night sky and the glow of lights.

Some people realized something, pursed their lips tightly and said nothing.

Their tense faces and subconsciously held breath revealed their inner shock and tension.

Some people are not clear about this. For example, Sheng Xiang, Gu Yuqun and others know nothing about this place and don't know what the sudden action of "Boss Su" means.

Geng Xuan had no intention of explaining to everyone.

Geng Xuan first gazed into the distance and locked onto several groups of rich red lights that were not inside the buildings but instead emerged from the dense jungle.

Among them, there were even two figures hiding in the jungle on the other side of the river bend.

If someone wanted to harm Lvyi Garden, they could do so even if they surrounded the entire river bend.

There will still be two pairs of eyes watching across the river, watching all this coldly.

This made Geng Xuan's impression of the Jinsha Gang suddenly clear.

In the Jinsha Gang, Luyiyuan is just one of many eyes and ears.

In the absence of any signs of danger, those who stayed behind still carried out the strict regulations of duty and alert without any slackness.

This reveals a lot of things.

After Geng Xuan looked around from a distance, he whispered instructions to the people around him.

"Hong Quan, you will lead your men to charge directly into Lvyi Garden. If you encounter anyone who resists, kill them immediately."

“Brother Feng, I guess there shouldn’t be any masters of the Marrow Refining Realm here, but this is just my guess.

I hope you can follow Hong Quan and others.

If the forces in the garden are too strong and Hong Quan and his men can’t handle it, I hope you can lend a hand.”

“Sheng Xiang, Gu Yuqun, you two don’t need to enter the garden, I will arrange for some people to follow you.

You take them with you and surround Green Ripple Garden from both sides to prevent anyone from escaping."

"...Me? I'll go and take out those sentries hidden in various places in the jungle."

After making all the arrangements and seeing that everyone had no objections, Geng Xuan prepared to order the team to take action.

Hong Quan suddenly said:

"Boss, I want to make a suggestion."

"You say." Geng Xuan was a little surprised, but still nodded in agreement.

Hong Quan's eyes swept over the armor carried by each Xuanyou horse and said:

"I think we should put on armor now."

Although I know that the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry will most likely not be used in tonight's operation.

But just in case, each Xuanyou horse still carried a full set of armor on its back in case of emergency.

After hearing Hong Quan's words, Geng Xuan frowned and said:
"There are many rockeries, pavilions, and corridors in this Green Ripple Garden, which is not suitable for the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry to perform."

Hong Quan shook his head and said:
"Xuanyou horses don't wear armor, but all of us do."

Geng Xuan raised his eyebrows, became interested, and asked, "Oh, what do you think?"

Hong Quan said:
“The quality of this armor itself is extremely high, and even when facing a strong attack from the Bone Refining Realm, it has extremely strong defensive capabilities.

I have tried it and it only takes some parts that affect the flexibility of movement to be removed.

In the short term, wearing these armors will have little effect on speed and agility.

The advantages are too obvious!"

Having said this, Hong Quan paused for a moment and said with emotion:
“As far as I know, the cultivators under the command of the military town masters in other states rarely act alone.

They are all part of a military formation, with a minimum of three to five people forming a formation and a maximum of ten or dozens of people forming an action team.

If the number is larger, it will be a formal military operation involving hundreds or thousands of people.

All practitioners in the military formation are subject to strict regulations and prohibitions.

Not only practitioners at the skin and flesh refining levels must obey military orders.

Even those who are at the level of blood and bone refining must be disciplined.

Even those who are strong in the Marrow Refining Realm are still bound by military regulations. If they violate them, they will be punished or even executed directly!
But in our Yuanzhou, due to the trend of the past one or two hundred years, all practitioners have long lost this concept in their minds.

Once you engage in a war with others, it is easy to end up fighting each other.

They fight each other and rarely cooperate.

Even if there is cooperation, it is only between a few partners who have known each other for a long time.

On a larger scale, everyone is still fighting on their own.

Face enemy attacks, especially threatening ones.

Either respond, or avoid it in advance if you can't respond in time.

Either fight with it, or simply stay away from it.

This concept has long been deeply ingrained in everyone's thinking.

Even if you want to restrain them with force, they will still easily scatter once they face a strong enemy.

It will take time to change this mindset, and using coercion to restrain it will also have limited effect.

My suggestion is to wear high-quality armor and add some practitioners of shield-strike techniques in the future.

By increasing everyone's defense, we can improve everyone's self-protection ability, thereby strengthening their confidence in fighting in formation.

This is a method that has the fastest results in a short period of time and has the least negative impact.

As the effects gradually became apparent, everyone gained more recognition and confidence in this method of forming a military formation to fight.

If we use strict military orders to restrain them, we won’t cause too much resistance.”

Geng Xuan really didn't expect that Hong Quan would say such a thing at this moment.

Not only Geng Xuan was surprised, but everyone else was also very surprised.

Among them, Feng Yu and Hong Quan's former boss, the former leader of the guards of Baiyuanji, performed the most exaggeratedly.

Geng Xuan began to think seriously about Hong Quan's suggestion.

It can be seen that what he said today was not a spur-of-the-moment idea, but had been brewing in Hong Quan's mind for a long time.

In the previous battle of Wanpingji, Geng Xuan had greatly appreciated Hong Quan's performance in "scolding the city".

Some even believe that he has the talent to be a general.

Later, Geng Xuan handed over all the chores of Yueluyuan to Hong Quan, with the intention of testing his actual ability to handle things.

Geng Xuan was satisfied with the result.

With Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and others coming to surrender one after another, Hong Quan must have felt tremendous pressure.

What he said now fully demonstrates his attitude of wanting to "transform".

This is also the "ecological niche" he found for himself after the arrival of Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and others. ——I won't play the game of judging one's personal accomplishment or strength with you.

Geng Xuan was not displeased by this, but rather appreciated it very much.

After understanding Hong Quan's suggestion, Geng Xuan nodded and said:
"Okay, I accept your opinion... Now, everyone put on armor."

After a cup of tea, Geng Xuan, riding on Xuanyou's horse, glanced at the armored gang members.

"Set off."

As he spoke, he lightly squeezed the horse's belly, and the Xuanyou horse under his crotch instantly shot out like lightning.

More than thirty other riders on Xuanyou horses followed closely behind.

……

Under the cover of night, a group of Xuanyou horsemen quickly approached the river bend where Lvyi Garden was located.

On the way, Geng Xuan discovered one obvious and three very hidden obstacles and pits.

All of this, with his amazing eyesight, was naturally easily avoided by the Xuanyou cavalry.

On the way, Geng Xuan, who was riding quickly on Xuanyou's horse, waved his hands several times in a row, sending flying knives into the jungle.

And every time a flying knife was sent out, a cloud of red mist would soon rush towards his forehead.

The speed of the Xuanyou cavalry was not affected at all, and the four hidden "nails" along the way were easily pulled out.

Soon, the Xuanyou cavalry stopped at the gate of Lvyi Garden.

Hong Quan led nearly twenty armored gang members and broke into Lvyi Garden without any warning.

Feng Yu led four marrow-refining masters and jumped into Lvyi Garden, carefully searching for the existence of the "hard bone".

Geng Xuan did not give any orders to Dahuang and Baxiao.

But they seemed to be very clear about their duties. They followed Hong Quan and others, rushed into Lvyi Garden, and soon disappeared in the shadows of the buildings.

However, Geng Xuan, Sheng Xiang, Gu Yuqun and ten other members of the Giant Bear Gang did not enter Lvyi Garden, but went around it on the left and right sides and surrounded Lvyi Garden.

Geng Xuan did not pay attention to the actions of Sheng Xiang, Gu Yuqun and others. He rode his horse without stopping until he came to the end of the "J"-shaped river bend.

At this moment, sporadic sounds of weapons clashing could be heard in Lvyi Garden.

Geng Xuan ignored him and took off the longbow from his back and held it in his hand.

Looking across the river, as the lights in Green Ripple Garden changed, the two figures lurking in the jungle on the other side of the river clearly reacted.

One is moving quietly into the distance.

The other one was sneaking towards a high ground nearby which provided a better view but was also more easily exposed.

Judging from his posture, he must want to take the opportunity to obtain more information.

However, neither the person who retreated quietly nor the person who wanted to take the opportunity to obtain more information had a chance.

Two iron-headed feathered arrows flew across the river, which was more than eight hundred steps wide, at an extremely fast speed.

Because of the blowing night wind, the trajectories of the two iron-headed feather arrows inevitably shifted in the air.

But it was precisely this perfect deviation that allowed the two arrows that were originally "aimed off target" to accurately pierce the center of the two people's eyebrows after each passing through the void of one or two hundred steps.

Soon, two clouds of red mist quickly floated towards Geng Xuan from the other side of the river.

After pulling out the last two "nails", Geng Xuan picked up the bow and looked at the Lvyi Garden behind him.

He did not enter, but instead glanced back and forth across the "J"-shaped river bend, which was seven or eight hundred steps wide.

Then, Geng Xuan abandoned the Xuanyou horse and rushed hundreds of steps downstream.

Climb up a big tree that is more than 40 meters high and stand on the high tree canopy.

Looking down, his eyes kept scanning back and forth.

The area he observed was not only the river surface that surrounded Lvyi Garden on three sides, but also the vast area outside the "J"-shaped bend.

Because this is an observation point he carefully selected, which suits his keen eyesight.

With Geng Xuan's location as the center, within a radius of ten miles, not to mention that any movement could be hidden from his eyes, but if a person suddenly appeared, he would definitely not be able to ignore it.

At the beginning, there was a red mist floating towards his forehead from the direction of Lvyi Garden from time to time.

But later on, no new red energy appeared for a long time.

Geng Xuan seemed to be unaffected, his eyes still looking back and forth.

Suddenly, his eyes fixed.

Nearly a thousand steps downstream from where he was, a dark figure suddenly emerged from the water.

Also appearing in Geng Xuan's sight was a striking and rich red aura.

In fact, Geng Xuan first saw the thick red name on the man's head, and then he saw the man who had just poked his head out of the water.

After the man emerged from the water, he looked in the direction of Lvyi Garden.

Then, you have to plunge into the rushing river below you again.

However, just before his body was about to enter the water, an iron-headed feather arrow that had crossed nearly a thousand steps in the air and whose entire body had begun to float finally sank into the flesh on his back.

However, the power of this arrow does not seem to be that great.

It only pierced the man's skin, without completely penetrating the flesh beneath the skin, let alone his internal organs.

To this person, this injury is far from fatal.

He simply mobilized a little bit of strength in his whole body, and with the dual force of skin and muscles, he forced the arrow out of the body.

The wound was closed tightly together, and not even a little blood flowed out.

But this person was not happy at all.

Just as he was trying to force the arrow out of his body, another arrow pierced his back.

He could clearly feel that the power of this arrow was much greater than the previous one.

The first arrow came so unexpectedly that it only interrupted his entry into the water.

Apart from some minor skin injuries, he did not suffer any further harm.

But this arrow shot him directly and made him fall towards the water in front of him involuntarily.

A just-right force burst out from the arrow head, instantly destroying the strength he had just gathered in his body to resist.

He floated on the water like a living corpse, drifting downstream along with the flow of the river.

At this moment, Geng Xuan, who had already come down from the tree and was quickly approaching the "zombie", put the red longbow in his hand back on his back and thought with some regret.

"A thousand steps should be your limit."

Moreover, the accuracy and power of arrows at this distance are greatly reduced.

Through the "confrontation" of the two arrows, Geng Xuan was able to judge that although this person's cultivation was also at the Bone Refining Realm, it was slightly inferior to Hong Quan's.

Even so, standing a thousand steps away, Geng Xuan was unable to inflict fatal harm on him.

It was not until the second arrow, after the distance was shortened, that the man's resistance was completely broken.

When Geng Xuan arrived at the water area where the man surfaced, he had already drifted nearly ten meters downstream.

Geng Xuan held it in his hand and immediately felt an extremely slippery touch, as if he was holding a loach.

But this person was wearing a specially made, black tight-fitting water jacket.

Geng Xuan couldn't help but feel secretly glad.

Fortunately, I did not underestimate the Jinsha Gang, which made a living from "water".

From the beginning, it was thought that there might be a waterway in the Green Ripple Garden, which was surrounded by water on three sides.

It was because of this intention that he resisted going to Lvyi Garden and instead stayed outside, waiting for someone who might escape through the waterway to appear in his sight.

What if this person is so good at swimming that he doesn’t surface within his sight?
Of course it’s served cold.

He can only try to do the best he can.

If you really can't do it, then you can only let it go.

Geng Xuan carried the man to the waters where he had just appeared, took a look, and did not see anything unusual.

Then he looked up.

This river is not big, but when he looked at it, he still felt at a loss as to where to start and where to start.

As for finding the waterway exit connected to this river, it is even more wishful thinking.

Geng Xuan did not argue about this matter. He picked up the man and quickly returned to Lvyi Garden.

At this moment, the battle in Lvyi Garden had already ended.

When Geng Xuan led his men into Lvyi Garden, the battlefield had almost been cleared up.

However, Hong Quan, who was standing in the yard directing a group of Giant Bear Gang members to search everywhere, was not in a good mood until he saw Geng Xuan appear.

To be more precise, it was when he saw the person Geng Xuan was holding that he was shocked and quickly stepped forward and said:
“Boss, the garden has been cleaned up, only one person escaped.

However, this person has now been caught by you."

As he spoke, he looked at the person Geng Xuan was holding in his hand.

Geng Xuan asked: "Are you sure this is the only one who escaped?"

Hong Quan nodded affirmatively:
"If this person is included, there were originally two people who escaped through the waterway and the tunnel.

There were three others hiding in a secret room.

However, except for the person who escaped from the waterway, everyone else was pulled out by your dog.

They also helped us find all the secret rooms and compartments in the Green Ripple Garden, as well as all the places where items were hidden."

As Hong Quan was speaking, Da Huang and Ba Xiao came running over.

They gathered around Geng Xuan, looking up at him and wagging their tails wildly.

"Wang Wang Wang-"

(Praise me quickly, praise me quickly!)
Geng Xuan handed the captured people to Hong Quan, and rubbed the heads of Dahuang and Baxiao for a while, praising them while rubbing.

"Not bad."

"Well done."

"..."

Geng Xuan repeated the words of praise many times, and Da Huang and Ba Xiao were finally satisfied. They followed Geng Xuan arrogantly and domineeringly.

Geng Xuan could clearly feel the joy in their hearts.

This also made him realize that even though it had established a very close connection with Dahuang and Baxiao.

There is no need to communicate verbally to convey your feelings.

But many words are most effective when spoken clearly with your mouth.

Geng Xuan said to Hong Quan, who was directing people to clean up the entire Green Ripple Garden:

“There are still some traces in the nearby woods, so you can arrange for someone to clean them up.

...There is also the other side of the river. Find two people who are good at swimming and go over there and try to clean it up as much as possible."

"Yes."

About two hours later, with the help of Dahuang and Baxiao, the entire Lvyi Garden was turned upside down.

All valuable things were loaded onto several horse-drawn carriages and transported away from Green Ripple Garden.

Several prisoners were still alive, including the one Geng Xuan personally handed over to Hong Quan.

After asking for all the information needed, they were all killed.

There were a total of twenty-three bodies hidden in the woods in Lvyi Garden, all of which were loaded onto trucks and taken away.

Before driving away from Green Ripple Garden, the group did a thorough cleaning of the garden.

All the bloodstains and traces of battle were erased, except for those that were really difficult to erase.

It can be said that the finishing touch is more complicated and time-consuming than the entire battle process.

Much longer.

……

Through some written records he found and the information provided by different prisoners, Geng Xuan finally found out that the frequency of communication from Lvyi Garden to the Jinsha Gang headquarters was once every half a month.

It is issued once on the first day of every month and once on the fifteenth day of every month.

It will take two or three days for the information to reach the Jinsha Gang headquarters.

Moreover, the Jinsha Gang headquarters has a fixed process for processing this kind of regularly reported information.

After being sorted out, relevant information will only be "sedimented" in the text paragraphs of certain records.

It will not be called until the day it is needed.

In more cases, this type of routine information will never be specifically called upon in a lifetime.

At most, it is only checked as circumstantial evidence when confirming certain information, such as "rising food prices", "drug shortages", etc.

Only messages that break the convention of reporting urgently, or messages that are reported on the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month but are specifically labeled as urgent, will be given special attention.

The information reported by Lvyi Garden on the 15th of this month was that "everything is normal."

At that time, Geng Xuan and Bajiafang had already cooperated for a month, and Wu Youxin had also been defeated in Yixianxia, but these developments had not yet been passed on to Kangleji.

Even though Fan Qi, Zhu Yi and others had already noticed it, it did not spread further.

In addition, the information reported on the 15th had basically been sorted out on the 14th or even the 13th.

Someone in Lvyi Garden also keenly noticed some unusual signs, but they did not intend to discard the "homework" and do a new one.

It was not until the eighteenth day that the people in Lvyi Garden discovered more and more unusual signs.

But they didn't know the reason, nor did they think that the slight abnormality in a market required them to report it urgently.

Even so, Lvyi Garden quietly increased security alerts.

This was also the reason why when Geng Xuan brought his men here, he discovered that there were people hiding on guard outside Lvyi Garden and even on the other side of the river.

If we ignore the fact that Geng Xuan was cheating, Lvyi Garden's response can be said to be very good.

If it were someone else, even if Feng Yu led the team, it would be difficult to guarantee that they could catch the people on the other side of the river and those who escaped through the waterway.

"In this case, it is unlikely that the Jinsha Gang will have any drastic reaction to this before the third day of December."

……

Geng Xuan set out on his return journey, but did not drag the cart of corpses back to Wanfufang.

When passing by Kangle Village, Geng Xuan asked Hong Quan, Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and others to go back first.

He drove the carriage alone into Kangleji.

As soon as he entered, several black-robed guards jumped out from the shadows nearby and shouted, "Who are you?"

However, before Geng Xuan could answer, a black-robed guard who was closest to Geng Xuan seemed to have noticed something and was so scared that he sat down on the ground.

Seeing this, Geng Xuan became curious.

"you know me?"

"I...I..." The man stuttered and couldn't say anything.

"Is this difficult to answer?" Geng Xuan frowned.

After hearing this, the man almost cried and said quickly:

"I...I did accidentally...ah, no, no, I met you a few times by accident.

But that was a long time ago.

You are a busy person, so it is normal that you don't remember such a small thing. It is normal. "

Geng Xuan heard a lot of meaning from his incoherent words.

The most obvious layer is that he was trying his best to defend himself as "Su Ruiliang".

It's just a matter of saying clearly, "It's reasonable even if you don't know me."

But the meaning itself is worth pondering.

Now, his name "Su Ruiliang" is not known to everyone in Kangleji because of the conscious control of the top leaders.

But we basically know what we should know.

The black-robed guards, as a group very close to the core circle of Kangle Group, are naturally no exception.

At the beginning, some people might think that this "Su Ruiliang" was hiding too deeply, and was able to act low-key in Kangle Group for so many years without people being able to detect any flaws.

However, as what "Su Ruiliang" did became more and more exaggerated, fewer and fewer people still held this view.

"The current 'Su Ruiliang' has long been replaced by someone unknown, and he is just acting recklessly under the identity of 'Su Ruiliang'."

This gradually became a consensus among everyone.

For example, the person in front of me obviously thinks so.

But he still tried his best to conceal this meaning.

He also had to take the initiative to help "Su Ruiliang" who didn't know him find a "reasonable" explanation.

From this perspective, it is very likely that this person and the real Su Ruiliang are more than just acquaintances, and their relationship should be quite close.

At least we meet each other often.

The black-robed guards have the practice of regularly collecting "tributes" from various merchants in Kangleji. It is not surprising that some black-robed guards have more contact with them.

Geng Xuan, who had figured out the twists and turns, did not embarrass the man, but said:
"I'm going to visit Master Fan, that should be okay, right?"

"No problem, no problem, please, please..."

Not only did the man who was frightened and collapsed on the ground quickly roll to the side, but everyone else also reacted and cleverly moved to the sides to make it easier for Geng Xuan to pass.

I don’t know what Master Fan would feel when he saw this scene.

Until Geng Xuan drove the carriage away and let the people on both sides pass, no one moved.

It can even be seen that many of them couldn't help but tremble in their legs.

It’s not that they are timid, but they all smelled a strong smell of blood when the carriage passed by just now.

Plus the strange sound of the carriage rolling over the ground.

They were all very sure that the carriage was filled with dead bodies!

Moreover, they were all those who had died not long ago!
Everyone had a terrifying feeling of having brushed shoulders with death.

……

Geng Xuan drove a carriage full of corpses to the residence of Master Fan Qi.

This time, he didn't force his way in.

Instead, he politely went forward and knocked on the door.

"Bang bang bang-"

(End of this chapter)