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Chapter 173: The Iron Shoulder, the Hard-Handed Detective

As Geng Xuan nodded in confirmation, a solemn atmosphere spread across the training ground.

"Giant Bear Recruitment, Start Now!"

Luo Qing, who was also standing on the platform and serving the gang leader, almost mobilized all the strength in his body to his lungs and tongue.

The words that were spoken spread and resonated throughout the entire training ground.

Even the blazing bonfires surrounding the parade grounds seemed to be disturbed, twisted into wild and ostentatious shapes.

Luo Qing knew that letting him preside over today's Giant Bear welcoming ceremony was a favor from the gang leader.

This may very well be his last time to preside over a major event of the Giant Bear Gang as the person second only to the leader and above everyone else.

Starting today, the Giant Bear Gang will enter a new stage.

Whether it was him or Hong Quan, the only thing they could do was to be respectful and obedient.

And strive to find your own position in this new stage and continue to demonstrate your own value.

Any resistance, whether in action or thought, is extremely foolish and tantamount to seeking death!

The gang leader appointed me to preside over the ceremony of recruiting new members. This group of gang members who joined the Giant Bear Gang will surely become important or even core figures in the "new stage", and they will have some feelings for me.

I feel the ups and downs of my personal destiny under this trend, as well as the great and surprising changes in my circumstances over the past few months.

Looking at the solemn atmosphere in the training ground below the stage, Luo Qing couldn't help but feel emotional and his blood boiling.

"First row, follow my orders!" Luo Qing shouted.

Hong Quan, who was standing next to the seven people in the first row, also said, "Understood!"

Feng Yu, Ding Fuquan, Sheng Xiang and seven others immediately tied the Giant Bear Gang orders in their hands around their waists.

It was different from the golden copper orders held by other gang members.

The Giant Bear Order held in the hands of Ding Fuquan, Pang Wen, Tao Bai, Wang Hengshu, Sheng Xiang, and Gu Yuqun was a shining silver token.

What Feng Yu held in his hand was even more golden, a golden order forged with gold.

Now, he is the only person who has obtained the Golden Order besides the Giant Bear Gang leader "Su Ruiliang".

The Silver Order and the Gold Order were confirmed after the acceptance of Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and others into the gang, and after discussion among Luo Qing, Hong Quan and others.

This is not something the Giant Bear Gang is doing to be different. It is a common method used by many forces to identify differences in identity, strength, and cultivation.

It was also after this matter was confirmed that Geng Xuan, the "Giant Bear Gang Leader", received a pure gold token that belonged to him alone.

When Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and others tied their gold and silver orders around their waists, Luo Qing shouted again:

"bye!"

Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and the others bowed to Geng Xuan, "Boss!"

This is a new adjustment due to the joining of Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and others.

In previous gang initiation ceremonies, gang members who had officially received orders were required to kneel on the ground and pay their respects to the gang leader.

However, at Geng Xuan's initiative, Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and others did not need to kneel, but only needed to bow.

His action unexpectedly comforted Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and others who were feeling a little hesitant.

At least, "Su Ruiliang" did not look down on them and gave them respect.

In that case, what else is there to say?

You have to keep going on with the decision you made, even if it means crying.

Geng Xuan had no time to pay attention to the various emotions surging in the hearts of the "newcomers" and "old hands" on and off the stage.

His mind was completely focused on the "Flint Pearl".

And just as Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and others bowed to him and the names and identities of both parties were confirmed, a new piece of information emerged in his mind.

【Gain 40 points of white luck. 】

This was the most white luck Geng Xuan had ever gained in a single time.

It far exceeds the profits from all previous white transports.

At the same time as this information emerged in Geng Xuan's mind, inside the "Flint Pearl", Geng Xuan concentrated all his attention on observing it.

It can be clearly seen that something different from "good luck" and "black luck" appears, and then quickly disappears into the "flint bead" like melting ice and snow.

As these forty points of white luck dissipated, Geng Xuan could feel it more clearly.

Around the area where it disappeared, the nature of the "flint bead" underwent some subtle changes.

At the same time, as these forty points of white luck dissipated.

The forty points of black luck within the “Flint Bead” also disappeared without a trace.

Looking at the forty points of black luck that disappeared, Geng Xuan felt a rare sense of nervousness and uneasiness in his heart, but at the same time, he was eager to try.

At this time, Luo Qing cast an inquiring look at Geng Xuan.

Geng Xuan responded with a look.

This means that the plan remains unchanged and everything goes according to process.

So Luo Qing said loudly: "Please ask Deputy Chief Feng, Chief Ding Fuquan, Chief Pang Wen, Chief Tao Bai, Chief Wang Hengshu, Chief Sheng Xiang, and Chief Gu Yuqun to stand up and go on stage!"

Feng Yu and the other seven people who were in the middle of the week were all stunned when they heard this. They all looked up at Luo Qing who was shouting and "Su Ruiliang" who was standing beside them.

The other six people were fine. Although the sudden position of hall master was somewhat unexpected, it was still within their understanding.

Feng Yu's face was filled with astonishment and shock.

He's now the deputy gang leader?!

However, after getting to know the Giant Bear Gang leader closely over the past few days, he found that the leader was not only reckless and hasty, but also reckless.

Moreover, they often make some very abstract and important decisions that are difficult for normal people to understand.

If the leader of the Giant Bear Gang is like this, then the Giant Bear Gang is even more unbearable.

It was basically just a makeshift troupe held up by a few shaky wooden sticks that could collapse at any time.

But now, the boomerang hit him.

The abstract decision of the abstract gang leader was applied to Feng Yu.

The next moment after joining the gang, without any foreplay, he was directly granted the title of deputy gang leader.

From now on, he is the biggest boss of the Giant Bear Gang besides "Su Ruiliang".

He has a say in all matters within the Giant Bear Gang.

Moreover, spending these days together also made him understand one thing, that is, "Su Ruiliang" is really not greedy for power or money at all.

Unless necessary, he would try to avoid the actual management of the Giant Bear Gang as much as possible.

Even for the most sensitive matters involving money, he only glanced at the account book occasionally.

At other times, no one asked.

For the Giant Bear Gang of only dozens of people, due to the different origins of the gang members and the different batches of joining the gang, there are "many factions" and various small circles, some open and some hidden, have already taken shape.

In this regard, "Su Ruiliang" also turned a blind eye and never asked any questions.

They have such an abstract gang leader, and the Giant Bear Gang, which looks glamorous but is a mess inside.

Let himself be the deputy gang leader, and let the four people who were in the early stage of marrow refining who came from Baiyuanji be the hall masters.

What's the difference between this and letting me be the real gang leader and giving me the entire Giant Bear Gang? !

However, it is just like having an additional "Supreme Elder" behind the scenes who acts in a more abstract way but only occasionally interjects and intervenes.

Just when Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and others were in a state of confusion and shock, Luo Qing repeated what he had just said.

After hearing this, Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and others couldn't help but look at Geng Xuan.

Geng Xuan nodded slightly.

The seven of them then suppressed their chaotic emotions, responded respectfully with a "yes", and quickly walked towards the platform.

With their level of cultivation, they can easily jump up to this platform.

But at this moment, no one did so.

They all came to the steps on one side in an orderly manner and climbed up respectfully.

I don’t know if it was an accident or a coincidence, but while going up the stairs, Feng Yu naturally came to the first place.

The other six were all one or two steps behind him.

When the seven people came to Geng Xuan's side, Feng Yu took the lead, followed by the other six. They once again respectfully saluted Geng Xuan with their hands crossed and said, "Boss!"

Geng Xuan nodded slightly, and then said to Feng Yu:

"Deputy Gang Leader Feng, come here and stand next to me."

"Yes."

Feng Yu responded and walked to Geng Xuan's side in small steps.

The other six hall masters stood on the left and right sides of the chief and deputy gang leaders in tacit understanding.

Geng Xuan said to Luo Qing, who looked a little dazed, "Continue."

Luo Qing nodded, his expression became clear and excited again. He turned around and looked at the people standing in neat rows under the stage, and said loudly:
"Second and third rows, take orders!"

Standing behind Hong Quan, Xie Hang on one side of the second row and Wang Lu on one side of the third row simultaneously repeated Luo Qing's words to the people in the same row.

Thirty people whose cultivation was at the bone refining level immediately tied the copper orders in their hands around their waists.

After they quickly finished everything, they stood respectfully again and new instructions were heard in their ears.

"kneel!"

In an instant, thirty people knelt on the ground in unison and shouted at the same time: "Boss!"

Geng Xuan's attention was on the ten points of white luck that were increasing again, and the ten points of black luck that were dissipating at the same time.

The person who suffered the greatest shock was Deputy Gang Leader Feng, who was standing next to Geng Xuan and also faced the thirty people kneeling in greeting.

A feeling of lofty ambition suddenly arose in the heart of Deputy Gang Leader Feng Yu.

“The gang leader is not greedy for power, nor obsessed with money, he acts freely and unrestrainedly, and is devoted to cultivation.

The Giant Bear Gang had just been established and everything was in its infancy, so it certainly seemed a little rough.

But isn’t this the perfect place for a man to display his talents and fulfill his ambitions?
If you can't achieve anything like this, you won't be able to achieve anything better anywhere else!"

At this moment, Feng Yu suddenly felt a heavy weight on his shoulders.

Because he was very responsible, he took the initiative to place the future of the entire Giant Bear Gang on his shoulders.

……

"continue."

At Geng Xuan's signal, Luo Qing used all his strength to spread his loud voice throughout the training ground.

From the fourth row to the tenth row, a total of one hundred and six Blood Refining Realm practitioners began to receive orders.

After receiving the order, they knelt down and bowed in the direction of the platform, shouting in unison: "Boss!"

【Get eight points of good luck. 】

Geng Xuan felt emotional. With the expansion of the Giant Bear Gang's strength, especially with the addition of seven Marrow Refining Realm experts, the Bone Refining Realm and Blood Refining Realm experts, which used to bring in a lot of good fortune, had suddenly "fallen" to the point where they could only make up the numbers.

Geng Xuan understood that if the Giant Bear Gang wanted to gain dozens of White Luck points at once, a large number of Marrow Refining Realm cultivators would have to join.

Moreover, those newly joined in the Marrow Refining Realm must either win in numbers or in strength, otherwise, it would be impossible for them to give him forty points of white luck again.

Of course, there is another way, which is to increase the number of gang members.

There is no upper limit. Hundreds or thousands are not enough. It needs tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions!

These are two choices of development paths.

However, Geng Xuan voluntarily gave up the second option.

This kind of road simply has no soil to survive in Yuanzhou today.

Not to mention growing to a scale of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.

Once the number of the Giant Bear Gang's direct members reaches several thousand, the entire Yuanzhou, and even the other eight states, will be under constant pressure.

However, this is only one of the reasons why Geng Xuan gave up this path, and it is not the most important one.

But Geng Xuan knew very well that what he had to do now was not to lead the Giant Bear Gang to grow rapidly like a snowball, but to "drain the fire" for the entire Jiuzhou!
As long as the "fire" accumulated in Kyushu is not released, the chaos in Kyushu will continue.

Even if he has the ability to lead the Giant Bear Gang to grow rapidly like a snowball, if he doesn't release enough "fire".

Then, this "fire" will inevitably shift to the Giant Bear Gang.

By then, the target of his "relief" will be transferred from Jiuzhou to the Giant Bear Gang.

The blade is facing outwards, then turns into the blade facing inwards.

If possible, Geng Xuan didn't want to go this far.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to change the method and let the Giant Bear Gang "drain the fire" for the outside world while also using the power of the outside world to "drain the fire" for the Giant Bear Gang.

"Help" each other and "sharpen" each other.

This is not only easier, it is more effective.

Moreover, from a universal perspective, this is easier for people to accept and can even give people positive motivation.

However, that kind of "turning the blade inward" way of venting anger is harmful to universal emotions.

The cunning rabbit is dead, the running dogs are cooked, the birds are gone, and the good bow is hidden.

If one's achievements surpass those of his master, he can only die.

The lord is weak and the minister is strong, so he takes his place.

The master and his ministers suspected each other and split up.

The lower overcomes the upper and the upper doubts the lower.

A hundred battles a day.

……

……

Such things have happened too many times in this chaotic world that has lasted for more than five hundred years.

He is no exception.

They also have a share of the credit for the corruption of human hearts.

If possible, Geng Xuan would rather inject something beautiful into this corrupt world and people's hearts.

Even Geng Xuan himself knew that this was the result of his conscious control.

But as long as the process and results shown are bright enough and can withstand scrutiny, that's enough.

……

In Geng Xuan's mind, various thoughts were running through his mind that had little to do with what was happening at the scene.

One hundred and ninety-eight practitioners at the Flesh Refining Stage, and the last thirty-four practitioners at the Skin Refining Stage, also received the order one after another, knelt down, and officially joined the Giant Bear Gang.

The former brought Geng Xuan six points of white luck.

The latter brought Geng Xuan a bit of good luck.

The good fortunes he gained from these two times were slightly beyond Geng Xuan's expectations.

Not less.

But there are more.

According to the trend of a sharp drop in per capita White Luck benefits in the previous three times, these one hundred and ninety-eight Flesh Refining Realm cultivators and thirty-four Skin Refining Realm cultivators should not have provided him with so much White Luck.

Especially the last thirty-four Skin Refining Realm people who joined, their number was almost one-sixth of the Flesh Refining Realm people, and the White Luck they gained was exactly one-sixth of that.

That is to say.

[The more people in the organization, the stronger the overall strength. The later the gang members join, the less White Luck they will contribute per person. And the lower their cultivation, the greater the reduction. ]

This rule does not apply at this moment.

Therefore, Geng Xuan added another point after this summary.

[When the average contribution of white luck by people with low cultivation and low strength reaches a certain level, the difference in cultivation will fade.

At that time, whether it was the skin refining level, the flesh refining level, or even the blood refining level, the values within this huge organization tended to be consistent.

At this time, the individual's cultivation strength gradually fades.

The value of the person himself is highlighted because of this. 】

In this world, there are many people who look down upon or even ignore the "value of human beings".

Many people even take it for granted that a cow or a horse is more valuable than a "person" who has no identity, strength or background.

But Geng Xuan would not have such a stupid idea.

Geng Xuan couldn't even help but do a thought experiment in his mind.

What if there were a steady stream of people at the Bone Refining Realm or even the Marrow Refining Realm joining the Giant Bear Gang?

At the beginning, their personal cultivation strength can bring obvious benefits to the Giant Bear Gang, which is not very large, that is, it brings a significant increase in white luck.

The stronger the strength, the more obvious the increase will be.

But as time goes by, as more and more people in the Bone Refining and Marrow Refining realms join the Giant Bear Gang, the number increases without limit.

These bone refining realm and even marrow refining realm people have become very, very small, or even completely negligible, because of the extra benefits their personal cultivation strength brings to this huge organization.

At that time, in this huge organization, they were brought to the same level as ordinary people who were at the skin refining stage, or even had no cultivation at all.

A person's cultivation strength is only their own.

For this organization, one more or one less of them will not make any difference and it won’t have any impact.

Their only value to this organization is "human value".

People in the Marrow Refining Realm are completely equivalent to ordinary people who have no cultivation.

……

After the welcoming ceremony, there were no other arrangements.

Geng Xuan did not prepare an impassioned and inspiring speech.

At this moment, the sky had already completely darkened.

Luo Qing, Hong Quan, Xie Hang and other old members who joined the gang earlier, took a group of new members to the camp that had been allocated to them by Fang Jintang, Qi Mingcheng and others in advance to stay and rest.

After the ceremony just now, everyone in the Giant Bear Gang has not yet completely come out of their inner emotions, and the passion in their hearts also makes them immersed in and enjoy this collective atmosphere.

All kinds of despicable thoughts had not yet emerged, and everyone looked at each other with warmth, kindness and joy.

Not real brothers, but better than real brothers.

The atmosphere was similar to that of a class that had just finished participating in a school sports meet. Fang Jintang and Qi Mingcheng, who were watching the ceremony, and the marrow refining masters from Santongji and Qingyuanji, followed them.

After silently watching the Giant Bear Gang members go away, they returned to their own tents with their own thoughts.

Geng Xuan led Feng Yu and six other new hall masters including Ding Fuquan into the tent. After waiting for Luo Qing, Wang Yu, Ding Yong, Teng Yu, Hong Quan, Xie Hang and others to arrive, he said:

"Right now, I don't have much to say. We'll discuss the specific rules after we deal with the current war."

As he spoke, Geng Xuan looked at Feng Yu and said:

"Deputy Gang Leader Feng, plus the 375 new recruits we recruited today.

If you include me, our Giant Bear Gang now has 453 official gang members.

Their origins are complicated and their thoughts are different. In addition, the Giant Bear Gang itself is a makeshift team that has just been set up.

It can be said that the current Giant Bear Gang is a hot potato, and the requirements for its leader are very high.

I intend to pass this burden to you, I wonder if you dare to accept it?"

There was an expectant look in Geng Xuan's eyes.

He really hoped that Feng Yu could shoulder these responsibilities.

He himself was impatient to spend too much time on these mundane affairs.

Apart from him, the only one in the Giant Bear Gang who has the ability and prestige to do all these is Feng Yu.

For others, the burden will be heavy.

But for Feng Yu, who had been the head of Baiyuanji for many years, the weight of this burden was not too heavy.

Moreover, he is not alone.

Among the six masters of the Marrow Refining Hall, four are his men.

Two of them were his absolute confidants, willing to abandon Baiyuanji's foundation and escape with him.

In addition, among the thirty new members of the Bone Refining Gang, there are also quite a few who were once guards of Baiyuanji Market, like Hong Quan and Cheng Hui.

With such a foundation, Feng Yu could easily take control of the situation of the Giant Bear Gang.

As for his doing so, it was tantamount to condoning the reality of "numerous factions" within the gang, and there was even the possibility of the gang being completely sidelined. Geng Xuan was not worried at all.

If Feng Yu really had the ability and courage to completely sideline him.

For Geng Xuan, isn't this the best reason to relieve the Giant Bear Gang's anger?

Since he could not kill people indiscriminately like a madman, a reasonable reason for killing was more valuable to Geng Xuan than any power, money, status or reputation.

Feng Yu looked at Geng Xuan seriously, his eyes not wavering at all, and said firmly:
"Boss, you have placed so much trust in me. Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will not let you down!"

Geng Xuan waved his hand and said, "It's not that serious, just do your best."

Feng Yu asked, "Boss, do you have anything else to say?"

Geng Xuan said:
"In addition to the daily affairs of the gang, you must further improve the organizational structure of the Giant Bear Gang.

In addition to these two points, the spiritual education of gang members cannot be neglected.

In my mind, its importance is even higher than the first two points.”

Feng Yu heard this and showed a puzzled look on his face. After a pause, he said:

"Boss, can you explain this third point in more detail?"

Geng Xuan glanced at Luo Qing, Wang Yu, Ding Yong, Teng Yu and others beside him and said:
“I have emphasized to them that once you join the Giant Bear Gang, all the past will be put aside for now.

But from now on, all bad habits and evil deeds must be put away.

For example, bullying the weak, burning, killing, looting, raping, plundering, forced buying and selling... If any of these violations are committed, severe punishment will be imposed!

If anyone is killed during non-operational periods, even if it is just a vagrant, I will never forgive him and will make him pay with his life!"

Hearing his gang leader say such "violent remarks" in such a calm tone, not only Feng Yu was dumbfounded.

Ding Fuquan, Sheng Xiang and others nearby were all stunned.

Here we go again, here we go again.

The gang leader is playing abstraction again!
After a long silence, Feng Yu said solemnly:

"Boss, the gang members we recruited come from very complicated sources.

They are all adults with established personalities. It must be difficult to restrain them to this extent all of a sudden, right?"

Geng Xuan shook his head and said:
“I know it’s not easy, but my determination will not change.

Punishing without teaching is cruelty. I don't want people to think that I am deliberately harming my own brothers.

So, you should explain the reason to everyone in advance.

If someone breaks the rules in the future, I will not show mercy. "

"..." Feng Yu felt like he had stepped into a shit pit again.

After a long time, he finally said with difficulty:

“…Okay, I’ll do my best.

However, Gang Leader, if this happens, the development of our Giant Bear Gang will be severely restricted.

Even if someone admires our Giant Bear Gang, as long as they know a little about these rules, they will stay away from us!"

Geng Xuan said: "Isn't that just perfect?"

"???"

Feng Yu had no idea what was good about it and could only remain silent.

Finally, with nothing else to say, Geng Xuan took the initiative to let them go back and rest.

Before they left, Geng Xuan told Feng Yu, "You are new to the gang after all. If you have any questions, please communicate with Luo Qing, Hong Quan and others."

This was obviously a reminder to Feng Yu not to kick the old people aside as soon as he took office.

Luo Qing, Hong Quan and others showed gratitude on their faces, but Feng Yu also showed surprise on his face.

It wasn't these words of explanation that surprised him, but the fact that his own gang leader, who had just delivered such harsh and violent remarks to his fellow gang members, could now be so compassionate and considerate of the old man who had lost his power.

Is this really done by the same person?
The conversion is so smooth?
……

No matter what Feng Yu, Luo Qing and others were thinking.

After they left, Geng Xuan put all of this behind him and was only thinking about one thing.

"This time, sixty-five points of bad luck were released... In what form will this disaster take?"

Geng Xuan has analyzed that the two most obvious "gaps" are Wuyou Palace and Jinsha Gang.

And if the "bad luck" breaks out in these two places at the same time, the situation will become very unfavorable for him.

This is also the reason why Geng Xuanka recruited Feng Yu and others into the Giant Bear Gang today.

On the one hand, he wanted to buy time.

——If Feng Yu, Sheng Xiang and others had been accepted into the Giant Bear Gang when they requested to join the gang, the "dark fate" would have broken out long ago and would definitely not have been delayed until now.

On the other hand, it is a matter of time.

Ka Luyiyuan was arranged by the Jinsha Gang along the banks of the Mangjiang River to serve as a base for its spies and informants, and was required to make regular reports to the headquarters on the first and fifteenth day of every month.

It cannot be said that his approach can completely block the "gap" through which "bad luck" flows toward the Jinsha Gang.

But at least, with the existence of the even larger "gap" of Wuyou Palace, the direction of the "black luck" will obviously be more inclined towards Wuyou Palace.

This can also be regarded as a subsidiary topic of this recruitment.

It is also a very interesting attempt.

……

Just as Geng Xuan was wondering how this "bad luck" would flow and what form it would take.

In different areas of Yuanzhou, things related to Geng Xuan are happening one after another.

The most recent of these incidents occurred near the camp where Geng Xuan was stationed and in the surrounding wilderness.

In the wilderness at night, there is a fast rider galloping.

Some of them come from Santong Collection, and some come from Qingyuan Collection.

Some of them even fled from the camp where Geng Xuan and his group were stationed.

In addition, there were several agile people who were moving quickly like ghosts in the forest of the rugged, gully-ridden remnant of the Chiwu Mountain on the other side, which was covered with vines and shrubs.

The direction they were heading, without exception, was towards the camp of Wu Yi and others who were also stationed in this wilderness.

……

And another place.

It happened in Yueluyuan.

In a market called Xinliangji, in an ordinary courtyard with shops in front and houses in the back.

A male host, who was about thirty years old and looked extremely capable, had his eyes wide open and was lying dead in a pool of blood.

The pool of blood beneath him came from his own body.

To be more precise, there was an egg-sized hole between his eyebrows.

Blood flowed down from the huge hole, streaking across his cheek which was frozen in a state of shock and fear, and soaking a large area of the ground beneath him.

In the room behind him, a young woman in her twenties, who looked quite charming, was curled up in a corner of the bed.

A trembling little girl was held tightly in his arms, and her other hand was covering the little girl's mouth tightly.

The girl snuggled tightly in her mother's arms, which was the only safe haven that made her feel a little at ease at this moment.

The young woman, who is a mother, stared at the two figures standing in front of her with wide eyes.

One male and one female.

The man has a reserved demeanor, while the woman looks like an otherworldly fairy.

Just looking at their appearance, demeanor and bearing, they are people that ordinary people would never be able to come into contact with in daily life.

But in the eyes of the young woman who reflected these two figures, there was only misery, fear, and despair.

But she still said with a trembling voice:
"We are just an honest and ordinary family. You...you..."

She caught a glimpse of her husband's body in the yard out of the corner of her eye, and the voice got stuck there.

Xi Hanyue's eyes were calm as she said:
"You love your daughter very much?"

"..."

The young woman did not answer, not knowing how to respond.

“Answer my question honestly, she is alive.

If you hide anything, she will die!" Xi Hanyue said.

The young woman's eyes suddenly flashed with endless brilliance, and she said, "Really? Are you serious?"

Xi Hanyue did not respond to this, but just looked at her calmly.

"..."

Seeing Xi Hanyue's expression, the young woman's heart skipped a beat and she quickly said:
"Ask me, ask me, and I will tell you everything I know!"

"What's your name?" Xi Hanyue asked.

"Su Xuan'er." said the young woman.

"Who is Su Ruiliang to you?" Xi Hanyue asked again.

The young woman was stunned when she heard this, and her eyes were filled with extremely complex emotions such as shock, realization, pain, and hatred.

"Is it him? Everything that happened tonight was caused by him? He is the one who brought disaster to our family?" the young woman said with hatred on her face.

Facing her question, Xi Hanyue remained unmoved and just said, "Answer my question!"

Looking at the cold and frosty "fairy" in front of her, the young woman swallowed back all her emotions and said:

"It's my father."

Then she said quickly:
"I have cut off all contact with him for many years. In these years, let alone meeting him, we have never even exchanged letters.

Whether he is dead or alive, or what he has done over the years, I really have no idea."

Xi Hanyue finally showed an impatient look in his eyes and said coldly:
"You just need to answer the questions I ask you. There's no need to say anything else. If it happens again, I will just break one of your daughter's legs!"

The young woman was startled when she heard this, and said quickly, "Yes."

Apart from responding "yes", he didn't dare to say another word.

"What kind of person is Su Ruiliang?"

The young woman wanted to say that she had not had any contact with this man for many years and had no idea what kind of person he was.

But at this moment, under Xi Hanyue's calm gaze, she remembered the warning this person had just given her.

She did not dare to make any further explanation, but just honestly recounted her impressions of her father Su Ruiliang and those memorable events without any embellishment.

Xi Hanyue and Xiang Ling, who was standing next to her, listened attentively without interrupting once.

After a long time, the two walked out of the room.

After leaving the shop, Xi Hanyue threw the little girl who was in a coma in her hand to an old woman who looked to be in her 50s or 60s waiting outside the shop, and said casually:
"This girl has a bit of a wild personality. She's a good material. Take her home and train her well."

"Yes." The old woman took the little girl and responded respectfully.

After giving a brief explanation, Xi Hanyue no longer paid attention to the matter. Instead, he sent away the group of people waiting outside the store, walked aside with Xiang Ling, and talked in a low voice.

Prior to this, the two persuaded the two hall masters of Dingxing Hall and Sifang Hall to jointly initiate the "Grand Hall Discussion", hoping to hand over this hot potato that emerged from Kangle Collection and let the entire Wuyou Palace bear the pressure.

As a result, the slippery palace eunuch Xiao Jingwen did not accept the challenge at all. Instead, he asked the two of them to review themselves in public and admit their mistakes.

With no other choice, the two could only continue to carry the burden on their shoulders.

However, neither of them mentioned the intention of leading a team to test the strength of "Su Ruiliang" personally.

He really tried out the strength of "Su Ruiliang", but ended up suffering heavy losses and even losing his life.

Wouldn't that be a waste of money for Xiao Jingwen and those bastards who only know how to find faults in Yuanjing? !

However, the two did not do nothing.

They took advantage of Wuyou Palace's intelligence gathering capabilities and dug deep into Su Ruiliang's background.

They really made some gains.

Therefore, they knew that Su Ruiliang was not truly alone.

He had a younger brother who had been traveling for many years and had not returned with any news.

There was also a daughter who married far away and we never had any contact since then.

They first traced the line of Su Ruiliang's younger brother, because compared to their daughter who was still a girl when she married far away, they thought that Su Ruiliang's younger brother knew him better.

Unfortunately, after tracing it to the end, the two made a regretful discovery.

Su Ruiliang's younger brother who was traveling away from home died in a fight many years ago.

Fortunately, the connection with Su Ruiliang's daughter finally brought them some results.

At this moment, Xi Hanyue and Xiang Ling were both facing west, gazing into the distance, as if they wanted to see something.

Apart from the vast darkness of the night, they naturally could not see anything.

But they knew that in the distance, in a few hours, there would be a bloody battle involving more than three thousand people, with as many as thirty or forty people participating in marrow refining.

Battles of this scale and level have become extremely rare in Yuanzhou in recent years.

Even in the other eight states where battles often occurred, this was a military conflict of considerable scale and high level.

They did not do nothing about this battle which they had predicted long ago.

In fact, they did a lot behind the scenes.

First, they mobilized all the forces of Wuyou Palace in the markets around Yueluyuan and Chiwu Mountain.

Let them focus on one thing.

That is to do everything possible to block the news of "Su Ruiliang" leading the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry to plunder Yueluyuan, as well as the specific details, from the market around Chiwu Mountain.

Try to prevent the news from spreading towards Chiwu Mountain on the west side of Yueluyuan.

When it is really impossible to stop it, a lot of distorted and exaggerated news will be mixed in, which makes people feel outrageous and unbelievable at first hearing.

Of course, they couldn't keep the real situation out of the markets around Chiwu Mountain forever.

They didn't plan to do that.

The purpose of their doing so is just to mislead the judgment of Anleji and Baiyuanji.

Let them ignore the existence of "Su Ruiliang" and follow Wu Yi firmly to fight to the end with Santong Group and Qingyuan Group.

Once the conflict is over and their goal is achieved, they will naturally let it go.

The news from Yueluyuan can be spread however you want.

For them, this dispute deliberately provoked by "Su Ruiliang" is also the best opportunity to verify this person's character.

In this operation, no matter whether Wu Yi succeeds or fails, lives or dies, it is a gain for them who are watching with wide eyes from the sidelines.

After this conflict, the mysterious "Su Ruiliang" will become clearer in their eyes.

When they learned that the former master of Baiyuanji, Feng Yu, with a group of "stray dogs" who escaped from Baiyuanji, had actually joined "Su Ruiliang".

In order to slightly balance the power between the two sides, they even secretly helped Wu Yi.

——Using the shops and houses in Yuanjing as bait, Wu Yi hired a strong "mercenary army" from Yuanjing. Those shops and houses were originally paid by Wuyou Palace for the cooperation of medicinal materials.

This time, Wu Yi was able to hire these people so quickly because of their silent efforts behind the scenes.

If not for this, Wu Yi would not have been able to handle this matter so smoothly.

Everything was done in just a few days.

At this moment, they were looking into the direction where a bloody battle involving thousands of people was about to begin.

Xiang Ling asked: "What do you think?"

Xi Hanyue said: "The current 'Su Ruiliang' is definitely not the previous Su Ruiliang."

　I hesitated about the plot about Su Ruiliang's daughter because I was worried that it would become a poison point in the eyes of readers. If I didn't write this plot, then the protagonist could justifiably say that he didn't implicate anyone, but after writing it, it wouldn't work. No matter how you wash it, Su Xuan'er and her husband died because of him, which seems to become a moral stain or even a sin for the protagonist. But after hesitating for a while, I still wrote it. I won't make any excuses for the protagonist for what happened to Su Xuan'er's family. They were implicated by him.

　　The protagonist cannot be innocent of what he has done. If judged from a moral perspective, the protagonist is full of dirt and filth.

　　In the last summary of the previous book, I explained the origin of this story. It was because when I visited the clay sculptures of the "Rent Collection Courtyard", an old lady said, "There are good people among landlords." What she didn't mean was that some things were too cruel and too extreme, causing many good landlords to be wronged. Of course I know that there are good people among landlords, just as I firmly believe that there are definitely people with pure natures and who can empathize with slaves among slave owners. But does this prevent slaves from being bought and sold like livestock, and used for sacrifices and burials like livestock? Therefore, even if it is said that it is too cruel, too extreme, and too ruthless, and it implicates innocent people, what should be done still needs to be done. Otherwise, what can be done?

　　But if someone says that it is easy to talk without any pain, does that mean that innocent people deserve to be implicated? What if that innocent person is you? Can you still be so nagging? Can you face death calmly? I have no words to say.

　　So, I write stories about other worlds.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)