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Chapter 174: Calamity Flows, Multiple Fronts Move Together

Xiang Ling asked: "Why do you say that?"

Xi Hanyue said:

"The Su Ruiliang that Su Xuan'er mentioned is very different from the 'Su Ruiliang' we know."

"It is also possible that Su Ruiliang disguised himself well." Xiang Ling argued.

Xi Hanyue shook his head.

"Some things can be disguised, but some things can never be disguised."

“The Su Ruiliang that Su Xuan’er described is a complete villain.

His wife, daughter, and brother, none of them liked him.

My wife died early, my brother left, and my daughter married far away, all because of him."

"But who is the 'Su Ruiliang' we know?

Those who didn't know the truth just thought he was bloodthirsty and a butcher.

They can also raise their butcher knives and kill people who have no hatred or grudge against them.

But what do we know?
He regards all practitioners as parasites and cancer, but he has pity for the weak and lonely and hates evil.

The weaker a person is, the more favored he treats them!
For them, hundreds of thousands or even millions of taels of silver were thrown away at will.

If this man was Su Xuan'er's father, would he treat his wife and daughter like that?!"

Xiang Ling heard this and nodded silently.

A long time ago, they learned from Lin Feiyu that the person who destroyed the Wuyou Palace stronghold in Kangleji was a "good man who hated evil". These were the original words of Fan Qi, the master of Kangleji.

At that time, their top priority was to obtain autumn hunting medicinal materials from the neighborhoods around Chiwu Mountain, as well as food from Yueluyuan. Although they felt that this was a thorn in the side that needed to be pulled out, after weighing the pros and cons, they decided to deal with it after finishing their important business.

But before they could make a move, the man's movements became bigger and bigger, until they felt they couldn't bite him anymore.

Originally, they were somewhat skeptical about Fan Qi's evaluation of the person Lin Feiyu brought back.

Maybe Fan Qi knew the attitude of Wuyou Palace towards this kind of people, so he said so, so that they would help him solve the hidden danger.

But now, they have fully recognized this evaluation.

I even think that this evaluation is too conservative.

Because, in their opinion, many of Su Ruiliang's actions have completely exceeded the scope of a good person and have reached an unreasonable level.

He took out more than 200,000 taels of silver and gave two taels to each resident who moved west, just to eliminate the resistance and resentment in their hearts!

In order to find a way to make a living for these people who migrated westward, he did not hesitate to bear the pressure of being watched by the whole world and spent at least more than one million taels to dredge the Zhushui River that had been blocked for hundreds of years!

After learning about these circumstances, they all believed that this "Su Ruiliang" could no longer be described as a good person, and that he was mentally ill.

The starting point of his behavior is not to do good things, but the product of some kind of extreme and obsessive thinking.

Such people are not uncommon.

In Wuyou Palace, there are many people who have received too much stimulation during their growth, resulting in mental distortion, forming some weird and twisted obsessions and habits that are completely incomprehensible and even unbearable to outsiders.

This "Su Ruiliang" may be such a case.

However, the direction of his mental distortion is a little too weird.

With this understanding, the psychological discomfort of the two was quickly alleviated.

The "portrait" of "Su Ruiliang" in their minds immediately became clear and transparent.

This person is mentally ill!

But his background is a mystery, he is very powerful, and he vows to fight to the death with Wuyou Palace.

Well, when those bitches Xiao Jingwen clearly wanted them to go first.

Should they fight to the death with such a madman?

The topic was clearly on the verge of being brought up, but both of them subconsciously avoided the question.

After a pause, Xi Hanyue asked Xiang Ling another question.

“The teams transporting food from the 72 markets in Yueluyuan to Liuyunfang will be completely finished by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.

What should we do?"

Before this, they watched as all the markets in Yueluyuan surrendered to "Su Ruiliang".

These markets took the initiative to transport all the stockpiled grain to Liuyunfang, and they did not let the people lurking in various places in Yueluyuan do anything.

the reason is simple.

This is also what they are happy to see.

In the past, they had to go door to door and put pressure on every market to raise food from Yueluyuan.

The effort is great, but the results are slow.

Moreover, after living together for a long time, each market has developed its own tricks on how to get along with them.

Throwing a tantrum, wagging the tail for mercy, acting like a spoiled brat...

Since they are not as cruel and ruthless as "Su Ruiliang" who kills directly.

These bazaars always play an effective card.

Under such circumstances, these markets were frightened by "Su Ruiliang"'s bloody knife and obediently handed over all the stockpiled grain.

While they were unhappy, they were also willing to see this happen.

Their idea was, wouldn’t it be more convenient for them to use all these scattered grains if they were gathered at Liuyunfang?
Now, the process of gathering grain from Yueluyuan and moving it to Liuyunfang has basically been completed.

The grain transport convoy organized by Liu Yueji was still transporting grain from Liuyunfang to the vicinity of Wufang Camp.

With every passing day, the food supply in Liuyunfang would decrease a lot.

Now, the time has come for them to play dumb and avoid the matter.

Therefore, after hearing Xi Hanyue's question, Xiang Ling was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke:

"Hanyue, we don't have to worry about Liuyunfang's food now."

"Then what should we consider?" Xi Hanyue retorted.

Xiang Ling seemed not to hear the slightly thorny tone in Shi Hanyue's words, and said calmly:

"Our efforts against this 'Su Ruiliang' are far from enough!"

Xi Hanyue nodded, but a hint of sarcasm appeared on her face, and replied:

"Yes, it's far from enough, so what do you want?
We will gather all the people we can and go straight to kill that 'Su Ruiliang'."

Xiang Ling did not respond to this and continued:

"Of course we can't let Xiao Jingwen and his people be used as weapons, but we can't just stop at this 'Su Ruiliang' either.

No matter what, we still have to do our best to deal with 'Su Ruiliang'!"

Xi Hanyue did not reply immediately.

After a while, she asked:

"What's your plan?"

Xiang Ling said calmly:

"I heard that you have a good relationship with the concubine of Master Xu?"

When Xi Hanyue heard this, his body suddenly froze.

Like Xiang Ling, she was gazing at the western night sky. Suddenly, she turned around and looked at Xiang Ling, with a cold light in her eyes that seemed to have substance.

There was a sinister aura between her two beautiful eyebrows.

He called out Right Envoy Xiang's name and said, "Xiang Ling, are you trying to provoke me on purpose?!"

If there is someone in this world who annoys her the most, she can't help but want to tear him into pieces as soon as she thinks of him.

Not Xiao Jingwen, he is not qualified.

And it was exactly the "beloved concubine of Master Xu" mentioned by Xiang Ling.

It would be fine if she just cheated people in Yuanjing under the banner of being good sisters.

There were rumors that she had once been the most popular girl in the brothel, and that the two sisters had once slept on the same bed and served the same man. The stories were very detailed, with the time, people, and place, and all the elements were complete.

These old stories have been circulating in Yuanjing for many years and have remained so for years.

Although there was no evidence, Xi Hanyue knew very well that only this shameless bitch who wanted to be associated with her so desperately would spread the news so relentlessly.

Because of these rumors, when people think of her, the first thing they think of is not her legendary experience and cruel methods on her way to becoming the Left Protector of Wuyou Palace, but the shameful experiences in her past life and all kinds of filthy and blasphemous thoughts.

Therefore, every time she thought of that woman, she couldn't suppress the murderous intent in her heart, and she had the urge to strangle her to death immediately.

As the right-hand man, Xiang Ling should be the most aware of her taboos.

But now he said it to her face.

Isn't this just hitting people in the face and poking people where it hurts? !
Xi Hanyue didn't turn hostile and attack Xiang Ling directly, which was already giving Xiang Ling a lot of face.

Xiang Ling did not show any apology on his face. He looked calm and said slowly:

"The woman's son was killed by 'Su Ruiliang', and only his head was taken back to Yuanjing.

From what I understand, she is not far from going crazy now."

This woman was someone Xi Hanyue subconsciously wanted to avoid.

Not to mention taking the initiative to find out about her recent situation, subordinates who know her temper would not dare to report any information related to her to her unless they wanted to die.

After hearing what Xiang Ling said, Xi Hanyue's eyes showed a look of satisfaction, and said: "Then why didn't she go completely crazy?"

Xiang Ling said:
"Because she wants revenge, but she can't do it on her own.

During this period, she was jumping up and down in the Xu family.

He wanted the Xu family to use all their strength to take revenge on this 'Su Ruiliang'.

Although the head of the Xu family doted on her very much and was very angry about Su Ruiliang's behavior, he also adhered to the position of the head of the family and did not get angry and start a war.

Now they are trying to find out the situation of 'Su Ruiliang' from various sources, because they know that we are well-informed, and they want to spend a lot of money to buy some information from us.

However, since we didn’t know much, we didn’t agree to his request.”

As Xiang Ling calmly told the story of what had happened in the Xu family in Yuanjing in the past few days, Xi Hanyue's emotions gradually calmed down.

A thoughtful look even gradually appeared in his eyes.

Finally, she asked softly, "So, what do you think?"

Xiang Ling said:
"Tell me, can we give a push from behind and let the Yuanjing Xu family become a sharp sword to cut down 'Su Ruiliang'?"

Xi Hanyue's eyes, which had originally been cold and piercing, gradually became brighter.

She nodded and said:

"I think it's feasible... However, the bloody battle over there is about to begin. According to our deduction, Wu Yi is doomed to die this time. There is only defeat but no victory.

When this result comes out, will the Xu family be scared and shrink back? "

Xiang Ling said:
"Then find a way to postpone this bloody battle!"

"How to push it forward? Now that the situation has been formed, it won't be easy to stop it, right?" Xi Hanyue asked back.

Xiang Ling said:
“Let’s send a message to Wu Yi before dawn to let him know what kind of enemy he will be facing this time.

I think, after knowing these circumstances, Wu Yi will definitely take the initiative to return Baiyuanji."

Xi Hanyue frowned slightly and said:
"They lured the Xu family here, but Wu Yi left... This, the situation isn't much better, right?"

Xiang Ling shook his head and said:
“I believe that Wu Yi, who is also eager for revenge, will not leave.

As long as we tell him that the Yuanjing Xu family will soon be eliminated, he will definitely not mind waiting a few more days."

Xi Hanyue nodded slightly, agreeing with Xiang Ling's idea, but also expressed her new concerns.

"That's good, but if this happens, other people from Anleji and Baiyuanji will also learn more about 'Su Ruiliang'.

There will inevitably be people who are unwilling to follow the Wu family all the way to the end.

Even with the participation of the Xu family from Yuanjing, as the situation gets increasingly out of control, more and more people will not want to wade into this mess.”

Xiang Ling also agreed with Xi Hanyue's analysis.

He nodded and said:

“So, on the one hand, we have to persuade Wu Yi.

On the other hand, the news of 'Su Ruiliang' was inevitably known to the people of Anleji and Baiyuanji.

We need to mix in some half-true and half-false news to mislead their judgment and delay the time when people's hearts disperse.

Another thing is that we have to speed up the process of getting rid of the Xu family.

For the Xu family, having Wu Yi, a force that is equally formidable, to work together is something they would have loved to have.

So, as long as the method is correct, this should not be difficult. "

As he spoke, Xiang Ling sighed softly with regret in his heart.

Originally, he wanted to persuade Xi Hanyue to temporarily put aside her prejudice and use the channel of her "good sister".

He believed that with the help of the woman who was eager to avenge her son, not only would the Xu family's demise be accelerated, but the Xu family would also be able to invest more power.

However, Xi Hanyue's intense reaction forced him to give up this idea.

In order to make up for the regret of not being able to fully squeeze out the power of the Xu family in Yuanjing, Xiang Ling had to find another way to make up for it.

He looked at Xi Hanyue and said:

"You said that you have seen a real Xuanyou Iron Cavalry in the Peak Mountains?"

Cenling is also located in Yuanzhou, just north of the "Northern Eight Ji" including Anle Ji and Baiyuan Ji.

It is a branch running east-west that branches out from Chiwu Mountain.

Together with the Ba Ridge further north, they are collectively known as the "Cenba Ridges" and are the two most famous branches of Chiwu Mountain.

The Chiwu Mountain is divided into three sections: north, middle and south.

It is also the boundary that divides the "ancient Nine Provinces" into ancient Youzhou, ancient Haozhou, and ancient Zhuzhou.

The river channel was silted up, and the "Zhushui" that had been diverted and cut off for three or four hundred years originated from the peaks.

As soon as Xi Hanyue heard Xiang Ling's words, she knew what he was planning, so she shook her head and said:

"You want to drag this Xuanyou Iron Cavalry into the water? Impossible!
Last time, I personally escorted the drugs shipped from Anleji to the designated location for delivery.

Because their need for the Xuanyou Pill was too urgent, and they looked down on a woman like me, they revealed their whereabouts in front of me.

We don't know where they are now.

What's more, Dong Guan had already violated a huge taboo by arranging them to sneak into Yuanzhou this time.

It was only because their whereabouts were secretive and they had been very low-key since entering Yuanzhou, not showing themselves in front of others. In addition, their numbers were not too large, which allowed them to get away with it.

The only reason they took such a big risk and sneaked into Yuanzhou was to ensure that all kinds of materials purchased in Yuanzhou could be safely returned north.

They can't possibly create trouble and use us as knives!"

Xiang Ling heard this, but he did not give up, but continued:

“In recent years, Dong Guan has sent a lot of Xuanyou horses to Yuanzhou in order to ease the huge logistical pressure caused by too many Xuanyou horses.

Through the complete set of forging drawings of the Xuanyou Armor that they shared.

Now in Yuanzhou, there are many gangs and factions that have formed their own Xuanyou Iron Cavalry by following the same pattern.

As long as they don't say anything, wouldn't it be fine if they disguised themselves as the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry in Yuanzhou?"

"Other people are not blind, can't they tell the real from the fake?"

At this point, Xi Hanyue seemed to feel that this was not convincing enough, and just shook his head and said:

"How could they possibly be used as swordsmen by us?"

Xiang Ling said:
“But I think they may end up like this.”

"Why?"

Xi Hanyue was curious and a little surprised. She didn't know how Xiang Ling could make this judgment.

Xiang Ling said:
“As far as I know, Wu Yi still holds tightly in his hands the medicines and various cultivation resources he obtained from the last cooperation with us.

Even though he was eager for revenge and sold Yuanjing's shops and houses at a low price, he did not release these supplies.

Don’t you think that’s weird?”

Xi Hanyue was startled, then nodded and said, "It is very strange."

Right now, the prices of these resources are at a high point. If you sell them, you can earn several times more than usual.

In this way, Wu Yi could easily take out the money to hire people in Yuanjing.

There is no need to sell the shops and houses in Yuanjing at a low price. Those are the capital for the Wu family to gain a foothold in Yuanjing.

Yuanjing, which has attracted the whole Yuanzhou and also has great appeal to people from the other eight states, has always been easier to get in than to leave!
Now, with this coming and going, in and out, it is equivalent to the Wu family suffering two losses.

There is a better way, but we insist on paying a higher price.

In this light, Wu Yi's approach to this matter does seem a bit strange.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Xiang Ling and asked curiously: "Do you know the reason?"

Xiang Ling nodded and said: "If my guess is correct..."

As soon as he said this, he was interrupted by Xi Hanyue, who frowned and said:

"Guess? You rely on guessing for this kind of thing?

...Although that bitch Xiao Jingwen is annoying, there is still some truth in what he said.

For such an important matter, you use your own guesses as the basis for judgment. Isn't that too frivolous?"

Xiang Ling's breath stagnated when he heard this.

Finally, he said helplessly:

“I’m saying this because I don’t have any solid evidence.

But please believe me, for things like this, you should trust my judgment as a man.

...Just like sometimes, women's intuition can be terrifyingly accurate, more accurate than any definite clues!"

Xi Hanyue raised her eyebrows and looked directly at Xiang Ling, as if to confirm whether his words were offensive to her.

Because of her special background, she always seems to be more sensitive to such words than others.

Xiang Ling was very frank and did not avoid her scrutinizing gaze.

After a while, Xi Hanyue said, "So, as a man, what is the basis for your judgment?"

She put a special emphasis on the word "man".

"Ambition!"

Xiang Ling gave a concise yet clear answer.

Then, as if that wasn't enough, he added more clearly:

"Every man has a fire in his heart!

Once they have the chance, they will definitely try to make the fire bigger and more intense, even burning all over Kyushu!"

Xi Hanyue was stunned for a moment, staring at Xiang Ling with a flickering look in her eyes.

After a while, she finally said, "Tell me your judgment."

"This Wu Yi is probably trying to use these drugs as bargaining chips to bypass us and get in touch with Dong Guan!"

"Wu Yi knows very well that for a person like Dong Guan, the only valuable thing in his hands is neither money nor the shops and houses in Yuanjing, but the medicines in his hands!"

“If Wu Yi’s thoughts were to happen at any other time, we would have dealt a heavy blow to him.

But now, why don't we help him secretly? "

Xiang Ling paused and continued:
"Dong Guan took the risk of arranging this group of Xuanyou cavalry to sneak into Yuanzhou. Wasn't his purpose to obtain more resources?

Among them, medicines, especially Xuanyou Dan, are the most important.

Now, with such an opportunity in front of them, how could they not be tempted? "

As he spoke, Xiang Ling looked at Xi Hanyue and asked, "What do you think?"

Xi Hanyue glanced at Xiang Ling and said, "So, you want me to push this matter forward?"

Xiang Ling smiled and said:

“Before, you had the most exposure to them.

And it was you who actually got a glimpse of their mysterious cavalry.

It would be safest if you take the lead in this matter.

If I come forward, they will become suspicious and cause unnecessary trouble." Another reason he didn't mention in his heart was Xi Hanyue's identity as a woman.

In the eyes of people in Xuanyou and You states, where gender discrimination is more serious, this will easily make them subconsciously form the first impression that "this matter is not threatening", thereby increasing the success rate of this matter.

However, Xiang Ling, knowing Xi Hanyue's taboo, naturally did not say this reason out loud.

He just went over it in his mind.

"Okay, I'll try, but I'm not sure how sure I am of this.

...Perhaps the drugs in Wu Yi's hands are not enough to make them disobey military orders?"

Xi Hanyue finally agreed, but still felt that the possibility of success was not great.

She was very clear that the customs of Xuanzhou and Youzhou were fundamentally different from those of Yuanzhou.

With just one move, you can get a large amount of drugs. From a business perspective, this is definitely worth doing.

But for the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry who ventured into Yuanzhou, obeying military orders was the first priority.

However, Xiang Ling had already said this, so she didn't mind giving it a try.

"Then convince Wu Yi to withdraw his troops temporarily and push the Xu family to end the war. These two tasks will be left to you to do."

Xiang Ling nodded.

"Just leave these to me."

……

On the same night.

Deep in the wilderness outside Kangleji.

A man sat on a rock that protruded nearly one meter above the ground.

As time passed, his body remained motionless, as if it had merged into the rock beneath him.

If Geng Xuan were here, he would be able to recognize him at a glance. This was the man who claimed to be his "uncle master" and who used all means to obtain a copy of "The Earth Walks".

After a long time, in the wilderness behind him shrouded in deep night.

A dog was the first to rush out of the night, and following closely behind the dog was a figure approaching this place quickly.

This person was dressed in the clothes of an ordinary citizen, with a soft hat with a wide brim on his head, and all his facial features were covered by the brim.

The man approached and stopped a few meters behind the man.

The dog leading the way had already jumped into the man's arms excitedly.

After the visitor stood still, he respectfully greeted the man sitting on the rock and said:
"Sir, I'm here."

The man stroked the dog's head and praised it, as if rewarding it for its "summoning and guiding action".

It was not until the dog in his arms slid away contentedly that he frowned and asked:

"Why are you so late?"

The visitor explained:
"Today, the seven surrounding Lizhongfang have all moved to Yonghefang, and ours is no exception.

I haven't settled down yet, so I took the opportunity of going out on patrol to see you as soon as possible!"

The man said:
"What on earth happened here?

There have been a lot of disturbances in the surrounding area during this period. How come every one of them is related to you?"

"..."

The man, who hid his facial features under the brim of his hat, opened his mouth but not a single word came out.

The man turned to look at the man in the soft hat, frowned and said:
"can not say?"

Upon hearing this, the man in the soft hat panicked and waved his hands quickly:
"No, no, no, there is nothing that cannot be said in front of you, sir."

"Then tell me." The man said directly.

"..."

It was dark, and the man in the soft hat could not see the expression on the special envoy's face at the moment, but the pressure in his heart did not decrease in the slightest.

His loyalty and friendship to Lifang only allowed him to hold out for five breaths before he completely gave up resistance.

“This matter began a month and a half ago when Wei Wanzong approached our shop owner and tried to persuade him to do a big deal.

He said that a mysterious man came to him with a large amount of medicinal herbs.

Of course, we all knew later that the mysterious man was the leader of the Giant Bear Gang.

He also has another identity in Kangleji, that is, 'Su Ruiliang' who runs Xiangyunju.

However, we all tend to think that he just borrowed the identity of 'Su Ruiliang'.

The real him is most likely someone else.

The large batch of medicinal materials he brought to Wanfufang was the one that Anleji bought from our Bajiafang and was eventually lost outside Baiyuanji."

The man nodded and asked:

"How did he find Wei Wanzong? How did he transport the herbs that were lost outside Baiyuanji to Kangleji?"

The man in the soft hat shook his head and said, "I don't know."

The man frowned and said:
"I don't know? There are so many medicinal herbs, how could there be no movement at all?

It can't be a magic trick that just appeared in an instant, right? "

The man in the soft hat shook his head and said, "There is indeed no movement at all... However, everyone has a private guess."

"Oh, what guess?" the man asked with a raised eyebrow.

“There is indeed no movement on the ground, and those medicinal herbs cannot fall from the sky.

Therefore, everyone thinks that those medicinal herbs may have emerged from underground."

"underground?
...You mean, Wei Wanzong's home is likely connected to an underground tunnel.

That 'Su Ruiliang' took this underground passage to avoid the eyes and ears of everyone near Kangleji.

He showed up at Wei Wanzong's house with all those medicinal herbs?"

"Yes." said the man in the bonnet.

The man said:

"But didn't you swear two years ago that you already had solid evidence?

Wanfufang has only one tunnel exit, and it is hidden in the home of an old man named Cao?"

The man in the soft hat said awkwardly:

"This...I was too confident at the time. Maybe some of the evidence is wrong. The tunnel leads to Wei Wanzong's home, not Old Man Cao's home.

It is also possible that the tunnel forked under Wanfufang, one leading to the Cao family and the other to the Wei family."

The man was silent, his eyes thoughtful.

After a while, he finally spoke:

“You said, is it possible that the intelligence you submitted two years ago was correct?

This tunnel exit that leads directly to Wei Wanzong's home was dug temporarily by 'Su Ruiliang' for the convenience and secrecy of transporting medicinal materials?"

The man in the soft hat was surprised and shook his head when he heard this:

"How can this be?

It only took a few days for the medicinal herbs to disappear outside Baiyuanji and appear in the Wei family compound.

How could he have the time to dig another tunnel?
Moreover, where did he get the confidence that he could dig all the way from underground to the bottom of the Wei Family Courtyard without causing any noise?!"

"If this is impossible, why are almost all the tunnel exits now hidden in the homes of certain families?"

"Uh..." The man in the soft hat laughed.
"My Lord, you are looking for my pleasure.

Isn't it because someone discovered those tunnels and built houses on them to cover them up?"

The man nodded, but his thoughts had already drifted elsewhere.

When the man in the soft hat was about to continue telling the story of how Bajiafang cooperated with the "Giant Bear Gang Leader" to sell medicine, and how this accidentally brought about the disaster of Anleji.

The man interrupted him and asked:
"I asked you to keep an eye on Qiu Tao and the others. What's their current situation?"

Qiu Tao was the leader of the Wanfufang hunting team who was killed by Geng Xuan during the autumn hunting.

His other identity is a spy for the out-of-state military.

The other people in the hunting team were all subordinates developed by Qiu Tao.

And to conceal the truth.

The one who truly knows who he is serving and who benefits the most is Qiu Tao.

After the man got the "Earth-Walking Chapter" from Geng Xuan and left Kangleji, he instructed Qiu Tao to wait for an opportunity to get rid of Geng Xuan.

It is best to create the illusion of something unexpected and not man-made.

The more secretive it is, and the less suspicious it arouses, the better.

But at the same time, he ordered the man in the soft hat in front of him to secretly stare at Qiu Tao.

The man in the soft hat was given the task of secretly keeping an eye on Qiu Tao, but he didn't know what Qiu Tao's specific task was.

This is the basic principle of leading spies, that is, no subordinate should be allowed to obtain more information, especially information beyond their "vision".

If this happens, the consequences could be catastrophic.

After hearing the man's question, the man in the soft hat immediately said:
"disappeared."

"Missing? Tell me more details!"

The man was obviously startled, and the expression on his face was a little out of control.

After a lot of effort, he finally regained his calm and resolute expression.

The man in the soft hat immediately said:

“Qiu Tao and the other six members of his hunting team disappeared during the autumn hunt.

The day before the autumn hunt officially began, he and six other members of his hunting team went to the restaurant in Kangleji for a drink.

But after the autumn hunt, they completely disappeared, as if they were swallowed up by Chiwu Mountain.

This is also the most incredible part.

A total of seven people from a hunting team disappeared, including the owner of Wanfufang, Wei Wanzong, and the families of the seven people.

There was no reaction to their disappearance, as if they had never existed."

At this point, the man in the soft hat couldn't help but tremble in his voice.

Because he had already guessed that Qiu Tao was most likely a subordinate of the special envoy in front of him.

The "missing" information of Qiu Tao and his hunting team members was deliberately suppressed by Wanfufang.

It is very likely that Wei Wanzong, the owner of Wanfufang, or other people in Wanfufang, accidentally discovered the spies identity of Qiu Tao and others.

In order to avoid bringing greater disaster to Wanfufang, Wanfufang quietly dealt with these people and also took the initiative to suppress the information related to these seven people.

As a result, apart from a surge of undercurrents within Wanfufang, not a single ripple spread outside of Wanfufang.

In the eyes of outsiders who had never paid attention to Qiu Tao and the other seven people, they would really think that nothing had happened in Wanfufang.

The man in the soft hat knew very well that if his identity was exposed, it would be known to his family.

Then, Qiu Tao's fate may very well be his end.

Therefore, when talking about this matter, the voice of the man in the soft hat trembled uncontrollably.

"You are scared," the man said.

"……Yes."

After being silent for a moment, Soft Hat did not make up any lies, because he knew that he could not fool the special envoy in his current state.

"What were you thinking about just now?" the man asked.

Upon hearing this, the man in the soft hat was silent for a moment again, and then he spoke out what he had just thought.

There is nothing to hide from the special envoy in front of him.

He was worried that his identity would be exposed, so how could the special envoy in front of him not be worried?

We need each other.

If he expressed his biggest concern at this moment, perhaps the special envoy in front of him could help him solve the problem.

Otherwise, putting yourself in his shoes and considering his current situation, and assigning him fewer sensitive and dangerous tasks may also be a way to save your life.

"You mean, it was Wei Wanzong who dealt with Qiu Tao and the other six members of the hunting team?" the man asked.

"It could also be someone else from Wanfufang." said the man in the soft hat.

"Anyway, they are all from Wanfufang, right?"

"Yes."

"Couldn't he be an outsider?"

"If it was an outsider, why would Wanfufang take the initiative to suppress the news of Qiu Tao and seven others' disappearance?
During the autumn hunting season, if an entire hunting team disappeared without a trace, the entire Wanfufang would be in an uproar, right?

How could they actively suppress the news? "

As a local, the man in the soft hat put himself in the other person's shoes.

If something like this happened in their neighborhood, the entire neighborhood where the hunting team disappeared would be in turmoil.

No one from other neighborhoods can sit on the shore and watch the show quietly. In the end, they will all be dragged into the water and become suspects!
“But what if we kill their ‘outsiders’ and tell Wei Wanzong and others about Qiu Tao and others’ identities as spies?
In this case, will Wanfufang take the initiative to cooperate and suppress the news? "

"This... they can't be that careless?!"

The man in the soft hat was surprised, although what the envoy said made sense.

But it was fine that Qiu Tao's true identity was discovered by the higher-ups in the same workshop, but how could he allow outsiders to discover the flaw?
This is really not taking your life seriously!
Because of his limited "vision", he could only temporarily expose Qiu Tao to outsiders due to carelessness.

As a special envoy, the man who was responsible for contacting the surrounding offline people was thinking about the task he had assigned to Qiu Tao.

[Waiting for an opportunity to get rid of Geng Xuan, and trying to create the illusion that it was an accident and not man-made]

Qiu Tao's plan is most likely to complete the task during the autumn hunting period.

The autumn hunting forests of Changpingfang and Wanfufang are adjacent to each other, which is most convenient for Qiu Tao and others to take action.

Even from his perspective, he felt there was nothing wrong with this plan.

Previously, they had used the same method to assassinate Geng Xuan’s father in Chiwu Mountain.

But be afraid of accidents in everything.

The special envoy guessed that Qiu Tao and others might have exposed their identities because of this.

It is very likely that it was when he was taking action against that kid from the Geng family!
"Now you have all seen how dangerous the consequences are of your cooperation with 'Su Ruiliang'.

The seven of you have been dragged into this by Wei Wanzong.

But what about Wei Wanzong? Why would he agree to cooperate with 'Su Ruiliang'?

Although he has a bit of a rough temper, since he was chosen as the abbot, he can't be completely brainless, right?

Doesn't he know how big the risk is?"

The man in the soft hat was not a fool. Combining the special envoy's analysis of the disappearance of Qiu Tao and his group, it was easy for him to connect the dots.

"My Lord, you...you mean, the person who discovered Qiu Tao's identity and killed their entire hunting team was that 'Su Ruiliang'.

Not only that, he also told Wei Wanzong Qiu Tao's identity.

Because of this, Wanfufang took the initiative to suppress the news that a hunting team went missing during the autumn hunt.

It was also for this reason that Wei Wanzong agreed to cooperate with 'Su Ruiliang'.

Because Su Ruiliang holds the weak spot of Wanfufang, Wei Wanzong and the others dare not refuse! "

"And in the end, Wei Wanzong and his people probably felt that they had no right to negotiate with Su Ruiliang based on their own lifang, so they simply dragged the seven surrounding lifangs into the water as well."

In the end, the man in the floppy hat was convinced himself.

Although he has limited "vision" now, he cannot see clearly the decisions made by the upper echelons of the neighborhood.

But at least one thing is clear, that is, the cooperation between Bajiafang and "Su Ruiliang" is really a big profit!
In his opinion, if they had no choice, Wanfufang represented by Wei Wanzong would not have shared such a big piece of fat with other neighborhoods.

By the same token, if Bajiafang United had not increased its voice, "Su Ruiliang" would not have been able to give up such a big piece of fat.

Although he didn't know the truth, he firmly believed that it must be full of complex and treacherous multi-party games.

The envoy stared at the man in the soft hat in front of him, his eyes flashing.

After a while, he finally asked the question he wanted to ask most.

"There is a family named Geng in Changpingfang. Do you know them?" he asked.

The man in the soft hat recalled carefully and said slowly: "I seem to have heard of it, but I can't remember it clearly."

"Then all the residents of Qilifang will move to Yonghefang this time. Is there anyone with the surname Geng from Changpingfang coming?"

This time, the man in the soft hat answered very straightforwardly.

"No."

"So sure?"

“Because this surname is quite special, if it appears, I will definitely remember it.

...This time, each family was relocated, and everyone was assigned a task. I took advantage of the convenience and easily obtained the relocation information of each family. "

At this point, he suddenly paused and said, "Sir, speaking of Changpingfang, during the autumn hunting period, there was a very serious incident that happened in Changpingfang."

"what's up?"

"Li Qun, the chief of Changpingfang, also disappeared during the autumn hunt.

The handling of Changpingfang was similar to that of Wanfufang. They also tried their best to suppress and downplay the incident, trying to pretend that it had never happened.

However, it is not so easy to cover up the disappearance of the head of a workshop.

Therefore, not only the other seven Jiafangs knew it, but Kangleji also knew it very well.

Later on, Changpingfang simply stopped pretending, and now all the fangs are working together, with an old man in his seventies taking charge of everything.”

At the end, the man in the soft hat whispered:

"Sir, tell me, is Li Xun's disappearance also due to that 'Su Ruiliang'?"

The envoy man did not answer the question, but asked: "Do you know anything else about that 'Su Ruiliang'?"

The man in the soft hat shook his head and said:

“This person is a cultivation maniac. When he was in Wanfufang, he was always cultivating and never interacted with outsiders.

...Oh, there is one, that 'Su Ruiliang' has a group of dogs.

I have also seen it once from a distance, it was very spiritual.”

The envoy suddenly widened his eyes and asked, "A group of dogs? What kind of dogs? How many are there?"

The man in the soft hat thought as he spoke:

“It seems to be eight… um… nine… nine.

Although the patterns are different, they are basically yellow and black.

Everyone joked that it must be a black dog and a yellow dog that gave birth to such a large litter.

The special envoy nodded slightly, said nothing more, and closed his eyes to meditate.

"Su Ruiliang" suddenly appeared with the Giant Bear Gang.

Soon after, Qiu Tao's hunting team disappeared, the Geng family boy disappeared, and the owner of Changpingfang also disappeared.

Both Wanfufang and Changpingfang chose to actively suppress these anomalies.

The tunnel exit, which had originally been determined to be inside another household, appeared right below the Wei family compound.

Wei Wanzong easily agreed to cooperate and jumped into the fire pit with Wanfufang.

Also, that litter of yellow and black dogs.

The big black dog that I gave to Qiu Tao.

The yellow mountain dog of the Geng family.

"The Land Walker" and "The Running Dog"

……

Clues one after another intertwined and collided in his mind, eventually deducing the most logical context.

"Giant Bear Gang!"

"'Su Ruiliang'!"

(End of this chapter)