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After a while, the Xuanqinghai sand sculpture with injured wings recovered its healthy and agile body.

With a light leap, it flew out from Geng Xuan's palm, and flew around Geng Xuan at low altitude with another Xuanqinghai sand sculpture, circling around him.

In Geng Xuan's palm, the Xuan Qinghai sand sculpture with an injured third wing was standing there obediently and quietly.

But his head was always held high, following the flight paths of the other two black and green sand sculptures above his head.

After a while, the third fully recovered Xuanqinghai sand sculpture also flapped its wings and took off, joining the game of chasing each other in the sky.

After consuming nine points of luck, the three Xuanqinghai sand sculptures were basically restored to their original state.

After they played in the sky for a while, the happy and comfortable mood that originally entered Geng Xuan's heart turned into coquettish and begging.

At this moment, they are no longer satisfied with circling at low altitude and want to fly higher.

They are also not satisfied with being confined to this small space and want to have fun further away.

When Geng Xuan agreed with a smile, three brisk and melodious cries were heard.

Soon, three Xuanqinghai sand sculptures flapped their wings and flew high into the sky.

After circling for a while at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters above the ground, they flew towards Chiwu Mountain in the west.

——As the team headed north, they had already left the range of the remaining branches of Chiwu Mountain.

On the west side is the Chiwu Mountains, which stretches and undulates with no end in sight.

The further north you go, the more rugged and difficult the originally gently undulating wilderness becomes.

The gently undulating wilderness gradually gained more "folds", either rising into rolling hills or sinking into canyons and gullies.

The group's northward trajectory moved eastward little by little.

Finally, the completely dried-up ancient Zhushui River channel was used as the road.

The half-hour rest was over quickly.

The team set out again.

At this moment, it was completely dark.

In order to guide the cavalry to travel quickly and safely, Geng Xuan had to devote more of his energy to the practical aspects and temporarily stopped his in-depth comprehension of the "Flying Eagle Technique".

Under his leadership, the cavalry's speed was not greatly affected after nightfall.

Still maintaining a speed of 60 to 70 kilometers per hour, we headed north along the ancient Zhushui River.

So, about two hours passed.

The cavalry traveled northward for more than 500 miles along the ancient Zhushui River. With his amazing eyesight, Geng Xuan could already see a huge mountain range running from east to west, stretching across the front of his field of vision.

“This is the peak.”

Geng Xuan thought so in his heart.

Like the remnants of Chiwu Mountain near Qingyuanji, Cenling is also a branch running east-west and originating from the Chiwu Mountain Range.

However, its east-west direction is much longer than the remaining range of Chiwu Mountain, which is only two or three hundred miles long. Together with the Laling Mountain further north, they are collectively called "Cen Laling Erling" and are the dividing line between the three westernmost states of the ancient Kyushu, "Youzhou", "Haozhou" and "Zhuzhou".

Soon after seeing Cenling from afar, Geng Xuan discovered that the ancient Zhushui River channel, which had been almost usable as a road all the way, was becoming steeper and more difficult to travel.

When we reached an area with high cliffs on both sides and overlapping mountains, the ancient river channel of Zhushui River suddenly disappeared without a trace.

After hundreds of years of evolution, it is difficult for ordinary people to see anything special.

But in the eyes of Geng Xuan, who has sharp eyesight and excellent ability to identify soil, he can easily tell the difference.

The soil and rocks ahead that caused the ancient Zhushui River channel to suddenly disappear were caused by a severe landslide hundreds of years ago.

"This is the ancient Zhushui River channel blocked by a landslide." Geng Xuan thought to himself.

Just then, Zha Luo's voice came from the side.

"Master, it's right here. Turn left out of the ancient river channel. If you look closely, you should be able to see some wheel tracks."

Hearing the sound of Zha Luo, Geng Xuan temporarily put aside his thoughts and turned to look towards the left side of the ancient river channel.

With his keen eyesight, he soon discovered some unnatural human traces.

Geng Xuan raised his eyebrows, and led the cavalry behind him to change direction and walk out of the ancient river channel.

After leaving the ancient river channel, Geng Xuan did not immediately lead everyone to follow the traces.

Instead, he ordered the cavalry to rest in place and set off again after half an hour.

Geng Xuan called Zha Luo over and asked, "Are these traces left by the Wuyou Palace when it transported resources?"

In addition to the large quantities of medicines obtained from the markets around Chiwu Mountain, Wuyou Palace also took away a large amount of grain from Yueluyuan.

These medicines and food were delivered to Dong Guan's men as soon as possible.

When Geng Xuan and the others entered Yueluyuan, the Yueluyuan market was already under pressure from Wuyou Palace to collect grain from each neighborhood for the second time. In other words, Wuyou Palace had already severely taxed Yueluyuan once.

Only the transportation of such a large amount of food resources could leave such a striking trace in this sparsely populated wilderness.

After hearing Geng Xuan's question, Zha Luo first nodded, then shook his head.

“Some of these traces were left by Wuyou Palace.

However, there are also many traces left by other forces in Yuanjing when they transported large quantities of food and medicine collected from other places to here."

Geng Xuan said thoughtfully, "Did you gather all the medicine and food you obtained from the war in Yuanzhou this year here?"

Zha Luo said:
“Not all of them, but at least 80% of them were brought here in the most low-key and covert way possible.

The remaining less than 20% were concentrated at a wharf on the Hang River north of Yuanzhou.

With the cooperation of Lianyun Village, it was transported to a wharf in Xuanzhou across the Hang River with great fanfare. "

Lianyunzhai, like the Jinsha Gang, makes a living by dealing in water.

Among the top forces in Yuanzhou, four of them make a living from "water".

The two families "eat" the Hang River, and the other two families "eat" the Mangjiang River. Each of them divides the two major rivers flowing through Yuanzhou into two sections, upstream and downstream, relatively evenly, and eats one section each.

There are ambitious forces that want to take over the entire upstream and downstream areas, or even want to monopolize both rivers.

However, this kind of behavior will not only be collectively targeted by other top forces in Yuanzhou, but will also attract the attention of military leaders from other states, especially the two states across the river, which are even more sensitive to this.

Without exception, any force that does this will soon fall into disgrace after a brief period of glory, or even completely disappear from the Yuanzhou stage.

In Yuanzhou, if you want to always stay at the top.

Strong cultivation and outstanding personal abilities are secondary.

The most important thing is to "know the limits and the overall situation" and know how to restrain your ambitions and greed.

Otherwise, even if you can enjoy a moment of glory, it will not last long.

……

The first layer of meaning implied in Zhaluo's words is easy to understand.

The food and medicine that were transported to the Hanghe Wharf with great fanfare and then transported back to Xuanzhou with the cooperation of Lianyun Village were a cover, a trick to attract the attention of people all over the world.

More than 80% of them use low-key and covert methods to gather resources from deep in the mountains. This is the trick hidden at the bottom of this "eye-catching trick".

But anyone with even a little knowledge of Yuanzhou's geography would be very confused by this.

Although Cenling is the northernmost place compared to other markets such as Qingyuan Market, it is still located in the southwest corner of Yuanzhou if you look at it from the perspective of Yuanzhou as a whole.

Even without considering the twists and turns of the road, the nearest place to Dong Guan's jurisdiction is still separated by half of Yuanzhou.

Dong Guan spent so much effort not to transport the resources northward, but to get them as close to Xuanzhou as possible, and to seek to get them into his pocket as quickly as possible.

Instead, they went against the trend and gathered in the mountains with high mountains, dense forests and remote locations. This is extremely counterintuitive and unreasonable.

The only advantage of doing this is probably that you can naturally avoid the eyes of those who are paying attention to this matter.

Even if one knew a little about its layout inside the peak, one would at most think that it was a transit station.

The reason is simple. All the resources that Dong Guan spent a huge amount of money to collect from Yuanzhou must eventually be transported back to Xuanyou and other states, because only in this way will everything he did be meaningful.

Therefore, there is no need to pay attention to how Dong Guan uses tricks to move around in Yuanzhou.

You just need to keep a close eye on the border between Yuanzhou and Xuanyouzhou, that is, the line of the Hang River, to clearly grasp the flow of these resources.

Obviously, this kind of "naturalness" has become a point of exploitation by Dong Guan.

But even so, Dong Guan brought more than 80% of the resources he had collected in Yuanzhou to Cenling, but the problem was still not answered.

However, this does not include Geng Xuan.

After Zha Luo recognized his master, he immediately told Geng Xuan the general idea.

……

Soon, the half-hour rest was over and the five hundred cavalrymen were back on the road.

This time, all the soldiers were armored.

Before the team set off this time, Geng Xuan did one more thing.

That is to convert all the captured enemy cavalry, the riders converted from the Xu family's heavy swordsman group, and the originally hostile marrow refining combat forces, including those in the late marrow refining stage like Xu Peng, into temporary members of the Giant Bear Gang.

Although the number of these people is not large, their quality is very high. Even if they are all transformed into temporary gang members, they can bring Geng Xuan a total of 18 points of white luck.

As these eighteen points of white luck were born, the eighteen points of black luck that had settled in the "Flint Bead" immediately dissipated.

This change made Geng Xuan feel a little nervous.

However, in the blink of an eye, he suppressed these thoughts that were not helpful to the operation and focused on everything in front of him.

At this time, Zha Luo also spoke up to remind:

“Master, you have to be careful, this place is less than a hundred miles away from the outpost camp.

There are several special envoys who have been staying in the outpost camp for a long time. They are all very good at riding dogs.

Due to limited manpower, although there were no scouts patrolling the forest, there were many dogs roaming around.

Although their strength is not very good, they are much better than humans in early warning and reconnaissance. If someone breaks in without notification, they will be discovered quickly.

Geng Xuan nodded slightly, but the Xuanyou horse under his crotch did not slow down.

Huang Er, A Liu and A Qi, who had been lying on the horses' backs all the way and had rested enough, turned into three black shadows and shot into the nearby jungle. With a slight rustling sound, they soon disappeared into the distance.

This is not over yet.

The two Xuanqinghai sand sculptures, which were originally patrolling the sky in turns while on their way, and resting on Geng Xuan's shoulders to conserve their energy, all flapped their wings and flew into the air when Huang Er, A Liu and A Qi were launched, closely following the tracks of the three dogs on the ground and quickly flew away.

The deployment of Huang Er and the other three dogs, as well as the three Xuanqinghai sand sculptures, did not have any impact on Geng Xuan who was leading the team in a hurry.

Following the obvious traces of wheel tracks, we traveled west for more than ten miles.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound in the forest on the right, and then Liu appeared in Geng Xuan's sight with a bleeding, dying brown dog in his mouth.

Geng Xuan picked up the big brown dog and saw a row of deep bite marks on the back of its neck and on both sides of its cervical vertebrae.

If Ah Liu had used a little more force, he could have completely bitten off its cervical vertebrae, causing its death.

Now, Ah Liu has controlled the degree of bite just right.

The big brown dog lost the ability to resist and struggle, but at the same time, the injury was not too serious.

Relying on his perfect "Dog Running Technique", Geng Xuan quickly established a "contractual connection" with the dying, defenseless brown dog.

In this situation, Geng Xuan could clearly sense that there was a "contract connection" in the body of this big brown dog, which was also established through the "dog-running technique".

With his deep understanding of "lackey techniques", Geng Xuan even judged that the other "contract connection" established through "lackey techniques" was at a very average level of mastery of "lackey techniques", only between minor and major success.

Geng Xuan, who had mastered the "dog-running technique" to perfection, easily suppressed the control of the other "contract connection" over the big brown dog.

He could even easily cancel this "contract connection".

But Geng Xuan did not do so.

This is also the reason why Ah Liu did not bite the big brown dog to death, but instead took the trouble to send it to Geng Xuan.

Whether the original "contract connection" was terminated by him or the big dog died, it would make the person who established the "contract connection" with it alert.

If there are better options, Geng Xuan would certainly avoid this situation.

After establishing a contractual connection with the dog through the perfect "Dog Running Technique", Geng Xuan used up a bit of his luck and restored the nearly fatal bite mark on the back of the brown dog's neck to about 70%.

The big brown dog, which was dying a moment ago, quickly recovered.

He also conveyed feelings of closeness and admiration to Geng Xuan through the "contract connection".

However, it is only a general emotion and does not have a more specific meaning.

Through comparison, Geng Xuan more intuitively understood the difference between Dahuang, Baxiao, and especially Huang'er who had awakened his "self-awareness" and other dogs in terms of spirituality.

Despite this, when Geng Xuan asked about the location of the outpost camp and whether there was an easily accessible road leading to it, the big brown dog immediately wagged its tail excitedly and ran in one direction, eagerly leading the way.

After walking for a distance, Ah Qi also came to Geng Xuan with a dying dog in his mouth to ask for credit.

Not long after, the big dog was also transformed by Geng Xuan.

After that, as they were rapidly approaching the outpost camp, Ah Liu and Ah Qi appeared one after another, carrying several large dogs in their mouths.

And under Geng Xuan's skillful techniques, it was quickly transformed from an "enemy unit" to a "own unit".

They provided Geng Xuan with various information and scattered in the surrounding mountains and forests, becoming Geng Xuan's best assistants to quickly understand this unfamiliar forest.

The reason why it was always Ah Liu and Ah Qi who appeared with the captured big dog in their mouths was because Huang Er, who had sharper perception, was more intelligent and agile, and understood tactical planning, always wandered around the outermost area.

Most of the big dogs brought back by Ah Liu and Ah Qi were first discovered by Huang Er.

During this process, Xuan Qinghai Sha Diao also came to grab the credit.

With its wings whirring, a black Qinghai sand sculpture with a wingspan of more than two meters, with a pair of huge iron claws tightly clasping the back of a large dog's neck, hovered in front of Geng Xuan, looking at him with its head tilted.

Through its bright eyes, Geng Xuan seemed to understand its proud mood.

Geng Xuan took the big dog and first praised the silly dog for its positive performance.

Then he reminded: "Your task is mainly to be vigilant, try not to go down to the ground to fight."

The Xuanqinghai sand sculpture chirped twice, flapped its wings, floated up and down in front of Geng Xuan, then turned around and flew away.

Ah Liu and Ah Qi, who returned frequently, did not always bring a big dog with them.

Sometimes I would just go on a trip without bringing anything.

Whenever he encountered such a situation, Geng Xuan would temporarily stop the team and go out for a walk himself.

In the dead of winter night, there are not only dogs patrolling this remote mountain forest, but also people.

However, compared to the number of dogs, the number of humans is much smaller.

They basically lurk in a certain area, acting as a communication hub for multiple sentinel dogs.

Every time Geng Xuan went out, he would personally remove these "nails".

In one go, you can pull out at least one, and at most two or three.

The treatment of these people is much more casual than that of the sentinel dogs.

Each one is dealt with by one palm.

Before they could understand what was happening, deadly force had already surged into their bodies, destroying their internal organs, brains, and all life force.

This kind of inspection and advancement along the way eventually affected the cavalry's advancement speed.

The journey was less than a hundred miles, but it took nearly an hour for Geng Xuan to see the outline of a camp hidden among the leaves.

Geng Xuan led his team to this place quietly, but did not urge his horse forward immediately.

Instead, let the entire team pause and wait quietly.

During this process, Ah Liu, Ah Qi and Huang Er returned one after another.

With their tongues stretched out and panting, they skillfully jumped onto the Xuanyou horse ridden by Geng Xuan and lay down between the wide back and neck of the Xuanyou horse in front of him.

Geng Xuan reached out and pressed his hand on Huang Er's forehead. Huang Er had just personally inspected the camp, and all the "video" information about the camp that it had captured from outside the camp was clearly presented in Geng Xuan's mind.

Geng Xuan understood the situation and immediately started making arrangements.

"Zha Luo, select a hundred riders and go around to the rear of the camp from the side.

Don't take any action until someone from the enemy camp escapes from the rear of the camp.

Once you start, don't drag your feet and don't let anyone escape!"

"Yes."

Zha Luo responded and immediately called up another 24 companions who believed in Canglangtian like him, and also selected 75 "old acquaintances" who knew him well.

After selecting the people, Zha Luo, who was very familiar with the area, immediately bypassed the camp and quietly moved towards the back of the camp.

Before Zha Luo and the others were in position, Geng Xuan immediately urged his horse forward after confirming through the Xuan Qinghai sand sculpture that they had basically arrived at the target area.

The four hundred Xuanyou horses moved from stillness to running quickly, and the sound of horse hooves quickly roared.

At this moment, Geng Xuan had already taken the lead and arrived at the entrance of the camp.

Several sentries on duty at night had not yet reacted to what was happening. They just looked in the direction of the iron hoofs with a look of surprise.

A long-handled hammer silently tore through the night sky and collided with their heads without any falsehood.

Geng Xuan not only took the giant bear's mount for himself, but also took the long-handled giant hammer that the bear used for himself.

His seemingly casual gesture had no suspense about the outcome—

The egg hits the stone.

As the egg-like heads exploded one after another, the giant hammer had already created an iron curtain, smashing the heavy gate blocking the entrance of the camp into pieces.

"Boom——"

With a loud bang, fragments of the fence flew everywhere, and one after another Xuanyou horses rushed into the camp along the cleared road.

Before the entire camp was fully awakened by the sudden noise, deadly javelins had already been fired at each tent.

——They are all javelins thrown using ordinary techniques.

Even those riders who have mastered the art of horse-riding and throwing choose to use ordinary methods to throw in order to save energy and use their deadly killer moves at the most critical moments.

However, even so, with their new understanding, the javelins they throw using ordinary throwing techniques are still more powerful than before.

As spears rained down into the tents, screams began to emanate from them.

After a long while, a disheveled figure ran out of the tent in panic.

What greeted them were the arrows shot by Geng Xuan.

Without a strong man like the giant bear to stop him, the arrows he shot and the javelins he threw were equally deadly to practitioners whose cultivation and strength were lower than his.

Compared to javelins, arrows like raindrops are many times more efficient in harvesting lives.

So, the other riders were responsible for throwing javelins at each tent. It would be best if they could cause damage, but even if not, at least they could serve to alert the enemy.

When these people ran out of the tents in panic, an arrow that seemed to have eyes would always arrive as expected, accurately piercing their eyebrows and easily piercing their entire heads.

The 399 Xuanyou Iron Cavalry following Geng Xuan quickly dispersed as Geng Xuan advanced rapidly, breaking into every tent they encountered along the way.

The lurkers, the cowards, the onlookers, the seriously injured but not dead...

Without exception, all living people who are still breathing are their targets.

Geng Xuan frowned after shooting dead with one arrow a warrior in the middle stage of marrow refining who was shouting loudly and trying to organize a resistance.

Although Zha Luo had warned him long ago, Geng Xuan was still surprised by the lack of power in the camp.

Faced with the sudden attack, these people's performance was no more professional than that of the Yuanzhou practitioners.

At this moment, a voice came into Geng Xuan's ears.

"Surrender, surrender, we surrender!" (End of this chapter)