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Fang Jintang, the current deputy leader of the Giant Bear Gang, almost said to "Su Ruiliang", "Don't have any unrealistic fantasies about the true quality of the Giant Bear Gang."

Now, the vast majority of the more than 3,000 gang members were either forcibly dragged onto the pirate ship by "Su Ruiliang" or are speculators.

When they all gathered in Qingyuanji, they were strictly bound by the rules, and they kept an eye on each other and checked each other, but they were still able to behave properly and behave in a proper manner.

But if they were released, it would be very difficult for them not to slip away and run away immediately.

Expecting them to complete their tasks honestly and risk their lives to pull out the "roots" of Wuyou Palace that are deeply rooted in various places in Yuanzhou is indeed expecting too much from them, even to the point of producing unrealistic hallucinations.

Instead of fleeing and doing evil, they just choose a place to hide and sleep.

After a while, he returned to report that he had eliminated a group of remnants of the Wuyou Palace in a stone cave in a stone mountain and successfully completed the mission.

This is already a group of very high-quality and very capable gang members among all the dispatched gang members.

Looking at Fang Jintang who was giving a careful reminder, Geng Xuan wanted to say, I have a very clear understanding of the quality of the Giant Bear Gang members and I definitely don't have any unrealistic fantasies.

Under the gazes of the gang's middle and high-level leaders, Geng Xuan slowly spoke:

"Regarding the 'Gift Ceremony', I received a new revelation a few days ago."

As soon as he said this, pairs of bright eyes focused on him.

Everyone who has received the "Gift Ceremony" will miss the wonderful experience.

A large number of gang members who joined the Giant Bear Gang with a speculative mentality, in addition to wanting to cling to the strong support of "Su Ruiliang", more of them were thinking of taking advantage of the situation.

——If there is such an opportunity again, they firmly believe that the closer they are to "Su Ruiliang", the greater the chance.

"Not only do you have to protect your homeland and resolutely resist foreign invasion, you can also enjoy the 'Gift Ceremony'.

Anything that is beneficial to the vast majority of people will be blessed and favored by ancient sages.

The power of Wuyou Palace, which is rooted in various places in Yuanzhou, is like a group of blood-sucking leeches, using the lives and sufferings of generations of Yuanzhou people as nourishment to achieve its own success.

We now have the opportunity to uproot it, and the blessings we can receive from the ancient sages will be no less than what we experienced in the Qingyuanji War."

As Geng Xuan finished speaking, the atmosphere around them, which had been lukewarm, seemed to be boiling over.

There was no need for Geng Xuan to take the initiative to check on them, as the figures had already filled his entire field of vision.

Even with Geng Xuan's sharp eyes, he had no idea where these gang members who suddenly appeared had been hiding before.

"Boss, leave it to me. I promise to catch all the remnants of Wuyou Palace!"

"Boss, nearly half of Yuanzhou's population is gathered around Donglingchuan, and various forces are intertwined there.

There must be a large number of remnants hiding in Wuyou Palace.

It just so happened that I had been hanging around there for many years, knew a lot of brothers, and was familiar with the dynamics of the various forces.

Just let me pass, and I promise to do this beautifully and thoroughly, and eradicate the remaining evildoers in Wuyou Palace!"

"..."

Every gang member, regardless of their strength, patted their chests loudly at this moment.

It seemed that as long as "Su Ruiliang" sent them out, the remnants of Wuyou Palace would be left to die and turn into ashes.

Under the gazes of those expectant and hungry eyes, Geng Xuan nodded slowly and said:
“I am very pleased that you are so enthusiastic.

However, I have to remind you that there are two points you must pay attention to.

Firstly, with the current number of people in our Giant Bear Gang, it would be difficult to accomplish this task even if we spread out all of them.

It is necessary to seek help from other forces, and I will not restrict you in this regard.

How much help you can bring in depends on your own ability.

But all the helpers you bring must be temporary members of my Giant Bear Gang.

...I can grant you the authority to develop temporary gang members during the mission.

Only in this way will everything you have done during the mission be recognized, and only then will you be eligible to enjoy the "Gift Ceremony."

Hearing this condition, everyone nodded.

Some people even speculated that this was a way for "Su Ruiliang" to take advantage of the opportunity to expand the power of the Giant Bear Gang and benefit both the public and private sectors.

As official members of the Giant Bear Gang, those present naturally would not have any objection to this.

Geng Xuan hadn't finished speaking yet, and continued:

"Many of you have experienced the 'Grace Ceremony', many of you have experienced it more than once.

Those who have not experienced it can also ask other gang members.

The reason why I specifically mentioned this matter is that I hope you will remember the four words, 'It is hard to deceive God'.

Don't do anything that is not related to the mission.

Especially when it comes to killing innocent people and taking credit for what you have done, and committing crimes, even if you can deceive me and other people, you will never be able to deceive the heaven and earth that have witnessed what you have done!
I hope you keep this in mind.

...You don't have to go to Yuanjing City and the surrounding outer cities. I have already made arrangements there. If you rashly get involved, it will only increase the danger."

After saying all this, Geng Xuan looked around at the awe-inspiring people and asked, "That's all I have to say. Do you remember it all?"

"Master, I will keep your instructions in mind!"

"I remember everything!"

"Boss, please rest assured!"

"..."

Everyone shouted almost at the same time, their voices high and loud.

After he finished speaking, someone immediately asked, "Boss, shall we set off now?"

Geng Xuan did not respond immediately, but turned his head to look at Fang Jintang, as if he wanted to see what his deputy gang leader had to say.

Fang Jintang looked at Geng Xuan with a bitter face and said:

"Boss, you have solved this problem.

Don't we need to arrange a large number of gang members to go to the "project department" to be dispatched?

Now that this situation has occurred, who would be willing to go to the project department? "

Geng Xuan was speechless, looking at Fang Jintang and said:

"Have I ever said that only by eliminating the remnants of Wuyou Palace can we receive blessings?
What I'm saying is that anything that is beneficial to the vast majority of people has this opportunity.

If the ancient Zhushui River is dredged successfully, how many tens of thousands of people will benefit?

This contribution is no less than clearing out the remnants of the Wuyou Palace!"

We should reduce the number of "workers" involved as much as possible and allow more practitioners to participate in this project.

After much thought, Geng Xuan still felt that using the "granting ceremony" as bait was the most practical and effective method.

Moreover, for Geng Xuan, treating Hongyun as some kind of special resource and investing it in such production and construction is also the direction he would like to see most.

Treating it as a "reward for killing" actually seems like a last resort.

"what?!"

After listening to Geng Xuan's story, Fang Jintang couldn't help but exclaimed, his eyes widened, and an incredible look appeared on his face.

The other top leaders of the Giant Bear Gang also stared with their eyes wide open.

After a long while, Fang Jintang smacked his lips and said:

"Then... I'll arrange it."

"Yeah." Geng Xuan responded, and suddenly reminded:
“I have already discussed this matter with Liu Yueji, so not only you, but also he and the rangers around him will be involved in this matter.

I hope that both of you can work together and not hold each other back."

……

About an hour later, the originally bustling campsite suddenly became much quieter.

The Giant Bear Gang members who had originally gathered in the camp in large numbers had all dispersed, except for those who were left behind for the guard mission.

Some returned to Qingyuanji in groups, but did not stay there for long. Soon they disappeared in groups of three or five into the wilderness outside Qingyuanji.

Some of them did not even return to Qingyuanji. After receiving more detailed task assignments from Jingfang Jintang and others, they immediately left the camp and disappeared into the wilderness east of Qingyuanji.

Because the "roots" of the Wuyou Palace in the surrounding markets and even the entire Yueluyuan had already been pulled out by Xi Hanyue, Xiang Ling and others and thrown into the battlefield during the Qingyuanji battle.

Therefore, if they want to target the remnants of Wuyou Palace now, they can only go north, to the north of Cenlin, or even to the north of Baling.

Or just go east.

According to the population distribution of Yuanzhou, most of the population is concentrated in the east of Yuanzhou, which is also where the remnants of Wuyou Palace and groups such as wanderers are the largest, and where various forces, some overt and some covert, some strong and some weak, are intertwined.

No matter which direction these people chose or what their final destination was, each of them took two carrier pigeons with them when they set out.

In this way, not only can Fang Jintang and others keep abreast of the movements of each team, but the "information network" can also be initially rolled out through this action that covers the entire Yuanzhou.

As long as we have such a foundation, we only need to provide a steady supply of carrier pigeons, and we can continuously optimize and improve on this basis.

——When the coverage area spreads across the entire Yuanzhou, the loss rate of homing pigeons will be very high. They may be captured by vicious birds, become prey, or be injured, or be discovered and captured by others.

In addition to these scattered teams, there was also a group of 500 people, all riding Xuanyou horses. After leaving the camp, they rushed all the way north.

The one leading the way was Geng Xuan, who had just returned from Yuanjing and had not even entered the gate of Qingyuanji.

Qu Qingfeng, Yue Sheng, Guo Zian, Luo Qing, Peng Ke, Ji Cong and others followed closely behind him.

Among the 500 people on this trip, there are dozens of "old masters" selected from various workshops who are good at engineering construction and personnel management.

Compared with the "old masters" who stayed in the camp, their advantages were that they were younger, had better physical strength, and some of them had mastered some basic training.

It can better withstand the bumps during long-distance travel and the most difficult "land reclamation" in the early stages of the project.

In addition, there are hundreds of residents who have been carefully selected from the neighborhood and have achieved some accomplishments, as well as a large number of members of the Giant Bear Gang.

——Born in the Lifang of Yueluyuan, the proportion of cultivators is small and the upper limit is low, but the population of the Lifang is large.

The population here is several times or even ten times larger than that of the surrounding villages and towns of Chiwu Mountain, and there are also quite a few practitioners who are proficient in skin refining.

Now, the total number of people in the six blocks, including Liuyun Block, has exceeded 100,000. If those cultivators who are proficient in skin refining are included, the number of cultivators in the six blocks is nearly 10,000.

However, most of them have very shallow cultivation bases, and the number of those who have reached the flesh refining level has dropped sharply to less than a thousand.

It is less than one percent of the total population of the neighborhood.

This is the backbone of the self-defense force in each district.

……

In order to allow Fang Jintang and other high-level gang members, whose numbers have sharply decreased, to stay in Qingyuanji with peace of mind, he presided over the reconstruction of Qingyuanji and connected all parties.

Before leaving, Geng Xuan gave him some reassurance, saying that one did not have to be on the front line in person to be considered a contributor.

People like him who sit in the rear and take charge of the overall situation can also make contributions.

Moreover, as long as you do a good job, you can even earn contributions to both the "clearing out the remnants of the Wuyou Palace" and the "dredging of the ancient Zhushui River" tasks at the same time.

After making these arrangements, Geng Xuan led 500 cavalrymen and marched northward.

We took a break on the way and didn't talk much along the way.

As the undulations of the surrounding hills became more and more obvious, a large number of exposed boulders were exposed in the wilderness.

Ji Cong, who was riding on horseback, suddenly shouted to Geng Xuan:
"Boss, we have to part ways here."

Soon, Ji Cong led fifty gang members and left the team on foot.

According to Ji Cong, this place is only 20 to 30 miles away from the nearest neighborhood, and only 40 to 50 miles away from Nancenji, so there is no need to use the Xuanyou horse at all.

——Now, the Xuanyou horse that can move back and forth quickly is the greatest productivity.

According to the new plan discussed by Guo Zian, Luo Qing and others, for a long time in the future, hundreds of Xuanyou horses will be used as high-quality means of transportation, running quickly back and forth between the construction site and the Wufang camp.

In order to have as many Xuanyou horses as possible available, Geng Xuan sent several carrier pigeons to Tang Caizhu, Xue Zhiheng and others in the Wuyou Palace Guard City before leading the 500-cavalry team to set off.

Let them arrange people to bring all the Xuanyou horses seized in the Acropolis, as well as the even larger number of Yuanzhou horses and draft horses, to Qingyuanji.

——The content of the letter was the same. The reason for sending multiple copies was to avoid accidents during the nearly two thousand miles flight of the carrier pigeon, which might cause the letter to be lost.

After parting ways with Ji Cong and others, Geng Xuan led his entourage and continued on his journey.

After traveling more than a hundred miles, the speed of the Xuanyou horse under his crotch slowly slowed down.

Looking at the ancient river course that had completely disappeared in the distance, Geng Xuan said to Guo Zian beside him, "We're here." Guo Zian, who was riding on horseback, looked at the vast night and said,

"The blocked section is just ahead? Shall we go over and take a look?"

Looking at the overly excited Guo Zian, Geng Xuan shook his head and said:
"Now, you should rest quickly... After daybreak, you can go and investigate slowly."

Guo Zian withdrew his gaze somewhat reluctantly, nodded, and did not mention the matter again.

Now, it is already three or four o'clock in the morning.

Guo Zi'an and others who had set out from Yuanjing with Geng Xuan had been on horseback for nearly a day and a night.

Those residents from the neighborhood first trudged along with the large group for a whole day, and then were led by him for a whole night.

They are all very tired.

Before doing anything, what everyone needs most is a good rest.

After Geng Xuan's reminder, the remaining 400 people who were accompanying them all dismounted and unloaded some of the supplies carried on each horse's back.

Each Xuanyou horse carries two or three days' worth of food for the people and horses on its back.

There were also some tools and materials to build twenty tents.

Geng Xuan chose a place to spend the night near a dense forest, where the terrain was open and flat.

After everyone dismounted, without Geng Xuan's instructions, the experienced masters in the neighborhood took the initiative to play their respective roles.

Some of them took others to quickly set up tents.

Some bring people to level the ground.

Some took tools to obtain logs from the nearby dense forests, and then set up simple fences around the overnight campsite.

Separate the campsite from the wilderness.

Everything is in order and at a very fast speed.

Geng Xuan felt that he had just stood there and watched for a while, and then he saw a blazing bonfire rising in the center of the open space, illuminating the surroundings.

Five hundred Xuanyou horses were placed in the inner circle of the camp, surrounded by all the tents.

They stood there quietly, their muscles trembling slightly instinctively, and visible heat emanated from their large pores.

They lowered their heads and quickly ate the fine food mixed with Xuanyou Dan, drank clean water, and enjoyed the caressing, kneading and massage by special people.

By the time all twenty tents were set up, bowls of thick soup with a strong meaty aroma had been served.

"Come and have some hot soup." shouted a chef.

Soon, more than four hundred people gathered around him.

After trekking nearly a thousand miles, they took part in a warm-up labor. Regardless of their past status and strength, everyone gathered together laughing and joking.

They didn't care about their dirty hands, they just rubbed them a few times, then held the bowl in one hand and took out the fragrant and crispy corn cakes that had been baked in advance from the bag with the other hand.

They sat on the ground around the campfire without any image, while those who were a little more particular put a stone or a piece of broken wood under their buttocks.

When everyone brought the bowl to their mouths and took the first sip of the fragrant hot soup, many people couldn't help but hum with satisfaction.

They finished the midnight snack in no time. Except for the twenty or so people who were assigned to take turns on night duty, everyone else went into the tents with their stomachs filled with warmth and fulfillment.

Because there are too few tents, there are twenty to thirty people crammed into each tent.

Now, no one has time to care about these things. Instead, they feel that on this cold winter night, the companions around them are all constant temperature "furnaces". Everyone huddles together and doesn't even need to keep warm.

Soon, thunderous snoring sounds came from every tent.

From the time the team arrived to the time the camp took shape and everyone fell into a sound sleep, it took less than an hour.

……

When Geng Xuan opened his eyes, he found that he was the only one in the tent.

This was in stark contrast to the overly crowded situation before the break.

——Because of the improvement of his five senses brought about by his improved cultivation, as well as the strengthening of his animal instincts brought about by the "Dog Running Technique", Geng Xuan now has an extremely keen intuition about danger, even in his dreams.

But if there was no dangerous environment, he wouldn't be too nervous.

Staring at the empty tent, Geng Xuan was stunned for a moment, then he stood up, lifted the curtain and walked out.

The situation in the camp has changed a lot compared to before we fell asleep.

The camp became larger and more open, and the camp was leveled and planned more carefully.

The range of the fence became larger, and the originally simple fence became more and more sophisticated, and its defensive power was visibly enhanced.

Even at the four corners of the camp, four special watchtowers for duty and sentry duty were being quickly built.

Looking around, there were only about a hundred people working in and around the camp.

The other three hundred people were nowhere to be seen.

Just as Geng Xuan was looking around, the chef with a ruddy face came up with a large wooden plate in his hands and placed it in front of Geng Xuan.

The aroma is tangy.

But when Geng Xuan saw the things on the wooden plate, his eyes almost popped out of his head.

A whole roasted lamb?!
Geng Xuan asked in confusion: "Where did the sheep come from?"

“There is no inner city here, and even though it is winter, there are still many wild animals in the mountains.

The team was organized to go to the mountains to cut wood early in the morning. While cutting wood, they also unexpectedly obtained a lot of prey, and this mountain goat was one of them. "The chef explained.

Geng Xuan nodded. He didn't think it was too greasy to eat in the morning. He drank a glass of water and started eating.

He looked up at the sky and found that it was almost noon.

Geng Xuan asked: "Everyone else got up very early."

“Yes, everyone was thinking about today’s task, so they all got up after only resting for an hour or two.” said the head chef.

"Where is Guo Zian?" Geng Xuan asked.

“He, Luo Qing, Peng Ke, many old masters, other Guo family members, and more than 20 guards set out early in the morning to investigate the scene.

In addition to improving and expanding the camp, the rest of the people went to the mountains to cut wood and prepare materials.

There will be many places where wood will be used later, so it is always good to prepare more.

I led a few people to prepare lunch for everyone, and it’s almost ready now.”

Geng Xuan ate his meal with big mouthfuls while listening to the chef's introduction. He turned his head to the now empty place where the five hundred Xuanyou horses were placed last night and asked:

"Have all the Xuanyou horses gone back?"

"Yes, Hall Master Hong Quan led fifty gang members and five hundred Xuanyou horses and left early in the morning."

Geng Xuan nodded slightly.

According to the plan he discussed with Luo Qing, Hong Quan and others, over the next period of time, the Xuanyou cavalry will continuously transfer personnel from the rear to this place at an efficiency of one round trip per day.

He will no longer lead the team, and Hong Quan will be responsible for this matter.

Under such circumstances, Hong Quan and his team had to make the most of the daytime.

Because unless he or someone else with amazing night vision leads the team, others would not dare to speed too fast at night even if they have a divine horse like Xuanyou Horse.

Otherwise, it would become a disaster scene in a matter of minutes.

The faster the speed, the weaker the ability to respond once an accident occurs, and the more serious the consequences will be.

Geng Xuan, who was enjoying his meal and thinking about his next plan, suddenly stopped.

After a while, a sad "woooo" sound came from behind.

Then, Geng Xuan felt his back being rubbed gently.

Geng Xuan turned his head and saw Dahuang and the "Eight Little Ones", including Huang Er, who were a circle larger than Dahuang, standing in a neat line behind him.

They all opened their mouths wide, their tongues stretched out, their stomachs heaving violently, and they looked very tired.

Geng Xuan was surprised when he saw this: "Did you run all the way here from Qingyuanji by yourself?"

Seeing that he actually asked such a question, Da Huang and "Ba Xiao" looked at him with pitiful, aggrieved and slightly resentful eyes.

Each and every one of them seemed to be asking him soul-searching questions.

Geng Xuan, feeling like a "scumbag", immediately reached out to hug Dahuang and rubbed its head vigorously.

Then he used the same method to prepare the yellow ear and the other "seven small ones".

After they all showed a satisfied, "I forgive you" look, he invited them to eat together, and reminded them:

"Eat quickly. Time waits for no one. I will have new actions soon. If you are too tired, you can also..."

Before Geng Xuan could finish his words, Da Huang and Ba Xiao, who were swallowing the fresh meat in big mouthfuls, immediately stopped eating and glared at him fiercely, making "Aoaowuwu" roars that seemed to be emitting murderous intent.

"Okay, okay, I'll take you all with me.

However, if you can't keep up, don't blame me, I won't stop to wait for you."

After hearing his assurance, Dahuang and Baxiao lowered their heads contentedly again and continued eating.

After a quick and satisfying meal, Geng Xuan did not wait for Guo Zian, Luo Qing and the others to return. He just said a few words to the head chef and then got up and left.

Soon, Geng Xuan led the nine big dogs and disappeared into the forest west of Cenling.

At the beginning, Da Huang and Ba Xiao could barely keep up with Geng Xuan's speed.

But when they were completely out of the camp, Geng Xuan's speed almost doubled.

Da Huang and Ba Xiao, who had already used all their strength and reached their speed, could only roar twice in despair and vain, and then they chased after Geng Xuan's remaining breath.

They left the camp and headed west. After traveling nearly a hundred miles west in the Cenling Mountains, they arrived at the outpost camp where Chen Zhan and others were stationed.

After resting for a while, the panting Jiuquan continued on his way.

It is worth mentioning that during their rest period, dozens of sentinel dogs lurking nearby appeared around them, wagging their tails at them in flattery.

Dahuang, Huang'er and other nine dogs did not give the slightest bit of good looks to these sentinel dogs, whose faces showed undisguised flattery and eagerness.

When they set out again, they barked at them loudly, and only after they returned to their posts did they set off again.

Soon, a tunnel that had been blocked and had just been reopened appeared before their eyes on the rock wall.

Without any hesitation, they followed the freshest breath and rushed into the widened and raised tunnel.

Mountain tunnels, mountain gorges, mountain tunnels, mountain gorges…

Such a repetitive and monotonous scene lasted for more than two hundred miles, and nine dogs rushed out of the last cave, barking.

At this point, the Nine Dogs have officially entered the "Ochre-Red Eye" basin.

Just as they were about to continue tracking the scent left by Geng Xuan.

All nine dogs opened their eyes wide, staring blankly into the distance, standing there motionless, as if petrified.

Geng Xuan took the lead and appeared in their sight.

Following closely behind him were two hundred Xuanyou cavalrymen led by Zha Luo.

However, except for the mounts of Geng Xuan and Zha Luo and others, all other Xuanyou horses were "changed job" to become pack horses.

A number of specially made horse-drawn carriages appeared in their sight.

Geng Xuan, who was leading the way, came to the petrified nine dogs, picked them up one by one with kindness, and put them all in the padded animal skin carriage behind him, and comforted them gently:
"Are you all exhausted? You don't have to run with me on the way back. Just have a good rest."

The nine dogs lying in the speeding carriage had dull eyes and were calm.

With the speed of Dahuang and other nine dogs, especially when they fully exert their speed, their speed will not be slower than that of Xuanyou horse running at top speed.

From this point of view, the time they take to run 300 miles seems to be about the same as that of the Xuanyou horses.

But the reality is that it takes them longer to complete this distance.

And if compared with Geng Xuan, who can increase his speed to 150 kilometers per hour when walking, the time difference is several times greater.

It’s because Jiuquan’s endurance is too poor. Not to mention compared with Geng Xuan, he is far behind Xuanyouma.

When they hadn't finished their journey on either side, Geng Xuan had already joined up with Zha Luo and the others, and loaded some of the materials in the warehouse onto trucks and transported them here. (End of this chapter)