Ten days later.

August 26th, morning.

Lu Fan woke up from his meditation and opened the properties panel.

Name: Lu Fan

Lifespan: 16/196

Power: 59.46

Dexterity: 19.81

Mental Power: 23.62

Physical strength: 24.35

Cultivation for: six grades

Exercise: Vientiane Town Demon Skill Fifth (675/1000)

Martial Arts: Six Imperial Spirits (6/30)

Assignable attribute points: 24.09

These days, Lu Fan practiced from day to night, and did not waste a little time.

The physical strength of the six imperial gods has been upgraded, from Xiaocheng to Dacheng, the strength has increased by 2 points, and the physical strength has increased by 4 points.

Other stats have also been slightly improved.

The allocable attribute points have also increased a lot, and Lu Fan still wants to continue to accumulate.

After all, there is no need for it now.

He only has two exercises to practice now, alchemy and demon suppression, and if he relies on adding points to perfection, he will have nothing to do.

You can't be idle all day, can you?

That would be too abnormal.

It will arouse suspicion and cause unnecessary trouble for him.

It's better to save it for later.

When he has a ninth-order exercise, or even a higher-grade exercise, and then adds all the attribute points in one go, his strength will definitely increase significantly.

Had breakfast.

Lu Fan came to the martial arts arena, and in the corner where he often stayed, he practiced the Six Imperial Divine Body Skills.

After a long time, he heard the sound of slight footsteps and withdrew his hand.

Someone's coming.

It's Song Xiucheng.

With Lu Fan's current ear power, he can judge who a person is just by the sound of footsteps.

"Captain!"

Lu Fan stood up straight.

"Come and sit."

Song Xiucheng and Lu Fan came to the tree, and the two sat side by side.

"You did an excellent job in the first two missions."

Looking at Lu Fan with appreciative eyes, Song Xiucheng did not have a straight face like usual, but with a smile.

"Through the previous mission, not only improved your actual combat ability, but also increased your experience in dealing with the enemy."

"It's been a lot of progress."

"My lord and I are very pleased."

"So, there is a new task, and I thought of it as soon as possible."

As he spoke, Song Xiucheng patted Lu Fan on the shoulder, "For you, this is also a great opportunity to accumulate combat merits." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan thought so too.

He urgently needed a new task now to obtain battle merits, so that he could save up 20,000 battle merits earlier in exchange for the ninth-order exercises.

"I know that you are from Fengyi County, and the location of this mission is not far from Fengyi County."

Song Xiucheng said: "The commander and I both think that it is most appropriate for you to carry out this mission. ”

"Yes."

Speaking of Fengyi County, Lu Fan's thoughts returned to the past.

It was a vague memory.

His predecessor grew up in a small village in Fengyi County.

It seems to be called Guyuan Village?

The whole Fengyi County is very poor, and there are often bandits.

But no one cared.

It's just that Fengyi County is too remote, although it belongs to Caiyun City, but because the location is too marginal, and Caiyun City's troops are limited, there is no time to take care of it.

As a result, banditry there is extremely serious.

"I also know that your parents died at the hands of horse thieves."

Song Xiucheng said: "So, you have a bitter hatred for horse thieves. ”

"Hmm."

Lu Fan nodded slightly, his mood a little heavy.

Those vague memories became clear at this moment.

Sadness, hatred, misery, all kinds of emotions hit at the same time.

made Lu Fan feel the bitter hatred.

It turned out that those memories never dissipated, but were quietly hidden by him.

Those emotions have always remained in his blood, and they can explode at the slightest reason.

Damn horse thieves!

Lu Fan gritted his teeth.

"There are many bandits there, and there are more than a dozen horse thieves large and small, but because they are too remote and have the advantage of the terrain, they are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Alas! ”

Song Xiucheng sighed lightly and said: "Whether it is Caiyun City or Nanzhao City, they have not really sent troops to encircle and suppress horse thieves, and even if they send troops, they are just going through the motions. ”

"This has led to the horse thieves becoming more and more rampant."

"Burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil."

"Damn it!"

"The Commander has decided to exterminate those horse thieves and restore the people to a clean house."

"That's what we need to do in advance."

"And you're undoubtedly the most critical point."

Speaking of this, Song Xiucheng raised his head and looked at Lu Fan, "Your task this time is extremely arduous and extremely important, you must be mentally prepared." ”

"Please also ask the captain to make it clear."

For the extermination of horse thieves, Lu Fan absolutely supports it.

He had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

Looking back now, he can still taste the poverty and sadness of his childhood.

The people of Fengyi County are living too hard.

And all this is thanks to the horse thieves.

If the horse thieves can be exterminated, the people will surely applaud and celebrate.

There will be less suffering in the future.

It's a great thing.

"Your task is to find out the details of the horse thieves, find out the nests of each horse thief, as well as the deployment of troops, the strength of all aspects, and so on."

Song Xiucheng's face was slightly solemn, "When necessary, you even have to break into the horse thief, as an internal response, when we attack the horse thief, create chaos, and strive to wipe out the horse thief with the minimum loss." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan said loudly.

He knew the general location of the horse thief, which was in the mountains north of Fengyi County.

There are high mountains that stretch for hundreds of miles, and the terrain is extremely complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

If an uninformed person goes there, not only will they not find the horse thief, but they may not be able to get out.

"Of course, it's dangerous."

Song Xiucheng sighed: "You can only go alone, and it's not like before, there is Ye Wuchen who can contact you." ”

"It's all up to you."

"After you get the information, you have to find a way to get the news out."

"As for how to deliver the message, I haven't thought about it yet, I'll tell you when your operation begins."

"Today is to let you be mentally prepared first, and think about how to deal with that difficult situation when the time comes."

Speaking of this, Song Xiucheng patted Lu Fan on the shoulder, "This task belongs to you, and it is difficult to complete it as someone else." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan also understands the danger.

However, with his current strength, it is not a big problem.

Coupled with his strong physical body, even if he is deeply surrounded, it is difficult to get hurt.

What's more, he also has outstanding body skills and agility, even if he encounters danger, as long as he drills deep into the mountains, few people can catch up with him.

Therefore, this matter can be extremely dangerous for others.

But for him, it was an excellent opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

This mission is so important, if he can complete it well, he may gain more than 5,000 battle merit points, then he will have enough battle merit points in exchange for the ninth-order martial arts.

With the Ninth Order Exercises, he will have a greater confidence in next year's big competition to obtain a number of rankings in martial arts competitions.

So as to further enhance their own strength.

There are many things that he needs to fight for, but he waits.

After all, this is a military camp, and the competition is particularly fierce.

The best cultivation resources will only be given to the most outstanding talents.

If he wants to be the strongest, he can only keep climbing and reach the strength and status he wants step by step.

Therefore, on this mission, he had to go.

"But how do you get inside the horse thief?"

Lu Fan frowned.

"I have a preliminary idea, so I'll tell you about it first."

Song Xiucheng pointed to the north, "In the prison of Caiyun City, there are more than a dozen horse thieves, in order to gain their trust, I will wronged you at that time, enter the prison, and be a cellmate with them." ”

"Then find a chance to escape from prison together."

"For your saving grace, maybe they will take you back to the horse thief's lair."

"You'll be able to blend in."

Song Xiucheng asked Lu Fan's opinion, "Do you think it's feasible?" ”

"You can give it a try."

Lu Fan nodded, "If you want to gain their trust, I'm afraid it's not so easy, even if you enter the horse thief's lair, they will find a way to test me, and if you are not careful, they will still find out my identity." ”

"That's right, that's where the risks lie."

Song Xiucheng agreed, "So, if you have the opportunity to enter the horse thief's lair, don't do anything, just watch and listen." ”

"We need to gain their trust."

"After all, after so many years, they have been used to it, and I didn't think we would exterminate them."

"Not so guarded."

"With your cleverness, you can do it."

"I really can't think of a second candidate other than you."

"Even if Ye Wuchen is not able to do what you do."

Song Xiucheng said: "I can only rely on you." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan agrees with Song Xiucheng's view.

When he really arrives at the horse thief's lair, as long as he doesn't do anything, after a long time, he will naturally gain the trust of the horse thief.

At the very least, they won't deliberately guard against him.

That's easy to do.

"Okay, let's talk about this today, the specific plan still needs to be improved."

Song Xiucheng stood up and said, "I will definitely make arrangements to minimize the risk as much as possible, so that you can successfully complete the task and return safely." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan also got up with him.

"Besides, there's one more thing I want to tell you."

Song Xiucheng said: "The imperial court has sent a supervisor to supervise the imperial history, and he has come to Zhennanguan to learn about the case of the Black Tiger Gang, and he may ask you." ”

"You don't have to worry, just do what we have discussed."

"With the Commander here, this matter will soon settle down."

"Supervising the imperial history is just a formality."

After a pause, Song Xiucheng continued: "When the matter is over, you should carry out the next task. ”

"Yes."

……

……

Eight days later, on the 4th of September.

In the morning, Lu Fan opened his eyes and opened the attribute panel as soon as possible.

Name: Lu Fan

Lifespan: 16/250

Power: 63.50

Dexterity: 19.84

Mental Power: 23.67

Physical strength: 32.38

Cultivation for: six grades

Exercises: Vientiane Demon Suppression Fifth Level (795/1000)

Martial arts: The six gods are perfect

Assignable stat points: 26.01

After a few days of hard training, Lu Fan finally practiced the Six Imperial Divine Body Skills to perfection, increasing his strength by 4 points and his physical strength by 8 points.

Vientiane Town Demon Skill is also about to be upgraded.

Other attributes have also increased slightly.

With Lu Fan's current strength, he was confident that he would defeat a fourth-rank high-level cultivator, and even if he met a fourth-rank peak master, he would be able to deal with it.

One step closer to Yan Qing.

Go on.

After breakfast, Lu Fan did not go to the martial arts arena immediately, but came to the library first, and after returning the exercises, he took a new book of exercises.

It's still a sixth-order alchemy.

The name of the exercise is a thousand tempers.

If you can practice this set of exercises to the extreme, your whole body will be harder than steel.

When he came to the martial arts arena, Lu Fan practiced new exercises.

With his previous experience, he was able to enter the country much faster.

It only took one morning, and the practice had been upgraded.

Promoted from beginner to beginner, strength is increased by 0.5 and body strength is increased by 1.

Midday.

Lu Fan came to the room, served the meal, and sat down opposite Su Mu.

"You know what? Just yesterday, the superintendent Yushi had already arrived at the barracks and interrogated Xu Qing overnight. ”

Su Mu looked at no one around him and whispered.

"Oh."

Lu Fan had already been prepared.

It has been more than a month since the first operation.

It's time to come, too.

He also had an understanding of the supervision of the imperial history.

The official position is not large, but the power is great.

In the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, there were only fifteen superintendents of the imperial history.

Not only can they supervise hundreds of officials, but they also have the right to intervene in the affairs of the barracks.

It is the eyes and ears of the emperor.

"We'll definitely be questioned."

Su Mu reminded in a low voice: "Don't forget, just say what the captain said." ”

"I can't forget it."

Lu Fan saw that Su Mu was a little nervous, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's okay." ”

"Hmm."

After lunch, Lu Fan returned to the dormitory.

Yang Cheng didn't practice in bed, as if he was waiting for him.

"Lu Fan, the captain is looking for you."

"Oh."

Lu Fan knew that it must be a matter of imperial history.

He hurried to Song Xiucheng's residence and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Song Xiucheng's voice was calm.

Lu Fan pushed the door in, only to see that in addition to Song Xiucheng, there was another person in the living room.

"Captain."

"Come, I'll introduce you."

Song Xiucheng pointed to the person beside him and introduced, "This is Gu Yan, Master Gu, who supervises the imperial history." ”

"This is the most outstanding Dragon Shadow Guard of my Zhennan Army, Lu Fan."

"You two should get to know each other first."

After Song Xiucheng finished speaking, he was busy making tea.

"I've seen Master Gu."

Lu Fan nodded slightly.

"Not bad!"

Gu Yan looked at Lu Fan with appreciative eyes and boasted: "Sure enough, he is heroic and has an extraordinary temperament." ”

"Come, tea."

Song Xiucheng poured two cups of tea and beckoned the two to sit down.

"I'm looking for you today, it's nothing."

Gu Yan had a smile on his face, and his attitude was quite kind, "It's just a few chats with you, and by the way, I have a few questions for you." ”

Lu Fan was about to speak, but he heard Song Xiucheng answer: "Master Gu, should I avoid it?" ”

"If Lord Song has something, let's go and get busy first."

Gu Yan smiled: "Don't worry, I have measure." ”

"Okay."

Song Xiucheng got up and left, "You two talk." ”

Gu Yan drank tea and chatted with Lu Fan for a few words, and then he got to the point.

He took out a pen and paper, found a desk, and sat face to face with Lu Fan.

"What was it like that day?"

Gu Yan raised his head and looked at Lu Fan, "Can you tell me?" ”

"Of course."

Lu Fan did not hide what happened that day, and told it one by one.

This was explained by Song Xiucheng in advance.

Just tell the truth.

After all, there were too many people that day, and if he lied, he would reveal his stuff when he checked it.

And it's not necessary.

He is in possession.

"You said that Lu San shot at you first."

Gu Yan listened and wrote, and suddenly asked, "Is there a witness?" ”

"There are a lot of witnesses."

Lu Fan said: "Su Mu is the closest, he knows the most, and there are many onlookers who have seen it. ”

"Okay."

Gu Yan nodded, "I will secretly visit and confirm it in person." Also, why did you make a move on Xu Qing? ”

"Because Lu San is Xu Qing's subordinate, since Lu San wants to kill me, I will definitely take Xu Qing back for interrogation."

"But he doesn't cooperate and wants to resist, so I naturally want to take him down."

Lu Fan said: "Otherwise, wouldn't it damage the prestige of our Zhennan Army?" ”

"Hmm."

Gu Yan then asked a few more questions, and Lu Fan answered them truthfully.

"Okay, look at what I wrote."

After asking, Gu Yan handed the paper in his hand to Lu Fan and said, "If there is no problem, you can sign it and press your handprint." ”

"Oh."

Lu Fan looked at it carefully, and there was no problem, so he happily signed his name and pressed his handprint.

"That's all for today."

Gu Yan got up and said: "Regarding what you said today, I will carefully verify it, you don't want to leave the barracks for the time being recently, and after I verify it, I may have something to find you." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan said goodbye and left.

Walking on the road, he pondered the meaning of Gu Yan's words, not letting him leave the barracks?

And what about his mission?

It seems that the other party has no malicious intent, but who can say for sure?

Smiling at you doesn't mean much.

There are more people hiding knives in their smiles.

Often such people are more terrible.

If you are unprepared, they will suddenly give you a knife and kill you instantly.

There was not even a chance to resist.

……

……

Five days later, on September 9th.

Morning.

Martial arts arena.

Lu Fan is cultivating the Thousands of Tempering Exercises.

As he meditated on the exercises, spiritual power began to swim through his body.

In a matter of moments, it was all over his body.

Constantly strengthening his body.

Every inch of skin, every pore, even every drop of blood, is being strengthened.

I don't know how long it took, but he felt a change in his body and stopped cultivating.

Upgraded.

Thousands of hard work, from the beginning to the small level.

Increases strength by 1 and body strength by 2.

At this moment, a slight sound of footsteps sounded.

There is no need to look back, Lu Fan also knows that it is Song Xiucheng who is here.

"Captain."

"Hmm."

Song Xiucheng was not the same as usual, as if he was preoccupied.

"Go sit over there, I've got something to tell you."

"Okay."

The two came to the bottom of the tree and sat on the ground.

"Alas!"

Song Xiucheng sighed suddenly, looking a little embarrassed, as if he didn't know how to speak.

Seeing his expression, Lu Fan had a bad premonition.

Is something wrong?

Something to do with the supervision of the imperial history Gu Yan?

Somehow, Lu Fan thought of this person at once.

"Go to Fengyi County, break into the horse thief's lair to do the internal task, and hand it over to Qin Yu."

Song Xiucheng sighed: "You can cultivate with peace of mind recently, there will definitely be more important tasks handed over to you in the future." ”

"Huh?"

Lu Fan was stunned for a moment, he never thought that it would be this matter.

"This Lord Yu Shi Gu has a bit of a relationship with Qin Yu's family."

Without waiting for Lu Fan to ask, Song Xiucheng took the initiative to say it, "In front of the commander, he didn't say much good things about Qin Yu. ”

"In addition, Qin Yu's willingness to take the initiative to ask for battle is relatively strong, and after many considerations, the Commander has decided to let Qin Yu complete this mission."

"It's just a mission, you don't have to take it personally."

Song Xiucheng comforted: "There will be many opportunities to make meritorious contributions in the future." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan knew that talking too much was useless, and it couldn't change anything, but it would seem too uninteresting.

Qin Yu had never been convinced by him, and it was not surprising that he tried his best to win this mission.

And it is in line with Qin Yu's temperament.

Just want to win, don't want to lose.

Even if you lose, you won't admit it.

If you want to overpower Lu Fan, this mission is the best opportunity.

Gu Yan is supervising the imperial history, and he is here to investigate the case of the Black Tiger Gang, and it is normal for Li Yongtai to give the other party.

After all, it's just a mission.

With Qin Yu's strength, it may not be impossible to complete.

"By the way, Master Gu Yan asked me to tell you that he has verified what you said last time, and there is no problem."

Song Xiucheng said: "He doesn't have any questions to ask you, you don't have to wait for him to ask, you can enter and leave the barracks freely." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan wasn't worried about this either.

It's just that he now understands Gu Yan's intentions, and the reason why he didn't let him leave the barracks was for Qin Yu.

Sure enough, there was a knife hidden in the smile.

Lu Fan wrote it down in his heart.

……

……

Nine days passed in the blink of an eye.

September 18th.

Afternoon.

On the martial arts field.

The Dragon Shadow Guards are all practicing hard.

Lu Fan especially practiced hard and almost never stopped.

Unless someone is looking for him.

As it approached dark, the dragon shadow guards gradually departed.

In the blink of an eye, only Lu Fan was left.

Little by little, he was tempering his body.

Thousands of hard work.

I don't know how long it took, but he stopped, and his face was happy.

Upgraded.

From Xiaocheng to Dacheng, your strength will increase by 2 points and your physical strength will increase by 4 points.

Go on.

After dinner, Lu Fan returned to the dormitory, took off his shoes and went to bed, and began to practice again.

This time it is the Vientiane Demon Suppression Skill.

It's about to be upgraded.

Not surprisingly, tonight.

"Whew!"

Lu Fan's eyes were closed, and between breaths, a large amount of spiritual energy would enter his body.

After running for a week, he was compressed into the dantian and became his own spiritual power.

The higher his cultivation, the more aura he absorbs.

The faster you enter the country.

The higher the level of the exercises, the same is true.

Now that the Vientiane Demon Suppression Skill has been cultivated by Lu Fan to the fifth level, it will soon be the sixth level, and the cultivation speed is much faster than before.

After a long time.

Lu Fan felt the changes in his body and was very happy.

Vientiane Demon Suppression has been upgraded.

The next moment, the violent spiritual power began to pour in wildly, instantly filling his dantian, and there was a surplus, constantly impacting that barrier.

"Boom!"

That barrier was broken through, and the capacity of the dantian was expanded again.

Advanced!

Five-grade cultivation.

Lu Fan only felt that the spiritual power in his body was incomparably full, and he had explosive power all over his body.

It seems endless.

This promotion has greatly improved his strength.

Open the Properties panel.

Name: Lu Fan

Lifespan: 16/350

Power: 75.24

Dexterity: 21.96

Mental Power: 24.89

Physical strength: 43.63

Cultivation for: five products

Exercise: Vientiane Town Demon Skill Sixth Level (0/5000)

Martial arts: The six gods are perfect, and they have been perfected (0/30)

Assignable stat points: 29.53

After promotion, Lu Fan's strength increased by 8 points, his physical strength increased by 4 points, his agility increased by 2 points, and his mental power increased by 1 point.

It can be said that the increase is huge.

Now his true strength is no longer weaker than that of a third-rank beginner martial artist, and even slightly stronger.

Coupled with his strong physical body and various martial arts, even if he encounters a third-grade mid-level powerhouse, he is enough to protect himself.

Moreover, they are not afraid of being besieged.

And that's not even counting the assignable stat points.

If it really comes to a critical moment, Lu Fan can completely add all the assignable attributes, so that his strength will skyrocket in an instant.

As a result, he can turn danger into victory, and even turn defeat into victory.

Go on!

Lu Fan closed his eyes and re-entered the cultivation state.

……

……

More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

It was October 20th.

Afternoon.

Lu Fan meditates and cultivates in the dormitory.

Now he has practiced all kinds of martial arts to perfection, and all skills have been completely mastered.

He doesn't need to go to the martial arts arena anymore, as long as he stays in the dormitory every day and cultivates the Vientiane Demon Suppression Skill.

There are a few more like him.

For example, Ye Wuchen.

Lu Fan hadn't seen this person for a long time.

and Qin Yu, he hasn't seen him for a long time.

Lu Fan was cultivating when suddenly, there was a noise outside.

There are exclamations, and there are angry scoldings.

Not one person, but many.

What's wrong?

Lu Fan opened his eyes, got up and got out of bed.

The dormitory area of the Dragon Shadow Guard, which has always been quiet, has never been like this.

Is something wrong?

Lu Fan walked out of the dormitory and saw four people carrying a stretcher from a distance.

Dozens of other people gathered around the stretcher and walked along.

It's all Dragon Shadow Guard.

But everyone looked sad and angry, and even a few people had tears in their eyes.

Oh no, something happened.

Lu Fan's heart sank and he greeted him.

Seeing him coming, many people consciously moved away, and his gaze swept over the stretcher, and finally stayed on the man's face.

His face was pale and bloodless.

His eyes were closed, but his eyebrows were tightly wrinkled.

It looks like he's in a coma, but he's still suffering.

There was blood all over his body, and several wounds were visible to the naked eye, although the blood had coagulated, but the wounds were quite deep.

It turned out to be Qin Yu.

Lu Fan looked at this familiar face and was a little surprised, could it be that the mission failed?

Quite possibly.

Otherwise, how could Qin Yu be so seriously injured?

"Quick, send it to the Commander-in-Chief, he has a way to treat it."

Jiang Pengju, the captain of the third team, ran over with an anxious face.

"Yes."

Everyone agreed, carried Qin Yu, and left quickly.

Lu Fan looked at the crowd in the distance and fell into deep thought.

Qin Yu was injured like this, how did he come back?

Did someone save him?

Who could it be?

He's supposed to be fine, right?

With Li Yongtai's rescue, at least he won't die, right?

But if he is too seriously injured, will it affect his cultivation?

Also, this mission must have failed, right?

The quest will definitely continue, right?

Will Lee Yong-tae re-appoint the candidate?

It should be.

It seems that some preparations need to be made in advance.

……

……

Five days later.

October 25th.

At night.

After dinner, Lu Fan was called to Song Xiucheng's residence.

The two sat facing each other, their faces a little solemn.

Lu Fan guessed something, Song Xiucheng was looking for him at this time, it was likely to be related to Qin Yu.

"You should also know that Qin Yu is injured, and he is seriously injured."

Song Xiucheng looked bitter and sighed: "If it weren't for the commander to help him, maybe he would have died." ”

"yes, I know."

Lu Fan nodded.

"Thanks to Ye Wuchen."

Song Xiucheng poured a cup of tea for Lu Fan, and then said: "Just in case, the Lord Commander sent Ye Wuchen to pick up Qin Yu, which saved Qin Yu and brought him back. ”

"Oh."

Lu Fan solved a mystery in his heart.

It's pretty much what he guessed.

In the Dragon Shadow Guard, apart from him and several captains, only Ye Wuchen could do it.

"Fortunately in misfortune, Qin Yu is fine."

Song Xiucheng said: "It will not affect his future cultivation." ”

"That's good."

Lu Fan picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

"It's a pity that the mission was not completed."

Song Xiucheng glanced at Lu Fan quickly, looking a little hesitant, "If you go to the task again, it will undoubtedly be much more difficult." ”

"yes."

Lu Fan answered: "The other party must be wary, and if you want to mix in and do internal response, it will be too difficult." ”

"Hmm."

Song Xiucheng agreed, "This road basically doesn't work, you have to change your thinking." Qin Yu prepared so well, he failed, even you, it was difficult to gain the trust of the horse thief. ”

"How's the progress on Qin Yu's side?"

Lu Fan asked, "Is there a gain?" ”

"The harvest is there."

Song Xiucheng thought for a while and said, "At least I found the lair of a horse thief, and it is the strongest horse thief." ”

"But since Qin Yu has been exposed, I am afraid that the horse thief will abandon the village and go away and change the mountain."

"It's hard to find them anymore."

Speaking of this, Song Xiucheng sighed, "After all, there are too many mountains over there, and it's too easy to change places." ”

"yes."

Lu Fan also thought about it and frowned, "So, this intelligence alone is not enough to send troops to exterminate the horse thieves, if it misses, it will startle the snakes, so that those horse thieves will be wary, and it will be even more difficult to find them." ”

"That's what I'm looking for you for."

Song Xiucheng looked directly into Lu Fan's eyes and said, "If you want to exterminate the horse thief, the information must be accurate enough. Therefore, someone has to go on a mission to find a way to get the information of the horse thieves and find the nests of all the horse thieves. ”

"No one else can accomplish this task but you."

Speaking of this, Song Xiucheng asked, "I just don't know if you are still willing to take on this task?" ”

"Of course I do!"

Lu Fan nodded without hesitation.

"Good!"

Song Xiucheng breathed a sigh of relief, patted Lu Fan gently, and sighed: "I'm a little embarrassed, I handed over the task to Qin Yu last time, but I still have to look for you this time." ”

"Captain, it wasn't what you meant last time, you don't have to."

Lu Fan's face turned grim and said, "Every mission, you are the first to think of me, I should thank you." ”

"You kid, you're really not an ordinary person."

Song Xiucheng praised: "You have a heart, a bearing, and what is even more rare is that you have a sincere heart, even if it is me, I admire you a little." ”

"The captain is overrated."

Lu Fan was modest.

"Alright, let's talk about the mission."

Song Xiucheng changed his words and said, "Although Qin Yu's strength is not as good as yours, it is second only to you and Ye Wuchen, and he is the third master of Long Yingwei. ”

"But even with his strength, he was injured like this, and he almost lost his life."

"It can be seen that this mission is difficult."

"When you go on a mission, at least you must ensure your safety first."

"I don't want to see you, like Qin Yu, so badly injured."

"After all, you are the person I value the most, and you are also the person that the Lord Commander values the most."

"If you make a mistake, neither I nor the Lord Commander can afford it."

Speaking of this, Song Xiucheng asked: "Have you ever figured out the stakes involved?" ”

"Thank you, Captain, for your kindness."

Lu Fan said: "Since I have decided to go, I have naturally thought it through, and I promise to complete this mission." ”

"Okay."

Song Xiucheng added tea to Lu Fan, and a smile appeared on his face, "I knew I was not wrong." ”

"Captain."

Lu Fan picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and asked, "I just don't know how strong the horse thief's strength is?" ”

"According to the previous information, and what Qin Yu heard this time, I can make a preliminary inference."

Song Xiucheng said: "The strongest horse thief has more than 1,000 people, and the big boss is named Han Daosheng, who has four grades of cultivation. ”

"There are also three masters, all of whom are five-grade cultivators."

"There are more than a dozen big bosses, and most of them are six-rank cultivators."

"There are dozens of small leaders, mainly seven grades."

"Then there are the elites among the horse thieves, there are almost more than a hundred people, and most of them are eighth-grade and ninth-grade cultivators."

"The rest are ordinary horse thieves who have not entered the product, and the number is the majority."

"This is just one of the horse thieves, and its strength is stronger than that of the Black Tiger Gang, if more than a dozen horse thieves add up, there are almost tens of thousands of people, and the strength can be regarded as very strong."

"The key is that these horse thieves are very familiar with each other, not only exchanging news, but also supporting each other."

"Therefore, attacking one of the horse thieves is tantamount to starting a war with all the horse thieves."

"If you want to exterminate them, just with the defenders of Caiyun City, even if you can do it, you will suffer heavy losses."

"This is also the fundamental reason why we have not sent troops to exterminate horse thieves for many years."

"No matter which city lord he is, he is not willing to suffer heavy losses."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have let those horse thieves run rampant for so many years."

Speaking of this, Song Xiucheng clenched his fists, "But this time, the Lord Commander has made up his mind that he must exterminate all horse thieves and completely eradicate this cancer." ”

"Yes."

After hearing this, Lu Fan was completely relieved.

The strongest horse thief, the leader is only a four-grade cultivator.

The strength of the other horse thief teams must be even worse.

With Lu Fan's current strength, no one in the horse thief team is his opponent.

That's it.

Even if his whereabouts were discovered, no one would be able to keep him.

It's hard to even hurt him.

After all, his current physical body is extremely strong, not to mention ordinary horse thieves, even if Han Daoxuan, who is the strongest, strikes with all his strength, it may not be able to hurt him.

Of course, it's okay for Lu Fan to resist a few times.

If you stand still and get beaten all the time, you definitely won't be able to.

Taking one punch and taking ten punches will definitely not hurt the same.

Because the damage can be stacked.

A drop of water can pierce a stone, let alone a fist?

Not to mention weapons like swords.

Therefore, no matter how strong Lu Fan's physical body is, if he can be hurt less, he will be hurt as little as possible.

When fighting, he will use his body, archery, hidden weapons, marksmanship, knife skills, etc., all weapons that will benefit him.

Win with the least loss possible.

This is also his greatest reliance on daring to face many horse thieves.

If you can, you can fight, and if you don't want to, you can leave.

Want to keep him?

No way!

Want to catch up with him?

It's harder.

Even if you want to find out his whereabouts, it is not so easy.

Therefore, this mission is almost no danger for Lu Fan.

"Do you have any good ideas?"

Song Xiucheng said: "I've been thinking about it for the past few days, but I really can't think of too good ideas. ”

"I did think about it."

Lu Fan nodded and said, "In the north of Fengyi County, there are mountains that stretch for hundreds of miles, and there are countless birds and beasts hidden in them. ”

"As far as I know, there are many hunters in the deep mountains who make a living by hunting."

"Usually, there are people who go into the mountains to collect medicinal herbs."

"These people have also been robbed and oppressed by horse thieves for many years."

Lu Fan said his thoughts, "I want to enter the mountains as a hunter, find the hunters and medicine pickers in the mountains, and hear the news of the horse thieves from their mouths." ”

"Then I will use this information to look for traces of horse thieves."

"I believe that there is always a trace."

Lu Fan looked confident, "In less than two months, I promise to find out all the horse thieves' nests." ”

"That's a good idea."

Song Xiucheng expressed his worries, "There is a certain danger, especially when you are very close to the horse thief's lair, they will not let you approach easily." ”

"It's fine."

Lu Fan said: "I have my own way to deal with it, and it's not dangerous, after all, I am only one person, when I encounter danger, as long as I hide in the mountains, it is difficult for them to find me." ”

"Well, since you have faith, do as you say."

Song Xiucheng got up and said, "Come with me, I'll show you something." ”

"Oh."

Lu Fan followed behind Song Xiucheng and came to a desk.

Song Xiucheng took out a map and spread it out on the table.

"This is the nest of horse thieves that Qin Yu found."

Song Xiucheng pointed to the map with his finger, and among the mountains, a red circle was drawn and marked.

"You try to stay away from here."

"Okay."

Lu Fan agreed.

"Also, you have this map with you, first, so that you can find the way, and second, you can mark it."

Song Xiucheng had some expectation in his eyes, "It's best to mark the positions of all the horse thief teams, as well as the positions of their sentry posts, to focus on marking." ”

"No problem."

Lu Fan said loudly, "Guarantee to complete the task." ”

"Okay, what more could you ask for?"

Song Xiucheng nodded with satisfaction, "Just mention it, I will definitely satisfy you." ”

"I want a hunter's outfit, including clothes, a hunting bow, arrows, knives, flints, water bladders, and so on."

After a short meal, Lu Fan continued: "There are also dry food, dried meat, various seasonings, as well as cured meat, pickles, sausages and the like. ”

"Okay, I'll prepare it for you."

Song Xiucheng asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Let me think about it."

Lu Fan thought for a moment and had an idea, "Captain, I want two small pots, the very small kind, one for soup and one for rice." ”

"Of course, you have to bring some rice."

"Bring a few spoons and chopsticks, too."

Lu Fan smiled: "This is how you live." ”

"You kid!"

Song Xiucheng was amused, "It's thoughtful!" ”

"Be thoughtful."

Lu Fan said: "I want to stay in the mountains for two months." ”

In fact, what he thought was very simple, even if he went into the mountains, he had to eat well.

After all, the better you eat, the more you add.

In two months, if you don't eat well, you will lose a lot of attribute points.

That's more than worth the loss.

However, as long as he brings enough things, he doesn't have to worry.

Because there are all kinds of game in the mountains, with a pot, there will be a variety of ways to eat, maybe after eating a meal, there will be more attribute points than now.

How nice is it that you can also eat all kinds of delicious food?

Even if you go out on a mission, you can't lose yourself.

The more difficult the environment, the more you must be kind to yourself.

"Yes."

Song Xiucheng thought of that kind of difficulty, and his face turned pale, "Thank you for your hard work." ”

"It's fine."

Lu Fan shook his head slightly.

"Okay, let's go see Qin Yu."

Song Xiucheng patted Lu Fan lightly and said, "If there is anything you want to ask, just ask him, after all, he has experienced it himself, and many specific details are only known to him." ”

"Yes."

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(End of chapter)