After Lu Fan and Su Mu finished eating the baked cakes, they walked around the street a few more times.

The mouths of the two were hardly idle.

I tasted all kinds of famous food, delicacies, and tasted them all over again.

With the growth of strength, the amount of food for the two is also good.

Especially Lu Fan, the amount of food he eats now far exceeds that of Su Mu.

The two ate until noon before returning to the barracks.

On the way back to the dormitory, Lu Fan took the time to look at the attribute panel, and the assignable attribute increased by 0.6.

The effect is very good.

"Lu Fan."

Yang Cheng stood at the door of the dormitory and beckoned to him, "The captain is looking for you." ”

"Oh."

Lu Fan changed direction and walked towards the small courtyard where Song Xiucheng lived.

When he entered the courtyard and came to the door of the house, he knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Song Xiucheng's voice sounded.

Lu Fan pushed the door in, "Captain, you won't go home for the New Year?" ”

"I'll tell you something."

Song Xiucheng nodded slightly, "I'll go back after speaking." ”

"Oh."

Lu Fan sat opposite him at Song Xiucheng's signal.

"I heard that Ling went to Lan Kwai Street today?"

Song Xiucheng poured a cup of tea for Lu Fan.

"Hmm."

Lu Fan picked up the teacup and blew softly, "I walked around the street with Su Mu. ”

"I came to you, in fact, the Commander meant."

Song Xiucheng put down the teapot and said, "Lord Commander instructed me to explain it to you well. ”

"Oh?"

Lu Fan was a little puzzled, "Explain what?" ”

"Regarding the matter of the Bloody Clothes Gang, the Lord Commander is actually a last resort."

Song Xiucheng sighed and said, "My lord, I'm afraid that you will think too much, so let me talk to you about it." ”

"That's it."

Lu Fan didn't expect that Li Yongtai was so attentive to him, and he had to ask Song Xiucheng to explain this little thing.

"The Commander really thinks so much of you."

Song Xiucheng was a little envious at this time, "I've never seen Lord Commander do this to others. ”

"I have always remembered the love that adults have given me."

Lu Fan said: "There is also the captain, who also takes care of me, and I am very grateful." ”

"You kid can talk."

Song Xiucheng nodded slightly, "Okay, let's get down to business." ”

"You may also know that although Xiu Rui and Xu Qing are both detained in our Dragon Shadow Guard prison, both of them have hard mouths and don't say anything."

"Moreover, there are several forces that are putting pressure on the Lord Commander to let these two people go."

"Even the military department and the criminal department were alarmed, and they urged them several times to bring people back to the capital for interrogation."

"It's all blocked by the Commander."

"But adults are under a lot of pressure, and even a little passive."

"Fortunately, the battle to exterminate the horse thieves was fought beautifully, and the pressure on the adults was greatly reduced."

Speaking of this, Song Xiucheng glanced at Lu Fan, "However, in this way, it is impossible for the Lord Commander to move the Blood Clothes Gang, and all kinds of resistance are too great." ”

"Oh."

Lu Fan somewhat understood.

Some forces may not want to protect Rui and Xu Qing, and the reason why they put pressure on Li Yongtai may be just to keep the Bloody Clothes Gang.

This can also be regarded as a disguised siege of Wei to save Zhao.

Of course, there are also forces that really want to protect Rui and Xu Qing.

It is equivalent to the three forces jointly putting pressure on Li Yongtai, and this pressure can be imagined.

"And one more important point."

Song Xiucheng continued: "The Bloody Clothes Gang helps maintain the stability of Zhennanguan because he listens to us. ”

"If the Bloodcoat Gang is eradicated again, there will definitely be other gang forces coming in."

"It won't be long before we get back to where we were before."

"It's better to use the Bloody Clothes Gang for the time being, and then clean them up when the time is ripe later."

After speaking, Song Xiucheng asked, "What do you think?" ”

"Captain, I'm just a small soldier, just be responsible for carrying out orders, you don't need to ask for my opinion."

Lu Fan said: "You and the commander, whatever you think is suitable, do what you want, I'm fine." ”

That being said, he actually understood.

The reason why the Bloody Clothes Gang was obedient was obviously because they had reached an agreement with the top brass of the Zhennan Army.

The person behind it is very likely to be one of the three commanders.

It may even be Zhao Fei.

With such a backstage, the Bloody Clothes Gang can unscrupulously annex territory and snatch the business that originally belonged to the Jinsha Gang and the Black Tiger Gang.

The current situation has been formed, and one family is dominant.

All the green houses, casinos, hook bars, restaurants, painting boats, etc., those businesses that make money, are under the control of the Bloody Clothes Gang.

The benefits are countless every day.

There must also be the benefits of these commanders and Zhao Fei.

What else could he say?

After all, he is now just a small soldier, powerless and powerless.

The strength can barely be seen.

But compared to the three commanders and Zhao Fei, it is still far behind.

"Don't worry."

Song Xiucheng patted Lu Fan with a smile, "The Lord Commander told me that in the future, he will definitely pack up the Bloody Clothes Gang, and use this to knock the mountain and shock the tiger, so that all the gang forces will not dare to touch Zhennan Pass." ”

"Hmm."

Lu Fan could only nod.

He knew very well in his heart that this was just a reassuring statement.

Later?

How long is it?

That's not a score.

It's the equivalent of painting a cake for him.

As for whether it can be realized?

It's all up to him.

"Okay, since you don't have an opinion, then let's do it first?"

Song Xiucheng got up with a smile, "Today's New Year, you relax with everyone, I won't keep you." ”

"Captain, hurry home."

Lu Fan also got up, "Sister-in-law must be in a hurry." ”

"Hmm."

Song Xiucheng said with a smile: "When I have time one day, I will invite you to the house for dinner, your sister-in-law has always wanted to see you, but I have pushed you, I know that you are busy cultivating." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan said goodbye and left.

……

……

Evening.

When Lu Fan and Su Mu came to the room, Yang Cheng and the three of them had already arrived, and found a table to sit down, waving to the two from afar.

"Here."

"Okay."

Lu Fan and Su Mu walked over together and sat down face to face.

Coupled with Yang Cheng, Pei Jun and Xu Bin, the five of them sat around a dinner table, talking and laughing.

Dinner.

There was wine, meat, and a lot of dishes.

The other dining tables were gradually filled.

It's the first time that people like this have gathered like this.

Even Ye Wuchen, who doesn't usually show up much, came.

"Can I sit here?"

Ye Wuchen walked over with a smile.

"Sit down."

Lu Fan moved out of the way and let Ye Wuchen sit beside him.

"I'll serve the food."

Yang Cheng was the first to get up.

"I'll go too."

Pei Jun and Xu Bin also followed.

"Then I'll go get the wine."

Su Mu and Ye Wuchen sat facing each other, slightly embarrassed, and also got up to leave.

"I heard that you know Liu Zhi?"

Ye Wuchen asked in a low voice.

"How do you know?"

Lu Fan was a little surprised, it is said that only he and Su Mu know about this matter, and neither of them will take the initiative to tell others.

"Sure enough, it's true."

Ye Wuchen observed his words and looks, and from Lu Fan's expression and words, he could judge that the news he heard was true.

"It was Liu Zhi himself who said it."

"I heard that Liu Zhi has been mentioning you a lot lately, and he is very proud of you, and he also said that you are his best friend."

Ye Wuchen asked again: "Is that so?" Are you two best friends? ”

"How high can I climb?"

Lu Fan shook his head lightly, "He is the eldest young master of the Liu family, how can my identity and status be compared?" ”

"Who is climbing whom?"

Ye Wuchen smiled, "Although his family background is good, his talent and strength are far worse than yours, even if he has good cultivation resources, he is not as good as you." ”

"Not necessarily."

Lu Fan said: "After all, he is young, when he thinks about it one day and starts working hard, maybe he will catch up with me soon." ”

"No way!"

Ye Wuchenmei seemed to be full of confidence in Lu Fan, "No matter how hard he tries, he can't catch up with you." ”

Then he changed his words, and his face became a little more solemn, "By the way, the reason why I talked about him is because I have something to remind you." ”

"What's the matter?"

Lu Fan saw the expression on Ye Wuchen's face, and it was estimated that it didn't look like a good thing.

"There will be a big competition in May next year, and in my prediction, we will set off in March and go to the capital. After all, it's a long way to go, and you have to get used to it for a while in advance. ”

Speaking of this, Ye Wuchen suddenly sighed, "However, you have to be careful when you go to the capital this time." ”

"Huh?"

Lu Fan was stunned: "Why?" ”

"The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention."

Ye Wuchen said: "It is precisely because of Liu Zhi that he often praises you, so that many people know you and remember you, but at the same time, he compares with you in his heart." ”

"No matter what their strength is, at least their weight in Liu Zhi's heart is not as good as yours."

"This makes a lot of people unconvinced."

"You may not know that there are too many children of families in the capital who want to make friends with Liu Zhi, but Liu Zhi can't look down on anyone."

"I only think of you as a friend."

"And best friends."

"Those children of the family must be uncomfortable in their hearts, but they don't dare to provoke Liu Zhi, so many people are holding back their strength, wanting to wait for you to enter Beijing and give you a dismount when the time comes."

After a pause, Ye Wuchen continued: "Among these people, there are many geniuses and masters, and a few of them have even reached the second-grade cultivation, which is really difficult. ”

"I see."

Lu Fan understood that many people were deflated by Liu Zhi, but they wanted to spread their anger on him.

How unreasonable!

Second-grade cultivation?

Then he is not afraid!

Although now he is not an opponent.

But two months later, when he went to the capital, even if he met a second-grade master, he was confident that he would defeat the other party.

"So, Liu Zhi really doesn't have any friends?"

"yes."

Ye Wuchen nodded, "Don't look at Liu Zhi's average strength, but he is very arrogant, even if he is a child of a family in the capital, he can't look down on it." ”

"What about you?"

Lu Fan was a little curious, "He can't even look down on you, right?" ”

"Me?"

Ye Wuchen smiled, "I'm not from the capital, and I haven't seen Liu Zhi, but I've just heard of his name." ”

"Oh."

Lu Fan asked casually, "Then where are you?" ”

"My home is in Jinling City."

Ye Wuchen took the opportunity to send out an invitation, "If you have time in the future, I will take you to have a look." ”

"Okay."

Lu Fan knew that Jinling City was the second largest city in the Great Zhou Dynasty after the capital.

It is also the largest city in the south.

It echoes with the capital in the south and in the north.

All kinds of families, sects, and gangs have taken root in Jinling City.

This makes the power of Jinling City quite complicated.

The strong are even more like clouds.

Even compared with the capital, it is not inferior.

For the Ye family to have a genius master like Ye Wuchen, it should be a great family in Jinling City.

The two were talking, and Yang Cheng and the others came back with the dishes.

Su Mu took two jars of wine and a few large bowls.

The food and drinks were placed on the dining table and were full.

There are more than a dozen dishes in total, mainly meat.

Beef, lamb, ribs, chicken, fish, shrimp, etc.

The whole nine yards.

Su Mu poured six bowls of wine and brought them to everyone one by one, and when it was Ye Wuchen's turn, he smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I used to have opinions about you, and I didn't say anything bad about you." ”

"It's all gone."

Ye Wuchen smiled and said, "I know you're not convinced, so take it out and try your best to surpass me." ”

"Okay."

The knot in Su Mu's heart had already been unraveled.

I was relieved.

Compared with Ye Wuchen, he is an ordinary person.

Regardless of his life experience, just looking at his talent, he is far inferior to the other party.

Even if the two change identities, maybe he is still not Ye Wuchen's opponent.

It's like the gap between Lu Fan and Liu Zhi.

But no matter what, he couldn't give up his efforts, although he couldn't surpass Ye Wuchen, at least he couldn't let the other party leave him too far behind.

Seeing that the two were reconciled, Lu Fan was very pleased.

In the barracks, between comrades-in-arms, there should be no grudges.

There are some words that can be said to your face.

You can't hold it in your heart, otherwise it will be more and more uncomfortable.

"Come on."

Lu Fan stood up, picked up the wine bowl, and said with a smile: "This first bowl of wine, let's touch it, it's all dry." ”

"Good!"

Several people got up at the same time, picked up their wine glasses, and touched each other, "!" ”

As soon as I craned my neck, a large bowl full of wine entered my stomach.

The other tables were also drunk.

Staggered, laughter.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere was extremely lively.

It's Chinese New Year!

New year, new beginnings.

……

……

After the New Year, Lu Fan didn't go anywhere, and stayed in the barracks all the time, concentrating on cultivation.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

It was the second day of February, in the morning.

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

Name: Lu Fan

Lifespan: 16/600

Power: 100.47

Dexterity: 31.79

Mental Power: 34.61

Physical strength: 88.54

Cultivation for: five products

Exercises: Vientiane Demon Suppression Sixth Level (4600/5000)

Martial arts: The six imperial gods are perfect, the thousands of hammers are perfect, and the gods and demons are perfect

Assignable stat points: 95.89

It took more than a month for Lu Fan to cultivate the gods and demons to perfection, with a total increase of 15 points in strength, 4 points in agility, and 4 points in spiritual power.

The physical strength has increased by 30 points.

The effect of the gods and demons refining their body skills is not only to increase various attributes, but also to greatly strengthen his physical body.

Let his flesh be as strong as that of gods and demons.

You can even ignore the full force of the three-rank powerhouse.

Coupled with the usual sporadic growth of various attributes, Lu Fan's real strength now far exceeds that of the third grade.

It's almost the same as the second-grade primary strength, and it can even be stronger.

Vientiane Demon Suppression Skill is still 400 years away, and with Lu Fan's current cultivation speed, he can be upgraded in less than ten days.

At that time, he can be promoted to the fourth rank.

The number of assignable attribute points has been increased by 15 points, for a total of 95 attribute points, which is equivalent to 9500 experience points.

When he has the human-level exercises, he will add them all at once.

It's sure to be enjoyable.

Go on!

Had breakfast.

Lu Fan took the Divine and Demon Body Refining Technique and came to the Library Pavilion.

Today's pavilion keeper is still Lao Wei.

"Old man, the exercises will be returned to you."

Lu Fan handed the exercises in his hand to Lao Wei and said, "I want to use 20,000 combat merits to exchange for a ninth-order alchemy technique." ”

"Finished practicing so soon?"

There was a hint of surprise on Old Wei Gujing's face, he raised his head and looked directly into Lu Fan's eyes, but he only saw clear, pure, and a little kindness.

There is no half-way evil.

There are no negative emotions at all.

It seems that this set of exercises did not affect Lu Fan's heart.

Lao Wei was a little relieved.

"I've written it all down."

Lu Fan said: "I won't keep it in my hands." ”

"Okay, come with me."

The two of them went upstairs to the fifth floor.

Lu Fan directly found the nine-turn golden body, held it in his hand, and said, "Just it." ”

"Why have you been refining your body?"

Lao Wei couldn't hold back and asked the puzzle in his heart.

"Because I'm afraid of death."

Lu Fan said with a smile: "Learning alchemy, at least you have a better chance of saving your life." ”

"This ......"

Lao Wei was speechless.

He was stunned for a moment before shaking his head, "If you can't be beaten and you can't do it, even if you can be invincible, you can't win." ”

"It's okay."

Lu Fan had already made a fortune in his chest, "Lay a good foundation first, and after a while, I will practice other ninth-order martial arts." ”

He made up his mind a long time ago, and he wanted to win a few more first places in this big competition.

In addition to the human-level exercises, he also had to win several ninth-order martial arts.

For example, knife skills, marksmanship, body skills, and so on.

"You're a young man who is different, and you're taking a different path than others."

Lao Wei sighed: "But without the experience of predecessors, there will be a great risk, I am afraid that you will go crazy and fall into the devil's path." ”

"No, it won't."

Lu Fan said: "As long as you stick to your heart, you will not be afraid of any temptation." ”

"Okay."

Lao Wei praised, "Don't look at your age, you can see it clearly." ”

The two of them talked, went downstairs, and completed the formalities.

"Old man, I'm leaving."

Lu Fan took the exercises into his arms and said goodbye and left.

"This young man!"

Lao Wei stared at Lu Fan's back and muttered, "It's not simple!" Maybe it will really lead him out of the ordinary. ”

Lu Fan returned to the dormitory, just pushed the door open, and before he could enter, he saw Yang Cheng waving to him, "The Lord Commander is looking for you, you can go quickly." ”

"Oh."

Lu Fan agreed, closed the door, and turned around and walked towards Li Yongtai's residence.

Li Yongtai seems to be very busy recently, and he hasn't seen each other much in the past month.

Soon came to Li Yongtai's residence, entered the courtyard, walked to the small building, and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Li Yongtai's voice rang out.

"Yes."

When Lu Fan entered the house, he saw Li Yongtai sitting there drinking tea, looking a little tired.

"Sit down."

"Yes."

After Lu Fan sat down, Li Yongtai poured him a cup of tea.

"Recently, I went back to the capital and told the emperor in detail about Long Yingwei's actions."

Li Yongtai rubbed his head and said with a smile: "After hearing this, the emperor was very happy and praised you a few words. ”

"Thank you, sir."

Lu Fan got up and thanked him.

"What's the politeness with me?"

Li Yongtai smiled, "Sit down." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan sat down again.

"I'm just telling the truth, and I'm not exaggerating your merits at all."

Li Yongtai smiled: "If you can get Your Majesty's approval, it is also your own ability, you don't need to thank me." ”

"My lord is so good to me."

Lu Fan really didn't know what to say, so he could only deal with it casually: "I will keep it in mind." ”

"Okay, let's not talk about that."

Li Yongtai waved his hand and asked, "Seeing that a big competition is about to begin, how are you prepared?" Do you have the confidence to come back with a first place? ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan did not hide his ambitions this time, "I will do my best to come back with a first name." ”

"Okay."

Li Yongtai praised and said: "I won't hide it from you, as long as you can get any of the top names in this competition, the emperor will definitely reuse you!" ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan replied loudly: "I will definitely live up to the expectations of adults!" ”

"I'm here for you today, and I have something important to tell you."

Li Yongtai picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then said unhurriedly: "The identity of Mr. Liao has been found out." ”

"Oh?"

Lu Fan came to his senses when he heard it, "So, the identity of that son has also been found?" ”

"Not really, but it's coming soon."

Li Yongtai shook his head lightly, "You may not believe it when you say it, but the surname Liao is actually from Chu State." ”

"Chu people?"

Lu Fan was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, "Could it be that the son is also from the Chu State?" ”

"Quite possibly."

A trace of anger appeared on Li Yongtai's face, "According to my guess, these horse thieves were controlled by the Chu Imperial Court, and their purpose was to burn, kill, loot, create chaos in the territory of the Great Zhou, and plunder property by the way. ”

"His heart can be punished!"

"Such a despicable method."

The more Li Yongtai spoke, the more angry he became, he slapped the table and shouted: "When I find out the identity of that person, I will definitely recover the blood debt he owes from him!" ”

"It seems that that person is from the court of the Chu State."

Lu Fan also figured out why the other party would deliberately control the horse thief.

And the horse thief is so obedient.

It's just because that person represents the court of the Chu State.

The so-called horse thieves may all be pretended to be from the Chu State.

Not all of them, but at least the leaders are.

The twelve horse thieves were even more so.

"You can't be wrong."

Li Yongtai said hatefully: "Maybe he is still the royal family of Chu State." ”

"Well, it's possible."

Lu Fan also agrees with this judgment.

"The surname Liao is a Xiucai, named Liao Qianzhong."

Li Yongtai said: "He left home more than ten years ago and has not been heard from since, and has never returned. ”

"Presumably he was bribed at that time, and after training, he was sent to Da Zhou."

"Let him be the liaison and be responsible for delivering the message."

Li Yongtai guessed: "He should usually live on that back mountain, but he will often go back and forth between the Great Zhou and the Chu State, as a bridge to connect the horse thieves and the Chu court." ”

"That's right."

Lu Fan agreed, "As for that son, he should usually be in the Chu State, but occasionally he will come to Da Zhou to find horse thieves and issue special tasks." ”

"That's it."

Li Yongtai also thought of it, "If you want to find out the identity of that son, you must first know where Liao Qianzhong has been all these years?" Who have you been in contact with? Which faction did you join? Then we followed the vine and found the results we wanted. ”

"Hmm."

Lu Fan nodded.

"I will send someone to the state of Chu to investigate these things."

Li Yongtai said: "In my estimation, it may not take more than a month to have results. ”

"That's great."

Lu Fan said: "When we find out the identity of that son, we can take the next step." ”

"Yes."

Li Yongtai glanced at Lu Fan and said, "During this time, you should cultivate hard, don't think about anything, and come back with the first place in a big martial arts competition." ”

"Yes."

Lu Fan agreed loudly.

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(End of chapter)