Chapter 1426: Discussion

General Zhongwu, dusty and unshaven, stood beside him and was immediately overshadowed. "Let's go, let's eat!" He Lingchuan changed his clothes and also changed into the consistent enthusiasm for receiving people and handling affairs, "What about Brother Fan?"

"Still resting." Wanzai Feng followed behind the two, step by step, "Lord Fan suddenly got up in the middle of the night and wanted to find the master to drink."

He Lingchuan was greatly surprised: "Oh? Why didn't I know?"

He had just returned and really didn't know there was this episode.

"Walked halfway, and we persuaded him back."

"Then is Brother Fan all right?"

"Half an hour ago, the palace guards went in to check. Lord Fan is sleeping as soundly as before."

General Zhongwu looked at Wanzai Feng, Wang Fubao, and the others, and smiled at He Lingchuan: "Your subordinates are all elites, not losing to the regular army, and even more rare is their loyalty."

He commanded and trained troops himself, and saw at a glance that Wanzai Feng and the others had a different temperament, being veterans who had crawled and climbed on the battlefield.

It wasn't strange for a big merchant to have a few good hands around him. But every guard around this Island Master He was a one-in-a-hundred good warrior, which was rare.

"General Zhongwu doesn't know, they are Bailong people, once a brave and good-fighting tribe of the Ya Nation, but later suffered Ya Nation's pursuit and fled the clan, so they moved to my islands to settle down."

"There's such a good thing!" General Zhongwu sighed, "Give me ten such good-fighting tribes!"

"It's not all good things. The Ya Nation is very unhappy and has interrupted several trades with Yangshan." He Lingchuan sighed, "I can't buy the good horses of the Ya Nation, so I have to turn to the Yao Nation for help."

Yangshan had several trades with the Yao Nation, which General Zhongwu knew. "Island Master He's choice is very correct. I have been to the Ya Nation and have ridden the good horses of the Ya Nation. To be honest, our Chigu horses are even better."

"That's great! I didn't lose out." Mentioning Chigu, He Lingchuan thought of Axun. Chigu was once the territory of the Ying tribe, but now it had been replaced by other tribes, but no matter who lived there or who raised horses there, Chigu was regarded by the Yao Nation as its own, and Chigu horses were regarded by the Yao Nation as its own resources.

The Ying tribe moved the whole clan, paid a huge price, and finally got rid of the curse of the Flash Gold Plain; but when could the others on this plain get rid of their own bad luck?

He Lingchuan smiled and turned the topic: "By the way, it seems other travelers in this inn were robbed, were they all recovered?"

Just as this question was finished, General Zhongwu's subordinate ran over to make a report.

General Zhongwu said casually: "Just say it, it's not a secret."

"Yes. The stolen goods we recovered are being claimed by five merchant teams, and there is one more. The shopkeeper said they checked out and left before dawn, so there are still a few crates left."

"Don't even care about the stolen things, and left before dawn themselves?" General Zhongwu stroked his chin, "Hmm, suspicious, go and chase."

"Yes."

"What other accidents did those few merchant teams have?"

"They all said that the only abnormality last night was that money and goods were stolen."

General Zhongwu nodded: "What are their backgrounds?"

"Deyou Firm, Qing Prince's Mansion..." His subordinate reported the backgrounds of the five teams in one breath.

"The Qing Prince's Mansion's team also stayed here?" General Zhongwu was a bit surprised, "Actually so low-key?"

If he hadn't sent someone to investigate, he wouldn't have known.

"Very strange?"

General Zhongwu laughed: "Island Master He will naturally know when you come into contact with the Qing Prince's Mansion in the future."

Could it be that the person behind the scenes was targeting the teams of these nobles and big chambers of commerce? The theft of other teams was just a smoke bomb?

"Hope to have this opportunity." He Lingchuan said casually, "Deyou Firm is also a big firm in the Yao Nation and has dealings with my Yangshan."

The two sat in the front yard of the inn and ate a steaming breakfast.

The local breakfast was a bit strange; it was somewhat like the oatmeal He Lingchuan had eaten in another world, but it was savory and topped with minced meat and pickled long beans. He Lingchuan took two spoonfuls; at first, he wasn't used to the sticky texture, but later on, he slowly grew to accept it.

General Zhongwu couldn't eat it, so he ordered a large bowl of clear-stewed beef noodles.

He Lingchuan asked about the pursuit last night, and General Zhongwu told it from beginning to end, then said: "Island Master He has a reputation in Lingxu City, what do you think of the oddities in this?"

He Lingchuan's actions in Lingxu City, he naturally had heard of.

"Luring the tiger away from the mountain." He Lingchuan scooped a mouthful of wheat paste, straightforward, "The person behind the scenes didn't want those money and goods at all, but had another target in the inn. Only by luring away the people guarding the target could they take action."

"Why steal from six or seven teams in a row?"

"Perhaps to confuse the public." He Lingchuan pondered, "For example, General Zhongwu, although you recovered the stolen goods, you still don't know the other party's purpose, right?"

"Not bad." General Zhongwu nodded, "Those two little thieves couldn't be the target I chased all night. In Island Master He's view, the target of the person behind the scenes is among these six or seven teams, and they have already succeeded?"

"Whether they succeeded, only the parties involved know." He Lingchuan added, "The parties involved I mentioned also refer to these few stolen teams."

General Zhongwu gave an "Hmm." Indeed, if there was really any hidden story, he sent his subordinates to ask, and these few teams couldn't possibly tell the truth.

Looking at it this way, yesterday's theft might not have been aimed at him. He was just unlucky and was affected.

"Island Master He and Envoy Fan weren't robbed, right?"

"After the General chased out last night, we sent people to self-check. Fortunately, our tribute gifts are all there."

"This theft incident last night seems to only be able to end in a muddle." General Zhongwu finished the noodles and stood up, "I'm in a hurry to catch the road, so I'll take a step first. Island Master He, we'll meet again in Heavenly Water City."

He Lingchuan stood up and insisted on sending him to the door of the inn. Politeness costs nothing.

The Heavy Martial General's subordinate led over a Bo beast; it had a black body, white tail, and red eyes, with a composed demeanor and a steady gait—an exceptionally magnificent creature.

He Lingchuan took a look and couldn't help but praise: "Good horse!"

In fact, when he originally lured the Luosheng Evil Armor to attack General Zhongwu, he had seen General Zhongwu riding this Bo beast, and even felt a bit envious.

He had good horses in the Panlong world, but not in reality, and it wasn't convenient to have them.

Divine horses were too conspicuous and easily remembered.

The famous Chigu horses of the Flash Gold Plain were just good horses in the general sense, with average qualifications, suitable as partners for cavalry.

General Zhongwu laughed, flipped onto the horse, reached out and patted the horse's neck, his love overflowing: "It's called Mobai, I raised it from a young age."

This Bo beast had at least half the blood of a true Bo, and even had the talent of lightness and wind-riding, its speed and endurance far surpassing ordinary horses.

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