Chapter 987

Time flies like a white colt passing through a gap; in the blink of an eye, the stars shift.

Wang Yu (Wang Yu? Not in the glossary; but it's a name not listed. Should we include? The glossary list only includes those provided; but the instruction says: "List every named entity/coined term in these lines: characters (including the protagonist and minor ones), places, sects/clans/factions/peoples, official and sect ranks/titles, techniques, cultivation realms/pills/treasures, named beasts/items, fan-fiction names." So we need to include all named entities, even if not in the glossary. However we must "reuse the exact English from the glossary above for terms already listed." For those not in the glossary, we need to translate them? The rule: Use Hanyu Pinyin only for a person's actual name. So for names not in the glossary, we should romanize using pinyin (capitalized). So we need to include Wang Yu (Wang Yu? Actually pinyin: Wang Yu). Similarly Guo Shuhan (Guo Shuhan) is already in the glossary. Liu Min Ji (Liu Min Ji) is in the glossary. Six hundred subordinates (six hundred subordinates) is not a name. Xinglin Zhen (Xinglin Zhen) is in the glossary. Xu Zengyi (Xu Zengyi) is not in the glossary. So we need to add Xu Zengyi.

Wang Yu again, Liu Min Ji, Qiang Land, and a military city. So we should include Wang Yu again, but we only list him once.

Originally, Chen Wuji had no plan to conscript soldiers from the refugee settlement; he intended to send all these people to Qiang Land and give them a home.

Chu Yun, and the subordinates are not a name.

Chen Wuji, Wang Yu, and Kong Fang.

New Soldier Camp, Xinglin Zhen, and each unit. Also old bringing new.

Although there were fewer than two thousand, the process of incorporating them into his troops was rather tedious.

Liu Min Ji, the Hu Family, and the Tuntian Training Officer. Also, Hu's private troops are not a name.

Hu Baobao (Hu Baobao? Not in the glossary). Should be pinyin: Hu Baobao. Fifth Lord (Fifth Lord in the glossary). Also 'Hu Baobao' maybe 'Hu Baobao'. We'll include.

However, Chen Wuji liked people like that.

The harder he bore, the more secrets he hid in his gut; such people must be treated to high standards.

While affairs in the refugee settlement were proceeding in an orderly and steady manner, good news began to spread from the mountains north and south of the settlement over the past few days.

Guo Shuhan, Guo Songbai, and the Vanguard Camp. Also, the bandit hideout is not a name.

On such barren land where merchants, fearful, rarely dared to travel, bandits were abundant—just three mountain strongholds yielded four thousand bandits.

That number is somewhat exaggerated!

If there weren't something shady behind it, Chen Wuji would dare to chop off his own head and kick it like a ball.

Bandits who occupy the mountain as kings still need to eat, drink, defecate, and urinate; they cannot spend all day competing with the wind and bald mountains, using them to fill their stomachs.

Guo Songbai, the Fifth Lord, and the big prison. Also, 'bandit chief' is not a name.

Their weapons, equipment, and grain supplies were all sent up the mountain by people dispatched by the Fifth Lord.

Upon receiving this news, Chen Wuji suddenly became much more interested in the Fifth Lord.

The Snake Staff Elder. Also, the fish pond is not a name.

Kui Su Camp and Chen Bang. We need to include Chen Bang as Chen Bang (pinyin), Kui Su Camp as 'Kui Su Camp', and Liu Min Ji.

After they conquered two mountain strongholds and inquired, they obtained exactly the same result as Guo Songbai's side.

The bandits in the northern mountains of the refugee settlement were also under the Fifth Lord's command.

Those bandits would go through the motions of operating in the mountains; though they were clearly bandits, they still pretended to be bandits robbing nearby villagers and merchants.

Meanwhile, their genuine provisions and armaments were entirely supplied by people sent by the Fifth Lord.

"Truly interesting." Chen Wuji set down the document sent by Chen Bang's people, the smile on his face growing richer: "If nothing unexpected happens, the bandits in the mountains north and south of the refugee settlement are all under this Fifth Lord's leadership, following a method almost identical to that of Guiling Xian."

"Guo Shuhan's earlier judgment was extremely accurate; this is not some bandit lair at all, but a place for hiding troops, and they are still exploiting the advantage of the local terrain."

Guiling Xian has many densely forested, uninhabited mountains, and the refugee settlement to the north and south is likewise mountainous.

Although there isn't much grass on these hilltops and few people around, one could easily hide several thousand in the mountains unless they openly set up camp on the peaks; otherwise, they would be hard to detect.

In places where no one goes, who would care what's inside the mountain?

Family Head, Fifth Lord.

Chen Wuji took a sip of tea that had long gone cold, "That old thing still hasn't spoken?"

Chen Li (Chen Li? Not in the glossary). Need to include Chen Li as Chen Li (pinyin). Also the Fifth Lord.

"First give him some tough measures; leak this information to him when the opportunity arises!" Chen Wuji ordered, "Don't worry about killing him—if he dies, he dies. After tangling with the Snake Staff Elder for so long, it would be best to uncover the foundations of his school, but if we can't, it's no loss to me."

: none.

Chen Wuyi (Chen Wuyi? Actually 'Chen Wuyi' maybe Chen Wuyi). Not in the glossary. Include as Chen Wuyi. Lingshouzhou (Lingshouzhou in the glossary).

Chen Li nodded, "Judging by the time, it should be about right."

"Let's prepare these two days, then we'll head north as well," Chen Wuji said.

: none.

Chen Wuji, Zhongjun Camp, Gu Nianqing, Zhang Xiuer, and Cui'e.

Chen Wuji went in, then came back out and looked around.

The guards were strict; not even a fly could get in.

Qin Zanhong (Qin Zanhong? Not in the glossary). Include as Qin Zanhong.

Zhang Xiuer, Miss Qin, and Lu Wanwan.

"I told you, it's not easy to get into my place—how did you two living persons appear here silently without anyone telling me?" Chen Wuji glanced around, "Where is she?"

Zhang Xiuer, Lu Wanwan, and Mountain Bandits.

"Wait a moment!" Chen Wuji strode into the rear of the tent.

In the collapsible bathtub, Lu Wanwan was curled up in the water, only her head showing, flashing Chen Wuji a toothy, innocent grin.

"You've gotten capable, huh—coming back without even letting me know?" Chen Wuji put on a stern face and plunged his hand into the water, "Xiu Er just told me you became a bandit—what's going on?"

Lu Wanwan, and 'husband' is not a name.

"Cut the nonsense—speak, what's going on?" Chen Wuji ignored her and asked in a low voice.

This guy has truly become capable now—he even dares to be a bandit.

Lu Wanwan let out a shy cry, her cheeks flushed instantly, she was all coquettish, like a pink lotus just out of water, "It's... just to gather information, I disguised myself a bit, no big deal."