Dafeng Night Watchman

Chapter 452 - 222: 26th Year of Joan of Arc

Chapter 452: Chapter 222: 26th Year of Joan of Arc

After a three-hour march, they finally arrived at the camping site of the Chuzhou army before dusk.

After the 10,000-man army arrived, they set up camp skillfully. Jiang Luzhong led a group of generals, as well as Xu Xinnian and Chu Yuanzhen into the military tent of Yang Yan, the commander of Chuzhou.

Yang Yan and the senior generals of Chuzhou had been waiting for a long time.

Everyone took their seats. Yang Yan looked around at Jiang Luzhong and others, paused slightly at Xu Xinnian and Chu Yuanzhen, and said in a cold tone:

"The war in the north is not optimistic. We lack artillery and crossbows, and lack military supplies, so we have been mainly focusing on containment and harassment. We cannot cause heavy damage to the Jingguo army."

Jiang Luzhong nodded slightly. The military supplies on the Chuzhou side are limited, and most of the artillery and crossbows must be left in the territory to defend the city. It is impossible to transfer them all out, otherwise the Jingguo cavalry will come to cut off the firewood and attack Chuzhou, and the chassis of the Dafeng army will be completely scattered.

Jiang Luzhong glanced at the deputy general beside him, who understood and reported the total amount of food and military supplies carried this time, as well as the proportion of cavalry, infantry and artillery.

Yang Yan listened and nodded with satisfaction, and also looked at the deputy general beside him.

The deputy general stood up and said in a deep voice: "Let me explain to you the current situation in the north. The main battlefield is deep in the north, and the Yaoman coalition and the Jingguo cavalry are fighting in full swing..

"The individual combat power of the Yaoman is stronger than that of the Jingguo, and the arms are more abundant, but they are still beaten back by the Jingguo. In the past few days, we have analyzed the reasons and classified them into three points: First, the military literacy of the Yaoman is not as good as that of the Jingguo. The Yaoman has the blood of gods and demons. Once the blood is hot, they will lose their reason. In small-scale battles, this is an advantage. But in large-scale battles involving tens of thousands of people, or even hundreds of thousands of people, this is a fatal flaw.

"Second, the Wushen Cult. The battlefield is the home of wizards. You are all experienced generals, so I don't need to elaborate. The most important thing is that there is a third-grade wizard in the Jingguo army. It is because of his existence that the injured Zhu Jiu is tied up.

"Third, Xiahou Yushu is a top-level commander, and his battle command level has reached the point of perfection. Facing such a person, it is difficult to defeat him with so-called tricks unless you crush him with absolute power."

After a pause, he continued: "The army fighting with us on the border of Chuzhou is the left army of Jingguo, led by Tuoba Ji, a fourth-grade warrior. He has 3,000 fire armored soldiers, 5,000 light cavalry, and 10,000 infantry and artillery. Tuoba Ji intends to crush us to death on the border of Chuzhou. "

Ready to die at the border of Chuzhou? That means, the two sides are not far apart at this moment... Xu Erlang judged in his heart.

Sure enough? Then he heard Jiang Luzhong pondering: "So, if we want to go north to help Yaoman? We must first defeat Tuoba Ji."

Yang Yan nodded slowly: "Only by defeating Tuoba Ji's army can we have no worries. The problem is that in terms of cavalry, we are far from the opponent of Jingguo Cavalry. In terms of artillery? They are also equipped with a lot of artillery and chariot crossbows. Except for the number? We have an overwhelming advantage, but not in other aspects. "

A general smiled and said: "So you came at the right time? Now we have sufficient troops and armaments, and we can start the war directly? , Take Tuoba Ji by surprise. "

The generals on the Chuzhou side also smiled. They have been waiting for reinforcements for a long time.

Jiang Luzhong nodded slowly: "Do you know their location? "

Yang Yan said, "Hmm": "Only know the specific location? There are scouts watching, and they come back to report once an hour? So far, nothing unusual has happened."

Jiang Luzhong looked around at everyone and said, "This battle must be fought quickly, otherwise, with the ability of wizards, if we fight a protracted war, there will be more and more corpses. We may not be able to burn the corpses in time on the battlefield."

Wizards have the ability to manipulate corpses, so the best way is to burn the dead bodies on the spot, so as to effectively curb the number of corpses.

Everyone started a discussion on this topic.

"The sorcerer of the Sitianjian will give us the location, and then we will have a few rounds of bombardment. Then the archers and musketeers will advance...."

"But if the other side retreats, except for the cavalry, other forces can't catch up. If the cavalry chases, it will be like a sheep walking into the tiger's mouth."

"Why not take advantage of the large number of troops to form a siege? "

"No, encirclement is to disperse our forces, but lose our advantage. The enemy can break out in any direction and even launch a counterattack."

"We must also guard against the wizard's fortune-telling. It would be great if there were high-quality sorcerers to cover up the secrets for us."

"The fortune-teller can only predict their own fortune. If they are not in danger of life in this battle, they cannot tell. Ha, if the opponent has a third-grade spiritual master, then just ignore what I said."

In the fierce battle, Xu Erlang glanced at Chu Yuanzhen. The former champion closed his eyes and rested, with no intention of intervening in the discussion.

Xu Erlang could only remain silent. A quarter of an hour later, the generals were still discussing, but they had passed the stage of disagreement and began to work out details and strategies.

Xu Erlang glanced at Chu Yuanzhen again. He still didn't speak, but Xu Erlang couldn't help it. He coughed, raised his arm, and said loudly:

"Everyone, why don't you listen to me? "

The discussion stopped, and the generals frowned, staring sharply at the only scholar in the military tent.

Xu Xinnian was not qualified to sit here, regardless of his identity as the deputy censor of Dingzhou Ancha Si or his qualifications. But Jiang Luzhong and Xu Qian'an had been to Jiaofang Si and investigated cases in Yunzhou together, so they naturally paid special attention to the younger brother of their prostitute and comrade-in-arms.

Not to mention Yang Yan, he glanced at the generals with unhappy faces and nodded calmly: "Xu Chenshi, please say it."

With the tacit approval of the Chuzhou Commander, Xu Xinnian breathed a sigh of relief and asked the generals present: "What is our goal?"

A general frowned and replied in a deep voice: "Of course, it is to kill Tuoba Ji's army and go to the north to help the monsters."

Xu Erlang nodded: "So our real goal is to help the monsters, not to fight Tuoba Ji to death."

"What's the difference? "A general asked with a sneer.

Xu Erlang glanced at Yang Yan and saw that he was listening attentively without any sign of interruption, so he said:

"Of course there is. When marching and fighting, attacking the city is inferior to attacking the heart. To win at the lowest cost is what we should do. If we only know how to act recklessly and fill a victory with the lives of soldiers, it is crude..."

"Ahem!" Chu Yuanzhen suddenly coughed and interrupted Xu Xinnian's speech.

"Ahem!" This is the concept in the military book written by Xu Qi'an. You may not have read it. The book is called Sun Tzu's Art of War, which was recently written by Xu Ningyan. By the way, let me introduce to you, this is Xu Qi'an's cousin, a second-class Jinshi this year. Well, Xu Qianshi, you continue. "Chu Yuanzhen smiled.

Xu Yinluo actually knows the art of war? Attacking the city is inferior, attacking the heart is superior, wonderful......

It turns out that this pale-faced scholar is Xu Yinluo's cousin......

The thoughts of the generals surged, and after knowing that Xu Xinnian was Xu Yinluo's cousin, they all put away their unhappy emotions and adjusted their attitudes.

The warrior who had just sneered at the question showed a friendly smile and said: "Xu Chenshi, please continue, we listen. "

The attitudes are completely different.

Xu Qian'an's deeds of redressing the injustice of 380,000 people in Chuzhou City and Zheng Xinghuai, the governor of Chuzhou, have long been known throughout Chuzhou.

Among the officers present, some are locals of Chuzhou. This group of people respect Xu Qian'an as a god and are grateful to him.

Of course, the soldiers and officers who are not locals also respect Xu Yinluo. When talking about him, who doesn't brag a few words and give a thumbs up?

Since this unruly white-faced scholar is Xu Yinluo's cousin, he is not unruly, but like his cousin, he is a talented person who dares to speak out.

Well, talent Heng Yi has yet to be confirmed, but it does not prevent the generals from looking at him differently.

Xu Cijiu is still a little thin-skinned. He has a cousin with a terrifying reputation and he doesn't know how to take advantage of it. If you move out earlier, who will not give you face? You must ask me to help you... Chu Yuanzhen shook his head.

I don't need the protection of my elder brother... Xu Xinnian muttered proudly, took a deep breath, and continued:

"Getting rid of Tuoba Ji is our goal. Jingguo left this army on the border of Chuzhou to contain us, wear down our troops, and create time for them to kill monsters and reduce pressure.

"If we really fight to the death, even if we win, it will only be a partial victory, which is not beneficial to the overall situation."

Jiang Luzhong frowned: "We know this truth, what do you think?"

The generals looked at him one after another. They understood these principles, but if they didn't kill the enemy, how could they rush north to help?

Xu Xinnian looked around at everyone and said, "Our advantage is that we have more people. I think that to seize this advantage, we should not use more people to fight fewer people, but use the number reasonably and deploy the army."

He paused and said, "Why not send a large army to take a detour?"

Hearing this, the generals were extremely disappointed.

Only Yang Yan and Jiang Luzhong frowned and thought.

"How to take a detour? Don't deal with Tuoba Ji, rashly take a detour, and then wait to be made a fool of by others?"

"Xu Chenshi, your method, well, is still okay, but it is not suitable for this time."

The generals said tactfully.

Compared with his elder brother, this Xu Chenshi is far worse.

Xu Xinnian put his hands on the table and said calmly: "Listen to me. I just heard you say that the number of Tuoba Ji's army, when combined, is about 18,000, right?"

Yang Yan's deputy general nodded: "Not including logistics and militia, it is true."

Xu Xinnian asked: "18,000 people, how about attacking the city?"

A general laughed and said: "Wishful thinking. Not to mention Chuzhou City, even if it is a small city, it is impossible to break through with only 18,000 people. Besides, there are hundreds of strongholds on the border defense line, and we can rush to help at any time."

Yang Yan's deputy general added: "We have already cleared the countryside."

Xu Xinnian smiled: "In this case, it is not difficult for us to withdraw another 10,000 troops from Chuzhou."

Yang Yan's deputy general pondered and said: "The troops you brought There are 20,000 troops, 10,000 of them will stay in Chuzhou City, and there will be no problem to transfer them here. It will not affect the defense of the city. "

Xu Xinnian's smile deepened: "Then let me ask again, facing Tuoba Ji, not seeking to kill the enemy, just fighting and self-protection, how many troops are enough?"

This time it was Yang Yan who answered: "20,000 troops are more than enough. This place is not far from Chuzhou. If the deployment is good, the Chuzhou defenders can rush to help, so 15,000 will be enough."

Xu Xinnian nodded: "Conservatively speaking, it is still 20,000. At this time, there are more than 40,000 soldiers in the military camp. Take out 20,000 and join the 10,000 troops in Chuzhou City. These 30,000 troops will go through the northern border and join forces with the monsters.

"As for Tuoba Ji, leave 20,000 troops to fight and confuse the other side, so that there is no need to worry that they will be wrapped dumplings. "

The military tent was silent for a while, and the generals stopped talking and weighed the feasibility of this plan.

"We still have a sorcerer, and the qi-watching technique can help us find the enemy. Even if they react and rush north to help, we can still hold them back."

"If the enemy moves, we move. If the enemy does not move, we will delay them. In this way, we can both help the monsters and hold back Tuoba Ji's 18,000 troops."

"Well, although it is not very pleasant, this plan is indeed feasible..."

The military generals present were experienced, and they could have a rough idea of ??whether Xu Xinnian's plan would work after a little weighing.

In the military tent, the senior generals looked at Xu Xinnian with a little more approval, at least they recognized his brain.

They thought he was a person who could participate in the discussion.

Yang Yan exhaled and smiled: "Yes, this plan is feasible, and the details need to be discussed again. "

In the military tent, the senior generals looked at Xu Xinnian with a little more recognition, at least they recognized his brain.

They thought he was a person who could participate in the discussion.

Xu Xinnian let out a breath, he was not proud of it. Coming up with a good idea in the military tent did not mean that he was really a genius. These generals present must have had a flash of inspiration and made plans.

Marching and fighting, it is not enough to rely on just one strategy. The knowledge in it is too profound, so profound that the location of the toilets in the military camp has unique requirements.

Cijiu does have a talent for military tactics, but lacks the ability to command operations. It is not bad to be a military advisor at present... Chu Yuanzhen nodded secretly.

........

"The national teacher is very observant!"

Xu Qian'an first flattered, and then analyzed: "The head of the Dizong Dao and Emperor Yuan Jing did collude, but what does this mean? As early as when I was in Chuzhou, I already knew about this. "

Besides, the head of the Earth Sect is now heartless and his mind is full of bad things and women. There is no need to investigate his line, right?

The beautiful and charming national teacher glanced at him lightly: "Isn't investigating the case something you are good at? If I knew, would I need you to investigate it?"

It makes sense, I was speechless.

Next, Luo Yuheng asked a few questions about his cultivation and gave him some advice on the cultivation of his heart sword. After learning that Xu Qi'an was stuck at the "intention" level, Luo Yuheng pondered for a long time and said:

"The moves are moves, and the intention is intention. There is no intention. What you need to do now is to comprehend the intention, not to integrate the moves. You have put the cart before the horse."

But I don't have "intention". If freeloading belongs to intention, I am now at the peak of the fourth rank. Aunt... Xu Qi'an shrugged his head.

"Haste makes waste. Others need to spend several years or even more than ten years to comprehend, but you have only practiced for more than a month. "Luo Yuheng warned: "Don't be anxious."

After a pause, she added: "But I hope that you can cultivate your mind within two years."

Hmm? Why within two years? Is there any particular reason......Xu Qian'an nodded: "I will calm down."

Luo Yuheng nodded, said nothing more, and turned into golden light and fled.

But she did not return to Lingbao Temple. She turned in the air and landed in a small courtyard not far from Xu Mansion.

The small courtyard was full of flowers of various colors, and the air was sweet. A woman of mediocre appearance was lying comfortably on a bamboo chair, eating early-ripening oranges, grinning with sourness, but unable to resist the craving and holding back.

"Why are you here again? What if someone finds out?" Mu Nanzhi said unhappily.

"Except for the Supervisor, no one can see me." Luo Yuheng said lightly: "If you think the Supervisor will covet your beauty, then I won't come."

"Then I still have self-knowledge." Mu Nanzhi hummed twice.

Luo Yuheng ignored her and walked straight to the water tank. He took a look at the nine-color lotus roots that were growing well and nodded with satisfaction.

"I've been having a good time lately." She looked away and examined the princess.

"My waist feels thicker." The princess pinched her waist and complained, "It's all because of that bastard Xu Qian'an, who always takes me out for a big meal."

Luo Yuheng smiled. When she was the wife of the King of Huai, she had all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and the sea, but she never liked to eat them. Now she has become an ordinary woman in the market, eating simple meals, but her appetite is better than before.

After being trapped in the palace for twenty years, she is finally free, and the flying spirit between her eyebrows is different.

At this moment, if she shows her true face, she must be the most moving woman in the world.

Luo Yuheng said casually: "Xu Qian'an is leaving the capital, will you go with him?"

The princess shook her head and denied: "Of course not, why should I go with him? I am not his concubine. I just lent him some money and temporarily live in his outer house."

Luo Yuheng was very satisfied with this answer and said lightly: "Remember your words. If you go back on your word, I will sell you to a brothel."

Mu Nanzhi said suspiciously: "What does it have to do with you!"

Luo Yuheng ignored it.

The princess threw an orange over: "Try it for you. I bought it at the market this morning. It's expensive."

Luo Yuheng waved his hand and hit the orange back without even looking at it: "I won't eat it."

The princess said: "Tsk tsk, I really envy women like you who don't go to the toilet."

Luo Yuheng frowned slightly: "The way you talk now is like a vulgar woman in the market."

The princess laughed.

........

On the other side, Xu Qiyan was thinking about how to find a breakthrough with the Taoist leader of the Earth Sect.

"I definitely can't go to investigate the Taoist leader of the Earth Sect. First of all, I don't know where the Earth Sect is. Even if I know, I can't go there. Taoist Master Jinlian will report me for sending my head. But now, I can't go to the dragon vein anymore because it's too dangerous and there's no gain.

"I've read the daily records and there are no major clues. How should I investigate? No, what exactly do I want to investigate?"

Xu Qiyan reviewed his clues and ideas. At first, he investigated Emperor Yuan Jing because the other party supported the Zhenbei King to massacre the city. The effort and reward were not proportional. There was a big problem here.

After investigating for so long, Emperor Yuan Jing did have a big problem, but Xu Qiyan didn't have a clear answer and direction for what the specific problem was.

"What I want to do is to uncover the mystery of Emperor Yuan Jing. Soul pills, human trafficking, and dragon veins are all clues, but there is no line to connect them. The shadow of the Earth Sect Master is in the Soul Pill, and the shadow of the Earth Sect Master is also in the Dragon Vein...

"Luo Yuheng's idea is right. The Earth Sect Master may be the line that connects everything. But how can I find the entry point?

"I have also fallen into a thinking error. To find the entry point, you don't have to start with the Earth Sect Master himself, you can also start with what he has done. Go to the Night Watchman's Office. "

He left the house immediately, rode on his mare and headed straight for the night watchman's office.

When he arrived at the night watchman's office, he dropped the reins, shook his robe, and entered the office as if he was going home.

The guards at the gate did not stop him, and even held the reins for him to watch the horse.

After entering the office, he looked around but could not find Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, the two perverts. Maybe they went to the brothels to listen to music while patrolling the streets.

Fortunately, Li Yuchun was a dedicated and good money-maker. Seeing Xu Qi'an coming to visit, Li Yuchun was very happy. While happily pulling him in, he looked back.

"Don't worry, that sloppy girl didn't follow." Xu Qi'an knew this superior too well.

"No, don't say it, don't say it..."

Li Yuchun waved his hands vigorously: "To this day, I still get goose bumps all over my body when I think of her. "

It seems that Zhong Li has left a heavy psychological shadow on Chun Ge. It is as big as a two-bedroom apartment... Xu Qian'an didn't waste any words and put forward the purpose of his visit:

"Boss, I want to see the confession of the trafficker of Pingyuan Bo."

"It's easy. I'll ask someone to get it for you." Li Yuchun didn't ask any more questions. He waved to the clerk and told him to go to the case library to get it.

For the files of this kind of case, it is not even necessary for the night watchman to go there in person. It is enough to send a clerk.

The two sat down to drink tea and chat. Li Yuchun said: "By the way, Guangxiao is going to get married at the end of the year, and the date has been set."

"This is a good thing! "

Xu Qian'an smiled sincerely, thinking that Zhu Guangxiao could finally get rid of Song Tingfeng, his bad friend, and leave the road of no return covered with white frost on the tree-lined path.

On the way to investigate the case in Yunzhou last year, Zhu Guangxiao said that he would return to the capital to marry his childhood sweetheart after the Yunzhou case was over.

It's time to pay the share of money again... Under Xu Qian'an's smile, there was an instinctive complaint from his previous life.

Speaking of which, the worst thing in his previous life was that he didn't get married. College classmates, high school classmates, and childhood friends all got married, and the share of money was paid again and again, but now there is no chance to get it back.

Just thinking about it makes me feel like a knife is cutting my heart.

Not long after, the clerk returned with a thick stack of files on the human trafficking organization.

After the death of Pingyuan Bo, most of the leaders and minions of the human trafficking organization were captured, and only a very small number of them were on the run. Those who were imprisoned had long been Drag them to Caishikou for execution.

Only the confessions during the interrogation were left.

Xu Qian'an skipped the confessions of the minions and focused on reading the confessions of the small leaders in the organization.

The nominal leader of the organization is a man called "Black Scorpion".

Black Scorpion's identity is mysterious. Before the night watchmen's office had time to lock on to this man, Hengyuan killed Pingyuan Bo and disrupted the night watchmen's plan.

As for these small leaders, they didn't even know that they were serving Pingyuan Bo. They were only responsible for luring and abducting children and women who were alone, and even adult men.

Men were sold as slaves and hard labor, while women were sold to brothels or left to be played with by brothers in the organization.

They were even more unaware of Pingyuan Bo's secret delivery of people to the palace.

"With Pingyuan Bo's identity, he would definitely not come forward to contact the human trafficking organization in person. This Black Scorpion is an important person. Before the night watchman had time to lock onto him, Hengyuan had already rushed to the mansion of Pingyuan Bo... "

Xu Qian'an took a breath, "Could the python in Fuxiang's story refer to this Black Scorpion? He knew that the night watchman was investigating him, so he secretly reported to Emperor Yuan Jing, and after receiving Emperor Yuan Jing's instructions, he revealed the information to Hengyuan, and used Hengyuan's hand to kill and silence him?"

This guess flashed through his mind.

It was just a flash, and the fate of the Black Scorpion was either to escape from the capital and fly far away, or to be silenced.

There was no need to investigate this person.

Xu Qian'an continued to read the confession, and as he read, an inconspicuous detail attracted his attention.

There was a confession from a small leader named "Dao Ye". In the confession confessed by Dao Ye, he mentioned that when he entered the industry, he followed a senior named Lu Ye.

This Lu Ye claimed to be the elder of the Renyazi organization, Dao Ye When I was young, I followed him. When Lu Ye got older, he gradually retired and supported this confidant to take the position.

The biggest problem with this information is that Dao Ye entered the industry in his early twenties and is now forty-three.

Before Dao Ye, there was another Lu Ye, which means that the human trafficking organization has existed for at least thirty years.

The human trafficking organization has existed for at least thirty years, which is a conservative estimate. Emperor Yuan Jing only practiced Taoism for twenty-one years...Xu Qian'an took a deep breath:

"Are the family members of this Lu Ye still there?"

He handed the confession to Li Yuchun.

Li Yuchun shook his head: "This case is not handled by me, I am not sure, I will ask for you."

He took the confession, got up and left. About a quarter of an hour later, Li Yuchun returned and said:

"Lu Ye died of illness a long time ago. According to the Dafeng law, those who sell people are sentenced to lingchi, beheading, exile, and caning according to the severity of the circumstances. The son pays for the death of the father, and the crime is reduced to the second level.

"Lu Ye's crime deserves to be sentenced to death by slicing. Because he died of illness, his son paid for it, and his crime was reduced to the second level. He was exiled to the border at that time. Lu Ye's first wife is still alive."

Xu Qian'an drank the tea in one gulp, stood up, and said, "Take me to find her."

.......

Although Lu Ye had made a lot of money in his early years, he knew that his profession was "dangerous" and had a backup plan early on. He bought a house in the inner city and left a lot of property.

After his son was exiled, Lu Ye's first wife moved into the inner courtyard with her family, and they could still live a life of luxury.

However, the night watchmen were all hard-working people, and they blackmailed the families of human traffickers every now and then, squeezing out all the black money they earned.

So Lu Ye's family moved back to the outer city, and now lives in a small courtyard in the north city, with a grandson, a daughter-in-law, and a grandmother.

Li Yuchun and Xu Qian'an knocked on the door of the courtyard. A pretty woman with a weak expression opened the door.

She was washing clothes, wearing a coarse cloth skirt, very simple.

In the yard, a child was riding a bamboo horse, and a white-haired old woman was feeding chickens.

Seeing Li Yuchun's night watchman in uniform, the old woman and the young woman changed their faces. The latter was submissive and trembling all over, while the former was very fierce. She threw the dustpan and cried and shouted:

"The soldiers bullied people, the soldiers bullied people again, you forced me to death, even if I die, I want to let the villagers see the faces of you bastards......"

I think the old woman was also fierce when she was young, which is not surprising, after all, she is the wife of the head of the human traffickers.

Li Yuchun kicked him several times and yelled, "Shut up. If you keep making noise, I'll catch your grandson and sell him."

It seemed that the old woman's reverse scale was touched. She really quieted down and stared at Li Yuchun and Xu Qi'an with resentment.

Xu Qi'an closed the gate, walked around the piles of chicken shit, stepped in front of the old woman, and said in a deep voice, "I'll ask you a few questions, answer honestly."

When the old woman nodded, he asked, "Is Lu Ye a veteran of the human trafficking organization?"

The old woman's eyes flickered and said, "What veteran? I'm just a woman, I don't know anything."

"Oh, I don't know anything."

Xu Qi'an nodded suddenly, pulled the little woman into the house, grinned, "The little girl is pretty, I'm going to come in and have fun once."

Embarrassingly, the little woman blushed, secretly looked at Xu Qi'an, and didn't even scream.

Xu Qi'an was so angry that he said, "Sell it to a brothel again."

The little woman screamed, "Mom, save me......"

"Sell this little bastard too." He added.

The old woman hurriedly hugged her grandson and shouted, "No, no, I'll tell you everything, everything."

The old woman told Xu Qi'an that Lu Ye was originally an idle bastard who did nothing all day, was brave and aggressive, and made friends with a group of street thugs.

Until one day, someone asked him to "get" a few people. Later, the entrustment turned into recruitment, and the human trafficking organization was born. Lu Ye took his brothers into the organization and made a fortune.

"When did these things happen?" Xu Qi'an asked.

The old woman recalled, frowned, and said, "If I remember correctly, it was in the 26th year of Jeanne d'Arc."

The year when her poor life ushered in a turning point was of great significance to her and left a deep impression.

The 26th year of Joan of Arc, why does it sound familiar... Xu Qi'an muttered to himself for a moment, his body suddenly shook, and his expression froze on his face.

The previous emperor's daily records recorded that in the 26th year of Joan of Arc, the previous emperor invited the Taoist leader of the Earth Sect to the palace to discuss Taoism.

The previous emperor's daily records recorded that in the 26th year of Joan of Arc, Prince Huai and Yuan Jing were hunting in the depths of Nanyuan and were attacked by bears, and all their guards were killed or injured.

In the 26th year of Joan of Arc, someone asked Lu Ye to secretly rob people, and these people were secretly sent to the palace. From this, it can be inferred that the earth escape formation of Pingyuan Bo's Mansion was built in the 26th year of Joan of Arc.

All in the same year.

After a long, long time, Xu Qi'an muttered to himself as if he had exhausted all his strength: "The Taoist leader of the Earth Sect..."