When the heroes saw this beautiful girl coming back, they all showed strange expressions.
Several female disciples of the Tianyin Sect who were traveling with him came to protect Chu Ganlin as he walked inside.
"Sister, are you okay?"
The female disciples all suffered a lot of pressure. During the time when Chu Ganlin disappeared, everyone was criticized.
Chu Ganlin shook his head silently, the paleness and fatigue on his face obvious.
When a disciple saw that Chu Ganlin was silent and looked weak, he immediately became very angry: "That thief Cao is really treating you..."
Chu Ganlin glared at her: "No, don't talk nonsense."
"But......."
The female disciples of the Tianyin Sect were hesitant to speak. Seeing that their senior sister was angry, they suppressed their words in their hearts.
After disappearing for more than ten hours, facing a court eagle like Cao Su alone, is it possible that he can still come back intact?
No matter what their mentality was, everyone subconsciously thought that Chu Ganlin must have "sacrificed his life to feed a tiger."
It’s hard for Chu Ganlin to explain. How can he explain something like massage in serious terms?
Not long after, Mr. Hui summoned the heroes to discuss important matters.
"What, five thousand stones?"
The two disciples of Bailian Sect were immediately anxious. Their Bailian Sect was not a wealthy sect. They could not raise even five hundred stones, let alone five thousand stones of food and grass.
Mr. Hui glanced sideways at the two disciples of Bailian Sect. The younger one among them was Gui Ruhai, the son of the sect leader.
"For your Bailian Sect, maybe Cao Su will not just ask for some food, but may ask you for some weapons. After all, your Bailian Sect is very famous for forging weapons."
Mr. Hui boldly guessed that Qixing Mountain was famous for its fertile land, so it was coveted by Cao Su.
If you want to order weapons, that seems acceptable.
The two disciples of Bailian Sect stopped talking. Senior brother glanced at Gui Ruhai, who looked embarrassed and whispered: "Senior brother, if this is the case, then we might as well..."
"Don't be anxious. Let's take a look at the situation first. What if Cao Su goes back on his word?"
"Remember, none of these officials in the court can be trusted."
The senior brother stopped being reckless now, and after some reflection, he decided to wait and see what would happen.
Among the heroes, many people see it this way. Now Hui Lao is taking the lead. When the food raised by Qixing Mountain is delivered, we will see whether Cao Su will let Hui Lao go. When Hui Lao is let go, they will
It’s not too late to “spend money to redeem yourself”.
Ling Hui said earnestly: "Don't wait any longer. Cao Su's expense list is very clear. Everything you spend in this camp is consumption."
"The longer you delay, the more fees you will have to pay. I can see that this guy is a black-hearted businessman."
"Cao Su will definitely not do anything to us. He wants to ask us for something now."
A warrior said bitterly: "Then what if I don't give it?"
"If you don't give it to him, he won't let him go. Just stay and help him work to pay off his debts. He won't let you go." Mr. Hui thought to himself why there are still people who like to stay in the camp. He can't live in this damn place for a moment.
Don't want to stay any longer.
Many people suddenly hesitated after hearing Mr. Hui's sincere speech.
I want to wait and see, but don't want to spend more money, so my mentality is complicated.
"Mr. Hui, you must have secretly taken refuge with Cao Su, right? Every word you say now sounds like a lobbyist sent by Cao Su?" There are also some unscrupulous warriors who begin to suspect that Mr. Hui has already
Turn against each other.
They had reason to be so suspicious. Now Hui Lao seemed to have reached an agreement with Cao Su, and he would pretend to pay some money and food first.
He took the lead in paying the money and food, and Cao Su let him go, and the people below him could only follow Hui Lao and pay the money and food.
After the incident is completed, Cao Su can take away any of Hui Lao's money and food, and the two men can then divide the spoils of the heroes.
When Mr. Hui heard other people's doubts, his sincere heart was trampled on, and he suddenly became furious. He waved his sleeves and said, "Why do I, Ling Hui, do this?"
"The traitor Cao punched me so hard that all my internal organs were displaced. I haven't recovered yet. Will I join in with him?"
"Believe it or not, if you want to fight this imperial eagle dog, you can stay here."
"Don't blame me for not reminding you, consider your status in the sect!"
After saying that, Mr. Hui really didn't say anything more. He didn't want to pay more attention to this matter.
"Don't be angry, Mr. Hui, brothers are joking..."
Someone came to him to say hello immediately, but Mr. Hui was really stung and acted as if he didn't care anymore.
Everyone looked at each other with their own thoughts.
Some people secretly went to Tianyin Sect to inquire about Chu Ganlin.
Chu Ganlin is just a rookie at the ninth level of strength. These people originally wanted to intimidate these female disciples of the Tianyin Sect. Now that Chu Ganlin is "suspected of losing his virginity to Cao Su", everyone bullies them and does not dare to do anything to them anymore.
, we can only explore Cao Su's true thoughts by making insinuations.
"I advise you not to mess with that girl doll."
Hui Lao opened his eyes and whispered the last words.
After everyone heard this, they were all shocked, and their suspicions were confirmed, leaving no doubt at all.
The female disciples of the Tianyin Sect felt as if they had been humiliated and looked at their senior sister with disbelief.
Full of disappointment, shame, anger and many other complex emotions.
Chu Ganlin bit his lip, holding the scabbard of his long sword tightly in his jade hands, without saying a word.
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Yuzhou has fertile fields for thousands of miles and covers an extremely large area.
Cao Su led his army all the way east and soon reached the first place on the road.
Baima City in Yuzhou is adjacent to Luoshui Ferry.
It is the smoothest and narrowest section of Luoshui River.
The city is on the south side of the river. After leaving the city and running a few miles north, you can see the Luoshui River, and the ferry is right here. Thousands of ships on the Luoshui River will come here to replenish and rest.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If you are taking the waterway from Shendu, the ship heading east from Luoshui will also arrive at the White Horse Ferry.
The city lord of Baima City did not dare to neglect. After Cao Su arrived, he helped Cao Su take care of him and gave him a lot of money.
Cao Su was not polite and took away all the money and food he could. Then he collected hundreds of ships at the ferry and sent all his troops to the other side.
After arriving on the other side of Luoshui River, the army advanced faster and could see a city in two days.
Either a big city or a small city.
Within five days, Cao Su's army arrived at the border between Yuzhou and Jizhou.
The situation in Jizhou is similar to that in Lingzhou. There are many sects in the state, and the major systems of Buddhism, martial arts and Taoism are prosperous.
It is also the largest state that was least affected by the Wanping Rebellion, with a population of over 10 million.
The local official system of the Qianyuan Dynasty was a system in which the palace lord controlled the city lord. To be precise, it was the "mansion lord responsibility system".
Under this system, the head of the palace is theoretically the highest administrative official in a state.
But the actual situation is that each city has a city lord, and the power of the city lord is not small. Some relatively developed city lords are not as powerful as the palace lord, so they do not like to obey the palace lord's orders, let alone the orders of the imperial court.
In the past, this system effectively avoided the situation of local dominance.
But today, it has also led to the dispersion of local forces and the inability to form a joint force for suppression. Even some bandits with tens of thousands of people cannot do anything about it.
Yuzhou is a large state that is deeply influenced by Shendu, so Cao Su's army can travel unimpeded in Yuzhou.
But when we arrived in Jizhou, some cities appeared to be facing a powerful enemy. Some of the nervous cities even set off the smoke of war in a hurry.
Cao Su was dumbfounded.
"I, Cao Su, look like a bad guy?"
Looking at the smoky city in front of me, I deeply doubted whether I could raise enough money and food in these places.
No wonder the imperial court cannot collect any taxes. Under such circumstances, it is not easy to maintain the normal operation of the empire.
Cao Su quickly flashed through many famous systems in history in his mind, but no matter which system, it was much better than this one.
"Can this be passed down for thousands of years? It seems to be affected by the life span. As long as the life span is shorter, under this kind of monarchy, it will die out within a hundred years." Cao Su thought silently, waved his hand to let the army bypass the city, and not go there for the time being.
Take charge of Jizhou's affairs.
The army moved all the way to the northeast. At the same time, Cao Su also received a letter from Qixing Shanhui's old disciple.
Five thousand shi of grain are already on their way.
This disciple is also very interesting. He mentioned his admiration for Cao Su many times in his letter and hoped to visit the camp.
These days, are there still people who take the initiative to deliver it to your door?
Cao Su immediately agreed, but only if the five thousand shi of grain were delivered and Cao Su had already taken root in Youzhou.
In this way, by late April, Cao Su's army arrived at the border of Youzhou.
Just at this time, five thousand stones of grain and grass were delivered to Cao Su as scheduled.
Cao Su was overjoyed, and with a wave of his hand, he let Mr. Hui go out.
At this time in the north, although summer is about to enter, it is still very cold.
Tears filled Hui Lao's eyes, and he was under house arrest for more than a month. He was almost stunned by Cao Su's detention, but Cao Su kept saying that this was not a detention, but a special treatment for his fellow martial artists because he was worried about everyone's safety.
Mr. Youhui set an example and was the first to be released. Others no longer had any doubts and spent money to redeem themselves.
The families behind some warriors have money and food, and can solve the ransom problem themselves.
Some warriors are blank slates and can only rely on the strength of the sect. However, if such things bother the sect, their status in the sect will definitely be further reduced, and the sect may not really do it for a few disciples. And it costs so much.
Among them, several Tianyin Sect disciples were the most embarrassed. The female disciples passed the news back to Tianyin Sect without any response.
There was no reply from the sect and no statement was made.
For a month, Chu Ganlin came to Cao Su's tent to give him massages, and gradually became proficient in his technique.
According to the agreement, Cao Su released all the female disciples of Tianyin Sect at once.
After these female disciples were released, they looked confused.
The sky and earth in the North are vast and vast, with cold winds blowing everywhere.
The knife-like environment seems to be filled with a sense of unknown danger.
"Let's go south, let's go home!"
Among the female disciples, the older disciple opened her mouth to give orders to the other disciples.
Some disciples hesitated and said: "But Senior Sister Gan Lin is still in Cao Su's camp, should we ignore her?"
The older female disciple glared at her, and her voice suddenly became sharp: "Shut up!"
"Chu Ganlin has fallen into the company of the court's hawks and dogs. What else do we care about her?"
"That's right, she is General Pingbei's wife now, and we can't even see her anymore."
After Chu Ganlin's massage skills improved, Cao Su became reluctant to part with her soft little hands. He often kept her in the camp overnight and would not let her go back.
The number of times she and her fellow apprentices saw each other became less and less.