If a disciple disappears for a month or two, it is possible that he is entangled in worldly matters and cannot escape.
It would be abnormal if he disappeared for four or five months without even receiving a letter.
The disciple replied: "Senior Brother Zhan has never returned to the sect. Moreover, we also found his family a few days ago and told us that Senior Brother Zhan has never returned home.
However, our investigation found that he had been with the disciples of the Ice Soul Sect, Ji Fist Sect, Lingxi Sword Sect, and Zhenyuan Escort Bureau before, so maybe they will know the whereabouts of Senior Brother Zhan."
"Okay, then I'll go to the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and ask first." Liang Xiaxing said.
Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and Jiuying Sword Sect are both in Quancheng, so it is more convenient to inquire about the information.
Liang Xiaxing, the head of the Nine Shadow Sword Sect, rushed to the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and explained his intention to the gatekeeper.
After a while, the head escort from Zhenyuan Escort Bureau came out in a hurry.
Mr. Lin, the escort chief, has long been out of business. In recent years, he has made public appearances at the Tianhuo Conference. Now, the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau is headed by Niu Dashou.
"It's rare for Master Liang to come here."
"I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything." A smile appeared on Liang Xiaxing's cold face.
He followed Niu Dartou into the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and directly explained his purpose.
"Zhan Weida, a disciple of your sect, is missing?" Niu Dabaotou looked solemn.
Unlike gangs, internal martial arts sects like the Nine Shadow Sword Sect have always followed an elite route.
A lot of resources have been poured into each disciple, and losing any one of them is a huge loss.
"Ask Haowen and Xiaoli to come over." Niu Dartou ordered.
Fan Haowen was wearing black clothes and trousers with gold patterns, and had a handsome face. The Xiaoli that Niu Dartou mentioned was the cute girl with tied hair who had been with Fan Haowen.
"When was the last time you two saw Jhanweda?" Niu Dartou asked.
"Four or five months ago, he was on the Zhang family's boat, but later he left with Cui Yuanwen from the Jifist Sect." Fan Haowen thought for a while and recalled.
"Ji Fist Sect?" Liang Xiaxing's eyes flashed, "It seems I have to go to Jiangcheng."
"The bandit force is strong in Taiyun Mountain now. Leader Liang needs to pay attention to safety if he wants to travel far away." Niu Dabaotou reminded casually, but did not persuade Liang Xiaxing not to travel far.
For fifth-level masters, as long as they are careful, the Taiyun bandits will hardly pose a threat to their lives.
"Thank you so much for your concern, Mr. Niu!" Liang Xiaxing clasped her fists and stood up to say goodbye.
He returned to the sect and gave instructions for a while, then hurried to the dock of Quancheng.
Liang Xiaxing had a determined look in his eyes. He must find out the whereabouts of his disciples this time.
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The other end.
Liu Mang took the Yang-Returning Pill given by Bingpomen and continued to gallop, and soon arrived at the Huichun Hall in the outer city.
He gave the rejuvenation pill to Dr. Luo.
Doctor Luo smiled and said: "Don't worry, Gang Leader Liu, with the Rejuvenation Pill, I guarantee that this warrior's injury will not have any future consequences!"
After settling Wang Zhigang, Liu Mang rushed back to the Golden Tiger Gang to deal with the aftermath of this incident.
In addition to compensating the loss of the Liu family's medicinal materials in the inner city, there is also compensation for the gang members who died during the escort trip.
At the same time, there is a more important question before Liu Mang:
Where is the way forward for the Golden Tiger Gang?
Nowadays, the world is in chaos and wars are happening one after another.
Several of the seven southeastern cities are engaged in fierce battles with the Taiyun Bandits.
Although the war has not yet reached Jiangcheng, it can be expected that it will happen sooner or later.
Moreover, Taiyun Bandits were attacking Taicheng and Yuncheng, so the business contacts between Jiangcheng and these two closest neighboring cities were naturally cut off.
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The main financial source of the Golden Tiger Gang comes from escorts. Now that the biggest financial source has been cut off, the gang still supports more than a thousand people.
Thinking of this, Liu Mang's head was pounding. He would rather fight a fifth-level master for 300 rounds than have to deal with such a thing.
But he must consider it because he is the deputy leader of the Golden Tiger Gang.
One person was short-changed, so Liu Mang summoned all the hall leaders to hold a flag to discuss.
In the hall of the head of the Golden Tiger Gang, at the uppermost position toward the door, there is a long white cloak with a painting of a golden tiger walking on the grass.
In front of the screen, sat a young and heroic man with a strong build.
"Wang Accountant, tell me about the current situation in the gang." Liu Mang ordered.
Accountant Wang, who had half-grey hair, cleared his throat: "After compensating the Liu family for the loss of medicinal materials, the gang now still has 120,000 taels of silver in cash and 200,000 taels of silver notes.
Among them, one hundred thousand taels of silver notes come from the Hongjing Chamber of Commerce and the Qianqiu Chamber of Commerce. Their headquarters are located in the war-torn Yuncheng and Quancheng. They definitely can't count on it at the moment..."
"The monthly expenses of the brothers in the gang are more than 5,000 taels a month, including food expenses of 1,000 taels, boat maintenance and repairs of 2,000 taels, other expenses of 1,000 taels, and a tribute of 5,000 taels to the city lord's palace..."
After listening to Accountant Wang's summary, everyone understood that according to the Golden Tiger Gang's background, even if they did nothing, they could support everyone for more than a year.
But this is not a long-term solution after all. Who knows how long the war will last.
Moreover, raising a gang is not like running a charity. Even if it cannot maintain profits and its subordinates are idle all the time, the gang will decay sooner or later.
Keep enough money so you can make a comeback at any time in the future.
"I think it's just like the last time we guarded against the Fire Crane Sect. Only a few people were left, most of them were sent home first, and then we called them back when the time was right." said Niu Cong, the leader of the Flying Snake Hall.
"Now that food prices have risen so much, if we were sent home now, we would definitely not be able to find any good livelihood." Yuan Fuwan, the leader of Sanhe Hall, sighed.
"Let's implement it next month. Then we can give them a sum of money to celebrate the New Year." Liu Mang said.
"The gang leader is so righteous!" the bearded Lin Hanlin couldn't help but praise.
Others also nodded, thinking that Liu Mang's move was benevolent and righteous.
In the world of Liu Mang's previous life, people who were fired from a large company would be compensated, and that was the result of countless struggles.
But in today's cannibalistic world, there is no soil for democracy. What Liu Mang did was already very kind.
After making the decision, Liu Mang felt much more relaxed.
He returned to the Liu Mansion and came to the small courtyard where Sun Xiaocao was, and at a glance he saw her standing on a wooden bench picking oranges on tiptoe.
Sun Xiaocao raised his right hand and stretched it upward with great effort. This movement outlined a beautiful figure, and Liu Mang became the only spectator, watching his index finger move wildly.
He controlled the strength of his steps and silently walked behind Sun Xiaocao.
"scare!"
Sun Xiaocao was frightened and couldn't help but lean back, falling right into Liu Mang's spacious arms.
She was so angry that she hit Liu Mang on the chest with her pink fist, making Liu Mang laugh.
He couldn't help but hugged the boneless Sun Xiaocao and kept spinning on the spot, which immediately caused a burst of screams.
While Liu Mang and Sun Xiaocao were flirting.
Motian Village has assembled an army of 20,000 Taiyun bandits, and they are quietly confronting the more than 10,000 elite soldiers of the Lord's Mansion of Quancheng City.
A battle that will affect the situation in the entire southeast is about to begin!