After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1404 Discussion
The dusty and untidy bearded General Zhongwu stood next to him and was immediately outshined by him.

"Let's go and have dinner!" He Lingchuan changed his clothes and showed his usual enthusiasm in treating people. "Where's Brother Fan?"

"Still resting." Wanqi Feng followed the two men closely, "Lord Fan suddenly got up in the middle of the night and wanted to drink with the lord again."

He Lingchuan was surprised: "Oh? How come I didn't know?"

He had just come back and had no idea about this episode.

"He was halfway there when we persuaded him to go back."

"Is everything okay, Brother Fan?"

"The palace guards went in to check half an hour ago. Lord Fan is still sleeping soundly."

General Chongwu looked at Wanqi Feng, Wang Fubao and others, and said to He Lingchuan with a smile: "All of your men are elite, not inferior to regular troops, and even more rare is their loyalty."

He himself led the troops and trained them, and he could see at a glance that Wanqi Feng and the others had different temperaments and were veterans who had fought in the battlefield.

It is not surprising for a big businessman to have a few good fighters around him. But every guard around this island owner He is a good fighter picked out of a hundred, which is rare.

"General Chongwu, you don't know that they are the Bailong people. They were once a brave and warlike tribe of the Ya Kingdom. Later, they were hunted down by the Ya Kingdom and fled the country. So they moved to my archipelago and settled down."

"There is such a good thing!" General Chongwu exclaimed, "Give me ten tribes that are good at fighting!"

"It's not all good. Ya State is very unhappy and has interrupted several trade deals with Yangshan." He Lingchuan sighed, "I can't buy Ya State's good horses anymore, so I have to turn to Yao State for help."

General Chongwu knew that Yangshan had many trade relations with Yao State. "Master He made the right choice. I have been to Ya State and ridden its good horses. To be honest, our Chigu horses are better."

"That's great! I won't lose out." When He Lingchuan mentioned Chigu, he thought of Axun. Chigu used to be the territory of the Ying people, but now other tribes have settled there. But no matter who lives there or who raises horses there, Chigu is considered as its own by Yao State, and Chigu horses are considered as its own resources by Yao State.

The Ying people relocated their entire clan and paid a huge price, finally getting rid of the curse of the Shining Gold Plains; but when will the other people on this plain be able to escape their own misfortune?

He Lingchuan smiled and changed the subject: "By the way, it seems that there are other guests in this inn who have been robbed. Have they been brought back?"

As soon as he asked this question, General Chongwu's men came running over to make a report.

General Chongwu said casually: "Just tell me, it's not a secret."

"Yes. Five business groups are claiming the stolen goods we recovered, and the manager of another group said they checked out before daybreak, so there are still a few boxes left."

"You didn't care about the theft and left before dawn?" General Chongwu stroked his chin. "Yeah, suspicious. Go after him."

"Yes."

"What other accidents have happened to those business trips?"

"They all said that the only thing unusual last night was the theft of money and goods."

General Chongwu nodded: "What are their origins?"

"Deyou Trading Company, Prince Qing's Palace..." His men reported the backgrounds of the five teams in one breath.

"The team from Prince Qing's Palace also stays here?" General Chongwu was a little surprised. "Why are they so low-key?"

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

"Weird?"

General Chongwu smiled and said, "If Lord He comes into contact with Prince Qing's Mansion in the future, he will naturally know."

Could it be that the person behind this was targeting the nobles and the big chambers of commerce? Was the theft of other teams just a smokescreen?

"I hope there will be such an opportunity." He Lingchuan said casually, "Deyou Trading Company is also a big trading company in Yao Country, and we have dealings with Yangshan."

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

The local breakfast was a bit strange, like the oatmeal He Lingchuan had eaten in another world, but it was salty, with sauce and sour beans. He Lingchuan scooped two mouthfuls, and at first he couldn't get used to the sticky taste, but later he slowly got used to it.

General Chongwu couldn't eat it, so he asked for a big bowl of clear beef noodles.

He Lingchuan asked about the pursuit that night, and General Chongwu told him the whole story from beginning to end, and then said: "Island Master He is well-known for his talent in Lingxu City. What do you think of the strangeness of this?"

Of course he had heard about what He Lingchuan did in Lingxu City.

"Lure the tiger away from the mountain." He Lingchuan scooped a mouthful of wheat paste and said bluntly, "The people behind the scenes don't want the money and goods at all, but have another target in the inn. They can only take action if they lead away the people guarding the target."

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

"Perhaps it is to confuse the audience." He Lingchuan pondered, "For example, General Chongwu, although you have recovered the stolen goods, are you still unclear about the other party's purpose?"

"That's right." General Chongwu nodded. "Those two little thieves can't be the target I've been chasing all night. In the opinion of Island Master He, the target of the mastermind is among these six or seven teams, and has he succeeded?"

"Whether they succeeded or not, only the parties involved know." He Lingchuan added, "The parties I'm talking about also refer to the teams that were robbed."

General Chongwu hummed. Indeed, if there was any hidden secret, even if he sent his men to ask, these teams would not be able to tell him.

It seemed that the theft yesterday was not necessarily aimed at him. He was just unlucky and was affected.

"Master He and Envoy Fan were not robbed, right?"

"After the general chased out last night, we sent people to check on ourselves. Fortunately, our tributes are all there."

"It seems that the theft incident last night can only end in confusion." General Chongwu finished his noodles and stood up and said, "I'm in a hurry to get on with my journey, so I'll go ahead. Island Master He, we'll see you in Tianshui City."

He Lingchuan stood up and insisted on sending him to the door of the inn.

General Chongwu's men brought a beast with a black body, white tail and red eyes. It had a calm expression and a steady gait, and looked extremely majestic.

When He Lingchuan saw it, he couldn't help but praise it: "Good horse!"

In fact, when he led Luo Sheng Xie Jia to attack General Chong Wu, he had seen General Chong Wu riding this beast and was even a little envious.

He has a good horse in the Panlong world, but not in reality, and it is not convenient to have one.

The divine horses are too conspicuous and easy to be remembered.

The famous Red Valley Horse of the Shining Gold Plains is just a good horse in the general sense. It has good average qualifications and is suitable as a companion for cavalrymen.

General Chongwu smiled, climbed onto the horse, patted the horse's neck, and expressed his love for it: "Its name is Mo Bai, and I raised it since it was a child."

This beast has at least half true Bo bloodline, and even has the talent of controlling the wind. Its speed and endurance are far superior to ordinary horses.

(End of this chapter)