C383 Many base

"If a monk runs away, can he still run away from a temple?" His Blood Illusion Valley is huge, I do not believe that if we attack their mountain gates, where can they hide? " Shi Haowen spoke up from the side.

"That's right!" But the question is, what do we do now? Wait? Or to return to the capital? " Guard Commander thought about Shi Haowen's words and felt that it made sense. Blood Illusion Valley's wealth was great, to be able to become such a great being, it was not something that could be established overnight. How many generations of hard work would that take to achieve?

Even if they ran away, so what? Wasn't the Blood Illusion Valley's base still standing? As long as we destroy the Blood Illusion Valley's base, wouldn't we be able to take back that huge sum of money? Besides, he might even get more by the time the time comes.

"Let's wait for a few days and see if there are any survivors. If there really isn't a chance, then we can change routes and return to the capital!" Shi Haowen said after thinking for a while.

"Well, why don't we go to the nearby town and leave a few brothers here to monitor the situation. If they find anyone then inform us!" Guard Commander also reluctantly nodded his head in agreement. According to his plan, he actually wanted to take a few subordinates back to the imperial city in case something went wrong.

"No problem, there's a big town not far away, there's definitely brothels there. It seems like we've had a comfortable life again!" Once Shi Haowen heard that the Guard Commander had agreed, he was immediately excited and spoke anxiously.

"Brother Shi, bring some people with you. I will bring some people to walk around and investigate. Then, I will meet up with you!" Guard Commander sighed in his heart and then said.

"We'll do it that way!" Shi Haowen didn't wait for even a moment. He brought part of the group, and at the same time, pulled Lu Baihuan's wife with him as he quickly walked towards the town.

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The Guard Commander took care of their own matters as they patrolled the surrounding areas with their men, hoping to find any clues that someone had been there before. They wanted to judge the number of people who had come to help them, as well as how long they had been gone for!

and his group, on the other hand, were running towards the direction of the city with sinister smiles on their faces. For them, every day counted as a day, and when they returned there, it was really unknown what their fate would be. However, even if they did not die, they would at least get ripped off, because after all, they had messed up such a huge mission this time, there was nothing they could do about it when they went back.

All they knew was that the mission was to receive 500,000 silver taels and deliver it to the rendezvous point without any problems. However, they did not know the purpose of this huge sum of money.

Only the prince of the imperial city, as well as the high-ranking generals of the private army who were hiding far away in the north, knew the true purpose of this huge sum of money.

This was because her Majesty, the current emperor of the Honglong Empire, had grown much more powerful in the recent years. Her control over the outside world of the imperial court had also grown stronger with each passing year. Furthermore, the Surveillance Council and the other eagle eye were monitoring them closely, making it so that they were 'used to the fullest extent of their abilities'. At the same time, they also punished the people who had been found out about the misappropriation of military rations and reported the amount of military pay by air without holding back, strengthening the management of the army to a certain extent.

If this was in the past, perhaps the Prince could use his influence to secretly kidnap some military salaries and goods to supplement the private forces that he had been managing for many years. Although it wasn't much, but it was still better than nothing. In addition to his own pocket money, it could still support the daily needs of the army.

But now, the Northern Army was controlled by Situ Qingyun and was in cahoots with the Emperor of the Empire to the north and south. Coupled with the fact that the Surveillance Council had suddenly been active in the north for some reason five years ago, the series of movements and blockades had made it harder and harder for the private army to come under his control.

However, due to the bloodbath in the capital five years ago, many of the strongholds of the 'Gold Sale Cave' had been completely destroyed, and the original channels used to transport money had been completely destroyed. These blows had caused the mansion to suffer huge losses, so even if they were to rebuild these strongholds, the effects would be far from what they had previously. Furthermore, the entrance and exit accounts would probably be monitored and monitored by the Surveillance Council.

Under such continuous attacks, the King's Mansion's economy had already reached the point where they couldn't afford it anymore, and this kind of situation couldn't provide logistics support for the huge northern military force. From this, without the supply of money and the infusion of materials, such a huge military force would be at the point where the entire army would run out of food, much less to ensure their daily training!

But at this time, someone gave him five hundred thousand silver taels, it was like a pie falling from the sky, and it also temporarily solved the Prince's predicament. As long as these five hundred thousand silver taels were present, his military force would be able to escape the shackles of the north and find a more suitable environment for them to live in for this huge cavalry army. At least, within a certain range and without attracting much attention from many parties, he would be able to survive on his own. As long as he had the opportunity to sit on that throne in the future, he believed that their power would definitely play a crucial role.

He had even sent his most trusted Guard Commander to carry out this mission. At the same time, he had also informed the commanders of the northern private army, ordering them to bring some people with them to receive this huge sum of money.

Everything went smoothly before, except when the Fengyang City took over diplomatic services. There were some unexpected accidents, but the silver was still successfully sent to the north by the guards he sent out.

But just a few days ago, the prince received some bad news, that the people and silver that should have appeared during the predetermined time did not appear, which was the same as bad news for him, he really wanted to grow a pair of wings and fly to the north to see what was going on, but first, he could not grow wings, and secondly, he had no way to split up, so he could not silently head to the north. Right now, the only thing he could do was to wait, and hope that they would be delayed because of some matters.

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Only after Shi Haowen and the rest entered the town did they realize that it was actually quite a large town. The area it covered and its size could be considered to be that of a small city, with practically everything that could be found in small and medium-sized cities.

Of course, there would definitely be a huge and flourishing spiritual life behind the rich material life. This was the logic of 'warming up one's desires and desires'! When no one was hungry and unable to eat, they would have the mind to consider these nonsensical things.

In this era, there was no such thing as a proper form of entertainment. The only way to reflect the wealth of the spiritual world was to welcome and send guests with light and wine. These places were also places that Shi Haowen and the others needed to 'go to'.

Just when Shi Haowen was walking through the streets discussing about "business" and the prices everywhere he went, they did not notice that there were two people who were constantly paying attention to them!

"Sister! Do you see those people? Do they look like the people that the Pavilion Master and I are following closely? " A girl dressed in a light purple dress with a round fan covering half of her face said in a low voice. She even put on a cute smile, as if she was afraid that people would notice that she was talking.

"It's them! I didn't expect that stepping on broken iron shoes would result in such a simple task. This time, we have done a great deed! " Beside her was a woman who was about the same size as her. She wore a white dress, and when she spoke, her voice was also soft, but it was hidden.

"Elder sister, should we inform the pavilion master now?" The little sister asked.

"Let's wait first. We're not sure if they're planning on passing by, but if they're passing by, then we'll pass this information to the Pavilion Master. If they're waiting for someone, then we can report it to the Pavilion Master together!" The elder sister shook her head and replied.

"Sister is wise! "Then what should we do now?" The little sister smiled and nodded in praise.

"I think they're talking about some kind of deal. When you go down later, find out what exactly they're talking about!" The elder sister pointed downwards and said to the younger sister.

"Alright!"

Shi Haowen seemed to be unsatisfied with something as he shook his head without a trace of happiness on his face. On the other hand, a middle-aged woman who still retained her charm was first commenting and praising Lu Baihuan's wife, then, she started to bargain with Shi Haowen.

Maybe it was because the two sides did not reach an agreement on the price, Shi Haowen only said a few bland words, "Let's go!" Then he led his men away.

The middle-aged woman said unhappily, "Dear guest, please think about it. The price I offered you was definitely the highest in the town. If you don't believe me, you can ask around. I'm afraid this fellow won't pay such a high price!"

But no one would reply to the middle-aged woman's words. It was possible that the price that she offered was too low, completely surpassing Shi Haowen and the others' expectations. In their minds, since she could sell for such a high price, it should be possible now! If this one didn't work, he could find someone else to talk to.

However, they didn't expect that the places they passed by would be very small towns, with only one or two brothels in total. Moreover, in such a remote place, let alone some good stuff, even if there was a bit of beauty, they would choose to go to a big town. At the very least, that place would be much higher than a small town.

Although Lu Baihuan's wife looked somewhat beautiful, but he was already quite old. Even if he was a beautiful person, it was impossible for his to be more competitive than the young ones, and not be able to sell his for a good price was within reason.

In their eyes, the same kind of goods sold for a single glance, but they had forgotten one thing. 'That is, things are precious, things are cheap', so this is a business that was destined to break down their talks!