My lady, I'm going to rebel.

"Brother Mu."

Mu Zheng was very happy to see Gong Wen and Qi Yuxiu again. If he were to ask who in the world had the best relationship with Mu Zheng, it would undoubtedly be Gong Wen.

Maybe Li Lian is one of them, but Mu Zheng feels that there are too many uncertainties with Li Lian, such as future choices.

But Gong Wen doesn't need to worry about this problem at all because he has type O blood and attracts mosquitoes.

After sitting down and chatting for a while, Mu Zheng asked Gong Wen about the purpose of his visit. Unexpectedly, Gong Wen said that they were just passing by Ju County and thought of Fan Chong being here, so they came here.

"Where are you going?"

"Yecheng!"

Ok?

Mu Zheng was stunned. Neither Gong Wen nor Qi Yuxiu had ever heard of any relationship between them and Handan.

"Hey."

Hearing Mu Zheng's question, Gong Wen felt a little embarrassed, "Brother, it's all my fault for not listening to you at the beginning. Well, actually, it's not that I didn't listen to you, it's just that I acted on my own."

Gong Wen said that Mu Zheng had told him not to sell salt before winter, and he had listened. But he thought, if you're a business owner, you can't wait until the opening to find customers, right? So he found buyers in advance.

Now they have set up sales channels, bought several shops, and bribed several salt gangs. As a result, they spent money and even invested more than ten horses, but still couldn't get anything done.

"Why can't it be done?" Mu Zheng asked.

"I'm not sure about the details. Anyway, they stopped responding and said the project was cancelled, but they didn't return the money or the horses." Qi Yuxiu started cursing at this point. After all, she had never met such a dishonest partner before.

"Yecheng? Where did the other party come from?" Hearing this, Mu Zheng felt that it would not be enough to rely solely on Gong Wen and others to reason with them, as the other party obviously just wanted to make money.

"I'll go with you guys. I happen to be going to Chang'an." Mu Zheng said with a smile, "I'll eat and drink with you guys, and it can save me some travel expenses."

In the following two days, Mu Zheng specially went to Liu Gong to show his face, and then had a meal with Fan Chong and others. At the dinner table, the words "mountains and rivers will always meet again" set the tone for their farewell.

"My dear."

When Fan Chong heard Mu Zheng calling him like that, he was stunned for a moment. He hadn't heard anyone calling him like that for a long time. This made him think of the days in Kuishan and Kongtong Island.

"As we two brothers part ways, I don't know when we'll meet again. I hope your journey will be smoother. Furthermore, the world is in turmoil, with wars rising everywhere. If the opportunity arises, I will seek out like-minded individuals elsewhere, hoping that we can create a bright future together."

Mu Zheng specifically mentioned the future, on the one hand to give Fan Chong a shot of prevention, and on the other hand to show his future path to avoid being accused of "betrayal and abandoning brothers" in the future.

"Hahaha, brother, that's natural. The world is not peaceful now. I hope we can all find a path of our own and create a future of our own." Fan Chong said as he patted Mu Zheng on the shoulder. Naturally, he didn't have any special thoughts about Mu Zheng's words, because at this moment he could not foresee that two years later he would become the most powerful separatist in this land, and it might even be possible for him to meet Mu Zheng at the top.

After dinner, Mu Zheng specially found Liu Qin and Zhang Hao.

He said to Zhang Hao, "I will leave the people of Kuishan to you. I will always be a Kuishan man. In addition, I want you to promise me that the people of Kuishan, especially those who follow you, will always follow you. Don't give them to Xie Nong uncle and nephew, nor to Fan Chong."

Zhang Hao asked in confusion why, and Mu Zheng said, I hope you have your own power, a force that will completely obey your orders.

Zhang Hao paused and nodded heavily, "Mu Zheng is indeed thoughtful. In today's world, it is really difficult to survive without your own power."

Mu Zheng chuckled but said nothing.

Then he looked at Liu Qin and said, "You must lead the Kongtong faction well. If you find it difficult, ask General Zhang for advice. Also, Ju County is your territory. Fan Chong and the others will leave sooner or later. I estimate that after they leave, they will hand this territory over to you. I hope you can guard it well. Also, continue to help me find Xiu Dai."

Liu Qin patted his chest and said, "Mu Zheng, don't worry. Although you are my younger brother, as your elder brother, I cannot embarrass you. We conquered Ju County together. Just wait. When you come back one day, I will be very successful."

Mu Zheng still chuckled, "Then I'll wait for you."

After the meal, everyone said goodbye. Mu Zheng, Gong Wen, Qi Yuxiu and Li Lian set out on the official road to Yecheng.

Looking back at Lu, Mu Zheng was filled with mixed feelings.

He has been here for a year.

During this year, he had been thinking about leaving all the time. He had once thought he could leave, but after going around in circles, from Haiqu to Xiangdao, from Xiangdao to Lanling, from Lanling to Mafu Mountain, and finally back to Ju County, he still couldn't leave this nest of rebels.

Now, he is really leaving.

For a moment, I felt a little reluctant.

Especially when I think of those who stayed here, I hope that when we meet again next time, we can smile at each other.

……

Yecheng belongs to Handan.

This is a famous historical and cultural city. It was first built during the Spring and Autumn Period during the reign of Duke Huan of Qi. It served as the capital of six dynasties, namely Cao Wei, Later Zhao, Ran Wei, Former Yan, Eastern Wei, and Northern Qi.

But unfortunately, in later generations, Yang Jian ordered the demolition of the ancient Ye City, and the famous capital became a ruin. Mu Zheng remembered that he had passed by here in his previous life, but all he saw were imitation ancient buildings.

And now, he is in it.

"We established a transit station here. From Yecheng, we can go north to Jidi, west to Chang'an, and south to the Central Plains. It's a major transportation route. That's why there are many escort agencies and horse caravans here. But unexpectedly, after the transit station was built, the Zhang family in Yecheng said they wouldn't allow us to use it."

Walking on the streets of Yecheng, Gong Wen was still muttering to himself. Obviously, he was very unhappy about being tricked by the Zhang family. After all, this was the first task that Mu Zheng asked him to complete independently, and in the end there was such a big mistake. He was really angry.

"Alright." Qi Yuxiu asked Gong Wen to calm down. "I'm afraid the Zhang family is not that simple. If they dare to do this, they must be either not smart enough or have a powerful backing."

"Haha!" Mu Zheng sneered when he heard this. "So what if he's powerful? If he dares to cheat me, Mu Zheng, out of my money, I'll make him pay double."

The three of them were walking and chatting when a sarcastic voice rang out, "Hey, isn't that that guy? It seems he's been following the Li family and now he's hooking up with the Han family. His tone of voice has changed. He's demanding double the payback. How arrogant!"

Everyone turned around and saw a man looking at them with disdain.

Who is this person?

Looks so familiar!

"Bai Xiaoya?" Li Lian shouted.

Oh?

Bai Xiaoya?

Mu Zheng quickly searched the name in his mind. Oh, it turned out to be that boy!