Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

Leng Youran's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Have you arranged people in the surrounding towns?"

Huo Tong nodded slightly, "There are some in the surrounding towns. But..."

"But what?"

"Most of them are disguised as beggars. If the master wants to see them, I will send a message to them, but the master needs to wait a moment."

"There's no rush for other places. You can notify the people stationed in the North."

"Okay, I will make arrangements now."

Huo Tong was very fast and came back soon.

"Master, please wait a moment. He won't be back until nightfall."

"Okay, since we still have some time, tell me what you know about the situation in the North!"

"The ruler of the Northland is Zhu Dazhi. He is treacherous and cunning. Anyone who knows him knows he has a vicious mind, so even the Leng Governor rarely interacts with him. Unless the Emperor issues a special decree, Zhu Dazhi rarely leaves the Northland."

"Furthermore, since Zhu Dazhi took over as the Governor of Beidi, he has ordered the control of Beidi. Aside from accepting those who were exiled by imperial decree, the city gates of Beidi are rarely opened."

Leng Youran was puzzled when she heard this. "If they don't open the city gates, what will happen to the merchants in the city? Are the supplies inside enough for the entire city to produce and sell themselves?"

"Master, you don't know that the North is unlike other places. There are no shops there. Everything is distributed by the government. Farmland, food, and even vegetables, which ordinary people in other places can grow freely, are not allowed to be touched by ordinary people. If ordinary people or those exiled there want to buy these things, they can only buy them from the governor's mansion. Of course, this is assuming you have money."

Not only Leng Youran, but even Huanhuan and others who have lived in the Eastern Jin Dynasty for many years heard of such a thing for the first time.

"What if there is no money?" Leng Youran asked curiously.

"There are mines and wastelands in the North. If the people want to work in exchange for food, they can go there. The guards will give them food according to a day's work."

"How do people who can't work live?"

"Then they can only die. Countless people die in the north every year. If, if they died of starvation, they...they..." When Huo Xiao said this, his voice became obviously choked.

Seeing him like this, Leng Youran couldn't help but think of the news she had heard before, and asked uncertainly, "They will be eaten, right?"

Huo Tong nodded slightly, "Yes."

Leng Youran and the others took a deep breath when they heard his affirmative answer. They didn't even notice that their fists were clenched a little tighter.

Huo Tong calmed down and continued, "Zhu Dazhi once said that those people were just pariahs. Even if they weren't pariahs, they were the descendants of pariahs, so their deaths weren't a pity. If their deaths could save them some food, it would be a merit."

Leng Youran's clenched fists tightened and loosened again.

He suppressed his anger with great difficulty and asked, "Did your people bring back all this information?"

"Yes, it was sent back by Lao Wu."

"But according to what you just said, it should be difficult to place people in the North. So how did Lao Wu get in?"

"Half a year ago, Lao Wu accidentally saved the governor's steward from being attacked by a tiger at a mass grave outside the Northland. After learning that he was the governor's steward, Lao Wu devised a plan. He lied that he was helpless and sought refuge with the governor, then followed him to the Northland."

"What is Lao Wu doing in the North?"

Huo Tong thought of how Lao Wu looked every time he came back, and his hands clenched unconsciously. He gritted his teeth and said, "Throw away the body."

"Throwing away the body?"

"Well, the bodies. To be more precise, the bones that have been stripped of flesh and blood."

"When Lao Wu first came back to report, he was covered in blood. At first, I thought he was injured. After all, I didn't know he had entered the Northland at that time. Later..."

Huo Tong paused and continued, "After a long time of calming down, he finally told me what he had seen and heard in the North."

Thinking of how Lao Wu always looked like he had lost all his energy when he came back, Huo Tong unconsciously clenched his back teeth.

Leng Youran's expression grew increasingly cold, and his voice unconsciously took on a chilling tone. "Where are those corpses buried?"

Huo Tong shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Bury? Haha, Master, how could those people be so kind as to bury those corpses? They simply sent them to Beiwang Mountain, where wild beasts roam year-round. If the corpses were left there, they would have already been eaten by those beasts."

"Where is Beiwang Mountain?"

"The mountain behind the master's house is connected to Beiwang Mountain."

"Will Lao Wu transport the remains today?"

"Yes, I just checked, and today is exactly the day that Lao Wu mentioned before to send the corpse."

"Okay, let's go to Beiwang Mountain too. We'll also go and see the dangers of the world." Leng Youran stood up.

Seeing her like this, Huo Tong stammered a few times and wanted to say something.

Leng Youran noticed that his expression was not right, "What?"

"Master, you'd better not go!" Lao Wu, a grown man who was used to seeing fighting and killing, couldn't stand it after seeing such a scene. He was really afraid of what would happen if his master went there and saw such a scene.

Leng Youran knew without much thought that Huo Tong said such words because he was worried about her. Apart from anything else, when he mentioned Lao Wu just now, his face looked so ugly that she knew that the way those corpses were handled must be horrific.

That's why she wanted to go and see.

What kind of method could frighten even a secret guard? "Don't worry, I'm not as fragile as you see. Bring a few people with you tonight and we'll go take a look."

The hour of Hai has just arrived.

Leng Youran, Huo Tong and three other secret guards appeared in the territory of Beiwang Mountain.

"Did Lao Wu say when they would come out?"

"My Lord, it's three quarters past midnight."

"Okay. You wait here first." After saying that, Leng Youran's figure disappeared in front of the four people.

It was only at this time that Huo Tong and the other three secret guards realized that their seemingly weak master had such powerful martial arts skills.

They all tried to sense her presence, but found nothing after searching for a while.

Looking at each other.

"Boss, the master is so good at martial arts?" The master is so powerful, is he sure he needs their protection?

If people with such abilities follow their master out, will the master protect them or will they protect the master?

"If you know you lack the ability, then intensify your training." Huo Tong felt a lot of pressure when he said this.

I remember that they had boasted in front of the master before that they were the best among the secret guards, but now they seem like trash in front of the master.

What a slap in the face.

Leng Youran had no idea that she had shocked everyone with just a simple teleportation. She was jumping back and forth in Beiwang Mountain.

Wherever the body goes, mental power is released at the same time.