Let the true energy circulate for a while

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Two days later, people crowded around the city gate of Liuxia to watch, their heads thronging the area.

Eight riders lined up, a total of nine brave warriors ready to go.

Nine people, eight horses?

Men Gun couldn't ride a horse, so he shared a ride with Chen Ye, with Chen Ye in front and Men Gun behind.

The remaining seven men included government officials and chivalrous heroes recruited from the common people; all carried weapons at their waists and exuded an imposing aura.

The county magistrate, dressed in a simple blue robe, stood before the steps, holding a wine bowl, his face full of passion, and spoke in a loud voice:

"When the wind rises and the clouds fly, I have been honest and upright since taking office. I have not coveted a single penny from the people, nor have I disturbed the common people's interests. I have always kept the safety of the people in my heart."

The bandits of Woniuling are rampant, harming our merchants and travelers, plundering our innocent people, causing roads to be cut off and streets to be filled with sorrow. I, the official, am worried day and night and cannot eat or sleep in peace!

"Now, thanks to the selfless courage of you righteous men who risked your lives to rid the people of this scourge, I have prepared a small feast to bid you farewell! May you all go forth and quell the bandits, bringing peace to our land. I will certainly report the truth and petition for your merits, living up to the expectations of the people and your loyal hearts!"

"Great!" The people applauded enthusiastically.

The clerk jogged over and distributed bowls to the warriors, followed by two servants who poured the wine.

"Do you guys have to drink while on duty here?" Muffled Stick asked in a low voice.

Chen Ye said, "Haven't you watched the TV series?"

"oh oh."

The nine strong men picked up their bowls and drank the wine in large gulps. Seeing that they had drunk half of it and spilled the other half, the man with the stick also tried to drink in large gulps, only taking the wine into his mouth and not letting it go down his throat. Much of the wine flowed down his neck.

"I didn't drink it," Mung Bone whispered. "Did you drink it?"

"Say less! So many eyes are on you. You're a hero now, our leader!"

"oh oh."

After finishing the drink, he was about to return the bowl to the advisor when he heard a loud bang! The bowl shattered.

Chen Ye smashed the bowl as well, and Men Gun quickly followed suit.

At this moment, the clerk mounted a horse and followed.

"Is the advisor going too?" Muffled stick asked.

The advisor clasped his hands and said, "To be honest, Brother Shi, I, Ma Hu, have suppressed bandits three times, and I know the area around Woniu Ridge very well!"

Men Gun nodded, then turned his head and saw a carriage stopped at the city gate. A woman in a yellow dress stood outside the carriage, her almond-shaped eyes filled with affection.

"Chen Ye, it's her I was talking about before. She's here too. Her eyes are so ambiguous! Oh my god, is she looking at you or me??"

At that time, Mengun met this girl in the yellow dress on the outskirts of Woniu Ridge. She was beautiful, and she especially impressed Mengun with her mention of modern elements such as Calabash Brothers.

At the time, Men Gun thought she had encountered other time travelers, but she only realized in the last two days that the person she had met was Chen Ye, who was just using an alias.

Chen Ye sat on his horse, glanced back at the woman in the yellow dress, smiled faintly, and raised his eyebrows.

Huang Lingxi's eyes were slightly red. She nodded gently, her red lips pressed tightly together, and she remained silent. The little maid beside her clutched her embroidered handkerchief, her small mouth opening and closing as she muttered something under her breath.

The cavalry set off and traveled for about fifteen minutes. The vegetation along the roadside grew thicker, and the city towers in the background gradually became blurred.

Mo Gun, lying in wait behind Chen Ye, was a former special agent. He sensed something was off about the woman in the yellow dress's eyes. After a moment's hesitation, he finally spoke, asking in a low voice, "What was your alias back then?"

Chen Ye, after a moment's thought, gripped the reins and casually replied, "My master said: 'The name that can be named is not the eternal name.' A name is merely a label, so why should you care about such things? What are you trying to say, you mute?"

After walking for about an hour, the group entered the territory of Woniu Ridge.

Ancient trees reached for the sky, blocking out the sun; a cold wind swept through the forest, carrying a chilling atmosphere. All was silent, broken only occasionally by the cry of a bird.

Men Gun had been thinking about it all the way, and he felt he had figured something out, but he wasn't quite sure. He asked, "Was that map you had yesterday given to you by the girl in the yellow dress?"

Chen Ye remained silent.

The more Men Gun thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He remembered Chen Ye's exhausted face when he returned yesterday, the scent of rouge on his body, and the red mark on his neck! I waited for him at the inn, hugging my knees, until midnight. Did he go to find a woman?

"Chen Ye, didn't you say you went to Yuanheng Escort Agency?"

"Say something!"

At this moment, the advisor spurred his horse and caught up, saying, "Master Shi, there's a woodcutter ahead. I'll take some men to ask him. Please wait a moment."

The man with the blunt weapon clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Please proceed, sir."

About a hundred meters away, a woodcutter was chopping wood by the roadside. Chen Ye's eyes narrowed and he became serious.

"Come pee with me."

Chen Ye dismounted and gave Men Gun a wink. Men Gun followed him into the woods by the roadside, while the rest of the caravan continued onward.

In the woods, Chen Ye didn't unzip his pants; the stick had been removed.

Undeterred, Men Gun pressed on, "Chen Ye, was that girl in the yellow dress from Yuanheng Escort Agency? You didn't actually go to see her yesterday, did you? That red mark on your neck, it's not an injury, it's from a woman sucking on it, isn't it?"

Chen Ye looked at the woodcutter in the distance and suddenly said, "Mengun, you're an honest man."

Completely bewildered, he asked, "What do you mean?"

"That's good, at least you won't pretend to be confused."

"What do you mean by that?"

Chen Ye said, "The clerk is pretending to be confused, but that woodcutter is acting strangely."

"I can't tell."

Chen Ye said, "After I reached the third level of the Longevity Technique, my five senses became different from ordinary people. Above the five senses, there is another sense, which is what we call the sixth sense over there. I have also developed some of it."

"Look at that woodcutter wielding his axe to chop wood. He seems to be bending over and exerting force, but in reality, he is pulling back his shoulders and elbows. The axe blade only chops half an inch when it falls. Ordinary woodcutters chop wood quickly and deeply, so why would they deliberately control the amount of wood? And look at his steps. His feet are as steady as nails. This is the subconscious action of a trained person when under pressure."

Muffled Bone squinted, staring at something a hundred meters away: "Your eyesight is really good. I can't tell that I'm a complete novice when it comes to martial arts on your side."

"Wait! Something's not right," Muffled Stick whispered. "The woodcutter and the clerk seemed humble and subservient when they talked, but they were actually quite composed! Could that be considered a detail?"

Chen Ye laughed and said, "You have a good eye too, I guess so."

Muffled Blow: "What's that girl's name?"

Chen Ye: "Her name is Huang Lingxi, the daughter of the head of Yuanheng Escort Agency... Hey, where are you from?"

He pulled up his pants, shivered, and mumbled, "Guangzhou, huh?"

"You said yesterday that you like this world, right?"

"Brother, I was wrong." A chill ran down his spine.

Chen Ye said, "Regarding Huang Lingxi, I hope you can keep this a secret for me."

Men Gun sighed: "Brother, it's just dating a girlfriend, what's there to be afraid of? You're already so awesome, why would you care about these things? Besides, your father is probably too happy for you to even think about it."

"I have a difficult reason to discuss, which is not convenient for you to tell me."

Men Gun nudged Chen Ye with his elbow, "Tell me, I'm known for keeping my mouth shut."

"After I traveled through time, I thought I could never go back, and I missed my parents, so I used the aliases Chen Jianbin and Huang Lingxi... Sigh, do I need to continue?"

The man with the blunt weapon stared wide-eyed: "Holy crap!!"

"This matter is also a knot in my heart. I told Huang Lingxi frankly yesterday. We had a very frank conversation and talked a lot."

"Don't worry," said the man with the muffled stick. "My code name is Muffled Stick, which means I keep my mouth shut."

Chen Ye gave a bitter smile: "Why don't you stay and become the county magistrate?"

Why do you say that?

Chen Ye's smile faded, and he said seriously, "Look, that advisor is back. Also, there's a murderous aura in the cavalry; they're all bad news!"

Men Gun tentatively asked, "Me, a county magistrate?? You're not colluding with bandits, are you?! Are you trying to kill me by destroying my spirit?" Is this some kind of martial arts version of "Let the Bullets Fly"?

Chen Ye was somewhat surprised. "You've reminded me that collusion between officials and bandits for profit makes sense. I never imagined that the Great Yong Dynasty, which governs the country with Confucianism, would be so corrupt in such a small city as Liuxia."

"What do we do now?"

"Stay close to me. Apart from that bearded guy with the knife, the others here are no different from Tyson to me."

"I have a submachine gun in my bag," said the man with the blunt weapon. "Should I give him a burst? I also have grenades!"

"No, keep them to kill bandits."

"Still trying to suppress them?"

"We must wipe them out! I promised Huang Lingxi, and I'm a man of my word!"

At this moment, the clerk shouted loudly, "Fellow righteous men, five miles ahead is Eagle Gully, also known as One Line Sky. A caravan just passed by. Let's hurry and follow them, or the bandits will surely appear!"

The two emerged from the nearby woods and pretended to finish urinating.

"That feels good," Munkun said nonchalantly.

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