Chapter 199: Garrison Commander: County, Your Excellency the County Lord!
"Do not……"

Nan Batian’s eyes widened as he saw Chen Jie approaching him.

At this moment, his Qi was open and he wanted to raise a breath of Qi for defense, but the fierce collision just now caused the cracks in his Dantian to worsen, and he couldn't raise the Qi at all.

Chen Jie had no intention of holding back when he attacked. He used a killing move and slapped Nan Batian directly on the chest.

This palm strike was as powerful as the Eighteen Dragon Capturing Palms. If it hit the heart, without the defense of the internal energy, Nan Batian's heart would surely be shattered into pieces by physical strength alone.

"Die to me!"

Ouch...

A dragon roar resounded throughout the venue. Everyone looked over and felt that Nan Batian was doomed.

Nan Batian could only watch helplessly as Chen Jie's palm came at him, feeling the approach of death. He had miscalculated. He had not expected that his Dantian would be injured so badly, and he had not expected that Chen Jiusi would be so strong and would go head-on with him.

Moreover, he even discovered that Chen Jiusi today was more ferocious than that night.

This is not false, because in addition to discussing the system with Zhao Ya these two days, Chen Jie occasionally took time to discuss martial arts.

Zhao Ya’s talent in martial arts is indeed very high, and she also has a famous teacher to guide her. Her understanding of martial arts is definitely better than Chen Jie’s.

According to the conversation, Chen Jie learned that Zhao Ya's strength was also at the Baodan realm. In fact, this was normal. With the strength of the royal palace, it was possible to force Zhao Ya to a higher level.

However, what Zhao Ya learned was a very powerful martial art, which required a lot of basic skills. If she wanted to improve, she had to take one step at a time. Otherwise, with the strength of the palace, it would not be a problem to improve her strength.

As for what kind of martial arts Zhao Ya learned, Chen Jie once asked tentatively, but Zhao Ya kept silent, and it was obvious that he was intentionally avoiding the question, so Chen Jie could not force him to ask.

Because of the recent discussion on martial arts with Zhao Ya, Chen Jie's understanding of martial arts has reached a new level, and therefore his strength has also improved. Although he is not at the Baodan realm, in terms of real strength, he should be no weaker than Nan Batian before he was injured.

That's why he had the upper hand in the battle just now.

Chen Jie slapped towards Nan Batian's heart and was about to hit him, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a sound of breaking air in his ears.

Chen Jie was startled, and when he turned around he saw a chain knife flying towards him, with a strong sword energy on it.

It was obvious that a powerful person in the Baodan realm had taken action. Chen Jie quickly took a step back, but he did not expect that the chain knife would actually slash towards him directly.

Chen Jie was shocked and slapped the chain knife with his palm, but he didn't expect that a huge force would suddenly knock Chen Jie away.

At the same time, the chain knife chased Chen Jie again.

Li Maner said with a smile on her face: "Young man, come and play with your sister."

Then the chain knife seemed to have consciousness and chased after Chen Jie and attacked him.

Chen Jie was shocked when he saw this. The knife was like a maggot stuck in his bones and he couldn't get rid of it.

Chen Jie swung out with both palms, and although he was able to knock the knife back, it soon rolled back again. At this time, Chen Jie was directly in a passive position.

Seeing this scene, Old Monster Liu and Mu Ge exchanged a glance, and Old Monster Liu said, "Go ahead."

Qimuge waved his hand and said, "Wait."

He actually stopped Old Monster Liu from helping Chen Jie. Old Monster Liu was stunned and looked at Qimuge and asked, "What do you mean?"

Qimuge said, "My Lord, you haven't made a move yet."

Yelu did not take action indeed. He had already noticed that the beautiful woman wanted to save Nan Batian and attack Chen Jiusi, but he did not attack the beautiful woman immediately, giving her a chance to kill Chen Jiusi. He had some thoughts in his mind.

Chen Jie's relationship with the princess is getting better and better, which has greatly affected his rule over the Mian River, but the princess has no choice but to endure it.

But now that senior sister Nan Batian wants to kill Chen Jie, he can take this opportunity to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Unfortunately, Chen Jiusi is as cunning as a loach and is ruthless.

Yelu secretly said what a pity, then turned around and saw a figure in white flash by the side curtain not far away.

He thought to himself, the princess is here, there is nothing he can do, he can only raise his hand and give the beautiful woman a [Splitting Palm]

"Be bold!"

Then he shouted "Bold!". When the beautiful woman saw Yelu's palm coming towards her, she directly retracted the chain knife, fought with the air-splitting palm through the air, and then retracted the chain knife.

At this time, Yelu slammed the table and stood up and said, "How arrogant! Two rebels who have colluded with Zoroastrianism dare to cause trouble in Mianshui County. Come, arrest these two people for me!"

Yelu shouted loudly, and the guards who were accompanying him drew their swords, looking like they were on the verge of a fight.

Seeing this scene, Nan Batian suddenly became nervous, but Yu Maner didn't care at all.

At the same time, a voice was heard from outside: "Haha, Yelu, you have such great authority!"

Ah!
Hearing this, everyone's eyes were focused on the door, and then they saw a cavalry wearing red armor rushing into the venue, and immediately people and horses were thrown to the ground.

When Yelu saw the red-armored cavalry, his brows immediately frowned.

The garrison commander's office!
At the same time, a man came out on horseback slowly. He glanced at Yelu and said, "Lord Yelu, you have great authority. Whoever you say has liaisons with Zoroastrianism is guilty of liaisons with Zoroastrianism. Then you can see if I have liaisons with Zoroastrianism as well!"

After hearing this, everyone looked over and saw the garrison commander Battan.

Batan rode on his horse, looking down at Yelu, his eyes full of provocation.

When Yelu saw Batan, his eyes narrowed slightly and he wondered in his heart why he came to Mianshui.

But he still clasped his fists respectfully and said, "Your humble servant greets the governor."

The Garrison Office is a military unit arranged by Daqian in each prefecture. It has two thousand elite cavalry under its command and is responsible for suppressing rebellion in a certain area.

Its chief administrative officer, the garrison commander, was of the sixth rank, second only to the prefect of Huangzhou Prefecture, who was of the fifth rank, and was on the same level as the prefectural magistrate.

Therefore, Batan's official position was one level higher than Yelu's.

Batan glanced at Yelu and said, "Master Yelu, you are polite."

Then he scanned the room and said, "It's quite lively here, what's going on?"

After hearing this, Yelu said, "It's the inauguration ceremony of the new leader of the fishing gang."

"Haha, the leader of a small fishing gang actually made such a grand event. He is really arrogant. If you don't know him, you would think he is the successor to the position of gang leader."

Battan said, and then he scanned the whole place and asked, "Who is the new leader of this fishing gang?"

Chen Jie looked at Batan's arrogant look and knew that he was looking for trouble, so he bowed and said, "Sir, I am the new leader of the Fishermen's Gang, Chen Jiusi!"

Chen Jie clasped his fists, neither humble nor arrogant. Battan looked over and said with a smile on his face: "Hahaha... You are the shameless guy who framed your own gang leader and tried to seize the position of gang leader!"

Chen Jie frowned slightly, and the people around him also frowned.

This garrison commander was obviously here to cause trouble.

Chen Jie said calmly, "Sir, you have been deceived by Nan Batian. He has secretly communicated with Zoroastrianism and intends to rebel. He is wanted by Lord Yelu. I was appointed as the leader of this gang in a time of crisis. How come I have become a shameless person in your mouth?"

"How dare you, a mere Han pariah, talk back to me? I think you are the one who has secretly communicated with the Zoroastrians and are preparing for rebellion!"

Batan looked at Chen Jie with disdain in his eyes. How dare a Han Chinese become an enemy of us Mulan people? He really doesn't know how to live or die.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "Sir, everything must be based on evidence. Even though you are the garrison commander, you can't just accuse someone out of thin air."

After hearing this, Batan said, "I am framing you. Haha, Yelu, let me ask you, what evidence do you have for your claim that Nan Batian was secretly communicating with the Zoroastrians?"

Upon hearing this, Yelu clasped his fists and said, "Sir, we have evidence. First, we found a counter-letter, which is from Nan Batian colluding with the Zoroastrian demon Sun Tiechui. The evidence is irrefutable. In addition, we also found a large amount of weapons. These are all evidence."

Batan frowned and looked at Yelu and said, "Why do I feel that the counter-intelligence letter is a frame-up of Nan Batian by this thief, and there are also a large number of weapons. I asked Nan Batian to manufacture those weapons and sold them to my garrison yamen."

Yelu frowned and said, "Sir, that letter is a handwritten letter. As for the military equipment, the military equipment of the garrison has always been provided by the government. How could they purchase it from the fishing gang alone?"

"Oh, as a garrison commander, do I need to report to you, the county darughachi, to buy some military equipment?"

Batan glanced at Yelu and said, "Even though you are from the Yelu family, you cannot bargain in front of me."

Yelu was silent.

Batan said: "Let me explain here, Nan Batian is the secret agent of my garrison yamen. Even if he has connections with Zoroastrianism, it is for undercover and to gather intelligence."

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other.

This is a hard wash, right? But no one can refute it. The authority of the Mulan people cannot be questioned.

Yelu frowned slightly and looked at Chen Jie, only to see that Chen Jie was very calm.

Because Chen Jie understood that the rules of the game for the Mulan people were that the strong controlled everything.

The Mulan people still use a semi-slavery and semi-feudal system, so the strong have absolute control. In other words, in this game, as long as you find a bigger backer, you can ignore a lot of evidence.

Just like Batan, he can say with a straight face that Nan Batian is innocent, even if he has contacted the Zoroastrianism, it was only for the purpose of investigating intelligence!

This was almost blatant cheating, but no one could refute it.

Everyone looked at Batan in anger but dared not say anything. Batan looked at everyone and said, "So, now the situation is clear. Nan Batian is not secretly communicating with the Zoroastrians, but is my secret agent. In this case, your so-called evidence is nothing but a joke."

"But you used this evidence to take down my position as the leader of the secret agents, Yelu."

Batan looked at Yelu, who then looked up at Batan. Batan said, "I will not pursue your negligence, but I will never forgive a shameless person like Chen Jiusi who framed the leader and sought power by any means necessary. Someone, take this thief down for me!"

"Yes!"

Batan waved his hand and immediately ordered his men to arrest Chen Jie.

Seeing that Battan was so arrogant, Chen Xiaohu, Zhou Chu and other brothers of the fishing gang could not help but shout, "Who dares to touch our leader?"

Batan frowned and said, "Oh, you dare to gather a crowd to resist the imperial court. Very good, arrest them all. I suspect that these people are the evil people of Zoroastrianism. Arrest them all."

"How dare you!"

Xiaohu shouted angrily and drew out his sword. The surrounding disciples of the Fisherman's Gang also drew out their own swords and confronted Battan and the others.

Seeing this, Battan said, "Very good. Did you see that? They have already drawn their swords. This is a blatant rebellion. Come on, suppress the rebels! Kill them without mercy!"

After hearing this, the Red Armored Knights immediately drew their weapons. The lowest of these Red Armored Knights was at the Liujin Realm, and the highest even had seven captains at the Huajin Realm and a deputy commander at the Baodan Realm.

At this time, at the order, they immediately formed a charge formation.

Such a powerful red-armored cavalry is enough to suppress the disciples of the Fishermen's Gang present. Moreover, when the red-armored cavalry charges, it is really difficult for these disciples of the Fishermen's Gang to compete with them.

It looked like a brutal massacre.

Battan looked down at Chen Jie and said, "Chen Jiusi, I'll give you a chance. If you just surrender, I will forgive all the lowly people under your command. How do you think?"

Batan looked at Chen Jie with a very arrogant attitude, as if he was giving Chen Jie alms.

Chen Jie looked at Batan and said, "Sir, what if I don't surrender?"

Battan said, "Well, don't blame me. It just so happens that the quota for suppressing bandits assigned by the higher-ups has not been gathered yet, and your heads of more than a thousand people are just enough to satisfy the task."

Chen Jie narrowed his eyes and said, "Sir, you are killing innocent people to gain credit, aren't you afraid of being investigated by the higher-ups?"

Batan laughed when he heard this and said, "Investigate, who dares to investigate me?"

"Inspector."

Chen Jie said three words, and Batan laughed and said, "Inspector, haha, that's just for show. Besides, even if the inspector came to Huangzhou Prefecture, what does it matter? With his authority, he can only investigate the seventh-rank county darughachi. If they want to investigate me, humph, they have to ask for permission again!"

Batan said arrogantly, and then Batan looked at Chen Jie and said: "Besides, I am not afraid to tell you that even if he asks for an order, he can't do anything to me. I can't investigate!"

"Hehehe, really?"

Batan spoke arrogantly. He had the capital to be arrogant. As the governor of a place and the third most important person in Huangzhou Prefecture, even the Darughachi of Huangzhou Prefecture could not do anything to him because he had a backer.

And this background is very strong!

"Haha, Battan, you have such great authority!"

Just as Batan was shouting, a sneer was suddenly heard, and then four people walked out from behind the stage. The leader was dressed in white, and it was Inspector Zhao Ya.

Following behind her were her three bodyguards, A Da, A Er, and A San.

At this time, the three of them looked at Battan with unfriendly expressions. What a bastard, you even dare to mock the princess. I think you are tired of living.

Battan was startled and looked up, then he saw Zhao Ya walking over.

The next moment his face changed. She, why is she here!
Thinking of this, he suddenly looked at Chen Jie. No, it couldn't be that he was the one who invited him here!

Thinking of this, Batan's face darkened, but he still quickly dismounted and saluted, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Batan is arrogant, but no matter how arrogant he is, he would not dare to act arrogantly in front of the princess of Prince Ruyang.

The people around him also looked at the young man, and many of them had surprised looks on their faces.

There are mainly two points of surprise. The first is that this handsome young man is actually a woman?
Secondly, she was actually a princess. These days, the disciples of the Fishing Gang saw these four people going in and out of the gang leader's room, and could hear their discussions from time to time. They thought they were just ordinary people in the martial arts world, but they never thought they had such a high status.

At the same time, at this moment, everyone here felt relieved. The gang leader actually invited such a backer. What was this mere garrison commander?
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Batman, wanting to see how he would continue pretending.

Zhao Ya glanced at Batan and said, "Batan, you are so majestic!"

"You don't even take the imperial court's inspectors seriously. Whose influence do you rely on? The King of Qi?"

After hearing this, Batan lowered his body even lower. Yes, he did rely on the power of King Qi.

There were four powerful princes in Daqian, one of whom was Bolo Temur, the Prince of Ruyang, who was in charge of Jiangnan.

One is the King of the Northwest, Li Siqi.

Both of them started out with military merits, and gradually became kings by suppressing rebellions. They even worked together when they were young, but later when their power grew, the two sides began to quarrel with each other.

Became mortal enemies.

Hubei is the border between the King of the Northwest and the King of Ruyang, and both of them have influence here.

They infiltrated each other and checked each other, and Batan was a card played by the King of Qi in Huangzhou Prefecture.

At this time, Zhao Ya brought up the issue directly. Batman didn't know how to respond for a moment and could only look at Zhao Ya in silence.

Zhao Ya looked at Batan and said, "Why are you silent? Weren't you very arrogant just now?"

After hearing this, Batan said, "Princess, I really didn't know you were here. I was a little reckless in what I said just now."

Zhao Ya said: "Meng Lang, you can still speak Chinese."

After saying this, Zhao Ya looked at Batan and asked, "What did you just say? Chen Jiusi is a traitor?"

Batan looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Princess, that's right."

Zhao Ya said, "No way, this Mr. Chen is my staff, how can he be a traitor? Then I must be a traitor too. Lord Battan, do you want to capture me as well, kill me, and report me as a bandit?"

"My subordinates dare not!"

"I dare not. I think you dare very much. Relying on the power of King Qi, you are very arrogant in Huangzhou Prefecture. There is solid evidence that Nan Batian is colluding with bandits, but you want to cover it up by saying that he is your secret spy. I think it is not that simple!"

Batan heard this and said, "Princess, this man is indeed my spy."

Although Batan did not dare to confront Zhao Ya head-on, he could not give up Nan Batian easily. After all, Nan Batian was also a good chess piece. He came to Mianshui this time for the medicinal materials in the Medicine King's treasure. He wanted to take them out and give them to the King of Qi to make a great contribution.

Nan Batian's Xuanbing Jin is very useful. There is an Ice Courtyard inside the treasure, which can only be opened by using ice-related skills. Nan Batian's Xuanbing Jin is just right.

So even if we can’t take down Chen Jiusi today, we must protect Nan Batian!
Therefore, he chose to protect Nan Batian.

Zhao Ya represents the interests of the Ruyang Palace, and he represents the interests of the King of Qi. He cannot back down in the face of interests, otherwise he will lose his position in the King of Qi's heart.

If he loses his status, he will be close to death.

The King of Qi doesn't need a useless subordinate.

Therefore, even when facing the princess, he couldn't give in step by step, otherwise he would be replaced by someone else sent by the King of Qi. Zhao Ya looked at Batan and said, "Do you mean to protect this Nan Batian?"

Batan said: "I am not trying to protect him, it's mainly because he is indeed my spy and also the spy of the King of Qi, so I hope my lady will show some mercy."

Zhao Ya narrowed her eyes. This Batan actually mentioned the King of Qi.

Zhao Ya knew that he was determined to protect him. In this case, Zhao Ya looked at Batan and said, "Batan, okay, if you want to protect this man, I won't stop you. But Chen Jiusi is my man, and he is also a member of my Ruyang Palace. You can't touch him!"

Batan looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Princess, this man stabbed the leader in the back and tried to seize power. He is not a good person. If you protect him, I am afraid he will betray you in the future. I am afraid it will be difficult for you then."

"Hmph, whether it's difficult for me to do this has nothing to do with you. Also, Battan, let me ask you, why did you come to Mianshui this time? Was it just for you, the secret agent?"

Batan said: "No, no, besides him, I also want to explore the treasure of the King of Medicine!"

Zhao Ya: "Oh, you are also interested in the Medicine King's treasure?"

Batan pretended to be surprised and said, "Isn't it possible that the princess is also interested in the Medicine King's treasure?"

Zhao Ya looked at Battan and said, "What do you think?"

After hearing this, Batan said, "Ah, this is not easy to deal with. Logically speaking, since the princess is interested in this treasure, I should give it to her. However, I have signed a military order with the King of Qi. I must get something from this treasure. If I return empty-handed, I am afraid I will have a hard time explaining to the King of Qi!"

"So, my lady, I am afraid I can't let you go."

Batan looked at Zhao Ya and said, Zhao Ya looked at Batan and said, "Batan, very good. If that's the case, I won't make it difficult for you. Let's each rely on our own abilities. Whoever can get the treasure in the treasure will own it. This way, no one will suffer a loss, and you will also have an explanation."

"Thank you for your understanding, Lord!"

Battan said to Zhao Ya.

After hearing this, Zhao Ya looked at Batan and said, "Okay, now that we've talked about it, does the garrison commander still want to arrest anyone?"

Batan looked at Chen Jiusi after hearing this, and said with a hint of sarcasm on his face: "Since this Chen Jiusi is the princess's man, he can't be arrested."

The princess said: "In that case, take your people and leave. You are not welcome here."

Batan bowed and said, "Yes, Princess. I will take my leave."

Battan turned around and looked at Chen Jiusi and said, "Chen Jiusi, right? I'll remember you!"

Chen Jie immediately clasped his fists and said, "It is my honor to be remembered by the garrison commander."

After hearing this, Battan waved his hand and said, "Let's go."

After that, the group left directly. Nan Batian also limped away. Before leaving, he glared at Chen Jie fiercely and said, "Chen Jiusi, we are not done yet."

Chen Jie said: "Boss Nan, I never thought you could find such a backer, but you may not be so lucky next time."

Nan Batian snorted coldly and said: "Next time, I will kill you!"

After hearing this, Old Monster Liu couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Nan Batian, if your master hadn't saved you today, you would have died. Why are you still shouting? You really don't know how to live or die. You have no shame."

After hearing this, Nan Batian stared at Old Monster Liu and said, "Old Monster Liu, and you as well. When I heal you, I will settle accounts with you and all of you one by one."

Old Monster Liu said, "Don't say harsh words. If you have the guts, come and fight again. Whoever is a coward is a grandson."

"Cough cough..."

After hearing this, Nan Batian became furious and said, "You are just bullying me because I am injured. Otherwise, I will kill you!"
At this time, Old Monster Liu had a mocking look on his face. He had already chased the people away, but he was not allowed to shout a few times. How could such a thing happen in this world?

Thinking of this, Old Monster Liu said, "What's wrong, Nan Batian? If you have the guts, don't be a coward, come and fight!"

"you……"

Nan Batian only felt his dantian getting more painful, and at this moment, Yu Maner said, "Junior brother, let's go."

After hearing this, Nan Batian stared at Old Monster Liu fiercely and said, "Just wait!"

Old Monster Liu said, "I'll wait for you, you useless woman!"

"You..." Old Monster Liu's words were so mean that Nan Batian was so angry that he was fuming.

Nan Batian followed Batan and left. Chen Jie and others looked at the backs of these people. Chen Jie said, "It seems that there is a fight for this Medicine King treasure."

Zhao Ya said: "Humph, the King of Qi has been recruiting troops and plotting to take over Hubei. Batan is just one of his dogs."

Hearing this, Zhao Ya turned to look at Yelu and asked, "How do you, the Yelu family, stand?"

After hearing this, Yelu's face changed slightly and he said, "My Yelu family is only loyal to the court, Princess, you know that."

Zhao Ya looked at Yelu and said, "The King of Qi is the court, and my Ruyang Palace is also the court, so you should think about it carefully."

Yelu said: "Princess, I am only a descendant of the Yelu family, I cannot be the master..."

Zhao Ya heard this and said, "Okay, I won't make it difficult for you, but this time, to get the Medicine King's treasure, are you going with me or with Batan?"

Upon hearing this, Yelu said directly: "Of course I will go with the princess."

Zhao Ya nodded and said, "Okay, the Medicine King's treasure will probably be gone within half a month, and you can come with me then."

As they were talking, Old Monster Liu's eyes lit up. He turned around and looked at Zhao Ya and said, "My Lady, can I go with you to the Medicine King's treasure?"

After hearing this, Zhao Ya looked at Old Monster Liu and said, "Hmm, fire attribute technique? Sure!"

As he spoke, Old Monster Liu immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Princess."

Old Monster Liu also knew a little about the Medicine King's treasure. It was opened once thirty years ago. At that time, he followed his master and rowed the boat for those great masters. Later, after those great masters revealed the treasure, they were quite generous in spending money.

Old Monster Liu remembered that he had given his master and disciple three Tai Sui Pills as a reward, and it was because of those three Tai Sui Pills that he was able to break through to the Hua Jin level. Of course, he became the leader of the Cao Gang.

It can be said that this treasure can be regarded as his benefactor. If it were not for this treasure, he would not have the fortune he has today.

Therefore, when Zhao Ya proposed to go to the Medicine King's treasure, Old Monster Liu immediately became interested.

And the pretty beauty who was not far away also heard these words, and raised her brows slightly. Medicine King's treasure, these people actually came here for the Medicine King's treasure!

This is a problem. A master has come to Huangzhou Prefecture in the past two days to study the Medicine King's treasure together. They never expected that they would be directly targeted by the imperial court. This is a troublesome matter.

Thinking of this, Qiao Hongyan looked at Chen Jie. Why not find an ally? It seems that Chen Jiusi will also be one of the main forces entering the treasure this time. In this case, why not unite with him?

Qiao Hongyan thought that when the Zoroastrian master arrived, she would look for Chen Jie to see if there was any chance for an alliance.

In this way, everyone had their own ulterior motives and the turmoil was calmed down.

Then everyone sat down and continued to attend the banquet. When the banquet was over, everyone left one after another, and Chen Jie had completely completed his inauguration ceremony as gang leader.

The ceremony ended very quickly, almost in half an hour. These prominent figures in Mianshui did not attend the banquet properly, so there was a lot of food left on the table.

Seeing this scene, the people outside gathered around.

Many children drooled as they looked at the delicious food on the table.

I don’t know which disciple distributed a roast chicken to the children present, but the news spread quickly and attracted a large number of people.

After all, even the leftover food from such a grand banquet is better than what ordinary people eat during the Chinese New Year.

As a result, more and more people gathered. Su Yunjin saw this scene after the banquet, so she said to Chen Jie: "My husband, we can't finish these leftovers anyway, why don't we give some to the people? In addition, I see that our rice warehouse has new rice, so why not give some of the old rice to some elderly people, which can be regarded as your kindness to the people as the leader of the gang."

After hearing what Su Yunjin said, Chen Jie asked, "Should we open a tent to provide relief?"

Su Yunjin nodded: "Yes, open a tent to provide relief."

Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Madam and distribute the relief."

Chen Jie thought for a while and said, "Well, since this matter was your idea, Madam, then you are responsible for it."

"Ah. Me?"

Su Yunjin said in surprise, Chen Jie said: "That's right, our child is about to be born, it can be regarded as accumulating blessings for our child!"

After hearing this, Su Yunjin said, "Okay, then, I'll give it a try."

Chen Jie said: "You can definitely do it."

After the discussion, Chen Jie immediately arranged for people to help Su Yunjin with relief and distribute supplies, and by the way, he would distribute the expensive buffet to build a good reputation for himself.

Chen Jie quickly made arrangements here. Xiaohu and the White Tiger Guards were responsible for protecting the lady's safety, and someone from the Sixi inner hall was sent to be responsible for the distribution of the items this time.

Everything was ready, and Su Yunjin went to distribute the supplies.

Just as Chen Jie was about to take a break, Chen Heng came in and reported that Old Monster Liu wanted to see him.

Chen Jie was stunned when he heard this. He thought that Old Monster Liu didn't look for him at the banquet just now, but now he is looking for him in private. There must be something going on, and he seems to be quite afraid of people.

Chen Jie thought about it and said to Chen Heng, "Please welcome Gang Leader Liu."

Chen Heng immediately went out and soon came back, then bowed to Chen Jie and said, "Boss, Boss Liu is here."

Old Monster Liu pushed the door open and came in. Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Ah, Brother Liu, if you have anything to say, just tell me. Why bother coming here in person? Come and sit down. Come and sit down."

"Atun, go get my treasured Pu'er."

"Yes."

Chen Heng responded and went to make tea immediately. All the maids in the house had gone with Su Yunjin to distribute supplies and food, so Chen Heng had to do the job of making tea.

At this time, Old Monster Liu said, "Jiu Si, there is no rush to drink tea. I have something to talk to you about."

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Old Monster Liu and said, "Brother Liu, we have a life-long friendship. If you have anything to say, please tell me."

Upon hearing this, Old Monster Liu said, "Jiu Si, do you also want to enter the Medicine King's treasure?"

Ah!
After hearing this, Chen Jie's face immediately showed a trace of surprise, and then he asked: "Brother Liu, is it because of this matter that you are looking for me today?"

Old Monster Liu said, "That's right. What else could it be for? Jiu Si, you have such a good relationship with the princess. I'm sure the princess will take you with her this time, right?"

Chen Jie paused for a moment after hearing this and said, "Well, indeed, I will be there this time."

Old Monster Liu said, "Jiu Si, as you know, the princess said she would take me with her. I'm afraid we will have to fight side by side again this time. The Medicine King's treasure is very dangerous."

"Danger? Brother Liu knows about this Medicine King treasure?"

Old Monster Liu nodded and said, "Of course. I saw the opening of the Medicine King's treasure with my own eyes last time."

Chen Jie looked at Old Monster Liu and said, "Oh, Brother Liu, have you seen the Medicine King's treasure with your own eyes?"

Old Monster Liu nodded slightly and said, "Well, that was thirty years ago. I was only twenty-six years old at that time. One day, a group of masters came to our Cao Gang. They placed an order with our Yu Gang and asked us to send two small boats to take them to the pearl clams in the Mian River!"

"Pearl oyster?"

Chen Jie muttered to himself that he knew this place. It was a depression in the Mian River, also called the Pearl Depression. It was rich in clams, and the famous Mian River Pearls could be produced from these clams.

Therefore, this place is also known as the pearl-cultivating place.

Currently, this place is occupied by the fishing gang and the water transport gang, each occupying half. For this reason, each gang has hired a few boatmen who are specifically responsible for going down to the river to open clams.

I didn’t expect that the Medicine King’s treasure was hidden here. Old Monster Liu continued, “Yes, it’s the pearl oyster. That’s where the Medicine King’s treasure is.”

"Thirty years ago, it was quite lively there, with masters from all walks of life gathering there, and the imperial court also sent a large number of troops. We watched from afar, and it was truly a thrilling battle."

"At that time, the entire Mian River was in turmoil as they fought, and the sky was filled with fluctuations of Gang Qi. Those at the Baodan realm were unable to intervene. The real scramble was by those at the Langyan realm and Changhong realm. In the end, a woman grabbed the most valuable elixir in the treasure."

"Fire Phoenix Pill, Han Miaozhen."

Chen Jie said the name of an elixir and a person's name.

After hearing this, Old Monster Liu was surprised and asked, "Hey, Jiusi, how did you know?"

Chen Jie said: "The princess told me."

Old Monster Liu said, "Oh, I see. That's right. With your relationship with the princess, Brother Jiu Si, the princess must have told you about this."

Chen Jie nodded, and then Old Monster Liu said, "But she didn't tell you about the inside of the Medicine King's treasure, right?"

Chen Jie said: "Oh, Brother Liu knows?"

Old Monster Liu said, "I know a little bit. They said at the time, and I heard that there are five herb gardens in the Medicine King's treasure. Each garden corresponds to a certain attribute of the exercise. Only by using the exercise of the corresponding attribute can the door of the herb garden be opened to pick the herbs."

"For example, my Fiery Power can open the door corresponding to the fire attribute, and Nan Batian's Mysterious Ice Power is the key to the water attribute herb garden. I think the reason why Battan died to protect Nan Batian is probably because he needs his ice attribute to open the door of the water attribute herb garden."

Chen Jie frowned slightly and said, "Nan Batian used Xuanbing Jin, what does it have to do with water attribute techniques?"

Upon hearing this, Old Monster Liu said, "Ice is the evolution of water. Jiusi, you don't know this, do you?"

When Chen Jie heard this, he was stunned for a moment and said, "Ah, I was negligent. I see."

Old Monster Liu continued, "Let's talk about these herbs. The reason why they are planted in different categories is because they require different growing environments, and the properties of the herbs are also different."

"For example, there are medicinal herbs such as Fire Spirit Fruit and Fire Essence in the Fire Courtyard."

"And those with water attributes also grow water-attribute medicinal herbs."

"My idea is that after we enter, let the princess go to the herb garden with fire attributes to pick herbs, and Nan Batian and the others will definitely go to the herb garden with water attributes to pick herbs. This way we won't run into them in the early stages. Pick herbs first. We can't return empty-handed after entering a treasure trove."

"Avoid conflict first. If there is any grudge, we can come out and resolve it."

"Nine-four, what do you think?"

Old Monster Liu asked, and Chen Jie came back to his senses and said, "Oh, yes, Brother Liu is right."

Old Monster Liu said, "Jiu Si, I am analyzing this based on the actual situation, and I think my guess is correct. The princess should also adopt this strategy."

Chen Jie looked at Old Monster Liu and asked, "Why do you think so?"

Old Monster Liu said, "Didn't you see the expert following the princess? He's the one with the red face. He's obviously a fire attribute expert. He must have entered the courtyard of the fire attribute."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie narrowed his eyes and looked at Old Monster Liu and said, "Brother Liu, do you know about the Green Water Red Fruit?"

Old Monster Liu was stunned and said, "Well, Jiusi, do you need this fruit?"

Chen Jie said, “If you don’t have any, just ask.”

Old Monster Liu said, "This should be the medicinal material from the water-attributed medicine garden. I've heard about it."

Chen Jie's expression suddenly became strange when he heard this. The princess and the others were most likely looking for a herb garden with fire attributes, but what he needed was a herb with water attributes. What a mess...

Chen Jie felt a little headache after hearing this. He might have to take risks after entering.

Thinking about this, Chen Jie suddenly thought of a question: "Hey, Brother Liu, you said that the Medicine King treasure is in the pearl oyster, and that place is not a restricted area. Our people often collect oysters there. How come no one has ever discovered the Medicine King treasure?"

After hearing this, Old Monster Liu said, "You don't know, right? This Medicine King treasure needs conditions to appear. If the conditions are not met, it will not appear."

Chen Jie was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Old Monster Liu and asked, "Brother Liu, what conditions are required for this to appear?"

Old Monster Liu said, "Rain, heavy rain. Only when the Mian River rises to 33 meters and a dragon appears in the blue clouds, can the Medicine King's treasure appear."

"The Mian River has risen by 33 feet, and a dragon has appeared in the blue clouds. Is this the Mian River flooding with dragons?"

Old Monster Liu said, "That's right. A dragon has walked on the Mian River and a treasure has appeared. The sky will clear up after the rain for thirty years."

Old Monster Liu was saying something in a jingle, and Chen Jie frowned and said, "So what you mean, brother, is that it's going to rain in the Mian River next?"

Old Monster Liu said, "Yes, in one or two days."

As the two were talking, there was a sudden thunder outside, and then Chen Heng rushed in and said, "Boss, it's raining!"

　I have gout, and my feet swelled after typing for a while. Wow, I'm typing slowly, please forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)