Lord of the Desert

Chapter 316 Thousand Faces of Wind

Gan Deshou had thick hair and a beard, and his facial features were square and upright.

Sitting on a high chair is quite similar to that.

"Before my father left, I carved several gadgets for him."

he laughed.

"Arhat, King Ming, Yaksha, Shura... only this Bodhisattva has agreed to use it as a token."

"What's your benefactor's name?"

Gan Deshou saw Hong Fan drinking some tea and asked with a smile.

"My last name is Chi."

Hong Fan replied.

"It turns out to be Mr. Chi!"

Gan Deshou turned around in his mind and couldn't think of any names named Chi.

"Young Master is here on behalf of Zhangwuyuan?"

He tried carefully.

"It just happened to be the right time."

Hong Fan shook his head.

Seeing his ambiguity, the rebels wisely did not ask any more questions.

When the conversation started, Hong Fan was first concerned about the situation of the Deoksu Army itself.

The man named Gan is a bachelor, and he answers all questions without any secret.

"Our Desu Army has mobilized up to 3000 troops before. Now it occupies an area about half the size of a county, with a total of tens of thousands of people."

Speaking of this, his face glowed a little red.

"The country of Huaiyang is a thousand miles wide from north to south and [-] miles long from east to west. I know of more than a dozen rebel armies with more than a thousand troops. Counting dozens or hundreds of bandits, there are hundreds of groups. more than."

"Our Desu Army has a name and a surname."

"Although life is difficult, at least I can live it. I'm lucky that I didn't encounter the storm..."

Gan Deshou smiled bitterly.

"Is there a war now?"

Hong Fan nodded and asked again.

"fighting?"

When Gan Deshou and others heard this word, their faces looked strange.

"Long time no see."

"The last time we fought with Pang County was to grab water years ago. A dozen people died on both sides."

"Does the Royal Court of Huaiyang not care about this?"

Hong Fan said confused.

"The Feng family can't control it even if they want to."

Gan Deshou waved his hand.

"The elites of the Tianfeng Army and the masters of the Feng Family have to defend the royal city. The 'Iron Palm Kaishan' just went to assassinate the 'Taotie'er' a few years later."

It was the first time Hong Fan heard the name Taotie'er.

Obviously referring to the contemporary Huaiyang Wang Fengchengyi.

"The Tang family is the largest in the county, but they have no intention of taking care of it."

Gan Deshou continued.

"The nobles of the aristocratic families are still living their lives in heaven."

"The powerful ones want to keep their Tiandiwu Fort."

"Everyone is having a hard time these days, so who would do something thankless?"

After hearing these words, Hong Fan finally understood.

The situation in Huaiyang Kingdom was different from what he originally thought.

The so-called rebels do not represent irreconcilable resistance, but a new equilibrium created after a long period of tyranny.

"I expected the situation to be more explosive."

Hong Fan sighed lightly.

Gan Deshou seemed to be familiar with his expression.

"In the past few years, there have been many young heroes like Mr. Chi who have come here."

He sighed along with it.

"We locals admire it."

"But here in Huaiyang, not only the civil affairs are corrupted, but also the people's hearts are rotten."

He smashed and smashed, smiling suddenly, showing a few white teeth.

"I'm not afraid of the young master's jokes. Our Desu Army is named Desu just because I, Gan Desu, am the leader - this place actually has neither virtue nor longevity."

"And most of the rebels can't even claim the title of righteousness. They are just doing it to survive and to bully others and steal other people's things."

Gan Deshou had a bruise on his face and couldn't help but hold the knife.

"Young Master Chi saved my family, and I have a message for you. If you don't have a huge backer behind you, why don't you just go back and forth from where you are?"

He leaned back in his chair and looked directly at her.

Hong Fan was indifferent.

"Are the other rebels like this?" he asked.

Gan Deshou then knew that the young man in front of him was determined not to leave.

"It's not impossible to change the day."

He said, his expression softening again.

It's like dough that has been kneaded many times on the board.

"But not here."

"Going east from Pang County and passing four big cities, you will reach Duanli City, the county capital."

"That is the ancestral land of the Tang family in Huaiyang. The largest rebel army, the Bai Sheng Army, is also stationed south of Duanli."

"The Bai Sheng Army was assisted by Duan Tiezhang and Gu Qiangui. It occupied several counties and even captured a large city."

"Master Chi, if you are willing, you can go over there."

After several people chatted here, it was already Youshizheng (six o'clock in the afternoon).

The dim twilight crept in through the doors and windows, covering the floor, tables, and wooden chairs inch by inch.

It's like a dying man clinging to everything he can.

"Time flies so fast!"

Gan Deshou smiled and shouted outside.

"Today there are distinguished guests from the north. Let Mr. Liu set up a table and ask for some hard dishes to go with the wine."

The hall was replaced by a round table.

A quarter of an hour later, hot dishes began to arrive.

The wine is rice wine, slightly muddy and sour.

The dishes include a freshly killed roast chicken and a plate of smoked pork knuckles.

"It's really not easy to send a few people out of Huaiyang Kingdom now."

Gan Deshou pulled off a chicken drumstick and handed it to Hong Fan, while he grabbed the other one and chewed it.

"I first contacted Feijie City Zhangwuyuan, and then paid Qianmianfeng to send them to the border."

"But the Huaiyang Kingdom is in too much chaos now; damn, even the Qianmianfeng and Tianfeng armies under Wang Ting are doing their own thing."

"If I didn't have Young Master's help, I'm afraid my whole family would have been sent to Yunlan City."

The "Qianmianfeng" he mentioned is a special department of the Huaiyang Royal Court. It has many experts and functions like an internal guard. It has some of the powers of the Dahua Zhangwu Academy.

After talking about this old incident, Gan Deshou persuaded him to drink again.

Hong Fan could tell that he was probably taking the opportunity to drink.

Not long after the food and wine had been served, there was a burst of footsteps downstairs coming from far away.

Before anyone can enter the door, the sound breaks in first.

"I heard that there are distinguished guests today, and the master didn't invite us to eat or drink."

Hong Fan looked up and saw four people coming in one after another.

At the head of the queue was a short, stocky man with a bald head.

The three people following behind were all brave.

However, none of these four men were equipped with armor or swords.

"Hey, I didn't expect you to be so young. I thought someone wanted someone from the north!"

The short and stocky man looked at Hong Fan and then smiled.

"I don't know if I can afford such good wine and food?"

"Hao Yong!"

Gan Deshou suddenly downed his glass.

"You are talking nonsense like this, don't you take me as the boss seriously?"

"Then I dare not."

Hao Yong snorted.

"It's just that there's been little food in the village recently, and my eldest brother just said we should be frugal."

"Isn't it appropriate to entertain a stranger with good wine and good food?"

He glanced at Hong Fan and saw that the latter didn't care at all and was just drinking.

"Third brother, if you want to make trouble, I advise you to make trouble at another time."

Gan Deshou's voice darkened.

"I'm not making trouble."

Hao Yong smiled with him.

"Brother also knows how powerful Qian Mian Feng is. I am worried that this outsider will attract those evil stars..."

Hong Fan understood clearly that these words were meant to trick his identity.

But Gan Deshou was unwilling to say it clearly.

Probably because he didn't want others to know about contacting the Zhangwuyuan and sending his family out.

[The water in the pool is not deep, and there are quite a lot of twists and turns. 】

Hong Fan thought to himself and took a drink.

But this drink caused trouble.

(End of this chapter)