"Hey, with all that's left in Deng Laosan's house, just a bed, how can he expect to find a wife?"

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Judging from the reactions of the people at this gambling den, Deng Laosan is clearly a regular customer.

Faced with the taunts from the gamblers around him, Deng Laosan, in a fit of rage, shouted, "What's all the noise about? It makes you all look like you've won a lot of money!"

As he spoke, Deng Laosan cursed under his breath with a sullen face, "Damn it, I don't believe I can't win. Wait, I'm going to go borrow money from Old Man Wang. I'm going to make up for it today, no matter what."

As he spoke, Deng Laosan walked toward a small room inside the gambling den, cursing under his breath.

Seeing Deng Laosan's actions, the gamblers on the first floor showed a hint of mockery on their faces before turning away.

The small room contained few items, except for a simple shelf with some things on it, some iron boxes, a table and chairs, and some iron boxes.

In front of the table and chairs, a middle-aged man sat in a chair and turned the abacus on the table. Next to the man was a wooden box containing the gambling den's turnover over the past few days.

After Deng Laosan entered the room, his indignation vanished instantly as he glanced around and closed the door, replaced by a solemn and serious demeanor.

After closing the door and taking a few steps forward, Deng Laosan said to the middle-aged man, "The target has arrived in Wu'an County and has just entered the Pengcheng Inn in the city."

Listening to what Deng Laosan said, the middle-aged man still kept his head down, working on his abacus, but he did ask, "Have you confirmed the number of people?"

Deng Laosan shook his head and said, "There's an extra woman in the previous report, wearing a white dress and barefoot."

Upon hearing Deng Laosan's words, the middle-aged man's hands, which were abacus in hand, suddenly paused. He then looked up at Deng Laosan and said, "Barefoot and in a white dress, Wanwan of the Yin Kui Sect?"

Deng Laosan responded, "No, the barefoot woman is of ordinary appearance and does not resemble the witch Wanwan of the Yin Kui Sect. However, the two women in the group are the same as those in the intelligence report. They are both wearing black flowing fairy dresses and have extraordinary appearances. One has a cold and arrogant temperament, and the other has a strong domineering aura as she walks. They should be Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue from the Ming Dynasty."

Seeing this, the middle-aged man nodded and said, "I will pass on this information later. However, Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue are already Grandmasters, and according to the information, they are also very intelligent. To be on the safe side, I will arrange for other people to keep an eye on Pengcheng Inn later. You should not go, so as not to expose yourself."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man casually grabbed a few strings of cash from a wooden box next to him and placed them on the table.

Deng Laosan nodded in acknowledgment before picking up the few strings of cash.

The moment he reached the door and opened it, Deng Laosan's face once again showed the same excited expression he had when he entered the gambling den.

Even her face turned red, just like before.

After Deng Laosan closed the door and returned to the gambling table outside, the middle-aged man inside the room pushed the abacus aside and tore off a piece of paper, dipped it in ink, and began to write.

A moment later, the middle-aged man sealed the packaged paper inside the bamboo tube and then sealed it with wax. Before the wax had completely solidified, he pressed the other end of the brush against the opening of the bamboo tube, leaving a distinctive mark.

The imprint patterns are simple and ancient, but if one can read, one can recognize that the patterns form the two characters "队正" (team leader).

He then walked to the bedside, whistled, and a black bird that looked like a crow but also like a carrier pigeon suddenly flew from not far away to the window.

After the middle-aged man tied the bamboo tube to one of the bird's feet, he picked it up and tossed it into the air.

After the bird flew away, the middle-aged man closed the window again and sat back down at the table to continue working on his abacus.

However, the middle-aged man was unaware that just as he closed his window, a bird in the air was suddenly pulled down to the ground by a peculiar force and landed in a fair, jade-like hand.

Who else could it be but Yaoyue?

However, after the bird landed in her hand, as Yaoyue's gaze fell on the bamboo tube tied to the bird's foot, she noticed the wax seal and the special mark on it. Yaoyue frowned slightly, then released the special energy she had been using to control the bird and put it back into the air.

After the bird used to deliver the message flew away, Yaoyue glanced at the back of the middle-aged man's house before leaving.

A short while later, inside the inn.

As Qu Feiyan and the other girls went to tidy up the room, Yaoyue, who had left earlier, suddenly entered the courtyard.

After Yaoyue sat down, the eyes of Dongfang Bubai and the other women all fell on her.

Meeting their gazes, Yaoyue spoke up: "They were indeed coming for us, but they were very careful. They stamped the bamboo tubes they used to deliver the letters with a seal bearing the words 'Team Leader' on the sealed wax. If the bamboo tubes were opened, the wax would be destroyed. I was worried about alerting them, so I didn't see the message inside. Therefore, I don't know if those people are from Cihang Jingzhai or the Bad People."

In response, Chu Qinghe said, "They should be the Bad People."

Then, under the watchful eyes of the women, Chu Qinghe spoke up: "Whether it is the destroyed Sui Dynasty or the current Tang Dynasty, they both inherited the Fubing system. In Chang'an, where the Li clan was located, or in various towns within their sphere of influence, Zhechongfu were established as organizational units for convenient organization and training."

"Each Zhechong Prefecture directly commands six troops, each regiment consisting of two hundred soldiers, with a captain as its chief officer."

"Each regiment directly commands two brigades, each brigade with one hundred soldiers, and is headed by a brigade commander."

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