Jiguana Mountain is high and densely forested, and there are many wild animals on the mountain. Jian Ning soon aimed at a bamboo partridge. Qin Yifan heard a "whoosh" sound, a flash of red light, and the bamboo partridge fell to the ground with a thud.
Jinbao scurried over, picked up the bamboo partridge, ran back happily, threw it at Jian Ning's feet, licked his lips, and looked up at Jian Ning with eager eyes.
"Take it and share it with Guoguo and the others." As Jian Ning finished speaking, Jinbao picked up the bamboo partridge and disappeared.
"This is amazing, truly amazing." Qin Yifan nodded repeatedly, "I'll order them to come when I get back."
Ding Youtian patted him on the shoulder, pointed to the woods behind him, and asked with a smile, "Can you still walk? If you can, I'll take you to the hilltop over there. Brother Tong and his men practice shooting there every day."
"Who are you looking down on, you bastard?" Qin Yifan punched him in the chest. "If you can walk, I can too. Stop talking nonsense and lead the way."
Before the Dayan Dynasty, Xinggang County was called Xing'an County. It borders the southern part of Yue State. Once a war breaks out, Xing'an County will be the main battlefield. If Xing'an County falls, the Yue State army will march straight to Zhuling County.
Although Jian Ning had obtained extremely lethal weapons from later generations, Yue Kingdom had no shortage of powerful wizards. There was also the example of Jiang Tongpan and his master Ma Lao who were invulnerable to swords and guns. Ding Youtian did not dare to take it lightly at all.
Since taking office in Xing'an County, Ding Youtian had dispatched numerous spies, disguised as merchants, to the Yue Kingdom to gather military intelligence. Knowing that a war between the Yue Kingdom and the Dayan Dynasty was imminent, he had no choice but to make thorough preparations.
Tong Bajin, Xu Dali and Erlangzi led the yamen runners who were not on duty to practice shooting every day on the western hilltop. After Qin Yifan followed Ding Youtian and Jian Ning over, he saw that in addition to the yamen runners, there were also city defense soldiers lying on the ground practicing shooting, and each of them had a long spear.
He looked at it for a while, then asked Jian Ning with a sidelong glance, "Can your master still get these things? If so, I'm willing to spend money to buy some back and equip each of us with one."
"You don't need to spend any money." Ding Youtian smiled and said to Jian Ningyan, "Just send people to come in batches for training. When the day comes, my wife will provide them with guns and ammunition."
Jian Ning stood on a high ground behind him, looking towards the distant city wall. His sight fell like a parabola on the territory of Yue Kingdom outside the city wall, and there was a trace of worry in his heart.
Chen Qinian's father, Chen Dazhi, had been traveling back and forth between Dazhou and Baiya counties for the past few years, building a thriving ginkgo paste business. He had come to Xing'an County a few days earlier to seek Jian Ning's advice. He had a big deal on his hands, and the buyer was a Yue Kingdom noble. While the two countries maintained a friendly trade relationship, minor frictions had persisted in recent years, and he was unsure whether to sell to them, so he came to ask Jian Ning's opinion.
The money earned from the Yue people can be used to purchase military supplies during wartime. Jian Ning and Ding Youtian both replied that it was possible to do so.
You’d be a fool not to make money!
After the supply was fully stocked, Jian Ning assigned Xu Dali and Ding Yang to lead the team to the Moon Kingdom, disguised as escorts. Chen Dazhi also volunteered to accompany them. Since Jian Ning had agreed to sell the ginkgo paste to the people of the Moon Kingdom, he thought of simply opening up the market there, so he also went along.
Xu Dali and the escort agency personnel had returned a few days ago. Chen Dazhi wanted to stay in Jishui, Yueguo for a few more days. Ding Yang knew Chen Dazhi because he had been to Dingxian Village before, and they were both from Jin County. Seeing that Chen Dazhi was alone without his companions, he was afraid that Chen Dazhi would stay in Yueguo and have no help if he encountered any problems, so he took the initiative to stay with him.
Ding Yang is a man who is willing to endure hardships. Over the past year or so, he has been practicing martial arts with Tong Bajin and the other two every day. However, since he is a latecomer, Jian Ning is worried about his skills. If he really encounters something, he will not know his place and will suffer if he gets into a fight with others.
Master Ding San has handed the person over to them. If something goes wrong, how can we be worthy of Master Ding San?
Thinking of this, her brows furrowed even more tightly.
Ding Youtian observed this, remaining silent. He was equally concerned about Ding Yang's safety. After returning to the yamen after seeing Qin Yifan off, he paused for a moment and called over Xu Dali, "Could you please take your men to Jishui again to look for Manager Chen and Ding Yang? If you find them, send them back with a report if nothing is wrong. You can stay with them for a few more days."
Xu Dali said, "Yes, but Shopkeeper Chen may not be in Jishui right now. Before he left, he said he was planning to go to Shangjing, the capital of Yue Kingdom. If he goes to Shangjing, I'm afraid he won't be back for a while, so it will take some time."
Ding Youtian nodded. "Go ahead. Speed up your pace. If you see anyone, tell them to come back. Also, send the person who followed you back with a report so I can rest assured."
Xu Dali accepted the order and left.
Ding Youtian went to tell Jian Ning himself, asking her not to worry about it anymore. Jian Ning said, "If I hadn't worried about it a few years ago, I would really regret not giving them more warnings before they left. Things are different now. If business comes to us, it's one thing to deal with. I shouldn't have stayed there to discuss business. I always feel uneasy."
"Don't worry, I think those Moon Country people are not all unreasonable. Even though they are barbarians, they know right from wrong. Isn't Yuji an example?"
When he mentioned Xiong Er, Jian Ning remembered that Pei Xiyuan and the others had all been to Dingxian Village. Xiong Er was not a big deal, but that Suo Wenzhen didn't look like a good guy. He had also met Ding Yang. Wouldn't it be terrible if he ran into him and mistook Ding Yang for a spy?
Seeing Jian Ning's expression stern, Ding Youtian raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"
Jian Ning told him what he had just thought of. He rubbed his brows. At that time, he only wanted to go to Jishui. Ding Yang saw that Chen Dazhi was very enthusiastic and sent him there. He was really careless.
"Don't scare yourself. Maybe they won't go to Shangjing. Even if they do, it's not much smaller than our capital of Dayan Dynasty. I'm afraid it might not be such a coincidence that we can run into Suo Wenzheng and the others. Don't worry, okay?"
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