"Benefactor, how many throwing knives do you have to be able to kill five thousand bandits?" The bearded man asked the middle-aged man's question.
"I don't have many throwing knives, as long as I can kill," Ye Fan looked at the bearded man and said with a smile.
The bearded man was stunned at first, then he smiled awkwardly.
Obviously, this young man named Duan did not intend to elaborate.
However, it made sense.
For a throwing knife expert, the number of throwing knives he had was a secret that only he knew. Once this secret was known by the opponent, he would lose half his life.
"I'm a straightforward person, so I don't know how to talk. Benefactor, please don't mind me," the bearded man said apologetically as he poured wine for Ye Fan.
Ye Fan smiled and did not say anything.
He did not want to elaborate on this matter to the men, not because he wanted to hide the number of throwing knives he had, but because he was thinking of the eight men from the Qi Family.
Knowing too much would not do them any good.
The less they knew, the safer they would be.
"Benefactor, you must have come here for something important, right?" A younger man asked Ye Fan.
Ye Fan nodded.
"Benefactor, if you need us eight brothers, just say the word and we will do anything for you," the younger man said.
"Old Eight, did you drink too much?" The bearded man looked at the younger man and said, "Benefactor is so skilled, why would he need us?"
The younger man was stunned at first, then he scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Maybe you guys can really help with this matter," Ye Fan said calmly as he took a sip of wine.
Hearing Ye Fan's words, the men looked at each other in shock.
In their opinion, there was nothing that Ye Fan could not do.
"Benefactor, what can we help with? Please tell us, "the bearded man looked at Ye Fan and asked seriously.
Ye Fan put down his wine cup and asked the men, "I want to ask you, is there any place like a swamp in the southwest border?"
"Swamp?" The curly-bearded man frowned and muttered to himself.
"Mud pits, wetlands, and water depressions. As long as it's close to a swamp, it's fine," Ye Fan added.
After the men heard this, they began to think hard.
"I won't lie to you, benefactor. The southwest region has always been prone to drought and little rain. Most of the water used by the people comes from wells. There are no swamps at all." The bearded man said to Ye Fan after pondering for a long time.
"I heard that there is a small river nearby. Is that true?" Ye Fan asked with a frown.
"There is indeed a small river, but it dried up a few years ago," said the curly-bearded man. "Now it is just a ditch. There is nothing but yellow soil."
"In that case, why do you have such good crops here?" Ye Fan then asked the curly-bearded man, "Could it be that you use well water to irrigate the crops?"
"That's not it," the middle-aged man on the side answered and said to Ye Fan, "We use rainwater to irrigate the crops."
"Rainwater?" Ye Fan was puzzled and asked, "Didn't you just say that there is a lot of drought and little rain here?"
"Benefactor, there is something you don't know. We do have a lot of drought and little rain here, but although there is little rain, there will be at least ten heavy rains a year," the middle-aged man explained to Ye Fan, "In order to irrigate the crops, the people built reservoirs specifically to store rainwater. Although the rainwater collected is not enough to grow rice, it is more than enough to grow wheat."
"So that's the case." Ye Fan nodded.
"In addition to here, are there any other places like rivers in the other villages?" Akatsuki asked everyone.
"There are, but as far as I know, there is no water." The middle-aged man replied.
"Sigh …"
After hearing this, Ye Fan let out a long sigh, picked up the cup of wine and drank it in one gulp.
Finding a swamp in the southwest border was more difficult than finding a cauldron.
Seeing that Ye Fan was depressed, the other men also fell silent.
Although they didn't know why Ye Fan was looking for a swamp here, they were still worried for Ye Fan.
"Maybe we brothers are uninformed. The southwest is so big, maybe there are swamps in other places." The curly-bearded man comforted Ye Fan.
"Yes, yes, yes, it must be us brothers who are uninformed." The middle-aged man helped to smooth things over, "Tomorrow I will go to the village and ask a few old people to see if they know where there are swamps."
"Then I will have to trouble you brothers." Ye Fan said to the men.
He knew that they were trying to make him feel better.
It was a pity that he couldn't use his spiritual energy right now. Otherwise, he would have already leaped into the air, into the clouds, and searched the entire southwest border.
In that case, it would take at most two hours for him to find out if there were any swamps in the southwest.
Hiding his identity like this was not a long-term solution.
Not being able to use his spiritual energy was simply too troublesome.
He had to think of another way, a way that could allow him to use his spiritual energy at will and hide from Ghost Eyes Thousand Seeker.
"Don't worry, benefactor, we will do our best." The middle-aged man said as he poured a cup of wine for Ye Fan.
Ye Fan nodded but did not say anything.
"Benefactor, it's getting late. After drinking this cup, you and your wife should quickly go to bed." The curly-bearded man raised his cup to Ye Fan and said, "If we have any news tomorrow, we will let you know immediately."
"Alright, then I will thank everyone here first." Ye Fan said to the men as he raised his cup and drained it in one gulp.
After the banquet ended, Ye Fan and Akatsuki returned to the guest room on the second floor.
Ye Fan stood in front of the window, looking up at the starry sky, his mind full of worries.
Matsumoto Takeyoshi secretly spied on him and beat him at his own game, obtaining several Divine Cauldrons. The three Bell Keepers were killed by an unknown expert who pretended to be him in a single night, causing him to lose all three bells. Ghost Eyes Thousand Seeker's Heaven's Eye forced him not to use his spiritual energy and had no choice but to hide his presence and carefully deal with them. The Great Ming Dynasty and Matsumoto Takeyoshi were both preparing for war, ready to erupt at any moment. The swamps that he had been painstakingly searching for were still nowhere to be found.
All these troubles weighed down on Ye Fan, making it hard for him to breathe.
He did not know when these days would end.
If only Brother Kim was here.
"Phew …"
Thinking of this, Ye Fan took a deep breath and exhaled heavily.
"When the car reaches the mountain, there will be a way. Don't think too much." Akatsuki came to Ye Fan's side and handed a cup of hot tea to Ye Fan. She gently advised, "Have a good sleep first. If there's anything else, we can talk about it tomorrow."
"Okay." Ye Fan took the hot tea and nodded.
The two closed the doors and windows and rested separately.
Akatsuki slept on the big bed with a screen in front of it. Ye Fan laid the two tiger skins on the chair on the floor and lay down directly.
Xiao Zhao obediently laid down beside Ye Fan and closed her eyes to sleep.
As long as Ye Fan was here, she would not go anywhere and would not leave his side.
Although the Southwest border was very hot during the day, it became very cool at night, making people feel very comfortable.
Ye Fan drank a lot of wine, Akatsuki was busy the whole day, and Baihu was very hot during the day. She was sleepy and sleepy.
Just like that, the two people and one fox gradually fell asleep.
Very soon, it was the middle of the night.
Dang, dang, dang, dang …
Just as they were sleeping soundly, there was suddenly a series of gong sounds coming from outside!
The sound of the gong was like exploding beans. In this quiet night, it was very clear!
Phew …
Ye Fan, who was lying on the tiger skin, reacted the fastest and sat up immediately!
He went directly to the window and listened carefully with his ears.
It sounded like there were many people outside. There was a lot of noise and footsteps.
The gong sounds were very dense and it sounded like there was more than one gong.
Other than the gong sounds, there was also the sound of drums and clanking!
There was even the crackling of firecrackers!
What was going on?
Ye Fan frowned. He did not know what was going on outside.
It was quiet just a moment ago. Why did it suddenly become so lively!?
"What's going on outside?" Akatsuki quickly walked out from behind the screen as she put on her coat.
Ye Fan shook his head.
He did not know what was going on either.
Dong dong dong!
Just as the two of them were puzzled by the commotion outside, there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Ye Fan asked.
"Benefactor, it's me."
The bearded man's voice came from outside the door.
"What's the matter?" Ye Fan asked.
"Benefactor, tonight is the lunar eclipse. The villagers are beating gongs and drums to drive the heavenly dogs away." The bearded man outside the door said, "I'm here to tell you that you and Madam can just rest. There's no need to go out."
The lunar eclipse!
The words that came out of the bearded man's mouth caused Ye Fan to be shocked!
Akatsuki was also shocked!
The Southwest border, the heavenly dogs appeared.
The swamps, the Yin and Yang eccentric old man!
Gui Linglong's words were coming true!
At the thought of this, Ye Fan immediately reached out to open the window and looked out at the night sky!
When Ye Fan saw this, his expression changed drastically!
Above Ye Kong, the bright Ming Yue was slowly being swallowed by the darkness!
It really was the lunar eclipse!
Ye Fan exclaimed in his heart.
"Benefactor? Benefactor? "The bearded man outside the door saw that Ye Fan did not answer and immediately asked.
"I got it. You can go now." Ye Fan said to the bearded man outside the door.
"Aye, aye." The bearded man said and went downstairs.
"Gui Linglong was right." Akatsuki whispered to Ye Fan.
"The Southwest border, the lunar eclipse. The swamps, the Yin and Yang eccentric old man. "Ye Fan said solemnly," We haven't found the swamps yet. "
As he spoke, he sat down heavily on the chair with a face full of disappointment.
Yue Hongji frowned and didn't say anything.
If they could not find the swamps by tonight, they would have come in vain.
Rumble … rumble …
Just as the two of them were feeling discouraged, there was a sudden thunder outside!
Hua …
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