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    In the Startling Swan Gang''s camp to the south of Qingshan County Town, near the city gate, inside a tent.

    "Old Zhang, I didn''t expect you to have such skills," Zuo Sheng looked at the detailed encampment defense map in surprise.

    It just feels vaguely familiar.

    "Last time I was careless, went out in the middle of the night, in the pitch darkness, and ended up getting lost in the reed marshes, messing up the job," Zhang Ye''s eyelids hung low in shame.

    "After that, I reflected deeply and carefully investigated many times."

    "I even used the secret paths that were once used for smuggling food to the bandits on Ai Mountain. That''s how I got this map," Zhang Ye''s face filled with sorrow.

    "These past few days, I''ve been working from dawn till dusk, it really hasn''t been easy."

    Zuo Sheng looked at Zhang Ye with mixed emotions.

    If it weren''t for our tents being close to each other, I damn well would have believed you!

    You''re in your tent every day munching on peanuts and drinking wine, you think I don''t know?!

    "To be honest," Zuo Sheng said indifferently.

    "The truth is, I also don''t know how this thing came into my possession," Zhang Ye said frankly.

    This was also the reason he came to Zuo Sheng.

    The encampment map came out of nowhere, and if he submitted it himself, he would inevitably be questioned.

    But with Zuo Sheng as a disciple of Jin Wuduan, that wouldn''t be a problem.

    Thinking this, he told Zuo Sheng everything from start to finish.

    "Last time you went to the reed marshes, were you also knocked out by someone?" Zuo Sheng asked in surprise, "Why didn''t the person who could take you down kill you then?"

    Zhang Ye hesitated for a long while, "Probably... out of habit."

    Zuo Sheng: "..."

    "That nutcase isn''t doing this for the first time," Zhang Ye spoke of his string of misfortunes starting from Qingshan County with a bitter face.

    "You mentioned you noticed similar mesmerizing smoke the night Lin Que of the White Tiger Hall died?" Zuo Sheng''s eyes narrowed.

    "Yeah," Zhang Ye nodded with a complex expression, "At first, I was quite grateful to him. He made me a hall master. But who would have thought, that was just the beginning of a series of misfortunes."

    "Looking back, ever since I encountered this madman, my life has been going downhill."

    "I couldn''t become the leader of the Bailang Gang, nor the master of the White Tiger Hall, now I''m almost left with nothing." As he spoke, the tall man with the bushy beard couldn''t help feeling depressed, "Do you know what they call me behind my back?"

    "The Gang Terminator!"

    "The Catastrophic Pathfinder!"

    "Brother Zuo, my heart is heavy!"

    Zuo Sheng: "..."

    Brother, look at the mess you''re making!

    "Or will they deploy some mysterious magic artifact?!"

    At this thought, Chen Mu couldn''t help but become solemn.

    It''s just that his own strength wasn''t enough. Otherwise, he wouldn''t be here anxiously waiting.

    "At this moment, the upper echelons of the Startling Swan Gang must have received the defense map."

    "They''re definitely gathering their leaders now, uniting their efforts to discuss offensive strategies,"

    Although uneasy, the thought of merely making a few moves with his pen and thus involving the Startling Swan Gang''s experts brought him a slight thrill of satisfaction.

    "My so-called younger apprentice brother, might even have to exert a bit of effort on my behalf now,"

    ...

    Chen Mu''s worthy apprentice brother, at this moment, was dressed in all black, standing in the dense forest near the northern gate of Qingshan County Town.

    "Cheng Yi, do you really just hand over the defense map of the Jinghong Association to me like this?" Zuo Sheng, full of scorn, asked, "Blatantly betraying your sect and selling out the interests of the Jinghong Association, is this all Jin Wuduan taught you these years?"

    "That''s not the case," Zuo Sheng shook his head, "My senior brother taught me this."

    Cheng Yi was stunned. He wasn''t aware that Zuo Sheng had such an unreliable senior brother.

    Soon he laughed at himself.

    It''s like the pot calling the kettle black; he wasn''t a good person either.

    He wasn''t concerned about whether the other party had betrayed their sect.

    "How can I trust you? What if the map is fake?" Cheng Yi said expressionlessly, "If I fall into a trap set by the Jinghong Association, won''t I be at a huge disadvantage?"

    "Suit yourself. We will take action in five days,"

    "By that time, the campsites of the Jinghong Association will be empty. Whether or not you can persuade Chao Tianwang to lend his help and earn this great merit is none of my business," Zuo Sheng said with a shrug.

    "Using another''s hand to do your dirty work?" Cheng Yi frowned slightly, then a hint of a smile appeared on his face, "You want to deal with that lady from the aristocratic family. To weaken her power."

    "Don''t you want to?" Zuo Sheng glanced at Cheng Yi and said lightly.

    "Heh..." Cheng Yi''s lips curled with a chilling coldness.

    "It seems she wants to monopolize all the Thousand Mechanism Tokens."

    "The greed of noble families."

    Zuo Sheng glanced at Cheng Yi, "Doesn''t Chao Fang want to monopolize them too?"

    "I don''t believe he would share the Thousand Mechanism Token with you."

    "Letting Chao Fang attack Sikou Qing, both sides suffering losses, is to everyone''s advantage,"

    "That''s the situation. How you deal with it is up to you," Zuo Sheng said as he turned to leave, "This is my opportunity, perhaps also your chance for revenge against Sikou Qing."

    Cheng Yi stood expressionlessly in place.

    "It indeed is a good opportunity!"

    Under the night sky, a leaf fluttered down, Cheng Yi''s figure vanished, leaving only the swaying shadows of the trees.