In addition to the quenching gold sand ore layer that is hundreds of meters thick at the bottom of the Luheyuan Changhu Lake, Lucheng, as the first stop to enter the Pinglu Oasis from the Xixia Corridor, is a necessary pass for the Jinyan Business Road; in the territory of the Xiqiang Kingdom, Lucheng is second only to the royal city in terms of population size and wealth.

If the Jingjue Protectorate can only occupy one city in the Pinglu Oasis, the best choice is Lucheng; no matter how weak the Ye family is, it is impossible to give up the royal city.

However, judging from the situation collected by Du Linan, the Demon God Temple, which supported the rebellion of thieves such as Zhang Xiong and Kong Peng, and the Tibetan and Qiang Kingdom, had long been deployed in Lucheng. With the strength of the Jingjue Army and the Ye family's remaining troops, it would be extremely difficult to capture Lucheng no matter what means it was used. If you are not careful, you may push the large and small forces of Lucheng into the arms of thieves such as Zhang and Kong.

Chen Hai did not give up, but asked Du Linan what kind of tricks he had to cut down the layout of the Demon God Temple and the Tibetan and Qiang Kingdom in Lucheng.

"Although the five surnames of Zhou, Gu, Zhang, Zhao and Yang jointly protect themselves, and do not rely on them, they intend to get along with the Ye family and the rebels, the root cause is that even the Zhang family in Lucheng, who has the deepest entanglement with the rebel Zhang Xiong, is unwilling to break the business journey with Hexi. This year, the losses of the five surnames have been greatly reduced,"

Du Linan sat straightening his back and turned to others, he would not be so active, but Chen Hai created too many miracles. Du Linan knew that it was a great achievement for him to help Jingjue army capture Lucheng, which was enough to offset the clan’s resentment towards him. He said,

"In addition, the five surnames of Zhou, Gu, Zhang, Zhao and Yang are not monolithic. They have only been restraining each other for the past twenty years to jointly control Lucheng. If there is a chance to dominate one another, I believe no one will let it go."

Chen Hai nodded, knowing that Du Linan's strategy was to alienate the five surnames, choose a partner from among the five surnames, pry out Lucheng's defense from the inside, or be able to seize Lucheng with lightning speed, and destroy the Demon Temple and the layout of the Tibetan and Qiang Kingdom in Lucheng with thunder.

Next, Du Linan analyzed for Chen Hai one by one the possible intentions of the five surnames of Lucheng, the core characters of the five surnames, and who are more likely to be attracted by the Jingjue Protectorate.

Qi Hanjiang was initially wary of Du Linan and contemptuous of him, but after hearing his words, he had to admit that Du Linan did have his own uniqueness compared to those arrogant, arrogant and rude children of the clan.

In addition, Chen Hai, Miao Xiong, He Dechang and He Chengzhang went to Lucheng together, which could be hidden from Du Linan's eyes and ears. It can be seen that Du Linan presided over the Taiwei Association. Although the available staff are limited, his work is still done very meticulously.

Liu Hanjiang thought that Du Linan's strategy was worth a try, and patted his thigh and said, "Maybe it's a promise, so he won't worry about these turtle grandsons not taking the bait."

Chen Hai was able to quickly control the situation in Heishan, and he made great promises to Deng Tonger and Han family and helped Deng and Han family become a clan in Heishan, which was supported by Han's children and Deng Tonger.

Chen Hai pondered for a moment and said to Du Linan: "Lucheng is prospered because of business roads, and its dependence on business roads is important. This is the biggest difference between Lucheng and other cities in Pinglu, and it is also the key reason why we focus on Lucheng. But Master Du, who do you think among the five clans, is the most likely to do your best to cooperate with us without reservation?"

"The Zhang family in Lucheng is a branch of the Zhang family in Tianaishan. Zhang Xiong rebelled, and the Zhang family in Lucheng advocated rebellion. We cannot expect them to cooperate with us without reservation," Du Linan said. "The Zhang family and the Zhou family fought two years ago to compete for the water source of Nanyanjian in the southeast of Luhe. More than a hundred tribes were killed and injured, and they made deep grudges. If you don't consider the Zhang family, then the Zhou family is a suitable object. In addition, Zhao Jin, the head of the Zhao family, is the daughter of a merchant in Tianshui County, Yanzhou. He has one-quarter of the bloodline of Yanzhou. He admires the culture and habits of the Xuanxiu Sect in Yanzhou. He is also a possible object to win over. As for whether to choose Zhou or Zhao, it depends on the national envoy to decide."

Such a large bargaining chip can only be opened for one person. In the end, whether it is Zhou or Zhao, Du Linan is serious about his duties and only provides suggestions. In the end, Chen Hai has to make the decision.

"If the surname Zhao and Zhou are easily attracted, I believe that the Demon God Temple will be vigilant and guard against it; and the Zhang family in Lucheng may have been pulled over by the Demon God Temple at this time, and they are all ready to be Zhang and Kong's rebellious inner support." Chen Hai did not think too simply.

"Even if the Demon God Temple has been on guard against it, it will be fine," Du Linan said. "Even inducing the Demon God Temple to attack the two surnames Zhao and Zhou in advance. As long as it can disrupt the situation of the joint protection of the five surnames in Lucheng, I believe it can create an opportunity for the Jingjue army to attack and seize Lucheng."

At this time, Du Linan's eyes began to change again, thinking that this kid might not necessarily want to win over the Zhao and Zhou surnames. In fact, as long as they make some moves, successfully alienate the relationship between the five surnames of Lucheng, completely disrupt the situation in Lucheng, and mess up the situation in Lucheng, they will have achieved their goal.

"Okay, Master Du, you arrange for me to meet Zhao Jin." Chen Hai looked through the information of the Zhou and Zhao tribes again and made up his mind to say.

"Ah..." Du Linan stood there and hesitated for a long time and said, "Although Zhao Jin is easy to win over, he is not sure. It is too dangerous to see Zhao Jin at this time."

Du Linan made this plan mainly because he wanted to alienate the five surnames. He thought that as long as he could lay nails among the five surnames, or even lure the masters lurking in Lucheng in the Demon God Temple to attack Zhao Jin and the Zhao family, they were all successful. However, he did not think about letting Chen Hai meet directly with Zhao Jin, the head of the Zhao family.

This is too dangerous.

This is in Lucheng, where the Zhao family's children gather.

Zhao Jin himself is a late-stage strongman in the Mingqiao Realm, and they cannot ask Zhao Jin to come out alone to meet him. What if Chen Hai went to Zhao Jin's mansion alone to meet him, what should Zhao Jin detain Chen Hai?

This is something that is most likely to happen.

Zhao Jin and the Zhao clan have several choices themselves, and which decision to make in the end is nothing more than to maximize the interests of the Zhao clan.

If Chen Hai goes straight into the tiger's den and sends himself to Zhao Jin's hands, Chen Hai will become Zhao Jin's reward for the Demon God Temple, and the most important bargaining chip for the Demon God Temple to support Zhao's single-handed deer city. There is no need to risk trading with Jingjuejun and Hexi.

Chen Hai said with a firm look: "It is difficult to capture the tiger's son without entering the tiger's den. You can arrange for me to meet Zhao Jin to see what Zhao Jin reacts."

Chen Hai knew that the fundamental purpose of Du Linan's strategy was to muddle the water in Lucheng, but when will the water in Lucheng be muddy, it is difficult to grasp the timing.

Once Lucheng fell into chaos, Zhang and Kong rebelled against the King of Xiqiang and gathered 60,000 to 70,000 troops in more than 300 miles, which was better to seize the opportunity and send troops to occupy Lucheng as soon as possible; while Heishan is two thousand miles away from Lucheng, and it is impossible to accurately determine the timing of sending troops, and it is likely that it will be out of reach at that time.

"Can you make an appointment to meet at Tianxuan Lake?" Du Linan still felt that Chen Hai could not enter the Du tribe's mansion to meet Du Jin, otherwise they would be unable to seize the initiative.

Chen Hai nodded and agreed with Du Linan's suggestion. He was not a casual adventurer.

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After discussing a matter with Du Linan, he handed over all the other people here to Du Linan to call. Chen Hai and Qi Hanjiang rushed out of Lucheng before dark.

The Demon God Temple has been deployed in Lucheng for a long time. There are two strong men in the caravan stranded in the Lucheng City Lord's Mansion, which makes Du Linan unable to see through the depth. Those two people are at least a late stage of Mingqiao Realm and even half-step elixir level.

If there were still people in the Demon God Temple lurking in other stranded caravans, the number of elite troops deployed in Lucheng in the Demon God Temple might be far beyond Chen Hai and the others' imagination, and they would inevitably send people to watch the movements in Wuqiao Lane. Once Chen Hai's whereabouts were leaked, Chen Hai's safety could not be protected by only the dozens of Qi Hanjiang and the low-level disciples of Taiwei Guild Hall.

Wu Meng, Ge Tong and others may not be able to rush to Lucheng to meet Chen Hai until the day after tomorrow.

Chen Hai and Qi Hanjiang led two thin horses along the west bank of the Lu River and headed towards the northern mountain of Wushaoling.

The sky became dark and the sky was covered with dense clouds like fish scales. It seemed that a heavy rain was waiting for them.

Chen Hai stood by the deer river, looked up at the fish-sized rain clouds, sighed slightly, and looked a little hesitant on his face.

"Master, why are you sighing at this time?" Qi Hanjiang asked. He has been with Chen Hai for the past few years, and has seen Chen Hai frequently make plans and decisive in killing. Since he decided to meet Zhao Jin at this time, he didn't know why Chen Hai was a little hesitant.

"The Demon God Temple is back and is re-controlling the countries in the Eastern Region of Jinzhou. I am stopping them at this time, and I don't know whether this matter is good or bad." Chen Hai said.

"What is the Demon God Temple? They want to control the countries in the eastern territory of Jinzhou. Why do we give in to them?" Qi Hanjiang said in confusion.

Chen Hai smiled slightly, and at this time he could not explain the secret of the Blood Cloud Wasteland to Qi Hanjiang.

The Demon God Temple was once the highest sect in the Eastern Region of Jinzhou, and was regarded as the sect leader by the vassal states in the Eastern Region of Jinzhou. However, during the Western Expedition of Emperor Yitian, the strength of the Demon God Temple was too great. In the end, only three figures in the Daodan realm left led their disciples to retreat to the Great Jinshan in the southern part of the Qiang Kingdom of Tibet to rest and rest, and also lost control of the Jinzhou countries.

This time, it seemed that the Tibetan and Qiang Kingdom was secretly causing trouble, destroying the marriage between Hexi and the Western Qiang Kingdom, but after Du Linan said that Lucheng had two figures at the peak of the Mingqiao Realm and even half-step Taoist elixir, Chen Hai was convinced that the Demon God Temple was actually impatient to come back from Dajin Mountain.

There are four powerful people in the Dao Dan realm at this time in the Tibetan and Qiang Kingdom. There may be more people with half-step Dao Dan level, but these characters are all the core and soul figures of the Tibetan and Qiang Kingdom clans. They should not give up their noble status and lurk to Lucheng in person.

Just like Dong Pu, even if he went to Heishan to meet Ye Qinglin temporarily, after meeting him, he would rush back to Tieluling to preside over military and political affairs. Only Ge Xuanqiao was relatively leisurely and could stay in Heishan as a guest minister.

The two characters lurking in Lucheng at this time must be the relatively leisurely cultivator masters in the Demon God Temple who can escape and wait for the situation to change in Lucheng.
Chapter completed!