After wandering outside for a long time, it wasn't until he returned to the City Lord's mansion that he discovered Cheng Yaojin, who had been by his side all along, was missing.
Where did the Duke of Lu go? Fang Er asked Guan Yin with a puzzled look.
Guan Yin scratched his head, looking bewildered: Your subordinate doesn't know. Weren't we together just now?
I don't know what Ma Chao was thinking, leaving this guy as the City Lord!
Fang Er instantly raised his hand again, as if about to slap him. Guan Yin quickly dodged, holding his head, and said aggrievedly.
Your subordinate really didn't notice when the Duke of Lu disappeared. I, I'll send someone to look for him now!
The Heavenly Fire Army under his command in the City Lord's mansion saw this scene and couldn't help but laugh.
Laugh at your sister! Hurry up and find him!
Guan Yin shouted at them awkwardly.
This is too embarrassing. I've been slapped several times today. It's the first time I've discovered that the Duke is so violent. I really don't know how the division commanders endured it.
It wasn't until dusk that the Heavenly Fire Army couldn't find any trace of Cheng Yaojin in the city. Finally, he returned swaggering on his own.
Upon seeing Fang Er, he said smugly: Brother, guess what your elder brother was doing?
Fang Er gave him a sidelong glance: I had people looking for you for several hours. You disappeared without a word, and I thought you had been kidnapped!
Big brother, can we be more mature? We're about to go to war, and you're doing this. It makes me very helpless!
Cheng Yaojin, however, sat down casually in a chair and said with a smile while smoking a cigar.
Hahahaha, no need to be helpless. Your elder brother was helping you maintain order in Suiye City!
To be honest, your elder brother confiscated three instruments of crime this afternoon!
Fang Er was instantly stunned, while Guan Yin eagerly leaned towards Cheng Yaojin.
Duke of Lu, can you teach your subordinate how to confiscate instruments of crime?
Cheng Yaojin beckoned him closer, and Guan Yin leaned in even nearer.
I'm telling you, this man, just castrate him!
As for the woman, you can't cut her, but you can give it back!
Guan Yin was completely bewildered: Stuff the excrement shovel back into her?
Slap!
Cheng Yaojin slapped him on the head: Can you stop saying such disgusting things!
Guan Yin was almost dumbfounded, feeling that he had been slapped more times today than in his entire life combined.
Fang Er looked at Cheng Yaojin in shock: You castrated him?
Cheng Yaojin replied disdainfully: Cut! I, Old Cheng, wouldn't bother with such a task!
Let me tell you, all the people I caught were women!
Fang Er was somewhat exasperated. What exactly had this guy been doing for half the day he disappeared?
Then, before he could ask further, Cheng Yaojin began to explain.
It's nothing much, just urinating in public. We just made them drink as much as they urinated!
Fang Er and Guan Yin looked at him in shock, "Holy shit, this guy would do something so beastly?"
Seeing their strange looks, Cheng Yaojin quickly said.
Don't look at me like that! I made them drink wine! Not urine!
Fang Er breathed a sigh of relief. He had forced three women to drink all afternoon. Thankfully, thankfully...
Wait a minute!
You got them drunk??
That's right!
And then what?
Then, you know... I left them two taels of silver each.
Holy shit! You're destroying the household!
Where did I? I asked them, and they were all widows~
As Fang Er asked, Cheng Yaojin answered each question. In his opinion, this was not a big deal at all.
It was consensual, and I paid them. What's the big deal?
If you dare to follow the Duke of Lu's example, I'll break your legs!
Fang Er noticed Guan Yin's gaze drifting and quickly reminded him.
That evening, Guan Yin had a table full of Western delicacies prepared.
Looking at the mutton and beef on the table, Cheng Yaojin and Ge Zhiwoyang's mouths watered greedily, but they didn't dare to pick up a chopstick.
Compared to eating meat, legs were more important.
Fang Er couldn't help but want to laugh at their conflicted expressions, but he held it back and pushed a plate of grapes towards Cheng Yaojin.
Here, eat this!
I'm not a monkey, why would I eat fruit! Cheng Yaojin disdainfully pushed the grapes towards Ge Zhiwoyang. Big sheep, eat this.
Ge Zhiwoyang:...........
What the hell is a big sheep~~
Even if it's a sheep, it eats grass. Have you ever seen a big sheep eat fruit as its meal?
That night, everyone stayed at the City Lord's mansion. Guan Yin also arranged two maids for each person, but Fang Er refused.
His consistent principle was that undressing was acceptable, but he had to take responsibility!
Including Changle, he already had four at home, enough to form a mahjong game. Adding more would be too much of a pervert.
In the following days, Ma Chao also returned to Suiye City with his troops. Everyone stayed in the City Lord's mansion, waiting for news from Xue Rengui.
They also summoned some craftsmen in the city to assist in setting up a few oil refining furnaces.
A telegram arrived from Chang'an. Zhuzi had already set off, and the person sent to invite Qin Qiong from Nanyue had also departed.
Five days later, Xue Rengui and his men did not find any trace of the infiltrators, but they brought back a special operations team.
The team consisted of twenty people, and their captain was named Ge Luoyang. Compared to when he departed from Shenyang, his face now bore three scars.
Torch Special Operations Team, Mad Lion Squad, reporting to Duke!
Oh, you've already named your squad. Not bad, not bad. What happened to your face?
Twenty people, and not a single casualty after being out for so long, made Fang Er very satisfied.
Reporting to Duke! These were inflicted by lions! We encountered a pride of lions earlier and took them all down, without using guns!
Ge Luoyang stood as straight as a javelin, speaking of the scars on his face with pride.
Fang Er quickly inquired about the process.
These guys, from their departure from Shenyang to their deep penetration into the Western Regions, had been smooth sailing. Following the map they carried, they made their way to the banks of the Volga River.
That's where the Slavs escaped from.
However, upon reaching the Volga River, they did not immediately find clues about firearms.
Their unfamiliar faces and language barrier made the locals very wary of them. It wasn't until they rescued a group of Tang Dynasty merchants who were being attacked by lions that they managed to gather the information they wanted.
Those merchants were transporting goods from Nanyue to the Charlemagne Empire. They were all Tang citizens, so they told Ge Luoyang what they knew.
Following the merchant's directions, they pursued south all the way to the pyramids. Although they didn't see anyone, they found many firearm bullets inside the pyramids.
Fang Er breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the bullets Ge Luoyang handed over.
These are projectiles for breech-loading guns!
And then, since Motorola had not considered any secrecy regarding the whereabouts of his army, Ge Luoyang and his men were able to track his marching route without much effort.
They followed behind Motorola's army until they reached a pass sandwiched between two mountains in the territory of Khwarezm, and even witnessed it being violently blasted open by tanks.
After passing through the pass behind the army, Ge Luoyang led his small team on horseback to bypass the main force and rushed towards Suiye City without stopping.