The system asked me, a weak woman, to challenge a saint

Xiao Yuhan saw these well-trained and fully armed cavalry in the air, and her pupils shrank. When she was figuring out where these people came from and what their plans were, she heard Chen Qi's clear voice coming from behind: "Wang Xuan, Wang Gui , make arrangements for these guards, and let’s go meet the eldest sister together.”

Wang Xuan and Wang Gui had been guarding both sides of the flying boat. After hearing Chen Qi's order, they immediately sent a message to the cavalry below and took out a token. When the cavalry saw the token, they immediately dismounted and worshiped.

The flying boat landed slowly. Chen Qi walked to Xiao Yuhan and said, "Brother, will you come with me to see eldest sister?"

"In a few days, you can say hello to Sister Jiao'er for me." Xiao Yuhan responded.

At this time, Xiao Yuhan did not plan to face Chen Jiaoer directly. Both parties had already noticed the other's intentions. She felt that this was not the right time for a showdown.

Chen Qi was silent for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, I'm going to see my eldest sister first. Brother Wen Ruo, let me know in advance when you are ready."

"Okay." After saying this, Xiao Yuhan and Ye Hong jumped out of the flying boat.

Chen Qi did not take back the flying boat. She turned back to the core and replaced the exhausted spirit stones. Then the flying boat moved to hover in front of the cavalry.

At this moment, Chen Qi's temperament suddenly changed, and an indomitable spiritual power emerged from her body. None of the cavalry on the opposite side was weaker than her, but her momentum seemed to be able to compete with hundreds of cavalry.

"Get on your horse and follow me to Qinglong Fort!" A word full of spiritual power came from Chen Qi's mouth. She ran the Earth Spirit Art, and everyone felt the unparalleled power from her.

Under the escort of two monks, a small boat flew away in the sun and flew away in the sky. Hundreds of cavalry mounted their horses and followed closely behind.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yuhan's eyelids twitched slightly. She shook her head, smiled, and said softly: "I'm afraid I can borrow this flying boat for a few days."

Ye Hong quickly bowed his hands and asked for instructions: "Do you need me to summon Qinglong Fort?"

Xiao Yuhan's eyes were full of tenderness and she said: "It doesn't matter, I was planning to give her a gift."

Half an hour later, Xiao Yuhan was sitting in a quiet room listening to Ye Hong's report.

"Young Master, our Baihutang Foreign Affairs Department now has more than [-] people in Xiapi County. With the support of Qinglong Fort and Xuanwu Army, we have regained control of most of the industries in the old sphere of influence of Baihutang in the Xuzhou area, including Selling spiritual herbs, making spiritual weapons, refining low-level alchemy, hoarding food, reclaiming wasteland, etc.

Now the investment is large and the balance is not much. Thanks to the continuous support of Lingshi from Qinglong Fort, it can barely maintain the expansion. "Ye Hong continued to report the situation after Xiao Yuhan left one by one.

Xiao Yuhan was still very satisfied with Ye Hong's ability. This woman was able to maximize the use of existing resources in a short period of time and revitalize the dilapidated White Tiger Hall's foreign affairs. It must be said that her methods were very superb.

She said at the end of Ye Hong's report: "Tell me about the problem. What is the biggest problem now?"

Ye Hong replied respectfully: "There are two urgent problems. The first is lack of money, and the second is hindered development."

"Tell me in detail."

"Yes, regarding the problem of lack of money, in addition to daily development, we have to support more professional full-time weapon refiners and alchemists, and full-time intermediate weapon refiners and alchemists need to pay ten middle-grade spiritual stones per month. A year is 120 middle-grade spiritual stones.

Then there is the secret development of refugees mentioned by the young master. If we are to independently receive refugees and select talents secretly, we need to provide accommodation and meals, hire teachers to read and read, recruit training instructors to test and improve their cultivation, and also hire The monks protect the station, so the cost of supporting a thousand people for a month is ten pieces of medium-grade spiritual stones. "

Xiao Yuhan calculated that his 100 high-grade spiritual stones and more than 4000 medium-grade spiritual stones would not last long. He frowned and asked, "Then can't we cultivate our own weapon masters and alchemists?"

"Young Master, you don't know. Enshrining these intermediate weapon refiners and alchemists is the one who teaches our own people. It's a different price for them to make spiritual weapons and refine elixirs. And we at least need to enshrine these alchemists. Only after three years as a weapon and alchemist can one develop one's own intermediate talents.

Secondly, in practice, the materials used for refining weapons and elixirs are also a large expense. Although the rewards will be rich in the later period, the early investment not only consumes a lot of spiritual stones, but also has almost no return.

The second issue must be mentioned here. Even if we have enough spirit stones, we cannot buy cheap materials. "When Ye Hong said this, he also sighed slightly.

Xiao Yuhan asked curiously: "Why is this material monopolized by a big family or a big sect?"

Ye Hong shook his head and said: "How can big families and sects value ordinary mid-level materials? There are four Jianghu gangs in Xuzhou that have almost blocked our eastbound and southbound trade routes."

"Oh? Which four gangs, tell me in detail." Xiao Yuhan asked with interest.

"Jiangnan Assassin Group, Wuhumen, Black Dragon Society and the Immortality Sect."

Ye Hong gave Xiao Yuhan a detailed introduction to the four Jianghu sects that blocked the development path of Baihutang.

The Jiangnan Assassin Group is a martial arts gang whose main method is assassination. It is headquartered in the Jiangnan area and is famous for its superb assassination skills and stealth capabilities. The group has gathered many homeless and destitute people, and people who join the group can get food, accommodation and training. Although this gang is called the Assassin Group, they actually never take on the assassination business. They only use assassins' murderous methods to rob caravans. In fact, they are no different from bandits. They are an evil organization that robs the rich but does not help the poor.

Wuhumen is active at the junction of Xuzhou and Yanzhou. Its main feature is "Five Tigers Fist". Members of the sect are required to be physically strong and have certain fighting experience. They need to pass the sect assessment before they can become official members. Wuhumen is quite influential in the local area and often competes with other sects. However, since the old sect leader passed away, the new sect leader disappeared during the invasion of the alien demons not long after he took the throne, causing chaos within the sect. The current people in charge require all caravans passing through their territory to pay [-]% of the goods before they can pass.

The Black Dragon Society is a group of water bandits who use violence and intimidation as their means. The members emphasize force, cruel methods, and pursue personal interests at all costs. It is said that the Black Jiao will have its own weapons arsenal and training ground, but no one knows where their water stronghold is. They often travel along the coast by boat and rob merchant ships and caravans. If merchants do not cooperate, they will be brutally killed.

The Immortality Sect is not actually regarded as a martial arts gang. Its members all believe in Taoist ideas and advocate the practice of internal strength and meditation, with the goal of achieving immortality. The sect emphasizes the relationship between master and disciple, strictly abides by religious rules, and at the same time adopts a low-key posture to avoid conflicts with other sects. However, the Changsheng Cult did not know how to attract a large number of refugees. These refugees often robbed passing caravans, so much so that they blocked the southeastern trade routes. Because the sect's followers are so large and difficult to control, improper handling may have serious consequences.