After The Vicious Cannon Fodder Was Reborn

After The Vicious Cannon Fodder Was Reborn CH 038 Welcoming Dinner

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Tao Mu recalled that at this point in his last life, he just returned to the Shen family, and because of the huge gap in expectations, he had a strong hostility towards Shen Yu. However, everyone in the Shen family chose to not use their brains when dealing with matters related with Shen Yu, choosing Shen Yu’s side no matter how ridiculous, which greatly affected Tao Mu. Regardless of the opposition of the Shen family, he insisted on driving Shen Yu out of the Shen family——his attitude was quite fierce and his methods were quite clumsy.

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For example, he transferred to the college where Shen Yu studied at, and applied for the finance major to prove that he was better than Shen Yu who majored in literature; forcibly squeezed into Shen Yu’s circle of friends, inciting Shen Yu’s friends to target Shen Yu; deliberately suppressing Shen Yu during filming. He even went to the shop where Shen Yu worked part-time and acted as a villain…..Now that he thought back about it, Tao Mu himself felt ridiculously retarded.

That was to say, everything that he did to make trouble for Shen Yu were basically things that could only happen in such immature “abusing the heart” silly white sweet plot stories. In the normal world, it was likely that only mentally retarded people would do these kind of idiotic things.

But at that time, it was precisely because of Tao Mu’s brainless actions that those who originally didn’t like Shen Yu or had no feelings in regards to Shen Yu gradually became attracted by Shen Yu. They felt that this young man was pure and removed from this earthly world, completely different from the many cheap sluts in the entertainment industry. He had a crystal heart, untainted by the world, a little angel who had a slender and gentle appearance but tough and kind-hearted soul.

As a result, these admirers began to act as Shen Yu’s protectors. Not doing anything every day, except for saving Shen Yu from any minor difficulty, all they did was to make trouble for him. Although they didn’t like each other, in the end, in the process of constantly face-slapping him, they forged a strange friendship of comrades-in-arms. Finally, under Shen Yu’s influence, they all put down their grudges and lived harmoniously. They even joined hands to form a business alliance with the Shen family at the core.

After being reborn, out of the influence of IQ-lowering buff, Tao Mu jumped out of the plot logic and reviewed the past again, and found that many plot points were actually worth pondering. Such as——

“Xiao Mu? Xiao Mu?”

After being patted on the shoulder a few times, Tao Mu came back to himself: “Huh?”

“What are you thinking, so immersed in your thoughts?” Meng Qi chuckled softly, “What do you think of your brother Yao’s proposal?”

“What?” Tao Mu looked at Liu Yao blankly.

Liu Yao gave his cub an annoyed look. One shouldn’t be distracted when talking about business!

“What I and your brother Xiao Qi mean is that the waters in Shanghai are too deep and the situation is too complicated, so you little children should not get involved.” It was too easy to accidentally smash the pot! (TN: expression for messing things up, getting in trouble)

“Leave it to us.” Liu Yao said: “I will have Da Hui make a trip——”

“It’s best not to have brother Da Hui go.” Tao Mu said out of caution, “Brother Da Hui had been tailing Luo Yang. If he appears in Shanghai at this juncture, it may attract the attention of interested people. “

After being reborn, Tao Mu would never underestimate the luck of Shen Yu and his group of admirers. So he would be more careful when doing anything——and even still, there was no guarantee. But so long as he could delay for a while while he completed his early stage accumulation to the point he had the ability to stand up against the storm, it wouldn’t matter how he exposed himself then.

In Tao Mu’s original plan, he prepared to act on his knowledge of future decisive opportunities. With Tao Mu’s understanding of Yao Wenxiao, so long as Yao Wenxiao saw Luo Yang shamelessly sticking around Shen Yu, he would definitely not be able to bear it. At that time, if Yao Wenxiao acted the same as in the previous life and decided to one sidedly make enemies with Luo Yang, then he would not do anything. Tao Mu would just choose the right opportunity to hand over the photos Feng Yuan took. If Yao Wenxiao unexpectedly decided to endure it, then he would find a way to add more fire.

As for the way of delivering the photos, this was also something that required particular attention. Tao Mu hadn’t figured out yet, whether posing as paparazzi and post some photos in some gossip tabloids to attract Yao Wenxiao’s attention, or just send the photos to Yao Wenxiao directly.

But he didn’t need to worry too much about such trivial matters. Tao Mu’s real killer move would be in the business circle, instigating the two families and their businesses to fight each other——

Although Sheng’an Group made a fortune from restaurants and catering, it had been operating well over these years and possessed sufficient funds, even beginning to expand to other industries. And in China, if one had capital and connections, the best business to do was real estate.

So long as the Sheng’an Group was not stupid, it would naturally focus on this slab of fat meat.

Tao Mu recalled that at this point in his previous life, Sheng’an Group was planning to buy a plot of land and officially enter the real estate industry in Shanghai. It happened that both the Shen family and the Luo family took a fancy to this plot of land. The three major groups would participate in the bidding held by the Shanghai Municipal Government in October. The person representing the Shen Group was Shen Chen, the person representing the Sheng’an Group was Yao Wenxiao’s second uncle, and the person representing the Luo Group was Luo Yang.

Although Tao Mu didn’t know what father Luo was thinking, actually going to the extent of rejecting the opinions of the board and sending such a useless guy to preside over such an important project related to the future development of the group. But all in all, according to the plot development in the previous life, Luo Yang would definitely unwittingly reveal the base price of the Luo Group while getting in a jealous spat with Yao Wenxiao. However, Yao Wenxiao did not tell the Sheng’an Group after learning this information, but revealed the Luo Group’s base price to Shen Chen. In the end, the Shen family defeated the Luo Group by a mere one million to obtain the land.

After getting the land, the Shen family did not choose to eat the meat alone in order to appease the Sheng’an Group and the Luo Group. Instead, they agreed to join forces to develop this land. This was also the first time Shen Yu’s admirers and the Shen family joined forces in the business circle.

At that time, Tao Mu had just returned to the Shen family’s house, and as an 18-year-old boy who had just come from the bottom of society and had no sense of business, he was completely unaware of the inner workings of such things. But after being reborn, Tao Mu could see a lot of things from Shen Chen’s move.

What was more interesting was that Tao Mu also knew the base prices of all bidding companies.

Then there were many tricks he could play on this matter.

In the next week, the development of FlyNews, as Tao Mu expected, quickly expanded to Yan Film and other universities in Beijing. Even the drama academy in Shanghai had been affected by the school beauty and hunk competition, and students started to register FlyNews accounts one after another.

In addition, Tao Mu once advertised on Weibo, so even some social netizens also joined in the fun and registered a FlyNews account. However, after Tao Mu perfected the programming code, these idle members of society could no longer participate in the selection of school beauty and hunk, which was dominated by universities and colleges. They could only vote.

On the other side, under Long Tianao’s active supervision, Summer Star Entertainment’s artists had also begun to move into FlyNews. The entry of these stars also brought along a group of fans. The input of these fans allowed Tao Mu to launch voting activities outside of the school beauty and hunk competition to Most Beautiful lists.

In addition to the independent selection of school beauty and hunk, this ranking was aimed at people in society who had never studied at university or had already graduated. Taking into account the status quo of a large number of stars automatically bringing along fans, this ranking could basically be regarded as the most beautiful in the entertainment industry.

This headline, which looked very attention grabbing at first glance, immediately aroused the excitement of all fans. Fans who had other idols couldn’t tolerate Summer Star Entertainment idols acting like the “Monkey King”, and began to upload photos of their idols to FlyNews to participate in the competition. Under such operation, the number of website visits soared.

Long Tianao reported to Tao Mu the number of celebrities who had joined FlyNews every night. Inspired by those excited netizens, Long Tianao was not satisfied after all the artists of Summer Star Entertainment registered on FlyNews. He even used his uncle’s influence to privately contact the agents of those artists who were uploaded by their fans and passively participated in the ranking of “Most Beautiful”. And then politely invited these people to register for a FlyNews account. This level of effort was simply comparable to that of the as yet to be employed advertising department and outreach department managers of FlyNews.

Long Tianao’s uncle was the largest shareholder of Summer Star Entertainment, and Long Tianao was the most favored young master of the Long family. Although these agents were puzzled when they received the call from Long Tianao, they did not want to throw a wet blanket on Long Tianao’s interest because of such a trivial matter. So they also registered without giving it much care. At the beginning they truly didn’t care all too much, but soon, this group of people felt the benefits of Internet celebrities and Internet traffic.

But these were all in the afterword.

On Friday night, Tao Mu treated Long Tianao to dinner to express thanks for Long Tianao’s hard work——he had to admit that this kid really helped a lot. Tao Mu was really surprised by the capability of this rich second generation.

“How about it, I’m amazing!” In the elegantly decorated private room, Long Tianao crossed his arms over his chest and proudly asked for credit: “Now you know that having a friend like me is especially useful at critical times, right!”

Tao Mu smiled lightly, and answered “Yes” decisively, taking the initiative to pour Long Tianao a glass of beer.

Long Tianao also felt a little flattered. Omg, so many days of hard work was really not in vain, you finally showed a good face towards this brother.

“In fact, in addition to the celebrity artists, I also asked my friends to register at FlyNews. They are all crazy for it now, saying things like ‘don’t know who is so talented, actually inventing such an awesome website’. This was simply a beauty ranking plus magical dating device. And they all agree that the person who can invent this kind of website must be the same people. They even rushed me to invite you over to play together so that they can know you.”

As Long Tianao spoke, he paid attention to Tao Mu’s expression: “But I know you are very busy lately and don’t have time to deal with them so I didn’t agree. But I have to say, my friends are from very influential backgrounds. If you need it, you can get to know each other. Everyone is about the same age and can play together.”

There was a pause. Long Tianao seemed to still be pissed, and muttered: “Don’t worry, my friends are very different from people like Luo Yang.”

Tao Mu chuckled lightly. He knew what Long Tianao meant. He wanted to say that he would not bully people like Luo Yang. But who knew how much truth was in it. After all, Long Tianao also knew Shen Yu, and the relationship between the two seemed to be pretty good.

After being reborn, Tao Mu dared not underestimate Shen Yu’s protagonist halo. If he didn’t take precautions carefully, maybe one day, this kid Long Tianao would successfully stab him in the back. He couldn’t afford such a thing.

However, Tao Mu would not show the slightest hint of his true thoughts on the surface. He picked up the wine glass and knocked it against Long Tianao’s, warmly coaxing: “Young master Long is a loyal and reasonable person, you are definitely different from surname Luo.”

Long Tianao liked to see Tao Mu smiling gently at him, even his bones felt lighter by two pounds, and his big tail couldn’t help but wag wildly behind him. He lifted his chin proudly: “Of course. I’m definitely not going to bully you. We are good friends. If you don’t believe me, go outside and find out, I am known to treat my friends well.”

Tao Mu had met many people in his two lifetimes, but this was the first time he had seen someone who shamelessly praised himself like Long Tianao.

Long Tianao looked at Tao Mu who suddenly laughed, and chuckled along stupidly: “Right. You believe it too?”

“I believe it.”

If Tao Mu was willing, he could lower his posture to please anyone. Even Cheng Baodong’s constant stubbornness was not a problem. What’s more, Long Tianao was much simpler and easier to get along with.

Therefore, Long Tianao ate very happily during this meal. He felt that he and Tao Mu could finally put aside the grudges of the past and happily make friends. He even offered to introduce Tao Mu to a possible girlfriend——

“My sister, blood related, let me tell you she is very cute. When you see her you will definitely like her. I think that with you being so handsome and so talented my sister will also like you. How about on another day you let me introduce the two of you? Let me tell you, my dad and my mom really cherishes her. If you really marry my sister, you will be able to struggle arduously in your career at least 20 years less.” Long Tianao was a little bit drunk, showing two fingers with a serious face to Tao Mu, insisting on Tao Mu becoming his brother-in-law.

Tao Mu didn’t expect that he only gave Long Tianao a few smiles, and yet coaxed Long Tianao into actually willing to go to this extent. Maybe he went a little overboard.

“No, no, there’s no need. I’m still young and don’t want to have a girlfriend.”

“Don’t mind! You are so handsome, it would be wasteful not to have a girlfriend. I tell you, my sister is really cute. She has a very good personality, much better than mine. And she likes handsome guys the most. If she sees you she will definitely fall in love at first sight and insist on marrying you and no one else!”

If that was the case then they definitely should not meet.

“I am an actor. I cannot have a girlfriend so early. It will affect future development in the entertainment circle.”

“Nothing to it! I tell you, my uncle likes my sister a lot too. If you are with my sister, my uncle will definitely support you. As long as Summer Star Entertainment has the resources, you can have your pick. I will also have my uncle find his old classmates for resources that we don’t have. Let me tell you, do you know who my uncle’s old classmates are? What director of this TV station, the director of that department, the award winning directors, the producers, etc. My dad knows everyone. Just say what you want to act.”

“I don’t want to act in anything. Just don’t introduce your sister to me and I will thank you.”

Tao Mu looked at Long Tianao, who was obviously drunk, with black lines on his face. He could feel a splitting headache. Finally, he managed to send this drunk away. The next day, he still had to go to Li Xiaoheng’s welcoming dinner.

In fact, Tao Mu didn’t understand why Li Xiaoheng returned to Beijing at this juncture. This was the point when the international oil futures market was most turbulent. The market shakes were particularly severe. Anyone who was not careful might risk a forced margin call. Tao Mu didn’t even dare to sleep at night, staring at the market like a hunting eagle. He was almost at the point of drinking some stimulants to stimulate the brain.

And Li Xiaoheng unexpectedly ran back at this time!

Oi, could you have some damn awareness of doing business? (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

But after the meeting, Tao Mu realized that Li Xiaoheng actually had serious things and must come back——the most important life event of all serious things!

“What. Auntie actually pretended to be sick to deceive you to return to China for a blind date?” Luo Yang couldn’t help but laughed in the luxuriously decorated private room, “I say, auntie is too talented.”

“I didn’t expect my mother would actually do such a thing.” Li Xiaoheng sighed particularly helplessly. He was really busy in M country. More than one billion dollars sounded like a lot, but the current international crude oil market had accumulated a huge pool of at least hundreds of billions of dollars under the impetus of those international capitalists. Under the agitation of those international investors, private investors like him were nothing at all.

It was like being in a fishing boat struggling constantly in a turbulent tsunami. If one was careless, one could either be crushed by the frantic and turbulent market or torn apart by the aftermath of the continuous collision of many sides. The pressure was so high that he couldn’t even sleep every day, practically having developed neurasthenia. And yet his family was making trouble for him.

Li Xiaoheng felt a headache and pressed his temples. He then looked at Tao Mu with emotion: “I heard Luo Yang say that you created a very interesting website. I tried it myself last night and also thought it was really good. Whenever you need financing, you can come to me.”

Tao Mu smiled warmly: “Thank you, brother Li.”

He looked at Li Xiaoheng subtly. The other was still in a classic three-piece suit, black hair all combed back, revealing a smooth forehead. His eyes were deep, the bridge of his nose was tall, his appearance handsome, and demeanor elegant. His whole person looked like a typical Wall Street person——his whole body exuding the powerful aura necessary for the financial elite. As if he was ready for a high-intensity business negotiation to come at any time. However, the bloodshot eyes and constant movements of massaging his temples all revealed his fatigue.

Tao Mu’s eyes flickered slightly, and he said very considerately: “I think you look tired and you should take a good rest. Don’t drink Pu’er tea, you can change to a pot of valerian root tea. After eating this meal, go back and get a good night’s sleep.”

The hand Li Xiaoheng stretched towards the teacup paused for a moment, and then retracted without a trace. In truth, he didn’t want to participate in any welcoming dinner today. He had always hated noisy venues and urgently needed sleep. But Luo Yang told him that today’s welcoming dinner only consisted of them and Tao Mu.

Li Xiaoheng didn’t know what he was thinking, he just heard Tao Mu’s name, and when he had come back to his senses he had already agreed to Luo Yang’s invite.

“Alright.” Li Xiaoheng obediently replaced the Pu’er with valerian root on Tao Mu’s suggestion.

Luo Yang watched his childhood friend, who had always been stubborn, actually abandoning his beloved Pu’er under Tao Mu’s persuasion, and suddenly he seemed to have seen a ghost: “You would listen to him?”

Li Xiaoheng smiled when he heard the words, and looked at Tao Mu with an affectionate expression: “In our business, we must listen to what investment consultants say.”

Luo Yang was stunned when he saw this, but before he had time to ask when Li Xiaoheng had become so familiar with Tao Mu, Li Xiaoheng had already got close to Tao Mu and began to talk to Tao Mu about his experience in shorting international crude oil in M country during this period of time.

Tao Mu did not mention to Li Xiaoheng that he was also shorting international crude oil. But he did have a lot of his own thoughts after personally trying his hand for a few months. Usually he had no one to discuss and could only think about it by himself. But at this moment, from his discussion with Li Xiaoheng he benefited a lot.

Luo Yang didn’t understand any of this and was of course not interested in the exchanges of financial terms between the two. It was just that  watching these two people so engrossed in talking, he suddenly had the illusion that he was an electric light bulb. (TN: electric light bulb is same as third wheel)

Luo Yang shook his head a little amused, and forcefully interrupted: “I say you two, don’t discuss such boring topics when you come out to eat. The food will be indigestible discussing such things.”

Li Xiaoheng laughed involunatrily and looked at Tao Mu apologetically and said, “Sorry, my occupational disease. I really shouldn’t talk about these things when I come out to dinner. How about you invite me to watch a movie another day?”

Tao Mu was about to speak when he suddenly reacted and realized that Li Xiaoheng said “you invite me to watch a movie”.

Luo Yang was also puzzled: “What the hell is asking people to treat you to a movie? Shouldn’t the normal way of speaking be you asking him to watch a movie?”

After a pause, Luo Yang still felt that something was wrong. Two grown men, why ask each other to watch a movie?

Li Xiaoheng continued to smile warmly, and patiently explained: “Because I am not proficient in this area. Xiao Mu is a professional. Of course he knows which movies are good and which are not good. He chooses what he is interested in, and I appreciate a high standard film. Isn’t this the best of both worlds?”

Could this be understood in such a way? Luo Yang looked dazedly at his childhood friend, feeling that something was wrong here.

Tao Mu also felt that this way of thinking was a bit different from ordinary people. However, those who have worked on Wall Street for many years were not the same as normal people. So Tao Mu didn’t feel conflicted too much, in any case, he also wanted to make good friends with Li Xiaoheng. There was nothing wrong with spending more time with each other. Thinking about this, Tao Mu patiently asked, “How long can you stay in China?”

Li Xiaoheng couldn’t get angry with his own mother, so he casually taught an aunt, who instigated his mother to pretend to be sick, a lesson. After that, Luo Yang called him out for this welcoming dinner. Now when seeing Tao Mu, he suddenly felt that his decision not to go back immediately was correct.

“I can stay here for two more days. I will return to M country in two days.” Li Xiaoheng looked at Tao Mu with warm eyes, waiting patiently for Tao Mu’s reply.

Tao Mu: “…..”

Tao Mu: “I’ll go back and check if there are any good movies recently. I’ll call you later.”

“Great.” Li Xiaoheng still had a warm smile on his face. Agreeing very happily.

Luo Yang looked at Tao Mu and then at Li Xiaoheng, and couldn’t help but ask: “Then uh, what’s the fun of two grown men watching movies, why don’t you take me together——”

“We two grown men can watch the movie and meanwhile also discuss finance and economics.” Li Xiaoheng looked serious and said, “Don’t you dislike these topics? Besides, you will represent the Luo Group to Shanghai in two days at the land bidding. Don’t you need to prepare for such a big project?”

Tao Mu’s ear twitched, and he immediately looked at Luo Yang: “Are you going to Shanghai?”

Tao Mu’s attitude towards Luo Yang had always been very cold. Suddenly speaking to him at this moment, Luo Yang was a little flattered and nodded again and again: “Ang~ Our Luo Group wants to develop a piece of land in Shanghai. My dad asked me to bid for it.”

Tao Mu hooked up a corner of his mouth and looked at Luo Yang with a half-smile: You actually know competitive bidding?”

“I don’t know.” Luo Yang’s face blushed: “But I don’t need to know. The people under have already prepared, and they know everything that must be done. My role is to just be a human bidding machine. Just submit the bidding proposal at the bidding meeting.”

After speaking, Luo Yang moved closer with a smile: “Why, are you also interested in real estate?”

Tao Mu shook his head and spoke very straightforwardly: “I just heard that Miss Luo takes care of most of the affairs of the Luo Group. I thought Miss Luo would be responsible for such an important project as the group bidding.”

Luo Yang sneered: “Of course she wants to be responsible. It’s a pity that my dad wouldn’t let her. I don’t know what my dad is thinking. You say, my sister is doing a good job so why force me to do it. Now every day she looks at me like I’m her enemy.”

Tao Mu said thoughtfully: “I heard that Miss Luo is also responsible for the management of Longteng Entertainment?”

Luo Yang squinted his eyes as he looked at Tao Mu: “Why are you always asking about my sister? She is ten years older than you!”

Tao Mu gave Luo Yang an annoyed look: “My FlyNews needs influential stars to register and promote it. I hope to talk to Miss Luo and see if she can get Longteng Entertainment’s artists to enter FlyNews. “

Luo Yang suddenly realized: “I heard that the artists of Summer Star Entertainment have also joined FlyNews. That kid, Long Tianao is quite sincere.”

As he spoke, Luo Yang’s tone became more and more sour: “In fact, you can ask me for help on this matter.”

Tao Mu looked at Luo Yang and responded unceremoniously: “Do your words count at Longteng Entertainment?”

Luo Yang: “…..”

Luo Yang looked at Tao Mu with an aggrieved look: “I will tell my sister about this tomorrow. But let me give you a heads-up first. My relationship with my sister is not very good. Don’t think she will directly help you because of me.”

Tao Mu smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I know. You only need to introduce your sister to me.”

“So confident?” Luo Yang squinted his eyes as he looked at Tao Mu: “Are you planning to use the honeytrap scheme?”

Tao Mu was too lazy to bother responding to Luo Yang. But Li Xiaoheng, after hearing this, looked at Tao Mu thoughtfully.

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The dinner lasted more than two hours. After dinner, Li Xiaoheng sent Tao Mu back to school. Before getting out of the car, Li Xiaoheng suddenly stopped Tao Mu——

“Huh?” Tao Mu looked back.

Li Xiaoheng hesitated for a while, and said with a smile: “Good night. Rest early.”

Tao Mu smiled: “You too.”

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Bird Dude Nie Bufan 068 Spending The Days With Wei Di

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Nie Bufan woke up in a daze, feeling that his body seemed to be shaking, his lower half full as if invaded by a hard object. There was also a slapping sound echoing in his ear.

He opened his eyes abruptly, and immediately came face to face with Wei Di’s big face that was full of desire.

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“You…..” He only just spoke, but was immediately interrupted by his fierce attack.

Nie Bufan grabbed the sheets and tried to stabilize his body. After scanning around, he found that it was a strange room, small in size, with wooden structures on the top and bottom, and the ground was also slightly shaking. It felt like he was in the cabin of a certain boat.

“Awake?” Wei Di stopped and stared at Nie Bufan, a pair of eagle eyes colored with desire and anger.

Anger? He should be the one angry, right?

Nie Bufan didn’t pay much attention to the intimate position of their two bodies. He just asked, “Where is this? Why am I here?”

He was watching the guards putting out the fire, but then suddenly felt a pain in his neck. The next thing he knew was waking up like this.

“I brought you out.” Wei Di replied naturally. “We are now on the way to the capital.”

“The capital?” Nie Bufan was displeased. “Why are you taking me to the capital? I won’t go.”

“Hmph, this is not up to you.” A sharp light shot from Wei Di’s eyes.

Nie Bufan directly covered his head with a pillow, punched him twice, and then began to struggle.

Wei Di tore off the pillow angrily, pressed his hands, and then thrusted in hard.

“Ah!” Nie Bufan bent his leg and directly greeted Wei Di’s face with it.

Wei Di pushed away his feet and continued his rampage.

“Help, murder, murder!” Nie Bufan shouted tragically.

“Shut up!” Wei Di roared angrily. The whole ship could hear that damn shouting.

“I won’t shut up!” Nie Bufan said indignantly, “I want everyone to know your, Wei Di’s, evil deeds!”

Wei Di sneered and snapped out sharply with a finger. Nie Bufan’s shouting came to an abrupt end, only his eyes remained moving.

He actually sealed the pressure point for his vocal chords! Nie Bufan thought that this kind of thing didn’t exist at all, because other people in Chicken Nest Village had never used it on him.

“You were much more docile that night.” Wei Di sighed.

Docile your head, this village head was fed aphrodisiac that night! Nie Bufan protested silently with his eyes.

Wei Di seemed to understand what he meant. He clasped his chin and said, “You lying guy, who was the one who said that they have a ‘strange disease and cannot marry in their life. Every time they have sex their life will be shortened by several years’?”

Nie Bufan harrumphed and turned his gaze to the side.

As Wei Di moved he continued: “I really thought you were clean-living and honest, but you were already involved with others long ago.”

Nie Bufan did not reveal the guilty conscience of one being caught, and instead looked directly at Wei Di.

Wei Di spoke again: “But it’s fine, I won’t let you have the opportunity to be with other men in the future.”

Nie Bufan was still for a while, then suddenly hooked his finger at him, motioning him to come closer.

“What are you doing?” Wei Di raised an eyebrow.

Nie Bufan could not speak, so he continued to hook his finger.

Wei Di lowered his head suspiciously.

Nie Bufan raised his head and bit Wei Di’s nose ruthlessly.

“Ah!” Wei Di cried out in pain. When he moved away, there were two rows of obvious tooth marks on his nose, which was also faintly red, like one who drank too much alcohol. It added a bit of comic effect to his originally handsome face.

Nie Bufan opened his mouth and laughed, his throat making weird cackling sounds, and one leg was even swaying triumphantly in the air.

Wei Di was furious, pressing him down for another fierce attack.

This little beast with bared teeth and claws, he must be taught a good lesson!

Facing Wei Di’s offense, Nie Bufan felt like he was a boat rocking in a violent storm, his mind gradually becoming dazed and feeling like his body no longer belonged to him.

At some point, his pressure point was unsealed, and he let out intermittent moans in accordance with Wei Di’s rhythm.

Wei Di’s heavy breaths also passed into his ears, his wet lips leaving light red marks on his skin.

In the chaos, Nie Bufan accidentally caught a glimpse of his face close to his and couldn’t help snickering. The sexy mood was instantly shattered by his laughter.

Wei Di’s face went dark, his nose started to ache again, and he couldn’t help but feel a sense of powerlessness when he looked at this little bastard under him.

Was there a serious mistake in his original understanding of this guy?

By the time they finished, it was almost dusk.

After taking a bath, Wei Di looked at himself in the mirror. His nose had begun to bruise, and the tooth prints were still visible.

He had never thought that he could look so ridiculous before, and he really couldn’t go out and embarrass himself with this face. Coupled with Nie Bufan’s screeching just now, he was afraid everyone on the boat now thought he was a beast. In truth, he did overdo it a little too much, climaxing several times but still forcing his exhausted body to plow on stubbornly.

Nie Bufan smiled carefreely, a leg waving in the air as he said: “If you don’t let me go back, I will continue to bring disaster to you.”

Wei Di glanced at him, not taking him seriously.

Nie Bufan said again: “Don’t blame me for not letting you know, the cost of kidnapping this village head is very high.”

“Oh, how high can it be?” Wei Di replied mildly.

Nie Bufan turned and leaned on the small window and looked up at the sky. He watched the sky dyed with sunset red, an eagle soaring by.

He said lightly: “You’ll know in the future.”

The ship Nie Bufan was on seemed to be a private ship, and it was quite luxuriously decorated. There was a wealth of food stocked on the ship, as well as a dedicated chef and attendants serving daily.

Standing on the deck one could see the undulating mountains on both sides of a river that was full of clear river water. The breeze blew by, causing one to feel refreshed.

This would be a good trip if the people and animals in Chicken Nest Village were also present. It’s a pity that standing next to him was Wei Di, who was currently holding a fan to cover his face.

The journey went smoothly, and the ship docked three days later.

Nie Bufan followed Wei Di and the others into a prosperous big city——Jinyuan City.

The group found an inn to settle down.

Wei Di and Nie Bufan shared the same room. The attendants who were accompanying them already knew their relationship well, and they didn’t show any expression.

Entering the room, Wei Di closed the door, then pulled Nie Bufan over and began to touch him all over.

“What are you doing?” Nie Bufan said angrily. “It’s nearly mealtime. Do you have to be so sexually dissatisfied?”

Wei Di ignored him, swiping away the money bag around his waist, the stash of gold leaf in his sleeves, the jade pendant on his belt, and even tried to take off his boots.

Nie Bufan immediately squatted down and hugged his legs, refusing to give in: “You robber! Why did you take all my things?”

“I will keep your things temporarily, lest you sneak away.” Wei Di remained unmoved and continued to pull at his boots.

“What does that have to do with my boots? They are innocent.”

“Hmmph.” Wei Di snorted coldly, “Don’t think I don’t know how many banknotes you have taken from me in the past few days.”

“What are you talking about? How could someone honest like me take your banknotes?” Nie Bufan retorted without shame.

“Then take your hand away and let me check.”

“You say check and I should just let you check? I can’t be so unprincipled.”

Wei Di’s eyes sharpened, and he suddenly lifted him into his arms and threw him onto the bed. Immediately, he grabbed one of his legs and pulled off a boot.

“Ah——” Nie Bufan let out a scream that was even more tragic than the screams he let out when they were making love.

He clung to the leg that still had a boot on, raised his head and shouted: “I, have, stinky, feet!”

Wei Di was shocked by his roar, his mouth twitched and his shoulders began to shake slightly.

After a while, he regained his stern composure and approached him again.

Nie Bufan shrank in the corner of the bed like a little sheep about to be ravaged, staring at Wei Di with teary eyes.

Wei Di was instantly tickled by this appearance, but his expression became even more fierce, pressing closer step by step.

Nie Bufan grabbed the pillow and threw it at him. Taking advantage of his momentary distraction, he quickly jumped out of the bed, trying to pass by him.

Wei Di hooked an arm and pulled him back.

Nie Bufan raised a foot to step on him. Wei Di nimbly stepped away, but the person in his arms fled again.

As soon as his hand touched the doorknob, Wei Di was already there, turning his body around and pressing him against the door. He said in a low voice, “Have you played enough?”

Nie Bufan’s cheeks were flushed slightly, and his eyes were full of vigor, revealing a stubborn and determined aura.

Wei Di’s eyes darkened. He lowered his head and kissed him, his tongue opening his lips and intruding domineeringly between his teeth.

“Wu…..” Nie Bufan couldn’t breath well. He wanted to use his tongue to drive the invader out, but it was firmly trapped and entwined.

Wei Di’s dark eyes gradually showed arousal. He was originally a person with strong sexual desires. After tasting him, it was as if he had become addicted and could not extricate himself anymore. So with such provocation, how could he stand it anymore?

As a result, he went to untie his belt and his lower half was also pressed tightly against the other, directly between Nie Bufan’s legs.

Feeling Wei Di’s fiery desire, Nie Bufan’s hair stood on end. Taking advantage of his lips shifting away to another battlefield, he wailed: “Uncle Leader, if you really want my boots, I will give it to you. Don’t be so impulsive.”

Wei Di paused, glancing at the sorrowful and reluctant expression on his face, and couldn’t help but want to laugh.

This guy was really…..for the first time Wei Di felt that his vocabulary was lacking.

Through the thin barrier of clothes he thrusted a few times as if venting, then pulled him to the bed. Without hesitation he tore off his boot, and pulled out a stack of banknotes from inside. After counting it, there was no more, no less, the exact amount lost before.

Wei Di looked at Nie Bufan who was sulking, and thought privately that he should be penniless now.

“Tell me what you want, and I will prepare it for you.” Wei Di raised the banknotes and said, “So, these things are unnecessary for you.”

Nie Bufan muttered: “Isn’t this imprisonment in a disguised form?”

“How can this be imprisonment?” Wei Di comforted, “It should be more appropriate to say being kept.”

Was there any difference? Nie Bufan glared at him contemptuously.

Wei Dian touched his head and spoke in a way one would tease a pet: “Be good and clean up, it’s time to eat.”

“What’s there to clean up?” Nie Bufan spoke with loose hair, messy clothes, and only cloth stockings on his feet. “I’m going to eat like this.”

Wei Di narrowed his eyes and threatened: “Don’t even think about eating unless you clean yourself up.”

“If you let me go hungry, I will run around naked!”

Wei Di felt silent and ​​stared at him, as if trying to penetrate his inexplicably structured head.

After a long while, Wei Di flicked his sleeves and opened the door to order: “Bring dinner in later! We will eat in the room today.”

Nie Bufan flopped on the bed, pulled the quilt over his head, and wailed silently: He really wanted to beat him to death!

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AN: A small skit——

Gongs: “Nie Bufan, how come you spared Chen Muran, the beautiful and unparalleled gongzi, from your evil clutches?”

Village Head Nie: “Beautiful and unparalleled? I think he is like a grass mud horse.”

Gongs: “…..”

Chen Muran ran away in tears.

Gongs: “Then what do you think of us?”

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Village Head Nie pointed at them one by one: “Snake (Si Chenyu), Leopard (Li Yi), Peacock (Li Huai), Loyal Dog (Zhang Junshi), Bulbul bird (Wang Shichan)”

Gongs: “…..You have it quite difficult, actually having such hardcore taste as bestiality.”

Village Head Nie was puzzled: “Beastiality? I always thought it was beast x beast.”

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The Cruel Tyrant CH 068 Love Rivals

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Yang Zifei hurried back to the manor. Seeing his father was like seeing a life savior. He rushed forward and grabbed Yang Hanbo, incoherent words coming out in a panic: “Dad, escape, we have to escape…..”

Yang Hanbo was shaken dizzy by the other and quickly ordered a servant to pull him away. Looking at an obviously overwhelmed and frightened Yang Zifei, he reprimanded unhappily: “What kind of demeanor is this, weren’t you going to arrest those two filthy commoners? Well, where are they?”

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“Dad…..” Yang Zifei tremblingly said: “We are in big trouble!”

Yang Hanbo said disapprovingly: “What trouble, isn’t it just two filthy commoners?”

As a senior provincial official of a whole county, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was the local tyrant of the area. There were only a handful of people in the Qing kingdom that could scare him. Yang Hanbo said with seeming confidence: “Speak, what are the backgrounds of those two.”

“Crown Prince…..” Yang Zifei replied with a look of fear: “Dad, one of the two is the current Crown Prince, dad, we have to leave! Or else it will be too late, the Crown Prince might even be on his way here to kill us.”

Crown Prince!

Hearing these two words, Yang Hanbo’s pupils dilated, his whole body feeling as if it had fallen into an ice cellar, his hands trembling uncontrollably. He tried to calm himself, and scolded: “Nonsense, how could the Crown Prince come to Anyang County? This must be a fake.”

It was not that Yang Zifei didn’t think of this, but if this really was the Crown Prince, wouldn’t they be facing a dead end? Yang Zifei persuaded: “Dad, let’s escape now. If he is really the Crown Prince then by staying here there will only be death. And if it’s a fake then it’s not too late to come back for revenge.”

Yang Hanbo struggled for a while, after all, he couldn’t just easily let go of his life’s hard work here. Yang Zifei saw his hesitation and immediately ran inside to pack up his things.

“Dad, I don’t want to die, I’m going to go ahead first.”

Yang Hanbo bitterly scolded “unfilial son”, and hurriedly followed. In the end, life was more important. But before the two of them even left the manor they were surrounded by soldiers led by Zhao Yuanshan.

Yang Hanbo and his son were brought to Su Mu. Su Mu ignored this pair of father and son’s begging for mercy. He just lightly ordered them to be escorted to the imperial city for processing by the Ministry of Justice and didn’t bother with this matter anymore.

The people around all retreated under Su Mu’s orders. The shameless guy, Ye Qingfeng, seeing that Su Mu was now free, siddled over with a look of evil intentions: “Darling, your business is done, isn’t it? It’s my turn now.”

Su Mu glanced at him and suddenly said, “Go and become the Wulin leader of jianghu!”

“What?” Ye Qingfeng was confused by Su Mu’s words that seemed to have come out of nowhere.

Su Mu picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea, saying: “Jianghu is also a huge force to be reckoned with and needs to be in the hands of reliable people.”

Ye Qingfeng wiped away the smile on his face, frowning as he said: “Darling, the people of jianghu are used to being free and loose. I am afraid it won’t be so easy to get them to listen to you. Besides, many jianghu people are actually very disgusted with the imperial court. Recruiting them is not very possible.”

Su Mu put down his teacup and glanced at Ye Qingfeng’s rarely serious face and replied: “Who said I want to recruit them, didn’t I ask you to go? You have a lot of connections in jianghu made over these years, so you coming forward would be the best solution.”

Ye Qingfeng hesitated: “But…..”

Su Mu raised his hand and interrupted him, “I know what you are worried about. Although the people of jianghu are dissatisfied with the court, so long as they don’t openly rebel, I won’t take action against them. Asking you to manage the people of jianghu does not mean I want you to use them. I only want you to keep watch on them so they don’t just fight and kill all day long. Jianghu people possess hostility towards the court so I don’t plan to send someone to manage them directly. In addition, the New Laws have just been implemented. I don’t have that much spare energy to suppress the fighting and conflict among the factions and sects, so that’s why I need you to watch them for me.”

Ye Qingfeng finally felt reassured. He really thought that Su Mu was going to take action against jianghu. It was really difficult to choose between his lover and friends. Ye Qingfeng was relieved, but his face showed a sad expression: “Darling, I hate managing this kind of troublesome thing the most.” Then he changed his tone, sweeping Su Mu up and down with thief eyes: “But, darling, if you compensate me enough, I can consider it.”

Su Mu lifted his eyes and glanced at him deeply, a smile appearing on the corners of his mouth as he said: “When things are done, then we’ll talk about compensation.”

“No, I have to collect my deposit first.”

Ye Qingfeng was helplessly seduced by Su Mu, eagerly throwing himself at the other. But unexpectedly, a sharp sword energy attacked him from out of nowhere, causing Ye Qingfeng’s hair to stand on end as he hurriedly avoided it.

With a ‘bang’, the wooden table was cut in half, the cut so smooth as if it had been polished.

Gu Yunzhou suddenly appeared in the room, looking at Ye Qingfeng with eyes full of murderous intent. Ye Qingfeng stood opposite Gu Yunzhou and stared at him with equal hatred. Love rivals see red the moment they meet. Neither of them gave ground, wishing nothing more than for the other to disappear immediately.

The atmosphere in the room became more and more tense, like a bowstring stretched to a breaking point. Su Mu sat on the stool and looked at the two with a slightly guilty conscience. Seeing that they were about to come to blows, Su Mu had no choice but to toughen his skin and cut in: “Uh, let’s sit down and have some tea.”

The two turned their heads at the same time when they heard the words. Ye Qingfeng had an accusing expression on his face as if looking at a heartless slag while Gu Yunzhou had no expression on his face, but the sorrow in his eyes was quite obvious. He looked at Su Mu earnestly and said: “Come with me.”

Su Mu felt a pain in his heart but before he could say anything, Ye Qingfeng on the side instantly cut in: “Delusional!” 

Ye Qingfeng looked at Su Mu angrily and said, “If you dare to leave, I will die in front of you!”

Su Mu glared at him speechlessly. 

Gu Yunzhou’s voice sounded again, slightly hoarse. “Come with me.”

Ye Qingfeng was well aware that he couldn’t beat this guy in martial arts. He stared at this pair of adulterers bitterly. He grabbed Su Mu’s hand and walked towards the door. Su Mu was violently pulled up by Ye Qingfeng but he only just gained his footing when his other hand was also caught. One person was trying to pull him out towards the door, while the other person inside the room kept his other hand in a death grip.

Seeing this scene straight out of a TV drama suddenly showing up in real life with him as the protagonist, Su Mu wanted nothing more than to beat some IQ into these two guys. He circulated his inner force and broke away from the two people’s restraint.

As a result, the two of them looked at him with wounded expressions before disappearing one after the other, one through the door and one through the window. Su Mu looked left and right, conflicted on who he should chase after. In the end, he slammed the door with a belly full of anger and took up the documents on Anyang County brought over by Zhao Yuanshan.

Hmmph! Business comes first.

But Su Mu only just read for a short while when he heard the voice of a soldier coming from outside the door, saying: “Gongzi, there is a girl outside the door requesting to see you, saying that she has come to thank you for saving her yesterday.”

Su Mu recalled the two girls who fell into the lake yesterday, but Su Mu was not a fool and naturally realized that one of them was interested in him. He didn’t want to give her the wrong message, so he said to the door: “Tell her I am feeling unwell and have her go back.”

“Yes.” The soldier hurriedly replied, and after a while he came back again and said, “Gongzi, the girl said that there is a man named ‘Fan Qiang’ who is plotting against you and to please be careful.”

Fan Qiang? Su Mu didn’t recall any person with this name. Anyway, he had countless enemies so Su Mu didn’t take it to heart. Instead, he asked, “Where is that girl now?”

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She had specially come here to report this to him, so it wouldn’t be good to completely ignore her.

“The girl has already left.” The soldier replied.

This was also fine. In any case, he didn’t know how to interact with the women of this era.

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Sect Leader Is Under Great Pressure CH 013 Is This An Opponent?

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Dawn approached, the sea of ​​clouds was roiling, and the high peaks stood tall and rugged amidst the clouds.

A giant tortoise as big as a palace slowly swam out of the sea of ​​clouds and stopped at the mountain cliffs.

“Why are you so late? I’m nearly late to morning class.” A female cultivator rushed onto the turtle’s back holding a booklet bound by white jade and complained.

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“It’s cold.” The cloud tortoise opened its huge mouth and said slowly.

“It’s cold, we are also cold!” The cultivators who came up behind also voiced their complaints, “It really delays our cultivation.”

“That’s right, Elder Bai’s class! If we arrive even a little late there won’t even be any ground to sit on, we can only find a spot on the pine branches!”

“At least empty pine branches means that it is not too late. But I bet we can only listen to the lecture at the foot of the mountain now.”

“Senior Brother, I already said that we can’t be stingy with money! Cloud tortoises have no concept of time.”

“If it weren’t for the other fast-moving ones already taken, I wouldn’t have chosen cloud tortoises.”

“If you need to hibernate, then don’t come out to do transit!”

The cloud tortoise calmly remained parked next to the cliff, turning a deaf ear to the complaints.

After a few breaths, the people on the cliff had all arrived, and a faint light radiated from the periphery of the tortoise shell, enveloping the entire crowd. The cloud tortoise shook its head and tail, swimming slowly towards the distant sea of ​​clouds.

After about an hour, the cloud tortoise stopped at another lush mountain peak.

“That will be 5 spiritual coins.” The cloud tortoise said.

The crowd on the turtle’s back had no time to complain, one by one they went up to place their passenger fees in a cavity in the tortoise’s shell. They all gracefully jumped down from the tortoise’s back, and along with the other passengers getting off from the surrounding cloud tortoises they all rushed to the top of the mountain in the distance.

“Aren’t you going?” The cloud tortoise turned its head and asked the last passenger still sitting on its shell, “Elder Bai only holds a lecture once a year. It’s a pity to miss it.”

The young man glanced enviously at the distant mountain top, then retracted his gaze: “I have other important things to do. I am going to Yangshuo Peak, please transport me a while longer.”

“I like the word ‘please’ that you said. Those little brats are not polite at all,” The cloud tortoise moved its body with satisfaction, meandering among the clouds, and said leisurely, “Looking at the vast and beautiful world, how can one be anxious about everything and ignore the scenery around us?”

The young man nodded and praised: “Mr. Tortoise, you have a long life span, so you naturally follow your heart’s way. After all, the life span of my senior brothers and sisters is short, and it is common to be anxious occasionally.”

“That’s true. Us cloud tortoises live for tens of thousands of years. It’s a pity,” The cloud tortoise sighed faintly. “The world is difficult and dangerous. No matter how long the lifespan is, it can’t be matched by the greed of the world. Life can be long but fortune can never last long. Of those in my tortoise clan, how many have actually died of old age?”

“You must be joking with me, are you not ten thousand years old, Mr. Tortoise? You have a strong cultivation base, and will live for another 100,000 years.” The young man said sincerely.

“What’s the use of living long? In regards to cultivating, your human race is blessed, like the Sect Leader, who is but a thousand years old, and yet could already easily kill Great Sages of the spirit demon race a hundred years ago. Indeed, it is the truth that the heavens are always fair.” Even though the cloud tortoise said this, he was still a little proud of his race’s talent, “but why do you want to go back to Yangshuo Peak, child? After entering the inner peaks, you little brats rarely return to the outer peaks.”

“We will set out from Yangshuo Peak for the Foundation Establishment competition, and I am going to participate in the competition.” He said politely.

“The Foundation Establishment competition… I remember that the inner peaks have someone to send you off, why didn’t you go with those birds?” The cloud tortoise wondered. Kun-Lai provide spiritual birds and cloud tortoises for Foundation Establishment disciples who have yet to reach the Golden Core Formation Stage and couldn’t fly far on their own power. It’s just that the cloud tortoises were much slower, but relatively, also much cheaper.

“I am Feng Qingxiu.” The young man smiled, not embarrassed by his strange way of gaining fame, “I have not yet entered the inner peaks and cannot ride for free. It is too expensive to pay directly, and I must be frugal.”

“Ai, you are the unlucky person who was taken off the Dao Disc. On this matter, Ji Mingyu has gone too far. A lot of people are discussing this,” The cloud tortoise said with contempt. “Earlier, that Ye Han had actually grabbed a firebird and declared that he wanted to make a spiritual pet contract with it and was almost burned into a crisp by the firebird.”

Feng Qingxiu was slightly surprised: “Why did that happen, did no one tell him that the spirit demon races are not beasts?”

When Kun-Lai was first established, many spirit demon races were captured by the Sect Leader and contracted as servants. Those who performed well later had their contracts cancelled and allowed to go back home.

However, these spirit demons felt that Kun-Lai had very good benefits and they did not want to leave, so they eventually stayed.

Many of these spirit demons were even now negotiating with Kun-Lai high-level cultivators for their descendants to participate in the Dragon-Phoenix Selection, and there were often small-scale conflicts regarding this matter.

Although the firebird race was small, their speed was comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators, and they were widely used and paid. So Ye Han was truly lucky not to be burnt to death from trying to make a master and pet contract.

“His nostrils are stuck higher up towards the sky than even the ox spirit demon clan. Who wants to even talk to him more than necessary.” The cloud tortoise snorted with disdain, “It’s not easy for us to find work in Kun-Lai, so we can’t antagonize other people because of him.”

“That’s why I found you for transit.” Feng Qingxiu smiled.

“That’s true. Earlier, us cloud tortoises weren’t so slow. It’s just that in recent years, many little ones have grown up and are not greedy, willing to transit passengers for just a coin. Ai, with the chaotic prices, no one can make much of a living. So some slack off,” The cloud tortoise complained, “I heard that those birds have a similar situation. Recently, they have all begun to carry goods as well.”

“It should be fine, they can’t carry too many goods.” Feng Qingxiu comforted.

“I hope so,” The cloud tortoise didn’t want to continue talking about this either, and changed the subject, “By the way, is the secret realm you mentioned the one in Wuling Sea?”

“Exactly, do you know about it Mr. Tortoise?” Feng Qingxiu asked curiously.

“Of course, when I was a tender young tortoise, the secret realm was already there. Great Xuan still existed. Wuling Sea was a Great Xuan prince’s territory. Later, he was killed by the spirit demon clans and his tomb was built there. That’s why it’s called Wuling Sea.” The cloud tortoise said proudly, “That secret realm was first opened at that time, and many Xiu Cai came to take the test. It was very lively back then.”

“Mr. Tortoise is really knowledgeable!” Feng Qingxiu exclaimed.

“If you live a long time, you naturally know a little bit more.” The cloud tortoise looked left and right checking whether there were any other people. He felt that this child was indeed pleasing to the eye, so he said a few more words, “Later, when the Wuling Sea Secret Realm was discovered, I went there together with the first team of Kun-Lai investigators because I knew somewhat about it. I can tell you a little bit about what to pay attention to.”

“This is not good, it’s better to not say more about it.” Feng Qingxiu refused.

“What’s not good, that Ye Han will also go and he must know more than you. Let me tell you, you go and kick the butt of that entitled brat who can’t even distinguish between spirit demons and spirit beasts, understand?” The cloud tortoise stretched his neck and turned his head one hundred and eighty degrees.

“This…” Feng Qingxiu still hesitated.

“Then, from the entrance of the secret realm, there is…” The cloud tortoise spoke slowly, elaborating on the situation inside the secret realm.

Feng Qingxiu also listened carefully.

Two hours later, the cloud tortoise stopped on the cliff of Yangshuo Peak.

Feng Qingxiu thanked him and prepared to pay the fee.

“No need, just teach that brat a good lesson.” The cloud tortoise put away the money on his back.

“I will try my best.” Feng Qingxiu walked down the cloud tortoise, thought for a moment and then took out a small bag, saying sincerely, “This is the Azure Rice of Shennong Peak. It has the effect of unlocking wisdom. You can take it back and give your grandchildren a taste, Mr. Tortoise.”

“This is good, this is good!” The cloud tortoise stretched out his head and accepted the small bag with great satisfaction. Shennong Peak planted many grains for humans but few grains suitable for spirit demons. There were only so many quotas for Azure Rice every year. The spirit demon race had many descendants and it took a lot of effort to buy all that they need, “I won’t delay you. Next time you need my help, come to Yushou Peak to find me, just ask for Gui Qi. My granddaughter has just grown up and is at the perfect age to act as your transit. No money is required. Just feed her some food. I can also introduce you to any spirit demon clan you like, so remember to come.”

“I will definitely go to visit.” Feng Qingxiu nodded and agreed.

The cloud tortoise had already zoomed off, as if he was afraid of Feng Qingxiu regretting giving that small bag of Azure Rice.

Feng Qingxiu smiled slightly, and ticked off the strategy “Ask an elder of the spirit demon race for the details of the secret realm” in his head.

The results were gratifying, and it was not in vain that he waited a whole night for the oldest cloud tortoise.

Walking up to Yangshuo Peak on the ancient bluestone road again, he saw many disciples rushing towards morning class by shortcut, flying and leaping up the cliffs. From a distance, it was like a pilgrimage of a hundred birds. This was a famous sight in Kun-Lai. Looking back on the past, Feng Qingxiu felt a bit nostalgic.

He walked to the familiar main hall, and as he expected, the hundred or so Foundation Establishment disciples of his class had already arrived in advance.

When they saw him, their expressions were complex, some sympathetic, some gloating, but only two were willing to come forward and talk to him. After all, he was now a person who “offended the daughter of the Sect Leader” and those who did not have a strong friendship with him would not take the initiative to invite trouble.

Feng Qingxiu didn’t mind, and chatted with the two friends about the current situation, reassuring them that he still had a chance. Soon they started to talk about which peaks the surrounding senior brothers were recently.

And then examined the characteristics of each peak one by one… Before, when he first got the Net Charm, he did a lot of homework to select the peak most suited for him, pondering on his future for several months long. For example, the senior sister on the right had just entered Yushou Peak. They would choose a favorite beast for protection in the early stage, and if one had no backing, the choice of beast were usually insect or reptilian beasts like bees, scorpions, and snakes. They were cheap and didn’t need too much food. Moreover, upgrading them was also easier and even if they died one wouldn’t feel too much heartache. They were the first choice for novices… so he had brought a lot of realgar today.

As for the two friends who had been chatting with him, he had beaten them too many times, so he didn’t need to be familiar with their fighting style.

He did not see any newcomers, except for…

“Thump!” 

A young man in a fancy robe jumped off a huge firebird and landed in the open space in front of the entrance. The firebird didn’t waste any time, turning and flying away immediately.

“It’s better for you guys to give up early,” The young man looked arrogant, exerting his spiritual aura over the crowd, the pressure of a full level Foundation Establishment cultivator pressing down on everyone without reservation. “This time’s competition, I will be taking first place!”

Those who had reached low or mid-level Foundation Establishment were already considered very good for their age, but in the face of his peerless talent, they couldn’t help but be overshadowed.

But like this, it undoubtedly stoked everyone’s ire.

“Ye Han, I’m surprised the firebird was actually willing to carry you just now, you must have had to pay a lot of money, right?” Someone laughed.

“I hope you can still say the same when we are in the secret realm.” Ye Han glanced at the speaker coldly, and then turned back towards Feng Qingxiu again.

Feng Qingxiu smiled. He did not mention the previous agreement that the other should avoid him.

Ye Han snorted, and said to the presiding teacher who had just entered the door next to him: “Call me when we depart!”

Then he walked out of the door.

The surrounding Foundation Establishment disciples immediately gathered around Feng Qingxiu.

“What a rude person!”

“Senior Brother Feng, you must teach him a lesson this time!”

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Feng Qingxiu nodded his head in agreement while exchanging brief words with them. He had a good demeanor and along with their past acquaintance, everyone naturally chatted happily with him.

“A group of inferiors using each other, nothing more than that!” Ye Han looked at them from outside coldly and disdainfully said, “Only power is everything!”

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His voice was not small, and they were all cultivators so they naturally glared at him in displeasure.

Feng Qingxiu sighed in his heart, he couldn’t feel any pressure at all~

Ye Han made it so easy, it truly took away any feeling of accomplishment.

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After Becoming The Tyrant CH 031 The Armored Cavalry Of The Rose Family

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“So, you are saying that he took the negotiating team and voluntarily left Truu City to come to Metzl?”

The King and the Duke of Buckingham were standing in the pavilion. Hearing the words of the Duke of Buckingham, the King seemed to be a little interested.

“What is your suggestion? Do you think I should put him to death?”

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The Duke of Buckingham smiled slightly and found that he and his nephew’s thoughts coincided with each other: “No, I am here to intercede on his behalf.”

“The reason?”

The King was not angry.

“Because he is a romantic idealist——in the words of those court poets.” The Duke of Buckingham sighed, “He is too idealistic. The reinforcements that Grand Duke Grice wanted to call in were actually him and his soldiers, but after Grand Duke Grice threw in his lot with the Holy Court, he chose not to move.”

“A brave man who is too righteous to the point of stupidity.”

The King gave his evaluation.

“It sounds like you are very impressed with him.” The Duke of Buckingham asked with interest.

“Of course.” The King smiled. “A general who can stand in a stalemate with the Bressi Expeditionary Force for nearly a month while lacking both ammunition and food. Even if he is an idiot, he is also an idiot that needs special attention.”

The Duke of Buckingham laughed: “Yes, Your Majesty. It is exactly so——that guy is politically stupid, but he is an outstanding military genius.”

The King did not care about the hundreds of nobles, but he absolutely cared about a military genius, a general who could risk his life for his soldiers. He could even tolerate the Devil who wanted to take away his life twice, let alone a general with an overly romantic spirit?

In a few words, this pair of uncle and nephew reached a consensus.

At this time the north wind blew past again, the heavy snow falling down. The Duke of Buckingham glanced at the Black Tower inadvertently and then suggested to the King that he should go back. Baron Sheehan had been waiting in the palace for a while now.

“He won’t care about waiting a little longer.”

Despite saying that, the King left the pavilion.

………………

Drip, drip, drip.

The blood fell drop by drop on the icy rock, and the Mad Queen pressed her face on the icy iron railing, staring at the King’s fading back in the backdrop of the falling snow.

“Child, my child, Pureland, my Pureland!!!”

The King’s figure finally disappeared completely from sight, and the cry of the Mad Queen suppressed in her throat finally broke out. She threw back her head, crying in joy and pain.

“My child! Pureland! He is alive! He is alive!”

In the dark tower, her cries resounded in a long echo.

“Yes, he is alive.”

The voice of the Duke of Buckingham sounded calmly.

The Mad Queen suddenly turned around to look at the Duke of Buckingham in a scarlet cloak standing not far behind her.

The Duke of Buckingham’s eyes fell on the Mad Queen’s hands, and he showed a complex expression of “as expected”: “This is something you are capable of doing.”

The Mad Queen held a thin piece of black iron blade in her hand. She held the iron blade with her left hand, the blade digging deep into the flesh of the Queen’s palm, probably even embedding into bone. The Mad Queen’s hand was covered in blood, but by now the blood was already frozen by the cold weather, causing the wound to look particularly terrifying.

Seeing her like this, the Duke of Buckingham was able to guess what had happened at once.

The Mad Queen wanted to use this opportunity to assassinate the King. Don’t underestimate the simple iron blade in her hand. It was sharpened into a light and thin, extremely sharp blade. With Eleanor’s ability, with the help of the right wind at this distance, she could kill anyone under the tower.

This was the famous warrior queen of Legrand.

However, at the last moment, when the iron blade was about to fly out, the Queen grabbed onto the blade herself.

She recognized the King.

“Are you awake?”

The Duke of Buckingham asked. Eleanor understood the meaning behind this question.

“I am awake.”

The Queen forced her hand to open, the icy blood shattering and falling to the ground. She leaned against the wall wearily and raised her head.

“This nightmare has lasted for too long.”

“William told you the answer from the beginning. You should have some confidence in us.” The Duke of Buckingham spoke a little reproachfully, “Pureland——back then the Pope came himself so we couldn’t reveal too much to you. But we thought you would understand from the name.”

On the surface, the name Pureland meant “honor and glory”.

However, there was another obscure meaning in the ancient Legrand language——’although shattered and corrupted, in the end there will come the beauty of rebirth’.

“No.” The Queen interrupted the Duke of Buckingham. She sneered, “Do you think I don’t know the meaning of this?”

“Then why?”

The Duke of Buckingham became more and more confused, and this doubt had troubled him for more than ten years.

“I have kept something from you all…..” The Queen paused, “I performed a secret ritual. And I saw…..”

Her tone began to gradually become harsh and hurried again.

“What did you see?” The Duke of Buckingham asked.

The Queen stretched out her hand and held her forehead. Although she was awake now, but when she recalled that vision, the pain overwhelmed her again, and she cried gutturally: “I saw him dead! I saw him die…..again and again! I thought you all failed!”

There was so much hatred and sorrow in that low guttural shout. The target of that hatred included not only the Holy Court, but also the Duke of Buckingham——and even William III. For so many years, the Queen had struggled in this hatred.

The Duke of Buckingham froze in place.

The Queen raised her head, tears streaming down her face.

“I saw him die before my eyes…..again and again. And I couldn’t save him! I couldn’t save my child!!!”

“How long?”

The Queen showed a sorrowful, almost twisted smile: “It has been like this for more than ten years.”

“Relax, Eleanor.” The Duke of Buckingham lowered his voice, “No matter what, it’s all over now, it’s all over, we won the gamble.”

“Yes, we won.” The Queen turned her face and looked at the direction of the King’s departure, “My child, my Pureland…..We won, and he finally grew up healthy and safe.”

“What are you going to do now? Go and see him?” the Duke of Buckingham asked.

“No.”

The Queen refused.

She stretched out her hands and smoothed her hair. Although she was grotesquely thin, that face still revealed a special beauty that was familiar to the Duke of Buckingham. Sober, calm, and decisive: “I can’t appear now. There must be a reason why the secret ritual went wrong…..I think the astrologers must have been involved in it at the beginning. Those damn astrologers, after they submitted to the Holy Court, they have carried out orders beautifully, really a bunch of loyal dogs.”

“Give me a list of astrologers who have been active ten years ago.”

“What are you planning to do?”

The Duke of Buckingham had a familiar, bad premonition.

“Kill them.”

The sharpness in the Queen’s eyes suddenly condensed. She was as thin as a brittle skeleton, but when she said this, the air seemed to echo with the sound of iron on iron for an instant.

A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye, and blood for blood.

Whoever it was that took away her lover and also caused her child to become entangled in such a dangerous gambling game, then she shall kill him! She even dared to kill God’s grace, let alone just a bunch of Holy Court dogs.

The Duke of Buckingham sighed quietly.

He knew that Eleanor was not joking.

She had done such things a long time ago——perhaps a large part of the King’s disposition was inherited from his mother.

21 years ago.

When William III went on an expedition, a large-scale mutiny occurred in the three states south of Legrand, and many lords joined the mutinous faction. William III and the Duke of Buckingham left with most of the army. The gates of Metzl Castle were opened by a traitor, and the lords charged all the way to the Rose Palace.

Those rebels thought they would see the Queen and the servants of the palace begging.

And they did see the Queen.

The Queen stood in front of the gate of the palace, dressed in armor, just herself and her warhorse.

She wore a scarlet cloak, which fluttered in the wind, as if she was standing in a blazing flame. She carried a long iron spear and looked indifferently at the stunned rebel lords. With a wave of the iron spear, she drew a long line in front of the palace.

“I know what you want to do.”

The Queen’s voice was cold, the backdrop that of the Rose Palace standing majestically behind her and her warhorse.

“If you want it, then come and get it.”

“I can give you all the glory, wealth, power and position you want. You don’t need to fight for it.”

“As long as you have the life to take it!”

As she was speaking, the servants rushed out from the palace and poured buckets of oil on the ground in front of the palace. The lords exclaimed and found that the sides of the streets around them had already been soaked with kerosene. In their panicked disturbance, the Queen took over a torch from an attendant.

So long as the torch fell to the ground, the fire would consume everyone in an instant, including the Queen herself.

The Queen held a torch in one hand and a spear in the other.

“Come!”

Why did they think that when William III left, the palace would be left unprotected? The one who stayed behind in the heart of this empire was the warrior queen who was comparable to William III. She was shockingly beautiful but also shockingly crazy.

The lords were struck dumb by the Queen’s actions, and after a stalemate for a long time, they prepared to leave.

However, archers who finally arrived appeared on the roofs on both sides, their sharp arrows aimed at the rebellious nobles. The Queen held the torch, the flame reflecting her face as she watched the rain of arrows falling down from the sky. The corpses piled up at the main entrance of the Rose Palace, and the blood spread to the ground underneath the Queen’s horse.

The largest massacre against the nobles in Legrand history was committed by Queen Eleanor.

The Duke of Buckingham suddenly recalled what the King said at random that day, to simply kill off all of the New Royal Party nobles…..

This temper was indeed really passed down the family tree.

“Stay in Legrand for now. Look at how you are now. Who could recognize you as the former Queen?” The Duke Buckingham felt a headache, but the burden in his heart was finally completely lifted, “You don’t want him to really lose his mother, after already having lost his father, do you?”

This remark had a greater impact on the Queen.

“Arrange for me a secret room with a secure identity. So that I can see him every day and will not be too far away from him.” The Queen glared at the Duke of Buckingham angrily for a while before ordering.

This familiar arrogance, familiar fastidiousness and familiar commanding tone.

The Duke of Buckingham felt that the bossy Eleanor he was familiar with was finally back.

“You should fix your temper.”

He said helplessly.

“In any case…..”

The Duke of Buckingham revealed a tired smile: “Welcome back, Eleanor.”

“I’m now awake, and…..look at yourself now, you have become so old so fast.” The Queen was silent for a long time before smiling easily, “He will become a real king, just like his father.”

“He will.”

The nightmare was long but it had finally ended.

It had been nearly a thousand years since the crown of the Rose family became shrouded in God’s haze, and it was time for the crown to regain its brilliance.

………………

Baron Sheehan walked into the Rose Palace.

At this moment, his mind finally settled down.

When he led the cavalry to lay ambush on that cold night, he was ready to die without a burial place. Without such determination, how could he have dared to draw the bowstring against the King.

Baron Sheehan saw the King.

He was sitting by the window of the study, the sun falling on the King through the glass window. The feeling was exactly the same as when Baron Sheehan first saw him. The King was the most beautiful rose bred and nurtured by all of the court’s luxury. Almost aggressively beautiful.

“Good day, Sir Sheehan.”

The King paused in looking through the files, and looked at Baron Sheehan calmly.

Since that rainy night, Baron Sheehan knew that their King, His Majesty, was not as simple as he seemed on the surface——not just anyone could defeat an entire branch of the Gulundi heavy cavalry. He walked in silently and knelt down slowly without making a sound.

Baron Sheehan lowered his head. He could not see the King’s expression, but only heard him speaking in an unhurried tone.

“I heard that you hosted my negotiating team for a while, and I hope this will not bring you more burden. You sent them back to Metzl City today intact, right? Sir.”

“Yes, all intact.”

“Excellent.” The King chuckled lightly. “You finally made the right choice.”

“All the officials of the negotiating mission are in the inn outside Metzl. The contract is also intact.” Baron Sheehan spoke a little bit faster, “The knights of Truu City are loyal to you, and I am the only one who made the wrong choice. My arrival to the capital is by their armed escort. I beg that Your Majesty’s anger not to fall on them.”

The King did not directly answer his question, but lightly tapped on the armrest: “Let me guess at your plan.”

“Your knights are fully armed, and you chose the inn closest to the crossroad for them. Then you came to see me alone, without any weapons, in order to beg mercy for your knights. If I don’t agree, then your knights will also have a chance to evacuate as quickly as possible. The worst case would be them resorting to take the negotiating team hostage in exchange for their own safety. And you plan to throw your life away in this palace, yes?”

Baron Sheehan did not answer.

“You are really a lone warrior.” The King praised him, his tone suddenly changing. “But it’s a pity, sir. When you arrived at the palace, your loyal men couldn’t help but follow you into the city. Their ability to maintain a convincing disguise is too shoddy, so my uncle sent them to prison to reflect.”

Baron Sheehan suddenly raised his head, his hand subconsciously moving to his waist.

And touched only air.

Only then did he remember that when he stepped into the Rose Palace this time he had handed his weapons to the guards.

“Don’t be so nervous, sir.” The King noticed his subconscious movement, “The people I want to kill can line up from the gate of the palace to the gate of the castle. You and your brave and stupid soldiers are not qualified to be on the list. “

Heart falling back down in place, Baron Sheehan recalled what he had heard during this period, about the New Royal Party nobles being exploited by the King, almost emptying them of their pockets: “I would like to offer you everything I have. Please forgive them for their recklessness.”

“I don’t need your loyalty, or your oath. Those things are not worth a penny.” The King leaned back in the crimson chair and looked down at him contemptuously. “As for wealth, that I may consider, but I don’t believe you can offer up any.”

“Then what do you need, Your Majesty?”

Baron Sheehan did not think that the concept of tolerance could be related to the King.

The King picked up the file at hand, and then handed the compiled file to Baron Sheehan. Baron Sheehan took it and flipped through it. His face showed a look of surprise, and soon became more and more solemn.

Finally, he raised his head in astonishment and looked at the King. A guess came to his mind.

“I want an army.”

The King said slowly.

Not an army borrowed from someone, or an army ordered from the nobles during war, or an army hired with money, but an army that belonged only to the King, an army comparable to the Gulundi heavy cavalry. From generals to commanders to soldiers, from armory to battle flags, only the King’s will shall be obeyed.

Baron Sheehan’s speculation was confirmed.

The King was determined to carry out what his father failed to accomplish.

He wanted to reform the military system!

“How firm is your determination?”

The King looked at Baron Sheehan coldly.

Baron Sheehan took a deep breath, the cold air filling his lungs. Under the societal conditions where the Chivalric Order and the aristocracy system were intertwined, if one wanted to make changes, then one could imagine how much resistance and bloodshed there would be. If he failed, the King might still be safe and sound, but he would definitely meet his death.

But wasn’t this what he had longed for countless times before?

There was not only danger, but also an opportunity that he never thought he would be able to get.

He heard his breathing become quicker, knowing that the things he had previously imagined were close at hand.

“I am willing to serve you!”

The King revealed a smile.

He picked up a letter of commission from his desk and handed it to Baron Sheehan.

“What shall Your Majesty’s army be called?”

Baron Sheehan took over the letter of commission, and instead of reading it, he asked the King.

“Rose.”

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The King looked out the window, his eyes seeming to pass over the majestic Rose Palace.

“Iron Rose Cavalry.”

October 1432.

The turmoil of military reforms began to brew, and in the study of the palace, on a winter morning, the embryonic form of the Iron Rose cavalry formally took shape. The King would soon have the first army that only obeyed the will of the crown.

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The Zhao family in Tongzhou was also a century old distinguished family. Although not every generation there was a member of the family who became an official, the family wealth was still there. Even if none of them held an official position, based on the reputation of their family over the generations, the Tongzhou officials would still give them a degree of respect. The head of the Zhao family now was Zhao Shoucheng. His name was very straightforward; his elders’ expectation of him was very simple, just to ‘guard the city’.

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But Zhao Shoucheng himself didn’t think so. He was the eldest son. He learned the Confucian Six Arts from a young age, studied the ways of Confucius and Mencius, and believed himself as having much talent.

The role of the gentleman, he could perform well, the role of the villain, he could also perform well.

Regardless of his family’s opposition, he gave Jiao’er to Lu Hui.

Lu Hui only believed that Jiao’er was his maidservant, but only the Zhao family knew that Jiao’er was his daughter.

Jiao’er was his youngest daughter whom he had when he was 40 years old. She was an obvious beauty since childhood. He spoiled her with exquisite clothes and food, and he also purposely showed her the difference between the big wealthy families and the poor commoners. Jiao’er also knew that one day she would always become the knife in her father’s hand, to be used to deal a deathly blow against unknown enemies.

No one would have thought that Zhao Shoucheng would give his biological daughter to someone else as a concubine, even if the other person was the Tongzhou senior provincial official Lu Hui.

“Madam!” Jiao’er knelt down on the ground, walking on her knees to the feet of the mistress, crying, “My lord…..my lord!”

The mistress helped her up and sighed heavily.

The matter having become like this, the mistress would not send this concubine away now. Her husband was dead, but the crisis in Tongzhou was still present.

The mistress said to Jiao’er: “Why didn’t you persuade my lord from it?”

Jiao’er’s head knocked on the ground, and she sobbed: “I persuaded, my lord won’t listen.”

How could women win against men?

The mistress sighed again.

Though her husband died, she was not sad, only anxious instead.

She also felt hatred, why did her husband have to leave without leaving a son behind.

Even if the son was that of a concubine?

Whether the son was that of a maid or a concubine, it was better to have a son than not!

He himself has left, and the method of dying was that from overindulgence in women, but now that Tongzhou was in this state, should she be asked to preside over the overall situation?

The mistress took a deep breath, and she said to Jiao’er: “I remember, you were originally from the Zhao family?”

Cold sweat beaded on Jiao’er’s forehead, and she quickly said: “This slave only knows that the rice is given by the mistress and the clothes on my back are given by the mistress. This slave has had no relationship with the Zhao family for a long time!”

The mistress: “Go and ask someone to invite Lord Zhao to come. But don’t reveal anything about our lord husband, go!”

She must conceal the news of her husband’s death. Tongzhou was in upheaval now, and if news of Lu Hui’s death was made known at this juncture, certain people would force them to die as well.

Zhao Shoucheng had been waiting since dawn.

When his confidant brought the news of Lu Hui’s death, Zhao Shoucheng finally couldn’t help standing up, clapping his hands and exclaiming “excellent”.

“As expected of my Jiao’er.” Zhao Shoucheng wiped away the pretentious tears at the corners of his eyes with his fingers, and said to his confidant, “Madam Lu hasn’t sent someone to send a letter?”

Several years ago, he had his wife go and befriend Madam Lu.

After several interactions, they naturally figured out Madam Lu’s temperament.

Madam Lu was a lady from a distinguished family, a lady that was raised too naive and stupid. She regarded her husband as her sky, whatever her husband said was the truth, whatever her husband loved she loved, and whatever her husband hated she hated, so even if Lu Hui didn’t love her, he still respected her. No one could rock her position in the Lu family.

But after a long time like this, she would naturally become a puppet. Once there was no one to make the decisions, she was no better than a headless fly.

The confidant said lowly: “The messenger is on the road, Madam Lu wants to suppress the news of Lord Lu’s death.”

Zhao Shoucheng’s eyes lit up: “The right time has come!”

If he made the right bet now then in the future, his Zhao family would have the only say in Tongzhou!

In this world, it was either the east wind overwhelming the west wind, or the west wind overwhelming the east wind. His Zhao family had been cautious, why couldn’t they take a gamble?

Victory, the entire family would ascend to paradise, but if it was defeat, only Jiao’er would have to die.

——

“The Zhao family killed Lu Hui?” Lin Yuan’s expression became a little more complicated when he received the report from a spy. He turned to look at Song Shizhao, “Is this man so stupid?”

With Tongzhou’s current state, without Lu Hui, there would be no leader. What’s more, Lu Hui was the senior provincial official appointed by the imperial court. He could only rely on the imperial power in order to maintain a hold on the military. If it was changed to another person, how could they have the same control and prestige as Lu Hui? And now that Tongzhou had become an isolated island, it was impossible for the imperial court to appoint another senior provincial official. When the Zhao family killed Lu Hui, did they think they could keep the news of Lu Hui’s death from leaking? Wasn’t this treating all of the Tongzhou officials as fools?

Song Shizhao chuckled and said: “Zhao Shoucheng is the head of the Zhao family. This man is short-sighted and likes to use underhanded means. It is not surprising that he did this. I imagine the news of Lu Hui’s death will definitely be suppressed.”

Lin Yuan: “Then that saves us much trouble.”

Song Shizhao: “Exactly, offending people will naturally be left to him.”

“How did the Zhao family gather Lu Hui’s soldiers?” Lin Yuan asked, his brows furrowed, “I can’t think of the reason for this.”

Song Shizhao also felt a little puzzled: “If the Zhao family killed Lu Hui for fear of Lu Hui’s military strength, but even without Lu Hui, the soldiers still need to eat, unless they plan to demobilize the soldiers?”

Lin Yuan shook his head: “Then the soldiers will rebel.”

Would the Zhao family be willing to pay a sum of money to demobilize the soldiers? This was not a small amount of money after all.

To be precise, this was not a small amount of food.

Zhao Shoucheng of Tongzhou was also having a headache about this.

“There are actually hundreds of thousands of people!” Zhao Shoucheng originally thought that Lu Hui had no more than tens of thousands of soldiers, but he did not expect that there would be 100,000. Although many of these 100,000 consisted of old men and young boys under 15, he did not dare to underestimate them.

One hundred thousand soldiers were soldiers in Lu Hui’s hands, but in his hands they became hot potatoes instead.

Jiao’er walked out of the room. Since Lu Hui’s death, Zhao Shoucheng took her back to the Zhao manor.

She sat opposite Zhao Shoucheng, completely without any of the gentle facade she kept up in front of Lu Hui. Her expression was solemn and her eyes were serious: “Laoye.”

Zhao Shoucheng had not allowed her to call him father since she was a child, but only ‘laoye’.

“Jiao’er…..” Zhao Shoucheng looked at his daughter. She had grown up. Jiao’er as a child was spoiled and willful which was why he named her Jiao’er. He sighed, “Do you blame me? For giving you to Lu Hui?”

Jiao’er shook her head: “No, Jiao’er’s surname is Zhao.”

She was a member of the Zhao family, the honor and disgrace of the family was her honor and disgrace, and the future of the family was her future.

Zhao Shoucheng took Jiao’er’s hand: “Jiao’er, there is one more thing you need to do.”

Jiao’er pursed her lips: “Laoye only needs to give me the orders.”

Zhao Shoucheng: “Gaoyou.”

Jiao’er slowly bowed: “Jiao’er will definitely help Laoye with any worries and difficulties.”

“Good, good!” Zhao Shoucheng embraced Jiao’er, “As expected of my daughter! Jiao’er, after going to Gaoyou, carry out the scheme slowly and gradually.”

Jiao’er nodded: “But now Tongzhou is besieged, how can I get out?”

Zhao Shoucheng paused.

The Tongzhou of now was like a prison.

Even if his daughter was a phoenix, how could she utilize her abilities in the cage?

Tongzhou was already chaotic enough, the soldiers had no food, the doors of the big households were closed tight, and the common people faced crime and danger.

After being hungry for nearly a month, the soldiers finally rioted. They killed their own commander, charged out of the barracks and to the doors of the big households. When Lu Hui was still there, the soldiers only asked for food. Now there was no Lu Hui, the soldiers began to openly and brazenly commit robbery.

The Zhao family was also robbed.

Zhao Shoucheng issued decrees under the guise of Lu Hui. Unfortunately, under the current chaotic environment in Tongzhou, the new decrees simply could not be implemented.

The big households were overwhelmed, and Zhao Shoucheng finally found something to do.

He began to use those soldiers to put pressure on other big households.

The big households fell apart, surrendering their family property in order to survive.

The Zhao family also annexed other big households.

The news of Lu Hui’s death could not be kept secret for too long in the end.

After the officials in Tongzhou found out, they also knew that Zhao Shoucheng was behind this. They and Zhao Shoucheng began to scheme against each other, worsening the turmoil in Tongzhou. Lin Yuan was able to capture Tongzhou almost effortlessly.

——The people of Tongzhou opened the city gate by themselves.

They couldn’t stand living like this any longer. If it was peacetime, the common people of Tongzhou would not have the daring to do such a thing.

But now there were rebellions blazing across the entire empire.

Therefore, the people’s mentality was easy to understand.

If no one was doing this, they would not dare to step out of bounds, but if someone already did it, and even succeeded, then they dared to follow along.

When Li Congrong entered Tongzhou, he found that the situation in Tongzhou was better than that of Wujiang before.

At least he didn’t see tragic scenes of starving people fighting for corpses on the road.

But the good were limited. The people were practically skeletons and even the soldiers were no better off. They were like savages. They had no uniforms and their weapons were badly rusted. It was difficult to use it to cut through skin, let alone kill people.

The worst off was the Zhao family.

The Zhao family mansion was full of corpses, and Zhao Shoucheng’s corpse was also thrown out onto the streets. His situation was similar to raising Gu, eventually suffering the consequences of backlash. (TN: Gu=legendary venomous insect)

There was not one living person left of the Zhao family.

As for who did this?

No one in Tongzhou would admit to anything.

So Li Congrong took over the Zhao family’s wealth as a matter of course.

This saved a lot of trouble. After all, the Zhao family had searched and seized the wealth of all the big families in Tongzhou, and even if they missed anything, it would not be much.

As a result, Li Congrong no longer needed to fight verbal lawsuits with those big families.

However, Li Congrong also found the only living person in the Zhao family.

She had hidden in the stables, under the haystacks, and was covered with horse dung when she was found.

She was only recognized after she was cleaned up. She was once Lu Hui’s concubine.

Only then did the arrested Tongzhou officials realize that Lu Hui’s death was originally manipulated by the Zhao family.

Jiao’er revealed everything she knew.

But she didn’t know who charged in in the middle of the night and massacred the more than one hundred people in the Zhao family.

“I first heard someone shouting there was fire.” Jiao’er was a little dazed. “The servants were all up in chaos. When I saw shadows of people outside, I jumped out of the window and fled to the stable.”

Li Congrong found that he couldn’t pry anything else out of her mouth, so he shut her in the room and asked people to keep a look on her.

But the result was that in a moment of carelessness, Jiao’er bit her tongue and committed suicide in the middle of the night.

The only meaning of her existence was for the Zhao family.

Now that the Zhao family no longer remained she had also lost her meaning of life and chose to die.

“The Zhao family…..has done evil.” Li Congrong couldn’t help but sigh.

Actually giving away their daughter as a plaything to Lu Hui. And at that time Tongzhou was not as precarious as it had been in the past few years.

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Raising his own daughter like this, Zhao Shoucheng was a rare cold-hearted person.

Since then, Tongzhou also come under Lin Yuan’s rule.

Because of Zhao Shoucheng, the remaining forces in Tongzhou were left without much power to resist.

Despite taking such great pains, in the end it all benefitted Lin Yuan.

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