The atmosphere inside the great hall was sowhat oppressive.
Thirty-one elders lay on the ground, glaring with their eyes wide open, their faces ashen, filled with rage.
The taste of being threatened... was very unpleasant.
"As long as you cooperate with , I promise I won't hurt your families," Nangong Qi said.
"You better keep your word!"
"If you dare to deceive , I won't let you off even as a ghost."
"All right, I'll cooperate with you."
Under the coercion of Nangong Qi, all thirty-one elders compromised.
"Very good!" Nangong Qi laughed heartily, "I knew you would agree! From now on, we are all in the sa boat. If I am rich, everyone will share the wealth; if I am in trouble, everyone will share the hardship." As he spoke, a fierce glint flashed in Nangong Qi's eyes, "Piaomiao Palace belongs to us all. I will never stand by and watch Piaomiao Palace be destroyed by Shangguan Yunyue! If Shangguan Yunyue is willing to step down, naturally I will not make things difficult for her, but if she persists... she can't bla for turning heartless."
...
Shangguan Yunyue had no idea that Nangong Qi was plotting against her; she was busy negotiating with the officials.
Both parties wanted to secure the greatest benefit and neither was willing to budge, causing the negotiation to co to a deadlock.
In such situations, there was only one solution, and that was to drag things out to see who would give in first.
Shangguan Yunyue was confident that the officials would eventually give in. What gave her such confidence? It was because Yunyue had a hold on a deadly secret of Emperor Dugu Jingtian, and she knew that in a critical mont, revealing that secret, the emperor would have to balk due to fear of harming the innocent.
Yunyue had already planned out her next move. After forming an alliance with the officials, she would use their influence to suppress other sects and families, ensuring that they would not dare to provoke Piaomiao Palace again, and at the sa ti, Yunyue would assist the officials in bandit extermination.
Yunyue intended to lead Piaomiao Palace down a bright and glorious path.
...
During this period, Gao Fei had been diligently practicing his cultivation.
The results were significant. In just a few short months, Gao Fei's cultivation had advanced to the Tenth Level of the Nascent Soul Stage, just one step away from reaching the Soul Out of Aperture Stage.
Just as Gao Fei was gearing up for a final push to break through to the next realm, he suddenly received orders from his superiors to assemble his troops for a bandit suppression mission.
"What a buzzkill," Gao Fei huffed, "It's so hard to find so peace and quiet to practice!"
No matter how frustrated he felt, he had to follow the orders from above.
Gao Fei called over Chen San and Liu Qing, instructing them to assemble the troops, leaving a thousand to guard the base and the rest to gather.
An hour later, thousands of troops had assembled. The soldiers, clad in armor and wielding weapons, stood tall with heads held high and full of pride, exuding a fierce qi that made it clear to any discerning eye that they were a formidable force, well-trained for battle.
It was largely thanks to Chen San and Liu Qing. These days, the two of them had been training the soldiers in every way they could think of. After several months of training, the soldiers had changed: they were stronger, their gazes colder, their fierce qi even more intense, and most importantly, they had learned to fight in formation.
"Good! Very good!" Gao Fei stood on the high platform, looking down at the spirited soldiers, feeling very pleased, "Chen San, Liu Qing, you have worked hard these days."
"To serve you, my lord, any amount of hardship is worth it," Chen San said with a smile.
Gao Fei turned to Chen San, "Are you speaking truthfully?"
"Absolutely," Chen San said, thumping his chest, "One hundred percent true! If my lord doesn't believe , I can take out my heart for you to see."
Gao Fei chuckled, "You joker! There's nothing you won't say, even talking about taking out your heart... why not your lungs too?"
Thousands of troops set off, forming a line that was sweeping and majestic.
...
In the following period, Gao Fei led thousands of troops to engage in fierce battles with bandits across various regions.
Gao Fei's principle in warfare was to annihilate all enemies with the least casualties!
The battle broke out, and Gao Fei began to use an endless stream of cunning strategies, which earned him the admiration of Chen San and Liu Qing. On the first day, Gao Fei led his army to eliminate a group of bandits numbering in the hundreds; on the second day, another group of bandits, this ti numbering around a thousand, was wiped out...
Half a month passed, and the bandits eliminated by Gao Fei's forces reached tens of thousands.
Gao Fei's side suffered only dozens of casualties.
Gao Fei indeed achieved victory with minimal casualties.
A few days later, Gao Fei encountered a formidable group of bandits numbering tens of thousands. Chen San advised Gao Fei to retreat and avoid a head-on clash. After analyzing the strength disparity between the two sides, Gao Fei decided to fight. He led his troops forward into battle, and after a few rounds, he led his troops in a retreat, scattering in panic and shouting aloud...
Tens of thousands of bandits relentlessly pursued them from behind.
That was when the gap beca clear. Gao Fei's soldiers, due to regular training, had excellent stamina. In contrast, the tens of thousands of bandits, who spent their days in idle pleasure, had basically run themselves ragged. After chasing for a while, these bandits began to sweat heavily and gasp for breath.
"Stop the pursuit!" the bandit leader barked, "Don't chase them anymore!"
"Boss, why aren't we chasing them?" one underling asked, perplexed.
"Smack!"
The leader slapped his subordinate and scolded, "Can we catch up when they run faster than rabbits?"
The underling felt incredibly wronged. Was it necessary to slap just because I asked a question?
Ahead.
The thousands of troops also stopped.
Gao Fei stepped out from the crowd and shouted loudly at the bandits, "Hey! Why aren't you chasing us? Chase us! Co on, chase us! You sons of bitches, are you scared? Don't you dare chase us? A bunch of fucking third-rate scoundrels! Just go ho and play with mud!"
"Raaaagh!"
The leader, enraged, bellowed, "You damned cur! I'm going to butcher you! Chase, chase after them!!!" After being cursed at by Gao Fei, the leader went mad and imdiately led the tens of thousands of bandits in a charge.
"Let's go, keep running," Gao Fei said, having achieved his goal, and promptly turned around to lead the thousands of troops on the run.
Half an hour later.
The leader stopped, bent over and panting, with sweat dripping down his forehead incessantly.
The other bandits were also severely exhausted.
Looking at Gao Fei and his n, they were all as vigorous as dragons and showed no sign of fatigue—an outco of regular physical training.
"Hey! You bastards, why aren't you chasing?" Gao Fei taunted, hands on his hips, full of defiance. "Co on, keep chasing! If you can catch up with us today, we'll let you do whatever you want with us! Co chase your grandpa, bastards! Hahaha..." Gao Fei waved his hand to the back, "Co on, let everyone join in the mockery."
"You bastards!" Chen San roared with a loud voice.
"Co chase your grandpa!" Liu Qing also shouted loudly.
"You bastards, co chase your grandpa!!!" Thousands of soldiers yelled in unison, their voices thunderous and stirring.
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