110: Chapter 110 Shen Yi: I, Shen, have always been upright and honest!

Everything had already become a foregone conclusion.

Hu Shu could only 'willingly' sign his name.

This trip out could be considered a loss of epic proportions...

He turned his head and cast an imperceptible glance at the Zhang Family.

"It's all the fault of this Zhang Family... The ten thousand copper coins lost must definitely be recovered from this Zhang Family!"

"Otherwise, it would be a complete waste!"

Thinking of this, Hu Shu's thoughts grew increasingly cold. He turned around, organized his troops, and continued to smile flatteringly.

"Lord... The contract has been signed, may we leave now?"

Shen Yi looked at the names of Panshi County, the Hu Family, and Hu Shu, nodded... then looked toward the Zhang Family!

Seeing this, Zhang Gu let out a sigh.

"Lord... My Zhang Family has no money."

Shen Yi couldn't help but frown.

"No money... I see that your new soldiers, although their new armor is simple, are clearly newly purchased."

"That alone must have cost no less than tens of thousands of copper coins."

"How is it that when it comes to this official, there is suddenly no money?"

"Or is it that... your Zhang Family has deep enough connections to suppress the charge of unauthorized plundering?"

Zhang Gu opened his mouth, then said somewhat desperately.

"I must inform you, Lord... our Family head has recently passed away."

"Did the funeral arrangements use it all up?"

"Aren't there also some funeral gifts?"

Hearing this, Steward Zhao's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

How did he not notice that this Brother Shen had such a venomous tongue and such ruthless hands?

How could he even say such things?

Is he truly a top scholar who has studied the books of sages?

Upon hearing this, Zhang Gu clenched his fists, looked at the opposing lineup, and then let them drop dejectedly.

"For the matter of our Family head, we paid a large sum of copper coins to many lords."

"Lord, look at this Hu Shu; the Hu Family, together with the three great families, has been bullying my Zhang Family, and my Zhang Family has been retreating step by step."

"Our Family's official career has also been unfavorable."

"In order to make a desperate strike, the late Family head spent money to purchase these Dao Soldiers... This time, it was my Zhang Family's turn to train troops."

"We wanted to take this opportunity to fully cultivate the Dao Soldiers."

"Unexpectedly, this Hu Family is so unreasonable... breaking the alliance privately and sending people to intercept us."

"They even wanted to kill us!"

"Afterwards, you arrived, Lord... and saved us, changing the situation once again."

"As for what happened later, you already know, Lord."

Zhang Gu let out a breath and said helplessly.

"I hope you, Lord, will see the truth."

"My Zhang Family really has no money left."

Shen Yi sighed.

"You are truly pitiful people..."

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed in Zhang Gu's eyes.

He thought that this Young Master before him, who looked like he had stepped out of a noble Family, was going to show mercy and let them go.

Unexpectedly, in the next second... the words this Young Master spoke sent them plunging into the abyss.

"Since there is no money... then use people to pay the debt!"

"However, the imperial court has ordered that it is not permitted to enslave troops that are not one's own."

"Hmm... The Mingshan Ancient Battlefield before us is dangerous."

"Then you shall serve as the vanguard for this official..."

"However, you are not allowed to secretly consume Evil Qi, and you are not allowed to secretly hide the Panshi Blood Essence."

"Otherwise... I will settle the account for everything!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Shu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He was miserable, but this Zhang Family was even more miserable.

For this Ancient Battlefield, even if they were training troops, it would take several months to slowly take it down.

It was very clear that this Lord Shen before them did not have that much patience.

Rashly accelerating the pace of the conquest would inevitably increase casualties...

Dao Soldiers most need to sustain war with war and consume Evil Qi... but this Lord Shen specifically forbade these Dao Soldiers from consuming Evil Qi.

Isn't this just using them as cannon fodder?

Without this force, their three families could devour the Zhang Family's power even more unscrupulously!

Beautiful... simply beautiful...

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but chuckle.

"Since you, Lord, have reached an agreement with the Zhang Family... then my Hu Family will not disturb you any longer."

Shen Yi waved his hand, and the people of the Hu Family quickly retreated!

This Zhang Gu did not know why the person before him was making things difficult for him.

But now that things had reached this point, he could only take a gamble.

This world is just so cruel... they had long expected this in their hearts!

Zhang Gu slowly bowed, his expression serious.

"I am willing to be your vanguard, Lord..."

"I only hope that you, Lord... will grant us a chance at survival."

Shen Yi waved his hand, and Zhang Gu let out a sigh.

He turned around... and crushed a blood-colored jade pendant in his hand.

The jade pendant shattered... and a blood-red portal quietly opened a crack.

Fierce and cold red Evil Qi materialized and drifted out from it...

The Dao Soldiers under Zhang Gu's command smelled it... and only felt their bodies heat up, their desire for slaughter rising!

Looking over... a blurry blood-colored figure slowly grew out of the ground, which seemed to be cast from blood plasma!

Zhang Gu seemed accustomed to this; the aura of a First-grade Dao Soldier erupted from his body... riding his warhorse, he let out a roar and charged into the battlefield!

The battle erupted fiercely!

The Rakshasa Dao Soldiers behind him all stepped into it...

The Ancient Battlefield was full of fierce evil, and those Yin Soldiers were naturally more formidable than these ordinary Dao Soldiers, and their defensive power was extremely strong!

Zhang Gu could only wear them down on a small scale... with little effect.

The Rakshasa Dao Soldiers watched from behind, with no intention of intervening at all.

A look of curiosity flashed in Steward Zhao's eyes.

"I know, Brother Shen, that you are the type of person who does not offend others if they do not offend you."

"You shouldn't be deliberately making things difficult for an ordinary Family, or this fallen First-grade Family."

"What is the reason for this?"

Seeing this, Shen Yi chuckled.

"Because of what Zhang Gu said earlier."

"What words?"

"In Panshi County, the three great families besieged them... the Family head died suddenly."

Steward Zhao frowned.

"Does this have any connection?"

Shen Yi couldn't help but chuckle.

"Steward Zhao... in the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, have you ever seen those well-connected people?"

Steward Zhao nodded.

"I won't hide it from you, Brother Shen... I am one of those well-connected people."

"..."

Shen Yi was speechless, and continued.

"The reason why families are powerful, besides themselves, is because of those countless, endless, and intricate relationships."

"A single tree is hard to support, and it cannot withstand the wind and snow."

"A group of trees huddled together, and the storm cannot invade."

"This Zhang Family is currently at its lowest point... what do they need most right now?"

"Sending charcoal in snowy weather."

Steward Zhao silently watched the Zhang Family's Dao Soldiers, who had already begun to struggle in resistance and were suffering casualties.

"Brother Shen, this of yours... should be called kicking someone when they are down!"

Hearing this, Shen Yi laughed.

"Let's test their quality first... and give them an impression."

"The power of life and death, prosperity and destruction, all lie within my fingers."

"This way, it will be easier to control them, won't it?"

"Besides that, it also lets this Zhang Family see clearly our strength and just how big the gap in strength is between us."

"This way... I can take the opportunity to 'help' the Zhang Family."

"And obtain more benefits..."

"Besides that..."

Shen Yi looked at the information in his mind and smiled slightly!

[Currently... Subjugate the Panshi Zhang Family!]

[Obtainable Talents: Wu Mei, Zhang Qi]

[Return Rate: 104%]

This was the reason why he was molding the Zhang Family as he pleased!

Facing Shen Yi's sinister gaze... Steward Zhao shivered.

His mouth twitched as he said.

"Brother Shen... you are being a bit inhumane!"

Shen Yi looked serious.

"Shen has always been upright and honorable!"