27: Chapter 27 Spiritual Farmer!

Amidst the dense fog, the soldiers of the Dead Prisoner Camp and a group of soldiers wearing tattered armor stood facing each other from a distance.

Mining Team Leader stepped forward, his eyes locked intently on the Dead Prisoner Camp... and behind them, the Rakshasa Guard, who were clearly elite troops.

There was no hint of luck in his gaze; instead, it was permeated with a chill.

In the Sanchuan Sand Sea, the regions occupied by aristocratic families all fought for themselves!

They rarely invaded others' territories.

If they came to someone else's territory without reason or prior notification... it was naturally for some ulterior motive!

Moreover... they were familiar with all the villages and towns around Pingshu Town, and it was absolutely impossible for such an existence to appear!

Furthermore, these prisoners had Slave Marks tattooed on their faces!

These Slave Marks were issued by the Jing Dynasty imperial court!

In other words... these people were dead prisoners... or... deserters... or perhaps bandits!

Regardless of what they were, they would not be on the same side as them!

Mining Team Leader put his hands behind his back and signaled a few times!

The people behind him immediately raised the broken weapons in their hands!

Just then, Shen Yi slowly rode forward, looked at Mining Team Leader, and said calmly.

"It seems... you are the leader of Pingshu Town?"

"Who are you?"

Mining Team Leader looked at the young man before him, a flash of suspicion crossing his eyes.

Shen Yi spoke calmly.

"The Town Chief of Qinghe Town."

"Never heard of it..."

Shen Yi took out the land deed and said calmly.

"This is the land deed for Pingshu Town... From now on, you all belong to me!"

Everyone looked over... a flash of relief and despair crossed their eyes.

Ordinary commoners were like this, left to be bought and sold at will.

They had worked like beasts of burden for the Xu Family, yet the Xu Family had never considered giving them a future!

They were just treated as expendable materials, to be discarded at will after being used up!

Mining Team Leader still hadn't given up and said in a deep voice.

"How do I know... what you say is true or false? Is that land deed real or fake?"

Wang Meng stepped forward... the purple-gold hammer in his hand was still stained with blood.

He opened his mouth slightly, his lips curling into a sinister grin.

"You need to be careful when speaking to my Lord."

"A bunch of small fry, my Lord... these pieces of trash are useless, why not let me just hammer them to death!"

"They're just a waste of food anyway!"

The surrounding Rakshasa Guard immediately glared like tigers.

To them, it didn't matter who they killed.

As long as there was Evil Qi, that was enough!

Shen Yi waved his hand and rode forward.

He rolled up the land deed and tossed it to Mining Team Leader...

"Take a close look..."

"I am an official of the Immortal Dynasty, naturally I would not deceive you!"

Mining Team Leader took the land deed, unfolded it, and looked... sure enough, he saw the Xu Family's handprint at the bottom.

As for the other handprint and name... it was indeed the Town Chief of Qinghe Town, Shen Yi.

Not only that... there was another mark in the middle.

That was the mark of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.

The Four Seas Chamber of Commerce was a royal firm, backed by the imperial court, and naturally impartial!

Immediately... Mining Team Leader dropped the weapon in his hand and hurriedly knelt on the ground!

He said in a deep voice.

"Mining Team Leader, greets Lord Shen!"

"Hmph!"

Wang Meng snorted coldly... Mining Team Leader stood up and said respectfully.

"I hope my Lord understands... these days, Pingshu Town has been in a precarious situation, and my brothers and I have indeed been under a lot of pressure!"

Shen Yi shook his head and said in a deep voice.

"Why didn't you surrender with your weapons, but instead ran to the mine?"

Only then did Mining Team Leader realize, and he anxiously told the whole story from beginning to end!

Shen Yi's eyes lit up.

"Truly a Spirit Farmer!"

Mining Team Leader hurriedly patted his chest in assurance!

"After Pingshu Town was abandoned by the Xu Family, we were trapped here!"

"This cannot go on forever, and we don't have enough food, so we had to sow our own crops!"

"Xu Erniang is the descendant of a Spirit Farmer, sold here... but fortunately, she unleashed her potential in time!"

"That Pingshu Town has been able to survive until now! Xu Erniang's contribution is indispensable!"

"Please, my Lord, lend us a hand... we have nothing to repay you with!"

"We are willing to go up the mountain of blades and down into the sea of fire for you, without hesitation!"

...Another one willing to go up a mountain of blades and down into a sea of fire.

Shen Yi shook his head and ordered.

"Wang Meng!"

"Here!"

"Clear the way!"

"Yes!"

Shen Yi said calmly.

"You just bring up the rear!"

After speaking, the horse dashed into the depths of the thick fog!

Soon, some moist excrement on the ground came into view.

Everyone tacitly covered their mouths and noses.

Crimson shadows flickered constantly in the fog... following Wang Meng's roar.

The battle continued!

A dark, strange wind swept over, Zhou Xian's longbow formed a semi-circle, the bowstring taut.

The bow he used was a ten-stone strength bow, heavy and powerful... at this moment, the veins on Zhou Xian's arms were bulging!

A four-edged iron-headed arrow shot out... suddenly pinning a huge Yao Beast to the wall!

Such ferocity made Mining Team Leader's heart palpitate!

The miner next to him saw this and looked horrified.

"Boss... it's fortunate that we clarified things earlier and didn't start fighting!"

"Otherwise, in less than half an incense stick of time, our dozens of brothers would have been slaughtered!"

Another person said in a deep voice.

"Disciplined steps... combined with the Formation, Boss, this strange Formation of theirs is somewhat similar to the private soldiers raised by the Xu Family!"

"But the Xu Family's troops seem far inferior to the troops in Lord Shen's hands!"

One swallowed hard and said absurdly.

"Could those with Slave Marks on their faces really be dead prisoners... I can see that their sword skills are clearly well-founded!"

"Being able to use dead prisoners... he must have a close relationship with the lords of the Ministry of War!"

"We are truly saved!"

Mining Team Leader slashed down a sneaky Black-skinned Stone Bat, looked at the figure at the very front—who, despite being in the center of the battlefield, seemed as carefree as if out for a stroll—and said in a deep voice.

"Not only that... the three most elite individuals under Lord Shen's command... one is responsible for coordinating the Dead Prisoner Camp, has a Slave Mark on his face, and is a First-grade Dao Soldier!"

"The six people in the front, five Dao Soldiers have stiff expressions and no vitality, they are clearly Puppets... the person at the very front is a great general vanguard... holding off the strongest attacks!"

"And the long-range Dao Soldier behind is not weak at all, handling things properly!"

"The three form an excellent, tacit cycle!"

Although Mining Team Leader was just a mine foreman, during the days he had been abandoned, he had heavily studied military knowledge, which was why he understood a little!

And what shocked him the most... was that raising Dao Soldiers consumed a great deal of money and grain.

And this Lord Shen, although an official of the Immortal Dynasty... had no rank.

Yet he was able to raise so many Dao Soldiers!

Could he be some Young Master from an aristocratic family, sent down to gain experience and gild his reputation?

Likely so...

A trace of worry for the future flashed in Mining Team Leader's eyes, but it quickly vanished into nothingness.

Regardless... the lives of these hundreds of people in Pingshu Town were finally saved!