107: Chapter 107 The Fourth Leader of Black Wind Stronghold

Chun Xiaobai completely ignored his dumbfounded expression and continued, "From now on, you are the Intern Fourth Leader of my Black Wind Stronghold! If you prove to be reliable, I'll make you a permanent member later!"

"Black Wind Stronghold?"

"Fourth Leader?"

"What on earth is all this?"

Xiao Zhang stood frozen on the spot, a row of black lines appearing on his forehead as his brain completely stalled.

Chun Xiaobai crossed his arms, looking at him with leisure. "Alright, hurry up and think it over. Once this opportunity passes, it won't come again."

Black Wind Stronghold... Fourth Leader... This Great King...

A flash of insight struck Xiao Zhang's mind, and he suddenly realized!

Aren't these the standard titles used in a bandit's den!

Could this fiend be a Mountain King who emerged from some deep, remote forest?

Uh!!!

He finally understood. This guy had taken an interest in him and was trying to recruit him into the gang!

Before he could think it through, Chun Xiaobai suddenly clapped his hands and then gave him a heavy pat on the shoulder.

"Congratulations, Intern Fourth Leader of Black Wind Stronghold, you are officially on the job starting today!"

"Uh!!!" Xiao Zhang was dumbfounded again.

Did I... did I agree?

When did I ever agree?

His gaze moved past Chun Xiaobai's shoulder toward the rows of sealed fellow Disciples in the cave. His heart sank as he understood everything in an instant.

This guy was forcibly dragging him down with him!

As long as these fellow Disciples made it out alive, the labels of "Tiansha Valley Traitor" and "Bandit Accomplice" would be impossible to wash off, even if he jumped into the Yellow River!

"Bi... Big Brother, can I..."

Before he could finish, Chun Xiaobai cracked his knuckles with a series of crisp pops and said slowly.

"Sigh, I don't know what's going on, but my hands have been feeling a bit itchy lately."

Xiao Zhang trembled all over. He instantly swallowed the words at the tip of his tongue and immediately put on a fawning smile, bowing respectfully.

"Great Leader! What are your orders?"

"Not bad, not bad!" Chun Xiaobai nodded with satisfaction.

He found that while this guy was a bit cowardly, in other aspects, he was much more savvy than that fat guy Fang Yuan.

Take that begging for mercy just now—that was the mark of a true man who knows when to yield and when to stand tall.

And that earlier move of pretending to invite him into the Battle Puppet's cockpit to seize a chance to escape—that showed both wisdom and courage, knowing that as long as the green hills remain, one need not worry about firewood!

Although his methods were a bit clumsy, with proper cultivation, he would surely become a great talent in the future!

"Come, come, come!"

Chun Xiaobai pulled Xiao Zhang to the entrance of the cave and began to learn more about Tiansha Valley.

After half a carve of coercion and bribery, he finally managed to pry a lot of useful information out of Xiao Zhang's mouth.

The number of Tiansha Valley Disciples participating in the Wanling Mountains confrontation was a staggering three hundred thousand!

Hearing this number, Chun Xiaobai couldn't help but twitch his old face.

Three hundred thousand were chasing a million Righteous Alliance Disciples all over the mountains?

Damn, this Righteous Alliance is way too pathetic!

He also took the opportunity to learn about Tiansha Valley's foundations and found that their inner Sect, Outer Sect, and miscellaneous Disciples totaled only about a million, which wasn't even as many as his Qingyun Sect.

When asked who the leading Elder for Tiansha Valley was this time, Xiao Zhang's answer left him even more shocked.

There was no leader!

The Disciples all acted independently because, in their eyes, the Disciples of the Righteous Alliance weren't there to fight at all; they were purely there to deliver points, so there was no need to group up for a brawl.

Hearing this made Chun Xiaobai feel quite uncomfortable.

Damn it, the Qingyun Sect was also a member of the Righteous Alliance. Wasn't this the same as pointing at his nose and insulting him?

Besides this, he also learned about the internal structure of Tiansha Valley from Xiao Zhang, along with some miscellaneous bits of news that were a mix of truth and lies.

Chun Xiaobai knew that what this guy said was only half-true, but at least most of the information should be real.

After digesting this news, Chun Xiaobai stood up abruptly, gave a loud laugh with a grin, and patted Xiao Zhang's shoulder hard.

"Fourth Leader, I'm recording this as your first major contribution!"

"Don't worry, This Great King will go right now and capture those enemies of yours in Tiansha Valley to avenge you!"

"Uh!!!" Xiao Zhang was stunned.

"Did I say that?"

"Wait, where would I have enemies in Tiansha Valley?"

He reacted instantly—this guy was intentionally framing him! This was to completely cut off his path of retreat!

"Big Brother! No, Great King! Please don't!"

However, before he could finish shouting, Chun Xiaobai had already pointed a finger at him, turning him back into an immobile statue.

After doing all this, Chun Xiaobai clapped his hands and walked straight out of the cave.

Arriving at the entrance, he casually slapped on a Second-Tier Shielding Talisman to completely Seal the cave, isolating all internal and external presence. Finally, he summoned his Profound Rank Medium Grade Battle Puppet, leaped onto it, and disappeared into the dense forest.

In truth, his words just now were only meant to scare Xiao Zhang, his newly recruited intern lackey.

His Heaven-Sealing Finger could Seal Qi and blood, the Divine Soul, and even the Dao Foundation. Sealing the five senses and six consciousnesses was naturally a simple matter.

How could he be so foolish as to let all forty-plus captives see his true face?

He had captured over a hundred 'Gods of Wealth' along the way.

Among them, except for Xiao Zhang, everyone else had their six senses sealed by him the moment they were caught. They had no idea what their captor looked like.

As for Xiao Zhang... it was purely because the moment Chun Xiaobai caught him, he discovered that this guy possessed the Aptitude to be a bandit.

That was why he intentionally didn't Seal his senses, intending to test his Heart-Nature along the way.

Looking at it now, this guy named Xiao Zhang—aside from his name being completely at odds with his personality—was otherwise... somewhat acceptable.

Chun Xiaobai made a round outside, and in less than an hour, he found five more Wealth-Sending Boys and returned to the cave.

He tossed the five into the pile of captives, casually undid Xiao Zhang's Seal, and grinned widely.

"Fourth Leader, come take a look. Are these five the enemies you were talking about?"

"I... I... I you..." Seeing this, Xiao Zhang was scared out of his wits. He fell to his knees with a thud and cried out with a mournful face.

"Great King! There's something you don't know!"

"The punishment for traitors in our Tiansha Valley isn't just simple discipline; it's Soul Extraction and Soul Refinement, never to be reborn for all eternity!"

"Hey, hey, it's just a bit of soul extraction. Look at how pathetic you're being!" Chun Xiaobai yanked him up from the ground and said carelessly.

"Don't worry, with This Great King here, I guarantee you that absolutely no one will be able to touch your soul!"

"Uh!!!"

Xiao Zhang was completely dumbfounded.

You say they can't touch it, so they can't?

Big Brother, who do you think you are?

I'm just an Early Foundation Establishment Stage Disciple. Without a Battle Puppet, I'm nothing!

But out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at those forty-plus fellow Disciples in the cave, seeing them all staring wide-eyed at him.

He knew that this time, he truly wouldn't be able to clear his name, even if he jumped into the Yellow River.