Chapter 1498

The ear-piercing sound of the gong once drowned out the noise, and the dust on the beams was shaken down with a rustle. So the tavern finally became quiet, and they heard this person say: "We gathered here specifically to elect a leader to lead everyone in rooting out evil and punishing the wicked! My name is Bosheli, from Pang City, and I studied under Elder Shanbai of Taizhou! I am here to recommend myself today, and I hope everyone will support me!"

People in the small tavern spoke up one after another: "Boss Bo is benevolent and righteous, advancing and retreating with propriety, he is the most suitable candidate."

"Our Boss Bo even fought side-by-side with the Nine Nether Emperor..."

This sounded like Bosheli's subordinate.

But before this sentence was finished, someone from the back interrupted: "Fought side-by-side with the Nine Nether Emperor? When?"

Everyone turned their heads and saw two strangers at the door, also burly men with dark skin.

They looked like they weren't to be trifled with, and these two looked even less to be trifled with.

"Who are you?"

The first burly man pointed at himself: "Tonglin Ji, Weng Su."

Then he pointed at the second burly man: "Tonglin Ji, Weng Xing."

Someone in the tavern had heard of their names: "So it's the Weng Brothers of Tu Family Village!"

"Legend has it that there's no fight they can't win."

Weng Xing puffed out his chest and asked Bosheli for the second time: "When did you fight side-by-side with the Nine Nether Emperor? Tell us about it!"

"Thirty days ago, Zhangshan White Birch Forest." Bosheli said fluently, "The Black Armor Army killed the wicked magistrate of Zhangshan County, and we helped them intercept the fleeing magistrate and also fought a battle with the county army, losing one brother!"

"Anything else?" Weng Xing sneered, "This is called side-by-side? Fighting side-by-side is good brothers back-to-back, sharing life and death! At most, you just cooperated for a moment."

In that burning hall of the Little Peach Villa, they and the Nine Nether Emperor were truly shoulder-to-shoulder. This guy surnamed Bo, the Black Armor Army probably didn't even know who he was, right? Bosheli hadn't even spoken yet, but his subordinates were already unconvinced: "Then what about you? You haven't even seen the Nine Nether Emperor's face, right? You have the nerve to mock people, where did you get such a big face?"

"Who said I haven't seen the Nine Nether Emperor?" Weng Xing stood up straight, "My brother and I were at..."

Before the words were out, his waist took an elbow strike from his brother, and he almost cried out.

"Don't talk nonsense." Weng Su whispered through gritted teeth in his ear, "That matter cannot be told, cannot be told!"

They and the Nine Nether Emperor joined forces to kill the Yao Nation's heavy general, Xue Zongwu!

But this matter was truly too big, and the Yao Nation was looking for the murderer everywhere; the two of them couldn't let the secret leak.

"Once exposed, it's not just us; we're just two rotten lives, but we can't implicate the Nine Nether Emperor!"

"Got it, got it." Weng Xing was very unhappy. Oh my, he clearly did such a cow-like big thing, but he couldn't let anyone know!

Walking in the night in brocade clothes, casting pearls into darkness! "Where?" Bosheli's subordinate squeezed them, "Speak, are you trying to make it up on the spot?"

This scoundrel was truly asking for a beating! Weng Xing pressed his fists until they cracked, and had to change his words: "Shi Zhou Tou! We caught the cannibal king Zhao Guangzhi with him!"

"Then why didn't I see you?" Another person stood up, "I was at Shi Zhou Tou at the time."

Weng Su pushed his brother back; he didn't even know how to make up a simple one!

"What were you doing at Shi Zhou Tou? Being dry rations for Zhao Guangzhi?"

As soon as he said it, people below laughed.

"Is it very funny?" This person stared at them coldly until everyone sheepishly restrained their smiles, and then he continued, "Zhao Guangzhi eats people, and the army under him also eats people! But he doesn't treat people as dry rations, because he likes to kill and eat them on the spot!"

The tavern was silent.

"When the incident happened, I was under the command of Yang Garrison Commander at Shi Zhou Tou, and was sent to guard the city gate!" This person continued, "That night we won and returned to take back the magistrate who had fled the city, but when Yang Garrison Commander went out of the city to chase the dog official, Zhao Guangzhi ambushed Shi Zhou Tou! All the soldiers guarding the city with me died in battle, and only I survived by luck!"

After speaking, he lifted his shirt, and everyone saw a long scar from his ribs to his flank, slanted and deep; it must have cut into his stomach at the time, and there were several other fine scars on the side.

It looked like it was caused by a weapon like a painted halberd or a three-pronged fork.

The injury was very heavy, and he had truly picked up this life.

"The spiritual medicine to treat the injury was also given by the Black Armor Army, otherwise the grass on my grave would be very high! After that battle, I knew how amazing the Nine Nether Emperor was, killing the wicked and punishing the evil, saving countless people!"

Weng Su was solemn: "Brother, what is your name?"

"Luo Heng."

Someone else asked him: "Why didn't you stay at Shi Zhou Tou?"

Luo Heng pointed to his scar: "I survived a desperate situation, living a second life! After this injury healed, my heart became wild, and I didn't want to stay at Shi Zhou Tou as a city guard! The world outside is vast, what can't one do to make a living?"

These words won the hearts of everyone, and they all said: "Not bad, not bad, that's the truth!"

If they were people who were content with their lot and resigned to their fate, why wouldn't they be at home obediently farming? "I thought, if the Nine Nether Emperor could come to save me, I could save others! He is a god, I am a human, I certainly don't have his ability, but I can still vent the anger for those poor people!"

There was a round of applause in the tavern.

Weng Xing asked him: "Is there anyone left in your family?"

"None."

Bosheli coughed: "Brother Luo said it well, but we have no power fighting alone, even the god-like Nine Nether Emperor has a Black Armor Army under his command! We must condense into a team to wipe out that bunch of shameless things!"

Luo Heng nodded: "If Boss Bo is the leader, I am willing to join."

Infected by him, many people echoed one after another.

Weng Su looked at Bosheli and pondered, what was good about this person, why did others respect him as a leader?

He certainly couldn't be compared to the Nine Nether Emperor, but they brothers needed a team that could get things done within these few months. Just like what Bosheli said, fighting alone was too tiring.

And it required brainpower.

Bosheli turned to them: "Weng brothers, what do you think?"

These two wandering knights had high combat power and were exactly the type of thug-like talent that this group of motley crew needed right now.

Weng Xing asked directly: "What ability do you have that we should listen to you?"

"I have managed mines, opened chambers of commerce, served as a supply officer, won battles, suppressed fierce bandits, and killed two dog officials and the lackeys under them! In terms of cultivation, some people here are more powerful than me; but when it comes to pulling together a team, I consider myself to have some insights." Bosheli said calmly, "Whoever among you has more experience in this area, you might as well stand up, and we can discuss it?"

This experience was indeed rich. Everyone looked at each other, and not a single person stood up, even the Weng brothers touched their noses:

This seemed to be their weakness.

Oh, it wasn't just them; it seemed to be the weakness of everyone here.

Not just any person has the potential to be a leader.