Chapter 1115: Kill a Chicken to Warn the Monkey

After killing four members of the Tianxing Society, Su Yang had roughly pieced together intelligence on the Tianxing Society's Southwest Branch from the Seven-Colored Illusion Butterfly.

The two Stellar-Rank experts had both been sent by Lin Tianhong of the Tianxing Society to hunt down Zhou Xue and her children.

They still thought that he and Liu Mengyun were both still on the Black Tiger City battlefield.

Zhou Xue was extremely skilled at staying alive. After learning that Su Yang, Liu Mengyun, and Sovereign Jiazi had all left Mount Dajiao City, she moved near the Treasure Pavilion.

This made the two Stellar-Rank experts who had infiltrated Mount Dajiao City hesitate to act for the time being, afraid of alarming Bacang.

Today Bacang suddenly left the Treasure Pavilion with Xi Yao. They saw this as a good opportunity to strike and acted immediately.

They never expected that Bacang and Xi Yao's sudden departure from the Treasure Pavilion was because Su Yang had returned!

After learning the reason Lin Tianhong was hunting Zhou Xue and her children, Su Yang wasn't surprised. Beast tamers who joined the Tianxing Society were never good people.

They were even more trash than beast tamers who joined the Shouhuang Sect.

Liu Mengyun came to Su Yang's side: "General, my lord, what do you plan to do?"

"Since they dared to provoke me, they must pay a sufficient price!" Su Yang said in a flat tone. "Otherwise, the other factions of the Lianbang will really think that I, Su Yang, am easy to bully. I must kill a chicken to warn the monkey!"

Although, stepping back leads to a vast sky.

But it depends on who the target is.

Sometimes, yielding is taken as weakness and easy to bully!

Su Yang had to establish his own authority, to let everyone in the Lianbang know the consequences of provoking him!

Only by establishing a sufficiently dominant image will no one, no faction dare to offend him lightly. Only then can he shelter his subordinates and safeguard peace in his domain.

The Huaxia Lianbang Army has always presented itself with this kind of image. Su Yang, of course, had to carry it through to the end!

Otherwise, he couldn't hold the situation together!

Su Yang looked at Liu Mengyun: "What do you think?"

"I agree with you, and we must be ruthless when we strike!" Liu Mengyun said. "Kill as many as we can—better to wipe out the entire Tianxing Society, not a single chicken or dog left alive!"

Liu Mengyun's words were far more ruthless than Su Yang's!

Su Yang laughed: "You think so too?"

"Mm!"

This feeling was really good!

Su Yang pulled Liu Mengyun into his arms and breathed in the fragrance on her neck.

"This is an office!"

"Don't worry, they'll knock!"

Su Yang liked Liu Mengyun's prim and proper look!

"Let's talk business!"

Liu Mengyun struggled a little, and Su Yang behaved himself just slightly.

"You are now an Imperial-Rank beast tamer. The upper echelons of the Huaxia Lianbang cannot possibly ignore your existence. They will definitely discuss bringing you into the upper ranks!" Liu Mengyun continued. "You may not care about power, but you must fight for the power you deserve. Your style has always been dominant—that's actually a good thing. Most soldiers in the Lianbang prefer a leader who is strong, confident, capable, and powerful… This time the Tianxing Society provoked you, which is essentially giving you another chance. Besides showing your ability, you can also remind the upper echelons of the Lianbang again, let them feel your dominance once more, let them know you are not someone who can be easily manipulated!"

"Is it necessary?"

"Of course it's necessary!" Liu Mengyun said seriously. "Overall, the top leadership of the Lianbang is fine; everyone knows who the enemy is and that we must unite. But there will inevitably still be a few selfish individuals greedy for power. Your rise will inevitably take away a portion of someone else's power and affect others' interests to some degree. A strong, dominant image can help you secure more benefits and power. When they see your demeanor, they'll seriously consider whether provoking you is worth the risk—some might even give you extra leeway, afraid of making you lose your temper..."

"You mean honest people get taken advantage of?"

"They definitely will!" Liu Mengyun said in a low voice. "If you're a little more assertive, a little more hot-headed, those old fellows will definitely be all smiles and try to placate you. But if you don't lose your temper and yield at every turn, some people will definitely treat you like an old yellow ox, working you to the bone without even feeding you grass!"

Liu Mengyun turned her head and said softly: "I know you prefer hunting fierce beasts and improving your strength, but you also need to make the upper echelons of the Lianbang remember your kindness, not take it for granted. Understand?"

"I understand what you mean!"

"I know you don't like meetings, don't like those troublesome things… But how do you feel about this Lianbang?"

"Feels pretty good. The overall direction is completely fine. Everyone is working hard!"

The upper echelons of the Huaxia Lianbang were much better than those generals of Daoguona Gang!

The overall situation was also the most stable among all the countries on this continent!

For three hundred years, everything had been developing in a good direction.

Having been a Huaxia person in both lives, Su Yang had always felt quite proud.

Five thousand years of Huaxia civilization had never been broken off, and would surely continue to carry on!

Whether in the era of cold weapons, the era of hot weapons, or the era of fierce beasts!

Liu Mengyun asked: "Then do you believe in yourself? Do you think the Lianbang will become stronger and more stable with you in it?"

"Of course I do!"

This bit of confidence, Su Yang still had.

Confidence came from one's own strength.

"Since you think the Lianbang is pretty good, and you believe in your own ability, why not use your ability to keep it good, or make it even better?"

Su Yang pursed his lips and said: "Feels like you're setting a trap for me!"

"I'm not setting a trap for you. I just think, since you believe in your own ability, believe you can make the Lianbang more stable and prosperous, then you shouldn't stand by idly. You should contribute a little, you should take the power that's yours, and make the Lianbang better. Isn't that right?"

"Uh… yeah!" Su Yang scratched his head. "It feels like you're still setting a trap for me. Isn't this just telling me to grab as much power as possible?"

"That's exactly what you deserve!" Liu Mengyun said seriously. "What's yours, you must claim—it shouldn't be given away. Wherever there are people, there's the jianghu. You must seize the voice and influence you're entitled to. That power will earn you greater attention, spare you countless unnecessary troubles, let you live more comfortably, and enable you to support leaders you believe are decent—or make sound decisions… Even if you just send a representative to cast an abstention vote, that would be excellent. If you don't want to handle those things yourself, you can fully delegate them to your subordinates."

"Fine! I'll listen to you!"

Su Yang thought it over and decided to listen to Liu Mengyun after all.

Having a bit more power didn't seem to have any downside!

At worst, leave the professional matters to the professionals—having some influence is definitely not a bad thing!

"Mm!"

Liu Mengyun smiled and planted a kiss on Su Yang's forehead.

"What do you think should be done about the Tianxing Society?"

"Tell General Qian that the Tianxing Society struck within Mount Dajiao, causing dozens of civilian casualties, and that you vow to eradicate the Tianxing Society completely — ask him for an official commission to exterminate the Tianxing Society in the southeastern region; he will surely agree!"