Chapter 3805: I'll See to It

Two bandits happened to receive the surrender message in time.

But one, distracted, was killed before he could speak; the other did surrender, yet the opposing puppet ignored him, and who knows if they were feigning surrender, they were killed outright.

Even if they surrender, they must wait until they have completely lost the power to resist. Now that they have surrendered, they still need to allocate personnel to deal with them; the puppets all have Soul, so they naturally aren't that foolish.

The Monster Beasts also showed no mercy, all exerting their full strength to kill the opponents quickly, even lowering the strongest opponent they could challenge by one tier, just to kill these bandits as fast as possible; only Ye Liuyun and Ye Tiandao were practicing swordsmanship under the protection of their clones.

Dream Family Elder, upon seeing the three hundred Hédào Jìngjiè Skeleton Soldiers Ye Liuyun released, was so shocked his mouth could not close. Even when they realized the pursuing troops were near, they paid no mind. With just these three hundred Skeleton Soldiers, no amount of reinforcements would help.

"I truly didn't expect that King Ye's side still had such powerful forces!"

They had thought Ye Liuyun's greatest reliance was the Metal Puppets around him, but they didn't expect so many Hédào Jìngjiè strongmen; no wonder Ye Liuyun is indifferent even after offending the Inspection Department.

They surmise that if the Inspection Department learned Ye Liuyun had so many Skeleton Soldiers nearby, they wouldn't pursue him, because coming here would be tantamount to a death sentence.

After the strong bandit among them was eliminated, the remaining bandits were much easier for Ye Liuyun and his group to handle. Gu Changhong, Qian Meng, Xuanwu, and Shadow were all fully capturing Soul as cultivation resources, while Chi Lian was absorbing Bloodline Power.

Lei Ming, Long Nv, and the Nine‑Head Demon Dragon have already stood down, watching the spectacle, while only the warlike Bai Hu and Shi Yuan continue killing bandits. Since there are many bandits here, killing more is no problem.

Ye Liuyun and Ye Tiandao were also using the bandits to practice sword, but unfortunately fighting these bandits didn't provide enough pressure, so they didn't unleash their strongest slash.

Just as they were exterminating the remaining bandits, the pursuing troops appeared within their sight.

"Since you insist on coming here to die, then I will fulfill you! Zhan Kong, prepare to act!"

Ye Liuyun, worried about insufficient pressure, simply included those pursuing troops as well, calling on Zhan Kong to prepare to deploy Skeleton Soldiers.

Huo Yuantang, who was aboard the Warship, soon saw the surrounded bandits being exterminated, with a group of Skeleton Puppets encircling them outside. However, from within the Warship, he could not sense the realm of those puppets.

"Hehe, there are quite a few helpers! But you still can't escape!"

Huo Yuantang was indeed very confident.

He mobilized twenty thousand garrison troops from the surroundings; sheer numbers alone could drain the energy of those Skeleton Puppets.

Moreover, there were many Martial Cultivators of the sixth and seventh layers of the Cavern Heaven here, and there was even an Inspection Envoy of the eighth layer; even if Ye Liuyun's side had strong ones, they certainly wouldn't be their opponents.

Ye Liuyun glanced over their strength and numbers and understood everything at a glance.

"When they arrive, these bandits can all be completely exterminated. Release the remaining Skeleton Soldiers, and later I will bring these three hundred skeletons to seal the encirclement."

Their Warship has twenty thousand soldiers; don't let a single one escape!

Ye Liuyun sent Transmission Voice to Zhan Kong, preparing for an encirclement annihilation.

Zhan Kong also waited until those people got close, then began arranging Skeleton Puppets around them. Ye Liuyun's side didn't even have time to clear the battlefield, so he led everyone and the puppets to surround them again.

"All troops, board the Warship!"

Huo Yuantang, upon seeing a sudden mass of Skeleton Puppets appear around them, also ordered all soldiers to board the Warship and prepare for battle.

But when those people got onto the Warship and Flying Boat, they were stunned.

"Huo Yuantang, what's going on?" his superior immediately asked him.

He was the highest‑ranking official of the Inspection Department responsible for the border region; after receiving Huo Yuantang's notice, he came along to join the fun. He thought that with twenty thousand soldiers, it should be sufficient.

He knew the situation of the Dream Family; although he didn't necessarily have to do anything to them, seizing the chance to make a profit was certainly fine. For him, it was a chance to get rich.

He didn't expect that now the profit wouldn't materialize, and his life might be at stake.

"Sir, I also didn't expect this situation!" Huo Yuantang wore a bitter expression.

It's just a fight over a treasure, why did the other side cause such a huge commotion! With a thousand Hédào Jìngjiè puppets, even if they brought twice the troops, they'd still be no match!

He also intended to make some profit, keeping part of the treasure and handing over part, but didn't expect to be baited by the treasure.

"The trouble you caused, go handle it quickly!" his superior, without hesitation, shifted all responsibility onto him.

"Yes!" Huo Yuantang had no choice but to grit his teeth and negotiate with Ye Liuyun.

After Ye Liuyun surrounded them with the puppets, he no longer feared their escape. Zhan Kong, the Painter, and Poison Soul also patrolled outside the encirclement.

Thus he wasn't in a hurry to act, instead selecting suitable opponents for himself and Ye Tiandao, also giving the Monster Beasts more time to pause before fighting again.

"People of the Dream Family, listen: I am a royal official, commissioned by the king to lead troops to investigate a Wanted Fugitive; you are besieging the royal army—are you trying to rebel?"

Huo Yuantang clenched his teeth under pressure and began threatening Ye Liuyun again. He thought Ye Liuyun was a member of the Dream Family.

Ye Liuyun looked at him as if he were a fool and asked, "Dream Family? If the Dream Family had that strength, they would have long since monopolized your dynasty's merchant guild!"

"You idiot, still trying to threaten me with the dynasty? I told you long ago I'm not one of your dynasty's people; your threat is useless to me. You'd better use this time to leave a dying message!"

After speaking, he ignored Huo Yuantang and looked at Long Nv and Lei Ming and others, noticing their True Essence had already been more than half depleted, making them unsuitable to take Huo Yuantang as an opponent; if that guy had some life‑saving trump card, harming them would be bad.

"It's yours!"

Ye Liuyun simply handed Huo Yuantang over to Qian Meng. Qian Meng's realm is one tier higher than Huo Yuantang's, so dealing with him should be easier, and Huo Yuantang's Soul could be used by Qian Meng to boost Divine Soul Power.

"Thank you, Master!"

Qian Meng also knew Ye Liuyun was looking after her; after thanking him, she walked toward Huo Yuantang.

Huo Yuantang, seeing that threatening the dynasty was useless, used the Dream Family as a shield.

He shouted at Ye Liuyun: "Even if you're not people of the dynasty, the Dream Family's hold on the dynasty's merchant guild is unmovable! Think carefully of the consequences—if you kill a royal official, the Dream Family will also be implicated!"

"Hehe, what does the Dream Family's life or death have to do with me? Are you overthinking?"

Ye Liuyun said that on purpose to avoid implicating the Dream Family.

However, to be safe, he added: "If you insist there's a connection, I can also take these puppets to your dynasty and speak face‑to‑face with your God King!"