Chapter 154: The thieves' hearts are not dead, yet they still dare to dream of a comeback?

At this moment, Shen Tianxing's all-attribute boost had reached 210%, and with his Martial Dao Realm and equipment attribute enhancement, he had already surpassed Grandmaster Perfection.

「Host: Shen Tianxing」

「Martial Strength: ()+()」

「Defense: ()+()」

「Stamina: /」

「Suodu: ()+()」

「Internal Force: ()+(3500)+(, Nine Yang Divine Skill bonus 200%)...... 」

To know, the Martial Strength value of Grandmaster Perfection is; under Shen Tianxing's current full support, he already has that Martial Strength value; even if considered a Land Immortal, it is estimated that he could reach the level of Third Layer.

Of course, as for how the level of a Land Immortal is, the system has not given any answer; this is Shen Tianxing's own rough calculation.

After finishing the tally, Shen Tianxing lay down and slept; upon waking, it was already morning the next day, Yue Yunyang was waiting at Shen Tianxing's door, and Shen Tianxing saw him upon opening the door.

「Father-in-law, it's so early, is there something? 」

「Lei Wufeng has come, and he came to surrender, bringing along the 5000 Lei Family Army as well; they are outside the city, waiting for My Lord's summons. 」

Yue Yunyang answered respectfully; the matter had long been within his expectations. Shen Tianxing's actions in Wuzhou City, Zhang Wenyuan had already told Yue Yunyang last night.

Yue Yunyang guessed that Lei Wufeng had only two paths to take: one was to join forces with the troops of several cities in Wuzhou and fight Shen Tianxing to the bitter end; the other was to bring along his remaining Lei Family Army to surrender.

「My false father-in-law has come around, unfortunately surrendering cannot truly keep him; we still need to find a place for him to retire, after all I did kill his Younger Brother. 」

Yue Yunyang blushed with embarrassment; both are commanders, he honestly married off his daughter, and now he basically has nothing.

Conversely, Lei Wufeng used his daughter to scheme against Shen Tianxing; now his daughter has also been captured, the Lei Family Army is almost gone, and his own younger brother died at Shen Tianxing's hands.

「My Lord's meaning is to accept his surrender and arrange for him to be supervised in Leizhou? Or to eliminate them all? 」

Yue Yunyang, while asking this, was still thinking whether to plead for Lei Wufeng's mercy. He always felt that if he had chosen the wrong side back then, his fate might be even worse than Lei Wufeng's.

「Don't rush, I'll go see him; you have someone bring his precious daughter as well, and we'll go up to the city tower to have a good talk with this General Lei. 」

「Yes, My Lord! 」

Yue Yunyang respectfully agreed, then quickly left, preparing to bring Lei Ting up to the city tower.

Lei Wufeng led the Lei Family Army to kneel outside the city gate; their armor was all placed to one side, and their swords were laid on top of the armor; the 5000 Lei Family Army had utterly no morale.

「General Lei, don't kneel; bring your Lei Family Army to rise; I can accept your surrender, but I cannot make you my This One; your hatred toward me, I don't believe you would choose to be loyal to me. 」

Shen Tianxing walked up onto the city tower; although his voice was not loud, Lei Wufeng and the Lei Family Army below heard him clearly.

「Thank you, Governor; I have nothing else to ask, I only hope the Governor can release my daughter. 」

「That's certainly no problem; my Father-in-law is already bringing the person here; shortly he will let you reunite with your daughter, and I also hope that after you take your daughter away, you will behave yourself. 」

「Thank you, Governor; as long as I can take my daughter away, the Governor can do whatever he wants; even if he finds me a place to stay, I wouldn't mind. 」

Lei Wufeng stood up to thank Shen Tianxing; as his words fell, the angry voice of Lei Ting came from the city tower.

「Father, you taught us from childhood that we can only die standing, not live kneeling; why are you choosing to surrender now? Shen Tianxing killed my second uncle, as well as my master and senior fellow disciple. 」

「This hatred cannot coexist under the same sky; Father, even if you don't think about revenge, you cannot just surrender like this, and yet you're willing to let Shen Tianxing imprison you—are you crazy? 」

「Furthermore, as members of the Lei Family Army, you only die in battle, never surrender; put on your armor, pick up your swords, attack the city, avenge the fallen brothers—did you hear that? 」

Lei Ting's final shout was heart-wrenching; Lei Wufeng also helplessly lowered his head, including the Lei Family Army, who had stood up but had lost all fighting spirit, also all lowered their heads.

「Miss Lei, your words are noble and righteous, but you and your father plotted to harm me, sparing no expense; you ultimately failed, and now you still want the remaining Lei Family Army to work for you? 」

「Under the banner of revenge, you let them attack the city and die; how thick-skinned are you? They have all chosen to surrender, yet you won't let them off? 」

Lei Ting was left speechless by Shen Tianxing's words, truly having nothing to rebut; the Lei Family Army, who had originally lowered their heads, all lifted their heads to look at Lei Ting, their eyes now filled with a hint of resentment.

「Don't let him drive a wedge between us; I never meant that; even if we father and daughter didn't scheme against him, he would still lead troops to attack Wuzhou—what difference would the outcome make? 」

「We chose to scheme, but only for self-preservation; being off by one move in chess, we can only accept fate, but it's not an excuse for us to admit defeat and submit; attacking the city means death, but we stand. 」

「Surrender means staying alive but losing dignity; you are the Lei Family Army, who have always been victorious in battle—how can you, for the sake of survival, throw away your dignity? 」

Even saying Lei Ting's words are still quite provocative; at least these Lei Family Army people lowered their heads again.

「Lei Ting, stop talking; I've already decided to surrender, victory or defeat is already decided; I came this time just to take you away, so just settle down. 」

Lei Wufeng also truly didn't want to fight, and he was also afraid of Lei Ting; if he kept talking, he wouldn't be able to leave; of course, deep down he still had a sliver of luck.

If the brothers of the Lei Family Army had listened to these words, they would still have a chance to make a comeback; mainly they didn't listen, so that's how it is.

「Father, don't be foolish; surrender won't bring us peace; even if Shen Tianxing doesn't kill us today, what about tomorrow? He will inevitably demand our lives, so we might as well fight him to the end. 」

Lei Ting's words were still as lofty and impassioned; Shen Tianxing really couldn't bear to listen.

「Send her down, then I want to see whether, after she returns, she dares to arrest people to attack the city, and whether these people will follow her in foolishness. 」

「Yes, Sir! 」

Two Leizhou Army soldiers responded, taking Lei Ting down to the base of the city tower; they quickly walked out of the city gate, untied her, and then hurried back into the city.

Lei Ting stood at the city gate, suddenly realizing she was caught between a rock and a hard place—should she turn back and fight? Or run back to bring the remaining people to charge in? Or should she surrender?

「Lei Ting, stop making a fuss; go back, we've already lost; besides surrender, there's no other way—just leave it at that. 」

Lei Ting was still hesitating—whether to just go along with the situation, or to keep persuading the Lei Family Army to attack the city.

Just as Lei Ting was hesitating, Shen Tianxing's cold voice also came down from the city tower.

「General Lei, I only released your daughter to let you reunite; it's not really letting you go, I won't take your lives, but you must stay behind, after which I will still have arrangements for you. 」