Chapter 155: with translation of chapter title

Shen Tianxing's words reminded this father and daughter, and at the same time made them tremble all over; they had not yet escaped the devil's grasp, and they simply had no choice.

You heard that, right? What's the use of surrendering? Either way you'll still have to obediently be locked up by them.

Lei Ting let out another heart-rending roar. But in Shen Tianxing's eyes it was too laughable; only a handful of people remained, and even if you persuaded them to launch a collective assault on the city, what could that accomplish? Shen Tianxing could settle it with a single strike of the Rulai Divine Palm.

They can leave; only you father and daughter must stay. That way we can guarantee their safety—I don't know if General Lei is willing or not.

With a simple sentence from Shen Tianxing, the Lei Family Army hesitated not at all, turned and left; despite Lei Ting's frantic shouts behind them, not a single person remained, only the helpless Lei Wufeng, shaking his head, walked over and grabbed Lei Ting's hand.

Forget it; let's go into the city and have the governor help arrange lodging. From now on, you and I, father and daughter, will depend on each other—don't think about anything else.

The Lei Family Army had already scattered like birds and beasts; now only Lei Wufeng and Lei Ting remained, unable to do anything. Lei Wufeng had truly resigned himself to fate, but Lei Ting had not.

Shen Tianxing, you weren't planning to marry me? I'll marry you, even as a concubine, but you must guarantee my father a life of wealth and honor for the rest of his days.

Lei Ting lifted her head to look at Shen Tianxing, no longer caring about saving face, yet these words made Shen Tianxing unable to hold back his laughter.

Hahaha... Do you really think you're all gold and silver? The only reason I agreed to marry you before was to use you in my scheme; I have plenty of women, each more beautiful than you—what makes you think I truly wanted to marry you?

Don't think I don't know what you're plotting—marry me to gain my trust, then try to kill me or seize control of my army, and ultimately turn around and kill me.

Stop daydreaming; honestly, just depend on General Lei for your livelihood. I'll arrange a place for you to live and give you some silver for your old age.

Of course, there will inevitably be people watching you, and I will likewise cripple your martial arts, leaving you no chance to make a comeback.

After saying that, Shen Tianxing waved his hand; Ru Yan the Great Emperor descended from the city wall, raised his hand and flicked, and several silver needles pierced Lei Ting and Lei Wufeng, instantly abolishing their internal force entirely.

Unable to offer any resistance, by the time Ru Yan withdrew the needles, the two had collapsed to the ground; stripped of their internal force, they were utterly crippled and could no longer pose a threat to Shen Tianxing.

Zhang Wenyuan led people to bring Lei Wufeng and Lei Ting into the city; Lei Ting struggled desperately, but to no avail, and could only be meekly taken away by Zhang Wenyuan.

Having dealt with Lei Wufeng and Lei Ting, Shen Tianxing immediately ordered a march on Wuzhou!

Shen Tianxing had made all preparations, intending to seize Wuzhou completely within half a month, then go on to attack Dongzhou and Xizhou, taking the outer prefectural cities, then push inward, leaving Sun Zhongquan only able to struggle like a trapped beast.

On the second day, upon reaching the first target city in Wuzhou, Shen Tianxing slapped his palm and killed over ten thousand troops, along with the prefect and commander; the city walls collapsed more than half, and he successfully took it.

On the fifth day, arriving at the second target city in Wuzhou, Shen Tianxing sent out a Beetle in its initial combat form, plus a Charizard Summoning Card and a Combat Tyrannosaurus Beast, easily disposing of twenty thousand defending troops; he personally slew the prefect and commander, successfully taking the city.

On the ninth day, upon reaching the third target city, before they could even launch an assault, the prefect and commander surrendered, leading their troops out; taking advantage of their unpreparedness, they attempted to strike directly at Shen Tianxing's life.

Shen Tianxing's palm slew about half of them, including the prefect and commander, and he successfully took the city.

On the thirteenth day, arriving at the final target city, the prefect and commander led their troops in surrender, with no hesitation, and he successfully seized all of Wuzhou; Shen Tianxing also heard the system's notification tone.

Congratulations, Host, on completing the side quest: within six months you have conquered Beizhou and Wuzhou, earning a reward of 10 million Killing Value, three Divine General Summoning Cards, and ten Famous General Summoning Cards.

One Super Guard Summon Token, three High-Grade Guard Summon Tokens, a Divine Tier-1 Soldier Summon Token, and a Super Tier-2 Soldier Summon Token.

Food and fodder, each 1 million dan; a High-Grade Armory Upgrade Token; choose any two Ultimate Martial Arts; select one item from the System Mall priced at no more than 50 million Killing Value; and 3 million silver.

Completing such a task is trivial for Shen Tianxing now; recruiting soldiers for him is merely fulfilling the system mission, and his own strength in attacking these small cities is essentially an unstoppable sweep.

Although the fighting was easy, Shen Tianxing still led his troops back to Leizhou to rest and recuperate; he left Zhao Zilong and Xu Shu in Beizhou, Zhang Wenyuan together with Tian Feng and Guo Tu in Wuzhou, and Luo Cheng, Yue Yunyang, and Tang Bohu at Humen Pass.

【2】 defenders of Humen Pass became the Yue Family Army; the Yang Family Army remained in Beizhou Army, under Zhang Wenyuan's command, stood ready in Wuzhou to be dispatched at any moment.

Those guarding Humen Pass have become the Yue Family Army; the Yang Family Army remains in Beizhou to provide support, while the Leizhou Army lets Zhang Wenyuan lead them in Wuzhou, ready to be dispatched at any moment.

At the same time, he incorporated nearly 100,000 troops from Beizhou and Wuzhou; after issuing military tokens to confirm they harbored no ill intent, Shen Tianxing entrusted the subsequent training and reorganization to the few commanders left behind.

Far in the capital, Sun Zhongquan, upon receiving the latest intelligence, violently slammed his cup, frightening the young emperor beside him into trembling; this was a rare display of loss of composure from Sun Zhongquan.

Shen Tianxing, how dare he? He has seized Beizhou at the frontier pass, taken Wuzhou as well, and the Lei Family Army is just gone—Lei Wufeng is truly a good-for-nothing.

In the imperial court, not a crow stirred; no one dared to speak, nobody wanted to invite misfortune. Sun Zhongquan glanced at everyone present, kicked over the table before him, and rose to his feet.

You lot of good-for-nothings, isn't there a single one of you who dares to step forward, lead troops, and encircle and suppress Shen Tianxing? What use are you?

We, your subjects, are ashamed; Regent King, please quell your anger.

The civil and military officials knelt down; only this sentence was spoken—those who truly had the court's interests at heart would not offer ideas, while those who merely fawned and flattered to climb up could not come up with any either; this is the current state of the Grand Zhou court.

Since you're useless, lock you all up; whenever you come up with a good idea, or are willing to lead troops to attack Shen Tianxing, I will release you.

Sun Zhongquan waved his hand, and immediately a group of imperial guards rushed up and seized these civil and military officials.

No one resisted—after all, they wouldn't die, just being locked up—this made Sun Zhongquan even more disappointed; in the entire court, aside from him, truly there was no one who could help share his worries?

Who else could be blamed? Those capable of sharing his burdens have all been killed by him, or else they fled like the Yang Tieqiang family.

Your Lordship, this subordinate is willing to lead troops into battle.

Lu Zhaoyuan suddenly dropped to his knees, volunteering for the front; Sun Zhongquan glanced at him—last time it was Lu Zhaoyuan who went to Leizhou, and if they were planning to send troops to attack Shen Tianxing, this Lu Zhaoyuan, who had forged an imperial edict, would have to die.

Now that Lu Zhaoyuan has chosen to go on campaign, Sun Zhongquan is also pleased to have him drain Shen Tianxing's forces; he immediately issued the order.

I will give you 100,000 troops; I do not demand that you definitely defeat Shen Tianxing, but I require that you fight to the death—even if it comes down to the last soldier, you are not permitted to surrender; kill as many as you can. Do you understand?