Chapter 231: Getting Rich, Getting Rich

Bang, bang, bang!

It was as if Pei Qianyun were clutching a small chicken in his hand.

This scene was absolutely shocking.

It was not just shocking, but also felt quite surreal.

That Xiong Ao, who looked to be a good two or three hundred pounds, was like a leaf floating in the air, only to be smashed fiercely against the ground, and then, he would float up again, and be smashed against the ground once more.

Boom, boom, boom.

In an instant, several pits were smashed into the ground.

In this Prisoner Camp, everyone who saw it had their jaws dropped in shock.

This?

Xiong Ao, this once bloodthirsty general of great notoriety, was also stunned by being thrown around like this.

At the very beginning, during the first throw, he wanted to curse in anger; he had been careless, he hadn't dodged!

However, by the second throw, he had already begun to be shocked by the innate divine strength of this "small man" before him.

By the third throw.

He could no longer even utter a curse.

His mouth was full of teeth that had all been smashed, blood sprayed out, he was dizzy and lightheaded, and his body was completely beyond his own control.

A full eight times!

He didn't even have the ability to resist.

The entire scene was deathly silent.

Everyone was gaping with their mouths open, staring blankly at everything.

Unbelievable.

This was Xiong Ao!

The world-renowned Xiong Ao! Yet in front of this burly man, he was like a three-year-old child, left to be ravaged at will.

What kind of people were these Yinzhou troops?

The lackeys who had been by Xiong Ao's side just moments ago also swallowed hard; they had wanted to step up earlier, but now, who would dare?

Qin Zhangfeng scanned the circle and said coldly, "No matter who you are, today, you have arrived on Yinzhou territory, so if you are a dragon, you must lie down for me, and if you are a tiger, you must crouch for me! Remember, my young master is kind-natured and easy to talk to, but that does not mean I, Qin Zhangfeng, am easy to talk to!"

The whole place was in an uproar.

Qin Zhangfeng? Everyone's eyes revealed terror.

So it was him!

The General Qin who, with his own strength, took the head of the Xiongnu Chanyu from among ten thousand men!

Pingxi General, Qin Zhangfeng!

Nowadays, his name was like thunder to the ears.

In an instant, the group of people who had been blustering just a moment ago didn't dare to let out a single peep.

Xiong Ao also looked up, his expression very unpleasant at first, before he opened his "gaping maw": "Hahaha, so it is the world-renowned General Qin! Good, you are a real man, I, Xiong Ao, am convinced!"

"Did you all hear that?"

"A hero like General Qin has spoken, so all of you, honestly crouch down for me!"

"Whoever dares to cause trouble again is not giving me, Xiong Ao, any face!"

Xiong Ao climbed up from the ground and warned them.

In fact, he had long heard of Qin Zhangfeng's reputation and had even harbored thoughts of coming to challenge him. But now... what was there to challenge! Xiong Ao was also a straightforward person; having come from the battlefield, there were no cowards among them. In front of so many people, he lay on the ground and stuck his butt up: "Come, eighty strokes of the rod, I, Xiong Ao, accept it!"

The crowd burst into laughter.

"General Qin, rest assured, you are a great hero, we will all listen to you!"

"That's right, General Qin's prestige is illustrious, who would dare to cause trouble?"

These prisoners had also become well-behaved.

Qin Zhangfeng also smiled: "Eight throws shall offset the eighty strokes of the rod. Remember, in Yanqi, everything is done according to military law. If there is any violation, military law will not be lenient!"

Everyone responded in agreement.

Then, the Yinzhou soldiers began to arrange housing for these people. Yanqi City was already empty, and those civilian dwellings and the like could naturally accommodate these two hundred thousand people.

"General Qin, General Qin..."

Xiong Ao, with a bruised and swollen face, trotted behind Qin Zhangfeng: "General Qin, I, Xiong Ao, am also a good man! Can we count this as mutual appreciation? You must recommend me to the Yinzhou Governor, recommend me! I can go and kill those barbarians!"

Qin Zhangfeng smiled indifferently: "Whether you are employed or not is not up to me, but up to the young master. The young master has his own plans; whether I recommend you or not is of little use."

"Everyone, get some rest early. Two days from now is the day the Protectorate opens, and everyone must go."

Only then did Qin Zhangfeng leave with Pei Qianyun.

Xiong Ao looked melancholy and sighed deeply, but as he watched Qin Zhangfeng's back and the strictly disciplined Yinzhou troops, his eyes flashed with a sharp light.

He was born to be a fierce general!

This was the kind of army he wanted to join!

He must join the Yinzhou army and find his second spring here!

"Young M... Miss, that General Qin is so mighty!"

In the crowd.

The young girl who had not yet fully developed had golden light in her eyes.

The woman glared at her: "Xiaoman, this is the enemy, do you understand, the enemy?"

Xiaoman looked aggrieved: "But he is truly mighty. Miss, I think only someone like General Qin could be worthy of you..."

"You're asking for death!"

The woman in red was overcome with shame and anger, and she fiercely tugged at her ear.

Yet her eyes could not help but look toward the tall, upright back of Qin Zhangfeng.

Qin Zhangfeng?

Was it because his wife, who had not yet crossed his threshold, was intercepted and killed halfway, that these events of the Yinzhou Army campaigning against the Northern Western Regions had come to pass? But as a leader of the Night Walkers, she understood that that matter was absolutely not the work of the Night Walkers.

Of course.

The war had already begun.

These things were not important.

What was important was...

Two months had already passed, yet that General Qin still seemed to be wearing mourning clothes. Was his wife's position in his heart truly that important?

For a husband to observe mourning for a dead wife was actually quite uncommon in ancient times.

In ancient times, the status of women was already very low, and furthermore, that wife of his had not yet truly crossed his threshold...

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and go inside to register!"

At this moment, a soldier of the Yinzhou Army roared.

The woman in red then withdrew her gaze and was timidly led into a civilian residence.

"Is it done?"

Liu Zheng asked with a smile as Qin Zhangfeng came to report.

Qin Zhangfeng looked earnest: "Young Master, there should be no major issues, but among this batch of prisoners who arrived, there are indeed many fierce generals who can be taken for our own use."

Liu Zheng said: "For this matter, you and Jiang Xuan handle it as you see fit. But just make sure not to recruit those scourges into the army."

Qin Zhangfeng smiled: "Rest assured, Young Master, I have a plan for this matter."

Liu Zheng poured a cup of wine for Qin Zhangfeng, looked at the mourning band on his arm, and sighed: "Qin Dage, the departed are gone, and the living must go on. I know you are feeling distressed, but you should also get some proper rest."

Ever since Sikong Jing was assassinated.

Qin Zhangfeng had poured all his focus into the army.

He would barely sleep for long before getting up to drill the troops and manage the army; he was simply a workaholic.

Liu Zheng felt heartache just watching him.

He wished he could find another wife for Qin Zhangfeng.

Qin Zhangfeng chuckled: "Young Master, although I was once a Knight-errant, I have always felt that this matter of love is a fate cultivated over a hundred or a thousand years. Although I only met Jing'er a few times in passing, I felt that we were a perfect match, destined for harmony and mutual respect. Please do not worry about this, Young Master."

Liu Zheng felt a pang in his heart upon hearing this and stopped trying to persuade him.

Just at this moment, Jiang Xuan suddenly shouted from outside the door: "Young Master, Young Master, come out quickly, come out quickly, we've struck it rich, we've struck it rich!"

Liu Zheng and Qin Zhangfeng looked at each other in dismay.

Struck it rich?

Yinzhou was now wealthy enough to rival a nation; what kind of matter could make Jiang Xuan so unsettled?

【Author's Note】

Thank you to Mu Qiuhan Shan for the generous tip, and for the very thoughtful long review, thank you, thank you. Happy Spring Festival.