Chapter 1115

First Volume, Chapter 1115: No Business That Cannot Be Negotiated

Seeing Qin Feng remain calm and composed, showing no sign of urgency despite his life hanging by a thread, Lü Yi couldn't help but silently marvel—this man was truly worthy of being the one to overthrow the Northern Di.

Merely this kind of audacity is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

But…

It doesn't matter!

Lü Yi and the seventy Dead Soldiers' mission was nearly complete; killing Qin Feng would be icing on the cake, and even if they failed to kill him, it would be enough to disrupt his Da Huo.

And just then, Qin Feng spoke again, his tone tinged with mockery.

"There are far too many people in this world who want to kill me; fourteen thousand taels of silver is indeed a high price, but far from astronomical."

"If you go to Bozhou in the Northern Di and ask Jing Peng, he will offer you a price beyond your imagination."

"Is it worth risking your families—even everyone you know—for this little money?"

Lü Yi naturally heard the threat hidden in Qin Feng's words, but since he had come here, he would not be intimidated.

"Does the Marquis of Qin have so much confidence?"

"We came here fully prepared—you have no way of finding our families."

Hearing this, Qin Feng burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, Comrade, should I say you're too naive, or too ignorant?"

Lü Yi raised an eyebrow: "Isn't what I said true? The world is vast—hiding a few people is incredibly easy."

Qin Feng shrugged and explained casually: "If the hiding were completely random, then yes, you'd be impossible to find."

"You understand the meaning of the word 'random,' don't you?"

"But as Dead Soldiers like you, fearing retaliation, will naturally spare no effort to find a secret place to hide your families."

"The secret place you meticulously chose may be hard to find—but precisely because of that, it lacks randomness; follow the trail, trace it step by step, and you'll inevitably uncover your family's location."

To demonstrate that his words were no exaggeration.

And to make these Yuezhao Kingdom Death Warriors understand the gravity of crossing him.

Qin Feng began explaining slowly and deliberately.

"The first step is naturally to uncover your identities."

"If a single Yuezhao Kingdom citizen crossed the border alone into Shedynasty, it would indeed be hard to track—but you came here as seventy men, fighting side by side, speaking a different language, and even your appearances differ noticeably from the locals."

"Wherever you go, you draw attention."

"So no matter what you do, you must have someone from the local population acting on your behalf."

"If I'm not mistaken, you have a local Guide among you."

"This Guide is the breakthrough!"

Before Lü Yi could speak, Qin Feng cut in directly: "You're going to say this Guide's identity is also hard to trace, aren't you?"

"Heh, hard for you—but for the Brocade Guard, it's child's play."

"Just record his physical features in detail, dispatch them by fast horse to every prefecture and county."

"Under the Brocade Guard's pressure, every prefecture and county will investigate at once."

"From prefecture to county, county to township, township to village—step by step, within ten days you can sweep an entire prefecture."

"How many prefectures does Shedynasty have? It won't take long for the Brocade Guard to turn the entire country upside down."

"As your Guide—and your most relied-upon Logistics Personnel—this man frequently shows his face; now think, is it hard to find him?"

By the time Qin Feng finished speaking, Lü Yi's brow had begun to furrow.

If it were someone else, perhaps they wouldn't have this power—but Qin Feng's power was unquestionable.

Once Qin Feng uncovered the Guide's identity, he could then expand outward from the Guide, tracing who he had contacted and where he had gone during this time.

Moreover, Yuezhao Kingdom Death Warriors, living as drifters, take money to eliminate threats—and the money they earn must be sent home somehow.

After all, they might die suddenly in the Huang Ye tomorrow; no matter how much silver they carry, it will only serve as burial treasure.

The person who sends their money home is almost certainly the Guide.

Even if someone else does it, simply investigating the Guan Kou between Shedynasty and Yuezhao Kingdom will reveal who in Yuezhao has had contact with Shedynasty.

Remember, during this time, war has never ceased; Yuezhao Kingdom, caught in the middle, has had contact with neighboring powers almost entirely at the state level—private contact is extremely rare.

This drastically narrows the Brocade Guard's search scope.

Once the general area is confirmed, finding these seventy men becomes effortless.

These seventy men are either from the same village or served in the same Army—focus the investigation on just these two directions.

Once their true identities are uncovered, trace their families by following the same trail.

The entire process might take half a year—or even over a year.

But to seek Revenge against Qin Feng, the Brocade Guard will absolutely do it!

Qin Feng stared at Lü Yi, his tone growing colder.

"Let me tell you what will happen next: first, your families will be dragged out one by one by the Brocade Guard, and none will escape death without burial."

"And Yuezhao Kingdom will not escape either!"

"We have the power to overthrow the Northern Di—do you think it's hard for us to wipe out Yuezhao Kingdom?"

"You like being Mercenaries, taking money to eliminate threats? Then fully embrace it—make every single Yuezhao Kingdom civilian a Mercenary, homeless and without support!"

Lü Yi had long heard of Qin Feng's fearsome reputation, but seeing the man in person for the first time, he once again revised his understanding of Qin Feng.

This man before him was not merely the First Marquis Under Heaven of Liang or the North Border King—he was a merciless demon.

At least to nations beyond Shedynasty, everything Qin Feng displayed was cruelty outweighing benevolence.

Lü Yi took a deep breath, his resolve beginning to waver.

"In our line of work, even if we know death awaits, we must carry out the mission to the end."

"I'm willing to take a gamble. Lord Qin, do you want to bet?"

Faced with Lü Yi's stubborn refusal to change, Qin Feng did not react much—or rather, everything was within Qin Feng's expectations.

If the Dead Soldiers' stance could be shaken so easily, then they wouldn't deserve to be called Dead Soldiers.

Besides, these people were all hired killers by the Nangong Family—in other words, they were the elite among elites.

Just then, Qin Feng made an extremely bold move.

He actually yanked off his Helmet in one swift motion and tossed it aside.

That action startled Zhao Yulong badly, who hurriedly led the Black Cavalry charging toward Qin Feng.