Chapter 1117: First Volume_Chapter 1117: Spending Money to Buy Lives

First Volume_Chapter 1117: Spending Money to Buy Lives

Qin Feng not only did not raise the price, but directly slashed it in half.

If it had been anyone else, Lü Yi would have already turned hostile, but facing Qin Feng, Lü Yi was extremely cautious.

One thousand taels of silver is already enough for three generations to live without worry about food and clothing.

Getting a thousand taels of silver for free, without offending Qin Feng, and gaining Qin Feng's protection to go home and enjoy a peaceful life.

This thousand taels of silver carries even more weight than the two thousand taels offered by the Nangong Family!

Lü Yi was already wavering; his brows were tightly knit, and he looked at Qin Feng with a complicated gaze.

"Marquis Qin has always repaid every grievance. We killed over a dozen people at Li Family Village before. Can this grudge also be written off with a single stroke?"

Hearing these words, Qin Feng made no attempt to conceal the killing intent in his eyes.

"Written off? As Dead Soldiers, how could you be so naive?"

"A life for a life!"

"You killed several people at Li Family Village, so several people must die. As for how you arrange it, that is your own affair!"

Saying this, Qin Feng stepped forward directly, pressing close to Lü Yi, staring into his eyes, his edge fully revealed.

"It's still the same words — you have no choice!"

"Since I stand here, I am confident I can retreat unscathed."

"There are no more than two paths before you."

"First, accept my proposal."

"Second, you slaughter all the hostages at Li Family Village, then get trapped in the Land Temple, and finally be killed to the last man. And your families will also face retaliation."

"As for the plan you had predetermined, it is worth nothing!"

Feeling the aura emanating from Qin Feng, and the Black Cavalry behind him watching like tigers eyeing their prey.

Only then did Lü Yi understand that Qin Feng had not come here to trade his own life for the lives of Li Family Village's common folk.

He had merely come to do what a man could and leave the rest to the Heavenly Mandate.

After a moment's hesitation, Lü Yi gritted his teeth: "Fine! I agree!"

"We will naturally have thirteen of our brothers pay with their lives for the thirteen common folk of Li Family Village. When the day of the great wedding comes, I will also appear in person to testify for Marquis Qin and identify the Nangong Empress."

"After that, we will remove our armor and retire to the countryside."

"However…"

"Now that Marquis Qin has finished his business, it's my turn. Add another three thousand taels of silver, and I will tell you the locations of the other two squads of Dead Soldiers lying in wait in the Jingji Region."

Hearing this, the cold glint in Qin Feng's eyes finally cleared like clouds parting to reveal the sun.

He directly raised his hand, patted Lü Yi's shoulder, and said with earnest weight: "A man who knows the times is a true hero."

"Betraying the remaining Dead Soldiers can accelerate the downfall of the Nan Jing Powerful Clan, and for yourselves, it also brings many benefits."

"Although this Marquis has no need to spend this money at all, to encourage the remaining Dead Soldiers to turn from darkness to light, this money, this Marquis will pay."

Lü Yi, without further ado, made contact directly with Zhao Yulong and revealed the hiding places of the other two squads of Dead Soldiers ambushed in Jingji.

Since Qin Feng had not brought that much money with him, he had Lü Yi and the others send people to Tianji Camp to collect the money two days later.

Totaling seventy-three thousand taels of silver.

For Qin Feng, this sum was also an astronomical figure.

After all, it could greatly improve the People's Livelihood of the Northern Border.

But this money was still very well spent. It could not only rescue the hostages of Li Family Village without bloodshed, but also deal a heavy blow to the Nangong Empress and accelerate the decline of the Nan Jing Powerful Clan's power in Jingdu.

Being able to buy rebellion inducement with money is far more cost-effective than directly sending troops to fight.

Lü Yi took Qin Feng's handwritten letter and returned to the Land Temple, directly calling back the thirty men ambushed outside.

He first waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to release the hostages of Li Family Village.

The Deputy was very puzzled and questioned him on the spot.

"Boss, we took the Nangong Family's money, so we have to see the job through to the end, otherwise…"

Before the Deputy could finish, Lü Yi cut him off directly.

"Otherwise what? Our families ruined and everyone dead?"

"Now the situation has changed."

"Although the Nan Jing Powerful Clan is formidable, they are after all trapped in the southern border of Liang Kingdom. The truly deadly man is Qin Feng."

"The Shedynasty's northern border under Qin Feng's control can already point its sword at the Yuezhao Kingdom, and he also controls Bei Di Sangzhou. Even the Bei Di Nü Huang is about to marry Qin Feng."

"Offending the Nangong Family only brings possible retaliation, but offending Qin Feng means certain death."

"This is not a question of fearing death or not, but of not being able to die meaninglessly."

Saying this, Lü Yi took out Qin Feng's handwritten letter.

"As long as we release the people of Li Family Village and help Qin Feng identify the Nangong Empress, each of us can get a thousand taels of silver."

"And the Nangong Family's threat will naturally be blocked by Qin Feng."

"Additionally, those willing to relocate to Bei Di Sangzhou under Qin Feng's protection may directly bring their families along."

"Letting our families live a good life — isn't that exactly what we hoped for?"

Hearing Lü Yi's words, all the Dead Soldiers fell silent.

It could not be denied that the price Qin Feng offered was far more generous than the Nangong Family's; there was simply no reason to refuse.

After a moment, the Deputy questioned him again.

"We have already killed people. Qin Feng will not let us off."

Lü Yi took a deep breath. Although he was unwilling to bring up the matter, in order to bring this mission to a proper conclusion, he could only brace himself and explain.

"We killed thirteen people, so thirteen men must stay behind to pay with their lives."

"I asked Qin Feng for an extra three thousand taels of silver. These thirteen men can each receive an extra two hundred taels of silver. The remaining four hundred taels of silver will be used to transport the corpses home and arrange the funerals."

The crowd fell silent once more.

After all, they could already get one thousand taels of silver for nothing and go home to live a good life — why would they die here for another two hundred taels of silver?

Just as Lü Yi had expected, no one was willing to die.

Lü Yi did not press the matter. He simply said that the selection would be decided by drawing lots that evening, then picked out twenty men and ordered them to escort the hostages from Li Family Village away.

Almost the moment those twenty men had left, Lü Yi announced to the remaining fifty.

"It's already been decided. The thirteen who will die are among those twenty."

"When they come back, loose a volley of arrows — whoever gets shot, gets shot. If there are too many dead, redistribute the three thousand taels again. If there aren't enough, fire a few more arrows."

"Don't blame me for being ruthless, after all…"

Before Lü Yi could finish, an arrow flew straight in through the window and struck him right between the brows.

Bang!

Lü Yi had barely any time to react before he crashed to the ground and died on the spot.

Immediately after, arrows kept streaming in from outside.

The remaining Dead Soldiers scrambled for cover, but in the blink of an eye, seven or eight of them were still shot down.

What followed was a stalemate — both sides turned on each other, shooting wildly, with casualties on the inside and the outside alike.

After One Incense Stick Time, the Deputy's shout came from beyond the Door.

"Enough!"

"The thirteen have been chosen. The rest of you don't need to die in vain any longer."

The Deputy waved an arm past the Door to make sure no arrows came flying, then mustered his Courage and walked back into the Land Temple.