Chapter 39

Jiang Jinshi cupped his hands at Pit Viper: "Brother Snake is too polite, from now on the Viper Stronghold is my home, and naturally there's no such thing as simple in one's home."

Pit Viper nodded, beckoning a subordinate: "You take Brother Jiang and the few to stay, if Brother Jiang is hungry, arrange food, no need to save."

As Jiang Jinshi left, the smile Pit Viper had been wearing converged in an instant, instructing the person beside him: "The more than twenty people present today, from today on, don't need to go down the mountain to rob anymore, change to shift guard."

The content of his and Jiang Jinshi's exchange today must never be allowed to spread; it wasn't that he didn't trust his subordinates, but once it spread, the Viper Stronghold would likely be trampled flat by the Centipede Stronghold.

Pit Viper couldn't possibly not understand the principle that caution makes a ten-thousand-year ship.

In fact, the current situation of the Viper Stronghold was not good; it was suppressed by the other four strongholds above, and even when families in the city looked for cooperation, they would prioritize other strongholds instead of the Viper Stronghold.

And on the road, this one couldn't be moved, that one couldn't be robbed, income plummeted, and he had to support such a big stronghold; Pit Viper could be said to have broken his heart.

Thinking of Viper, who ignored everything and was full of women, Pit Viper couldn't help but spit to one side.

Although on the surface the entire Viper Stronghold obeyed his dispatch, the four squad leaders were loyal to Viper, and he was just Viper's housekeeper.

If this matter could be utilized properly, maybe he could also get some benefits from it.

Pit Viper pondered for a moment, walking toward the main hall; when he arrived in front of the main hall, listening to the woman's screams in the room, Pit Viper closed his eyes and waited outside the door just like that, no matter what kind of movement, it didn't make him waver in the slightest.

After all, this matter involved a lot, and without Viper's personal order, he was afraid he couldn't call the four squad leaders, so he could only come to report specifically.

When Viper opened the door and walked out, Pit Viper hurriedly followed to report the situation.

Listening to the chattering sound in his ear, Viper didn't take in a single word, leaving only one sentence before walking away.

"Hmm, I'll tell the four of them, you just command them directly."

Pit Viper, who stopped in place, didn't speak for a long time, turning to look at the filth and blood in the main hall; after a long time, he sighed, turning and walking toward the darkness.

As for the hall, naturally someone would clean it; he had to plan a way out for himself now, following such a person would be finished sooner or later.

Jiang Jinshi and his party, who followed the bandits to their residence, naturally wouldn't be polite to the Viper Stronghold; it just so happened that the few were all hungry, hurriedly greeting them to serve dishes, just like returning to their own home.

The bandit turned to the kitchen, and Wang Sixi took the opportunity to ask Jiang Jinshi in a low voice.

"Will the Tang family really force the Centipede Stronghold to make a move? What if the Tang family chooses to let the matter rest?"

Jiang Jinshi looked left and right to ensure no one was eavesdropping before responding in a low voice.

"Let me ask you, who do you think is the leader between the Five Poisons Stronghold and these major families?"

"Of course it's the major families, that's the gold master." Wang Sixi answered without hesitation.

Jiang Jinshi snapped his fingers: "That's right, a major family can change to another stronghold for cooperation, but your stronghold would find it hard to find a gold master willing to spend money."

"I reckon the person sitting in the carriage should be the eldest Miss of the Tang family, at worst a concubine-born daughter."

"What do these major families value most? It's face!"

"If you spend money every month to support a group of bandits, and as a result your daughter is almost robbed and defiled, what is your reaction?"

Wang Sixi suddenly realized: "So the Tang family will definitely force the Centipede Stronghold to make a move!"

Jiang Jinshi nodded affirmatively: "Even if the Centipede Stronghold wants not to make a move, it won't work; after all, if their own gold master has an accident and they have no reaction, what other gold master would be willing to give them money?"

Immediately after, Jiang Jinshi continued: "Making a move is already a foregone conclusion, the problem is who to hit? Suddenly a group of people popped up, and the Centipede Stronghold is all confused."

"So the fact that we stayed in the Spider Stronghold before became a breakthrough!" Wang Mazi also reacted now, excitedly saying his guess.

Jiang Jinshi cast an appreciative look.

"And in this, the role of the Viper Stronghold is to let the Centipede Stronghold know that the person the gold master wants to kill is in the Spider Stronghold; the Spider Stronghold can't hand over the person, and you did stay there, now he's in trouble whether there's shit in his pants or not."

"But the Spider Stronghold is not something a Centipede Stronghold can take down, so the Viper Stronghold can take the opportunity to propose fighting side by side with the Centipede Stronghold, taking the opportunity to strengthen its own stronghold."

"The Centipede Stronghold has no reason to refuse; after all, this cake is not small, one family can't eat it, and it's just right for two families to split it equally."

But Wang Sixi was still a bit worried: "What if this Pit Viper runs to tell the Centipede Stronghold that we are in his stronghold? Not only will these things not happen, but aren't we in danger?"

Jiang Jinshi revealed a cheap smile: "Who would do something thankless? Not to mention whether the two strongholds had any grudges before, just the act of you taking the initiative to stick to them and hand over people makes you lower than others; you were already weak, and you'll be looked down upon even more in the future."

Wang Sixi nodded as if he understood, and Jiang Jinshi gave the few a look, signaling them not to speak.

Soon the bandit brought in the freshly processed dinner; Pit Viper didn't lie, it could be said that he served them with good wine and meat.

Wang Sixi and the others, who hadn't eaten such good dishes for a long time, shed tears of shame, and Jiang Jinshi didn't stop them, letting them eat to their heart's content.

The bandit sent the meal and stood outside the door, saying to call him if there was anything, but Jiang Jinshi understood in his heart that this was Pit Viper not trusting the few, and necessary surveillance was already in his expectation.

Jiang Jinshi took a chicken leg from the plate while silently reciting to open the system to check the mission.

【Mission: The waste teenager with some strength has begun to have his own foundation, but you don't even have your own stronghold; what kind of bandit are you?】

【Number of bandits: 15/50 (Incomplete)】

【Number of robberies: 1/5 (Incomplete)】

【One stronghold: 0/1 (Incomplete)】

【Mission completion reward: Surprise Gift Package * 1】

Seeing the number of bandits, Jiang Jinshi silently counted; Luo Feng and his sister and Wang Hou were one group, Zhang Honghong and Tang Lin were one group, plus Wang Sixi and his five brothers, which meant that they had also recruited a few people on their side today.

He had to find a time to send some silver to their two groups; recruiting people as soon as possible would be a great help for the subsequent actions.

Fortunately, there was quite a harvest when robbing today, not only completing one mission but also harvesting fifty taels of silver, which should be enough for a period of time.

Just when the few were eating and drinking, a roar came from a residence in Li City.

Even in the dark night, one could see the magnificent plaque, with the two characters "Tang Residence" engraved on it.

"Unreasonable, come here, go up the mountain and tell that dead centipede, within three days I want to see the corpses of a few thieves."

The person speaking was wearing a dan-bi gauze patterned large-sleeved garment, and one could still see some of Tang Rui's look between the brows; this person was Tang Rui's father, the current head of the Tang family in Li City, Tang Yunhe!