si-mexico #271 - Food stays but people leave
#271 - Food stays but people leave
The people of Black Jia Stronghold exchanged glances.
Li Muyun, the esteemed leader of the Changzhou Six Doors, a figure whose might reverberated throughout the entire Changzhou martial world.
His methods were always ruthless and feared.
Now, his tone had actually softened, and he was willing to negotiate?
This caused everyone to look at Liang Jin again.
Just how strong was this so-called "Timely Rain"?
So much so that he could intimidate Li Muyun!
Liang Jin replied:
"What is there to talk about?"
"Leave the grain, and you can leave."
The reply had been given.
But whether they could accept it depended on both sides.
After all, the two sides had been fighting for so long, with many casualties and deep grudges.
In addition, there were conflicting interests, so there would likely be different opinions.
On the official side, the new prefect couldn't help but say to Li Muyun:
"Lord Li, this grain is all I bought with my family's fortune, you must not give it to these bandits!"
Li Muyun's face was gloomy, and he did not reply immediately.
He had received a lot of silver from the new prefect, and he could also get a share of the grain, which would be a lot of money.
Letting him give up like this, he was naturally unwilling.
On the Black Jia Stronghold side.
Most people thought there was not much of a problem.
They came out to be bandits and brigands in the first place to make a living, not to risk their lives.
Of course, they also knew that their opinions didn't count and could only look at Dong Xiong.
Dong Xiong said in a deep voice:
"Hero Song, we can't let them off so easily!"
"You and I join hands and kill them all!"
"That way, the grain will all be ours, and you and I will surely become famous in the Jianghu underworld!"
Black Jia Stronghold was now expanding, and if this battle could make a name for itself, it would surely shake the Jianghu.
At that time, I don't know how many heroes of the green forest would come to join Black Jia Stronghold, and Dong Xiong's power would be able to grow.
In addition, Dong Xiong's brutal nature didn't care about the lives of his subordinates at all.
His mind was full of uprooting the enemy and killing them all without leaving a single one.
Anyway, with Liang Jin here, they couldn't possibly lose!
Liang Jin glanced at Dong Xiong indifferently and said in a secret voice transmission:
"I've spoken, it's not your turn to speak."
Dong Xiong's expression changed when he heard this.
He gritted his teeth, but in the end, he still closed his mouth.
Without Liang Jin and the giant eagle, Dong Xiong really didn't have the confidence to beat this Li Muyun.
Although he was brutal, he was not stupid.
On the other side.
"I only hope that Song Jiang, you can keep your word and not pursue us from behind!"
As soon as this was said, both sides breathed a sigh of relief.
They finally didn't have to fight anymore and could finally save their lives.
But everyone was still surprised in their hearts.
Li Muyun had always been a powerful figure in the martial world, always showing himself as strong.
But today, he was actually intimidated by a green forest bandit.
This also made everyone have a premonition.
This bandit named Song Jiang was afraid that he would soon become famous in Changzhou.
Liang Jin replied:
"A gentleman's word is as good as a bronze tripod."
He really couldn't be bothered to chase them.
This clone didn't rely on killing people to get system rewards, and Liang Jin really didn't have much energy to chase down this group of officials and soldiers.
Li Muyun was decisive after receiving Liang Jin's promise and immediately waved his hand to lead the crowd to turn around and evacuate.
The new prefect kept chasing Li Muyun and persuading him.
But Li Muyun ignored him and left on his own.
However, the officers and soldiers still maintained a defensive formation and evacuated in an orderly manner.
Obviously, they were also worried about whether these bandits would keep their word.
Soon.
Li Muyun, the new prefect, and a group of people ran away cleanly.
Leaving behind piles of supplies in place.
The people of Black Jia Stronghold couldn't help but cheer and rushed to the supplies left behind by the prefect's team to search for valuable items.
Many people even searched the corpses of the officers and soldiers for money, and even stripped off their armor and weapons.
Seeing that they couldn't fight, the Divine Eagle and Xiaoyu left the battlefield to eat.
Xiaoyu knew that Liang Jin hated cannibalism.
So when she saw the Divine Eagle running towards the human corpse, she hurriedly made a series of eagle calls and then gestured with her hands.
She seemed to have mastered the way to communicate with the Divine Eagle.
After that, the Divine Eagle seemed to understand her meaning, so it gave up the human corpse and turned to the horse corpse.
So the one person and one bird lay beside the corpse of a horse and ate horse meat.
Liang Jin looked at the two eating horse meat and couldn't help but think:
"This Xiaoyu, could it be good at communicating with birds and animals?"
"How long has she been with the Divine Eagle, and she can communicate with each other smoothly?"
"And this Divine Eagle is a battle pet, completely different from a battle puppet. Although it has shortcomings, does it also have advantages?"
"For example, it can grow and its strength slowly becomes stronger?"
Liang Jin felt that this guess was very likely.
Although battle puppets have many advantages, they also have shortcomings, that is, their strength is fixed and there is no room for growth.
But since this battle pet is a living thing, it is full of countless possibilities.
At this time.
The three leaders of Black Jia Stronghold also ran over excitedly and saluted Liang Jin.
Dong Xiong laughed loudly:
"Thanks to Hero Song's help, we were able to win a great victory this time."
Saying that, he patted Li Rong next to him:
"Second leader, quickly take out the secret book and give it to Hero Song, this is what we agreed on long ago!"
Hearing this, Li Rong had no choice but to reluctantly take out a secret book and hand it to Liang Jin.
Liang Jin looked at the cover and saw that it said "Seven Star Moon Chasing Arrow", which was actually a Mysterious Grade secret book.
He flipped through it and recorded this secret book into the system.
Seeing this, Dong Xiong immediately said:
"Then we will transport away 90% of our grain, is Hero Song interested in visiting our Black Jia Stronghold?"
Hearing this, Liang Jin said indifferently:
"Wait a minute."
"The ratio of grain distribution cannot be divided according to 90/10."
As soon as this was said, the faces of the three leaders of Black Jia Stronghold changed.
A trace of anger also flashed in Dong Xiong's eyes.
But he still barely maintained a smile and asked:
"Hero Song, wasn't it agreed to divide 90/10 at the beginning?"
"Why are you going back on your word now?"
Xingniang and Li Rong obviously also agreed with Dong Xiong's words.
Liang Jin had said at the beginning that after he got the secret book, the grain could be divided 90/10.
Mixing in the green forest, keeping promises can win a good reputation, and being untrustworthy will only be ridiculed.
Liang Jin continued to say:
"I did say 90/10 at the beginning."
"That is, I, Lei Zhen, and Xiao Liu, the three of us share 10%."
"There is no problem with this."
Speaking of this, Liang Jin stretched out his finger and pointed to the Divine Eagle and Xiaoyu not far away:
"But they both participated in the war and contributed a lot."
"They should naturally get what they deserve."
"So the 90/10 split is no longer reasonable."
The three leaders of Black Jia Stronghold couldn't help but fall silent when they heard this.
Liang Jin's words also had Liang Jin's reasons.
However, the participation of Divine Condor and Xiaoyu was not pre-arranged, but they forcibly joined in.
This naturally made the three leaders of the Black Boar Fortress somewhat resentful.
But then again, Divine Condor and Xiaoyu resisted an entire cavalry force and indeed contributed greatly.
Without them, I'm afraid many more people on the Black Boar Fortress side would have been killed or injured.
After comprehensive consideration, the three leaders of the Black Boar Fortress finally nodded slightly.
Dong Xiong immediately said:
"Alright, then we'll divide some for them."
"We take eighty percent, and you get twenty percent."
This distribution was acceptable to Xingniang and Li Rong of the Black Boar Fortress as well.
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Liang Jin still shook his head.
This made Xingniang and Li Rong frown.
Dong Xiong also asked in a deep voice:
"Then what does Hero Song mean…"
Liang Jin replied:
"Besides contributing effort, they also contributed greatly."
"They eliminated the most enemies, even more than your Black Boar Fortress."
"Having contributed so much, they should get an extra share."
"We want thirty percent!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the three from the Black Boar Fortress turned somewhat unsightly.
Clearly, Liang Jin's request seemed a bit excessive in their eyes.
Liang Jin continued to say:
"What, do you think I'm being unreasonable?"
"When I negotiated with you, it was based on Fifth-Rank strength, but in the end, we did things beyond Fifth-Rank strength."
"Today, a Fourth-Rank realm Li Muyun appeared, which was a serious intelligence failure on your part, almost causing a catastrophe."
"It could even have led to a devastating disaster for your Black Boar Fortress."
"If it weren't for us being here, would Li Muyun have been willing to negotiate with me?"
"Asking for an extra share isn't excessive; you're already getting a bargain."
The three could only agree after hearing this.
What Liang Jin said was indeed reasonable.
If Liang Jin hadn't successfully negotiated with Li Muyun, who knows how many people would have died.
Especially…
Now, Liang Jin and his group are the strongest.
If they turned hostile, the Black Boar Fortress would only suffer more losses than gains.
By then, let alone thirty percent, even if Liang Jin wanted it all, the Black Boar Fortress probably couldn't stop him.
Li Rong nodded, while Xingniang secretly tugged at Dong Xiong's sleeve.
Rage and unwillingness surged in Dong Xiong's eyes, but he still agreed:
"Alright!"
"We'll do as Hero Song says."
After speaking, he turned and left, summoning the people of the Black Boar Fortress to start transporting the grain.
Cart after cart of grain was pulled away by the people of the Black Boar Fortress.
Soon, the people of the Black Boar Fortress had left with their seventy percent of the grain.
The three leaders quickly adjusted their mindset and returned to find Liang Jin and the others.
Dong Xiong had even put on an enthusiastic smile.
As if the previous unpleasantness had been completely forgotten.
He laughed loudly and said:
"It's been a pleasure to fight alongside you heroes today!"
"If Hero Song and Hero Lei don't mind, I, Dong, am willing to become sworn brothers with you both!"
Dong Xiong only said he wanted to become sworn brothers with Liang Jin and Lei Zhen, completely ignoring Xiao Liu.
After all, Xiao Liu was not worthy of his attention.
Liang Jin was speechless.
Another sworn brotherhood?
These greenwood heroes really like to become sworn brothers at the drop of a hat.
It seems this has become a way and means of socializing.
Liang Jin said indifferently:
"There are no sacrificial animals or roosters here, nor incense or offerings, and I haven't prepared a 'Golden Orchid Oath'."
"It seems today isn't the time for a sworn brotherhood; let's talk about it another day."
There are some etiquettes involved in becoming sworn brothers.
However, most greenwood people don't adhere to formalities, and if they really want to become sworn brothers, they can do so at any time.
Liang Jin's words were already a tactful refusal.
Lei Zhen also said:
"I have the same idea as Big Brother."
"Chief Dong, I'm sorry, today is really not suitable."
Ever since Lei Zhen discovered that Dong Xiong was so cruel that he didn't value the lives of his own men, he had quite looked down on Dong Xiong and naturally disdained becoming sworn brothers with him.
Dong Xiong's smile froze on his face.
He was rejected after eagerly proposing a sworn brotherhood, naturally losing face.
This made Dong Xiong secretly bear a grudge in his heart while feeling angry.
"It was my impetuosity; there's a lack of preparation today."
"If there's a chance another day, I'll drink and eat meat with you heroes!"
Dong Xiong laughed twice, then led his men away without looking back.
Liang Jin and Lei Zhen, how could they care about Dong Xiong's embarrassment?
They turned around and looked at the grain they had been allocated.
The thirty percent of grain that the group received totaled ten ox carts.
However, some of the oxen pulling the carts had died in the previous battle, resulting in half of the carts having no oxen to pull them.
It would probably not be easy for Liang Jin and his group to transport this grain.
Dong Xiong left angrily without looking back, naturally not sending anyone to help Liang Jin transport the grain.
He also wanted to deliberately make things difficult for Liang Jin's group.
But Dong Xiong didn't expect that Liang Jin and the others never intended to transport the grain themselves.
Liang Jin turned and mounted his horse, saying:
"Let's go, we'll gather the nearby disaster victims and have them come and collect the grain themselves."
… …
On the other side.
The government soldiers had retreated to a distance.
But they didn't stop; they were still continuing to retreat.
The new prefect kept pulling at Li Muyun and questioning him:
"Lord Li, how could so much grain be given to the bandits?"
"That's our money! Not only is there my share, but there's also yours!"
Being robbed as a prefect, the loss of face and prestige is a small matter, but the loss of money is a big deal.
The new prefect was still unwilling at this point.
Li Muyun said unhurriedly:
"Why should the prefect be worried?"
"With so much grain, how much can the people of the Black Boar Fortress eat?"
"It's just temporarily storing it in their Black Boar Fortress for a few days; we'll take it back sooner or later."
The new prefect didn't agree with this.
They couldn't protect the grain today, let alone take it back in the future.
Especially since most of the losses were the new prefect's own money, he was naturally more anxious than anyone else.
Seeing that the new prefect was still going to pester him, Li Muyun could only patiently explain:
"Prefect, don't worry; there's a reason why I'm temporarily avoiding their edge today."
"I've already received news from above that the Changzhou case has received the attention of the Six Doors in the capital."
"One of the Four Great Arresters will arrive in Changzhou with the imperial envoy to assist in handling the case soon."
"With an arrester here, wiping out the Black Boar Fortress and Song Jiang will be as easy as turning over a hand!"
Upon hearing this, the new prefect's eyes finally lit up.
Within the Six Doors, the Arresting God is the greatest, followed by the Four Great Arresters.
Each of these Four Great Arresters is a first-class expert, and they all handle shocking cases.
Having one of them take action is enough to wipe out the bandits!