Dragon's Origin

Chapter 638 Surrender (Part 2)

Wang Sheng didn't realize how eager this group of old shopkeepers were. He thought that such a big matter would take at least ten days, half a month, or even longer to arrange. As a result, when they were having dinner together the next night, Mei'er told Wang Sheng that they would land in the suburbs of the capital on the third night.

So urgent? Wang Sheng didn't know what had happened, but he could ask about the specific inside story when these people arrived. He just needed to pick them up first.

The landing place was in the suburbs of the capital. Wang Sheng greeted the old Taoist and sent a letter to the Grand Master of the Old Monarch Temple overnight. The next night, Wang Sheng, the old Taoist, Mei'er, Qiangwei, and a large number of Taoists from the Old Monarch Temple were already waiting at the agreed place.

Three bonfires were lit on the ground as signals to mark the landing site. The group didn't wait long. Before midnight, Wang Sheng, the old Taoist, and the Grand Master all looked in one direction.

The reactions of the others were a little slower, but after a while, they also heard the movement coming from that direction. At this time, everyone could use the moonlight to see the huge shadows flying in the air.

There were only a dozen or so flying demon beasts in total, which was normal. It would be abnormal if these old shopkeepers controlled all the flying demon beasts. It was considered planned for each to control one or two on average to leave a way out for themselves. If they were more greedy, these old shopkeepers would probably have been killed by the experts of the barbarians long ago. Smart people are not only the old shopkeepers, there are also wise men among the barbarians.

No waves occurred, nor were there any fake surrenders or ambushes. A dozen or so flying demon beasts slowly flew over and landed smoothly. Each mount was carrying at least three people, one of whom looked like an old barbarian responsible for controlling the mount, and the others were obviously the old shopkeepers and their families.

Facing the Taoists of the Old Monarch Temple who surrounded them, these people did not struggle or resist in any way. They obediently walked off their mounts, and then, led by several old shopkeepers who looked quite old, respectfully knelt in front of Mei'er not far away. Without saying a word, each shopkeeper held a handful of rings, just waiting for Mei'er to deal with them.

Their attitude was very good, and there didn't seem to be any traps. The ones controlling the flying mounts were all old barbarians, old enough that they definitely wouldn't cooperate much when Zhu Xingsheng controlled the barbarians through religious means. It's unknown when they colluded with these old shopkeepers, probably because they didn't think highly of Zhu Shaodong. Their surrender now can be considered abandoning darkness and turning to the light.

Mei'er turned to look at Wang Sheng. Wang Sheng nodded. Mei'er immediately smiled.

Standing in front of a group of old shopkeepers, Mei'er was very straightforward and didn't beat around the bush. She grabbed most of the rings held by each shopkeeper, and then left the rest to the shopkeepers.

"You can go!" To the unbelievable gazes of the crowd, Mei'er said these words: "Leave those things for your retirement, and never have any contact with the Shan Yue Kingdom again."

Originally, these old shopkeepers were prepared to die, bringing a few nephews and grandsons with them to collect their bodies. After they contacted Mei'er, Mei'er agreed to their request to surrender, but did not tell them how they would be dealt with. However, Mei'er's good reputation in business made these old shopkeepers choose to trust Mei'er.

This time, they originally planned to use their own deaths to leave a way out for their descendants. They never expected that Mei'er would let them go. Not only that, but she also left them with some supplies for their retirement, and the conditions were so simple, which made a group of old shopkeepers burst into tears of excitement.

The joy of escaping death is something that even older people will have. A group of people kowtowed repeatedly, swearing to the heavens that they would never have any contact with the Shan Yue Kingdom again. At this time, even if they were asked to contact them, they would be afraid of causing trouble, how could they repeat the same mistake?

The Old Monarch Temple took over this batch of flying mounts, and the dozen or so barbarian elders who controlled the flying mounts were also taken away. They were actually one with the mounts. Without anyone controlling them, perhaps only Wang Sheng and the old Taoist could use the Nine Character Incantation to control these flying demon beasts.

The dozen or so old shopkeepers thanked Mei'er profusely, and even told her the residences they had arranged for their families in the capital, completely showing that they had no second thoughts and were wholeheartedly thinking of retirement.

Since Mei'er didn't kill them all, she would naturally not make things difficult for their families. Now, Mei'er's vision is no longer at the level of the owner of Baoqing Yutang. While comforting the old shopkeepers, she even suggested that they buy a few shops in the capital and do the business they were good at, so that they could have a stable foundation.

This series of actions, which was not considered heartfelt but was already very respectful, made these old shopkeepers thank her profusely, and each of them wished they could tell her the current situation of the Shan Yue Kingdom in its entirety. The Grand Master saw that the environment was not suitable and asked Mei'er to take the people back and talk about it later.

Zhu Shaodong was really a good-for-nothing. It wasn't until these old shopkeepers had been in the capital for five or six days that he realized something was wrong. In shock, he checked and found that the materials and things that were easiest to take away had all been taken away by a group of old shopkeepers, and only then did he panic.

Continuing to investigate, after learning that the old shopkeepers had gone to the capital to surrender to Wang Sheng, Zhu Shaodong went crazy again. He and Wang Sheng were irreconcilable. These old guys actually surrendered to Wang Sheng, how could he tolerate this?

Those who stayed in Ningyue City to accompany Zhu Shaodong were naturally the most thoroughly brainwashed experts among the barbarians, who worshiped Zhu Shaodong, the successor of the Heavenly God Envoy. Under the furious orders of the mad Zhu Shaodong, that night, they rode flying mounts and massacred at least four villages in the suburbs of the capital that worked for Runzifang.

Of course, these experts were not fools either, and only dared to show off in places like the suburbs of the capital. There were too many experts in the capital now, and they didn't dare to let the flying mounts get close at all.

The news was urgently sent to the Changsheng Duke's mansion. Mei'er hurriedly broke into the workshop, ignoring that Wang Sheng and the old Taoist were carving concentric spheres, and told Wang Sheng the news.

No one knew Wang Sheng better than Mei'er. Why did Wang Sheng kill Zhu Xingsheng? Wasn't it because the first village was massacred? Now these guys are actually using this trick again to anger Wang Sheng, well! They have achieved their goal.

Wang Sheng was unusually calm when he heard the news, but Mei'er could feel Wang Sheng's soaring anger beneath this calmness.

"Mei'er, send a message out for me." Wang Sheng said to Mei'er, suppressing his anger: "Just say that I have a complete map of the core of the Thousand Absolute Lands. Whoever brings Zhu Xingsheng's head, I will give the map to them. If others want it, they will have to wait another half a year. Let the various princes decide for themselves!"

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