Everyone listened obediently.
“But don’t worry. With more than 200 of us moving together and all of us being at least qualified experts, we still have the confidence to reach the eastern region. When the time comes, you can also live a good life, much less worry about women. You can also get married and have children there.”
“Alright, let’s all have breakfast. I won’t treat my own people unfairly,” Yang Liao said.
“Yes, sir!” Everyone retreated.
Only a few personal guards followed Yang Liao, and he quickly returned to his residence.
“Hmph.” In the room, Yang Liao scoffed. Third Uncle even advised me to let my subordinates choose for themselves! Those who are willing to go can be brought along. Those who aren’t can be offered a high commission and be tempted to come with me. Those who really aren’t willing don’t have to be forced. Hahaha… How stupid! A high commission? Is he the one paying?
I just need to kill one to warn the others. Aren’t the rest obediently following then? According to Third Uncle’s method, I can probably gather 150 people at most. Now, there are more than 200 people, and I only need to pay them their basic salary. Yang Liao thought of money, immediately walking to the bed and taking out a belt under the topper.
Inside the belt were pieces of gold.
Fifty gold pieces—each piece stuffed in the belt is worth ten taels! Yang Liao’s eyes lit up as he looked at the gold. I’m the dignified Second Young Master Yang, but I only have this bit of money on me. I only have a total of 50,000 taels of silver; I’m really poor.
Yang Liao’s imagination ran wild. He recalled the scene of him following his father to the vault.
How much was that pile of gold? It’s probably tens of thousands of gold taels! That’s millions of taels of silver! Yang Liao’s heart itched. I wonder how much my team can get?
The Yang family was prepared to send split teams and quietly leave the capital. Every team carried some gold and silver.
There’s also my beauty. The journey will be unbearably lonely, so I have to bring her along. As Yang Liao thought, he tied the golden belt around his waist and wore a coat over it.
Ever since his money was exchanged for gold, Yang Liao had been very careful. When in the manor, he wouldn’t be away from his courtyard for too long. Once he went out, he would definitely carry it with him.
He was worried that someone would secretly enter his residence and steal his wealth.
That’s more reassuring. Yang Liao patted his gold belt, feeling satisfied. Nobody can steal my gold.
…
After breakfast, Yang Liao left the Yang residence with his men and headed for the residence of a beauty he kept outside the residence.
“Beauty.” Yang Liao came to the beauty’s residence. After seeing the beauty, they first had a good time before getting down to business.
“I’m leaving the capital with my men in a few days,” Yang Liao said. “You’re coming with me.”
“Me?” The beautiful lady in his arms was stunned. “Will your family agree?”
“Don’t worry. I call the shots in my team,” Yang Liao replied confidently.
“But to travel all the way to the eastern region’s Xue City…” The beauty hesitated. “It’s too far.”
Yang Liao stroked the beauty and smiled. “That’s all public talk! In fact, the world is in chaos. How can our Yang family go all the way to Xue City in the eastern region? It’s tens of thousands of kilometers away from the capital—it’s too far. How many people will die on the way?”
The beauty came to a realization.
“Besides, do you think the Yang family over there will obediently listen to us if we head there?” Yang Liao scoffed. “Be it for the Yang family’s survival or for the sake of not having internal strife, the destination of the teams sent out from Imperial City… isn’t Xue City.”
“Then, where is it?” the beauty asked.
Yang Liao smiled. “Even I don’t know the exact location now, but I can tell you with certainty that it’s in the eastern region! This is because only the eastern region is relatively stable in the current situation. It can also give our Yang family branches a chance to take root!”
“I’ll be bringing more than 200 second-rate experts with me, and there are also first-rate and second-rate experts among them. With so many experts… it’s enough to take root in the city. When the time comes, I, Yang Liao, will be the patriarch of my branch! I call the shots! As for you… I can promise you that you will be my third wife.”
The beauty hesitated.
“The Yang family’s rules are strict. I couldn’t bring you into the family previously, but I have the final say when we reach the eastern region in the future. Your wish will naturally be fulfilled.” Yang Liao raised the beauty’s chin. “Don’t be silly. Quickly pack up and follow me into the residence secretly. Stay in the residence as a maid first. When the time comes, follow me out of the capital.”
“Second Young Master.” The beauty’s eyes were filled with tears. “I was born and raised in the imperial capital. My brother and the others are all in the imperial capital. Besides… I’m also afraid of going to the eastern region!”
The imperial capital was in the northern region to begin with. Therefore, when heading to the eastern region, one had to clear a large area in the northern region first. This area was also extremely dangerous.
“You aren’t willing to come?” Yang Liao looked at her.
“I hope you can take into account the fact that I’ve been with you for so many years.” The beauty shed tears.
“I can force my subordinates to follow me, but I can’t force my love.” Yang Liao sighed and swept his finger across the beauty’s throat like lightning.
The beauty held her throat in disbelief, her face filled with pain as blood gurgled out of her fingers. She never imagined that Second Young Master Yang—who had always doted on her—would be so ruthless as to kill her after just a few words.
Yang Liao stood up and glanced at the beauty who had died in pain on the bed.
“What I can’t have,” Yang Liao said softly, “shall be destroyed.”
Yang Liao put on his clothes and walked out.
Outside this quiet courtyard.
“Young Master.” There were servants and guards outside.
“Back to the manor.” Wearing a frown, Yang Liao felt a little disappointed as he got into the carriage.
The driver drove the carriage while the guards escorted them forward.
In the distance—
Xu Jingming sat on a tree branch. Under the dense leaves, it was really difficult for outsiders to notice the person hiding high above the tree.
Here it comes. Xu Jingming noticed a team of guards guarding the carriage from afar and heading in this direction.
The convoy turned left and right before gradually entering a quiet alley.
It’s troublesome to attack during the day. I have to avoid people. Xu Jingming gently jumped down, and he was as light as a cat. He walked to the side of the three Lv. 8 experts drinking tea at the tea shop. “We can attack now.”
The three Lv. 8 experts nodded and stood up.
When attacking in the day, the quieter the commotion, the better!
Xu Jingming only brought the three Lv. 8 experts with him.
Second Young Master Yang is the second son of the Yang family’s head and is doted on. He’s also the leader of one of the many teams in this operation. With his identity… he definitely knows many secrets about the Yang family. He might even know where the gold and silver are hidden, Xu Jingming thought.
The Yang residence was too strong, and there were hidden traps in the residence. If his team barged in, they would be inviting death onto themselves.
Second Young Master Yang was a breakthrough Xu Jingming had found.
Xu Jingming led the three Lv. 8 experts into a quiet alley.
In the secluded alley.
A group of guards protected the carriage! Suddenly, four people appeared in front of them.
Xu Jingming and three Lv. 8 experts walked over together. The four of them were scattered, enough to block the alley.
“Make way!” someone among the Yang family guards shouted from afar.
Xu Jingming and the others didn’t make way but continued walking over.
“Huh?” The guards felt that something was amiss.
“Young Master,” someone informed him in a low voice.
In the carriage, Yang Liao was still lamenting the death of his beauty. He looked down at his fingers. I had no choice. I can’t even sleep peacefully when there’s a resentful person sleeping beside me, so don’t blame me.
Yang Liao heard voices outside and lifted the carriage curtain to see four people walking over from afar.
Boom!
Xu Jingming and the others walked over, and suddenly, the world around them seemed to distort. A terrifying mental consciousness struck every guard’s brain—as well as Yang Liao’s, causing his face to contort in pain.
The nine guards beside him consisted of one first-rate expert and eight second-rate experts. They were already very elite, but under the terrifying psychic impact…
Only the first-rate expert could still control his body, but he didn’t dare to move at all. How terrifying!
This? Under the impact, Yang Liao felt the world distort. The four people in front of him were like four demonic gods.
The four of them walked to the front of the carriage.
Xu Jingming reached out and grabbed Yang Liao’s neck. With a slight exertion of strength, Yang Liao’s spine quaked, and he dropped down, paralyzed.
“Let’s go.” Xu Jingming grabbed Yang Liao like he was grabbing a chick. The three Lv. 8 experts followed behind him.
“Stay where you are for ten minutes.” Xu Jingming’s voice echoed around every guard and servant. “Anyone who dares to move will die!”
After saying that, Xu Jingming and the others left with Yang Liao.
The guards and servants stood rooted to the ground, not daring to take a step. They could sense that the terrifying psychic force was still enveloping them and had yet to leave.