Azure Heaven Saber-Chapter 196 - 148 Wanting Someone Second update

Chapter 196: Chapter 148: Wanting Someone [Second update]

Chapter 196 -148: Wanting Someone [Second update]

Wu Tiejun was the first to roll his eyes, and the other generals present followed suit.

Everyone in the world can say these two words, but you, Fei Xinyu can’t say it!

You… are unworthy!

“What exactly happened? Hurry up and tell us.” Wu Tiejun urged.

“You wouldn’t believe it if I told you, the guy who bit my lip… was actually a man!”

Fei Xinyu initially felt a bit embarrassed, but since he’d already blurted out the hardest part to admit, he didn’t feel as bad. He even seemed somewhat self-satisfied as he recounted the story with vigour, painting a vivid and dramatic picture.

Especially the part about being bitten on the lip, he hyped it up to be earth-shattering, worthy of songs and tears!

As they listened, the mouths of Wu Tiejun and the others grew wider and wider.

From beginning to end, every detail of the story was saturated with weirdness and absurdity.

“So, you really got… bitten by a man?”

Wu Tiejun’s mouth gaped open like a hippo’s.

“At the moment of being bitten, despite my composure and quick thinking, I was panicked…”

Fei Xinyu gleefully declared, “Of course, my first reaction was to retaliate, to try and bite back, but I was too injured to do anything. Plus, the guy’s mouth was bloody huge… he bit down on both of my lips, damn it, I couldn’t open my mouth… it must’ve been the last bit of strength he had before dying. Quite impressive, otherwise how could he have bested me…”

“And that’s pretty much what happened… tragically though, the guy is dead now.”

A hint of regret resonated in Fei Xinyu’s words.

Then…

“Hahaha…”

Laughter suddenly filled the command post, resonating loudly enough for half the camp to hear.

Several of the generals laughed so hard they cried. Gotten bitten by a man, moreover, a dead one. And to top it off, he was overpowered. No matter how one put it, the fact that he was nibbled on and suppressed by a man…

This…

This… is just too hilarious!!!

Wiping away tears, Wu Tiejun asked, “Let me guess, you must’ve cursed him a lot during the fight, right? No, no, no, you must’ve really pissed him off for him to act that way.”

“How would I know?”

Fei Xinyu muttered, “I was just normally battling, as usual…”

“Bullshit, he was dead set on biting you. He wouldn’t have done that unless your taunts had pushed him to a breaking point.”

“…”

“What are you talking about?”

“We were just discussing Sky Stealer’s affairs…” Wu Tiejun said.

“What’s next?”

“What next, my ass? What’s your mouth doing!?”

Wu Tiejun was irritated, “Who is this guy? I just managed to squash this lot’s money-grabbing schemes and then you pop up!”

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“If we upset this person, how will we be able to send out urgent military information in the future?”

Wu Tiejun snorted, “This subject is no longer open for discussion.”

“What’s so great about him…” Fei Xinyu grumbled under his breath.

“Hmm?”

Wu Tiejun shot him a stern glare, and his commanding authority as the Great Marshal emanated from him.

Fei Xinyu unusually shrank his neck a bit, quickly changing the subject: “I just wanted to ask, we don’t have enough manpower right now, should we go back and get some more? We can also expand the army a bit while we’re at it?”

Wu Tiejun coughed, “I just came from Lord He not too long ago, I didn’t even get to say more than a few words before he cursed me out. Look at my hair, his spit made it wetter than if I took a shower.”

“…Why did he curse at you?” Fei Xinyu was curious.

“I had asked to take the White Python Squad…” Wu Tiejun coughed, speaking in a hush.

“Snrk… you really are ruthless…”

Fei Xinyu choked on his own saliva and gave a thumbs-up, “We’re already asking a lot by leaving, but you even planned to take a hundred men at once. The fact that old tortoise didn’t skin you alive is surprising. Did he really only scold you a bit? You don’t have some kind of deal with that old guy, do you? How could he tolerate you like this?”

“I had carefully considered this. Who could lead these hundred men still stationed in the Green Clothes?”

Wu Tiejun sighed, “With the personality of those men, even if the Grand Master personally lead them, there would definitely be endless trouble. Even if they were on the Green Clothes’ side, those guys wouldn’t have a better future in the long run; they could stay at that level for their entire lives. But, if they come over to the army, they could easily rise in ranks with their military exploits. Even if they can’t lead an army, they can be fine generals or vanguards. They can amass merits and gain promotions; in the future, earning titles and having their descendants inherit them are definitely possible. It’s a choice that’s good for everyone, why can’t the Grand Master understand that?”

“You make a valid point. I didn’t expect you, the big guy with thick brows and large eyes, to be this calculating. I need to be more careful around you in the future. They do say that you military commanders are good at scheming. I thought you might be an exception, but it seems I was wrong.”

Fei Xinyu eyed him up and down, “Get two men to carry me back to Grand Master He.”

“What are you going back for?”

“I’m going to get people, of course. After this battle, you have gathered Wang Sanyuan’s troops and there’s also quite a number of old members who have returned. I’m just a vice marshal with no backbone, I need some reliable men.”

Fei Xinyu went off in his palanquin again.

Wu Tiejun watched him leave with a smug look on his face, shaking his head, “This guy acts as if he came here specifically to show off the bite on his lip… Seriously, what kind of mind would take pride in getting bitten on the lip by a man? What kind of mentality is that?”

The other generals immediately burst into laughter, becoming rather lighthearted.

“When this guy gets back, Lord He is definitely going to give him a good beating!”

Wu Tiejun grunted confidently.

“Then why didn’t the Great Marshal stop the vice marshal?”

“He’s just that stubborn. The more you try to block him, the more determined he becomes. Let him hit the wall and feel the pain himself, then he’ll naturally know the right thing to do.”

Wu Tiejun gathered everyone together: “Come on, let’s continue with our meeting and report our achievements. Afterwards, we’ll visit our fallen brothers. Remember, the families of the deceased comrades must not be mistreated, let alone have their pensions embezzled. We need to keep an eye on this. Initially, visit once a month, then slowly increase to once every six months, or even few days in a row, and so on.”

“Yes!”

The level of meticulousness that Wu Tiejun demonstrated deeply moved the other generals and won everyone’s respect.

After all, it was common for some of the family members of the deceased to be mistreated without speaking out. But with frequent visits, one would eventually encounter such cases. For such matters, firsthand experience is the best way to deal with them.

“What should we do if we come across local hooligans? Kill them?”

“How can we resort to killing? We should act in accordance with the law.”

Wu Tiejun suggested meaningfully: “Don’t we have the Heavenly Clothes… We will need to let Lord He know about the situation. Aside from ensuring that those troublemakers will be ruined and wish for death, we need to make sure they remain deprived of freedom for the rest of their lives, their lineage not seeing any prospect for three generations, and only allowed to be educated after five generations. We must not make the mistake of letting a snake bite us back because it wasn’t killed.”

“This punishment is far worse than death.”

The generals shuddered at the thought.

Imagine if you had a promising, intelligent, and talented child, but your wrongdoings ruin the child’s future… It’d lose all face even after death.

Every time the deceased are honored, while others’ graves are surrounded by incense, yours would be empty and just filled with curses. The thought alone was enough to give anyone the chills…

…

At this moment, Yuezhou City was in utter chaos.

After the large-scale upheaval, the new authorities announced a peace decree. Naturally, the news of Qian Wanjing being a spy for Yan State was also revealed.

Upon the dissemination of this explosive news, Yuezhou City immediately descended into unprecedented turmoil.

The common people were somewhat better off, but the bewitched wealthy merchants were all panic-stricken and lost all color in their faces.

“What will happen to our money? What about our property?”

“Did the authorities get it back for us?”

Everyone gathered at the government office to ask, only to be arrested all at once by He Bibiqu and his men.

“Take them all away!”

“They’ve funded Qian Wanjing so much, I suspect they’re all spies. Take them back and interrogate them thoroughly!”

“Sir, we’ve been wronged…”

The wealthy merchants were stunned. Who would have thought that after being conned into bankruptcy, they would end up being imprisoned?

The crime of abetting an enemy spy is not one to be taken lightly, as it could lead to the extermination of all nine generations of a family!

“Lord He, have mercy!” The crowd pleaded bitterly, not caring about their wealth at this moment.

But He Bibiqu did not listen to any pleas, and took them all away.

He Bibiqu naturally knew that most of these people were innocent, merely swayed by momentary greed, without any severe offense. However, he intended to teach them a harsh lesson through this incident.

Otherwise, they would likely use their commercial channels to compensate for their losses and pass the burden onto the common people.

Never underestimate these people. With a unified price increase on goods, placing the increase at a tolerable yet painful point, they could make life extremely difficult for the people of Yuezhou.

Moreover, given the collective loss suffered by these people, they could easily band together and agree on a universal price increase.

So He Bibiqu wanted to nip this possibility in the bud.

The economic collapse of Yuezhou was inevitable, and the most effective way to handle it was to subdue this group of people at the outset, making them docile and not daring to play any tricks.

Another big advantage was…after such a crackdown, who would dare to come forward and ask for money?

The money confiscated earlier…was smoothly…

ahem…

The strategy of He Bibiqu’s ‘act after careful deliberation’ and letting the jail handle everything was undoubtedly effective. The scene became much quieter in an instant, which pleased him immensely, along with the joy of bags full of peace.

But upon returning, he saw Fei Xinyu standing by the gate.

“What are you here for?”

“Sir, I’ve come to ask for some men.”

Fei Xinyu was quite confident: “You’ve given Wu Tiejun so many people, you can’t possibly not give me any, right? You can’t play favorites. Being biased can lead to trouble.”

He actually came to ask for men!

Wu Tiejun had already taken away your entire squad, where on earth would I get people for you!

Looking at his face full of ‘you have to give me men’ expression.

He Bibiqu almost had a stroke from anger on the spot, his face flushed red with blood rushing to his head, as if he was on the verge of having a brain haemorrhage.