Gu Wenheng scooped half a bowl of mutton soup and took two sips before saying leisurely, "Only after he consolidates his forces will he think about coming over to take revenge on us. I still have plenty of tasks that require manpower here."
Although those bandits didn't look particularly strong, he quite liked their inherent submissiveness. After this period of training, they could rapidly complete the tasks assigned to them.
Zhou Shixiong also felt exceptionally proud and elated this year. In such a short amount of time, he had already received several Holy Decrees of commendation, which was completely unprecedented. He figured the old geezers in the royal court must be fuming with rage right now. They really thought that because he was so far beyond the Emperor's reach, no one would know about their petty behind-the-scenes tricks. Unfortunately for them, they were now facing Hua Shunming, a wise Emperor. Trying to continue deceiving him wouldn't be that simple.
