Night Owl scratched his head: "Sir, what do we do?"

Lu Yan's lips curled into a wicked smile:

"Let's play along with them. We're short of laborers for setting up the sub-county, and these barbarians are all as strong as oxen. Why not use them?"

Upon arriving at the county government office, Arba and the other barbarian prisoners were tied up in a string.

They knelt in the yard like lambs to the slaughter.

Lu Yan swaggered up to Ariba.

She stepped on his face and spat down at him condescendingly:

"Oh, isn't this King Arba?"

Haven't seen you for a few days and you've turned into this dead dog?

Weren't you so arrogant and overbearing back in the day?

Now you're like a stray dog, kneeling on the ground licking the soles of my shoes!

Arba raised his head and glared at Lu Yan with resentment.

But they dared not speak, for fear of angering the treacherous and cunning magistrate.

Lu Yan suddenly grabbed Ariba's chin.

He was forced to look up and meet his gaze.

"Why are you so quiet? Are you scared out of your wits?"

"Or are you plotting some dirty trick in your dog brain again?"

Arba snorted coldly, turned his head away, and refused to meet Lu Yan's gaze.

"Oh ho, you're pretty tough, aren't you?"

Lu Yan wasn't annoyed. He stood up and clapped his hands.

"Someone, prepare some good food for our King Arba and treat him well."

Soon, several yamen runners brought over a basin of... pig feed.

"King Ariba, please."

Lu Yan made a "please" gesture, a playful smile on his face.

Arba's face turned pale and then flushed.

He, the king of a barbarian tribe, was so humiliated!

He clenched his teeth, his fists were so tight that his nails almost dug into his flesh.

"What, you're not going to eat? You're disgusted?" Lu Yan raised an eyebrow.

"That won't do. This is a specialty of Shannan County, specially prepared for you. You have to eat it."

As he spoke, Lu Yan gave Night Owl a wink.

The owl understood immediately and stepped forward.

Pinch Arba's nose and force him to open his mouth.

Then they dumped all the pig feed in.

Arba was choked and coughed incessantly.

Tears and snot were streaming down his face, and he looked extremely disheveled.

The surrounding barbarian prisoners, witnessing this scene, dared not utter a word of anger.

He could only lower his head silently, his eyes filled with humiliation and anger.

Looking at Arba's miserable state, Lu Yan felt a surge of secret pleasure.

He wanted to humiliate Arba and make him understand.

Once it falls into your hands, don't expect to have a good life!

"How is it, King Arba? Is it delicious?"

Lu Yan asked with a smile.

Arba glared fiercely at Lu Yan, squeezing out a few words through gritted teeth:

"Lu Yan, you'll die a horrible death!"

"Oh dear, I'm so scared."

Lu Yan patted his chest as if he were scared, then his face darkened.

"It seems King Arba is still not convinced. Let's add some more ingredients then."

Lu Yan ordered the yamen runners to strip Ariba and the other barbarian prisoners naked.

Then they tied them together with ropes and led them like livestock to the vegetable garden in the backyard of the county government office, making them plow the land.

Under the blazing sun, Arba and the others were shirtless.

Sweating profusely, they toiled in the fields.

They were covered in mud and filth, their former pride and dignity long gone.

Lu Yan sat in the pavilion, drinking chilled plum juice.

Watching Arba and the others work made me feel incredibly comfortable.

"Reporting, sir, General Lu Fei and his men have also returned escorting the barbarian prisoners!"

A bailiff rushed into the county government office, interrupting Lu Yan's "sightseeing" activity.

Lu Yan stretched lazily, a playful smile playing on his lips:

"Oh? Let's go take a look."

As soon as he stepped out of the county government office, Lu Yan was stunned by the scene before him.

Good heavens, a huge, dark mass, far more than the group Arba brought!

Lu Yan was overjoyed!

We've struck it rich!

With so many people, I can build my new county town in the blink of an eye!

Then, hehe, I'll comfortably lounge around in the new government office.

Surrounded by beauties on both sides, he enjoys endless wealth and luxury!

"Lu Fei, you did a great job this time!"

Lu Yan walked up to Lu Fei and patted him hard on the shoulder.

"I'll remember this credit!"

Lu Fei grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth:

"It's all thanks to the adults that the brothers are so brave!"

Lu Yan nodded in satisfaction, his gaze sweeping over the dejected barbarian prisoners as he began to consider how to deal with them.

“Any brat over five years old, I’ll strip them naked, shave their heads, and put them in chains!”

Fifty in a bundle, and if anyone dares to complain, bury them all together!

Lu Yan's voice was as cold as ice shards, like the King of Hell judging life and death.

"All children under the age of five, regardless of gender, will be sent to Night Owl and trained from a young age to become a special forces unit!"

Lao Tzu will make them the sharpest blades, to be used by me!

"As for women..."

Lu Yan smiled wickedly, a hint of hunting excitement flashing in his eyes.

"Have the female guards thoroughly investigate. Those who are healthy, without illness or disease, and unmarried, should all be given as a reward to our unmarried soldiers!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding soldiers cheered.

"Your Excellency is wise!"

"Long live the Lord!"

Lu Yan waved his hand, signaling everyone to quiet down, and continued:

"Brothers! Choose yourselves according to your contributions! Whichever woman you want, take her home to warm your bed!"

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