The people from that small mountain village said they had never been down to the bottom of this abyss; some had gone in but never came back up.
So they all use this place as a garbage can, dumping all sorts of trash into it.
Zuo Yuan once went inside out of curiosity, but did not come up for several days.
At that time, Xuanyuan almost went inside to find him, but Zuo Yuan came up from below and brought out these treasures.
He was the first to fuse these treasures and gain immense power, and then he distributed them to us according to their attributes.
This thing is incredibly powerful; as long as you fuse with it, you can gain immense power without even needing to cultivate it—it's practically like getting something for nothing.
However, its attributes are also extremely domineering; once it is fused with, one will be unable to use any other power.
Xuanyuan's family's martial arts techniques were also incredibly powerful, but after merging with them, he was essentially rendered powerless.
As he spoke, Huang Qi removed his ghost mask.
After separating from the physical body, the ghost mask transformed into a dried-up human skin mask, covered with various bizarre patterns, resembling ghostly scribbles.
"I used to be most skilled in lightness skills, bone shrinking, and assassination, but after merging with this ghost mask, decades of hard training were destroyed. I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky."
Huang Qi's words carried a hint of melancholy.
Although his strength increased dramatically after merging with the Ghost Mask, and the power of the Ghost Mask was far beyond what ordinary techniques could achieve, he still felt somewhat resentful that all his decades of hard work had been wasted.
After arranging for Yin Wuxie and others to gather and arrange for the surrendered soldiers, Yang Cheng turned to Huang Qi and Chu Qiu and said, "Now let's talk about the arrangements for the two of you."
As I said before, as long as you betray us, the court will at least reserve a general's position for you.
If you are unwilling to stay in the imperial court, you can also find a place in the Zhenwu Hall.
The Zhenwu Hall currently has four commanders; after you join, there will be six.
Chu Qiu asked, "What about the other arrangements?"
Yang Cheng squinted and said, "The Thirty-Six Great Bandits haven't been completely wiped out yet. You should know that you still have the former leader Chu Tianfang's men on your side."
Therefore, you can also choose to return to the Thirty-Six Great Bandits and incite other Great Bandits under Chu Tianfang to rebel.
Everyone else will receive the same treatment. As for you two, you can leave a hereditary title for your descendants.
Upon hearing Yang Cheng's words, Chu Qiu's expression immediately changed.
Once news of their betrayal spreads, the four men who previously served under Chu Tianfang will be in trouble.
Even if Zuo Yuan is soft-hearted, the others will find a way to get rid of them.
Not only did he betray his own brother, but he also implicated his other brothers, which was something Chu Qiu found hard to tolerate.
Yang Chengming gave them two choices on the surface, but in reality he only gave them one: they still had to go back to be undercover agents.
"You didn't mention these consequences before!"
Yang Cheng squinted and said, "Adults are responsible for their choices. I thought you all understood the consequences of rebelling against the Thirty-Six Great Bandits."
Of course, you don't have to go. I will completely block the news of your rebellion. The surrendered soldiers here will be imprisoned for a short time. No one will know that you have become traitors. They will only think that you died in battle like everyone else.
However, Zuo Yuan and I will definitely have another battle in the future, and it will be a battle to the death.
I can't guarantee that your real brothers won't get hurt in the end.
Huang Qi sighed and said, "Grand Commander, please stop talking. We choose to go back and help you completely wipe out the Thirty-Six Great Bandits."
But you absolutely must make sure that news of our rebellion doesn't get out, or we'll suffer a terrible fate.
"We are now entrusting our lives and fortunes to you, Grand Commander."
Of the thirty-six major bandits, only six belonged to Chu Tianfang. Over the years, they had banded together for mutual support, and their relationship was absolutely different from that of the other major bandits.
They had already witnessed Yang Cheng's strength and ruthless methods; the Thirty-Six Great Bandits had no chance of winning against him.
Therefore, they had to bring the others to Yang Cheng's side as well, otherwise they would die too.
"Don't worry, I, Yang Cheng, am a man of my word. I would never betray my own people. You can absolutely trust that."
"I hope so."
Huang Qi and Chu Qiu gave a wry smile, then boarded the giant blue bird that Chu Qiu had conjured and flew away quickly.
Watching the two figures disappear, Yang Cheng turned around and said to Yin Wuxie, "Block the news. Tell the outside world that all thirty-six bandits who attacked have died in battle."
We've distinguished ourselves in this battle, and I should go back and ask my brothers for their reward.
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