"Haha, that's easy. As the leader of the Green Forest, I can naturally mobilize all seventeen of our clans. No matter what King Zhentian wants to do, we will obey his orders. However, Qinghe County is coming at us with great force, and Qitian Village is strong. King Zhentian has experience fighting against Qinghe County, so we naturally need King Zhentian to set an example and use the Qitian Village troops as the vanguard for all the clans. We can swear an oath to heaven that as long as the Qitian Village army breaks into the Qinghe County formation, we will all follow. If we break this oath, we will be punished by heaven and earth."
"So you're just using my Qitian Village soldiers to clear the way? Are you all just going to take advantage of the situation from behind?"
"That's not the case. After all, if we win, both the reputation and the territory will belong to King Zhentian. Our demands are simple. If we lose, we deserve to be hunted down by Qinghe County. Life and death are decided by fate. But if we win, from now on, King Zhentian will take 30% of the profits from the Qinghe Iron Mine, and the remaining 70% will be for us brothers to enjoy. The eighteen of us will jointly plunder Qinghe County. Whoever seizes the wealth will own it, but the county will belong to King Zhentian."
Seeing Zhang Jinnan about to get angry, Cao Shangfei quickly added, "Brother Zhang, do the math. Even if the seventeen of us split 70% of the profits, and each of us doesn't even get half a percent, doesn't that mean King Zhentian still gets the lion's share? Even though the county town was robbed, the city is still there. All the future profits will belong to King Zhentian. We brothers are just earning hard-earned money."
"Master Cao, what a clever plan." Zhang Jinnan didn't turn back to look at Cao Shangfei. Instead, he pursed his lips in anger and bowed to Tiger King. "Master Tiger King, you are a local landlord. What you say is naturally the thoughts of the Seventeenth Family's Master. However, this matter is of great importance. I must report to King Zhentian before making any decision."
"Hahahaha, of course. We've prepared some good food and wine in the mountain stronghold, as well as the two lovely girls we robbed last time. We've prepared them all for King Zhentian, and are waiting for the alliance meeting on King Zhentian Mountain."
Zhang Jinnan left the stronghold with an angry look on his face. At the intersection five miles away from the stronghold, seeing that no one was following him, he patted an old locust tree beside the road with his scabbard and said to the trunk, "The fish have entered the nest. Lord Lu, please come and collect the net." He then stared at the tree, wanting to see how these intelligence officers were passing on the message. Suddenly, a voice came from behind him: "I said I'll wait for you at the old locust tree, but I didn't say I had to be on the tree. Why are you staring at the trunk?"
Zhang Jinnan turned around and saw that it was his classmate Wang Zuo who had been standing behind him, his sword already unsheathed. He couldn't help but ask, "Why did you draw your sword?"
Wang Zuo said, "I have the power to monitor you, so I must observe whether you have the potential to defect."
Zhang Jinnan slapped his forehead and said, "Do you think they can bribe me?"
Wang Zuo: "I don't know. I also don't think they have it. But if your bottom line is low enough, they can buy you..."
Zhang Jinnan: "Hey~~"
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