The rebel army's foremost master craftsman forged a million iron pylons!

"Get in here!" came a furious roar from Old Master Zhou inside the room.

Lai Sheng practically tumbled and crawled into Old Master Zhou's room.

Snapped!

As soon as he entered, a heavy slap landed on Lai Sheng's face.

"It's all your fault!" Old Master Zhou pointed at Lai Sheng's nose and cursed, "If you hadn't angered those two scoundrels, they wouldn't have come knocking on our door."

After being beaten, Lai Sheng didn't dare to utter a sound, standing there silently like a wronged wife.

"Sir, I haven't slept a wink all night. I've been standing by the city wall the whole time, and I haven't seen those two thieves come in!"

Lai Sheng could only put on a bitter face and mention his own contributions, implying that even if he didn't have any merit, he had still worked hard.

It would have been better if they hadn't brought it up, because the moment it was mentioned, Master Zhou's temper flared up again.

A slap landed on Lai Sheng's face, and not satisfied with that, she kicked him hard in the stomach.

"How dare you say that? Just now, Li Tian sneaked into my room and almost killed me, do you know that?" Old Master Zhou was so angry that his body was trembling.

"Ah?! You...you came? When...?" Lai Sheng finally realized why Old Master Zhou was so angry.

At the same time, it scared me so much that I broke out in a cold sweat.

Li Tian actually came here!

fortunately,

Grandpa Zhou is alright.

otherwise,

Once Old Master Zhou passes away, won't the entire Zhou Family Village vanish like smoke?

What will become of Lai Sheng's great wealth and status?

"It's...it's my fault for not protecting Master's safety. Please punish me, Master!" Lai Sheng immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

He kowtowed as he asked, "Master, where did those two go? Should I take men to chase after them now? If they haven't gone far, we should still be able to catch up."

"Still chasing?"

Grandpa Lai was so angry that his face turned purple. He raised his arm as if to slap him again, but seeing his timid and hesitant appearance, he lowered his arm again.

After all, Lai Sheng had worked diligently in Zhoujiazhuang for twenty years; even if he hadn't made any great contributions, he had certainly put in a lot of hard work.

Old Master Zhou sighed, "Get up. Tomorrow, prepare three cartloads of iron ore and one hundred taels of silver to be delivered to Wolf Head Fort in person."

"Huh? What?! They want iron ore and silver too?"

Upon hearing this, Lai Sheng nearly exploded with rage, pointing to the sky and cursing, "Master, that scoundrel Li Tian is nothing but a bloodthirsty killer who's been through countless deaths! Why should we give him money?"

"If you, sir, just write a letter to the rebels or to the imperial court, I guarantee that kid will be in deep trouble."

"Are you itching for a beating again?"

Old Master Zhou gave Lai Sheng a cold look, and his tone became indifferent.

Lai Sheng then remembered his status as a slave, quickly lowered his head, and whispered, "Master is right. I will send the silver and iron ore to Wolf Head Fortress tomorrow!"

"Get out! All of you, get out!"

After seeing Lai Sheng off, Master Zhou sat alone under the candlelight. He took out a stack of papers from the table and dipped his brush in the ink.

The righteous army!

The Imperial Court!

He has connections in both areas.

Killing Li Tian, ​​that lowly squad leader, would be a piece of cake.

But then I thought about the business deal I had just finalized with Li Tian.

Ugh!

Grandpa Zhou sighed, crumpled the paper in front of him into a ball, and gently tossed it on the ground.

……

under the moonlight,

Two figures moved swiftly; they were Li Tian and Zhao Yong.

One was a vigorous and energetic man, while the other was a veteran of six years. For them, the seven or eight miles was nothing at all.

The outline of Wolf Head Fortress gradually became clear. On the suspension bridge, a torch was lit, and a dark figure stood under the torch, but it was unclear who it was.

"Which brother is on duty on the bridge? I'm Li Tian. Quickly lower the suspension bridge for me."

Li Tian stood under the suspension bridge, craned his neck, and shouted.

The person on the suspension bridge picked up a torch and shone it down, revealing his face in the process. It turned out to be Wu Laoliu.

"Platoon leader, wait a moment, I'll lower the drawbridge for you right away."

Wu Laoliu turned the winch and lowered the drawbridge with a creaking sound. Li Tian and Zhao Yong then walked into Wolf Head Fort together.

Creak, creak, the suspension bridge retracted again.

The courtyard was pitch black.

"Old Wu, has anyone come to join our Wolf Head Fortress today?" Li Tian asked in a deep voice, his gaze quickly sweeping around the courtyard.

"Two people have arrived, one with one eye and the other a tall, thin man, both with injuries. They've been settled in the dilapidated temple." Old Wu pointed to the temple, whose door couldn't even be closed properly.

"Two?" Li Tian was taken aback. "Shouldn't there be four?"

Wu Laoliu shook his head. "I don't know about that. Anyway, two of them came."

"Two escaped?"

This was Li Tian's first guess, but he didn't take it to heart.

In those chaotic times of war, even regular soldiers deserted, let alone someone who hadn't even officially joined the rebel army.

Everyone is afraid of death, so if they run away, so be it.

Li Tian ignored the matter, glanced at the dilapidated temple, yawned, and said, "It's getting late, everyone should go to sleep."

"There's something else!" Wu Laoliu suddenly said, "Spring Silkworm Girl has also run away."

"She said she felt too stifled staying in Wolf Head Fortress, so she wanted to go to Nankai City, where she could find a way to make a living."

Another one ran away.

Li Tian paused for a moment, then laughed, "If she ran away, so be it. That woman never liked staying on the mountain anyway. Wolf Head Fort only needs one cook."

Wu Laoliu paused for a moment, then chuckled, "Yeah, the mountain is full of stinky soldiers, it's normal that the woman can't stay there."

After a brief chat, Wu Laoliu went to stand guard, while Li Tian and Zhao Yong returned to their respective rooms.

However, Li Tian didn't like sharing a room with others. Fortunately, Zhao Erbao and Sun Sanqiang built a small thatched hut in the yard.

Li Tian walked straight towards the thatched hut.

call!

Li Tian comfortably threw himself onto the small bed in the thatched hut. The thatched roof wasn't completely covered, allowing slivers of moonlight to shine through.

Li Tian gazed at the moonlight in the sky, but his mind was on his four wives at home.

Lost in thought, I drifted off to sleep.

In a daze, I felt a soft body snuggle into my arms, and at the same time I heard a rustling sound.

"Huh?! Qiao San Niang, what are you doing?"

When Li Tian opened his eyes, he saw Qiao Sanniang lying in his arms.

"I want you to be my man!"

Qiao San Niang bit her lip, but her tone was resolute.

Before Li Tian could react, Qiao Sanniang had already grabbed his hand and placed it on her chest. "I don't care whether you've successfully redeemed me or not."

"You're the first man who's been willing to protect me, and this is all I can give you."

In chaotic times, both men and women carry a ruthless streak. Li Tian is like that, Wu Laoliu is like that, and even Qiao Sanniang is like that.

Whether Li Tian likes it or not.

The matter has finally been resolved.

The crib started creaking and groaning.

The system reappeared in front of Li Tian.

[This time, the partner is Qiao San Niang]

[Communication successful]

[System Reward: 200 jin of extraterrestrial meteorite iron, and one blueprint for a linked crossbow.]