Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Surrender and you will not be killed; surrender and you will not be killed...

As Chen Jie's order was relayed, the troops responded immediately. At this moment, the soldiers of Huangzhou Prefecture roared angrily, waving their knives, but no longer using them to kill, but rather as a form of intimidation.

The remaining soldiers, terrified, dared not resist and obediently raised their hands. They were then tied up with ropes by the soldiers of Huangzhou Prefecture and taken to the prisoner-of-war camp.

Chen Jie then said to Zhang Dingbian, "I'll leave things here to you for now."

Zhang Dingbian immediately replied, "Rest assured, my lord, Dingbian will not fail in his mission."

Chen Jie nodded slightly, then turned around and came to Yuan Sanjia, where he saw Tong Wei, the leader of the Whale Shark Gang, who was being controlled by Yuan Sanjia.

Upon seeing Chen Jie kneel down without a word, Tong Wei looked at Chen Jie and said, "If you do not despise me, I am willing to become your godfather. From now on, I will follow your lead and be willing to serve you even if it means falling off my horse and holding your whip."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Tong Wei with a bewildered expression and said, "You? You want to become my godfather?"

Tong Wei nodded and said, "Yes, I will acknowledge you as my godfather."

Chen Jie shook his head helplessly and said, "You are the patriarch of the Whale Shark Gang, and you are a master of the fourth level of the Melting God Realm. How can you accept me as your godfather? No, no."

Tong Wei said, "What is the Whale Shark Gang compared to you? They are not even worth a hair on your leg. I have long admired you, Master Chen, so I came here with my troops to pay my respects to you, my godfather. I hope you can take me under your command. From now on, I will fight for you and conquer the world. I will die without regret."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie frowned and asked, "You've come here with your troops to surrender?"

"Yes, I brought all 70,000 elite soldiers of my Whale Shark Gang with me, just to join my godfather."

Chen Jie chuckled and said, "You really know how to lie through your teeth."

"Father, your heart is as clear as the sun and moon. Please do not doubt my sincere feelings."

Tong Wei spoke with a serious expression. Chen Jie looked at him and then at Yuan Sanjia, asking, "Does Mr. Yuan believe him?"

Yuan Sanjia said, "Heh, believe him?"

"This Mr. Tong is quite reminiscent of Shi Jingtang back in the day!"

"Shi Jingtang? Isn't that Lü Bu?"

Chen Jie looked at Yuan Sanjia, who said, “Although Lü Fengxian was a traitor who served three masters, he still had some bottom line. At the very least, he did not recognize anyone younger than himself as his adoptive father. Only Shi Jingtang back then recognized Yelü Deguang, who was ten years younger than him, as his adoptive father.”

Chen Jie didn't say anything upon hearing this, but just smiled and looked at Tong Wei. As a powerful figure and a master of the fourth level of the Fusion God realm, Tong Wei should have integrity. He should have reacted immediately to Yuan Sanjia's words. Even if he didn't fight Chen Jie and Yuan Sanjia, he should have argued his case. How could he allow himself to be insulted like this?

But what's terrifying about Tong Wei is that he actually endured it, he just endured it so innocently.

He could even look up at Yuan Sanjia and Chen Jie with an innocent smile. This smile was so sincere that Chen Jie had to admit that Tong Wei was definitely not an ordinary person. His ability to endure being insulted was truly beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The audacity of this act left Chen Jie speechless.

No wonder they were able to succeed.

Chen Jie lost interest in humiliating Tong Wei at this point. What difference would it make if you humiliated someone who has no shame?
He looked at Tong Wei and said, "Tong Wei, you don't need to play games with me. I know your purpose, and you know your purpose. You don't really think that you can make a big deal out of a small deal by making excuses like this, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Tong Wei said, "I know it's hard to hide it from my godfather, but my intention to surrender is genuine. Godfather's desire to dominate the world should be met with a thirst for talent. Although I am not very talented, I have the combat strength of a fourth-level Fusion God and the ability to govern a region. As long as Godfather says the word, I will submit. Why not?"

"As the saying goes, the Duke of Zhou spat out his food to welcome guests, and the world turned to him. My godfather should have someone who can dominate the world."

Chen Jie looked at Tong Wei and said, "You really have no shame at all. I'm at least fifty or sixty years younger than you. How can you keep calling me your godfather? Where is your sense of decency?"

Upon hearing this, Tong Wei looked at Chen Jie and said, "Godfather is joking. I am just a shameless person. Godfather, just ignore me."

Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Mr. Tong, you are a renowned overlord of your time. If people see you like this, won't you be ridiculed?"

Tong Wei laughed and said, "If I can save my life, what does it matter if I am ridiculed? Besides, I sincerely admire my godfather. If I can become his disciple, it will be a legendary tale in the martial world."

Looking at Tong Wei, at his beaming smile and his shameless demeanor, Chen Jie couldn't help but exclaim, "This is what it means to achieve great things!"

“Mr. Yuan, I feel that I am far inferior to him, and I am quite ashamed.”

Yuan Sanjia said, "There are some things that you don't necessarily have to learn."

Chen Jie remained silent, but walked up to Tong Wei and said, "Mr. Tong, I have to apologize to you. Although you have lowered your stance to such an appalling degree, I still have to apologize to you. You have killed too many people in my Huangzhou Prefecture. I cannot spare your life."

"you!"

Upon hearing this, Tong Wei's eyes widened suddenly. "I've already called you Dad, and you still won't let me live, you bastard!"

But before he could speak, Chen Jie had already flashed in front of him and struck Tong Wei squarely in the back with a palm strike. The next moment, he sealed all the major acupoints on Tong Wei's body, directly crippling his fighting ability.

Tong Wei stared wide-eyed at Chen Jie and said, "Are you really going to go this far? I sincerely pledged my allegiance to you and genuinely wanted to help you unify the world. How can you treat me like this? What will the world think of you?"

"You, Chen Jiu Si, never want to recruit the enemy in your entire life?"

Tong Wei looked at Chen Jie and said, "If you can't even tolerate me, how will you tolerate everyone in the world in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie chuckled and said, "Mr. Tong, no matter how eloquently you speak, it won't change my opinion of you. You are doomed to die."

After saying this, Chen Jie turned to Yuan Sanjia and said, "Mr. Yuan, you should go and rest. I will keep this person under your care for now."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Sanjia immediately coughed twice and said, "Perfect timing, my body just can't take it anymore!"

As Yuan Sanjia retreated from the city wall, only Tong Wei and Chen Jiu Si remained. Tong Wei, still unwilling to give up, looked at Chen Jiu Si and said, "Are you really not going to give us any way out?"

Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Your death is more valuable to me than your life!"

Upon hearing this, Tong Wei frowned and looked at Chen Jie, saying, "You will be punished."

Chen Jie said, "Then hurry up and come."

Chen Jie said, "However, your retribution should come before mine. Once you die, Fuzhou will become a piece of meat in the mouths of all the heroes under heaven."

After saying this, Tong Wei said, "That's none of my business. I live for myself. If I die today, what's there to say? It's just a life. I can afford to pay for it."

Chen Jie nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "Good, I like your toughness." After saying that, Chen Jie turned to look at the Grand Elder and asked, "Grand Elder, how are your injuries?"

The elder said, "It's nothing, Jiu Si. I'll tell you, I've found the whereabouts of the Tiger Soul Blade. It was taken away by a person (describe his appearance). I saw it with my own eyes."

After listening to this, Chen Jie pondered for a moment and said, "Judging from what you say, Elder, I think this person should be Zhang Shicheng."

"Zhang Shicheng, so that kid is Zhang Shicheng. Don't let me run into him again, or I'll take his life."

As the elder spoke, Chen Jie paused and said, "Elder, although I don't want to say it, if you encounter Zhang Shicheng next time, don't act recklessly. This man's cunning is far more terrifying than that of ordinary people."

The elder said, "What's there to be afraid of in cunning? No matter how cunning someone is, they're still afraid of someone with a big fist."

The Grand Elder was quite confident in his martial prowess, but Chen Jie knew that Zhang Shicheng was no ordinary person. This man was destined to be remembered in history alongside himself and Zhu Chongba, which meant he was no ordinary figure. Therefore, dealing with such a person required utmost caution, and no amount of caution was too much.

Unfortunately, the Grand Elder wouldn't listen to Chen's explanation; he had absolute confidence in his own martial prowess.

Especially since he defeated the Holy Lord this time, and that person called the Holy Lord his master, it means that the person also cultivates the Wind Demon Technique. As long as it is the Wind Demon Technique, his Golden Demon Technique cannot possibly lose.

This is the Grand Elder's confidence.

Chen Jie looked at the Grand Elder and knew that no amount of persuasion could change his mind, so he said, "Grand Elder, I won't try to persuade you. If you really can, please tell me if you encounter this person again in the future. After all, I am also the acting king of the Immortal Clan."

The elder thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Alright, if there's enough time, I'll help you; if not..."

At this point, the Grand Elder said, "Then don't blame me for not informing you."

Seeing this, Chen Jie was helpless; this stubborn older brother didn't seem like someone who could be easily persuaded.

Moreover, if we continue, it might provoke a rebellious attitude in my brother, making it even harder to persuade him.

Knowing that he could not continue the discussion with the Grand Elder on this topic, Chen Jie said directly, "Grand Elder, please go and rest. You have worked hard today."

The elder looked at Chen Jie and said, "Hmm, it seems you have quite a few things to do in the city. I won't look for you for the next half month. Find me a quiet place and I can cultivate on my own. After half a month, I would like to ask Brother Chen to accompany me to find Chen Jiu Si and retrieve our clan's treasured sword."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "That is only right."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Grand Elder strode away. Watching the Grand Elder leave, Tong Wei said, "This man is too arrogant and will not truly submit. I think you should consider me. I am truly submitting and have no ulterior motives. I am capable of great things!"

Tong Wei was desperately trying to find a way to survive.

"Really, if you don't believe me, you can give me poison, you can use a curse on me, any means to counter me, I will agree to anything, as long as you give me a chance to live, I will do anything."

"I'm sure I can become your favorite loyal dog!"

Chen Jie looked at Tong Wei and said, "Loyal dog?"

"Yes, a loyal dog, an absolutely loyal dog!"

Tong Wei looked at Chen Jie as if he were practically begging for mercy.

Chen Jie looked at him and then said, "Tong Wei, I have to admit that you are the most spineless opponent I have ever met, and also the most difficult opponent I have ever faced."

"He is also the most pragmatic, the most patient, and the most willing to humble himself among them."

“If you weren’t a fourth-level Molten God, you might actually survive. But you are a fourth-level Molten God. I don’t have any poison that can control you, nor any Gu that can leave you helpless. I have no means to guarantee your loyalty.”

"Next, I will be competing with even more ruthless characters to seize this world. There is no guarantee that I will win. If I lose, you will be the first to turn against me. You will repay me tenfold or a hundredfold for the humiliation I suffered today."

"You are a venomous snake, a very, very venomous snake. I am not confident that I can control you, so this is the reason why you are doomed to die."

Chen Jie said to Tong Wei.

Upon hearing this, Tong Wei looked at Chen Jie and said, "No problem, no problem. It's just the strength of a fourth-level Fusion God, right? I don't want it. You can cripple me, you can cripple me, just let me live, okay?"

Chen Jie shook his head again and said, "No, you have the blood debt of the people of Huangzhou Prefecture on your body. You cannot live."

"You think crippling me isn't enough?"

Tong Wei questioned him sternly. Upon hearing this, Chen Jie shook his head and said, "Your greatest value is your cultivation. Without your cultivation, what value do you have?"

"If you're no longer valuable, why should I keep you?"

"But it's different if you die. A fourth-level Fusion God level expert will be beheaded in public, and the world will know the power of my Huangzhou Prefecture."

"By beheading him in public, you can appease the emotions of the relatives in Huangzhou Prefecture who were killed."

"Your death can bring peace to the world, so how could you possibly not die?"

As Chen finished explaining, Tong Wei slumped down and said, "It seems I'm doomed."

At this point, Tong Wei looked at Chen Jie and said, "Chen Jiu Si, making an enemy of you in this life is perhaps my biggest mistake. I should have stayed overseas, living a carefree life. What imperial ambitions and empires have blinded me!"

Chen Jie looked at Tong Wei like this and didn't say anything. He even felt a bit of sympathy for Tong Wei's fate. Yes, is it so easy to get involved in the pursuit of power and dominance?
At this point, it's either advance or retreat; one either ascends to the top and becomes king, or, like Tong Wei today, dies and disappears. There are no other options; this is the price of vying for supremacy.

Tong Wei sat on the ground, sighing deeply. After a long while, he finally spoke: "Fine, Chen Jiu Si, my death can bring you so many benefits. It seems I am doomed to die. When will you kill me?"

Chen Jie said, "Three to five days."

Tong Wei said, "Fine, I know there's no way out for me if I beg you, but I still want to say that the strong should have dignity on their journey. I won't cause any trouble these next few days, so don't humiliate me. I'll eat and drink well, and I won't be without wine and meat."

"Find me another woman every day, would that be alright?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Tong Wei and said, "I can grant you the wine and meat, but don't even think about the woman. This is the last bit of dignity I can give you."

Tong Wei nodded slightly and said, "Alright, since that's the case, then thank you very much. Don't worry, I won't let you do it for nothing. I have two blueprints for you. One is a new type of Mengchong, which is extremely fast in underwater combat."

"The other one is the design of this multi-story ship. It is 15 zhang long, 2 zhang wide, and 3 zhang high, with three floors and can accommodate more than a thousand people."

"You didn't lose out on this deal, did you?" (End of Chapter)