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Lu Qing stayed in the mercenary army under Xia Lei's leadership until the next day.

The next morning, dozens of mercenaries, led by Xia Lei, headed to another farmhouse three kilometers away.

On the way, they picked up someone—

Chen Hua.

Compared to a few months ago, Chen Hua now exudes a more composed and mature aura.

Moreover, he had only been carrying a Hundred Mile Sword.

Now, he has also switched to a sword case.

Lu Qing glanced at Chen Hua from afar.

Unexpectedly, Chen Hua is still around.

Last time, Lu Qing used two Qi-exploding pills to scare away Chen Hua and the top leader, Li Zhifeng.

This time—

Lu Qing was also quite curious about what effects the Berserk Pill, the evolved version of the Critical Strike Pill, would have.

After picking up Chen Hua, the group continued their journey.

When they arrived at another farmhouse, there were already more than a dozen soldiers at the entrance.

The leader immediately came forward to greet Xia Lei and Chen Hua.

This time, the soldiers did not agree on a number of personnel.

Xia Lei and Chen Hua led dozens of mercenaries straight into the farmhouse.

The farmhouse restaurant was filled with tables and chairs.

Xia Lei asked everyone to sit down.

Before long, two people emerged from deep within the farmhouse.

The person in the lead was none other than Li Aiguo, the second-in-command.

Xia Lei rushed to greet Li Aiguo when he saw him.

The two shook hands, and then Xia Lei said to Li Aiguo, "This time, I have brought thirty-eight top experts from my mercenary group."

"However, I also received the news."

"That is, it seems that Xu Qingqing went to the airport to pick someone up."

"Judging from the description of his appearance, it seems that he should still be the great swordsman Lu Qing."

After a pause, Xia Lei glanced at Chen Hua, who was still sitting in his seat, and said, "This time, I have invited Chen Hua again."

"He has improved a lot since last time."

"His cultivation level is still the same, but his weapon has been upgraded to a higher level."

Li Aiguo looked at Chen Hua, and seeing the sword box on Chen Hua's back, Li Aiguo breathed a sigh of relief. He then had Xia Lei stand next to him and scanned all the mercenaries, saying, "I'm sure you all have a good understanding of why I invited you all here."

"That is, after the death of the patriarch Dong Qun, the Dong family did not decline, but instead showed signs of revival."

"That woman, Xu Qingqing, has inherited a lot from Dong Qun."

"I misjudged her before. I thought that since she was just a woman, she definitely didn't have Dong Qun's ability to integrate the Dong family."

"If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have killed Xu Qingqing at all costs during our last meeting."

Everyone remained silent.

Li Aiguo sighed again, "The Dong family under Xu Qingqing's management has quickly risen from the ashes."

"My top leader, Li Zhifeng, is rapidly increasing his power."

"Now, we can't wait any longer."

"Once the Dong family under Xu Qingqing's management rises again, or Li Zhifeng's manpower and strength increase rapidly, there will be no room for anyone else to live in this Shou District."

Looking back at Xia Lei, Li Aiguo said, "You should know why I invited you mercenaries to Shou District in the first place."

"I, Li Aiguo, come from a humble background."

"Now, I am indeed high above, and somewhat out of touch with the people at the bottom."

"However, my original aspiration has never changed."

"My original intention is the same as the goal of your mercenaries."

"None of us want Shouqu to become a cattle ranch for the Dong family or Li Zhifeng."

"Since the anomaly a hundred years ago, various places in our Xia Kingdom have gradually become the private domains of various powerful and wealthy classes."

"If this continues, our Xia Kingdom will inevitably fall apart, and the people will have no place to live."

"Call me selfish or ulterior motives, I won't deny it."

"Because what I did was indeed so."

"The downfall of the Dong family and the departure of Li Zhifeng will indeed lead to Shou District falling under my control, Li Aiguo, and I will also seek my own personal gain."

"But as long as I, Li Aiguo, live, as long as I, Li Aiguo, serve as an official in Shou District."

"I will absolutely not allow the people of Shouqu District to be unable to survive."

"I also absolutely need your mercenaries to strengthen the defenses of our Shou District."

"I, Li Aiguo, and the common people, and you mercenaries, are all in a relationship of mutual dependence."

"No one can be missing."

"Therefore, I hope that this time you will all exercise your power, follow orders, and eliminate the enemy one by one."

"First, there was the Dong family, managed by Xu Qingqing."

"Then there's Li Zhifeng."

"Once these two families are destroyed, 30% of the Dong family's assets will become a reward for your mercenary army."

"Furthermore, in the future, I, Li Aiguo, will reserve important positions for your mercenaries in Shou District. Shou District will also become one of your strongholds."

"As long as you support me, your mercenaries will be able to take root in Shou District and grow indefinitely in the future."

Xia Lei kept smiling and nodded.

Li Aiguo took a sip of tea and continued, "Now, I will arrange the operations for the next few days."

As soon as Li Aiguo finished speaking, the man behind him handed him a laptop.

Just as Li Aiguo was about to take the laptop, Bai Xiaojun, who was sitting at the very front and closest to Li Aiguo and Xia Lei, immediately made a hand seal.

Inside the sword case, a newly made Hundred Mile Sword transformed into a beam of light, piercing directly through Li Aiguo's abdomen and emerging from his back.

The farmhouse was deathly quiet.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, motionless, at Li Aiguo, watching blood gushing from his abdomen.

Li Aiguo clearly hadn't expected this turn of events.

He stiffly lowered his head, looking down at his abdomen.

There, flesh and blood were mangled, and blood mixed with fragments of internal organs sprayed out.

Li Aiguo then raised his head and looked at "Bai Xiaojun" not far ahead.

He couldn't understand why the mercenaries would do such a thing!

However, he didn't ask the question before falling backward.

His eyes were filled with resentment.

How could this happen?

I did indeed consider plotting for personal gain.

However, his ultimate goal is to break the current status quo, unify the entire Xia Kingdom, and then change the current situation of the Xia Kingdom so that all the common people can be united as one and overturn the current chaotic situation.

What did I do wrong?

Why did I end up dying?

As Li Aiguo collapsed to the ground, mercenary leader Xia Lei suddenly came to his senses.

He pointed rapidly with his right hand at Bai Xiaojun, his lips trembling as he said, "Surround him!"

He was so regretful!

Yesterday, when Bai Xiaojun went out and came back, he noticed that "Bai Xiaojun" had changed.

However, at that time, he was too confident.

He thought that since the surrounding area was originally under his jurisdiction and he was surrounded by his mercenaries, nothing would happen to "Bai Xiaojun".

But now all the facts are starkly proving that his feeling yesterday was correct! "Bai Xiaojun" is no longer the Bai Xiaojun he used to be!