In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

His greatest enemy upon entering this world was Li Huaiyi.

Now that he owns the territory of three prefectures, dealing with Li Huaiyi is not a big problem.

Especially now, Li Huaiyi only has fifty or sixty thousand soldiers.

They were no match for him at all.

To prevent Li Huaiyi from running away, Shen An immediately returned to Nanling Prefecture and began recruiting soldiers.

Because of the previous land redistribution, Shen An is now deeply loved by the local people.

After he issued the signal to recruit soldiers and horses.

In just ten days, Nanling Prefecture recruited 30,000 soldiers.

Although this increased the burden on the people, Shen An's policy stipulated that soldiers also had military farmland, and when there was no war, they could farm the land. Only 10% of the grain they obtained needed to be handed over to the government.

You can put everything else in your bag.

With these 30,000 soldiers, Shen An expanded the scale of weapons manufacturing.

A month later.

Shen An equipped the newly added 30,000 soldiers with new weapons.

During this period, Shen An's army grew again, reaching a force of 70,000.

Currently, even the total number of people has exceeded that of Li Huaiyi.

Not to mention, they possess even more sophisticated weapons!

Without any delay, Shen An immediately led an army of 50,000 men straight to Yangnan Prefecture.

When news of Shen An's arrival to fight reached Li Huaiyi's ears...

He was initially filled with fear, but then he became excited.

"Hahaha, well done, Shen An! You're really something! With your actions, the protagonist of my book has even more stories to tell!"

"Your Excellency, you still want to write a book? Shen An has already attacked! We are no match for them. Let's run away quickly!" Cui Tianhe urged.

"It's alright, they only set off yesterday, it won't take that long. Wait until I finish writing, then we can escape!" Li Huaiyi said nonchalantly. "I'm bursting with inspiration right now, I have to write immediately, otherwise this inspiration will be gone, and this book will be ruined!"

Cui Tianhe was utterly speechless.

Li Huaiyi may seem imposing and domineering, but he actually enjoys writing books in secret.

He also likes to write about his rivals in his books.

This is truly the first of its kind in the world.

Cui Tianhe didn't want to take the risk with Li Huaiyi.

Now he needs to run away as soon as possible and get out of there.

He didn't waste any more words with Li Huaiyi.

He left the camp and fled with his trusted men.

But he had only run two miles when he was ambushed.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Cui Tianhe frowned: "Feng Dawei, what are you doing?"

Although Feng Dawei was not his confidant, they had a relatively good relationship in the past.

"Heh, what for? Of course, we're going to kidnap you!"

"You were sent by Li Huaiyi? Brother, is this really necessary? Look at the situation now, Li Huaiyi is finished. Don't waste your life working for him!" Cui Tianhe advised, "Why don't you follow me? Who knows, it might make you rich and powerful in the future!"

"Hahaha, you idiot, you really think I'm working for Li Huaiyi?" Feng Dawei said as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"If you're not working for Li Huaiyi, then who are you working for?"

"Hehe, Shen An!"

Feng Dawei's words sent a jolt through Cui Tianhe, and an unprecedented sense of crisis washed over him.

Shen An is a man who holds grudges and seeks revenge.

We absolutely cannot let it fall into his hands.

"Feng Dawei, whatever benefits Shen An gave you, I'll give you double, how about that? Let me go!"

"You're such a fool! You must have brought a lot of wealth with you when you ran out like this. If I take your wealth, won't everything you have become mine?" Feng Dawei was completely clear-headed.

"You're overthinking it. I don't have any money on me. Don't worry, if you let me go, the benefits I'll give you will far exceed your imagination!"

"Heh, I'm not that greedy. I'll just take what you have!"

Feng Dawei still wouldn't let him go.

Cui Tianhe revealed his true identity: "I am a member of the Divine Dragon Society. If you dare to provoke me, you will become an enemy of the Divine Dragon Society. You may not know what the Divine Dragon Society is, but let me tell you, the vast majority of officials in the imperial court, including various warlords and princes, are members of my Divine Dragon Society."

In the future, the whole world will belong to the Divine Dragon Society, as long as you cooperate with me now.

I guarantee you will become a core figure in the Divine Dragon Society, and in the future you will become a founding hero, your name remembered for eternity! What do you say?

Feng Dawei's expression clearly became excited.

"I can see you're already tempted! Don't hesitate, act now! Don't make things difficult for me, come with me and leave this place. I'll take you to see the higher-ups of the Divine Dragon Society!"

"You're right, action speaks louder than words. Men, arrest this guy!" Feng Dawei ordered.

"Why are you still arresting me?"

"Hehe, Lord Shen An has ordered that if anyone from the Divine Dragon Society is captured, each person will be rewarded with two thousand taels of silver, and if they are officials of the imperial court, each person will be rewarded with five thousand taels of silver."

Judging from your tone, you must be of high status; you might even be worth five thousand taels!

No, no, Lord Shen An said before that if someone captures you, the successful person will receive a reward of five thousand taels of silver. If you add your identity as a member of the Divine Dragon Society, then it will be ten thousand taels of silver.

"Hahaha, I'm going to defy fate!" Feng Dawei laughed wildly.

Cui Tianhe's heart sank, which meant that Shen An had known about their Divine Dragon Society for a long time.

Shen An still dares to go against the Divine Dragon Society!

This made Cui Tianhe wonder where Shen An got the guts.

He quickly figured it out.

Shen An rose to power in Qingyang City, and the real emperor, Dugu Meng, also disappeared in Qingyang City!

Could it be that Shen An is actually Dugu Meng's henchman?

Yes, it must be!

With this person's help, Dugu Meng felt that this was the biggest crisis facing the Divine Dragon Society.

He quickly promised again, "Brother Feng, please let me go! If you do, the entire Divine Dragon Society will remember your kindness! You will be the Divine Dragon Society's number one benefactor, and the favors you receive in return will far exceed your wildest imagination!"

"Don't give me that nonsense! I don't believe your lies! What are you all standing there for? Tie them up and send them to Lord Shen An!"

Feng Dawei didn't give the guy a chance at all and ordered his men to kidnap him.

Less than an hour later.

They then brought Cui Tianhe to Shen An.

At this moment, Shen An had already led a troop of cavalry into Yangnan Prefecture and was waiting for Li Huaiyi along the route he had anticipated for his escape.

It was a pleasant surprise that Cui Tianhe was arrested.

This was the first time Shen An had met Feng Dawei; he was an undercover agent bribed by Hei Lao Liu.

Although Shen An had offered a reward before, he was only doing it as a trial.

Cui Tianhe is not just Li Huaiyi's deputy military governor; he is also a member of the Shenlong Society and an official outside the Dong'an Nanzhou Prefecture, someone who can be directly contacted by the elders of the Shenlong Society.

Shen An immediately rewarded Feng Dawei with 10,000 taels of silver as agreed.

That's ten thousand taels!

No matter the era, it can allow ordinary people to defy fate and change their destiny.

Even if Feng Dawei stopped working from then on, he could still become incredibly wealthy.

Although others were envious of Feng Dawei's earnings, they were also filled with a strong urge to help Shen An.

They all wanted to get a reward from Shen An.

"Gentlemen, there is still a chance. We will intercept Li Huaiyi again. Whoever captures him will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver. In addition to splitting the 10,000 taels equally, I will also give an extra 5,000 taels as a reward for the person who captures Li Huaiyi personally," Shen An said.

The cavalry that accompanied Shen An numbered only one hundred.

Everyone will receive at least one hundred taels.

This is extremely tempting for them.

They were all very confident about this mission. They knew that they were equipped with the strongest equipment in Shen An's army, and they were not afraid even if the enemy outnumbered them ten times over!

After speaking to them, Shen An stomped Cui Tianhe under his foot and said, "I'm not going to play any riddles with you. If you want to live, tell me right now what you know about the people and things of the Divine Dragon Society, and help me deal with the Divine Dragon Society."

Otherwise, I guarantee you won't survive the night!

Cui Tianhe was unwilling to back down so easily, so he tried to win over Shen An: "Shen An, since you know about the Divine Dragon Society, you should also know how powerful it is. There is no future for you to serve Dugu Meng. Even if she were standing in front of the palace now and said she was the emperor, no one would believe her. No matter what she promises you, it is impossible for her to fulfill it!"

So you should be more realistic and not serve her, but choose to serve the Divine Dragon Society instead!

"Hehe, since you know Dugu Meng, was this attack on her a collaboration between you and Li Huaiyi?" Shen An asked.

"Although it was an order from above, it was my main task. I can tell you with certainty that everyone else except her has been eliminated. She is now all alone."

"But there are already body doubles in the palace," Cui Tianhe said.

"Heh, it seems you hold a very high position in the Divine Dragon Society!"

"Indeed, I can contact the elders, and my status is no less than that of the main fare, so my words carry weight!" Cui Tianhe said proudly, "Any promise I make to you can be considered a promise from the Divine Dragon Society, and they will fulfill it for you!"

"I don't need you to fulfill any promises to me, and I don't care. Since you have a high status, I'll give you two paths to take."

First, if you keep negotiating with me, I'll kill you!

"Secondly, tell me everything you know about the Divine Dragon Society, and I might spare your life!" Shen An said.

"Shen An, don't you understand what I mean?" Cui Tianhe became anxious. "Following Dugu Meng is a dead end. She can't offer you any help; she'll only hold you back!"

"Who said Shen An is following me?"

A cold, imposing voice rang out.

Cui Tianhe looked up and saw it was Dugu Meng!

Others might not recognize Dugu Meng, but he did. He was the one who ordered the pursuit and killing of Dugu Meng that day.

Cui Tianhe wasn't surprised at all: "Heh, Emperor, you really are with Shen An. What did you just say? Shen An isn't following you? Then who is he following?"

"Fool, Shen An didn't follow anyone; he's the one who leads me!" Dugu Meng said.

Cui Tianhe's body stiffened!

This was beyond his expectations.

"What? Are you surprised?" Dugu Meng asked in return.

"Of course I'm surprised. If Shen An wasn't working for you, and if he was leading you, how did he rise from a lowly corpse carrier to his current position?" Cui Tianhe simply didn't believe it: "You must have been helping him behind the scenes!"

"You've been saying I'm all alone, so how could I possibly help Shen An?" Dugu Meng retorted.