It doesn't matter what the lord is.

After saying that, I kicked the door sill and held the broken stick in my hand.

We have the sticks, but as for the meat...

Isn't this a room full of fat pork?

22. Many acts of injustice will kill themselves

Several nobles were startled at first, looking as if they had been caught in a trance, but then they saw that I was alone and quickly regained their composure.

A nobleman smiled and put his hand on Pierce's arm, saying drunkenly:

"Pierce, this is not okay. Why are you putting all kinds of dogs in there—"

I didn't give him time to finish his speech.

The short stick in his hand stabbed him in the face, causing his nose to collapse and his facial features to sink in. His whole body flew backwards and hit the banquet table behind him. A body weighing more than 100 kilograms was still a bit intimidating when it fell on the table. All kinds of plates and jars were broken into pieces, and the wine in the glass spilled on the ground.

Another noble reacted, took two steps back, and shouted in a trembling voice:

"Guards! Guards! Hey - don't come over here! I'm -"

I don't give a fuck who you are.

I hit him with a stick and knocked him to the ground. I watched him complain bitterly. I stepped on his head and said with a smile:

"It's only worth being a stepping stone... Is that so? I heard that life in Yuxi City is very hard. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you guys to enjoy the good food and drinks here?"

The servants rushed in with crude weapons.

Pierce suddenly pushed away the two women in his arms, quickly retreated to the servants, and shouted:

"Kill! There's an assassin! Kill him for me, you good-for-nothings! Otherwise, no one will be able to eat for three days!"

The servants rushed over with gnashing teeth.

I shook my head.

I didn't even have to worry about those people. Before Pierce could react, I had already grabbed his neck. It was just a little difficult to lift him up, after all, his fat body was really heavy. I grabbed his neck and shook him in front of the servants.

You see, the world is at peace.

"Pierce, it's a rare opportunity for us to have a heart-to-heart talk. Wouldn't it be bad to have so many people watching?"

Pierce sobbed and was unable to speak.

I loosened my grip a little and threw him to the ground. Pierce panted hard and said to the servants:

"Get out! Everyone, get out! Don't come in without my order!"

The servants retreated obediently. These people also have a hard life, I intend to give them a way out.

After they left, I smiled and patted his head.

"That's right. Where were we talking about?"

Pierce looked bewildered.

I dragged a chair and sat down, crossed my legs and said:

"It seems that you are planning to transfer half of your property to me in exchange for your lives. Okay, I agree."

A nobleman stood up indignantly:

"Who told you this? Why don't you go and rob? Why do you ask us for money? We haven't recognized your city yet—"

I hit him on the mouth with a stick.

He spat out blood all over the floor, and the blood was filled with teeth.

"Oh, did I hear you wrong? That's not happening, is it? Pierce?"

After calling the roll, without waiting for Pierce to answer, I kicked him in the abdomen, sending his entire huge body flying up to the ceiling. Then I watched him fall like a ball, hitting the ground in a daze. I grabbed his hair, lifted him up from the ground, and said with a smile:

"You're pretty tough. Is it because you have a demon as your father? You're so used to bullying humans, do you really think you're something?"

Pierce seemed to want to say something, so I took the half-broken stick in my hand and knocked off one of his arms. Then I sat on him and said to the remaining nobles:

“Sometimes I think you guys are really awesome.”

Looking at their bewildered expressions, I said calmly:

"I, Lid, also want to eat and drink for free, I also want to bully men and women, and I also want to live a comfortable life as a rich young man. But at least I'm not stupid. I know the principle of exhausting the pond to catch fish. I know what I should and shouldn't do, and I know how to really get rid of it once and for all. But you don't seem to be like that. I feel that you are fearless and don't consider the future at all. As long as you have food and drink at this moment, it's enough."

Pierce struggled to speak, but I tore off his other arm, leaving him with nothing but wailing.

While wailing, I kicked over the wine table in front of me.

The nobleman with the mustache could not help but stand up and said loudly:

"Li De, don't go too far! Otherwise, be careful that the demons will take your life!"

I hadn't thought about it before, and seeing his confident look, I was really furious. I picked up a plate of chili meat and slapped it on the guy's face. I watched him close his eyes and cry because of the spicy oil, and I said coldly:

"Do you really think that sending Fileta away will bring peace? Do you really think those demons will willingly give up this land? Do you really think you will be the masters of this place from now on? You guys are really like fucking pigs!"

He got angrier and angrier at the remaining bastards, so he simply beat each of them until they were bloody.

Riding on Pierce who was kneeling on the ground, I continued to cross my legs and said:

"I originally wanted to solve the problem without anyone noticing. But the magician said I was not allowed to kill anyone, so I had no choice but to talk to you. I'll let you out of the city in exchange for half of your property."

The nobles were collectively silent.

At the critical moment, Pierce knew how to make a decision and said loudly:

"Here you go! Isn't it just half of our family fortune? Let us go! But you have to promise, you have to swear the most vicious oath, never to touch us again!"

I tapped his head and said with a smile:

"That's how you know what's happening. No wonder you can be the leader of a gang of thugs."

Then I cleared my throat and said:

"As long as those present hand over half of their property, I, Lid, will never trouble them again and will politely send them out of the city."

The inventory of the property went smoothly. I was also very kind, so these estates and servants belonged to me, and they could take whatever property they wanted to take away.

In this way, it took twelve carriages to carry it away smoothly.

The next morning when I was seeing them off, I stood on the city wall and waved to them with a smile, but unfortunately no one paid any attention to me.

Since I have good hearing, I could hear a noble asking Pierce:

"Brother Pierce, you left just like that. I really can't swallow this breath."

Pierce shook his head:

"Damn it, I thought he was just a piece of trash... It doesn't matter, we have money, we can go east to Master Li Neng's fiefdom. He will accept us, and then we can lie dormant for a while and then attack Yuxi City. Li De and Lord Yunyang must have fallen out, and the old man won't care about his son."

"It can only be the……"

The twelve carriages were moving slowly and suddenly stopped.

Pierce, who was in a bad mood, yelled outside:

"What are you doing? Don't you even know how to drive a carriage?"

The groom replied tremblingly:

"No, Master Pierce, there's someone blocking the road ahead."

"Blocking the road? Are you tired of living? Run over them! Crush those bastards to death!"

As he spoke, Pierce opened the curtain and looked outside.

A girl with blonde hair and silver armor stood in the middle of the road with a cold expression.

He probably recognized that it was my guard. After all, he opened his mouth wide as if he understood something and exclaimed:

"You are--"

Alayya's long sword clanged out of its sheath.

A white light flashed, and a fat head rolled to the ground.

I yawned slowly and turned my head.

Oh my, Lord Pierce's fate is really unfortunate. I promised to let him go, but when he left the city, he still ran into the robber lady who had been planning for a long time. Who can I blame?

He can only blame himself for his own evil deeds. I hope he can repent in his grave.

23. Even after death, you will be blamed

In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with Pierce's way of making money, but there is something wrong with his thinking.

For feudal dynasties, it was normal for most of the wealth to be concentrated in the nobility. In fact, the nobility was basically richer than the king, and the king was helpless because they relied on the nobility to govern the country for them. The interests of this class were deeply rooted and no one could move them.

But the problem is that I am not a king at all.

It's just a small Yuxi City. I can manage it myself without you. So what right do you have to pretend to be so arrogant?

Really satisfied.

I didn't sleep last night, so I'm not in a good mood today. But there are still some things to do, that is to gather the people and educate them. After all, these people have already shown some signs of slavery under the leadership of Pierce, which is unacceptable. They are crazy and flattering to the outside world, and jealous of the talented people at home. Although this is basically the case in Yongtian Kingdom, it is a serious problem.

By around nine in the morning, the people had almost gathered.

It is certain that there were some people who did not come, but most of them came anyway, and a large part of them wanted to see what I, the new city lord, looked like.

When most people had arrived, I dressed in black mourning clothes, walked up to the platform with heavy steps, and announced to the people:

"This morning, a tragic incident occurred. The nobles in the city, led by Pierce, left for the east, but unexpectedly died outside the city inexplicably. More than 20 people, no one survived. This is the biggest tragedy that has happened in our Yuxi City in recent years, and it is also the consequence of my poor performance as the city lord! If I could have discovered the movements of the demons earlier, if I... I'm sorry to everyone!!"

The crowd of people burst into discussion.

"Pierce is dead?"

"How come...where are his guards?"

"Who killed him?"

After a long time, a brave man asked me:

"City Lord! What did you just say about the movements of the demons? What's going on?"

I sighed and said:

"After checking, it is very likely that Pierce was killed by the demons."

In an instant, everyone was terrified.

"Demon?"

"The demons are attacking?"

"Didn't you say that handing over Fileta would bring peace?"

After a long time, someone smart finally grasped the core problem and asked me loudly:

"No! No! Why are Pierce and his family leaving the city in such a hurry with their belongings at this time?!"

I hesitated and didn't answer.

The people of Yuxi City were immediately in an uproar:

"Is he planning to run away? Is he planning to abandon us and run away?"

"To the east, isn't that Lineng's fiefdom? That bastard has never let us take refuge there. What is Pierce doing there?"

"You are stupid! Those nobles took their property with them. How could Li Neng not take them in? He just didn't take in poor people like us..."

"I see! After those nobles took advantage of us, they are planning to just walk away like this!!"

"I've long said that Pierce can't be trusted. Now that Fileta is gone, what should we do..."

There were faint cries from the crowd.

Seeing that the situation was almost over and that continuing would cause a large-scale panic, I raised my hand and pressed it down, saying:

"Don't panic, everyone. I've found Fileta."

Anyway, Brother Pierce has already "died in an inglorious way at the hands of the demons", so I don't mind putting the blame on him again, so I'll get straight to the point:

"Pierce lied to you and also to Fileta. He didn't give Fileta to the demons at all, but intended to enjoy her for himself. The peace agreement reached with the demons was also fake. Think about it, the demons have the upper hand, will they sign a peace agreement with us? Pierce's real purpose is to give the defenseless Yuxi City to the demons, let you be killed and plundered by the demons at will, and then he will escape to the east to enjoy himself!"