Chapter 1855 - 1860: You
Upon hearing Lin Fei’s words, Wang Xuan was taken aback, unsure of Lin Fei’s meaning. But once he processed it, he became incredibly excited and said, "I say, hero, is what you said true?"
Lin Fei chuckled, "Of course, how could I lie?"
"Hero, why do you think this way?"
At this moment, Wang Xuan was not overwhelmed with excitement; he directly asked, wary of Lin Fei’s sudden change. Could Lin Fei be fake? Uncertain, Wang Xuan decided to ask Lin Fei.
Lin Fei spoke, "This is good for them. They hand over all their food supplies, they work for you, and you give them food and drink. Isn’t this just perfect? It’s a very lucrative deal, isn’t it?"
Hearing Lin Fei speak resolutely, Wang Xuan nodded, "The hero is more enlightened. I’ll gather them, then the hero can persuade them; they should listen to the hero. Hopefully, they won’t resist anymore because resistance is useless. Can the hero do this?"
"I’ll do my best," Lin Fei replied, yet in his heart, he sighed. Hand over food supplies? They’re likely long out of food; it’s just that Wang Xuan believes they still have some, wanting to squeeze them dry. However, they are already drained, just that you’re unaware.
Lin Fei didn’t care about that much. Anyway, his mind was made up. If it really doesn’t work, he might as well ignore it.
Soon, the City Lord swiftly gathered the haggard residents at the wall gate. Wang Xuan said, "The reason I gathered everyone today is for the hero to say a few words to all of you."
Lin Fei looked at Wang Xuan and asked, "Is everyone hungry?"
Hearing Lin Fei’s seemingly random question, Wang Xuan was puzzled. He looked at Lin Fei, not understanding what Lin Fei was thinking and why he started with such a question.
The residents were also confused. What’s wrong with Lin Fei? Is there something wrong with him? Why is he asking such a question?
"What is it? Are you not hungry?" Lin Fei asked.
On hearing Lin Fei ask again, the villagers looked at each other and responded loudly to Lin Fei, "Hungry! We are hungry!"
Lin Fei smiled and said, "Since you are hungry, I have a way to keep you from being hungry. Would you like to hear it?"
Upon hearing Lin Fei’s words, the residents looked surprised and then looked at Lin Fei, silently waiting for his next words.
Meanwhile, Wang Xuan did not stop Lin Fei from continuing, thinking Lin Fei was going to persuade the residents, saying if they handed over all their stash, they could work for him and then get food.
Not knowing Lin Fei suddenly said, "If you want to eat well, follow me outside the city! There are many Demon Beasts outside the city. If you follow me, I’ll protect you, and whenever we encounter a Demon Beast, we’ll kill it and distribute it among everyone. You’ll be full in no time."
Wang Xuan’s smile suddenly froze, not expecting Lin Fei to say such nonsense. He looked at Lin Fei and said, "Hero, what are you talking about? What nonsense are you speaking?"
Lin Fei chuckled, "I’m not talking nonsense. You said to let them hand over all food supplies, but they are already out of food supplies. If you don’t believe me, ask them. They no longer have any valuable possessions. You’re forcing them; isn’t it killing them? Since you don’t value their lives anymore, I’ll simply take them to another city!"
"What? To another city? Hero, is what you said true? Are you really going to take us to another city?" a resident asked.
Lin Fei nodded, "I mean it. Seeing you live so hard, I don’t want to keep watching. But I’ll help just this once, so it’s up to you. Those willing to come with me, come along; those who don’t, won’t have a second chance because I have my own matters to handle and can’t waste time here with you."
"Ah! That’s great! We’re finally able to leave!"
Unexpectedly to Lin Fei’s surprise, the residents cheered, all extremely excited. Lin Fei wondered if they really wanted to leave so badly. If they wanted to leave, why stay here?
"No way!"
Wang Xuan immediately rejected Lin Fei’s decision, speaking, "Absolutely not! They’re my residents, my subordinates, my slaves! You’re not allowed to take them away!"
"You say they’re your slaves?" Lin Fei furrowed his brow. Is this guy sick, calling them slaves?
"Of course! They’re my slaves. You absolutely cannot take them!" City Lord Wang Xuan said.
"Heh, then I’ll take them all today. You can’t stop me," Lin Fei said, then he addressed the city defense army, "If you want to leave too, you can come with me. If you don’t want to leave, I hope you give them a way out."
Hearing Lin Fei’s words, the City Defense Army didn’t hesitate, directly opening the gate, allowing the people to leave, and of course, they followed along.
"Bastard! You’re not a hero! You’re a devil! I’ll kill you!" At this moment, Wang Xuan was furious, not expecting Lin Fei not to help him but instead wanting to take all his residents away. This was simply unbearable. He couldn’t let them leave; otherwise, who would be his slave? Who would stay with him in this city?
Lin Fei looked at Wang Xuan charging towards him, smiled, reached out, releasing a surge of True Qi, forming into a lion’s head that roared at Wang Xuan, attacking him.
Unexpectedly, at that moment, Wang Xuan suddenly reached out, drawing a long sword and slashed down at Lin Fei, splitting the lion’s head in half.
"Not bad strength, but not enough!" Lin Fei said, then reached out, forming a shield in front of him, blocking the opponent’s attack, while quickly stepping forward to Wang Xuan.
At that moment, Wang Xuan hadn’t reacted yet, directly slammed to the ground by Lin Fei’s punch, fully embedded into the ground.
"Courting death! A sick city lord like you is just exploiting your residents. To them, you’re the worst devil! You’re the devil!" Lin Fei said and then prepared to leave, when Wang Xuan suddenly charged again.
At this moment, Wang Xuan, with disheveled hair, looked very embarrassed, but his eyes were filled with rage.