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Chapter 762 Predicting Fortune and Misfortune
As soon as Ouyang Changjing found Ruan Ruan's writings, he returned to Xifeng Kingdom with his men. After all, he was the crown prince of Xifeng Kingdom and could not stay in other countries for too long, otherwise he would be suspected of having ulterior motives.

Even so, he still left a considerable number of people not far from Jiangsai, in a blank area bordering Xifeng Kingdom, where various forces were mixed together.

In order to be ready to help Ayu at any time, they also made a special effort to reorganize and consolidate the forces there. Now that things are in order, it is just right to deploy manpower.

Shi Zhou was a renowned figure in Xifeng Kingdom, so naturally he wouldn't have been unprepared.

His behavior was completely different from Ouyang Changjing's; he was a true madman.

Originally, Shi Zhou was an upright general. After Ruan Ruan disappeared, he investigated some of the conflicts in Xifeng Kingdom and found that Ruan Ruan was implicated in those shady dealings.

Whether Ruan Ruan stumbled upon something by accident or they figured out some new trick, they began to relentlessly hunt her down. Upon learning of this, Shi Zhou went mad.

He recruited a large number of people and openly trained assassins, wreaking havoc throughout the West Wind Kingdom, even killing many ministers.

Those who can become ministers are all from families that have been running for generations. Even if the head of the family is honest and upright, who among the subordinates can know that?

Who doesn't have a few turds in their pocket?

The ministers were terrified by the porridge distribution and jointly petitioned to investigate the family. As a result, the Shi family dismissed their servants and donated their money directly to the national treasury.

The family lived in the suburbs, in a house they were renting. After the old general retired from the army, he really started farming, raising chickens and ducks. Where can you find that information?

Furthermore, everyone knew that Shi Zhou was training assassins and that his assassins were killing people, but no one could produce any evidence.

A qualified suicide soldier is one who has no presence while alive and does not implicate anyone after death; this is especially true of those trained through the porridge distribution program.

Moreover, it was for Ruan Ruan's sake.

The emperor and crown prince of Xifeng Kingdom were more than happy for him to cause even more trouble.

So, when the carefree prince finally gathered his men, he saw Shi Zhou leading a large group of people to the outside of the Protectorate.

Even though he had seen a lot of the world, he was still startled when he saw hundreds of people standing in front of him, each one practically with the word "death squad" printed on their face.

Is this an attempt to rob someone?
Shi Zhou clasped his hands in a fist and said, "We were really worried about Princess Ayu going there alone, so we transferred some people to help her. They eat little, sleep little, work a lot, are hardworking, and follow orders. They are very useful."

The carefree prince raised an eyebrow: "If I use these people, believe it or not, someone could impeach me tomorrow for wanting to rebel."

Everyone here has trained assassins, but the number of assassins under the care of the Carefree King is at most thirty or so, and each one is more expensive than the last. Training one of them costs more money than training ten secret guards.

Because their loyalty and absolute power must be guaranteed.

And now, there are hundreds of them in front of him!
Horror!
Is this just a small part?
Shi Zhou smiled kindly: "You're joking. These are just ordinary people, here to beg for food. Feel free to take them with you on the road. They're incredibly fast; one person can carry two hundred pounds of supplies on foot without any problem, much faster than a horse-drawn cart."

Wang Wulang heard this too and couldn't help but mutter, "Even the livestock of a landlord wouldn't be used like this, right? Carrying two hundred pounds of supplies on foot, and it's faster than a horse-drawn cart?"
This is outright exploitation.

The carefree king remained unmoved.

Shi Zhou then said, “Jiang Sai is already short of supplies, so it’s really difficult to gather them here. But we know there are a few bandit strongholds along the way. They’re not exactly rolling in money, but they have plenty of supplies. My men know where they are, and they usually ‘borrow’ a little bit whenever they need it. If my men are leading the way and get caught, it won’t tarnish your reputation as the Carefree King. What do you say?”

Xiaoyao Wang: "Brother, you're too kind. Eliminating bandits is everyone's responsibility. If we could recruit those bandits and lead them on a disaster relief mission, and get them to abandon evil and do good, that would be even better."

The person distributing porridge said, "That makes sense."

But the carefree prince continued, "Furthermore, I'm also troubled by something. Ayu is a kind-hearted child. She predicted an earthquake a thousand miles away and went to help without hesitation. Although we trust her, it's normal for such predictions to be occasionally inaccurate. But we've mobilized so many people; I'm afraid it will give others cause for criticism. Ayu is young; I'm afraid she can't handle such a large undertaking—"

"No problem, no problem. If there are any losses, I will bear them all. If there are any surplus supplies, I will give them all to Dachang. I guarantee that the people of Xifeng Kingdom will not try to take them." Shi Zhou said confidently.

Only then did the carefree king reluctantly agree, allowing the three Red Dogs to leave with a large group of people, leaving Wang Wulang and a host of soldiers behind.

Tangyuan naturally wanted to go too, and even the little lamb swayed its hooves, wanting to follow. It was rare for it to allow Tangyuan to put Ayu's personal clothes and the dry food to eat along the way on its body, which no one else was allowed to touch.

Wang Wulang wanted to go, but Xiaoyao Wang stopped him, wanting him to gain more experience on the battlefield.

"Only when you are truly capable can you protect Ayu from the wind and rain and be a good brother to her, understand?"

Wang Wulang nodded and stopped insisting on going, but still wrote a letter to his family.

Whether he goes or not doesn't really matter much, but it's reassuring to go.

If you can't go, being a support person is also a good thing.

After the porridge distributor left, Wang Wulang couldn't help but ask, "Why did you cheat that porridge distributor? I thought he was quite nice to Ayu."

"Is that alright? He'll give you ten thousand taels of gold, or a city, in exchange for you giving Ayu to his family and leaving Dachang for Xifeng. Would you agree?" asked the Carefree King.

Wang Wulang shook his head without hesitation: "How could we possibly agree! Not only would I disagree, but no one in our family would agree. Ayu is the apple of our eye!"

"That's it. That's exactly what they're planning. If we don't make them feel the pain, how will they know our stance?"

Wang Wulang nodded: "That makes sense. I should have taken more tricks."

King Xiaoyao: “…”

Do you know that just those suicide soldiers alone could probably rival a small country?

(End of this chapter)