Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

The Poison Dragon Gang’s mine is very large.

Although the Xu family has been mining continuously for two years, they have only dug up one-third of the land.

However, more than half of the iron ore has been mined.

Needless to say, sometimes iron seems to be more precious than gold to a family like the Xu family.

Fortunately, Xia Mingyuan had no interest in these ironwares at all.

After all, each of the soldiers he summoned using the system was equipped with elite weapons.

However, these remaining iron ores can be used to forge agricultural tools in the future to improve production efficiency.

After leaving the mine, Xia Mingyuan glanced at Jiang Tai.

"They will be paraded through the city and beheaded in front of the entire population."

"The rest of you, follow me to the county government office. It's time to get back my bet of over a hundred thousand taels of silver."

……

Outside Hanyang City, the city gates were wide open.

When Xia Mingyuan came back, Pan Yue was already waiting at the gate.

Seeing Xia Mingyuan, Pan Yue hurried forward.

"Commander Xia returned victorious, having defeated the Poison Dragon Gang in one fell swoop. He is truly a hero to the people of Hanyang."

"Master Pan, you are too polite." Xia Mingyuan smiled, walked up to Pan Yue, and said in a low voice: "Today's matter is all thanks to Master Pan's green light."

"After Sun Yaozu is dealt with, I want the silver, and all the credit will go to Lord Pan."

Hearing this, Pan Yue's face lit up and he nodded repeatedly.

He turned around, looked at the soldiers at the city gate, and shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Get out of the way and line up to welcome the bandit-suppressing soldiers into the city."

Xia Mingyuan took the lead, rode into the city and headed straight for the county government office.

In the county government office, Sun Yaozu was sitting on the armchair, humming a leisurely hum while sipping his tea.

Master Zhou Hai sat beside him, smiling broadly, "Sir, I never understood why you sent the young master to suffer at the hands of Xia Mingyuan, and even made him a hostage."

"Now I finally understand. You have a longer-term vision. This time, you have made a great contribution. I believe Xia Mingyuan has already fallen into the clutches of the Poison Dragon Gang and is struggling to survive."

Sun Yaozu took a sip of tea and put down his cup proudly. "This is nothing. Xia Mingyuan was already dead the moment he entered the city to suppress the bandits."

"Although Wen Ju is usually impulsive and exaggerated, he was also trained by me. Even if Xia Mingyuan manages to escape from the Poison Dragon Gang this time, Wen Ju will let him know what a surprise is."

"He's been winning over quite a few of his own people these days... If they turn against him at a critical moment, that little bastard Xia Mingyuan will be in for a real fight."

As soon as Sun Yaozu finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door.

"Master Sun is really in a refined mood."

"This commander also wants to hear what happened that made me drink so much."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Mingyuan rushed into the county government office with a dozen guards.

Sun Yaozu was startled and stood up from his seat with a look of surprise in his eyes.

"Xia, Commander Xia, didn't you lead the troops to suppress the bandits? Why did you suddenly come back?"

As Sun Yaozu asked this question, his heart was in his throat.

Xia Mingyuan grinned and sat down with a swagger. "They are just a few thieves from the Poison Dragon Gang. How long will it take to deal with them?"

"Tell Lord Sun the good news. The Poison Dragon Gang has been completely annihilated."

"What did you say?!"

Hearing this, Sun Yaozu exclaimed and almost dropped his jaw.

"Commander Xia, you are not kidding me again..."

"The Poison Dragon Gang has thousands of soldiers. How could they be destroyed so easily?"

Xia Mingyuan smiled and said calmly, "The leader of the Poison Dragon Gang has confessed his crime and is being paraded through the streets by my soldiers. Lord Sun will know about it soon."

Sun Yaozu was slightly stunned. Before he could react, the housekeeper hurriedly ran in from outside and whispered a few words in Sun Yaozu's ear.

Sun Yaozu was shocked and looked up at Xia Mingyuan in disbelief.

The next moment, his body went limp and he sat back down in the chair.

Xia Mingyuan looked at Sun Yaozu with a smile and said calmly, "Lord Sun, what's wrong with you? Now that the biggest bandit problem in Hanyang has been eliminated by me, there will be no more bandits in Hanyang. The people will live and work in peace and contentment. As a parent official, you seem a little unhappy."

"what…"

Sun Yaozu suddenly came to his senses, his eyes widened, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Happy! How could I not be happy? I was too excited just now and lost my composure for a moment."

"Commander Xia, I never thought you would truly open my eyes. You actually took down the Poison Dragon Gang in one fell swoop."

"Now that the Poison Dragon Gang has been wiped out and the world is at peace, I, on behalf of the people of this city, would like to thank Commander Xia for his kindness."

Sun Yaozu forced himself to remain calm and bowed to Xia Mingyuan.

Xia Mingyuan waved his hand and said, "Master Sun, thank you is unnecessary."

"However, this commander seems to still remember that we had a bet..."

"Including the principal and interest, that's a full 150,000 taels of silver. Even if Lord Sun is forgetful, he wouldn't forget about this 150,000 taels..."

The corners of Sun Yaozu's mouth twitched, but he still forced a smile.

Xia Mingyuan led his troops into the city, and now he cannot be allowed to be presumptuous in the slightest.

What's more, Sun Yaozu's background is not clean when it comes to the Poison Dragon Gang.

"Commander Xia is right."

"I have lost this bet, and I accept the loss."

"Don't worry, the 150,000 taels of silver are sealed in the government office. As long as you ask the princess to be a witness, you can take the silver away immediately."

Upon hearing this, Xia Mingyuan showed a kind smile on his face.

He walked forward, gently patted Sun Yaozu's shoulder, glanced down at him, and said lightly: "Lord Sun is very sensible of the current situation. This saves me from wasting my breath."

A look of humiliation flashed across Sun Yaozu's eyes, and he felt a pang of pain in his heart.

"Commander Xia, now that the bandits have been wiped out and Geng Ruhuai is dead, do you think it's time to let my son come back?" Sun Yaozu said humbly.

"Of course..." Xia Mingyuan nodded slightly, but a smile appeared on his face that made Sun Yaozu shudder.

He grinned, "Lord Sun, your son has caused a lot of damage to my soldiers since he arrived at my camp."

"I have a list here. As long as you pay off all the debts your son owes, I will send someone to escort him back."

The corners of Sun Yaozu's mouth twitched, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Xia Mingyuan didn't seem to care about his affairs with the Poison Dragon Gang, he just wanted to squeeze more money out of him.

As for the matter of the Poison Dragon Gang, as long as Jiang Tai dies, there will be no evidence to prove the crime.

Thinking of this, Sun Yaozu asked with a stiff upper lip, "Commander Xia, I wonder how much debt my son owes?"

"As long as he can be brought back intact, I will fully cooperate."