Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

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Warhorses clashed, spears gleamed, and Lian Ping's left shoulder was completely pierced, blood trickling down his bronze skin.

This shows that his strength was ultimately inferior to that of the Mountain City Lord, and coupled with his incomplete recovery, he ended up in this predicament.

However, Lian Ping did not give up. Despite the excruciating pain, he thrust his spear into the mountain city lord's thick armor, producing a crisp sound.

"Wishful thinking!" the Mountain City Lord sneered disdainfully.

In his view, his armor was indestructible, and to defeat him, one must hit some blind spots, rather than the specially thickened chest area.

Furthermore, Lian Ping was already exhausted, and this weak and feeble effort was nothing more than a tickle; he didn't even feel any significant impact.

To feel the impact force, two factors must be present: first, the force must be great; second, both sides must be of similar hardness, and neither is likely to break.

However, why didn't Lian Ping's attack generate a huge impact force? Was it because he didn't have enough strength?

The answer is of course no. After a fatal blow, how could he have spared any strength? So the answer is obvious: it's because the two are different in terms of hardness.

To be precise, it was because the mountain city lord's armor was as soft as tofu in front of the new-style spear, and it was easily pierced with a large hole.

"To be reborn from the ashes is what you have always taught your son." Lian Ping slightly raised his bloodshot eyes, now covered in blood.

"How is this possible? How could my fish scale armor be pierced?" The mountain city lord finally felt the pain in his chest, and blood gushed out like a spring. He looked at the new spear with puzzled and surprised eyes, and finally noticed something different.

"Father, rest in peace. Lin Ping is an extraordinary man. Even if we submit to him, the Mountain City Lord's Mansion can achieve even greater success!" Lian Ping said calmly, as a farewell to the Mountain City Lord.

With a hole pierced in his heart, there was no chance of him surviving. Lian Ping knew that the city lord was worried about the city, so he said these words.

The city lord stared at Lin Ping with suspicion, but seeing that the other man remained confident, he sighed deeply and said, "My good son, you have made a good friend..."

When a person is about to die, their mind is calm and they can objectively view everything. For example, Lin Ping not only helped the City Lord's Mansion, which had been weak for many years, win the competition, but also repeatedly caused him to suffer setbacks and even put himself in danger. Now, these powerful weapons are even more amazing.

Therefore, the city lord concluded that Lin Ping was no ordinary person and would one day rise to great heights. At that time, Lian Ping, who followed behind him, would also enjoy a life of luxury and achieve even greater accomplishments than the city lord.

Perhaps out of resentment, or perhaps out of hope for the future, in any case, the Mountain City Lord fell from his warhorse with his eyes wide open, but the spear in his hand remained firmly in his grasp. He was a warrior on horseback, and even in death, he would maintain his most majestic posture.

As the spear was pulled from the wound, Lian Ping's blood immediately splattered, and his face turned ashen. He could accompany the Mountain City Lord to his doom at any moment.

Lin Ping rushed to Lian Ping's side and first used hemostats to stop the bleeding, followed by a series of suturing operations. He was glad that there was still some penicillin left from the last batch, so that Lian Ping wouldn't die.

Given the current situation, Lian Ping must live, otherwise his 7,000 private troops will go berserk, and even if they are no match for our side, they will pay a heavy price.

When Lian Ping watched Lin Ping intently tending to his wounds, he was stunned. He knew that the other party was doing this for his own benefit, and he felt more shocked than moved.

Therefore, Lin Ping not only possesses astonishing strategic skills but also unfathomable medical abilities, and perhaps even more strange and unusual talents. In short: he's someone you can't afford to mess with...

He was glad that Lin Ping had chosen him instead of Lian Gui, otherwise the outcome would have been very different.

Of course, his relationship with Lin Ping was purely based on self-interest, and even Lin Ping wouldn't be grateful to him.

After his wound was bandaged, Lian Ping's complexion improved considerably. He clasped his hands together and respectfully said, "Thank you, my brother, for saving my life."

Lian Ping understands human relationships and knows how to get close to Lin Ping. Maybe one day he can rise to prominence with him. If Lin Ping becomes emperor, he will at least be a prince, equivalent to the ruler of the Wu Kingdom.

"We're brothers, no need for thanks." Lin Ping smiled faintly. "Brother Lian, why aren't you hurrying back to the city to inherit your title?"

With the death of the Mountain City Lord, Lian Ping became the only candidate to succeed him. In addition, he had some prestige, so it was only natural that he should inherit the title, and it was unlikely that anyone would raise any objections.

Lian Ping nodded and led his large private army to the city gate, loudly ordering the guards inside to open the gate.

The thousand garrison soldiers were already terrified, but they could see what was happening outside the city. Even though they were afraid of the tens of thousands of troops in the city lord's mansion, they dared not disobey Lian Ping's orders.

This is the new city lord. Anyone who displeases him will be punished according to military law, using the excuse that he opened his left eye first in the morning.

"Brother Lian, I'll take back the 500,000 taels of silver from the Mountain City Lord's Mansion first, consider it your investment!" Lin Ping shouted shamelessly.

That 500,000 taels of silver was originally intended as military pay for the guards by the Mountain City Lord, but now it's been seized by that shameless Lin Ping. What can Lian Ping say? Can he just take it back? He probably doesn't have that ability.

It would be better to do someone a favor. Anyway, the Mountain City Lord's Mansion has a lot of cash. Maybe Lin Ping has some conscience and will give me a lot of shares. In the end, I can make a fortune.

"Consider this your payment to the city lord's private army, brother. Don't be so polite." Lian Ping indeed did him a favor.

The most pressing matter right now is to inherit the position of city lord and stabilize the city. It's not the time to have a conflict with Lin Ping. Besides, he has already witnessed Lin Ping's many abilities, and he probably won't dare to have any improper thoughts about the city lord's mansion for decades to come.

"Brother Lian is indeed straightforward. I'm not a shrewd businessman either. I'll give you 10% of the shares. Once the oil field is developed, you can just wait to count your money!" Lin Ping said seriously, which really annoyed Lian Ping.

If the money had been given away for free, at least a favor would have been earned. But Lin Ping gave him shares, so it wasn't a free gift and there was no favor in return. And these shares were a pitiful ten percent, which really annoyed Lian Ping.

Did Lin Ping cheat people? Of course not.

Developing an oil field is a massive undertaking, costing well over a million taels of silver. Lin Ping's technology is also worth several million taels of silver. Dividing it up like this, 500,000 taels of silver only represents 10% of the shares.

However, even with only a 10% stake, Lian Ping could still make a fortune, since oil would be an incredibly lucrative source of profit.

At the same time, Lin Ping personally led an army of 13,000 back to the main city, hoping that no accidents would happen.