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“Lord Zhou, Medicine King Valley is indeed, as people say, a place where doctors gather. However, we do not act strangely. It’s just that sometimes we have to use some extreme measures to protect ourselves.”

"For example, poisoning?"

"You are quite clever, sir."

“This isn’t about being clever. It’s human nature to play to one’s strengths. Chief Zai, you can make your request now.”

Now that we've finished our tour of Medicine King Valley, it's time to get down to business.

"My lord, you've seen the people of Medicine King Valley. Fighting on the battlefield isn't our forte, but saving lives is naturally our duty."

"I am always open to Medicine King Valley, but this is a critical moment for the survival of Niu Family Village. I hope the clan leader will not hold back and let us have an open and honest discussion."

"Haha, although the people of Medicine King Valley are not good at fighting on the battlefield, dealing with a mere few hundred bandits is no problem, but..."

"But there's no harm in talking."

"I hope that you, sir, can grant Yaowang Valley an identity and a promise."

"What identity, what promise?"

"My lord, you may not know, but Medicine King Valley has been living in seclusion here for a hundred years. So why has the number of people in Medicine King Valley increased instead of decreased?"

"Are you insulting me? If you get married and have children, won't the population increase naturally by passing down the lineage?"

"Sir, our entire clan relocated at that time."

"Ugh, you son of a bitch, you should have said so earlier if you were related to someone close to you."

Zhou Wu cursed inwardly; this old man was so unpleasant to talk to.

"That you?"

"Later, people came to Medicine King Valley for various reasons to escape the secular world. Gradually, Medicine King Valley grew to its current size. But now that the world is at peace, Medicine King Valley no longer needs to hide from the world, so it needs an identity."

Zai Hongfei briefly explained the history of Medicine King Valley to Zhou Wu, and Zhou Wu finally understood that these people had abandoned their real identities when they went into seclusion, so they were now essentially without household registration. If such people were caught by the imperial court, they could only be exiled to the frontier to work as laborers.

“That’s no problem, I can get you all moved to Niujia Village.”

Zhou Wu agreed without hesitation. Getting so many doctors at once was an incredible opportunity, and Zhou Wu couldn't find any reason to refuse.

"Thank you, sir."

"Then tell me again, what kind of promise do you want?"

"Sir, may this promise be temporarily put on hold?"

"Sure, I'll do anything that only I can do, of course I won't do anything illegal."

"Don't worry, my lord."

"Then it's settled."

Zhou Wu hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. He'd only come to form an alliance, but now they'd annexed them entirely. He'd even gained a group of medics—perfect!

Then Zhou Wu and Zai Hongfei had a series of detailed discussions about the relocation, such as when to move to Niujia Village, how to resettle them, and so on. However, this was no small matter, and with so many people suddenly going there without even a place to stay, it would take some time. The current focus was on how to deal with the Jin Yin Er Dong.

Zhou Wu's idea was to gather intelligence first and then formulate a plan, but Zai Hongfei thought it was too much trouble, so he directly arranged for several poison experts to go to Jin Guang Cave and Yin Guang Cave to poison them when the opportunity arose. Anyway, these two groups of people were all wicked bandits, so neither Zhou Wu nor Zai Hongfei felt any burden.

Thus the operation began. Zhou Wu led a hundred local militiamen and the poison master from Medicine King Valley, while Niu Er led a hundred local militiamen and the poison master to Golden Light Cave and Silver Light Cave respectively.

Zhou Wu led his men to Jin Guang Cave and quietly sent someone to take care of the guards at the entrance.

"My lord, we will release the poison at the entrance, and the poison gas will be blown into the cave by the wind. In no more than half an hour, we can clean up the battlefield."

Zai Hongfei said that these poison masters were absolutely top-notch in their use of poison, so Zhou Wu chose to believe them completely.

Several poison masters pulled out several walnut-sized pills from their bodies and threw them forcefully into the hole, after which a plume of yellow smoke rose. Nothing else seemed unusual.

After waiting impatiently at the cave entrance for half an hour, the Poison Master finally spoke.

"Sir, that's fine, but just in case, everyone should still wear masks."

The group took out the prepared face masks from their bodies, put them on, and went inside. They were initially suspicious, but when they saw the true situation inside the cave, they were all filled with fear of these poison masters.

All the bandits lay down. I reached out and checked their breathing; they were still breathing, but they had fainted.

"Tie them all up."

"Yes."

Zhou Wu was overjoyed. This was another achievement, and the three thieves, who ranked in the top three, would certainly have a lot of treasure.

After Zhou Wu finished cleaning up the battlefield, he led the prisoners to the meeting point he had agreed upon with Niu Er, only to find that Niu Er had arrived first.

"Brother Wu, look who this is."

Zhou Wu was curious when he saw Niu Er push one person out. Zhou Wu immediately remembered this person, even if he turned to ashes, he would never forget him: Niu Bi, the man who was driven out of Niujia Village for burglary.

"I never expected him to become a bandit too."

"Zhou Wu, don't be so smug. What goes around comes around."

Zhou Wu dismissed it as mere rhetoric. After all, handing these people over to the government would only result in exile or beheading. In Zhou Wu's view, beheading might be a quicker solution. If they were to be exiled, they would be sent either to the freezing cold of the northern frontier or to the malaria-ridden southern barbarians. In either case, it would be a fate worse than death.

"Crack~~"

"Serves you right for being so stubborn."

Niu Er slapped Niu Bi across the face, and Niu Bi's face swelled up instantly.

"Zhou Wu, if you have the guts, kill me. Otherwise, I'll definitely kill you if I get the chance."

Niu Bi screamed in agony, but Zhou Wu, without saying a word, drew his sword and, taking advantage of everyone's inattention, slashed Niu Bi's neck.

"Heh~~~~~~Heh~~."

Niu Bi stared wide-eyed, clutching his neck with both hands, watching as blood gushed out like a fountain. Even in death, he couldn't understand how Zhou Wu, a mere scholar, could have become so ruthless.

Niu Er also seemed to have never met Zhou Wu before. The local militia members were truly shocked by this scene and all abandoned their contempt.

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What role did Niu Bi play in Silverlight Cave?

Zhou Wu said coldly.

"Brother Wu, Niu Bi is the second-in-command of Yinguang Cave."

Everyone else was still in shock, only Niu Er replied from the side.

"Who is the leader?"

"Brother Wu, this is the one-eyed leader, also one of the survivors who escaped from the Flying Tiger Stronghold during the operation."

No sooner had Niu Er finished speaking than Zhou Wu raised his knife and brought it down, sending the one-eyed man's head flying high into the air.

From then on, no one present dared to underestimate Zhou Wu, and everyone began to forget that he was a scholar.