Dragon Clan: I'm too lazy to talk to you, you're not worthy to listen!

Genji Heavy Industries, atop the steps.

Behind Ye Jingchen, an old man felt the roughness of his short white beard as he quietly watched Ye Jingchen, who held the Nameless Sword and pointed it at the sky.

Uesugi Kotsu, the former King of Shadows, watched as the mixed-race men below the steps, fists clenched against their chests, shouting "Attack!" their fighting spirit soaring.

He believed he lacked Ye Jingchen's talent for persuasive public speaking, possessing only terrifying strength.

Uesugi glanced at Genjiro, then gestured with his chin towards the mixed-race individuals below. "Boss, do you think you can handle this?"

Genjiro noticed Uesugi Kotsugu's gaze and shook his head after hearing these words. "Father, I probably don't have that kind of determination. As you know, I'm tired of killing and just want to go to the beaches of Hawaii to sell sunscreen."

Yuan Zhinu looked at Ye Jingchen's retreating figure with admiration in her eyes.

Erii took out her notebook and wrote down the pre-battle declarations Ye Jingchen had just made. Erii thought these lines were cool and worth recording.

The heads of the five outer families:

Sakurai Nanami, Ryoma Genichiro, Miyamoto Shio, Inuyama He, and the madman Kotaro were all deeply shocked by the actions and shouts of their subordinates.

Throughout history, there has never been a situation involving humans and demons from the Snake-Headed Eight Families.

Sakurai Kogure (Ryoma) also clenched his fist at his left chest, looking up at Ye Jingchen on the steps.

"Give me your heart!"

Sakurai Kogure had said the same thing to the kids who attacked Genji Heavy Industries.

However, it was clear that what she said was not as inspiring as Ye Jingchen's speech.

Ye Jingchen looked at Ryoma Genichiro and Miyamoto Shio, "The Ryoma family, the Miyamoto family, and those who surrendered on the left flank, now embark on the Northern Expedition with me!"

Ryoma Genichiro and Miyamoto Shio exchanged a glance, then nodded and bowed slightly to Ye Jingchen, "Hi!"

Ryoma Family Half-Blood: "Hi!"

Miyamoto family half-blood: "Hi!"

The demons on the left side of the formation who surrendered shouted: "Hey!"

Ye Jingchen turned around and stretched out his hand towards Erii, palm open.

Erii happened to have written down Ye Jingchen's speech in her notebook. After closing the notebook, she placed her small hand on Ye Jingchen's palm.

Ye Jingchen, pulling Erii along, walked towards Ryoma Genichiro and Miyamoto Shio at the bottom of the steps, then turned to Genjiro, saying, "Genjiro, it's time to go!"

Yuan Zhinv instinctively gripped the handle of the paper umbrella and nodded, "Hi!"

Ye Jingchen approached Ryoma Genichiro and Miyamoto Shio, and his pair of crimson-gold eyes forced the two family heads to lower their heads simultaneously.

Ye Jingchen looked at the bald patch on Ryoma Genichiro's head and asked, "Have all the pre-war preparations for the Northern Expedition been completed?"

"Reporting to Deputy Director Ye, the pre-battle preparations for the Northern Expedition are complete!" Ryoma Genichiro raised his left hand and pointed to the black Maybach sedan beside him. "This is your private car! Please!"

Ye Jingchen walked to the back door of the car, turned to look at Uesugi Kotsugi and Genjiro, and asked, "Shall we have a competition to see who can pack up faster?"

Upon hearing this, Genji glanced at Uesugi Kotsugi.

Uesugi noticed Genji's gaze and, unusually, revealed the smile of a father in an ordinary family. "Don't be afraid of the competition among you young people! Eldest brother, I have high hopes for you. Of course, I don't think the second brother will necessarily lose either."

Uesugi Yue glanced at Genji behind Ye Jingchen and smiled.

Genji couldn't manage a smile; he simply nodded at Uesugi Kotsugu.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhisheng regained his confidence as the strongest executor, instantly straightened his back, and smiled at Ye Jingchen: "Alright, what's the bet?"

"A bowl of ramen!" Ye Jingchen said, pulling Erii into the car.

Genjiro sat in the passenger seat.

After getting into the black Maybach, it started up immediately, propelling the Northern Expeditionary Army onto the journey!

Upon hearing the word "ramen," Uesugi smiled as he watched the departing black Maybach, muttering, "That kid..."

Seeing Ye Jingchen leave, Genji looked at Sakurai Nanami and the madman Kotaro below the steps, "We should also set off!"

Sakurai Nanami: "Hi!"

Crazy Kotaro: "Hi!"

The expeditionary force to the south has also begun to set out!

Northern Expedition.

Senso-ji Temple, five-story pagoda, and the unfinished building area to the west.

A dilapidated, green plastic fence surrounds this unfinished building area.

The black Maybach drove into the unfinished building complex and temporarily stopped roaring.

The twenty-seven black sedans following behind the black Maybach also stopped.

The Northern Expedition was a series of sweeps, one region after another.

The members of the Fierce Ghost Clan are gathered in different districts.

Ye Jingchen instructed the Northern Expeditionary Force to divide into many three-person teams, allocating the number of attackers according to the difficulty of conquering each region.

As for the minor details of data processing and personnel scheduling, Ye Jingchen left those tasks to the artificial intelligence, Kaguya-hime.

Artificial intelligence is ultimately a tool, so why not use it?

As the commander of the Northern Expedition, he only needed to oversee the overall situation and conquer the most difficult areas.

"If we can't even take down those weaker areas!"

Those from the Ryoma family, the Miyamoto family, and the Oni clan who surrendered should just commit seppuku!

By the way, you guys seem to call this "jade shattering," and think it's quite an honor!

These are the exact words Ye Jingchen said to Ryoma Genichiro and Miyamoto Shio on the phone while in the black Maybach.

Ye Jingchen got out of the car and looked around.

After getting off the car, Ryoma Genichiro rushed over to Ye Jingchen, wiping the sweat from his receding hairline with a handkerchief.

Ye Jingchen glanced at Ryoma Genichiro, "Are you sure this is where we'll fight the Oni Clan in the Asakusa area?"

“This is it, that’s right!” Ryoma Genichiro nodded, looked around, and adjusted his black-rimmed glasses. “But they seem to be hiding. Now the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, which seems a bit ominous!”

At this moment, Yuan Zhinv opened her paper umbrella and came closer, "Ye Sang, how about I go deeper into these ruins and take a look?"

Ye Jingchen glanced at Yuan Zhinu, the humanoid dragon, and stroked his chin. "It would be good if you went, but I'm worried that the king might plot against you, so I'm a bit hesitant!"

"Alright!" Ye Jingchen looked at Ryoma Genichiro, "Ryoma Clan Head, take twenty-one people and go scout the ruins!"

Upon hearing this, Ryoma Genichiro pointed to his face with his index finger, utterly astonished, and exclaimed incredulously, "Huh? Deputy Director Ye, you mean I'm going to lead a team to scout ahead?!"

"What?" Ye Jingchen frowned. "The Dragon Horse Clan Head doesn't want to go?"

Upon hearing this, Ryoma Genichiro adjusted his glasses and said, "I'm willing to go, I'm willing to go..."

Miyamoto Shio also arrived at this time. He should have arrived much earlier, but he had overheard Ye Jingchen arranging for Ryoma Genichiro to be the vanguard, so he deliberately slowed down. That's why he arrived so late, all out of ulterior motives.

Ryoma Genichiro called his seven trusted squad leaders and asked them to come to his side.

As Ryoma Genichiro passed in front of Miyamoto Shio, a flash of white light appeared in his glasses, and he said in a low voice, "If something happens to me, I hope you can take care of my family."

Miyamoto Shigeo nodded. "Of course."

Ryoma Genichiro, accompanied by his twenty-one trusted men, walked towards the ruins with an expression of heroic sacrifice...

Ye Jingchen did it in front of Miyamoto Shio.

He took a small step closer to Genji, "Originally, the lower five families of the Snake Clan were all working for your inner three families, but now that they've had too many good days, they've all started to cherish their lives!"

Yuan Zhinu nodded slightly, ignoring Ye Jingchen's sarcastic remarks about the other five families, "After all, life is only once."

Ye Jingchen looked at Miyamoto Shio, "You agree, right, head of the Miyamoto family?"

Miyamoto Shigeo: "..."

He naturally understood Ye Jingchen's subtext, and an unnatural smile appeared on his face, but he didn't reply...

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