Dominating Martial King
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309: Chapter 210: Shenxiu’s Ten Outstanding Sabers (Please Subscribe) _2 309: Chapter 210: Shenxiu’s Ten Outstanding Sabers (Please Subscribe) _2 “What’s the matter with these hunters?

What happened in West Mountain?”

“Master Chu!”

After bowing, Xiaang Kui glanced at those people with a hint of mockery at the corner of his lips, “The West Mountain bandits are rampaging through the mountains, looting and scavenging fiercely, especially for necessities like firewood, rice, oil, and salt.

These hunter villages can’t hold out any longer.

Zou Family Village, Qi Family Village, Ji Family Village, Yuan Family Village—a total of twenty-seven villages that should have come have all come, and even those that shouldn’t have as well.

Those who were robbed are filled with deep-seated hatred for the West Mountain bandits.

Those who weren’t robbed are also worried about the safety of their money and grain, so they came together to seek our protection under the patronage of West Mountain Hall.

Our altar master was annoyed with their ingratitude, their arrogance first and subservience later.

Using the excuse that you were not home, he left them hanging.”

Upon hearing this, Chu Xisheng raised his eyebrows, “Are those West Mountain bandits really lacking food?

They can’t bear it already?”

“I’m not clear about this matter.”

Xiaang Kui also found it strange, “However, these bandits are supported by the Sheen Family and the West Mountain County Army; they have been living comfortably.

It’s not surprising that they have no habit of storing food.”

Chu Xisheng thought that this made sense.

Nevertheless, these were just their conjectures.

The specific situation still needed Lu Pingyuan to investigate.

At this time, the hunters kneeling on the ground also spotted Chu Xisheng’s figure.

They turned around and rushed over, surrounding Chu Xisheng and pleading earnestly.

“Master Chu, we have finally waited for your return.”

“Master Chu, we are willing to pay Peace Money, please have West Mountain Hall help us ensure our safety.”

“Previously, we were ignorant and deceived by the Sheen Family.

Please, Master Chu, let bygones be bygones and save us West Mountain hunters from a fiery hell.”

“Those West Mountain bandits are too brazen!

If this continues, none of us in West Mountain will survive.”

“We have no other options left.

Having heard that Master Chu is a chivalrous and benevolent person, we have shamelessly come to ask for help.

It’s also known that some of our village youths serve under your command, please consider their faces and give us a chance to repent.”

Chu Xisheng thought to himself, where would one find such a good thing?

The matter of Peace Money must not be so easily settled.

A smile was piled on his face, and his demeanor extremely amiable.

“Well said, well said!”

“Please rise, I, Chu, am too young to bear such a grand gesture.”

“The matter of Peace Money can be discussed further.

Please allow me to consider it carefully.”

“You are putting me in a difficult position.

As for Peace Money, which exploits the people, I’ve actually considered abolishing it.

Regarding the bandits within West Mountain, West Mountain Hall is more than willing but lacking in ability, as you know.

Iron Banner Gang is currently locked in a fierce struggle with the major clans in the city; we cannot afford to be distracted.”

Chu Xisheng spoke very sincerely, helping up the old men who were kneeling on the ground, all the while not committing to any solid assurances.

These village chiefs were shrewd people, and upon hearing this, they knew that the situation was not favorable, stubbornly refusing to get up from their knees.

“Master Chu, please must assist us.

The twenty-seven villages, the thousands of hunter families, we all rely on you to save our lives!”

“We are willing to pay more money, even if we follow the rules set by Liu Dingtang, as long as our village can remain safe and sound!”

“Master Chu, your Divine Might is majestic, and your military achievements are outstanding!

Even the Sheen Family and the West Mountain County Army are no match for you.

As long as you take action, the Nine Swords of Jiudao Village and the thirteen family heads of White Cloud Village are nothing in your presence.”

Yet, Chu Xisheng still frowned slightly, his expression revealing his predicament and helplessness.

Not until one of the old men suddenly bit his teeth and said, “As long as West Mountain Hall is willing to ensure our safety, all two hundred seventy-three hunter families of Ji Family Village, and two hundred seventy-three sets of bows and swords, will follow West Mountain Hall’s lead and obey Master Chu’s commands from now on!”

Chu Xisheng’s eyes flickered, thinking that at last, there was someone smart.

Hearing this, the many hunters kneeling on the ground were initially silent but soon began to clamor one after another.

“Master Chu, it’s the same with our Qi Family Village, willing to follow West Mountain Hall’s lead!”

“The Heng Family’s three hundred twenty sets of bows and swords will also follow Master Chu’s orders!”

A sincere expression finally surfaced on Chu Xisheng’s face.

He hesitated for a moment and then said with a helpless expression, “All of you rise first!

Please come to the main hall for some tea; I would like to discuss this matter with you in detail.”

A smirk then appeared at the corner of his lips.

From then on, West Mountain Hall could legitimately maneuver these hunters.

This was after all something the West Mountain hunters themselves had requested—

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Chu Xisheng actually had the intention to wear down these hunter village leaders a bit more.

However, he was preoccupied with the affairs of Zuo Qingyun and did not have much time or energy to spare on these people.

It so happened that the hunter village leaders were also anxious.

They were worried about further actions from White Cloud Village and Jiudao Dock and desperately wanted to secure the assistance of West Mountain Hall right away.

Thus, the two parties swiftly settled on the terms in less than an hour.

‘Peace Money’ still had to be collected, but the twenty-four thousand taels of Demon Silver paid monthly by the hunters would be spent on their own welfare.

West Mountain Hall would recruit an additional four hundred gang members from the West Mountain Hunters to form four sub-forums for the protection of the twenty-seven hunter villages within West Mountain.

The twenty-four thousand taels of Demon Silver would certainly not suffice, so West Mountain Hall would have to subsidize it with ten thousand Demon Silver from the public funds.

All the villages also pledged to reinforce their village walls, fortify their gates, form patrol teams, and construct signal towers.

They would ensure the ability to deliver signals of danger at the earliest time and possess a certain capacity for self-defense to at least temporarily withstand the bandits and wild creatures of the mountains, holding out until reinforcements from West Mountain Hall arrived.

West Mountain Hall could also monopolize all the mountain goods, medicinal materials, furs, and bones, etc., from the hunters, guaranteeing a fair price.