Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 488 - 457: This person must die within 7 days!

Chapter 488: Chapter 457: This person must die within 7 days!

In the Capital, Kaihuang couldn’t help but rejoice upon receiving the report from the Frontier Army.

"Wonderful! Wonderful! This Zhang San has actually managed to relocate the Ying Zhao Clan of the Demon Clan to the north and even settled them in the Stone Mouth Mountain area of the Helan Mountains. It’s both appeased the Demon Clan and added a barrier between us and the Tujue! Wonderful! Well done!"

At this time, in Kaihuang’s palace, the Six Ministers and the Prime Minister were all present.

Seeing how happy Kaihuang was, everyone hurriedly took the opportunity to flatter him.

"This is all due to Kaihuang’s wisdom, with the Myriad Tribes coming to submit!"

"The Demon Clan’s allegiance is certainly a result of Kaihuang’s holy virtue!"

...

Kaihuang listened to his ministers flattering him for a while and felt that everyone was too straightforward, all purely complimentary, lacking any novelty, and far inferior to Zhang San’s capabilities.

No wonder he could achieve merits as soon as he went to the north!

"Alright, let the Ministry of Personnel and Ministry of War discuss this matter. It is indeed a great achievement and must not go unrewarded. But let’s not reward him too much lest the young man becomes arrogant. A promotion, however, could be accelerated a bit."

"Yes," Wen Chudao and the Minister of Rites both agreed at the same time.

Subsequently, Kaihuang took out another important report and, upon glancing over it, smiled even more joyfully.

"This Du Baoshi is really something! He led six thousand troops as the vanguard and took down Baizhou City in just one day? And his brother-in-law, first to ascend, capturing the flag, planting the Great Sui Army’s flag, combining three merits into one. This man is also quite impressive."

Wen Chudao nodded repeatedly, "Du Baoshi is just low-profile, but he is very capable in handling matters."

"Excellent! Such a person must also be rewarded! Reward him generously! Especially this brother-in-law... Eh? Wait, why do I only see mention of these three combined merits related to Du Baoshi’s brother-in-law in the report, without any name? How did Yuchi An draft this memorial?"

Kaihuang checked the report again and indeed, there was no mention of Du Baoshi’s brother-in-law’s name.

At that moment, Dugu Zhaoxuan stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Reporting to Kaihuang, I have reviewed these reports. In Du Baoshi’s report, it mentions that the one who merited was his brother-in-law, named Zhao Erbao, and the words were full of praise."

"The old General Yuchi An, Changsun Bubai’s third son Changsun Wudiao, and another commander from the Jin River Path who went to support him, in their reports, none credited the meritorious individual by name, only mentioning Du Baoshi’s brother-in-law."

Kaihuang wasn’t fooled; everyone deliberately didn’t mention the name of the meritorious person but referred to him just as a brother-in-law, which was obviously fishy.

"Send someone to check! If a meritorious military person is wronged, I will not allow it!"

...

Meanwhile, Baili Tu, the Family Head of the Baili Family, also received the news that Zhang San had recruited the Ying Zhao Clan to the side of Great Sui.

Upon hearing this news, he immediately returned to Baili Tu.

He originally thought he had seen through Zhang San, but now it seemed he had underestimated him. This man truly had great courage!

He dared to recruit the Demon Clan, wasn’t he afraid of being bitten back?

No!

Zhang San seemed to never know what fear was.

Just as Baili Tu had just arrived home, the steward came over.

"Family Head, they have returned. They are outside the ancestral hall. They want to enter the hall, but several Elders do not allow it."

Baili Tu nodded and immediately walked towards the ancestral hall.

At that moment, thirteen people cloaked in black robes stood outside the Baili Family’s ancestral hall, facing five Elders of the Baili Family.

The air was filled with immense silence and fury.

"What? So idle with nothing else to do?"

As soon as Baili Tu arrived, the Elders of the Baili Family immediately bowed their heads and bowed to him.

Baili Tu, being uninterested in exchanging pleasantries, waved his hand and then glanced at the thirteen people, saying, "Follow me into the hall."

"Family Head, they are half..."

Slap—

Baili Tu raised his hand and slapped the Elder who spoke, sending him flying two or three yards away along with his teeth.

"Either usurp my position as the Family Head if you have the capability, or shut up!"

After saying that, Baili Tu stepped into the ancestral hall and the thirteen people followed him in.

Then the doors of the ancestral hall slowly closed.

After Baili Tu led the thirteen people inside, he turned around and looked at them.

"The reason I am bringing you in is because you have the blood of the Baili Family flowing in you! Because you are descendants of the Baili Family! Although I can accept you, it does not mean this family can accept you. I don’t know what you desire in your hearts, but I believe, like anyone else, you all wish to live honorably, like true beings! Right now, there is an opportunity! An opportunity to gain merit and make your mark!"

Baili Tu said, pulling a scroll out of his Storage Ring and tossing it to the person leading the thirteen.

"If you seize this opportunity and establish impressive feats, not to mention returning to the Baili Family’s ancestral hall, even if you were to be Elders of the Baili Family, not many would dare to say ’no’! Although this matter is opportunistic, that’s just the way of the human race! Do you understand?"

The leader of the group opened the scroll he was holding, seeing a portrait of a young human male with his name and basic information recorded beside it.

"Where is this person now?"

"In the Northern Army at the Lingwu Army base," Baili Tu replied.

"Family Head, rest assured, including the journey there and back, within seven days, this person will be dead! Do I need to bring back his head?"

Baili Tu, upon hearing this, stumbled, almost falling over.

"Who told you to kill anyone? I ... I ..."

Baili Tu realized that not only were the Elders of the Baili Family difficult to communicate with.

How come these Half-Demons also had difficult brains!

"Remember! I want you to go to the Northern Army and follow him! Bodyguards, guards, servants, even concubines! I don’t care what role you play by his side; just follow him! Whatever he wants to do, help him do it! Whatever requests he makes, you must agree! As long as it doesn’t go against the interests of the Baili Family, go ahead and do it! Understood?"

The leader, gripping the scroll tighter, said in a deep voice, "Agree to whatever request he makes?"

"Yes! No matter what he requests, you must unconditionally agree! Even if it means death!"

"Yes!"

The thirteen individuals simultaneously kneeled on one knee before Baili Tu, and as they kneeled, the hoods of their black robes slipped off, revealing their fuzzy cat ears.