Captives

Shadow stood at the side and lowered his head.

"Master, will this be alright?"

"Yea. The Beast Tide is happening soon. No one else will bother with us. We have to teach this guy a lesson. If we act too weak, it'll draw more attention instead!"

"What should we do about the group of soldiers outside?"

Xu Hang made a slitting neck gesture.

"Yes, Sir!"

Yang Mingyue had made a mistake. He had announced his plans to attack and alerted the opponent. 

When it comes to war, it would be best to be unpredictable.

Making an early announcement was equivalent to giving the opponent time to prepare. It was not a good move.

However, it did make him feel as if he was fighting for a righteous cause!

Yang Mingyue's army was approaching Xu Hang's castle!

He stood atop a small hill and shouted, "Xu Hang, you are surrounded! I don't want to kill you. Just hand over your resources obediently and submit to me."

Xu Hang thought to himself, 'If you want a war, I'll give you a war!'

Then, he instructed his farmers, "Men, help me whittle this piece of wood."

After a few seconds, Xu Hang obtained a wooden microphone.

He walked to the balcony of the castle and faced Yang Mingyue's direction.

"Ahem!"

"The great river flows eastward. The stars in the sky are the big dippers!"

Two soldiers and two farmers behind Xu Hang sang along. 

"Ai, ai, ai, ai, ai, big dippers!"

They kept singing!

"The wind and fire rush through the nine states!"

"Hey, hey, hey!"

Yang Mingyue was livid.

"Do you take me for a fool? Even the NPCs can sing better than you!!!"

As for why Xu Hang was signing, it was just to gauge Yang Mingyue's personality. 

Rain began to fall.

Yang Mingyue was so furious that the hair on his body had stood up!

At this moment, he really looked like a general of war!

"A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated. Everyone, charge!"

"Yes!"

Yang Mingyue's army charged forward. They immediately entered Xu Hang's territory!

"You really didn't set up any defenses?"

"Yup."

Xu Hang replied with a smile on his face.

"Do whatever you want. I'm going to eat."

After saying that, he turned around and headed back into the castle!

The situation made Yang Mingyue angrier and angrier.

"Alright then. We'll do just that!"

A soldier was ready to loot the livestock that was raised within the fence.

Suddenly, a slap sent him flying!

This was a level 3 soldier!

"Attack!"

A group of soldiers rushed towards the level 12 farmer!

*Pa, Pa, Pa.*

One slap after another, they were all sent flying!

Yang Mingyue's eyes widened. 

"What type of soldier are you?!"

"I'm a farmer."

The farmer replied honestly with a smile.

"If there's nothing else, I'm going to continue farming."

The farmer walked to the side and washed the blood off his hands. After that, he continued farming expressionlessly.

He felt like a demon king!

Furthermore, there were nine more of these farmers!

It was too scary.

The farmers were minding their own business but once they were alarmed, they would unleash a storm-like attack!

"Retreat! Don't make any noise."

Yang Mingyue issued his order.

The soldiers began to slowly leave Xu Hang's territory.

Suddenly, a voice could be heard coming from the castle.

"Coming and going as you pleased? Do you think that my place is a market?"

Xu Hang's words scared Yang Mingyue out of his wits!

"No, your place is really beautiful. I'm just visiting. There's so much for me to learn!"

Yang Mingyue's voice was trembling.

"That's great. I haven't had any guests for a long time. Feel free to walk around. Once I've finished my meal, I'll come out to welcome everyone!"

"Okay. Take your time."

Yang Mingyue was about to cry. 

Two hours had passed.

"D*mn, does he really think that he's the emperor? How long is he going to take?"

Finally, Xu Hang came out.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. You're a guest after all. I just happened to come across a crocodile and decided to hunt it. Let's roast and eat it!"

Xu Hang clapped his hands and the crocodile was brought out. Then, he skillfully peeled off its skin!

Shadow started a fire nearby.

Both of the level 1 soldiers did not idle around either. They made a simple stand.

After the crocodile meat was processed, it was skewered and grilled. 

From time to time, Hill would sprinkle some spices on it.

An aroma was spread into the air.

It made Yang Mingyue hungry!

Looking at the tender roasted meat, Yang Mingyue and his team could barely resist. They really wanted to chow down.

Xu Hang stood up.

"Alright everyone, we're not done yet. Let me say a few words!"

"For us to be able to meet, it was fate..."

Xu Hang deliberately gave a long speech to delay the mealtime. He was talking non-stop. 

Nobody cared about what he was saying at all. Their gazes were fixed on the grilled crocodile meat.

Some time passed, but Xu Hang was not done yet.

"In this world, we should work and advance together..."

"Master, we're hungry," said Hill and Shadow.

"Okay, you guys can eat first. I still have more things to say to my guest!"

Xu Hang turned around and waved his hand.

"He's doing this on purpose!"

Yang Mingyue was not wrong. 

Xu Hang was trying to break them down mentally.

Another hour passed.

"Now, please enjoy the delicious food!"

Xu Hang stood aside and made an inviting gesture.

In an instant, everyone pounced on the crocodile meat. They ate fervently and were no different from hungry beasts.

Xu Hang took the opportunity to speak with Yang Mingyue. 

"What do you think? I need some manpower for further development. You have so many soldiers. Can you help me?"

"Okay, I'll help you with whatever you want. It's my duty!"

Yang Mingyue was so focused on eating the meat that he was not actually listening to Xu Hang's words. He just blindly agreed.

Xu Hang took some meat for himself and sighed into the night sky.

"Tonight is really bright and beautiful."