"Heh, if I recall correctly. It was already the fourth day since the first day. I have already wiped out four groups of bandits, and not a single one of them managed to escape. Going by the orders we have received, I should have already completed the first phase of the mission. In other words, unless I receive a new order, I can choose whether to set off now or not. "
Wang Chong raised his middle finger as he spoke calmly.
Those bastards, they don't understand the meaning of this middle finger anyway!
As if he had punched empty air, Huang Yongtu's face froze, and he suddenly found himself unable to speak. Thinking about it, Wang Chong had succeeded every single time from the first to the fourth day.
In other words, he had indeed completed all of the requirements of the first phase of the mission.
All of the excuses that Huang Yongtu had prepared beforehand were rendered completely useless.
"Damn it!"
Huang Yongtu clenched his fists tightly as he cursed Wang Chong.
"If there's nothing else, I'll have to trouble you to leave for the moment. I still have some matters to attend to, so I need to rest for a while. "
Wang Chong leaned back as he waved his hands as if he was shooing away a fly.
Huang Yongtu was filled with rage, but there was nowhere he could vent it on. Thus, he could only turn around and return to his original spot.
Xu Gan opened his mouth, but he eventually closed it once more.
There was nothing he could do at this point.
In the remaining time, Huang Yongtu, Xu Gan, and Bai Siling were still struggling with how they should complete the mission.
As for Wang Chong, he was much more relaxed than before. If he was in a good mood, he would clear out the bandits along the way, and if he was in a bad mood, he would rest for the day.
As for the second phase of the mission, Wang Chong was more than happy to be idle.
"Lord, their men are here again!"
In the forest, Ma Song suddenly exclaimed. As he spoke, he glanced behind him. Amidst the darkness, one could vaguely see that there was more than a single person.
On the first day, Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu had dispatched men to tail Wang Chong, so they had only sent a single person out of fear. But towards the end, there were more and more of them, and they became more and more unscrupulous.
Just like now, there were a few people who knew that they had been discovered, so they simply walked out from behind the rocks and openly watched from the back.
"This woman!"
Wang Chong shook his head with a bitter smile. Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu still cared a little about their reputation, so the only one who could send someone to keep an eye on them so openly was Bai Siling.
Unlike Xu Gan, Huang Yongtu, and the others, this woman wasn't as arrogant and condescending as them. Moreover, this woman was much more astute.
He might be able to fool Xu Gan, Huang Yongtu, and the others, but he couldn't fool her. Plus, she was a woman, so Wang Chong didn't want to argue with her.
"Let him be. As long as they don't cause trouble, just ignore them. "
Wang Chong said faintly. While removing the traps, he continued to move forward. Behind him, the cavalrymen obediently followed behind Wang Chong, following the path that he had taken.
For bandits who made a living by robbing, setting up traps and whatnot was nothing out of the ordinary for them. Xu Gan, Huang Yongtu, and the others had been injured many times, and they had fallen for these traps by accident.
Bandits in the pugilistic world always had their own means that the students and scions in the training camp were unaware of. However, these means were completely useless before Wang Chong.
Back then, when the otherworldly conquerors invaded, in order to balance out the disparity in strength, the army that Wang Chong led back then had used all kinds of traps.
Compared to those complicated traps, the means of the bandits this time around were nothing more than child's play.
There were many traps that Wang Chong could bypass even with his eyes closed. It was only when he encountered those that were difficult to bypass that Wang Chong would occasionally step in to remove them.
As for his subordinates, Wang Chong's instructions had always been simple. They only had to follow his instructions.
If Xu Gan, Huang Yongtu, and the others thought that they would be able to learn it easily just by sending a few cavalrymen to keep an eye on them, they would be thinking too much.
Some things weren't that easy to learn.
"Lord, the den of the Blackwind Bandits is right ahead. If I'm not mistaken, the gold should be in their den."
Ma Song pointed to the peak of the mountain after finally passing through the area of traps. Under the faint moonlight, one could vaguely make out a towering camp standing on the peak of the mountain.
At this moment, the entire camp was still in a deep slumber. No one knew that the army led by Wang Chong had already arrived here.
"There's no need to stand on ceremony then. All of the gold will be ours now! "
Looking at the peak of the mountain, Wang Chong's lips slowly curled into a smile.
He had already completed the first part of the mission, and it wasn't that he had nothing better to do or that he wanted to show off before Xu Gan, Huang Yongtu, and the others.
There was still quite a bit of profit to be made from this westbound Silk Road.
Back when they were exterminating the bandits, Wang Chong had already asked around. Most of the bandits on the road leading to the capital were from the underworld, and they had nothing to offer.
However, the Blackwind Bandits were different. They had just robbed a group of Hu merchants, and they had obtained quite a bit of gold, jewellery, and accessories.
The bandits had their own channels to dispose of the stolen goods, and they had sold all of the jewellery and accessories for gold.
In other words, the Blackwind Bandits were a huge gold mine.
How could Wang Chong possibly let go of such an opportunity?
Right now, he needed money everywhere!
…
Di da da!
When Wang Chong appeared with twenty cavalrymen and chests of gold, everyone's eyes widened in shock.
Wang Chong's chests weren't covered with lids, and they were a glistening yellow, dazzling in the moonlight.
Gold!
Gold!
There was probably at least a hundred thousand gold taels in there. No one could have thought that Wang Chong would be able to bring back so much gold from his trip to the mountain.
In that instant, Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu's eyes reddened.
Even though the Xu Clan and Huang Clan weren't small clans, the fact that they were able to enter Longwei and Shenwei Training Camps was more than enough to prove their worth.
However, their clan's wealth was completely different from their own!
Xu Gan and Huang Yongtu had exterminated bandits many times, and while some bandits were still able to escape, they did manage to wipe them out.
However, the two of them had gone in and out so many times and destroyed many mountains. Yet, they hadn't obtained even a single hair.
How could the duo not feel jealous that Wang Chong was able to bring back a hundred thousand gold taels from his trip to the mountain?
"Lad, where did you get the gold from?"
Huang Yongtu urged his steed forward as he tried his best to restrain himself. However, his jealousy still leaked out uncontrollably. Wasn't this lad's luck a little too good?!
"Of course it's from the bandits."
Wang Chong smiled calmly. He already knew what Huang Yongtu was up to.
"Since it's from the bandits, it should be considered as the spoils of war during the mission. According to the rules, it should be confiscated or split equally among the four of us."
As Huang Yongtu spoke, he stared intently at the boxes of gold. His intentions were clear.
You worked so hard, waking up early in the morning to earn nothing, only to meet an unkempt beggar by the side of the road who casually picked up a box and became a billionaire. How would you feel?
That was exactly what Huang Yongtu was feeling at the moment.
Either Wang Chong agreed to it, and the four of them would split it among themselves, or else he would confiscate it and leave it to none of them.
"The royal court's order only states that we are to exterminate bandits, but it doesn't state how we should deal with the spoils of war. In other words, since it's not stated, you can deal with it however you want. Commandant Zhang, am I right? "
Wang Chong chuckled as he turned to Lieutenant Zhang Lin.
"Yes... That's right!"
Zhang Lin hesitated for a moment before nodding his head. Wang Chong's harvest had truly exceeded his expectations. However, the royal court didn't state how they should deal with the spoils of war, and on this point, Wang Chong was right.
"Haha, the royal court didn't state it. Since that's the case, we can deal with it however we want. Huang Yongtu, I'm sorry, but I have to trouble you to move aside. You're blocking my path. "
Wang Chong waved his hands and laughed heartily.
"Bastard!"
Huang Yongtu clenched his fists tightly in anger. Wasn't Zhang Lin's personality a little too straightforward? He thought that Zhang Lin would cooperate with him.
Who knew that he would answer whatever that lad asked. How infuriating!
"Don't worry. Since that lad was able to steal gold from the bandits' den, we can do the same as well. That lad did remind me of something. Perhaps, we might be able to reap some unexpected rewards from this mission. "
By the time Huang Yongtu returned, Xu Gan was surprisingly calm, without the slightest hint of anger.
Along the way, all he had been thinking about was how to deal with the bandits and complete the mission. He didn't think about the matter of the loot from the bandits at all.
In the previous few missions, he didn't even bother to search through the bandits.
But at this moment, Xu Gan realized that he had overlooked a crucial point.
These bandits made a living by raiding and robbing, and they had been living here for a long period of time. Naturally, they had accumulated quite a bit of wealth.
If they could earn a hundred thousand gold taels in a single mission, how much would they earn in a single mission? A few hundred thousand gold taels or even a million gold taels?
Even for the Xu Clan, this was a huge sum of money.
Xu Gan was tempted. He had to admit that the lad from the Kunwu Training Camp had given him quite a bit of inspiration.
"Huang Yongtu, don't mention the matter of handing over the spoils of war anymore. This matter is beneficial to that lad, and it's beneficial to us as well. Let's just make it clear to all of us. "
Xu Gan said.
"This … I understand."
A contemplative look appeared in Huang Yongtu's eyes. He wasn't a fool, so why wouldn't he do something that was beneficial to him?
"Bai Siling, what do you think?"
Xu Gan turned his gaze to Bai Siling, who was standing not too far away. He wasn't a fool either. For some reason, Bai Siling had been getting close to that lad several times recently.
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