“What?”
The clan leader looked at Shen Du, who had come to find him, his face full of shock: “You… you’re not planning to surrender?”
“No, didn’t we agree on this before?”
“Why the sudden change of heart about surrendering?”
“Besides, our Shen clan has already met with General Zhang Shi and agreed on a verbal pact!”
Shen Du said calmly: “Clan leader, you said it yourself—it’s just a verbal pact, non-binding.”
“And even if it were binding, so what?”
“We’re going to fight either way!”
“Once the fighting starts, we become enemies!”
“It’s kill or be killed!”
“So… it doesn’t matter!”
“We just won’t surrender!”
The clan leader nearly went mad, along with the Shen clan members behind him.
They had already made full preparations.
They were just waiting to pack everything up and then march in a grand procession to surrender to General Zhang Shi, to surrender to the Lord Duke.
And now this?
Wasn’t this deliberately provoking General Zhang Shi?
“Shen Du, don’t joke with me like this!”
“If our Linjiang Shazui Water Village dares to do this, we’ll be making a fool of General Zhang Shi. Hmph, General Zhang Shi once roamed the northern frontier—his methods are something our Shen clan simply cannot withstand!”
“Besides…”
“The heirs of our Shen clan are still in General Zhang Shi’s hands.”
“Can you really stand by and watch our Shen clan’s bloodline be cut off, watch our entire Shen clan be wiped out?”
These words were shouted with all his might, spelling out the most terrifying consequences.
But Shen Du, whose will was as firm as iron, didn’t care in the least.
He said calmly: “So what if the Shen clan’s bloodline is cut off?”
“So what if our Shen clan is wiped out?”
“None of that matters compared to Lan Xiang!”
“I have already promised Lan Xiang: I will not surrender to Ren Tianye. If Ren Tianye wants to take our water village, let’s see if he can fight his way in!”
Having conveyed his unshakable resolve to the clansmen, Shen Du turned and left. He had clearly upset Lan Xiang today, so he had to go accompany her immediately.
That was the top priority!
And the moment he left, the Shen clansmen, already in an uproar, exploded. Especially after the news spread to all clan members—the clamor was like a raging wave on the sea, earth-shattering.
“Is Shen Du out of his mind? Before, for the sake of a woman, he refused to continue the Shen clan’s bloodline. We put up with it, resigned to dragging things out. But what kind of situation are we in now?”
“If Shen Du does this, there’s no need to think twice—our Shen family is completely finished. Getting wiped out is only a matter of time.”
“Damn it, after all this, our Shen clan’s legacy isn’t as important as one woman. I say we just replace Shen Du, let someone else be the village chief.”
“That won’t work, will it? Shen Du is the only direct blood descendant of the Shen family for nine generations. If we replace him, who else can take over? One of us uncles, brothers-in-law, or nephews?”
“Ha… Shen Du used to be the sole direct descendant, but now… things are different!”
…
At these words, many people’s eyes lit up.
Yes!
Now… things were different!
There was another person with Shen clan blood!
Young, perhaps, but the bloodline was pure!
So… there should be a plan!
…
Inside the inn.
“Shh… shh… shh…”
On the whetstone, a gleaming blade was being carefully sharpened. It was rinsed with water, then felt by hand to test its edge.
Satisfied at last, Zhou Xiong’s deputy squad leader nodded.
The blade was ready!
The mission could now be prepared!
“Deputy squad leader…”
A nearby attendant said: “Are we really going to do this? This Linjiang Shazui Water Village is the Shen clan’s territory. If we assassinate Shen Du on their home ground… that’s too dangerous!”
Yet the deputy squad leader’s expression didn’t change in the slightest.
He said flatly: “Dangerous?”
“You call this dangerous?”
“Wait until General Zhang Shi’s army comes in—that’ll be real danger!”
“That damn Shen Du has shattered the good life I was hoping for. Now I’ll have to fight for it myself!”
“If he refuses to surrender, then he dies!”
“And his woman—she dies too!”
With that, the deputy squad leader swept his gaze over several attendants and said: “You all know what kind of good life the Lord Duke offers, so I won’t go on about it.”
“One thing: bet it all today, and tomorrow we live well!”
“Don’t bet, and we wait to die!”
“Any brother willing to risk his life—come find me tonight. We’ll go for Shen Du. Those who are afraid… hm, just watch us eat and drink like kings!”
…
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