C409

Chapter 409 - Yuanba

Just as Ling Xiao and the Old Man Green Bamboo were in the midst of merrily chatting and drinking, Wang Yuanba had just arrived.

Wang Yuanba pushed open the door and entered. He looked at the chair closest to him and sat down, then cupped his fists towards Ling Xiao and the others, "My apologies Sect Leader Ling, Old Mr, I was late."

Extremely obvious exhaustion could be seen clearly on Wang Yuanba's face. It was obvious that he had encountered a troublesome, headache-inducing problem.

Seeing that it was about to be Wang Yuanba and Ling Xiao's turn to report, Old Man Green Bamboo immediately coughed lightly and said: "Sect Leader Ling, it's very late today too. Since this matter has been successfully concluded, then this old man will not stay any longer.

Hearing that, Ling Xiao nodded towards Old Man Green Bamboo, and did not say much.

Wang Yuanba, on the other hand, awkwardly smiled towards the Old Man Green Bamboo, and said: "Old Mr, there's still good wine in the house, why not drink some more?"

Seeing the fake smile on Wang Yuanba's face, Old Man Green Bamboo couldn't help but frown, "I think it's better if Clan Head Wang stays and drinks, this old man still has things to do, so I won't be late here."

Hearing Old Man Green Bamboo's unrestrained sharp words, Wang Yuanba's face turned ugly, but he didn't have the guts to get angry, so he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger.

In reality, Wang Yuanba also wished that Old Man Green Bamboo would leave so that he could let go and chat with Ling Xiao about what had just happened. Just like how the Old Man Green Bamboo had always been suspicious of Wang Yuanba, Wang Yuanba did not trust the Old Man Green Bamboo very much either.

Otherwise, it was very likely that the first meeting between the two would be in a hostile situation.

After the door was slammed shut, the atmosphere in the room became much quieter.

Ling Xiao continued to drink his wine, his expression relaxed and at ease, as though Ling Xiao was his master and the expression on the other party's face was stiff, and even awkward, as though he was holding his breath and not wanting to, but he also wanted to speak, but no one knew what he was worried about.

Not knowing if it was because he had been holding it in for too long, Wang Yuanba let out a long sigh.

Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows, looked at Wang Yuanba, and said indifferently: "I'm only going to take care of some of the defeated soldiers, and I'm actually giving you such a headache. Isn't that a bit too embarrassing?"

When Wang Yuanba heard Ling Xiao take the initiative to speak up, although he was saying that it was no good, he still heaved a sigh of relief.

This was indeed rather embarrassing, so Wang Yuanba was too embarrassed to immediately say it.

"Sect Leader Ling, you don't know, although we won this time, and although on the surface the enemies have submitted to us, but there are a lot of people who are not willing to lose, acting in secret, and were ambushed six times tonight, almost losing their lives." As Wang Yuanba spoke, he shuddered and recalled the scene where he almost died. His entire body was still ice-cold and his heart was trembling in fear.

"They are merely a mob. Since they dare to attack you, it means that you do not have sufficient deterrence power." Ling Xiao shook the wine cup in his hand, and indifferently said: "In short, they aren't afraid of you at all."

Hearing that, Wang Yuanba wanted to say something, but hesitated. He sighed and said helplessly: "In terms of strength, I am indeed not the strongest in Luoyang City, and I would like to ask Sect Leader Ling, how do I build up the deterrence level?"

Ling Xiao leaned forward slightly, revealing a playful smile, and said indifferently: "Think about what you are most afraid of."

"Me? The one thing I should be most afraid of is death. " Wang Yuanba thought about it, and then confirmed.

"What about them?" Ling Xiao asked.

Wang Yuanba muttered to himself for a moment, then raised his head and said: "Although I do not know what their weakness is, they are still human, so they are definitely afraid of death."

"That's right, as a human, there are times when people are afraid of death. Your Wang Family isn't the strongest one, if not for the reputation of the Old Man Green Bamboo helping you, there would probably be even more people who would choose to resist." Ling Xiao squinted: "So, what you need to do is to make them afraid of you."

"What Sect Leader Ling means is … To make an example out of others? " Wang Yuanba raised his eyebrows.

Ling Xiao nodded his head, and laughed: "You are not stupid, this is what I mean."

Wang Yuanba took a deep breath, the expression on his face constantly changing.

"What are you worried about?"

Hearing that, Wang Yuanba frowned: "This is the end of the battle, I have already lost a lot of people. If I were to use this method again, would it arouse everyone's displeasure."

"Hehe, no matter what kind of battle it is, the victor has always been the loser and the loser. Although the battle has ended on the surface, there are still people who disobey you, which means that the battle is not truly over." Hoho, no matter what kind of battle, the victor and the loser, although the battle on the surface has already ended on the surface, there are still people who disobey you. Ling Xiao said.

After hearing that, Wang Yuanba fell into deep thought, then cupped his fists and said: "Thank you Sect Leader Ling for your guidance, I will take care of the people who are against me as soon as possible."

"Mm, go ahead." Ling Xiao waved his hand, and then continued to pour wine for himself as he drank.

Wang Yuanba watched from the side for a while as if he had something to say.

"If you want to say it, say it." Ling Xiao frowned slightly.

After a dry cough, Wang Yuanba said: "Aren't Sect Leader Ling prepared to participate?"

"I trust you very much." Ling Xiao smiled at Wang Yuanba.

Seeing Ling Xiao's smile, Wang Yuanba felt that his whole body was uncomfortable.

"I will report anything that happened later to the Sect Leader Ling truthfully." Wang Yuanba cupped his fists and was ready to leave.

However, Ling Xiao said from behind him: "No need, you can do whatever you want to do, and you don't need to always report to me."

"This …" Wang Yuanba was startled, he did not understand the meaning behind Ling Xiao's words, was he trying to test his loyalty?

If Ling Xiao really did not participate, then Wang Yuanba's plans and plots could be implemented in secret. Once he controlled these family forces, no matter how strong Ling Xiao was, it would be difficult for him to fight against the entire Luoyang City that was gathered together. At that time, no matter how many spies Ling Xiao had planted, he would not be able to survive smoothly.

"Hehe, I can clearly guess what's on your mind, but with your ability, you think too much if you want to easily stabilize the situation." Ling Xiao said casually once again, as if he did not care about this in the slightest, and even carried an extremely obvious sense of ridicule.

Hearing this, Wang Yuanba's heart crumbled once again. His own thoughts seemed to always be clearly guessed by Ling Xiao, with no secrets at all.