"I'll think it over some more. I'll make a decision in a few days," Wei Fei said to Wei Tu after pondering for a while.
Though he had been unable to make heads or tails of the "heavenly tome" that was the Five-Element Spirit-Nurturing Body, he could still tell that it was immensely valuable.
If he had not known Wei Tu's character, he would most likely have kept this secret manual on his person and slowly searched for a way to decipher it.
Now that Kou Liang and Fu Zhizhou were being brought in, he felt the risks were becoming somewhat uncontrollable.
"This is Second Brother's affair. As your Third Brother, I'm merely offering a suggestion."
Wei Tu knew where to draw the line. Upon hearing this, he nodded, approving Wei Fei's decision without pressing him further.
Three days later.
County Lieutenant Xu announced that he had captured several remaining members of Wu Yun Tower in Siyang Town and the surrounding villages. The rest of the fugitives were still at large, and he hoped the common people would assist the authorities in apprehending the rebels.
Then, before the gathered populace, he beheaded several Wu Yun Tower martial artists at the grain-drying ground.
The onlooking commoners fell silent, while the local gentry standing among the crowd trembled slightly.
That same evening, the gentry and wealthy households who had previously been "slow-witted" and resisted the law enforcement searches immediately pushed wheelbarrows laden with their movable wealth into the military camp at Liu Family Fort.
"This official will not keep these valuables all for himself. We became officials to rise through the ranks and make our fortunes. I'll take fifty percent; the rest will be distributed among you according to the rules..."
The valuables were piled high in the reception hall.
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