Yue Buqun, Murong Fu, Xiao Yicai

After the three left, Ye Qiu leaned back in a cushioned chair and communicated with the system. "Show me the prices of thousand-man armies in the Myriad Realms Shop."

"Ding! Searching, organizing... Please review and choose, Host."

A thousand-man demon army from the Primordial Great World, priced at ten million Myriad Realms Coins.

A thousand-man demon army from the Investiture of the Gods World, priced at eight million Myriad Realms Coins.

A thousand-man Frieza's Army from the Dragon Ball World, priced at one million Myriad Realms Coins.

"Stop, stop! What the hell is this? They cost hundreds of thousands or millions at the drop of a hat. How am I supposed to afford that? Sort out the ones I can afford." The string of zeros on the screen made Ye Qiu's head ache.

"Ding! Please check, Host."

A thousand-man assault squad from the 22nd-Century Technology World, priced at fifty million Myriad Realms Coins.

A thousand-man assault squad from the 21st Century Technology World, priced at twenty million Myriad Realms Coins.

A thousand-man Qin Army from the Ancient Martial Qin's Moon World, priced at twenty million Myriad Realms Coins.

"Fine, I'll buy the assault squad from the 21st Century Technology World."

"Ding! Spend twenty million Myriad Realms Coins to purchase a thousand-man army from the 21st Century Technology World. Confirm?"

"Confirm."

"Ding! The Technology World Thousand-Man Army Summoning Card has been sent to the system space. Please check it, Host."

"Get me a hundred-man caravan too."

"Ding! Mission complete. The Host is rewarded with three B-Rank Character Summoning Cards. The rewards have been distributed."

Green Mountain City, City Guard barracks. Ye Qiu, Xiao Feng, and Wang Yi stood on the broad parade ground. "Use the Army Summoning Card."

Whoosh! A flash of intense light streaked past, and a thousand soldiers dressed in modern military uniforms appeared before them. Each held a submachine gun and had two grenades hanging from their waist.

"Greetings, Marquis. Greetings, Lords." Everyone saluted.

"Brother Xiao, I'm leaving this unit to you. Make sure they're trained well." Ye Qiu could sense that the Qi within these thousand men was so little it could almost be ignored. Still, with the submachine guns in their hands, they had some combat power.

"Yes, Marquis." Xiao Feng saw things differently from Ye Qiu. An army's strength lay in its numbers. In Xiao Feng's view, this force was already quite good; its discipline was strict.

"Use the Caravan Summoning Card!"

Once again, light burst forth, and a hundred merchants dressed in ancient Hanfu and square headscarves appeared. Ye Qiu handed them over to Wang Yi for arrangements. What came next was the main event.

"System, use all three B-Rank Character Summoning Cards."

"Ding! Congratulations Host, you have summoned Yue Buqun from The Smiling, Proud Wanderer World."

"Ding! Congratulations Host, you have summoned Murong Fu from the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils World."

"Ding! Congratulations Host, you have summoned Xiao Yicai from the Zhu Xian World."

"Holy shit!" Seeing the three people before him, Ye Qiu could not help swearing. These are... three hypocrites! The system did this on purpose, didn't it? Three in a row, and all three are hypocrites. What am I supposed to do with a bunch of hypocrites?!

He turned his gaze toward the first man. Dressed in a green robe with loose sleeves and belt, he held a folding fan and looked exceptionally refined. Five wisps of long beard hung beneath his chin, his face was as fair as jade, and he radiated righteousness. He had clearly preserved his appearance well, looking to be around forty. He was like an immortal descended to earth.

Name: Yue Buqun

Age: 54

Talent: Three Star

Identity: Mount Hua Sect Leader

Strength: One-Star Dou Wang

Skills: Mount Hua Swordplay (Profound Rank Low Level), Zixia Divine Art (Profound Rank High Level), Evil Exorcising Swordplay (Earth Rank Low Level)

Personality: Smiling tiger, hypocrite. Highly ambitious, skilled at endurance, ruthless and merciless.

"Heh, a One-Star Dou Wang. He's stronger than Lin Pingzhi. And this Evil Exorcising Swordplay... This old bastard cut it off too!" Ye Qiu mocked inwardly as he read Yue Buqun's information.

The second was a handsome young gentleman. He held a longsword, yet looked more like a scholar.

Name: Murong Fu

Age: 30

Talent: Four Star

Identity: Great Yan royal descendant

Strength: Two-Star Dou Wang

Skills: Star Shifting (Earth Rank Middle Level), Murong Swordplay (Profound Rank Middle Level), Five Tigers Severing the Door Saber (Profound Rank Low Level), Shaolin Seventy-Two Supreme Skills (Profound Rank High Level)...

Personality: Wildly ambitious, willing to do anything to achieve his goals.

The last was a rather handsome young man in blue, with a headband tied around his hair.

Name: Xiao Yicai

Age: 232

Talent: Three Star

Identity: Qingyun Sect's chief disciple

Strength: One-Star Dou Huang

Skills: Taiji Xuanqing Dao (Earth Rank Middle Level), Beast God Power.

Personality: Wildly ambitious, willing to do anything to achieve his goals.

What kind of people are these?! With so many subordinates added to my ranks, will I become some great villain in the future?! Ye Qiu thought as he looked at the three men.

"We greet the Marquis!" The three cupped their hands and bowed to Ye Qiu.

"Mm, no need for formalities." No matter what, they were on his side. Villains were fine, as long as they did not turn against their own people. Still, every one of them was so ambitious. How should he arrange them? Ye Qiu was troubled.

After introducing the three to Xiao Feng and Wang Yi, they exchanged greetings with cupped hands for a while. Then Ye Qiu had an idea. Since they had ambition, he would give them an opportunity. Yes.

Late that night, Ye Qiu held a grand banquet at the embassy to welcome Xiao Yicai and the other two. Though they were three villains, Ye Qiu was still happy. After all, they were all experts above the Dou Wang realm. Xiao Yicai in particular was already a One-Star Dou Huang. Even if Fa Hai stepped down and stopped involving himself in affairs, Ye Qiu would no longer have to worry about being unable to intimidate those with ulterior motives.

"Murong Fu, I heard that you wish to restore Great Yan?" Ye Qiu asked as he raised a cup to Murong Fu.

"Marquis, your insight is clear. The Yan royal house has declined for a long time. As a descendant of the Yan King, I naturally hope to restore my ancestors' glory. But I have absolutely no disloyalty toward you, Marquis!" Hearing Ye Qiu's words, Murong Fu hurriedly rose to his feet.

"Don't be nervous. Naturally, I trust you enough. It is only human nature that you wish to restore your ancestral legacy. I am giving you an opportunity now. Are you willing to accept it?" Ye Qiu said, waving his hand.

"Thank you for your trust, Marquis. May I ask what opportunity you speak of?" Hearing that Ye Qiu did not suspect him, Murong Fu breathed a sigh of relief before asking.

"It's like this. The Gama Royal Family once agreed to cede Green Mountain City, Black Willow Town, Anlu City, Ningwu City, Ningyu City, and Black Rock City to the Marquis. But because we lack manpower, we have only taken over Green Mountain, Black Willow, and Anlu so far. The Marquis hopes that Young Master Murong will choose one of the remaining three cities and take charge of bringing it under our control," Wang Yi explained on Ye Qiu's behalf.

"If you successfully reclaim a city, that city will be renamed Yan City, and you will serve as its City Lord," Ye Qiu promised.

"Th-this subordinate thanks the Marquis for your great kindness. I will certainly not disappoint you. I will definitely take back a city." Murong Fu was overjoyed at Ye Qiu's words and immediately knelt to kowtow in thanks. His long-cherished wish could finally be fulfilled. As for failing to take a city? Hmph, did they think his strength as a Two-Star Dou Wang was just for show?!

"Mm, I also believe you will not disappoint me." Ye Qiu smiled faintly and nodded as he looked at the excited Murong Fu.

"As for you, Yue Buqun, I want you to serve as the headmaster of Green Mountain Academy. Are you willing?"

"This subordinate is willing. Yue Buqun accepts the order!"

"Mm." Yue Buqun had once been the Mount Hua Sect Leader and had taught quite a few disciples. Although none of them were much good except Linghu Chong and Lin Pingzhi, and those two's martial arts had little to do with him, he had at least taught disciples before and had experience. Teaching those students would be more than within his abilities.

"As for Xiao Yicai, you..." When it came to Xiao Yicai, Ye Qiu found himself in a difficult position. Weak subordinates were useless, but when they were too strong, it was hard to find suitable work for them. Xiao Yicai was a Dou Huang expert, so he could not be casually assigned minor tasks. Yet there were no major matters worthy of a Dou Huang's status at the moment! Ye Qiu was troubled...