Green Forest City

Hua Qiang said nothing, merely watching the two men quietly. The six women had finished venting, and after cleaning up the battlefield, they returned laden with loot.

Although there was not much to be found on each corpse, their opponents had been numerous. Added together, it was still no small fortune.

"Um... My lord, we had no intention of offending you. What happened earlier was a misunderstanding. Could you spare the lives of my brother and me? We will surely repay you handsomely!"

"A misunderstanding?"

Hua Qiang found it amusing. Damn it, they had opened with a barrage of cannon fire. They had clearly come to murder and plunder.

Now that they could not win and had become prisoners, they called it a misunderstanding. Damn it, if those two words worked, wouldn't they solve every problem?

"Was it a misunderstanding?" Hua Qiang asked mildly, a teasing glint flashing across his face.

"Yes, yes, a misunderstanding! Without a doubt, it was an enormous misunderstanding!"

The two men nodded frantically, their faces brimming with fawning smiles.

"My lord, to dispel the displeasure in your hearts, Black Cloud Stronghold is willing to offer compensation. We will certainly satisfy you!"

"Oh? Compensation? What could you possibly offer that would move this Young Master?"

At the word "compensation," Hua Qiang's eyes immediately lit up. This was something he could work with!

Although killing these two would bring him quite a bit of wealth from their bodies,

he did not believe these bandits carried all their valuables on them. Their lair surely hid a great many treasures.

Moreover, cunning rabbits had three burrows. Perhaps they had left contingencies behind in even more secret places, and he was extremely interested in all of that.

With six girls by his side, the cultivation expenses for all six of