Bang!
Wan Xisha fired a shot into the sky.
The gunshot startled the birds sheltering from the rain in the nearby trees.
Le Yu kept his eyes on Duke Wanghai.
There was not the slightest trace of fear on Duke Wanghai's face. He did not even glance at the Coastal Army.
After a brief silence, he suddenly said, "I understand Chairman Jing's resolve now. How about ten times the amount?"
"I don't think you understand me well enough."
"Twenty times."
"Not enough."
"Thirty times."
"Still not enough."
"Any more, and even my Wanghai Huyan Family won't be able to squeeze it out."
"That only means you haven't squeezed hard enough."
Le Yu stood up and said, "Captain Wan, prepare to withdraw. We'll go back and make battering rams and door breakers. Duke Wanghai is old and can't squeeze any harder, so we'll give him a hand. A mansion as huge as Duke Wanghai's must be able to squeeze out enough military funds!"
Wan Xisha said, "Yes!"
Duke Wanghai sighed. "If you really intend to do this, then you'll have to die in Profound Candle Prefecture."
Le Yu smiled. "If we die in Profound Candle Prefecture, you'll die here too. The only difference is that we'll die at your hands, while you'll die at Lan Yan's."
"Sigh." Duke Wanghai nodded toward the rear, and the servants carried out two chairs.
"Sit down, young man. Keep this old man company for a while."
Le Yu glanced at the drizzling sky and asked, "Captain Wan, can you hold out in the rain for a little longer?"
"We wouldn't be afraid to hold out for a whole day! This amount of rain doesn't affect our training at all!" Wan Xisha said, thumping his chest.
"Then I'll have a discussion on the Way with Duke