Betrayers Should Die

His third brother was killed, and he had to pay ransom with banknotes to get him back. He had lived for decades, and this was the first time he had ever met such a shameless person.

"One hundred thousand taels! It seems a bit little. But you are no longer the Crown Prince Yanqing of the past, and you probably don't have much wealth. I'll be generous and return Yue Laosan to you!"

"Yan Shun, return Yue Laosan to them." Li Hao took the banknotes Duan Yanqing threw over and said generously.

"Young Master, we haven't fed the wild wolves we caught yet," Yan Shun said aggrievedly.

When he caught them, he told them they were here for a big meal, but they didn't get to eat a single bite of meat. Wasn't this making him lose face with the wolves?

"Are ten thousand taels of banknotes more important, or is it more important for the wolves to eat meat? You figure it out." Damn it, if you dare to say that the wolves eating meat is more important, I'll chop you up and feed you to the wolves immediately.

"The banknotes are important." Yan Shun saw that Li Hao's expression was not right and immediately changed his tune.

The young master is heaven, the young master is earth, and the young master's orders are greater than heaven and earth.

What does it matter if a few wolves go hungry? It would be good if he didn't slaughter them and eat them himself.

"Li Hao, we'll meet again someday. Farewell." Duan Yanqing originally wanted to say "see you again," but thinking of Li Hao's strangeness, he immediately changed it to "farewell."

He killed his third brother and extorted 100,000 taels of banknotes from him. This deal was a huge loss. If he found out who hired him for this mission, he would definitely skin him alive.

Watching Duan Yanqing leave, Li Hao's heart, which had been hanging, finally relaxed. Although continuing to fight with Duan Yanqing wouldn't harm him, if Duan Yanqing were to attack Yi Lin and the others, he probably wouldn't be able to stop him empty-handed.

If it weren't for Stars Shift automatically activating to protect him just now, he would have been crippled, if not killed.

As for why Li Hao didn't use the Six Meridian Divine Sword, the reason was simple.

Duan Yanqing was a direct descendant of the Duan family of Dali, and he was very familiar with the Six Meridian Divine Sword. If he knew Li Hao knew their family's unique skill, he would definitely fight him to the death.

He might even notify the Dali Duan family dynasty to send experts to hunt him down, which would be very troublesome.

"How is everyone? Is anyone dead?" After Duan Yanqing disappeared, Li Bai turned around to check the knights' injuries.

"Young Master, everyone is fine. Originally, everyone only had external injuries and wouldn't die. With the miraculous medicine for internal and external injuries in the young master's hand, the Lesser Rejuvenation Pill, everyone is fine now," Yan Shun patted his chest.

"It's good that everyone is fine. What's your name?" Li Hao looked at the knight who had been beaten black and blue by Yue Laosan earlier and then killed Yue Laosan with a knife.

"Young Master, my name is Heizi. As for my surname, I don't even know. I was raised by a beggar," Heizi said softly. He was orphaned from a young age, learned some martial arts from a beggar, and later went up the mountain to become a bandit.

His life as a bandit wasn't long, and he lived in constant fear of encountering chivalrous heroes who acted on behalf of heaven, or officials who wanted to make a name for themselves and get promoted.

It was only now, following Li Hao, that he had a few days of peace.

"Hmm, your performance just now was very good. Although you were scared, your hand holding the knife was steady, and you firmly executed my orders. Since you don't have a surname, you will have the surname Li from now on and be called Li Hei," Li Hao said loudly.

"Thank you, Young Master, thank you, Young Master. Li Hei will definitely obey the Young Master's orders from now on, and will go through fire and water for the Li family, and die without regret."

"Hmm, remember what you said, and do a good job. I won't let you down," Li Hao said, looking at the extremely excited Li Hei with a sigh.

Ancient people were so easy to fool. Following the plots in TV shows, bestowing a surname on them made them so happy they forgot who they were.

It was just that Li Hao didn't know that his casual bestowal of a surname had made Yan Shun and the others extremely envious.

Being bestowed the surname Li meant that Heizi was now a member of the Li family, and his status was several levels higher than theirs, who were outsiders.

"Everyone fought reliably this time, and I am very pleased. I have lifted the restrictions on all of you. If anyone wants to leave, I will not force them," Li Hao said, looking up at the sky.

"Yan Shun swears to follow the Young Master to the death, to go through fire and water for the Li family, and to die without regret. If I break this oath, may I be struck by lightning."

"Subordinate Zhang San..."

"Subordinate Zhao Liu..."

"Subordinate Wang Wuzi..."

"Young Master, can we really leave?" As everyone was swearing allegiance to Li Hao, two different voices rang out.

"Yes, I won't keep those who want to leave. Leave the armor and weapons of the Li family, and you two can go," Li Hao's eyes turned cold. There were indeed people in the team who were not of one mind.

"Thank you, Young Master, our brothers will take our leave." The leading elder was overjoyed. It was more enjoyable for the two brothers to act alone than to follow Li Hao.

With their Houtian realm mid-stage cultivation and the unique telepathy of twins, their combined combat power was astonishing. This time, they wouldn't rob travelers anymore; they would go and bully young women and married women, as they definitely wouldn't be able to defeat them.

The two brothers quickly took off their armor and swords and walked out.

"Swish, swish." Two flashes of blade light passed, and the two brothers, who had been happily walking, fell to the ground clutching their necks.

"What are you two doing? I told them they could leave, why did you kill them?" Li Hao said with feigned "heartbreak." Aren't you putting me in an unjust position by doing this?

"Those who betray the Young Master deserve to die," Yan Shun and Li Hei said in unison. After speaking, they glanced at the remaining knights.

"Don't do this next time. Even if you didn't kill them, they wouldn't have survived today," Li Hao said coldly.

Li Hao's words made the remaining knights break out in a cold sweat. They secretly swore that even if Li Hao begged them to leave the Li family in the future, they wouldn't go.

Life is precious. What's the use of having freedom but no life?

"Everyone is injured today, so we won't travel. We'll set up camp by the roadside," Li Hao then ordered.

"Sister Shiyin, what do you think of our husband?" Ning Zhongze asked Lin Shiyin with a smile.

"He is your husband, not Shiyin's husband. Madam, what are you asking? Shiyin's husband is called Long Xiaoyun," Lin Shiyin said with a blushing face, her hands unconsciously protecting her chest.

As for Long Xiaoyun, Qu Feifei had already coaxed her away with toys.

"Is that so? My husband is a very domineering person. He never lets go of any woman he fancies," Ning Zhongze recalled that night in the guest room of the Hengshan Sect.

"Hehe." Ning Zhongze's words made Lin Shiyin very embarrassed. What did she mean by "never lets go"? She had already been touched by him!

As for protecting her chest, it was because after waking up at the bottom of the pit, she couldn't find the bodice she was wearing inside. Now, she was empty inside.

Walking around made her feel very uncomfortable.