A Kindred Spirit and Close Friend? That'll Cost Extra [Part One and Two]

The deed of redemption???

Those three enormous characters were enough to make a person wonder if they were illiterate.

"A deed of redemption? Redeem? What does this mean?" One of Qiu Cheng's former subordinates slapped the deed down on the table with a bang and shouted furiously, "What does Shen Youli mean by this? What does she mean by giving me a 'deed of redemption'? Speak!"

The former subordinate who had received the deed had a fiery temper.

The young soldier who had delivered it was trembling under the barrage. Spit had sprayed his face, but he didn't dare wipe it off. Though this former subordinate's Dantian had been sealed, leaving him unable to use his trick of tearing people apart with his bare hands, his burly frame and the Killing Intent honed by years of battle still cast a shadow over the young soldier. The soldier braced himself and said, "It means... your general's family can pay to redeem you..."

"Why should they?!"

The table rattled under the blows.

The young soldier said, "...But you're a prisoner."

The blunt reply left Qiu Cheng's former subordinate speechless. Like a wounded beast whose territory had been invaded, he paced back and forth, irritable and furious. After a while, he growled, "My family's all dead. What am I supposed to use to redeem myself?"

The young soldier looked at him with deep sympathy. "If that's the case, you can perform Corvée Labor to earn work credits and redeem yourself... You'll regain your freedom once you've earned enough. With a general's abilities, it shouldn't take long..."

After all, he was an eighth-rank Gongcheng.

Qiu Cheng's former subordinate: "..."

When two forces went to war, it was common for the victor to demand silver, grain, or other goods from the defeated side in exchange