Although Xu Ziling and all the other important figures at Pegasus Ranch had done their utmost to dissuade them, in the end, Kou Zhong, commander-in-chief of the Twin Dragons Army, still made a wager with Shang Xiuxun, the beautiful mistress of Pegasus Ranch, after a series of fierce clashes that seemed almost like a childish spat.
The wager went roughly like this:
If Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, relying only on their current strength and the forces of Pegasus Ranch, could defeat the invading armies of the Four Great Bandits, protect the ranch, and kill all four bandits without letting a single one escape, then Shang Xiuxun would marry Kou Zhong!
Of course, the condition was that Kou Zhong would one day conquer the Central Plains, annex Jingling, and be on the verge of unifying the realm!
At that point, Shang Xiuxun would go with the flow, become one of the beauties in Kou Zhong's harem, and contribute the full strength of Pegasus Ranch to the Twin Dragons Army's campaign to conquer the land?
And if they failed...
Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong would disband the Twin Dragons Army and lead its elite troops to the ranch, where they would serve as officers protecting it. From then on, they would give up all thoughts of conquering the land and becoming emperor!
There was no doubt about it!
The terms above were extremely harsh and unfair, whether to Pegasus Ranch, Shang Xiuxun, Kou Zhong, or the Twin Dragons Army, whose prospects were currently looking bright. Whichever side lost would surely pay an enormous price.
Unfortunately, whether Kou Zhong had agreed because he was too embarrassed to back down or because he was truly confident, he ultimately accepted the wager despite Xu Ziling's vehement objections.
That night, after Mistress Shang Xiuxun had