"I've looked over the terrain of the Nine Caves and Eighteen Forts. This place simply isn't suited for large-scale mortal habitation."
"But the reality is that quite a number of mortals live in the Nine Caves and Eighteen Forts."
"You can buy grain, but it's hard to buy a large number of mortals."
"Tell me, where did those mortals in the Nine Caves and Eighteen Forts come from?"
Faced with Chen Changsheng's questioning, cold sweat continuously beaded on Xing Piaopiao's forehead, and she did not dare answer.
"Fine. If you won't say it, I'll say it for you."
"Most of the mortals in the Nine Caves and Eighteen Forts were snatched from the surrounding towns and villages by you people."
"Murder, arson, rape, and pillaging—you dared do anything."
"The only reason the imperial court never wiped you out was because Duke Who Pacifies the Nation supported you from behind the scenes."
"What's even more interesting is that when you encountered an invincible 'formidable enemy' like me, you, the Chief Bandit, did not hesitate in the slightest to abandon the brothers who had fought and bled alongside you."
"Tell me, should I let someone like you live?"
Upon hearing Chen Changsheng's words, Xing Piaopiao was already trembling like a sieve.
"Young Master, I truly have never done any of those things."
"I know you didn't do them. Your status wouldn't allow you to personally do such things either."
"But don't forget, you're the Chief Bandit of the Nine Caves and Eighteen Forts. It isn't too much to put half of what they've done on your head, is it?"
Drip!
Sweat struck the ground heavily and shattered into two, while Xing Piaopiao's heart pounded madly.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng crouched down, looked at Xing Piaopiao before him, and said,
"Since I've given