The Sacrifice Obtained

"What? We have to wait seven days?"

Scarface was shocked and disbelieving at Gou Buyi's words. Although he had indeed reminded Liu Zhi to treat Jiang Che differently before, he hadn't expected that Liu Zhi would actually protect Jiang Che.

Especially under Gou Buren's pressure.

This was somewhat unacceptable to him.

"Liu Zhi's attitude is very firm. He must have guessed my intentions and even subtly reminded me that Jiang Che is a promising talent that Captain Zhu himself has taken notice of," Gou Buyi said with a grim expression.

"Then what are Commander Gou's intentions?"

Scarface was unwilling to let Jiang Che go just like that. In the past few days, he had clearly felt the change in attitude of those around him, mocking him for being beaten by an auxiliary soldier and unable to get out of bed.

Anger had been building up inside him.

"My older brother wants me to let this matter go. It's not worth falling out with Liu Zhi over a trivial matter," Gou Buyi shook his head.

"How could this be… Liu Zhi is just a deputy commander, and Brother Gou is the commander…" Scarface's expression changed rapidly upon hearing this.

"Don't underestimate Liu Zhi. Although he is only a deputy commander, Captain Zhu intends to promote him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have put him in charge of the Auxiliary Barracks this time.

Besides, my brother also said that there will be some changes in the camp recently, and it's not advisable to make any drastic moves."

"Ah, this… So we're just going to let it go?"

Scarface frowned deeply.

"Of course, we're not letting it go just like that. Liu Zhi is protecting him for seven days, not for a lifetime. I suspect Jiang Che must have bribed him, but he doesn't dare to openly confront my brother, so he set a time limit. There's still a lot of time before the Auxiliary Barracks set off, which is enough to deal with him."

Gou Buyi's expression was somewhat sinister.

Under normal circumstances, he would have let it go. No, he wouldn't have even targeted Jiang Che at all. After all, he had to be trustworthy in this kind of business.

But unfortunately, someone had bribed him with silver a long time ago to ensure Jiang Che was killed in the Auxiliary Barracks.

That was why he had been keeping an eye on Jiang Che.

The only miscalculation was that he hadn't expected this kid to be somewhat unusual and possess certain skills.

"Fine, then let this kid live a few more days," Scarface nodded helplessly.

Gou Buyi snorted coldly:

"These seven days are to give Liu a bit of face, but it's impossible for me to stop. I don't believe Jiang Che will be so well-behaved in the Auxiliary Barracks. I've already arranged for people to keep an eye on him.

As long as he causes any trouble, once the seven days are up, he will die immediately!"

With Geng Dabiao having already paved the way, the first thing Jiang Che needed to do was to raise the remaining ten taels of silver. To this end, Jiang Che did not hesitate to lower his prices again.

He found several more people to read it at a price of three taels of silver, and finally gathered the money.

However, it was precisely because too many people were being taught the technique that, even though he had warned a few people in advance, some abnormal situations still aroused suspicion from others. Jiang Che was not yet aware of this.

Of course, even if he knew, he still had to do it. He had already considered the risks involved when he made this decision and was prepared to bear them.

Or rather, as long as he could successfully cultivate Savage Bull Strength before the incident occurred.

Then, this would not be a major mistake for Liu Zhi.

This was his judgment.

Fortune favors the bold!

Thus, several more days passed in the blink of an eye. With only one day left before the seven-day limit, Geng Dabiao finally found him again, informing him that the item he wanted had been placed under a crooked pagoda tree near the camp entrance.

However, because the item weighed dozens of pounds and was too large, it could not be brought in without orders from above, so he had to find a way himself.

"Okay, I understand,"

Jiang Che nodded and took out the Savage Bull Strength from his embrace, handing it to Geng Dabiao.

Geng Dabiao was no longer worried about how Jiang Che would obtain the meat. In his heart, he had already accepted the relationship between Jiang Che and Liu Zhi. With just an order, sending something into the camp was not a problem.

His attention had long since shifted to Savage Bull Strength.

"After I get the items, I'll give you the remaining silver."

"Alright."

As the sky gradually darkened, Jiang Che greeted the guards. Since they knew he had been getting close to Liu Zhi recently, they didn't make things difficult for him and let him leave the Auxiliary Barracks.

However, this was only the first hurdle.

He still had to get past the camp gate if he wanted to leave.

"Who goes there?"

As expected, as soon as he approached the camp gate, the guards immediately aimed their spearheads at him. The sharp spearheads seemed to exude a slight chill in the firelight.

"Officer… I… I want to go out to relieve myself."

"Do you have a permit?"

The veteran soldier in the lead stepped forward, sizing up Jiang Che in his auxiliary soldier's coarse clothes, his tone very stiff.

"No."

"No? If you don't have one, scram. Don't you know auxiliary soldiers are not allowed to leave the camp without authorization? Hasn't the fate of that person who was hanged a while ago taught you a lesson?" the veteran soldier immediately drove him away.

"Could you spare a moment to talk, sir?"

Jiang Che said softly, lowering his head. At the same time, he subtly jiggled his pocket, which made a rustling sound.

The veteran soldier stared at him for a few moments, then moved closer.

"Go ahead."

"Sir, today is my father's death anniversary. I'd like to pay my respects at the crooked-neck tree outside. It's our custom to pay respects under a locust tree when we're away from home. I'm afraid I won't have another chance after we break camp in a few days. Please, could you make things convenient for me?"

"Where you pay your respects doesn't matter. This isn't... this isn't something we can't discuss." The veteran soldier's tone changed instantly because Jiang Che slipped a large handful of copper coins into his sleeve.

There were at least a few dozen.

"Please, sir, consider my filial piety and make things convenient for me."

Jiang Che handed over another small cloth bag.

The veteran soldier felt its weight, then glanced around before unceremoniously tucking it into his robes. He lowered his voice, saying, "Fine. Seeing as you're so filial, you can go pay your respects. But I'll have to watch you from behind. You must return immediately after you're done."

"Thank you, sir."

Jiang Che cupped his hands.

He didn't have any connections, but he did have some copper coins.

Besides, he had the Heavenly Stele Sacrifice on hand, so he didn't need to carry a large bag of things, which wouldn't attract anyone's attention.

"Let's go."

After giving a few instructions to the soldiers at the entrance, the veteran soldier led Jiang Che out of the camp and to the crooked-neck locust tree. He stood several yards away, watching Jiang Che.

If Jiang Che showed any sign of trying to escape, he would immediately throw his spear.

Jiang Che put on a sorrowful expression, circled the old locust tree a few times, and indeed found a black cloth bundle in the grass beneath it. He placed his palm on it, and with a thought, the bundle vanished without a trace.

It had been taken into the Heavenly Stele Space.

However, he continued to act, bowing three times to the locust tree.

He was indeed mourning his parents, but not the parents of this world, but those from another.