Not only had Zhong Hua come, he had also brought one of Silver Maple City's three great war puppets—the Sword Dancer.
Though General Lei Pao was furious, he was still a man of standing.
He could bend and stretch as circumstances demanded.
Since his strength fell short of the other side's, he swallowed the loss even though he knew it was a mute injustice. After all, the power backing Zhong Hua was the Lord of Silver Maple City. In other words, even if Zhong Hua took over the mining area, the monk might flee, but the temple could not... General Lei Pao waved his hand, ordering his personal guards to withdraw and denying Zhong Hua any excuse to fly into a rage. A battle over a few lowly slaves and a dozen or so mercenaries was not worth it!
"Baron Zhong Hua, regarding this matter, I will personally report it to Prince Reno when I return," General Lei Pao said. Though he had accepted defeat, he made it clear that this was not over.
"Welcome. Zhong Hua will await you at any time." If Lei Pao did not make a move, Zhong Hua did not wish to take the initiative and force a battle either. He had only entered Human Valley recently and had yet to gain a foothold. Even with heaven-reaching abilities, he had not yet had the chance to display them, so it was best not to provoke Prince Reno for the moment. If Zhong Hua had lived in Human Valley for several years and built up a measure of strength, then wiping out Lei Pao to curry favor with Yue Yang would have been as easy as turning over his hand. The problem was that he had only been here for a little over three months. He