"Surrender?" Qiao took out his cigar, removed his gloves, and stared solemnly at the young men before him. "Your courage... has earned my recognition. Surrender, and I won't mistreat prisoners of war."
He sounded sincere.
These young men's courage deserved his respect.
Because he knew that if these sworn brothers truly wanted to leave, even over a hundred thousand men might not be able to surround them.
"Do you know who I am?" Instant Noodle Hair pointed at his own nose and asked with a cheeky grin.
"Hi Dog." Of course Qiao knew him. "The King of Spring Prefecture's brother."
"His actual little brother," Hi Dog corrected unhappily.
They were Little White Tiger's actual little brothers.
Little White Tiger had raised them by stealing chickens and pilfering whatever he could.
They were brothers who had scavenged for food in the same rubbish heap.
"The King of Spring Prefecture's Imperial Guards." Qiao nodded noncommittally.
"Give me a reason to surrender?" Hi Dog took a mocking drag on his cigarette and stretched. "To put it bluntly, us scavengers risked our lives to carry our big brother to where he is today."
Beibei, Maozi, Little Five, those children who had grown up in rubbish heaps...
Without them putting their lives on the line before Little White Tiger rose to power, Old Eighth and Old Ninth might never have made it this far, however talented they were.
"Brother Tiger said we represent his dignity." Bone lifted his head proudly. "When we're out here, we have full authority to represent him."
"If we surrender, Brother Tiger will never be able to hold his head up in the Dragon Kingdom again." Xiao Feng smiled contemptuously.
"The people of the Dragon Kingdom will point at Brother Tiger and call him spineless."
"We finally pushed Brother Tiger into