With Earth Dragon Six Jia already in hand, the birth of an invincible army was only a matter of time. But now that everything was ready, a fine saddle still needed a fine horse.
If asked a thousand times whether Old Liu was a fine horse...
The answer was obviously no...
Or rather, before he completed his training, he could oversee the overall situation, but relatively specialized work did not suit him.
So, with a fine horse right before his eyes, not riding it... would simply defy all reason.
By the riverbank, Ren Ye slowly opened his eyes and inwardly sighed in relief. Heh, it worked...!
His Powerful Local Retinue mystical ability, gained after reaching second rank, did have certain restrictions imposed by the Heavenly Dao. There were limits on numbers, for instance, and certain special souls could not be captured.
Fortunately, this "fine horse" was one he could lead home.
Clop, clop!
Rat Lord rode over and demanded angrily, "Why did you kill him? Why?"
"An old man nearing sixty, yet he had more than ten beautiful wives and lovely concubines at home. How could anyone not hate him? Unless I killed that scoundrel, I could neither eat nor sleep in peace," Prince Huai replied indignantly.
"His first wife was already over forty! What beautiful wife?!" Rat Lord could not accept that reason at all. But he knew nothing about Powerful Local Retinue, so he was furious, inwardly cursing Ren Ye as a stupid pig, yet there was nothing he could do.
After all, Ren Ye was the lead investigator. Even the Second Prince had been sent to assist him. He held power over life and death, specially authorized by the throne. He was quite the big shot.
Rat Lord composed himself slightly, then immediately called out, "Lord Lin,