Butler Lao Zhu looked like a dead dog at the moment. He had completely lost the arrogance and arrogance that he had before, and he was able to reject others from thousands of miles away.
And around him, the warriors of the castle who were holding on were lying everywhere, including the leaders of the guard team. They were all lying dead in front of him at this moment, with their heads missing. It was so miserable.
The scene was devastated, with rivers of blood, and the despair and terror on the faces of the deceased were so shocking that it made Butler Lao Zhu, who was still alive, feel trembling with fear, and his whole body was shaking like chaff.
He couldn't help but tremble, this scene was too scary. The pampered housekeeper Lao Zhu has never suffered such hardship or experienced such a cruel scene.
There is not a complete lack of combat operations in the castle on a daily basis, but most of them are just killing some thieves in Xiaogu, which is equivalent to a lion fighting a rabbit, and there is no difficulty in crushing them.
It wasn't until this time that he realized that fighting could be so brutal. To be able to fight to this point, these castle guards have done their best, and everyone who falls can be considered a real man. It can even be said that he is better than his old Butler Zhu.
But Butler Lao Zhu, who is still alive, is actually the most useless and useless one.
Lie Chi was covered in blood, his armor was inlaid with twenty or thirty arrows, and every wound was bleeding, making him look extremely heroic.
However, these arrows obviously had no fatal injuries. The reason why Lie Chi did not let his men clean up the arrows was obviously waiting for Lord Tiger to arrive.
Such a heroic scene must be seen by Mr. Tiger, so that Mr. Tiger can know how much he sacrificed and how hard he rushed to bite off this hard bone. He was really risking his life.
Master Hu came almost immediately after getting the news.
However, what made Lie Chi feel a little disappointed was that Mr. Hu rushed over immediately and didn't ask about Lie Chi's injury. He even glanced at Lie Chi and then quickly shifted his eyes, but looked around.
He asked: "Is there any whereabouts of Cen Qi?"
To his disappointment, there was no sign of Cen Qi as far as he could see.
Lie Chi felt a little uncomfortable, but still managed to gather his energy and stepped forward: "Master Hu, almost all the die-hards have been killed, and a few are still running away. Our people are already killing them everywhere. Maybe Cen Qi is hiding in a corner. I believe the brothers will be able to find it.”
Master Hu frowned slightly, looked Lie Chi up and down, and said calmly: "The battle that was supposed to end last night, I gave you an extra half day, but I didn't expect you still didn't win it within half a day. It won't count until tonight. Take it. Counting your merits and demerits, go down and treat the wounds."
Is it just a matter of merit and demerit?
An inexplicable flash of sadness flashed through Lie Chi's heart. I worked so hard to get something that evened out my merits and demerits? Not even a word that knows how cold it is and how hot it is?
However, Lie Chi did not dare to say anything after all. He just cupped his hands and said: "The situation here is undecided. It is safer for my subordinates to stay with Master Hu."
Master Hu snorted lightly, but did not object.
At this time, some of Lie Chi's sensible confidants rushed up to treat Lie Chi's wounds. It can be seen that Lie Chi's subordinates all feel quite unhappy.
Daqing worked hard all day and night, with so many brothers killed and injured, and almost no one at the scene was unlucky. In the end, it was just a matter of merit and demerit?
Fighting life and death, no reward at all, but not even a kind word?
This is too harsh, too harsh and unjust.
No one made a sound of dissatisfaction, but everyone felt extremely angry.
Suddenly, Butler Lao Zhu walked away on his knees, moved quickly, and knelt down five meters away from Mr. Tiger, looking as if his liver and brains had been wiped out.
"Master Tiger is on top. Master Tiger is mighty. Please accept my respect. Cen Qi is not worthy of possessing this castle. He must be a strong man like Master Tiger. Only Zhu Pi, the villain, is willing to serve for Master Tiger." Please help me. Master Hu, please do it."
Mr. Hu didn't expect that Butler Zhu would actually do something like this.
During the banquet last night, Butler Zhu had eyes that were not eyes and a nose that was not a nose. He looked cold, arrogant and noble, and was not polite to them.
After a day and a night, this guy was completely subdued. He was frightened and his bones were broken. He was groveling, flattering and begging for mercy. It can be said that he was full of ugliness.
Master Hu sneered: "Lao Zhu, weren't you very proud last night? Why did you change your gender today?"
Butler Lao Zhu hurriedly said: "I didn't know Tiger Lord Hu's power at that time, which was indeed offensive. Today I know Tiger Lord's methods and abilities, and I, Old Zhu, are completely convinced. Cen Qi is a mediocre person with great ambition and talent. I have always looked down upon him. It’s not pleasing to the eye, but only a strong man like Mr. Tiger is worthy of my following and doing the hard work of a dog and a horse.”
Master Hu just sneered and was not in a hurry to answer.
Lao Ba felt greatly offended.
Are you worthy of serving Master Hu? A defeated general is just a lost dog. What qualifications does he have to moan like a defeated dog here?
"Master Tiger, this kind of bully must not be used. When Cen Qi was the leader, this bitch was the one who bullied the Lord. Now that he has no way out, he has to make do with everything and live in an ignoble way. Look back and wait for him to breathe. If you take one breath, it will bite you again, so you have to guard against it.”
Mr. Hu laughed and said, "Butler Zhu, did you hear that? This is my opinion of you, Butler Ba. Never use anyone who deceives the Lord."
Butler Lao Zhu glanced at Lao Ba resentfully, knowing what this man was thinking. This man was afraid that he would take refuge with Master Hu and threaten his position as housekeeper.
He immediately said hurriedly: "Master Hu, I only obey the strong, not the weak. If Cen Qi is a strong man, I will do my best to assist him. He doesn't have that ability. I'm worried that he will lose the family business, so I will be stronger every day." , and there is no actual act of betraying the Lord. Up and down, we still regard him as the master. If he hadn't listened to my advice this time, and was so obsessed with talking about cooperation with you, how could there have been the disaster today? After all, , it’s Cen Qi’s incompetence, not my disloyalty to him.”
It sounds like a quibble, but it seems to be true.
If Cen Qi had really listened to Butler Lao Zhu and not talked to Master Qian and the others in the first place, and had not been deceived, maybe the castle would not have failed.
If they fight with real swords and guns, Mr. Hu and the others will capture the city gate and take over the entire castle, and the price they will pay will definitely not be small. The biggest reason why they were able to capture the castle at such a small cost this time was actually because of the sneak attack, which caught them off guard. There is absolutely no doubt about this.
Mr. Hu's attitude was vague and he said calmly: "You mentioned Cen Qi, let me ask you, where did you hide Cen Qi?"
Butler Lao Zhu was stunned: "Cen Qi? Wasn't he captured by you? I heard that when you attacked the city gate, he was at the city gate. We never saw him after that. Why, didn't you catch him? him?"
Master Hu's face suddenly became very ugly, and he looked at Lao Ba with a resentful look.
Obviously, he was really dissatisfied with Lao Ba.
The search for Cen Qi last night yielded no results. I searched for three mushroom men today, but still found nothing. One failure can be said to be an accident and there are excuses to make, but what about two?
Is it always a coincidence?
Upon seeing this, Butler Lao Zhu kowtowed repeatedly and said in a sincere tone: "Master Tiger, you know that you have the intention to kill me. But I also have a reason why Master Tiger does not kill me. I am still useful to Master Tiger."
"Oh? What else do you think you are useful for?"
Butler Lao Zhu said: "First of all, I am most familiar with all the properties in the castle estate. I am responsible for almost all of them."
Mr. Hu sneered and said, "I've heard that you're really bad at taking care of yourself. You can be said to be a prodigal."
Butler Lao Zhu said: "Master Hu, that's because Cen Qi interfered and was so happy. I was afraid that he would ruin some properties by messing around, so I just made excuses and said they were ruined. In fact, it didn't happen. It's still fat."
"Haha, are you saying you're not deceiving the master?"
"This is also a helpless move. I made this move for the sake of the future of the entire castle."
"Just because of this, I won't kill you?"
"No, secondly, you didn't catch Cen Qi, I can help you. I have watched Cen Qi grow up since I was a child, and I know him best. With my help, you have a greater chance of catching Cen Qi. Otherwise, Cen Qi may become a personal thorn in his side."
This made Master Hu slightly moved, but he remained calm: "Is there more?"
"Yes, I think Mr. Hu's foundation must be very big. A housekeeper may not be able to help Mr. Hu share all the responsibilities. You also need a housekeeper who can help Mr. Hu do the dirty work. When Mr. Hu hires people, his first priority is talent, not this. What is a person’s personal ethics, am I right?”
I have to say that Butler Lao Zhu is really good at it. He was able to figure out Master Hu's temperament in such a short period of time, and he was indeed capable.
Old Ba stared, wanting to scold him, but looking at the look on his face, he wisely kept his mouth shut.
Mr. Hu laughed and said, "Interesting, interesting. I was going to kill you, but after hearing what you said, I found a reason not to kill you. Just stay here and let me see if you are really talented or if you can just talk."
Butler Lao Zhu was overjoyed as if he had been pardoned, and couldn't help but express his position: "I will not let Mr. Hu down, and I will work loyally for Mr. Hu. Mr. Hu, I am in charge of the key to the warehouse. I will take Mr. Hu to visit the warehouse right now. Understand the various material reserves of the castle. Although the castle has not been managed well in recent years, the family is still very rich. Master Hu has definitely made a lot of money this time..."
Lao Zhu is like an active licking dog, wagging its tail at Mr. Tiger to show his attentiveness.
Even Duo Ye and Qian Ye on the side looked a little dumbfounded.
They never expected that Mr. Tiger would take Butler Lao Zhu for his own use. In their opinion, the stubborn housekeeper Lao Zhu should have been killed.
It seems that Mr. Hu is really not a simple person.
Now that the castle has been captured, all of Master Hu’s people will naturally move in. The castle was huge, more than enough to accommodate Lord Wu's men and horses.
And Mr. Duo is a distinguished guest of the Baoshu clan, so Mr. Hu naturally has to make the best arrangements.
…
In the VIP guest room where Duoye was arranged, Aqian was serving tea beside him.
"Okay, Aqian, you don't have to be so busy. Once the tea is brewed, go back to your own room and sleep. It's hard for you to have to deal with this for a while."
Qian Ye put down the tea cup in his hand and couldn't help but said: "Master Duo, do you really want to stay here forever?"
"What? Can I still go back to my clan empty-handed? If I go back now, do you know what it means?"
Of course Qian Ye knew that if he returned empty-handed, his plan failed, and he was unable to supply the planned elixir to the Baoshu tribe, Duo Ye would definitely be held accountable within the tribe, and could be marginalized at best, or even punished at worst.
"This is all caused by Mr. Hu and others. Otherwise, how could Mr. Duo's elixir plan fail?"
Duo Ye waved his hand: "Stop complaining. Now that the matter has come to this, what's the point of talking about these things?"
Qian Ye has been holding it in all day, and now that they are alone, there is no way he can hold it back.
"Master Duo, I am your assistant and I have the obligation to inform you of my opinions and judgments. I think that the so-called mastermind behind the scenes is probably a fiction and does not exist. It is even possible that all this was directed and acted by Mr. Hu little tricks."
"Aqian, these are just your one-sided words. There is no evidence. You just talk in front of me, but it doesn't work."
Qian Ye said angrily: "If there was evidence, I would have exposed his true face long ago. This man is extremely ambitious. Even if he did not direct or act, the destruction of these elixirs was because of his ambition. He took away people's inheritance and killed everyone. , this is unreasonable. To cooperate with such people for a long time is to seek skin from a tiger. When Zu Yao and the others left, those words were just advice. Master Duo, if you cooperate with Master Hu, I'm afraid that in the end, what he promised may not be in place. , but it may count us all.”
Duoye didn't believe it: "Scheming against us? How could he plot against us?"
Qian Ye said: "This man is ruthless and has no bottom line. When he completely controls the situation in the castle, will he feel distressed and unwilling to cut off the benefits he promised to Master Duo after a long time? Once he goes back on his word, you and I will Must be in a dangerous situation.”
"Hmph, does he still dare to do evil things to us?"
"What's he afraid of?" Qian Ye asked.
Master Duo said proudly: "I am of the Baoshu clan. Even though he, Lord Tiger, is a powerful person, how dare he offend the Baoshu clan?"
"It is true that he does not dare to provoke the Baoshu tribe, but if he wants to plot against us and attack us, he may not necessarily do it himself. He can use other means to make us die in other accidents. Then he can cleverly let others take the blame."
"Master Duo also saw what happened to those two groups of mushroom people."
Duoye frowned deeply, thinking about these words of Master Qian.
However, he finally shook his head: "Okay, I will consider what you said. I still say the same thing, Master Hu wants to plot against me, but it's not that easy."
Qian Ye still wanted to persuade him, but Duo Ye waved his hand to stop him. Indicating that he didn't need to say more.
Qian Ye had no choice but to leave the room. The dissatisfaction with Master Hu in his heart was growing day by day. Fortunately, the three Zuyao brothers managed to escape. I don’t know if Duoye let things go on purpose, or if they really escaped.
In any case, this is a blow to Master Hu.
Even Qian Ye is secretly looking forward to it. It would be interesting if Yao Yao and them spread the word about Hu Ye's actions all over the world.
(End of chapter)
