In the hall, beauties were bustling about as everyone greeted each other warmly.
They each arrived hurriedly, bringing along some of their trusted associates.
If one observed closely, they were all covertly watching Le Qin.
These were all former generals under Le Qin, who had later been dispersed by Ji Yang to various places to handle affairs, each a significant figure in their own right.
Now, if they were asked to return under Le Qin’s command, they would definitely be reluctant.
Since gaining control over their respective territories, each one of them had been actively expanding their own influence. Although they didn’t have as many people as Le Qin, they weren’t far behind, and they had all secretly enhanced their military capabilities, each becoming quite inflated with power.
Although they all acknowledged Ji Yang’s strength, as time passed and many newcomers joined their ranks, those newcomers didn’t see Ji Yang as particularly strong. This led them to share Le Qin’s perspective, perhaps believing that Ji Yang couldn’t do much to them now.
When Ji Yang arrived, they all received the news. Thus, everyone covertly paid attention to what Le Qin would do. They all knew about the incident where Le Qin’s brother-in-law secretly ordered the assassination of a Hua Country official, but no one spoke of it openly, wanting to see Ji Yang’s reaction to the matter.
Later, when they heard that Le Qin’s brother-in-law had actually sent Western special forces to assassinate Ji Yang, they were also surprised and wanted to assess Ji Yang’s strength further.
However, before they could react, the whole situation had unfolded.
Not only had Ji Yang emerged unscathed, but he also stood there allowing the bullets to fire at him, and managed to eliminate all of those elite Western forces.
Following that, Le Qin executed his woman and brother-in-law, among others.
Everyone understood that Le Qin’s actions were intended to dissociate himself from the affair.
Faced with such an outcome, everyone was deeply shocked. Ji Yang remained incredibly powerful, which reminded them of his combat prowess they had witnessed before.
With Ji Yang’s current capabilities, if he wanted to kill them, he wouldn’t even need to bring anyone; he could simply go alone to their residences and eliminate them all.
At that moment, they all received a call from Le Qin. Ji Yang had spoken and demanded their presence in Mancity. If they couldn’t make it, they would be responsible for the consequences.
"What does ’responsible for the consequences’ mean?" That meant they were defying Ji Yang’s orders, and Ji Yang would very likely eliminate them.
Upon receiving this call, some of their subordinates were still defiant and tried to incite rebellion. Naturally, those who had previously shouted about breaking free from Ji Yang’s control and aligning with the West were immediately executed.
After resolving some internal issues, they promptly headed toward Mancity.
"Le Qin, I heard your brother-in-law did something unpleasant?" a person named Kanman asked.
Le Qin’s face reddened. This was his biggest fear. Looking toward the other, he hadn’t expected this former subordinately loyal subordinate, now empowered, to disrespect him.
As he looked around at everyone, they no longer treated him with the respect they had before but rather as an equal.
This deepened Le Qin’s sense of crisis further, realizing he could no longer dominate these people. He had previously thought a simple call to arms would have them rallying under his leadership.
Only Ji Yang could truly command these men.
With this realization, the slight hope that had lingered in Le Qin’s heart dissipated. He knew that his future depended entirely on closely following Ji Yang.
In fact, Le Qin was influenced by his brother-in-law and others to have some changes in attitude, but deep down, he didn’t harbor grand ambitions. Now, recognizing reality, he swiftly adjusted his mindset, smiling and saying, "Fortunately, Mr. Ji distinguishes right from wrong and knows that I haven’t done him wrong." For original chapters go to N()velFire.net
Everyone looked at Le Qin again, thinking that the old fellow indeed knew how to talk.
However, it seemed that Ji Yang was not pursuing the matter further.
That is to say, Le Qin was off the hook in this affair.
Knowing that Le Qin wasn’t affected by the incident, they knew they had to change their attitude toward him.
Soon after, everyone’s demeanor toward Le Qin shifted once more, becoming much warmer.
Sighing inwardly, Le Qin no longer harbored any other thoughts. He believed that at Ji Yang’s word, his former subordinates would turn against him.
Glancing at the area behind, Ji Yang was currently speaking with Sun Changping. Who knew what they were discussing.