I've been bullied and humiliated for thirteen years; when I wake up, I'll be bloodthirsty.

Chapter 578 I will definitely complete the mission

"you you!"

The elder clutched his chest and coughed up another mouthful of blood.

He was old and rarely got angry. His fight with Granny Yin today had already caused him internal injuries, and now, being held back by anger was only making matters worse.

Chief Li hurriedly went over to support him, preventing him from falling off the chair. "Elder, please rest well first. We can discuss this matter slowly."

The elder's lips moved, but he was already powerless to do so.

Chief Li summoned men and sent the Grand Elder back.

After returning home, the village chiefs immediately summoned the leaders of their respective villages to discuss the matter. It was a serious matter, and it would be difficult to reach a conclusion in a short time.

They wanted to discuss things slowly, but someone wouldn't allow them to.

A few days later, a group of people suddenly arrived in Miao territory.

The leader's surname was Liao, and the people below called him Manager Liao.

When Steward Liao led his men into Miao territory, they were stopped, and he simply snorted coldly.

"Take me to see your chief chief, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Seeing that the newcomers were hostile, the patrolmen dared not delay and immediately sent someone to report to Chief Li. Soon, Steward Liao and his party were brought before Chief Li.

Chief Li looked at the menacing Steward Liao and asked, "May I ask who you are and what brings you to my Miao territory?"

Steward Liao sat down on his own and took out a token in his hand: "Chief Li, let's not beat around the bush. I am one of His Highness's men. I am here to do business with Chief Li. I should have arrived a few days ago, but unfortunately, the manpower integration has delayed me for some time. Have the funerals in Chief Li's village been completed?"

"You!" Chief Li's expression changed instantly: "Yuhua Village, was it you who did this?"

Manager Liao chuckled twice: "Chief Li, don't get agitated. Let's talk this out. I'm here to do business with you. As long as you cooperate, we can be colleagues and have a pleasant collaboration in the future."

Chief Li's voice turned cold: "What if I don't cooperate?"

"Hahaha," Steward Liao laughed, playing with the token in his hand, his face turning cold in an instant: "If you don't cooperate, then we'll hold a few more funerals. Now that I'm here, you Miao people can forget about ever leaving Crescent Moon Mountain again."

Manager Liao stood up. “I won’t make things difficult for you. I’ll give you three days. Hand over the salt well obediently. I think Chief Li should know what to do. It would be a loss to risk the lives of the entire clan for a mere salt well.”

"Oh, right," Steward Liao leaned closer to Chief Li, "Don't even think about playing any tricks. Chief Li knows very well what your Miao territory is vulnerable to. Either submit to our Highness, or, as for the mere Miao territory, our Highness will be doing His Majesty a great service by eliminating those with disloyal intentions like you."

After saying that, Manager Liao ignored the expressions on the faces of the people behind him and swaggered away from the village with his men.

Once they left the village, a subordinate couldn't help but ask, "Steward Liao, I've heard that the Miao people are skilled in Gu magic, and those Gu worms are incredibly evil. Won't threatening them like this ruin His Highness's plans?"

Chief Steward Liao scoffed, "The Miao region is nothing more than a bunch of underhanded tricks. They can just burn down the mountain. Do you think a few worms can save them? Besides, Your Highness has dirt on them. If this matter is brought before His Majesty, it will only give Your Highness more merit. Why bother with them?"

The subordinates repeatedly agreed: "General Manager Liao is right. We brought several thousand men, but not even a fly could escape from Miao territory. It was Your Highness's brilliant strategy that allowed you to conquer Miao territory without losing a single soldier!"

As Chief Li watched them leave, he clenched his fists and kicked the chair that Steward Liao had just sat on, shattering it into pieces.

"Immediately issue the order to activate emergency alert in Miao territory, with patrols day and night. No strangers are to be allowed to enter the village. Furthermore, gather all those capable of fighting and prepare for battle," Chief Li commanded without waiting for anyone beside him to speak.

"Get the elders and the village chiefs to the council hall immediately; there is no time to lose."

"Yes!"

After everyone left, Chief Li sat back down in his chair, remained silent for a long while, and then took out the small seal that Lu Yangyang had given him from his pocket.

He knew from the day Yuhua Village was wiped out that things were not peaceful in Miao territory.

I just didn't expect this calamity to come so quickly.

They had naively thought they would wait for the High Priest to send back a message before making a decision, but now they were glad that they had found out in advance that the person behind it was the Crown Prince. Otherwise, if they had been unprepared and had been confronted directly, they would not have had any time to think or prepare.

"Guards!" Chief Li shouted.

A man rushed in, asking, "What are your orders, Chieftain?"

"Go and call Xiao Wu over," Chief Li said.

Soon, a young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old rushed over.

"Grandfather, you're looking for me?"

Li Feng was the fifth among his grandchildren, but he was the leader of his generation and the person that Chief Li valued most among his grandchildren.

Chief Li beckoned him forward and handed him the small seal he was holding.

“You have been to Jinzhou and are most familiar with the terrain of Crescent Moon Mountain. Now take this small seal to Tiancheng Trading Company in Jinzhou Prefecture and find a girl named Mingxiu. Tell her that you are acting on Miss Lu's orders to ask her for help in resolving the predicament in Miao territory.”

"Yes." Li Feng agreed first, but he was still a little uncertain: "Grandfather, my men just received news that, according to our estimates, the other side has at least several thousand people. With such a large mobilization, it is likely that the government has already been bribed. Are we really going to Jinzhou Prefecture to walk into a trap?"

If there were only a hundred or so people, they could be thankful that the other side wouldn't make a big fuss, but what does a thousand people mean?

It must have been the deployment of troops.

If His Highness has this authority, then their current struggle is nothing but a desperate fight, and they will only die faster.

"Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to take a gamble. If we admit defeat today, Miao territory will lose all autonomy, and we will all become slaves. Rather than that, we should fight a great battle. Even if we suffer heavy losses, at least we will have a chance to escape." Chief Li knew all too well that in the current situation, they probably had no other choice.

Even so, he couldn't just stand by and watch Miao territory become a tool in the hands of the Crown Prince.

Even if you can't escape Crescent Moon Mountain, there's still the dense forest. No matter how dangerous the place or how ferocious the wild beasts, it's better than actually becoming food for jackals and tigers.

"I understand, Grandfather. Rest assured, I will complete the mission, no matter what." Li Feng bowed and turned around.