Chapter 266

"Sir, how do we deal with this man?" The guards pushed the tied-up Zhan Hu hard and asked Tang Yin.

Zhan Hu had regained consciousness at this time, but he had taken the Sanling Pill and was tied up tightly. He sat on the ground and could not move at all. Tang Yin walked up to him, looked down at Zhan Hu, and asked in Murphys: "You have good cultivation, a lot of strength, and outstanding fighting skills. Why do you want to be a bandit?"

Looking up and glancing at Tang Yin, Zhan Hu snorted coldly, said nothing, and turned his head away. The guards on both sides did not understand Tang Yin's words, but they could understand Zhan Hu's reaction. They all showed anger. Now that he has become a prisoner of his own side, he dares to be so arrogant. He is simply seeking his own death.

The head guard stepped forward quickly, raised his fist, and was about to hit him. Tang Yin waved his hand to signal him not to use force. He looked at Zhan Hu and said with a smile: "Now you have two choices, one is a dead end, and the other is a living way. Which one do you choose?"

Zhan Hu frowned, and finally looked at Tang Yin, and asked in a rough voice: "What do you mean?"

Tang Yin said: "If you insist on being a sand bandit, you should have seen it just now. The people around you are very cruel and will pounce on you and cut you into pieces immediately. If you don't want to be a sand bandit anymore, then follow me and listen to me in the future. I will guarantee you wealth and glory. Do you want to die or live?"

Zhan Hu subconsciously looked at the dark arrows standing not far away. It is not an exaggeration to describe them as cruel and ruthless. Their style is so cold and vicious that even the sand bandits may not be as good as them. Zhan Hu swallowed his saliva, turned his head and looked at Tang Yin again, his mouth moved, and finally lowered his head without saying anything.

If it were someone else, Tang Yin would have lost his patience and would have ordered him to be executed immediately. However, he was impressed by Zhan Hu's skills, cultivation, and brute force, and he was attracted by his talent. He hoped to recruit him to his team. Seeing Zhan Hu didn't speak, Tang Yin smiled faintly and said, "If you don't speak, I will take it as your consent!"

"Ah?" Zhan Hu was stunned, raised his head, and asked Tang Yin in confusion, "What did I consent to?"

"Join my team!" Tang Yin laughed.

Zhan Hu was quite amused when he heard this. He shook his head and said, "You won't really take me in."

"Oh? Why?"

"Look!" As he spoke, Zhan Hu stuck out his tongue. Tang Yin looked closely and saw a circular brand on Zhan Hu's tongue, with a hexagram symbol inside the circle. It was a mark that was branded on the tongue with an iron. People with such marks knew without asking that he was once a slave.

So that's it! No wonder Zhan Hu is so skilled and powerful, but is only willing to be a sand bandit. It turns out that he is a slave who escaped!

Tang Yin was stunned at first, then he smiled and said, "I don't care which country you are a slave from. In my eyes, you are no different from a normal person. As long as you are willing to surrender to me sincerely, not only will no one treat you as a slave, you will also become a general that everyone pays attention to. Don't you want such a life? Or do you want to continue to be a sand bandit who kills people and robs goods?"

If it is not necessary, no one will choose to be a bandit, and Zhan Hu is no exception. He was indeed a slave of the Duji city-state before. After escaping, he was taken in by the leader of the Sand Bandits. Although the latter may not treat him well, he at least treated him as a human being. This alone moved Zhan Hu very much and he willingly stayed and became a member of the Sand Bandits. Now after listening to Tang Yin's words, he was very moved and asked in disbelief: "I... I am a slave, can I become a general?"

"Of course! As long as you are loyal enough and work hard enough!" Tang Yin saw that his words had moved Zhan Hu, and he added with a smile.

Zhan Hu then began to look at Tang Yin seriously, and at the same time secretly guessed his identity in his heart. Judging from his appearance, he must be from the Haotian Empire. Judging from his age, he seems to be only in his early twenties. Judging from his clothes, he is an ordinary and somewhat worn cloth. No matter how you look at it, you can't tell that his identity is unusual.

If you say that Tang Yin is an ordinary person, he doesn't look like one. After all, the people around him who follow his lead are extremely powerful. After a long silence, he asked in confusion: "If you want me to join you, you must at least let me know who you are first?"

Tang Yin said solemnly: "I am the chief of Tianyuan County in Fengguo, Tang Yin!"

Zhan Hu didn't know what Tianyuan County was, nor did he know how important the position of chief was, but it sounded like a high-ranking official. He asked: "So, you want to take me to Fengguo?"

"Yes! Are you willing to go with me?"

Zhan Hu didn't hesitate this time. As long as he could leave Du Ji, the place that gave him a lifetime of shame, he was willing to go anywhere. He nodded heavily and replied: "I am willing!"

Tang Yin squinted his eyes, staring at him with a sharp gaze, as if he could see into his heart. After a long while, his eyes gradually softened and he asked, "What's your real name?"

Zhan Hu's face darkened and he said, "I don't have a name. I've known my name since I was old enough to understand!"

Tang Yin smiled, nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll call you Zhan Hu!" As he spoke, he leaned forward and approached Zhan Hu, with a bright smile on his handsome face. He patted Zhan Hu's shoulder and said word by word, "Zhan Hu, from now on, you are mine!" After speaking, he straightened his waist, turned around and walked towards his warhorse, and waved his hand without looking back, saying, "Untie Zhan Hu and feed him the Soul Gathering Pill!"

"Sir..." Cheng Jin secretly grinned, feeling that Tang Yin believed Zhan Hu's words too much. What if he was pretending to surrender? What if he suddenly attacked or escaped halfway while mixed in his team?

Understanding what he meant, Tang Yin waved at him and smiled, "Don't worry, I believe this man!"

"Oh!" Hearing this, Cheng Jin swallowed the advice that was about to come out of his mouth, and glanced at Zhan Hu without saying anything more.

Although he couldn't understand what the two of them were talking about, Zhan Hu could understand the general idea through their expressions.

Although Zhan Hu looked tall and strong, with a simple-minded appearance, he was actually very thoughtful. Seeing the guards around him untie the ropes and hand him the Gathering Spirit Pill, he was very grateful for Tang Yin's trust in him, and at the same time, he was more determined to follow Tang Yin.

Zhan Hu, originally a slave of the Duji city-state, a bandit in the desert, was born in a humble family and was unknown, but no one would have thought that he would be the famous General Huwei under Tang Yin in the future, and was known as the four great generals and the four great pioneers together with General Wudi, General Changsheng, and General Longxiao.

Tang Yin was very proud of accepting Zhan Hu. This trip to Duji was finally worth it. Regardless of whether the purpose of borrowing the road could be achieved, at least it was worth accepting such a great general.

Zhan Hu did not speak the same language as Shangguan Yuanrang, Cheng Jin and others, but he could chat with Brian and others, especially Philip Bass, who had just received a heavy hammer from Zhan Hu and still felt a little pain in his chest, but he did not hold a grudge. He walked beside Zhan Hu and kept asking him how he trained so much strength and how he trained so well.

They did not look down on Zhan Hu because he was born a slave. On the contrary, they admired him very much.

Zhan Hu was quick-witted but not good at speaking. In the past, no one would take the initiative to talk to him. Now, he was surrounded by Brian and his five men and asked questions. He hesitated for a long time and could not answer a few words. He was so anxious that sweat appeared on his head. It seemed that answering other people's questions was more tiring for him than fighting. However, Zhan Hu liked this feeling very much. It made him realize what equality and respect were.

Du Ji City, the capital of Du Ji City-State, is located on the western edge of the desert.

Du Ji City-State is a country with more scarce resources than Besa City-State, but it does not have such a strong military force as Besa. It is unable to plunder or expand abroad. Therefore, the country is poor and weak. It can only be regarded as an insignificant and dispensable small city-state in the Morpheus Federation.

When Tang Yin and his party walked to a place 20 miles away from Du Ji City, an army with the flag of Du Ji City-State came quickly in front of them.

Seeing this, Tang Yin raised his hand and ordered the team to stop approaching and wait for the change to see what the other party was.

Although Zhan Hu had already surrendered to Tang Yin, he still had an instinctive fear of Du Ji's army. He subconsciously lifted the scarf around his neck to cover his mouth and nose.

Without ignoring his little action, Tang Yin patted his sturdy arm on the side of his horse and said calmly: "Zhan Hu, don't be afraid. You are my man now. If anyone wants to touch you, they have to ask me if I agree!"

"Yes! Sir!" In the past two days, Zhan Hu also learned the tone of Shangguan Yuanrang, Cheng Jin and others, calling Tang Yin Sir.

Soon, this Du Ji cavalry came to Tang Yin and others. Looking carefully, there were about 2,000 cavalrymen in this team. The knights on the horse were almost the same height, and they were all in a row, looking very neat. The war horses they were riding were also excellent, with a reddish body, and there was not even a stray hair on their bodies.

The generals led by the cavalry were all wearing steel armor, especially the one in the middle, whose armor was inlaid with golden stripes and had a sword inlaid with gemstones on his waist. He looked only in his twenties, with blond hair and blue eyes, sharp edges on his face, handsome features, and outstanding appearance.

This young man also had an unusual temperament, and his every move revealed an aristocratic aura.

When Tang Yin and others approached and reined in his warhorse, he only looked around the crowd slightly, then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly turned over and dismounted, and walked straight to Xiao Na in the crowd. When Xiao Na approached, he looked up and smiled at Xiao Na on the horse: "Princess Xiao Na, we meet again!"