Harvested a big fortune at home

  In the general's hall, five military officers' heads rolled on the ground, blood splattered everywhere!

  Ye Chen grasped the blood-dripping treasured sword, and his heart didn't feel any discomfort.

  It has to be said that Beiyue Academy's standard for students passing the graduation exam is to cut off the head of a gray wolf, and it's quite effective.

  Ye Chen initially hesitated to kill Ma Ruyuan after severely injuring him on the cliff, his hand softened and he didn't want to deliver the fatal blow. However, after beheading the ferocious gray wolf, he no longer showed mercy, killing Ma Ruyuan, slaughtering small groups of cavalrymen, and now slaughtering the martial officials inside the grand hall, each time striking with precision and deadliness.

  "8th layer warrior of the Refining Body stage!"

  Dozens of military officers in the palace were shocked by Ye Chen's single knife, and several of the most ferocious military officers who had been shouting earlier had already been beheaded. The remaining military officers were already frightened and suspicious.

  If they could rush out of the General's Hall and summon a large number of soldiers to the city, they would certainly be able to capture Wu Xiaogong, Ye Chen, Yan Han, and Wei Xunyu in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, no one was able to get out of the General's Hall, and at this time, Yan Han and Wei Xunyu were holding knives at the gate of the main hall.

  "The young princess, on the orders of the emperor, is inspecting the key towns along the border. I am only at the 8th level of body refinement, and among the three great guards by the princess's side, I am the weakest! There are still two other guards stronger than me who have yet to make a move. If you want to try your luck, go ahead and take a shot! If you don't want to die, drop your weapons and beg for the princess's mercy."

  Ye Chen's cold voice said.

  The crowd of military officers was shocked, and they all looked at Zhao Han and Wei Xunyu.

  These two are from a noble family, and whether it's their attire or demeanor, they surpass Ye Chen, this commoner, by a bit. They seem to have more status as well, and in their eyes, their actual strength is also stronger.

  "Your Highness, forgive me!"

  "We got drunk and made a grave mistake, offending the princess!"

  The officials looked at each other in dismay, gradually becoming convinced. "I confess!", one of them panicked and dropped his weapon, knocking his head to plead guilty. Soon, all the officials followed suit, dropping their weapons and falling to the ground.

  The chaotic situation in the General's Palace has been completely brought under control.

  The complex eyes of Princess Wu looked at Ye Chen, then called in the middle-aged guard officer who was standing outside the gate of the main hall and had been stunned, asking, "None of these military officers from Wuguo can be used, is there any other capable general inside the town of Zhenyuan?"

  "Reporting to Your Highness, the original commander of Zhenyuan Pass was General Wu Rong. Due to his advanced age, nearly seventy years old, the monarch took pity on him and allowed him to retire last year, spending his later years in comfort within the pass. His replacement is General Ma Rushan, and most of the military officers in the imperial court were promoted by General Ma. The original military officers in the army were almost all demoted to idle positions by General Ma. I was originally under General Wu's command, guarding the city gate, but this gatekeeper position is too low, so I wasn't demoted."

  The little gatekeeper hastily said, with a look of joy in his eyes, finally able to turn over after being suppressed for a year.

  "General Wu is almost seventy years old, can he still lead troops in battle?"

  The little princess showed delight, but she still had doubts.

  "Long-distance expeditions may not be feasible, but defending the city is perfectly fine. General Wu is in his eighth stage of physical refinement and although he's old in age, he can still wield the Horse-Slaying Saber for an hour during martial training. His prestige is also high, and all the soldiers look up to him with respect."

  The little official hastily said.

  "Alright, I, the princess, am here on my father's orders to inspect the border and key towns. I have the authority to command officials in his place. Go immediately and summon General Wu, let him come quickly to see me, to take over the defense of Town Far Fort, to prevent the Ning State army from launching a surprise attack!"

  The little princess opened her mouth and made a false statement, taking out the Town Far Guardian General from Ma Ruzi's body and issuing an order.

  The little gatekeeper immediately took orders and left.

  "Isn't this General Ma's token?"

  In the hall, Ma Ruzhang, originally a deputy general, was shocked by a military officer and wanted to stand up.

  Ye Chen took a step forward, and with a fierce kick, the officer let out a pained cry, his knees buckling as he fell to the ground. He gritted his teeth, sweat dripping from his brow, unable to get back up. The other officers in the hall lowered their heads, seeing the deputy general treated this way, they didn't dare cause any more trouble.

  The small official guarding the city hastily went to invite General Wu. In just a moment, he found the person and brought him back into the city. General Wu was excited to meet Princess Wushuang, who handed over the command token for the defense of Zhenyuan Pass to him, and then let go of all control.

  General Wu Rong immediately reinstated a batch of original idle martial officers who followed him, commanding the two thousand soldiers inside the city and controlling the defense of Zhenyuan Pass. The school lieutenant martial officers who were having fun in the General's Temple were all locked up in the big prison.

  No matter whether it was Wu Xiao Gongzhu or Ye Chen, Yan Han, Wei Xunyu and others, they had never learned to lead troops in battle, nor did they have the heart to stay at Zhenyuan Pass for long. They just waited until General Wu Rong took control of the defense of Zhenyuan Pass and eliminated the hidden dangers, then they would leave the border of Wuguo and continue to complete Wu Xiao Gongzhu's mysterious mission.

  "Zhenyuan Pass originally had 5,000 elite soldiers, enough to defend the city for three to five years. Ma Renshan lost a battle and only 2,000 remaining soldiers were left. Moreover, the morale of the whole city is low and there are many deserters, the situation is not optimistic! ... The old minister can only risk his life to maintain the integrity of the pass."

  General Wu Rong reported to Princess Wu Xia, who was sitting in the general's chair in the grand hall, his beard and eyebrows trembling with anger towards Ma Rushan.

  "Confiscate their property! Ye Chen, Yan Han, you immediately lead the troops to seize all the wealth and goods of Ma Rusan and his accomplices within the city. They are indulging in pleasure and gambling with gold and silver in this grand hall, they must have amassed a large amount of money. Reward the seized wealth to the soldiers as military funds to boost the morale of the entire city!"

  The little princess of Wu slapped the general's chair, gritting her teeth. She wasn't a kind person either. Confiscating property and exterminating families often occurred in the royal city of Wu Kingdom. The little princess of Wu was used to it, and she found it quite handy to use this trick.

  "Yes, Princess!"

  Ye Chen and Yan Han led a team of soldiers to various places in Zhenyuan Guan to search for houses.

  Ye Chen found a minor official who was extremely familiar with the city, and directly rushed to Ma Ruzhang's mansion in Zhenyuan Pass, as well as the mansions of Ma Ruzhang's many wives and concubines. They searched every inch of the place, looking for hidden wealth and private treasures. The search yielded ancient paintings, famous antiques, rare books, jewelry, jade, agate, precious stones, all kinds of ornaments, gold and silver, which were carried out in boxes.

  Just searching through Ma Renshan's family alone yielded over a dozen boxes of valuable goods.

  The amount was so huge that Ye Chen, who had been thrifty since childhood and counted every copper coin to get by as a commoner's son, could only stare in shock.

  In comparison, the cold and quiet were much more dignified. For the disciples of the top ten families of the Wu Kingdom, having a fortune of tens of thousands of taels could only be considered as being from a small rich family, while having hundreds of millions of taels would be considered truly wealthy. A dozen or so chests of precious jewels and goods could only be considered a moderately sized fortune.

  Under the personal supervision of the two men, the petty officer entered each item of goods into the ledger one by one.

  Yan Han glanced at the treasure chests and found a small, exquisite short sword with a cold glow. His expressionless face showed appreciation as he directly put it in his sleeve. The little official took one look and immediately removed the short sword.

  "Doesn't the princess have an opinion?"

  Ye Chen was astonished.

  "Confiscate the property and divide it among the troops, that's the rule. Once these goods are sent back, the princess will pick out what she likes, General Wu will also pick out what he likes, and take them away. The rest will be used as rewards for the soldiers and to replenish military supplies."

  Glanced at him coldly.

  "Is there such a rule?"

  Ye Chen was stunned for a moment.

  Well, take it then. Ma Rusan's things are also easy to pick up.

  Ye Chen would directly put into his pocket anything that made his Xianfu painting hot.

  What made Ye Chen regretful was that there were too few things that could make the Xianfu ancient paintings hot. He only found five or six pieces of colorful and shiny jade pendants and jade stones that could make the ancient paintings hot. However, this was already the largest batch of treasures he had obtained since getting the Xianfu ancient paintings. After copying Ma Rishan's, he would still have to go copy the property of those dozens of school officers in Zhenyuan Pass, and it was likely that he could find some more.

  At Beifeng Shuyuan, he couldn't find so many treasures.

  This time coming to Zhenyuan Pass, it can be said that the harvest is rich.

  Ye Chen was overjoyed, the elixir and herbs needed for the 8th and 9th layers of the Refining Body stage were now available with these jade pendants and jade stones as the Tianli for the Xianfu ancient paintings. He seized every day to cultivate, rushing to the 9th layer of the Refining Body stage, becoming a national-level warrior.

  As for other ordinary gold, silver, and jewelry, they are of no use to Ye Chen. Carrying them on his body would only be a burden, and he wouldn't even have the leisure to take another look at them.