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Chapter 365 - 362: Spoils of War

"Huff, huff, huff..."

Chen San collapsed onto the ground, his face pale and breathing rapid. Today's battle had been extremely perilous, harming the enemy a thousand but damaging himself eight hundredfold. Although he ultimately killed Zhu the Bearded, Chen San had also been seriously injured.

"Chen San." Gao Fei rushed over quickly, lending support to the swaying Chen San, "Are you alright?" As he spoke, Gao Fei took out a healing pill and stuffed it into Chen San's mouth, then he channeled a stream of True Qi into Chen San's body, helping him quickly assimilate the medicine.

After taking the elixir, Chen San's complexion looked slightly better, and the bleeding at his shoulder had stopped, his breathing stabilizing as well.

"Zhu the Bearded was incredibly stubborn; it took herculean effort to finally slaughter him," said Chen San with a wry smile. He didn't regret it in the slightest. If given the choice to do it all over again, he would make the same decision.

"You cannot do this again in the future," Gao Fei said with a stern face. "There is no need for honor when dealing with bandits, just lead the soldiers to encircle and kill them."

"Ah, I'll remember that," Chen San nodded. "I will be cautious next time."

"Sir, we caught someone in the backyard." Two soldiers approached, escorting a young man.

"Thump."

The young man knelt on the ground, weeping profusely: "Mercy, sir, mercy, please! I'm just a cook, I've never killed anyone, I've never done anything inhumane... Please have mercy and let me go... I beg you, sir..." As he spoke, the young man kowtowed frantically, quickly bloodying his forehead.

Gao Fei glanced at the young man: "What's your name?"

"My name is Wang Xiaogou, I'm a cook. Several years ago, a gang of bandits took me up to the mountains and forced me to cook for them. I didn't dare to refuse in order to stay alive... I only handled cooking duties, I've never done anything bad... I can swear, if I have told even half a lie, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death," the young man cried.

"Sir, we found a group of women." A number of soldiers arrived, escorting a group of women.

"They were all kidnapped; they are respectable women who were taken by bandits for their amusement." Upon seeing a flicker of doubt in Gao Fei's eyes, the young man quickly spoke out to explain: "I felt sorry for them and secretly brought them food... When someone was sick, I brought them medicine..."

"Is what he saying true?" Gao Fei looked up at the women across from him.

"Yes... it's true..." the group of women said tremblingly: "We're from the nearby villages... kidnapped by bandits, living days worse than death..." As they spoke, the group of women began to cry: "Thank you, sir, for wiping out the bandits and saving us. When we return, we will make an everlasting memorial for you, offering incense daily to pray for your blessing."

The group of women were raggedly dressed, with disheveled hair and bruised faces, crying pitifully as they seemed very distressed.

"Give them some money and arrange for a few soldiers to escort them home," Gao Fei ordered.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you so much!" the group of women expressed their endless gratitude.

"Forget the unhappiness and live well when you return. If you encounter any insurmountable difficulties, come find me. I will stand up for you," Gao Fei said with a pleasant demeanor.

Soldiers stepped forward and led the group of women away.

"Wang Xiaogou, is it?" Gao Fei turned his head to look at the young man still kneeling on the ground.

"Yes, yes, my name is Wang Xiaogou, you can just call me Xiaogou, sir," the young man nodded hastily.

"Xiaogou? Your name is quite distinctive," Gao Fei chuckled softly.

"It's the name my parents gave me... In my hometown, there's a tradition of giving children ugly names so they are easier to raise..." Wang Xiaogou explained.

"Looking at your rosy complexion and luxurious clothing, you're unharmed, so it seems you had a rather comfortable life in the stronghold, didn't you?" Gao Fei remarked indifferently.

"Er... My cooking skills aren't bad, and those bandits all liked the food I made... Plus, I'm good at flattering... so... so those bandits were rather kind to me and never harmed me," Wang Xiaogou stammered.

"How long have you been here?"

"Several years now..."

"Those bandits have looted and plundered; they must have accumulated quite a fortune, right?"

"Er... I know there's a cellar in the backyard. Usually, the bandits keep the looted valuables there..."

"Lead me there at once."

"Alas."

Wang Xiaogou scrambled up from the ground and dashed towards the back yard in a panic.

Gao Fei led a squad of soldiers, following closely at a quick pace.

Moments later, a group of people arrived at the back yard.

Wang Xiaogou struggled to push open a door, then pointed to the ground and said, "The basement is right below... there might be a trap..."

Gao Fei walked over to inspect, then lifted his hand and struck down with his palm.

"Buzz!"

"Boom!"

The fierce palm wind struck the ground, emitting a deafening roar. "Crack!" The hard floor split open a fissure, and "swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh..." a flurry of poisoned darts flew out from below.

"Ah!" Wang Xiaogou screamed in fright.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Gao Fei waved his large sleeve, conjuring a gust of wind from thin air, knocking all the approaching poisoned darts to the ground.

"Thank you, my lord, for saving my life!" Wang Xiaogou said with a face full of gratitude, having thought he was a goner just moments before, only to be saved by Gao Fei in the end.

Gao Fei paid no attention to Wang Xiaogou and instead walked straight over, bent down, grasped a handle, and pulled up with force, "click click click..." a metal door slowly opened, and "swoosh!" A blinding light burst out the moment the door opened.

"You all wait here." Gao Fei gave an order, then leaped down.

"What a hoard!"

"There's really a lot here!"

Gao Fei exclaimed in admiration.

The basement was filled with a vast and varied collection of items, including gold, silver, and jewels, as well as Spirit Stones and Spiritual Medicines. Eighty percent consisted of gold, silver, and jewels, whereas Spirit Stones and Spiritual Medicines made up only a small part.

To Cultivators, gold, silver, and jewels were utterly useless; what they valued were cultivation resources, such as the Spirit Stones and Spiritual Medicines before him...

Gao Fei roughly counted—there were about a hundred and some thousand Spirit Stones, and more than thirty Spiritual Medicines.

"This is quite the haul." With a grand wave of his hand, Gao Fei collected the Spirit Stones and Spiritual Medicines, then turned and went back to the surface: "Send a few men down to get everything up, and take it back to the military camp." Then, turning to Wang Xiaogou, Gao Fei said, "You can go. Make sure to be a good person from now on."

"Yes, thank you, my lord, thank you." Wang Xiaogou turned and ran off.

...

An hour later.

Gao Fei and his men left the bandit stronghold. Before departing, Gao Fei set fire to it, reducing the stronghold to ashes.

After returning to the military camp, Gao Fei called Liu Qing over.

"All the bandits have been exterminated, and we've seized some gold, silver, and jewels," Gao Fei said with a smile. "I've summoned you to ask you to do something."

"Please give your orders, my lord," Liu Qing nodded.

"Distribute the looted gold, silver, and jewels among the common people, give more to the poor families, less to the wealthier ones, and none at all to the rich merchants and large households," Gao Fei instructed.

Liu Qing was taken aback: "Distribute all the gold, silver, and jewels?"

"What? Is there a problem?" Gao Fei asked.