Until Qianye's back disappeared, Lu Sha's legs were firmly wedged on the ground like nails, and he remained motionless. His cheeks twitched several times, but in the end he still didn't open his mouth to fight.
As a mercenary and a bounty hunter, the equipment that Dooley brought with him today was most of his net worth. If Qianye took it all away, he would not be able to breathe for at least a few years, and his combat power would also be weakened. But at this moment, Lu Sha is more aware that if he accepts this decisive battle, he may suffer even greater losses.
When Qianye walked down the steps outside the gate of the fighting arena, he paused slightly. The crowd of spectators was still leaving one after another, and their gazes, regardless of whether they were benevolent or malicious, were extremely cautious.
After scanning for a week, he didn't see Li Weishi's figure, so Qianye stopped waiting and walked towards the dormitory area. He simply won this match neatly, which seemed to have disrupted the calculations of the people behind the scenes. Li Weishi's originally prepared rhetoric may not be able to come out, so who will the Li family come forward next
On the way back, Qianye quickly put the dispute with the Li family behind him. His mind is now full of the new ability that has just been successfully activated. This is the first time he has used his own power to use Void Flash.
Ever since seeing Aiden's demonic shuttle, Qianye kept recalling the powerful ability to travel through the void that brought him out of the Anduya inheritance world.
During the battle today, a rune carrying space knowledge suddenly floated up in the blood river inheritance, and he naturally activated the ability to flicker in the void. Although the traction trajectory can still be seen at present, and the moving distance is not long, but when his strength is further improved, one day he will be able to reach the realm of walking through the void as he pleases.
Thinking of the battle with Du Li again, Qianye couldn't help but smile dumbly, has his combat skills reached this level? It seems that the life-and-death struggle with Aiden is not all fruitless, and this kind of gain is more practical than any amount of military exploits.
In the end, Qianye just thought: If we were to face Zhao Jundu now, if we only talked about combat skills, who would lose and who would win
At this time, someone blocked Qian Ye's way ahead, and two Li family soldiers respectfully said: "General Qian Ye, Elder Li Tianquan invites you to see him."
Hearing the name Li Tianquan, Qianye was somewhat surprised. He knew that Li Tianquan was the top executive of the Li family's base, and this person actually came forward directly. It seemed that there might be an answer to all his questions.
The gate of Li Tianquan's office area is very imposing. The light red family background is inlaid with dark gold patterns. At first glance, it is exquisitely crafted. Only the empire can produce such handmade products. Obviously, these two gates were specially transported from the Outer Continent.
The door is like this, so there is no need to talk about the inside. When he walked into Li Tianquan's office, even though Qianye had already seen Zhao Clan's Cheng En Gong and You Guo Gong's mansion, he was still surprised by the luxurious snacks in this office.
It can be seen that most of the furnishings and decorations here are antiques of the last year, and not only have the year, but also have historical stories. But it's not surprising if you think about it, the Li clan started their business with potions and Tianyan technique, and if they are done well, they will make a lot of money.
The beautiful clerk who led Qianye into the door reported in a pleasant and soft voice: "Second Elder, General Qianye has arrived."
Li Tianquan was sitting behind his desk, flipping through a stack of thick documents. Hearing the announcement, he didn't lift his head, but pointed to the chair in front of the table and said, "Sit down."
After Qianye sat down, Li Tianquan continued to review the documents, as if those matters were so urgent that they had to be dealt with in the next moment. However, he summoned Qianye over and picked this time to do some urgent work, which was obviously a blatant show of his authority.
Qianye remained unmoved, and sat upright without even moving his eyes. In fact, he continued to think about Zhao Jundu's combat skills following the train of thought that was interrupted by the Li family's fighters.
About a quarter of an hour later, Li Tianquan raised his head and glanced at Qianye with sharp eyes, but he couldn't help being suffocated when he saw the latter sitting upright on the ground with his mind wandering.
He snorted coldly, and said: "General Qianye, you make me very difficult."
Qianye seemed to turn his attention to Li Tianquan at this moment, and said lightly: "Oh? I was the one who was provoked for the cause of today's fight, and many people who were present at the time saw it. Besides, for the sake of the Li family, I And quite restrained, no one was killed, what is there for Elder Li to embarrass? Could it be that Du Li and Lu really had someone behind them when they killed them, and even Jingtang Li would back down?"
Li Tianquan almost couldn't control his expression. He didn't expect that Qianye's personality and intelligence were quite different. This young man who had always been a loner and taciturn could be so sharp.
However, Li Tianquan was not easy to get along with, how could he let the topic be misleading, and immediately slapped a stack of documents in front of Qianye, saying: "General Qianye, don't talk about him, read this first and then talk. "
Qianye flipped through it casually, and saw some complaint records, mainly focusing on the matching of treatment and status and strength. Those complainants who don't know whether it is true or not think that a brigadier general can enjoy the highest level of treatment. No matter what the reason is, there must be tricks in it.
After reading a few articles, Qianye didn't turn the page back, and pushed the document back, his expression still indifferent, "I signed the agreement with your Li family, does it matter what others think?"
Having said that, Qianye smiled again, and said: "Besides, after today, I don't think those guys will speak out even if they are dissatisfied, at least not in front of me."
Received another unreasonable answer, Li Tianquan's face darkened immediately, and said: "Qianye, the Li family has always treated you with courtesy, but don't be fooled by being an old man." He took out another copy The document was patted in front of Qianye, "Then how do you explain this thing?"
Qianye picked it up and took a look, and saw that it was his military merit record, as well as the Li family's military merit list and reward distribution list for the past month. On the list of military merits, Qianye only ranked in the lower middle, but on the list of rewards, he squeezed into the top three because of the super high basic treatment bonus.
"I don't think there's any problem with this." Qianye pushed the document back again, knowing in his heart where Li Tianquan was going to make a fuss.
Li Tianquan sneered: "You have taken so many resources from my Li family, at least you have to make some achievements to justify it? How can you convince the public with such little military achievements since the start of the war? If you can't give a satisfactory explanation today, just the record last month. It is not too much to say that your dereliction of duty is light, that is to say, it is not too much for you to be passive."
Qianye pondered for a moment. Although the reason Li Tianquan chose to launch an attack was somewhat reasonable, it was not completely tenable. The contract he signed at the beginning had a guarantee of military merit, but that meant the entire war. Now that the battle begins, his military merit will be investigated. If you really want to argue, there is still something to say.
But Qianye didn't bother to talk about it, since Li Tianquan was catching his fault here, he must have prepared a set of excuses, it's better to just listen to the other party's purpose behind it.
He then said: "Could it be that Elder Li still doesn't know that I have completed the latest area defense mission. As for the small number of military achievements, it is because I met the devil-born Earl Aiden of the Abyss of Darkness, and I did not win after many days of fighting."
Li Tianquan immediately sneered: "I will send someone to review the completion of the area defense mission. What about the evidence? You want me to believe that you are a tenth-level general, well, an eleventh-level general, and you can actually fight more than half of the famous earl of the demon family." A month? Hehe."
Needless to say, a hehe is enough to show Li Tianquan's attitude. According to common sense, the combat power of the demons is higher than that of the dark races of the same level. It is not an exaggeration to overestimate the combat power of an earl from a famous family of demons. In other words, Li Tianquan didn't believe the explanation given by Qianye at all.
"Evidence?" Qianye was not irritated by the contempt on Li Tianquan's face, but smiled slightly and said, "Where are the two Shadow Blades that I handed in? Those are the swords of the elite guards of Abyss of Darkness. A little bit of information to respect Tang Li's ability won't fail to inquire about it, right?"
All the expressions on Li Tianquan's face were put away, leaving only a cold one. He picked up a teapot and played with it in his hands, "Qianye, open the skylight and tell the truth. How did you get such a contract? Who is the middleman? It has benefited you a lot. The rules of my Li family are there, and no one is allowed to break them, but as long as you tell everything, the old man will give you equal compensation in private. Everyone."
Qianye was quite surprised. What Li Tianquan tried to see turned out to be factional disputes within the Li family
Although there are still many doubts, Li Tianquan obviously wants to use him to establish his prestige. First, he can attack his opponents in the family, and second, he can establish prestige among the free strong.
With Qianye's reputation as the twin star of the empire, many strong people would never provoke him face to face even if they were dissatisfied. After defeating Du Li lightly in the fighting arena, they may not even have the thought of provocation. If Li Tianquan subdued Qianye, he would naturally subdue the rest of the people, and it would be of inexhaustible benefits for the Li family to manage the increasingly large team of free strongmen.
However, Qianye has no interest in making stepping stones, so he just said indifferently: "If you plan to break the contract, you don't have to beat around the bush like this."
Li Tianquan's face darkened suddenly, and he shouted: "Qianye! Do you really think I have no means to restrain you?"
Faced with such a naked threat, Qianye's face darkened, and he said slowly: "Elder Li, no one is a fool, just say what you want."
"Very good." Li Tianquan took out another document, put it in front of Qianye, and said, "Sign this, and I won't pursue those tricks behind you."
Qianye picked up the document and glanced at it, and saw that it was a new employment agreement, directly halving the salary, and without any additional military merit rewards.
In addition, many new obligations have been added. For example, during wartime, the Li family has the right to unconditionally recruit and perform missions, and they cannot refuse. The term of the agreement is five years, and during this period, they can no longer work for others.
This is no longer an employment agreement for a free strongman. It is just an unconditional certification, which is equivalent to joining the vassal of the family.
There was a sneer full of irony on Qianye's lips, and he tore up the agreement in front of Li Tianquan, then slapped the shredded paper on the table, and said, "Elder Li, you'd better find out, it was your Li family who begged for it back then." I’m here, at worst, I’m quitting.”
Li Tianquan didn't seem to have expected Qianye to turn his face so thoroughly, he slapped the table hard, and said angrily: "Qianye, this is the territory of the Li family, it's not a place where you can be unrestrained! Do you really think that this old man can't cure you?"
At the last sentence, Li Tianquan's beard suddenly became tense, and his voice suddenly became like rolling thunder.