<h4>Chapter 1668: The Growing Monarch’s Hall</h4>


    Trantor: Henyee Trantions Editor: Henyee Trantions


    After the King of Poisons talked about the story about the two brothers, Ye Xiao indifferently said, “Killing people one thousand miles away... That is nothing special. They had a special skill that allowed them to control their weapons even if they’re not holding it. They had a sword that allowed them to do so. They were bluffing. Now they are just like everybody else, dead bodies as death caught them.”


    Ye Xiao kept walking ahead and ndly said, “In fact, it is pretty important to be strong when living in the martial world, but sometimes there is something more important than power.


    “For example, you must have the wisdom of self-knowledge, how to foster strengths and circumvent weaknesses, how to respect the powerful people, how to stay cautious.”


    Ye Xiao ndly smiled and said, “When you are not powerful enough, you must ept yourself as a weak ant in this world. Do not mess with a tiger because it will smash you into pieces... When you are at a low position in the world, do not think of reaching the top of the world with one step. You may get yourself falling into a bottomless cliff... When you are listening to people, lowering your head would bring you more benefits.”


    What Ye Xiao was saying seemed to be profound. He continued, “Not everyone can live like the main character of a novel, earning a great life with his bare hands. After all, only a few people have the backbone which keeps them from bowing, and the good luck which keeps them away from death... Most people have to follow a leader...


    “It is an investment. It all depends on your own judgment.”


    Ye Xiao talked in a peaceful tone, and he didn’t look back. He kept moving forward casually. He spoke out his words softly like he was mumbling to himself.


    The King of Poisons tried to catch up to him and thought of Ye Xiao’s words seriously.


    ‘What does it mean?’


    ‘Does he want me to pledge loyalty to him? Is he the leader that I can put my faith in?’


    ‘Should I invest my life on him? Should I serve him with all my loyalty?’


    He was scared by what just happened, and he timidly said, “I don’t think I can ask for anything more... I just want to survive the martial world and have a good life...”


    Ye Xiao was still moving forward. “Survival and a good life... It is the ultimate goal of many people... The five Sky Kings used to chase it... It is already a lot to ask.”


    “That’s right.” The King of Poisons nodded and bowed.


    “Little Poison, you are not a bad cultivator.” Ye Xiao said, “You are at level one of the Saint Origin Stage, and it is much better than most of the people in the world... However, it is not enough to get a good life in this world.”


    Oh, my heavens! Oh, my earth! He was actually so shameless! A few months earlier, the King of Poisons could kill Ye Xiao with a finger! Now, since he had improved a lot, he started to put on airs! That was awful!


    However, the King of Poisons didn’t feel offended at all. He humbly said, “I am so lucky to have your guidance. It is not much to tell me, but it means much more than anything else I learned. I would love to follow you and serve yourmand for the rest of my life! I will never betray you, my master!”


    Ye Xiao was surprised, and he said, “Never betray me? Well, you need to be loyal and also lucky not to break your word...”


    The King of Poisons was surprised too. He didn’t know what to say. ‘Of course, I have to be loyal, but why do I have to be lucky? What does that mean?’


    Erhuo thought. ‘Holy hell. What was that about? I didn’t understand why he said that. He will never betray you, and that is loyalty, obviously. Why did he bring up anything about being lucky? What is wrong with him? He justes up with all kinds of weird concepts. I really can’t understand why!’


    Ye Xiao realized he had said something difficult to understand, so he decided to change the topic. “Little Poison, where are you from?”


    It was a normal question. People asked this question all the time. However, the King of Poisons got his face twisted as if he had just got bitten by a poisonous snake.


    “I am from a featureless family... I don’t have a remarkable background... I came to the martial world when I was a child, and after all these years, I didn’t reach any goals yet... It is a shame...” He kept his head low.


    Ye Xiao didn’t see his face, and it seemed like he didn’t realize anything wrong. He said, “Well, just stay with me for a few days. Just do what I told you to do, and finish your job...”


    He paused and then said, “As for the future, it depends on what you are going to do.”


    “Thank you, Lord Monarch.” The King of Poisons bowed, but he seemed lost.


    ‘When did I be a man like this? Bowing to the powerful men? Having no backbone? Where is the man I used to be?’


    He followed Ye Xiao, walking like a soulless man.


    ...


    After Ye Xiao left.


    Eight of the twelve unites upied the areas where Ye Xiao went over. They kept spreading out and taking down more ces to expand their territory...


    It was Meng Youjiang’s suggestion.


    The headquarters of the Monarch’s Hall was unbreakable, but it was small. The Great Ye Army always wanted to take it over. Meng Youjiang thought they should aim further than just this city. Lord Monarch was fighting his way out, killing many enemies, so others from the Monarch’s Hall could go after him and take the areas that were conquered by Ye Xiao... They might fail to hold all those areas, but they should at least try...


    The Monarch’s Hall people arrived like a group of demons. The bandits, who were defeated by Ye Xiao, were arranged to stay together to be trained...


    Whoever disobeyed the orders would be killed.


    Those areas belonged to the Monarch’s Hall now.


    Those men had just suffered some hard beatings from Ye Xiao and they had lost all their treasures. Before they felt better, the people from the Monarch’s Hall arrived. Nobody wanted to fight anymore... They thought they had nothing to lose anymore, so they gave up fighting back. However, the men from the Monarch’s Hall were more brutal than Ye Xiao. Ye Xiao only took away money and treasures, but these people wanted to control their lives!


    The men from the Monarch’s Hall looked so strong like they were going to kill at any second...


    Nobody escaped. They all stood in lines, following orders. If they disobeyed the orders, they would die. They knew it.


    When they realized that people of the Monarch’s Hall were subordinates of Ye Xiao, they actually breathed a sigh of relief.


    ‘It means we have be the young man’s subordinates too. He can’t force us to rob anymore, can he?’


    ‘We stock things we robbed, and then you rob me? That is not right...’


    ‘Flood doesn’t crash the temple of the god of flooding. You can’t rob your own people!’


    ‘After all, whatever we rob, they belong to you after all.’