As dusk deepened, smoke rose from cooking fires.
Zhou Laodao's residence is located in the northeast corner of the old city of Luoyi, not far from the south city wall of the ancient city. There are hills to the north and Qinghe River to the south. The environment and location are excellent.
A huge stone wall about 15 feet high and 10 feet thick, with watchtowers and arrow towers built around it, encloses a large mansion with a total of more than a thousand courtyards of various sizes.
Not only the three brothers Zhou Laodao, but also a group of Zhou clan members, including the hundred or so servants Zhou Laodao brought to the wilderness, more than a thousand private soldiers maintained by the Zhou family, as well as the relatives of those servants and soldiers, more than ten thousand men, women, young and old, lived in this mansion called "Dadaofang".
When Zhou Laodao led the team home, the second and third sons of the Zhou family and their clansmen were already waiting in front of the main entrance of the Big Knife Workshop.
Zhou Laodao's second brother, whose full name is Zhou Changgong, is just as his name suggests, with broad shoulders and long arms, a perfect physique for archery. He is upright and simple, like a piece of hemp stone in the wilderness, with a steady and reliable rhythm. Zhou Changgong is in charge of all the frictions, fights, and bloodshed of the Zhou family's private army.
The third brother of the Zhou family, whose full name is Zhou Tiejiao, is the most serious one among the three brothers. Among the three brothers of the Zhou family, Zhou Tiejiao is the most shrewd. Zhou Tiejiao usually takes care of the finances, internal affairs, and external communication of the Zhou family.
On the way here, Zhou Laodao explained that the father of the three brothers, Grandpa Zhou, was also a rough man who wandered in the wilderness. He was good at using knives since he was a child, so when Zhou Laodao was born, he was named Zhou Xiaodao... As Zhou Laodao became more and more successful, he gradually became famous, and his name gradually changed from Xiaodao to "Daoge ", and now it has become "Laodao", or he is respectfully called "Daoye".
The name Zhou Changgong, as the name suggests, is nothing much to say - during that period, the old man of the Zhou family wanted to learn archery, and when his second son was born, he gave him this name.
The name Zhou Tiejiao, which sounds quite realistic, comes from two plants of "Tiejiao grass".
The old man of the Zhou family went through life and death in the wilderness, accidentally entered the lair of a strange beast, and survived by chance, but he picked two magical herbs, "Iron Dragon Grass". One of the Iron Dragon Grass was given to the young Zhou Laodao, which laid a solid foundation for his body and allowed him to formally practice; the other Iron Dragon Grass was sold to the Luo family store in exchange for a full 200 Emperor coins, allowing Zhou Laodao to formally embark on the right path of practice and laying the foundation for the Zhou family's takeoff.
It was when the old man of the Zhou family escaped from the wilderness back to Luoyi with two plants of iron dragon grass that the third son of the Zhou family was born, and so he got this rather majestic name.
Outside the main entrance of Dadaofang, Zhou Laoer and Zhou Laosan stood side by side. In front of them was a wheelchair, and the old man of the Zhou family sat steadily on it, with his head slightly raised, looking over here.
The old man of the Zhou family had his left arm broken at the shoulder, his right foot had injured tendons, making it difficult for him to move, his lumbar vertebrae were damaged, and his entire lower body was a little paralyzed... He was also hit on the face by a claw from the ferocious beast, and his right eye had already become a black hole. The muscles on half of his face were twisted, making him look quite ferocious.
Zhou Laodao ran forward happily from a distance, knelt on the ground with a "gudong", kowtowed to the old man of the Zhou family several times, then straightened his back and complained to his father: "Dad, you are so weak..."
"Your mother is weak!" The old man of the Zhou family cursed, "How can my body be weak? If I were weak, how could I have beaten you three bastards?"
After a heavy cough, the old man of the Zhou family raised his right hand and patted Zhou Laodao on the head: "Did you have a peaceful journey?"
Behind Zhou Laoer and Zhou Laosan, the families of the caravan companions who traveled with Zhou Laodao were already a little agitated and were looking towards the team one by one.
Zhou Laodao responded loudly, "Don't worry, it was generally peaceful along the way... We encountered a group of blind horse thieves, but I... ahem, I took care of them all... Well, we ran into some trouble later and lost more than a dozen of our men, but that's a good thing."
There were cries of weeping among the waiting crowd.
Zhou Laosan turned around and said in a deep voice, "Why are you crying? Why are you crying? The master is back, don't you have any rules? The dead men should be compensated according to the rules, and our own children should work hard, so that they can follow the master in and out of the wilderness in the future, and they will definitely have a bright future... Shut up!"
After a round of scolding, the crowd quieted down.
Zhou Laodao stood up, whispered a few words to his two brothers, and then burst into hearty laughter.
Zhou Laoer and Zhou Laosan raised their heads and took a deep look at the brothers Zhou Dalong and Zhou Dahu who were hiding in the team and dared not look up. They sneered a few times, then took a few steps forward at the same time and bowed deeply to Lu Yi: "Brother Fahai!"
Lu Yi put his hands together and returned the greeting to the Zhou brothers with a smile: "No need to be polite, we are all family."
Lu Yi walked forward again and took the initiative to bow to the old man of the Zhou family: "I hope you are well, old man. I am Fahai, the monk who was saved by Lao Dao on the road. I can't help but bother you in the future."
Although the old man of the Zhou family was not a true Taoist, his experience of life and death in the wilderness was much richer than that of Zhou Laodao, the eldest son. He had seen a lot of people and ghosts, and had either seen or heard of all kinds of strange people and things, ghosts and gods from all over the world.
Seeing that after Lu Wu tried his best to suppress himself, his majestic body was still about fifteen or six feet tall, and looking at Lu Wu's calm and composed demeanor, as well as the inexplicable pressure emanating from him, the old man of the Zhou family became serious, supported himself on the armrest of the wheelchair with one arm, and slowly stood up.
He looked Lu Yu up and down for a while, then burst into laughter: "You're right, we are all family... We are so happy to have distinguished guests come to visit us, hurry in, hurry up... serve the wine, serve the meat, and make the place lively!"
Lu Yi said, 'We are all family'!
The old man of the Zhou family is very interesting. He directly said, "We are all family!"
Lu Yi smiled and nodded, Zhou Laodao and his two brothers also laughed, and the group walked into the sword workshop with their heads held high without saying anything more. Then, on the east side of the main gate, on the tall arrow tower, the Zhou family's private army archers blew the horn and hung a long sword decorated with blood-colored silk in the most conspicuous position outside the arrow tower!
The blood-red ribbon, which was as long as six meters, fluttered in the wind like a blood dragon dancing. Anyone with better eyesight could see the blood-red ribbon fluttering in the wind even if they were standing on the south wall of the old city!
This is also the custom of the deserted city.
This means that the head of this family, the real person in charge, has returned.
Anyone who wants to come to your door openly, whether it is a friend or an enemy, you can start taking action!
If he is a friend, he will be treated to wine and meat when he comes to visit.
It's the enemy, blood and flesh are flying everywhere when they come to the door!
I have to say that the folk customs and habits of the wilderness are indeed tough and direct.
Dadaofang, diagonally across the river, is also surrounded by thick walls, with small hills, trees, and high-rise buildings. This is Lixuefang, where the Zhao clan of Luoyi lived.
Like the Zhou family, the Zhao family is also one of the "nouveau riche" families in Luoyi. It is only the current generation of the head of the family who got the opportunity and luckily embarked on the right path of cultivation and earned a considerable fortune.
However, what is inferior to the Zhou family is that the Zhao family head has many brothers in this generation, but only two of them have entered the true cultivation of Taoism, and their strength is not even comparable to that of Zhou Tiejiao, the weakest of the three brothers of the Zhou family.
Therefore, the Zhao family was far inferior to the Zhou family in terms of actual power, reputation, and even deterrence in all aspects in Luoyi.
Unfortunately, the current head of the Zhao family had a pair of charming twin daughters, who happened to be favored by the current head of the Luo family, the most powerful family in Luoyi, and directly became the 27th and 28th concubines of the Luo family head.
As a result, the Zhao family became related to the Luo family.
Today, the head of the Zhao family is the commander of the cavalry camp at the east gate of Luoyi, and he has more than 10,000 men under his command. The Zhao family head's younger brother, who is also a true cultivator, is serving as a guard in the Luoyi government-run prison 'Luoyi Kuying'. He has nearly 10,000 jailers under his command, and controls the lives and deaths of nearly 100,000 prisoners and convicts.
Dadaofang and Lixuefang were separated by a Qinghe River that was only about 20 feet wide, and there was a flying bridge across the river. The two families were considered to be very close neighbors. On weekdays, the relationship between the two families was also acceptable. Zhou Changgong and Zhao Jinhu, the head of the Zhao family, were relatively close friends at the wine table, and they also had a friendship when they competed in the same brothel.
On the arrow tower in front of the Big Knife Workshop, the six-meter blood-red ribbon fluttered, the horn sounded, and the banquet hall began to clink glasses and smell the aroma of wine and meat. At the backyard of Lixue Workshop, on the top of a hill, on the top floor of a nine-story building that was used for viewing the scenery and also served as a sentry tower and arrow tower, Luo Mo, the current head of the Luo family, was standing with his hands behind his back, gazing at the bustling Big Knife Workshop in the distance.
"It's hard for them. The master of the family ran back from the wilderness with great difficulty, and he made a lot of imperial money this time. Even the Hu family's enclosure was occupied by them. Of course, it is something worth celebrating." Rama, who was handsome and unrestrained, with a beautiful beard about a foot long and an extraordinary and graceful demeanor, had a twinkling eye and a faint light flashed in the thin line between his eyebrows, and he sighed.
"What a pity. The Zhou family has been quite respectful over the years. They know that 90% of the profits from the good goods that Zhou Laodao brings back from the wilderness are taken away by our Luo family's old store, but they still abide by the rules and do not secretly ship goods to the Qin family and the Lin family... This loyalty and caution are rare..."
"What can I do? What can I do... Zhou Laodao is a great man. He is such a great man."
"It would be fine if he was the only person who was a figure... But the brothers Zhou Changgong and Zhou Tiejiao are also a bit hidden... That's fine too, but among their nephews and nephews... Zhou Dalong, Zhou Dahu, Zhou Dafeng, Zhou Dapeng, Zhou Dajun, Zhou Daqi... The three brothers each have two sons, a total of six sons, all of whom have reached the threshold of entering the true cultivation!"
Rama shook his head: "This shouldn't be the case. This shouldn't be the case."
"Such luck, such momentum!"
"What our Luo family wants is a lackey who is obedient and willing to be slaughtered and exploited by us... but not a new and powerful family with too much luck and might jump out at any time to take a piece of our meat!"
"The Qin family and the Lin family were unable to suppress them back then. That was because of their reasons. They had no choice but to do so."
"But the Zhou family... hehe!"
Rama clenched his fists tightly, and his palms suddenly turned red. Wisps of evil red energy rose from his fingertips. The temperature around him suddenly soared, and a strong smell of blood surged out. All the grass and trees within a radius of thirty feet around the small building suddenly became shriveled, and some flowers and plants that were originally full of vitality even crawled limply on the ground.
Zhao Jinhu stood behind Rama respectfully.
Although from a certain level, Zhao Jinhu is Rama's 'father-in-law'... but looking at the look in Zhao Jinhu's eyes when he looks at Rama, it is completely - Rama is his biological father!
Hearing Rama's sigh, Zhao Jinhu said softly, "The head of the family is absolutely right... Well, this Zhou Laodao is back, and the three generations of the Zhou family are all here... We can catch them all in one fell swoop!"
After coughing lightly, Zhao Jinhu said with a smile: "If the head of the family wants to eradicate the roots, my Zhao family is willing to be the vanguard!"
With a gleam of greed in his eyes, Zhao Jinhu took a fierce look at the Dadaofang, which was much stronger than his own Lixuefang in terms of its land area, protective walls, arrow towers and other defensive facilities.
With a sneer, Zhao Jinhu said coldly: "Zhou Laodao... The Zhou family really needs to be taught a lesson."
After a pause, Zhao Jinhu laughed coldly, "Over the years, Zhou Laodao has become more and more powerful. People like Xu Damabang and Ma Shangfeng are also well-known Taoists. He teaches them a lesson whenever he wants... People who don't know him would really think that Zhou Laodao is the one whose words count in Luoyi!"
"I heard that there are many people who are willing to hang out with the three Zhou brothers."
Zhao Jinhu sighed softly: "The Zhou family has indeed prospered greatly in recent years... They need to be taught a lesson!"
Rama smiled indifferently, with wisps of bloody murderous aura rising from his body, gradually outlining a strange image with three eyes, four arms and a half-crescent blood moon on its head behind him.
Zhao Jinhu suddenly bent down in awe.
Rama, has he become so powerful that he has reached the state of condensing the dharma of heaven and man? As expected, he is the current head of the most powerful family in Luoyi. How can such a foundation be compared with that of a small upstart family like the Zhou family?
Pursing his lips, Zhao Jinhu was a little confused again.
Rama alone is enough to kill the Zhou family with a flip of his hand - it seems there is no need to take the Zhou family too seriously, right?
However, Zhao Jinhu was happy to see the Zhou family in trouble.
With the relationship between him and Rama...if the Zhou family falls, his Zhao family can reap the benefits, wouldn't that be a happy thing?
In the Big Knife Workshop, in the Zhou family's backyard, in the meeting room.
Zhou Laodao returned safely with a rich harvest. He raided the Hu family's enclosure and got a lot of good goods. Zhou Laodao made a lot of money on this trip.
At the welcoming banquet, the money and gifts that were supposed to be distributed had already been distributed. Those who died in the caravan naturally received generous compensation, those who were injured also received additional rewards, and the other lucky ones who were unharmed also received a very generous reward.
Several candles made of animal oil illuminated the small meeting room. The red candlelight made everyone's face red, as if it was covered with a layer of blood.
The old man of the Zhou family was sitting in a wheelchair. He was about half drunk and was looking at his children and grandchildren happily.
Zhou Laodao sat in the main seat in the middle of the family. On the small table beside him, there were fifty stacks of small emperor coins neatly stacked in piles of ten. Zhou Changgong and Zhou Tiejiao sat on Zhou Laodao's left and right, and in front of them were the six sons of the three brothers.
Zhou Dalong and Zhou Dahu are Zhou Laodao’s sons.
Zhou Dafeng and Zhou Dapeng are the descendants of Zhou Changgong.
Zhou Dajun and Zhou Daqi call Zhou Tiejiao "Dad".
After Zhou Laodao earnestly asked the six brothers about their progress in cultivation in recent days, he earnestly recounted the various dangers he had encountered on this trip, focusing on how the Hu family enclosure was counterattacked by Lu Yi due to Hu Qing's inexplicable attack, and all the able-bodied men in the Hu family enclosure were slaughtered, and their huge foundation was occupied by outsiders.
"Da Long, Da Hu, stay at home for the next three months and don't step out of the house." Zhou Laodao coldly said how he would deal with his two beloved sons. He glared at the two brothers who were as silent as a cicada and said coldly, "The stupid son of the Niu family was jealous of others and snatched women. Did you take his money or drink his wine, and you are so reckless to vent your anger for them?"
"You are not allowed to go out for three months... If you dare to go out, I will personally break your legs!"
Zhou Laodao waved his hand and said, "Let your uncle explain the truth to you... It's not just Dalong and Dahu. The four of you should stop laughing. If you dare to make the same mistake next time, I will break your legs!"
"The Hu family had such a strong foundation, but all the men in the family were slaughtered because of the inexplicable outburst of that idiot Hu Qing... You have never seen such scenes... In the future, I will take you to see some scenes of families being wiped out, and then you will know what it means to be cautious!"
After severely reprimanding his own disciples, Zhou Laodao solemnly handed ten stacks, or one hundred imperial coins, to his two younger brothers - Zhou Changgong and Zhou Tiejiao both showed delighted expressions.
In the past, every time Zhou Laodao returned from the wilderness, the resources he had risked his life to get back were limited. The two brothers could share thirty or forty imperial coins, which was roughly the amount of income.
This time, their income has skyrocketed, and they can get a hundred imperial coins. The two brothers' cultivation can take a steady step forward.
"Longbow, Iron Dragon, this is your share."
Zhou Laodao stuffed another hundred imperial coins into his pocket: "This is my share!"
Zhou Laodao also had a look of joy on his face - he had reached a critical bottleneck, and as long as he had enough resources, he would be able to break through to a higher level.
Zhou Laodao can only be regarded as a "heavenly soldier" now. After breaking through a major class, he can enter the "heavenly scholar" class. His strength will certainly soar more than ten times, and his voice will also be much louder.
I heard that the current head of the Luo family, Rama, is only a master of the "Tianshi" level!
This is the head of the Luo family who controls most of Luoyi and whose influence radiates tens of thousands of miles around!
If Zhou Laodao can successfully break through, how much benefit can it bring to the Zhou family?
Zhou Laodao pondered for a moment, took out two stacks of the remaining two hundred imperial coins, and threw them to his six nephews and nephews: "This time, take more, don't be naughty and playful, and don't fight and cause trouble all day long. You must work hard and strive to step into the right path of cultivation as soon as possible."
"To make a living in this wilderness, you need a strong fist to make a fortune and survive!"
There were still eighty imperial coins left on the small table.
Zhou Laodao glanced at his father and said, "Dad, these eighty pieces of imperial coins will be hidden in the family treasury as usual. Next time I go out, I will withdraw ten more."
Dadaofang, Zhou Laodao’s own courtyard.
In the corner of the courtyard, there is a 20-meter-high watchtower. The courtyard where Zhou Laodao lives is located in the center of the entire Dadao Workshop. This watchtower can effectively observe the movements of the entire Dadao Workshop.
Lu Yi was sitting on the top of the watchtower, with his legs stretched out from the gap in the fence, swinging back and forth comfortably.
He did not attend the Zhou family's welcoming banquet, but instead had someone send over a few jars of old wine and a few stewed bison legs, and ate and drank large pieces of meat and big bowls of wine.
In the Yin-Yang Heaven, Lu Yi could sustain himself by simply breathing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Fasting had become his instinct, and he would only eat and drink some delicious food occasionally to satisfy his appetite.
But when he arrived in this world, although he could use the seal of Loulan Deputy Town to breathe in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and provide the needs of his body, he still felt hungry for some reason and needed to replenish enough wine and meat to maintain the normal loss of his body.
This is the difference in the laws of heaven and earth... It is also possible that Lu Yu’s current cultivation level is not high enough!
Next to Lu Yi was a piece of beautifully tanned animal skin, on which was neatly written an unnamed standard cultivation method with golden-red paint.
This standard cultivation method was the one that the old man of the Zhou family bought from the Luo family's old store after he sold a plant of Iron Dragon Grass. When purchasing this unnamed method, the Luo family's old store even made the old man of the Zhou family swear a solemn oath that the method was strictly prohibited from being passed on to outsiders unless the person was his direct blood relative!
It was with the help of this nameless martial art that the three brothers Zhou Laodao, Zhou Changgong and Zhou Tiejiao embarked on the path of cultivation.
Arriving at Zhou's house, Lu Yi immediately asked Zhou Laodao to take out the original copy of the carefully stored technique and carefully examine it. After examining the few 3,000 words in the technique word by word, Lu Yi could only sigh in silence - this 'common version' technique that was sold without even a name was indeed extremely crude.
This technique does not involve the profound level of the Great Dao Law at all, it is just the most superficial breathing and application of the spiritual power of heaven and earth. Its application method is so poor that it cannot even be compared with the cultivation methods of the Liangyi Heaven, let alone the cultivation methods of the Jisheng Heaven and Yuanling Heaven...
Well, those 'heroes and knights' who were once high and mighty in the martial arts world of Yuanlingtian Dayin Dynasty, their 'martial arts' and the way they used 'internal energy and inner qi' were much more profound and subtle than the martial arts practiced by the three Zhou Laodao brothers!
The laws of heaven and earth are so magnificent and lofty. There exists a world in the void with inexplicable and unpredictable power that even Lu Yi cannot shake in the slightest... Is the level of its cultivation method just like this?
Lu Fu didn't believe it!
It’s really amazing that Luoyi is so big, but there’s not even a bookstore!
Considering Zhou Laodao's wealth, the teacher he hired only taught Zhou Dalong and his brothers the simplest literacy, and did not know anything else, such as astronomy, geography, humanities, and history...
Monopoly and control!
The monopoly of knowledge means the control of destiny!
Judging from this crude method, for a cultivator like Zhou Laodao, the value of an emperor coin is absolutely incomparably high - according to Lu Yi's analysis of Zhou Laodao, if he used it seriously for cultivation, it would take him about half a day to completely exhale and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth inside.
If it is used to heal wounds, the efficiency will be much faster, but the waste of the spiritual power of heaven and earth contained in the imperial coin is also astonishing.
In short, the efficiency is low, the resource utilization is poor, and the visible upper limit is not high... This is the method that Zhou Laodao practices.
"In that case, if this technique is modified a little, in my opinion, the efficiency of practice can be increased more than a hundred times." Lu Yi drank the liquor in big gulps - I have to say, I don't know whether it was intentional or not, I don't know if it was because his skills were really not good enough or he didn't put enough effort into improving the technology, but the wine in Luoyi was really unpalatable!
"If there is still enough imperial money, we can train a group of available manpower in a short period of time." Lu Yi scratched his bald scalp vigorously, and suddenly laughed at himself - what, train a group of available manpower?
Fighting for world domination?
I'm really bored, how can I have the time to do this?
However, a huge wave rose in his mind again, and mixed fragments of memory surged up. Lu Yi seemed to see huge military formations, and he was carrying a brilliant Zen staff and walking in the front of the military formation!
Well, I used to have many, many subordinates!
'bite'!
The string of Buddhist beads containing white bone relics hanging on Lu Yi's wrist shook slightly, and the white bone relics collided with each other, making a shrill sound.
Lu Yi also felt a cold malice in the air.
This malice came from all directions and was aimed at everyone in the entire Zhoujiafang City!
In the distance, there was a noise - on the sentry towers at the four corners of the Big Sword Workshop, the private army archers on duty shouted and rebuked... A sharp horn sounded, followed by an arrow shooting straight into the sky, and a sharp whistle like a wolf's howl went straight into the sky several miles above the ground, followed by a "bang" sound of the arrow exploding, and a large patch of phosphorescence spread out in all directions, faintly turning into the shape of a long sword.
The entire Big Knife Workshop suddenly moved.
In courtyards one after another, groups of Zhou family private soldiers, wearing armor, holding spears and halberds, carrying strong bows and crossbows, quickly gathered in the streets and alleys, and then headed towards the key locations in the Big Knife Shop.
The Zhou family has more than a thousand private soldiers, all of whom are wearing a full set of heavy armor, and the weapons in their hands are the most sophisticated and highest quality ones circulating on the market in Luoyi.
In terms of equipment alone, the Zhou family's private army is far better equipped than the Luoyi Cavalry Battalion.
In terms of combat power, the private army that Zhou Laodao brothers raised with a lot of money can easily defeat three or five soldiers of the Ranger Battalion by fighting alone. If any of the Zhou brothers led this thousand-strong private army, they could really attack the Ranger Battalion at the four gates of Luoyi head-on, and win the battle, or even break and defeat it!
In addition to these "professional" private soldiers, the Zhou family also had thousands of men who rushed out of their homes when they heard the alarm.
The men in the Zhou family were as young as twelve or thirteen years old, and as old as... well, the laws of heaven and earth are different, and people's lifespans and degrees of body aging are also different. Lu Yi couldn't figure out exactly how old the men in the Zhou family were, but judging from their appearance, they were all strong men in their early forties.
Some of the Zhou family's male members who were wealthy had their own set of heavy armor. Some of those with modest means could also prepare a full set of leather armor inlaid with metal armor plates. As for those branches with fewer male members and insufficient income, they could also prepare several sets of heavy leather armor.
These men, wearing helmets and armor, holding various weapons, walked out of their houses one after another. The elders of the Zhou family stood at several crossroads of the Dadaofang, skillfully mobilizing these strong men and guarding several important traffic routes.
The old, weak, women and children of the Zhou family also carried short bows and small crossbows, and silently followed the secret passages and doors between the courtyards, and quickly gathered towards the Zhou family ancestral hall which was closest to Zhou Laodao's house.
The Zhou Family Ancestral Hall is an extremely solid small fortress made entirely of megalithic structure. Its walls are more than twice as high as the courtyard walls and about two meters thick. It has only one extremely narrow door for entry and exit.
When Lu Yi stood up, he saw that there was actually a team of heavily-armored warriors stationed in the ancestral hall all year round. After hearing the alarm, they had been busy moving barrels of grease, arrows, lime, caltrops and other city-defending tools from the semi-underground warehouse in the ancestral hall.
The entire Zhou family's sword workshop was like a frightened hedgehog. Before it could figure out what was happening in the outside world, all the clansmen had already followed the procedures and taken their well-trained positions, turning the entire sword workshop into a huge war machine!
Such efficiency, such performance, can be called a 'strong army'!
All the clan members acted in an orderly manner, which was in line with the Art of War. Obviously, with the Zhou family's background and Luoyi's blockade of knowledge, Zhou Laodao and others could not get in touch with the so-called "Art of War" and other advanced things...
The current behavior can only be... some kind of instinct?
Lu Yi couldn't help but marvel at it. He nodded and looked towards the brightly lit main entrance of the Big Knife Workshop.
Looking from a high place, Lu Yi saw that the wide street in front of the main gate of the Big Knife Workshop was occupied by heavily armored and fully armed soldiers. As far as Lu Yi could see, the number of heavily armored soldiers in front of the main gate of the Big Knife Workshop exceeded three thousand.
Moreover, the sheen of the heavy armor on these heavily-armored soldiers is obviously different!
Lu Yi suddenly thought of the Hu family's enclosure and the eighteen heavy-armored saber-wielding warriors behind Hu Qing. The armor on those eighteen saber-wielding warriors was forged with spiritual gold, the so-called 'half-step heavenly soldier' ​​armor, and its defense was more than ten times that of ordinary alloy heavy armor.
Lu Yu took a deep breath.
Zhou Laodao was delighted for a long time after seizing the eighteen sets of heavy armor in the Hu family enclosure. It was obvious that such heavy armor was a considerable fortune for a true cultivator like Zhou Laodao .
This is the case for eighteen sets of heavy armor, so what about three thousand sets?
Lu Yi turned around and looked carefully at the more than a thousand private soldiers of the Zhou family in the Big Sword Workshop - the heavy armor they were wearing was indeed of extremely fine quality, but it was obvious that they were just ordinary soldiers and could not be compared with the so-called Half-Step Heavenly Soldiers!
With the strength of these private soldiers... they are wielding ordinary-level swords, spears, and halberds, facing these three thousand soldiers, perhaps they will not be able to break through the armor at all!
Lu Yi raised the jar of wine and took another big gulp.
"This is interesting!"