The big man thought for a moment, and then said: "I have cross-examined you carefully, there should be no problem!"
"That's good!"
The old man also nodded, and then said: "We have also investigated over there. This guy is indeed from a small village nearby. He was silent before. No one knew he knew martial arts. This time it was because of us.
It was only when people went to their villages that they were exposed.”
"In other words, his identity is no longer a problem, right?"
The big man looked at the old man.
The old man nodded and said: "Well, we happen to be short of people. This time a powerful person has come, who will be a great complement to us. This Wei Zong is a character, and we must keep him."
After a pause, the old man said: "We have also discussed it here. When the eldest master comes back, we will discuss it directly with the eldest master and make this Wei Zong the fifth master."
"The fifth master?"
The big man also thought for a moment, and then he thought for a while and said: "Although there is no problem with the strength of Wei Zong and he is completely worthy of his status as the fifth master, but... after all, he has just arrived and has not made any achievements at all. That's it.
If you directly become the fifth leader, I'm afraid... the people below will be unconvinced!"
"This is easy!"
The old man's eyes flashed, and then he said: "Isn't he under your command now? You just arranged for him to lead people to fight with those imperial troops. On the one hand, it is to accumulate credit for him, and on the other hand, it is also to test Wei Zong.
, see if he is willing to take action when facing the imperial army."
He did not doubt that Wei Zong was from the imperial court, he just felt that Wei Zong was an ordinary villager before. Although he had good martial arts skills, he might be averse to killing people.
"Okay! Let's do it then."
The big man also nodded at this time and quickly agreed with the old man's opinion.
…
Then, the next day, as soon as Wei Zong got up, he was given the task of being a big man.
"Brother Wei Zong, to be honest, I and several other heads have proposed that you be our fifth head.
But, after all, you have just joined our Quicksand Bandits and have not yet made any achievements. If you are promoted like this, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the other brothers.
So...we decided to let you accumulate some merit first."
After hearing what the big man said, Wei Zong was obviously a little "flattered."
"I'm... the fifth in charge?
These...the heads of the family, I think they look down too much!"
Wei Zong looked very surprised.
At this time, Wei Zong's performance was in line with the big man's psychological expectations. He knew that Wei Zong would be very surprised.
So, the next moment he chuckled and said: "Don't be too surprised. After all, with your strength, it would be too humiliating to be just a small leader.
This is how we, the Quicksand Pirates, will not wrong any of our talents, and your strength matches your status as the master."
After a pause, he continued: "Now, I happen to have a task that allows you to accumulate merit."
"What?"
Wei Zong suddenly asked out of curiosity.
The next moment, the big man's eyes flashed, and then he whispered in Wei Zong's ear: "To be honest, although we, the Quicksand Bandits, are hiding here, we are already somewhat short of food and grass, although brothers can also hunt in this mountain.
, but this is not always a long-term solution.
Therefore, we had planned before to go to nearby Zehu County to grab grain."
Zehu County is the county where Wei Zong lived before, and his small village also belongs to Zehu County.
Previously, he was the county magistrate of Zehu County, who arranged for people to suppress bandits, but was defeated and killed by quicksand thieves.
It is estimated that because of this incident, the quicksand bandits are now targeting Zehu County.
"Although Zehu County is not a big county, it has fertile land and a lot of oil and water."
The big man said this, and the next moment his voice changed:
"However... there are a large number of garrison troops in Zehu County. If we want to capture a county, the cost will be too high. Therefore, it has always been just a plan and has not been fully implemented."
"So, what we planned later was to arrange for some experts to sneak into the county town secretly, then enter the county government office, kidnap the county magistrate, and let him release grain! But after all, there are some experts in the county government office, and we, the heads of the government, still need to coordinate
Others cannot move around at will, so I haven’t chosen a good candidate for the infiltration, but luckily...Brother Wei Zong, you are here, and with your strength, there will be no problem in completing this order."
"Moreover, if you successfully complete this matter and solve the food problem, this will be of great benefit to our entire Quicksand Pirates. Such a huge contribution will be enough for you to become the fifth head of the family. By then...
…I don’t think anyone will have any objections!”
Although what the big man said was good, Wei Zong still thought for a while.
In fact, he knows what it means to be a big man. Accumulating merit is secondary, but testing himself is more important.
Although he knew what the big man was thinking, he still pretended to think for a while.
After all, no one wants to see their thoughts being guessed in an instant. This would be too scary.
Therefore, at this time, Wei Zong also pretended to think, and then, after pondering for a while, he nodded slowly.
"Since the fourth master said so, then if I continue to refuse to agree, wouldn't it be disrespectful of me?"
At this time, the big man also nodded.
"Okay, if that's the case, I'll go check out the other good players and you guys can take action tomorrow."
Wei Zong nodded in agreement.
Soon, the next day came.
Wei Zong met several other masters, all of whom were strong and strong, with piercing eyes. At first glance, they were people with extraordinary martial arts skills.
Add these people together, there are nine people in total, and if Wei Zong is included, there are exactly ten people.
Since entering the county town required disguise, everyone dressed up like ordinary people, and everyone else had daggers hidden in their arms.
However, since Wei Zong used a long sword and it looked more conspicuous, he simply didn't bring it with him.
He didn't care. After all, when he got to the county town, he could just grab the weapons he needed when he saw them.
In this way, a group of ten people, divided into three groups, sneaked into the county town quietly.
Since they were dressed no differently than ordinary people, the officers and soldiers guarding the city naturally did not search them carefully and simply let them sneak in easily.
After entering the county town, Wei Zong unexpectedly discovered that the county town here was actually quite prosperous.