"Damn it! What is the meaning of this?"
"Zhou Bapi is quite capable, actually managing to drag the Xiguan Army into this."
As soon as they entered the oil mill, Wang Hongtao and the others began to curse, all of them burning with rage. Shi Yi stood in the courtyard, silent. For a long time, he had been careful not to provoke Zhang Fusheng. This was no ordinary man; he held military power. In these chaotic times, military power was everything. If Shi Yi ever pushed him to a point of life-or-death crisis—to the point of threatening the foundations of his position—Zhang Fusheng would surely turn on him without hesitation. And if Zhang Fusheng turned on them, he would likely slaughter them all. No strategy or scheme could stand against absolute power wielded by a madman.
That was exactly why Shi Yi had been so cautious, avoiding Zhang Fusheng’s sharp edge all this time. But now, it was different. Today, they sealed his rice shop; tomorrow, it might be the oil mill. After that, it might be their village. Shi Yi could no longer wait.
Chapter 169