"They are indeed our slaves." Niu Yuntao quickly took out a roll of animal skin from his pocket, untied the tether, unfolded it, pointed to the words on the skin and defended: "This is the certificate that the previous patriarch sold me those pig people, and there was also his autograph on it."

Niu Zeyu also took out a roll of animal skin, and his tone was cold: "You can see it yourself, this is my slave purchase certificate."

As he said that, he made a cold threat: "Young man, don't think that you can do whatever you want by sitting in this position. You are just the acting patriarch. Before you get your Majesty's approval and the document is issued, you can only manage the Lei Niu Department."

Yanchi took the animal skin roll from the hands of the two, turned around and delivered it to Tianhao. The young acting patriarch took it casually and spread it out. His cold eyes quickly swept across the animal skin. He raised his head and stared at the two complainants standing in front of him.

"Slave..." Tianhao put the two animal skins together and placed them on the coffee table next to the throne: "I really didn't expect that there are slaves in the dignified Lei Niu clan?"

Whether in the south or north of the mainland, whether in any kingdom or tribe, there are slaves. There are many reasons for this, but whether in white or barbarians, the number of slaves is very small. Taking the entire cattle clan as an example, at best, there are only a few thousand people.

"Please tell me, where do you come from so many slaves?" Tianhao stretched his brows and then frowned. The question was very direct.

"Buy it." Niu Zeyu looked confident, and his eyes were filled with a glimmer of unknown meaning: "More than a week before the king went to Chiti City, he summoned some people in the city, and we were among them. The king took out 30,000 pig people to auction, so he made these efforts."

"Auction?" Tianhao was slightly stunned, then frowned: "He sold all the 30,000 pig people as slaves?"

Niu Zeyu nodded affirmatively: "Yes."

"Why?" Tianhao frowned even deeper.

Niu Yuntao quickly interrupted: "The pig people have too much appetite, and their speed of consuming food is amazing. After the last battle, there was not much food in the city. The king summoned us several times to discuss, but no one had a good solution, so..."

"So Niu Weibang sold these pig people to you as slaves, because he has no food and can't raise these wastes with a lot of appetite?" Tianhao understood what the other party wanted to express, so he interrupted Niu Yuntao and supplemented the unfinished content later.

"Yes, yes, yes, that's it." Niu Yuntao bent over and nodded repeatedly, with a flattering smile on his face.

"I understand, these pig people are your private property?" Tianhao followed the other party's rhythm, smiled, and suddenly realized.

The attitude of the young generation patriarch had obviously changed compared to the other side, and Niu Zeyu's vigilance was slightly relaxed. He turned his head and glanced at Niu Yuntao standing next to him, and saw that the other party blinked as agreed in advance.

Niu Zeyu quickly became settled. He felt that things were not as difficult as he thought, especially the new acting patriarch was very young... so he smiled.

"The king is a good man. Wu Yuan actually killed him cruelly. It is really a thousand cuts." Niu Zeyu tightened his jaw, and his whole body looked serious and solemn: "Sir, we don't mean to offend you. We are just fighting for our normal rights. You are a newcomer and don't know much about Leijiao City. We don't blame you. As long as you open up the problem and put our slaves back, this matter will be over."

"...What you said makes sense." Tianhao's expression was a little at a loss, and it could even be said to be a little panic. He asked tentatively: "As you said just now, I only requisitioned 4,000 slaves, and the king sold as many as 30,000 pig people. These people... I mean slaves, where are they?"

Niu Zeyu and Niu Yuntao looked at each other again, and their proud eyes immediately separated when they collided. Niu Yuntao became a little excited. He felt his blood rushing to his face, and his speech speed increased: "They were bought by other nobles and they were all in the city."

"So that's how it is..." Tianhao lowered his head and muttered to himself, his voice getting smaller and smaller, as if he was in deep thought.

The silence lasted for half a minute, which was very distressing and quite worried for Niu Zeyu and Niu Yutao.

After a long time, Niu Zeyu took a step forward, leaned slightly on his upper body, and asked tentatively: "Sir..."

Tianhao seemed to wake up from a dream and quickly raised his head: "What's wrong?"

"Can I... make a small suggestion?" Niu Zeyu smiled.

"You said." Tianhao's performance was completely in line with the young man who was ignorant of the world, had just taken power but had no much experience and was at a loss when facing problems.

"The king has gone, and there must be a new patriarch of the Leiniu tribe. Since the king's prequel is in you at his death, there must be his reason. We have no objection to this and are willing to obey your orders. But... some things... can we... discuss?" Niu Zeyu's words were full of temptation: "It is not a good idea to replace firewood with peat. I have no intention of questioning your authority, but this order... can you understand a little?"

He could not see the slightest banter that flashed deep in Tianhao's eyes.

Niu Yuntao also came up and hurriedly said [Zerolingshu.com.]: "Sir, you have just taken over the position of patriarch. There are many things to do. You don't need to focus on small things like peat. If... I'm talking about it, if, sir, you must use peat instead of firewood. These small things can be handled completely. I promise that they will be done properly so that you won't find any fault."

Niu Zeyu didn't expect Niu Yuntao to say such words at all. He was a little anxious and elbowed his companion without hesitation, glared at the other party fiercely, and said in an equally urgent tone: "Sir, I can do these things too... I... I can do better than anyone else."

Niu Yuntao's face was tense, and he glared at Niu Zeyu: "What do you mean?"

Niu Zeyu refused to give in at all: "We are all working for adults, why bother with each other?"

"you……"

"Enough!"

Tianhao interrupted the two people who were arguing, and he asked calmly: "What else do you have to ask for besides these?"

I pretended to be weak before not to make a show, but just wanted to relax a little, and by the way, I saw the true status of my acting patriarch in the minds of these guys.

For some reason, Niu Zeyu suddenly felt uneasy. He shook Niu Yuntao's hand away from his robe, faced Tian Hao, and replied with a wry smile: "...that... is gone, there is only these."

Tianhao turned his gaze to Niu Yuntao: "Where are you?"

The latter opened his mouth, obviously trying to say something. He looked unwilling to do so, but in the end he closed his lips and said nothing.

Tianhao returned to his previous focused and indifferent expression: "Since you have nothing to say, then I will talk about my thoughts."

"As far as I know, Niu Weibang is not the kind of person who will turn civilians into slaves." Tianhao snorted from his nostrils to show his attitude, and his sitting posture was more relaxed than before: "You always say that he sold the pig captives...what is the evidence?"

The young lord's face became fast, from indifference to weakness, from confusion to toughness, in just a few minutes, Niu Weibang's two father-in-law felt that their minds could not keep up with this change. Niu Yuntao could not speak a word, Niu Zeyu was better. His face was unstable and he asked tentatively: "Sir, what do you mean?"

"Since it's a population transaction, the procedures must be complete." Tianhao picked up the two rolls of animal skins from the coffee table next to him, threw them on the ground without any hesitation, and sneered: "I admire your courage very much. How dare you use such a fake thing to deceive me in front of me."

After obtaining the position of patriarch, Tianhao regarded himself as a "king" in public for the first time.

Niu Zeyu and Niu Yuntao did not notice the change in the title of the young patriarch. What they really paid attention to was the word "forgery". The two of them suddenly changed their expressions at the same time, their bodies trembled, and then they became tense.

Niu Zeyu's muscles twitched a few times. Although his heart was filled with fear and anger, he still forced himself to release his smile: "Sir, have you made a mistake..."

"You seem to have forgotten the identity of this king." Tianhao interrupted him without hesitation, and held his left hand on his knee, leaning forward with his upper body. His overall figure and posture were extremely aggressive and majestic: "I am the patriarch of the Leiniu tribe, and you should call me "Your Highness", not an adult."

Niu Zeyu's anger intensified, and humiliation came at the same time. He looked at Tianhao, who was sitting on the throne, suppressed the urge to pounce over and pinch the other party's neck, and made a reluctant compromise: "...Your Highness, I..."

"Kneel down!" Tianhao interrupted him again, raised his hand and pointed to the hard ground, making a cold voice: "This is not the etiquette you should have when you meet me. Kneel down, kneel on the ground and say. Without my permission, you will never stand up."

Niu Yuntao was stunned by the side. No one urged him, and he bent his knees and knelt down. This action was no difficulty for him. He became experienced when he was old. Although it was just a few simple words, it was enough to make him judge a lot of information from it and make the correct choice in time.

Niu Zeyu's expression became cold and fierce. He stood there without moving, his face turned pale: "You are just the acting patriarch. If you have not been recognized by His Majesty, you will never be the king of Thunder Bull."

"Is this the reason why you deceive your superiors and subordinates to get benefits from it?" Tianhao sneered and retorted: "Ten thousand pig people are all your slaves... You are really brave."

The total number of pig slaves purchased was indicated on the animal skin roll, Niu Zeyu had 10,000 and Niu Yuntao had 5,000.

"This is what Niu Weibang sold to us." Niu Zeyu was furious and his voice was harsh.

"Yes! Yes! They are indeed slaves sold to us by the king." Niu Yuntao knelt on the ground and echoed repeatedly. He picked up the animal skin document and pointed to the signature on it and repeatedly defended: "Please look at your highness, this is the king's signature."

"What's the use of a mere signature? Do you understand the rules of the clan?" Tianhao said calmly: "The clan leader must have a seal stamped by a large transaction. Take a look at these two transaction documents, where is the clan leader's seal?"

Niu Zeyu's heart suddenly sank.

He knew this was an omission, but he could not make up for it.

The only supplement that can be made is to try to defend: "When the king sold the pig man to us, he may have forgotten to stamp the seal. Not only us, but also others' slave trading documents are the same. Lord... If you don't believe it, you can call all the people who have bought slaves and face it as a testimony."

Tian Hao suddenly laughed loudly, his smile was crazy and weird, and he was full of joy and joy: "Hahaha, do you think I really don't know anything?"

"When faced with the testimony? Do you think that if there are too many people, you can win safely?"

"Do you think you did it very cleverly, and I can't see anything, and I'm kept in the dark?"

"Thirty thousand pig slaves, your heart is really dark."

Having laughed enough, Tianhao pinched his fingers hard: "Catch them up."

Yanchi and the guards who had been waiting for a long time rushed forward, twisted Niu Zeyu and Niu Yuntao's hands backwards and pressed them down hard.

All the guards were pigs. They were extremely fierce and their strong physiques exceeded Niu Zeyu and Niu Yuntao's normal understanding of pigs. Yan Teeth grabbed Niu Zeyu's shoulders, and in the face of such a rough and irresistible force, he could not even maintain balance. His body was lifted up, his feet left the ground, and then his waist was also held back. His whole person changed from upright to lean forward, and his shoulders were pressed down and fell from the air. His knees hit the hard floor tiles. Niu Zeyu felt that his bones were about to break and screamed in pain.

Niu Yuntao was also pressed to the ground, and his face was covered with dust. Because he pressed too tightly and too hard, his forehead was knocked through, and there were also large scratches on the corner of his mouth and cheek on his right side.

The human brain is wonderful. It always flashes of inspiration on a specific occasion, allowing you to clear the fog in chaos and confusion and see the reality clearly.

The severe pain stimulated Niu Zeyu's brain and made him wake up from his fear.

slave!

The new patriarch!

A pair of memory images appeared in my mind.

At that time, Niu Weibang's death came from Chiti City. The entire Leijiao City was immersed in grief.

Niu Zeyu and his daughter were so hated for Wu Yuan that he made his wife lose her husband and turned a noble father-in-law into an ordinary nobleman. The hatred was so strong that Tianhao escorted Wu Yuan from Chiti City to Heijiao City. When he was temporarily staying in Leijiao City, Niu Zeyu even thought about taking people into prison and chopping off Wu Yuan's head with his own hands.

It was at that time that Niu Zeyu met Tianhao.

He was surprised that the powerful Lord of the Rock Corps was so young. Compared to himself, Niu Zeyu developed strong dissatisfaction. He was jealous, but he was just jealous, and had never thought about other aspects, nor did he have unrealistic thoughts such as replacing them.
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