"They are indeed our slaves." Niu Yuntao hurriedly took out a roll of animal skins from his pocket, untied the tether, unfolded it, and pointed to the words on the animal skin to defend it repeatedly: "This is the certificate that the previous patriarch sold to me those pigs, and there is his autograph on it." ”

Niu Zeyu also took out a roll of animal skins, and his tone was cold: "Look for yourself, this is my slave purchase certificate." ”

As he spoke, he issued a cold threat: "Young man, don't think that you can do whatever you want by sitting in this position. You are only the acting patriarch, and until Your Majesty approves and issues the papers, you can only take charge of the Thunder Cattle Department. ”

Yanya took the animal skin scroll from the two of them separately, turned around and handed it to Tianhao, the young acting patriarch took it casually, unfolded it, and quickly swept his indifferent gaze from the animal skin, he raised his head and looked at the two complainants standing in front of him.

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

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

"Tell me, where do you get so many slaves?" Tianhao's brows stretched for a moment, and then he frowned, the question was very direct.

"Bought it." Niu Zeyu's expression was determined, and his eyes flashed with a glimmer of unknown meaning: "More than a week before the king went to Red Hoof City, he gathered some people in the city, and we were among them. At that time, the king took out 30,000 pigs for auction, so these efforts were made. ”

"Auction?" Tianhao was slightly stunned, and then frowned: "He sold all 30,000 pigs as slaves?" ”

Niu Zeyu nodded affirmatively: "Yes." ”

"Why?" Tianhao's brows furrowed even deeper.

Niu Yuntao hurriedly interjected: "The appetite of the pig people is too big, and the speed at which they consume food is very amazing. After the last battle, there was not much food in the city, and the king called us several times to discuss, but there was no good solution for everyone, so ......"

"So Niu Weibang sold these pigs to you as slaves, because he has no food and can't feed these large amounts of waste?" Tianhao understood what the other party wanted to express, so he interrupted Niu Yuntao's words and added the unfinished content later.

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

"I see, these pigs are your private property?" Tianhao followed the rhythm of the other party, smiled, and suddenly realized.

The attitude of the young patriarch has obviously changed compared to the one between them, and the vigilance in Niu Zeyu's heart has also relaxed slightly. He turned his head, glanced at Niu Yuntao who was standing next to him, and saw the other party blink as agreed in advance.

Niu Zeyu quickly became settled, and he felt that things were not as difficult as he imagined, especially since the new acting patriarch was very young...... So I laughed.

"The king is a good man, Wu Yuan actually killed him ruthlessly, he really deserves a thousand cuts." Niu Zeyu tightened his jaw, and the whole person looked serious and solemn: "My lord, we don't mean to offend you, we are just fighting for our normal rights and interests." You are new to the city and don't know a lot about Thunder Point, and we don't blame you. Just put the problem out of the way, put our slaves back, and the matter will be over. ”

“…… You have a point. Tianhao's expression was a little confused, and it could even be said that he was a little panicked. He asked tentatively, "According to what you just said, I have only requisitioned 4,000 slaves, and the king has sold as many as 30,000 pigs, and these people ...... I'm talking about slaves, where are they"

Niu Zeyu and Niu Yuntao looked at each other again, and their smug eyes immediately separated as soon as they collided. Niu Yuntao became a little excited, he felt the blood surging to his face, and his voice sped up: "They were bought by other nobles, and they are all in the city. ”

"I see...... Tianhao lowered his head and muttered to himself, his voice getting smaller and smaller, as if he was lost in thought.

The silence lasted for half a minute, which was very torturous for Niu Zeyu and Niu Yutao, and it was also quite worrying.

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

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

"Can I ...... A little suggestion? Niu Zeyu had a smile on his face.

"You say." Tianhao's performance is completely in line with the young man who is ignorant of the world, has just taken power, but does not have much experience, and is at a loss in the face of problems.

"The king has gone, and there must be a new patriarch in the Thunder Bull Tribe. Since the king's deathbed prequel is located in you, there must be a reason for him. We have no objection to this, and we are willing to obey your orders. Merely...... Something...... We...... Can you discuss? Niu Zeyu's words are full of temptation: "It's not a good idea to use peat instead of firewood. I have no intention of questioning your authority, just this command...... Can you be a little more accommodating? ”

He didn't see the hint of banter that flashed in the depths of Tianhao's eyes at all.

Niu Yuntao also came up and hurriedly said, "My lord, you have just taken over the position of the patriarch, and there are a lot of things, so you don't need to focus on such a small thing as peat. If...... What I'm saying is that if, my lord, you must use peat instead of firewood, these little things can be handled by me, and I promise that you will not find fault with them. ”

Niu Zeyu didn't expect Niu Yuntao to say such a thing at all, he was a little anxious, unceremoniously turned his companion with his elbow, glared at the other party viciously, and said in the same urgent tone: "My lord, I can also do these things...... I...... I can do better than anyone else. ”

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

Niu Zeyu refused to give in at all: "It's all 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 want besides these?" ”

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

I don't know why, Niu Zeyu suddenly felt uncertain. He shook off Niu Yuntao's hand that grabbed his robe, faced Tianhao, and replied with a smile: "...... That one...... No, that's all. ”

Tianhao turned his gaze to Niu Yuntao: "What about you?" ”

The latter opened his mouth, obviously wanting to say something, but he looked reluctant, and finally closed his lips and said nothing.

Tianhao regained his previous focused and indifferent expression: "Since you have nothing to say, then I'll tell you what I think." ”

"As far as I know, Niu Weibang is not the kind of person who would turn civilians into slaves." Tian Hao let out a cold snort from his nostrils to show his attitude, and his sitting posture was more relaxed than before: "You keep saying that he sold the pig captives...... What about the evidence? ”

The young lord's face became fast, from indifference to weakness, from confusion to toughness, and in just a few minutes, Niu Weibang's two old men felt that their brains could not keep up with this change. Niu Yuntao couldn't say a word, Niu Zeyu was better, his face was cloudy, and he asked tentatively: "My lord, what do you mean by this?" ”

"Since it's human trafficking, it must be complete." Tianhao picked up the two rolls of animal skins from the coffee table next to him, threw them on the ground unceremoniously, and sneered: "I admire your courage to dare to use such a forged thing to deceive in front of this king. ”

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

Niu Zeyu and Niu Yuntao didn't notice the change in the title of the young patriarch, what they really paid attention to was the word "forgery". The expressions of the two people changed suddenly at the same time, and their whole bodies trembled, and then the whole person became tense.

The muscles in the corners of Niu Zeyu's eyes twitched a few times, and although his heart was full of fear and anger, he still forced himself to release a smile: "My lord, are you mistaken......"

"You seem to have forgotten who you are." Tianhao interrupted him unceremoniously, put his left hand on his knee, leaned his upper body forward, and the overall posture of his body was extremely aggressive and majestic: "I am the patriarch of the Thunder Niu Clan, you should call me "Your Highness", not some lord. ”

The anger in Niu Zeyu's heart intensified, and at the same time, there was humiliation. He took a deep look at Tianhao, who was sitting on the throne, and pressed the urge to rush over and pinch the other party's neck, and reluctantly compromised: "...... Your Highness, I ......"

"Get down on your knees!" Tianhao interrupted him again, raised his hand and pointed to the hard ground, and made a cold voice: "This is not the etiquette that should be expected to meet this king. Get on your knees, get on your knees and say. You will never be allowed to stand up without the permission of the king. ”

Niu Yuntao was dumbfounded beside him, no one urged, he knelt down on his knees. There is no difficulty in this action for him, as he has a lot of experience when he is old, although it is a few simple words, it is enough for him to judge a lot of information from it and make the right choice in time.

Niu Zeyu's expression became cold, he stood still and did not move, his face was pale: "You are only the acting patriarch, without the approval of His Majesty, you will never be able to become the king of the Thunder Bull." ”

"That's why you're deceiving your superiors and subordinates to take advantage of them?" Tianhao sneered and sneered: "Ten thousand pigs, all of them are your slaves...... You're really daring. ”

The animal skin scroll indicates the total number of slaves purchased, 10,000 for Niu Zeyu and 5,000 for Niu Yuntao.

"This is what Niu Weibang sold to us." Niu Zeyu was angry and angry, and his voice was fierce.

"Yes! Yes! Indeed, they were slaves sold to us by the king. Niu Yuntao knelt on the ground and echoed, he picked up the animal skin document, pointed to the inscription on it and defended it repeatedly: "Your Highness, please see, this is the signature of the king." ”

"What's the use of a mere signature? Do you understand the rules of the clan? Tianhao said calmly: "Large transactions must have the seal of the patriarch, take a good look at these two trading documents, where is the seal of the patriarch?" ”

Niu Zeyu's heart sank suddenly.

He knew it was an omission, but it was a loophole that he couldn't fix.

The only thing that can be added is to try to justify: "The king may have forgotten to put a seal when he sold us the pigs." Not only us, but everyone else had the same instruments for the slave trade. My lord...... If you don't believe me, Your Highness, you can call all those who have bought slaves and testify in person. ”

Tianhao suddenly laughed out loud, his smile was crazy and bewitching, and his publicity was hearty: "Hahahaha, do you think I really don't know anything?" ”

"Testify in person? Do you think you can win with more people? ”

"Do you think you are doing it so skillfully that this king can't see anything and is kept in the dark?"

"Thirty thousand pig slaves, your hearts are really black enough."

Laughing enough, Tianhao snapped his fingers vigorously: "Arrest them." ”

Yanya and the guards, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed up, twisted Niu Zeyu and Niu Yuntao's hands behind their backs, and pressed them down hard.

All the guards are pig people, they are extremely fierce, and their strong physique is beyond the normal range of Niu Zeyu and Niu Yuntao's cognition of pig people. Yan Yan grabbed Niu Zeyu's shoulder, in the face of this rough and irresistible force, he couldn't even maintain his balance. The body was lifted up like this, his feet left the ground, and then his back waist was also buckled, and the whole person changed from an upright state to a forward tilt, and fell from the air by holding down his shoulders and backs, and his knees hit the hard floor tiles, Niu Zeyu felt that his bones were about to break, and he screamed in pain.

Niu Yuntao was also pressed to the ground, his face was covered with dust, because he pressed too hard and too hard, his forehead was broken, and there were also large abrasions on the corner of his mouth and cheek on his right side.

The human brain is amazing, and it will always have a flash of inspiration on a specific occasion, allowing you to clear the fog and see reality in chaos and confusion.

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

Slave!

New Patriarch!

Memories came to mind.

At that time, news of Niu Weibang's death came from Red Hoof City. The entire city of Thunderhorn was immersed in grief.

Niu Zeyu and his daughter gritted their teeth with hatred for Wu Yuan———— it was he who made his wife lose her husband and turned a high-ranking prince into an ordinary nobleman. The hatred was so strong that Tianhao escorted Wu Yuan from Red Hoof City to Black Horn City, and when he stayed in Thunder Horn City for a while, Niu Zeyu even thought about taking someone to rush into the prison and cut off Wu Yuan's head with his own hands.

It was at that time that Niu Zeyu met Tianhao.

He was amazed that the mighty Rock Lord Lord was so young. Compared with himself, Niu Zeyu had a strong dissatisfaction. He was jealous, but he was only jealous, and he didn't think about anything else, let alone unrealistic thoughts such as replacing it.

With the loss of its patriarch, Thunderhorn City became panicked.