Chapter 534 - 453 Elder Requests Assistance + - 454 Hong Ye Pays Respect_2
Order was destroyed, and the powerful families fled, leaving behind nothing but refugees, land, houses, mines, and shops as ownerless properties.
All the good things became ownerless.
At that time, taking them into hand and distributing them was justifiable.
Even if those powerful families came back, they couldn’t claim that these things should be rightfully returned to them.
After all, they had abandoned this land; it was no longer theirs. Others struggled desperately to regain it. Merely wishing to take it back, no matter the excuses, lacked any justification.
"In the early stages of power formation, having a territory free from anyone’s influence, where I could award titles and support my troops at will, was my foundation."
"Once the territory expanded and our Qi Fortune was sufficient with a strong foundation, we could incorporate talents from all sides, selectively using some of the powerful families and experts from various sects. We wouldn’t have to worry about the shift between guest and host then..."
Because of this reason,
Zhou Ping’an was pleased to hear about the Red Lotus Sect’s sudden attack on Yunzhou.
But not everyone felt the same.
Standing on the city walls, he saw several figures swiftly approaching in the distance.