"Then I must thank you, Master Matsumoto! However, since my men have come from so far and have had quite a tough time, I would like Master Matsumoto to give us some compensation for our troubles. Surely, you wouldn't mind, right?"
Zhou Yao was deliberately raising the stakes!
Most of Master Matsumoto's subordinates from the Black Clothes Society were either dead or seriously injured by now, while Ye Fan was still able to fight and could easily kill the rest of them. Moreover, Gu Feng's troops were rapidly closing in from outside. On Matsumoto's side, the only Martial Emperor strength Elder Xiao Quan had been severely wounded. If Zhou Yao didn't intervene, none of Matsumoto's men would leave this place alive.
"Fine! Commander Zhou, feel free to make any demands... Having Commander Zhou join the Black Clothes Society is an honor for us..."