"Of course not. I'm recruiting retainers; naturally, I have other uses for them." Ye Shikai wasn't lying. Of course, even if he really said he was recruiting retainers just to save face, Shangguan Jian would still be suspicious. The two of them were simply too familiar with each other—they had fought side by side for nearly two years and knew each other's temperaments inside out.
"What for, then?"
"For protection." Ye Shikai calmly uttered the two words.
"What? Old Ye, did I hear that right? You're recruiting those brave men just for protection?" Shangguan Jian said excitedly, clearly stunned by this answer.
"You're wrong. I'm not only recruiting Rash Men, but also strategists. Sometimes, one clever stratagem is worth more than a thousand troops, isn't it?" Ye Shikai added.
