Chapter 94 Subjugating Kaito

  "It's all because of you that we didn't have a smooth time in school!" Second Brother said discontentedly to Poor Way.

  "I?" The poor Taoist said with a sullen face, "I've been expelled from the imperial capital and exiled thousands of miles away. What more trouble can I possibly cause you all?"

  "The first thing is the trouble caused by your Warcraft!" San Ge said, "You got three of them for those three families, and their kids were so arrogant after getting them! They've always wanted to try out their power on someone! But it just so happens that the best fighters in school are us, you understand?"

  "Damn it! They're asking for trouble, daring to cause unnecessary problems?" The poor Taoist said angrily.

  "No reason? No reason is fine, but they have a perfect excuse. It's made us unable to find an excuse to hide!" Fourth Brother added.

  "Huh?" The poor Taoist was surprised and asked, "What kind of excuse is this?"

  "It wasn't you, who killed all the way back to their territory. Don't those dead nobles have any relatives? Even our family has two distant cousins among them, not to mention those big aristocratic families! They're crying and shouting, wanting to duel us for revenge. Although it's not a fight to the death, there's no excuse to avoid it, is there?"

  "Haha! What's next?" The poor Taoist dryly laughed twice, and in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a bad taste. I think I'm like Chiang Kai-shek fighting the Communist Party, even providing them with military aid and arms! How infuriating!

  "At first, their contracted beasts (also known as phantom beasts, obtained through magical contracts with young magical beasts) were still small and not very helpful in battle, so we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves a few times!" Third Brother said with relish.

  "But that's the final nail in the coffin. Those guys are incredibly wealthy, and they feed their contracted beasts with magic crystals all the time, so of course their beasts grow at an incredible rate! Last year we were barely able to hold our own against them, but this year is even worse - apart from Big Brother being a freakishly strong anomaly, anyone else who goes up against them is just cannon fodder!" Fourth Brother said dejectedly.

  "I won't be able to hold on for much longer." Big Brother said seriously: "I reckon in another half a year, I won't be their match either!"

  "Really! The growth rate of this demonic crystal-fed illusion beast is too fast. How come nobody noticed it before?" Second Brother said

  "Nonsense! Who would spend millions on feeding them magic crystals? These little rascals wouldn't have bothered to find us for revenge if they weren't in a hurry!" Third Brother said.

  "Now you and they are fighting as soon as you meet?" Poor Tao asked.

  "It's not that either! After all, the school rules are very strict and do not allow private duels. However, they often challenge us to duels, and on the dueling field, although killing is not allowed, beating someone half to death is normal!" Fourth Brother said

  "Is your relationship very awkward?" I asked, "Otherwise, why would you look for a duel with each other?"

  "Our relationship is still okay, not very good but absolutely not to the point of being very bad, barely considered as friends. The duel was purely for self-improvement, who let us be the strongest in school? But it's also possible that they were suppressed by us for too long and wanted to find back their confidence as a strong person!" Second brother said

  "Bring it on! You think you have what it takes? Come at me!" The poor monk said disdainfully.

  "You're a freak, can't be compared!" Second Brother said, "Even Shi Yuan Erlang, the Golden Warrior, was defeated by you three times, who else dares to compare with you? But speaking of Shi Yuan Erlang, I have some news to tell you!"

  "What news?" The poor Taoist asked with a look of expectation: "Is he going to challenge me to another duel?"

  "Really? You seem to be looking forward to it!" Second brother asked strangely.

  "Of course, I'm looking forward to it. The last time I was unfairly taxed by the king and had a falling out with him has a lot to do with Ishihara Koji. If I get another chance, I'll make him regret it for the rest of his life! I've tolerated him for many years, now that I have the opportunity, how can I not look forward to it?"

  "He bought your land!" Second Brother said.

  "Damn it! How does Mother do things?! Isn't this intentionally looking for trouble for me?" The poor monk wasn't afraid of him, but was indignant!

  "At that time, the buyer was not the Ishihara family, but a merchant. However, last year it was rumored that only Shigeru Ishihara got the land. I don't know what's going on, mom!"

  "Whatever, I'm used to it!" The poor Taoist said indifferently.

  At this time, a servant came to report that someone was looking for me and handed me a note. I took a look, ah! It's Xiao Quan Chunlang, that big scoundrel! Hurriedly calling him in, hoping this guy could bring some good news for me!

  "Several brothers, I have something to attend to, it's very confidential, Grandfather strictly ordered that it cannot be leaked out. You all go find Mother to discuss your fantasy beasts' matters, okay?" Poor Dao said with embarrassment.

  "Alright! You've got a lot on your plate, kid. Let's go! We'll spare you this time for the sake of the Phantom Beast!" The brothers said in understanding tones.

  "Haha! Not seeing you off, take care on your way!"

  The poor Tao smiled and sent them away, then Xiaohu Chunlang also came in.

  "Hello, Lord!" said Koinu Haruka with a smiling face.

  Seeing his delighted appearance, things must have been successful. A big stone in my heart has finally fallen to the ground. I hastily said: "Your Excellency has traveled a long way, it's hard work, please sit down! Have some tea!"

  "Thank you!" Xiaoyu Chunlang said, then sat down in the chair beside me. After the maid brought tea, he said quietly: "This time I've gone to great lengths, and it seems that I haven't let Master down. The matter is now settled for you!"

  "Great! Very good! Too good!" The poor Taoist said with excitement: "This time, it's really hard on you. Please rest assured that I will do what I promised you. After all, the possibility of war between our two countries is not great in the future. In this way, we still have some areas where we can cooperate."

  "Of course! Lord's goods will definitely pass through the Vana Kingdom smoothly from now on, I guarantee that nothing unpleasant like before will happen again!" Inu Haruka promised.

  "Great, that's great!" I said with a smile, "Can you tell me some specific details?"

  "Of course, it's my honor!" Xiaoyan Chunlang said with a smile: "This time I brought not only the king's order, but also the king's handwritten letter of surrender, as well as all the relatives of the Nicholas family. The one who read out the order is the king's attendant, he is very familiar with Nicholas and is a good friend, Nicholas will definitely believe his words!"

  "Not bad at all!" I praised: "How did you persuade the king?"

  I'm very curious about this!

  "Alas!" Little puppy Chun Lang sighed and said: "The king really has no idea, the front line can't be taken down, the domestic grain is almost empty, but even the military supply can't be satisfied. Some places have appeared large-scale famine, many people have starved to death, the domestic situation is now turbulent and unstable, the situation is on the verge of explosion, unless we get a large sum of cash from you to buy grain, otherwise our country will inevitably go into chaos!"

  "Oh! So that's it!" I started to think, should I save them? Although Nicolas is formidable, I can still handle him, not necessarily must be collected. If they are in chaos, perhaps the Great Han Empire can take advantage of the situation and send troops to occupy, if you want to do so, just need me and the king to pass on a message. But he's a conservative king, besides, the Seven Princess's Fengwu Army is not something to be trifled with, I'm afraid he won't agree, especially since this proposal comes from 'me', someone he can't stand the sight of.

  I don't need to say anything, as long as I don't take the money, when the Wana Empire is in chaos, the Great Han will definitely send troops. However, this way, who knows how many people will die in the war? If the beastmen join in again, even more people will die. As a monk, how can I just sit back and watch the tragedy unfold without doing anything? Moreover, Wana is naturally a barrier between the beastmen and the Great Han, I would rather face the human troops of Wana than the green-haired beastmen! After analyzing the pros and cons, I have finally given up on the idea of annexing Wana. To be honest, the main reason is that I don't want to die for that super idiot king!

  "Master! Master!" Chibi Haruka cried out to me in a panic. He realized what he had just said when he saw me lost in thought, and it was a state secret that could determine the fate of the country! What if I were to betray him? Vana would be doomed!

  "Oh! Sorry, I was distracted!" The poor Daoist apologized.

  "It's okay! You won't regret it, will you?" Koinu Haruka looked at me tensely.

  "Of course not!" I said solemnly, "When are you planning to put it into practice?"

  "The sooner the better!"

  "If you're ready now, I'll take you to the pavilion to find him right away!"

  "Alright! My men are waiting outside!" Little Puppy Haru exclaimed

  "Alright, let's go!" The poor Taoist took him away!

  In the inn, Nicholas lived in the best room, reading a book. He was now very irritable and felt that something was going to happen. He took out a book just for show, but actually he hadn't read a single word!

  I'm so happy! Without even knocking on the door, I just burst in and smiled at Nicholas: "Uncle, your nephew has come to see you! How have you been lately?"

  Nicholas smiled wryly: "It was all right before, but it won't be soon!"

  "Why?" the poor Taoist asked in surprise, had he found out something?

  "You seem so happy, I suppose you've received some good news?" Nicholas asked me instead.

  "Ah! Not bad!" The poor Tao didn't deceive him.

  "Any news that you think is good news is bad news for me. News that can excite you to the point of forgetting to knock on the door must be terrible for me! Tell me, what's the news? I've already prepared myself for the worst!" Nicholas said calmly.

  What a clever old fox! I admire and praise him from the bottom of my heart.