ragginovel Chapter 583 Livelihood Strategy
Chapter 583 Livelihood Strategy
Chapter 583 Livelihood Strategy
That night, it was midnight.
After putting Tawu to a deep sleep, Fairy Shuiyuan sneaked out and headed to Sun Yixie's tent.
Her purpose this time was different from the last time, so to be on the safe side, she didn't bring a single servant this time.
Seeing this, some people might ask: Before, when this woman went out to cheat on her husband, she always had a group of people keeping watch. Is what she's about to do now even more shameful than that?
That's right, it's even more shameful than that.
Because what she's going to do tonight involves her identity as a "person of the demonic path".
So what exactly happened?
There was nothing else to it; she just wanted to investigate the true nature of the "Guardian Master of the Nation" she had caught that day. After all, someone like her wasn't afraid of anything else, except those who could exorcise demons. Putting aside the situation of "double-crossing" among her peers, she had to be wary of other monks, Taoists, lamas, priests, and so on.
As for why she came to Sun Yixie's tent to investigate, it was because "Prince Guitian," who now held absolute power in the military camp, had ordered during the day that the "neckless thief" be brought to his tent for separate interrogation, and the "interrogation" had continued until night, with no sign of ending.
Of course, as you can probably guess, there was no "interrogation" at all. These two were simply eating and drinking in their tent, while also plotting their next scheme.
Meanwhile, the Water Fairy, relying on a black cloak and a few simple illusions, quickly evaded the many eyes and ears in the military camp and approached Sun Yixie's tent.
Because Brother Sun used the excuse that "I'm going to interrogate you about important military matters" to have the guards near his camp withdraw to a distance, it made it much easier for Fairy Shui Yuan to infiltrate.
"what--"
As Shuiyuan Fairy approached the tent and was about to lift the curtain to go inside, she suddenly heard a soft cry from inside.
Then came a few indistinct whispers and a rustling, unintelligible noise.
This strange noise made Fairy Shuiyuan hesitate for a moment, thinking to herself: Could there be some ambush waiting for me ahead?
Having come this far, and judging from the commotion inside, she was likely already exposed. Retreating wouldn't be the best course of action. As the saying goes, nothing ventured, nothing gained. After thinking for a moment, Fairy Shuiyuan cautiously lifted the curtain and peeked inside...
What she saw was a feast laid out in the tent, clearly eaten by two people. Not far from the table, the neckless "Celestial Master" was loosely tied to a pillar inside the tent with a rope that looked like it had just been put on. General Kameda, who also looked like he had just stood up, was pretending to hold a whip and standing in front of the pillar, occasionally peeking into the tent from the doorway.
The scene looks a bit strange, but if you think about it for a moment, it's not hard to guess what just happened...
In the middle of the night, with Huang Donglai's keen hearing, he must have felt that he could hear footsteps as soon as someone approached the tent. That's why Sun and Huang were sitting at the table eating, drinking and chatting without any restraint.
However, they did not expect that the person who came today was the Water Fairy. She could move very quietly when she was stealthily moving, so by the time Huang Donglai noticed her, the Water Fairy was already too close.
In the midst of this panic, Huang Donglai let out a cry of "Ah!"
Fortunately, this mistake turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Because Huang Donglai panicked and exclaimed, he managed to buy some time.
The next few seconds were filled with the sounds of him and Sun Yixie muttering curses in hushed tones as they scrambled up from the table and posed for a photo by the pillar.
However, this series of events and the final scene, when seen by the Water Fairy, were interpreted in a completely different light...
"Hmm? What's going on here? Judging from this... these two must have noticed someone at the door, so they hurriedly got up and ran over to pretend they were interrogating someone, right?" Fairy Shuiyuan thought to herself, "Could it be that this Kameda Kazumine is actually one of the Ming Army's people?"
Unfortunately, her reasoning lasted for less than a second.
"That's not right. Putting aside the fact that Kameda Kazumine is a Japanese, even if his Japanese identity is fake, the fact that he almost died in the ambush of the Ming army today is a real thing. He couldn't possibly be a spy."
Her idea was indeed not wrong, because Feng Manlou's "it's best if these two live, but it doesn't matter if they die" tactic had trapped everyone, including Sun Huang. So, even if some of the Yuan army members were extremely dissatisfied with Sun Yixie and were trying their best to cause him trouble, they would not consider the possibility that "he is an undercover agent," let alone use that to influence his actions.
"That's not Mingjun's man. What were they doing with that neckless guy just now? And when they noticed someone was coming, they immediately acted like they'd been caught in the act... Ah!" Shuiyuan Fairy pondered this deeply, drawing on her own life experiences. After all, her experience of being "caught in the act" was extremely rich. Seeing the other person's hasty pretense, she unconsciously started thinking in that direction. Then, as if suddenly enlightened, she came to a new conclusion, "Oh~ no wonder even I couldn't win you over. So you're not 'not gay,' but rather you have homosexual tendencies..."
Thinking of this, Fairy Mizumoto suddenly felt enlightened. The mystery that had troubled her before vanished, and she even believed that she had grasped a secret about Kameda-kun that she could use as blackmail at any time in the future.
"Heh..." Feeling exhilarated and emboldened, the Water Fairy's face broke into a smug smile. She then swayed her graceful figure into the tent, softly saying, "It's so late, and the General is still busy. What a pleasant atmosphere!"
This statement can be interpreted differently by different people.
"Uh... It's Your Majesty, what brings you here?" Sun Yixie was still pretending to be polite, and he didn't miss his "interrogation scene." As soon as he finished the greeting, he turned around and casually lashed Huang Donglai's leg with his whip.
"Ouch, fuck you!" Huang Donglai's cursing was genuine; there was no acting involved at all, because he was really in pain.
Huang Donglai didn't expect Sun Yixie to have such a strong "desire for improvisation." He added scenes whenever he wanted. If the latter had given him a hint beforehand, so that he could tense his muscles and use his energy to defend himself, he wouldn't have been beaten so badly.
What Sun and Huang didn't expect was...
"Alright, stop pretending, look how much pain he's in..." At this moment, it was the Water Fairy who came to Huang Donglai's rescue, "You've been interrogating him for hours, how come this whipping has only added a bloody gash now? What were you doing before?"
Her words made Sun Huang feel a little embarrassed.
However, Brother Sun reacted quickly, and immediately put on a shameless smile and said, "Hehe... Your Majesty, please understand. To be honest, I was planning to use both soft and hard tactics. I had been trying to be gentle with him, and I was just about to use the hard tactic when you came in."
As for this statement, I can only say that different people will have different interpretations.
"Alright, alright... no need to explain in such detail to me." Fairy Shuiyuan said, then slowly walked to Huang Donglai's side and circled around him to observe him.
After seeing everything, she felt much more at ease.
Because she had already realized that this so-called "Celestial Master" possessed very weak "Daoist power," far inferior to even the outer disciples of some major sects, let alone compared to a demonic cultivator of her level.
Furthermore, after being captured, he became intimately acquainted with this scoundrel Kameda in less than a day; he's definitely not some respectable Taoist priest...
Thinking about it this way, this so-called "Celestial Master" may have only obtained this title by relying on some rudimentary magic tricks and deception, and even whether this title is real is questionable.
"But I didn't expect that you would like this kind of thing..." After confirming that Huang Donglai was no threat, Fairy Shuiyuan immediately turned her gaze back to Sun Yixie.
This statement was made by different people... well, anyway, everyone understands, so I won't repeat it here.
In short, before Fairy Shuiyuan had finished speaking, Brother Sun once again improvised and lashed out at Huang Donglai with his whip.
pia——
Huang Donglai was prepared this time, and he gritted his teeth and held on.
Sun Yixie continued to smile at Fairy Shuiyuan and said, "That's right, just like that, I wouldn't be tired even if I kept him up all night."
Hearing such undisguised and blatantly lewd words, even a seasoned veteran like Fairy Shuiyuan was a little embarrassed to respond.
Fortunately, Sun Yixie quickly changed the subject, tentatively asking, "Oh, by the way, Your Majesty, you still haven't told me why you've come to my place so late..."
"Oh, what's wrong? Now that you're a 'little prince,' things are different now, aren't they? I, this lady, have to inform you before I come to see you, do I?" Fairy Shuiyuan replied sarcastically.
"Your Majesty! You're being too polite!" Sun Yixie immediately backed down when he heard the other party's attitude change. He put on an extremely upright face, but what came out of his mouth was, "To tell you the truth, your eyes are exactly the same as my mother's... Why don't you take me as your godson too?"
Before he could even finish his sentence, Fairy Shui Yuan nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. What she was thinking was, "This kid is so shameless! Besides, at my age, you're calling me 'Grandma' too young. How many generations would I have to drop if you were my mother?"
But then again...
At this moment, Fairy Shuiyuan really wanted to win over Sun Yixie, because in her eyes, this kid was truly a rare talent.
First, let's talk about the "homosexual relationship". At first glance, this makes him immune to the temptation of the Water Fairy, which is a disadvantage. But from another perspective, it provides a foundation for establishing a relatively long-term subordinate or cooperative relationship between the two.
Because those who are tempted by the Water Fairy, although they are "very useful" in various ways in the short term, most of them do not live for long.
After all, that's the kind of cultivation method that Fairy Shuiyuan practices. If she wanted to, she could kill someone in a single night. Even if she wanted the victim to live a little longer, the victim would not last more than half a year.
So, although Tawu has been holding on for three months, he is actually quite gifted, but his days are numbered. If no one comes to his rescue, it is estimated that this Prince Yong will not live past the Qingming Festival next year.
Here we should digress a bit. In the Water Fairy's plan, Tawu didn't need to live long either, because a little over a month ago, Tawu's brother, who is now the Great Khan, had already been secretly cursed by the Water Fairy.
When will this curse take effect?
To put it simply, it will be about time when Tawu has achieved some military exploits during this "personal expedition" and returns to the capital.
Since Fairy Shuiyuan could make this absurd prince suddenly launch a "personal campaign" by whispering in his ear, she could also make him return home at the time she wanted.
And after they went back and forth like this, even if someone became suspicious of the Khan's death, they would have an "alibi".
Then comes the most important and difficult step: ensuring Tawu's smooth ascension to the throne. Only when Tawu becomes the new Khan can Shuiyuan Fairy bypass the complex palace intrigue with the original empress's family and directly become the empress of Northern Yuan.
Once this step is completed, everything else will be easy. It doesn't matter if Tawu dies in a few months, because the Northern Yuan has the concept of "levirate marriage." No matter which of Tawu's sons succeeds, Fairy Shuiyuan is confident that she can take him down.
However, Fairy Shuiyuan's entire plan cannot be said to be foolproof. After all, power struggles are not her forte, and if something unexpected happens later, she may fail.
This leads to her second reason for wanting to win over Sun Yixie: she felt that Kameda Ichifeng, this villain among villains, was simply a born "talented traitor." As for Zhao Gao, Zhang Rang, Li Fuguo, Tong Guan... just keep counting down, it's only because this universe hasn't produced a Wei Zhongxian yet, but if it has, we should include him. Anyway, this kid is undoubtedly a professional in this field. With him as an assistant, how could we not accomplish great things?
Therefore, Shuiyuan Fairy's attitude towards Sun Yixie is now more cautious than when she "wanted to try Japanese food". In her eyes, Brother Sun is now at least a very useful tool that can be used for a long time, not a snack that can be thrown away after being eaten.
"This..." Fairy Shuiyuan hesitated for a moment, then immediately adopted a hesitant expression and continued, "Would you really be willing to be my son?"
Once she took the bait, even Sun Yixie was caught off guard.
Originally, Brother Sun only wanted to make a shameless request to disrupt the other party's rhythm, but who would have thought that this woman would actually take the bait? It can only be said that the logic of the Water Fairy's demonic way of thinking just happened to match Brother Sun's little tricks.
"Godmother above..." But since the question had already been raised, Sun Yixie couldn't very well refuse his own request, so he could only bite the bullet and pretend to be very happy to say, "...Accept your son's bow!"
"This is fucking... hahahaha!" Huang Donglai, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't hold back when he saw this scene. Even though blood was spurting from the whip wound on his leg, he still had to laugh and make a sarcastic remark.
And coincidentally, in this context, his catchphrase actually had a double meaning.
But Sun Yixie got angry as soon as he heard that, and immediately jumped up and yelled, "What are you laughing at! Do you think the whip your brother Feng gave you wasn't enough!"
"Hmph..." Upon hearing this, Huang Donglai also began to "improve his acting." He immediately put on a look as if he was about to die a martyr and replied loudly, "You Osaka turtle, you traitor, you dare to call yourself Brother Feng? Let me tell you, there is only one Brother Feng in the world today, and that is my elder brother Feng Manlou!"
"Damn it!" The next second, Sun Yixie strode towards Huang Donglai, making a gesture as if he was about to torture him. "I think you're having a masochistic episode and want to suffer a bit, huh?"
Water Fairy couldn't understand their modern slang, but she could guess the general meaning from their tone. So after a few seconds, she replied, "My son, then I won't disturb your fun any longer. Let's talk about it another day."
She was also a sensible person and knew it was time to leave. After all, she had already accomplished her main purpose for coming here today, which was to "confirm whether this captured Taoist priest posed any threat to her." As for "adopting Mr. Kameda as her godson," that was just a side matter. She didn't plan to reveal her plans to this kid tonight. After all, cooperating with such a scoundrel would inevitably require coercion and enticement later on... There's plenty of time, no rush.
"Oh, then let me see you off." As soon as Sun Yixie heard that the devil was finally leaving, he immediately changed to a fawning expression and prepared to see the guest off.
"No need, you're busy." Fairy Shuiyuan was too lazy to waste any more words with him.
After exchanging a few more polite words, Fairy Shuiyuan finally left.
After she walked away, Sun Yixie immediately jogged back to Huang Donglai, untying him as he said, "Damn it... I really didn't expect her to suddenly appear. Luckily, she doesn't seem to have noticed anything."
"The 'demon' you're talking about is her, right?" Huang Donglai asked.
“Yes,” Sun Yixie replied, then asked, “What do you think? Is there a way to deal with it?”
"Hmm...I see..." Huang Donglai looked troubled. "I estimate that if we were to fight her head-on, even ten of me combined wouldn't be a match for her."
“Then you’re a complete waste of space.” Sun Yixie bluntly stated, “What are you doing here? Why don’t we just run away together tomorrow?”
"Don't rush," Huang Donglai said. "We can avoid confronting her head-on."
“Wait a minute…” Sun Yixie said immediately, his expression wary, “How come you changed ‘I’ to ‘we’ in just a few sentences?”
“Never mind that,” Huang Donglai continued. “Anyway, I have a plan now… Since we can’t beat her head-on, we can suppress her power through an ‘array,’ and then you can use your trident to ‘take advantage of her vulnerability’ and take her down.”
"Will this work?" Sun Yixie was a little skeptical. "According to you, she's at least ten times stronger than you. You think you can suppress her by setting up a formation that's so many levels higher?"
“Generally speaking, no,” Huang Donglai replied, “but we have an advantage now.” He paused, “with the power you’ve gained by acknowledging both your father and mother…”
“Power is power, stop with all that nonsense. I’m just enduring humiliation, you know?” Sun Yixie interrupted.
"Why do you look so incredibly pleased with yourself?" Huang Donglai said. "You were just bragging about how powerful you are while you were eating and drinking like that..."
"Shut the hell up," Sun Yixie said. "Can't we talk about serious matters?"
"Alright, alright..." Huang Donglai pursed his lips and continued, "Just look at your current state of power. You can use the entire battalion of troops to set up a super formation that would normally be impossible to complete. Although the scale may not be as exaggerated as the 'Imperial City Formation' in the Forbidden City, the effect is still incomparable to ordinary formations."
"Narukhodo~" There were no outsiders here, so Sun Yixie casually uttered a pidgin Japanese phrase, and then said thoughtfully, "Then we have to think carefully about what to do. We absolutely cannot let her find out anything before the formation is completed, otherwise we will be in big trouble."
“That’s easy,” Huang Donglai said. “I have an idea right now…”