I Love Destroying Worlds' Plot

Chapter 1447 : 20.11 First Black Star - Buying Lands and Mountains

In the Imperial Palace. At the Emperorʼs Chamber…

After causing a commotion in the throne hall, the Human Emperor returned to his own palace to rest. Sitting in one of the mahogany chairs within his chamber, he looked at his human soaked in crimson hands where an eyeball laid on his right palm quietly. He was alone in his palace in daze as if thinking something so deeply.

The human emperor suddenly mumbles, ”There is definitely another presence coming from this eye observing me before. Though as soon as I dug it out, that presence had suddenly disappeared.”

He recalled the clear eyes of the young official he had accidentally harmed. Except for that sudden hint of surprise that flashed within his eyes, with a hint of delight, he couldnʼt feel any dislike or comfort coming from Xu Ming.

”Did I make a mistake after all?”

After thinking for a bit longer, the human emperor finally made the decision and called one of his death soldiers. He made a gesture, and a man covered in all black uniform and armor appeared from the darkness behind the human emperor. This man kneeled before the seated man.

”Your orders, Your Majesty?” The death soldier asked.

The human emperor spoke, ”Send a few men to observe Officer Xu Ming. Who did he meet? If he left his mansion? Where did he have gone? Gather all necessary information needed.”

”Yes, Your Majesty!” said the death soldier before once again disappearing.

It seems that the strangeness Official Xu Ming had shown in the throne hall just now gave the human emperor a reason to doubt him. Because of these eyes from the emperor, it was almost impossible to meet Great General Lou when he had reached the capital after being summoned.

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At the borderlands, Anjia Village...

With Wang Xiajie becoming the new landlord of the farming lands in the village, all the villagers were delighted about it. Knowing that Wang Xiajie hasnʼt fully healed, they would send food or snacks, even fresh meat and fish, to his house. This is thanks to Zhi Yue for teaching the villagers how to farm.

Because of this, Aunt Yan had ample ingredients to choose from as she cooked their meals of four at the hatched house of Wang Xiajie.

The week of Wang Xiajieʼs recovery had passed, and he can now pretend that he had finally gotten his wounds healed on the surface, allowing him to finally be allowed to leave his house. All the villagers would now not only greet him with a smile but also become somehow respectful. Wang Xiajie, who is now someone with memories, is different from someone without one.

Wang Xiajie, in the eyes of these villagers at this moment, is a scholar who is most likely someone extremely wealthy. After all, they heard all kinds of stories from Zhi Yue when he taught them about farming.

About how Wang Xiajie graduated from the institute and even has a rank of his own from the mainland, as well as how he got his own insignia, which show what kind of official standing he possessed,.

Of course, as a former human emperor, his power and knowledge are above all else. The official position Zhi Yue is talking about is not the emperor position he had lost, but something he found out through his identity as a system. Itʼs a duke position under Wang Xiajieʼs motherʼs name.

The previous human emperor before Wang Xiajie was a love-struck man. He is obsessed with Wang Xiajieʼs mother, but due to her mysterious background, she can be considered someone with no background on the mainland. To prevent some dissatisfaction from his ministers, he can only give his wife the background of an old duke with no descendants.

This old duke was fond of the empress and accepted her as his daughter. Moreover, he was also the loyal confidant of the human emperor at that time.

This duke position was inherited by Wang Xiajie after his mother died, but since he was already the emperor at that time, this position wasnʼt that useful except for a duke token from his mother. Now that he has lost the throne, this duke position is his strongest proof, which is useful on the borders but now dangerous to use in the capital as the current human emperor might catch him.

Wang Xiajie had left the house in the morning to oversee the land he had bought. Half of it was rented to the villagers at a low price, while most of his land was planted, with one half of it with grain, a quarter with vegetables, and another quarter with fruits. Zhi Yue had ordered the puppet with him to sow the seeds and seedlings while teaching the other villagers.

Now almost all of the empty lands in Anjia Village are full of good seedlings that are growing well.

On his way back to his house, he saw the mountains surrounding their village. These are also unowned lands that could be bought, and thinking that he would be staying in this place for quite a long time, he also planned to buy these mountains to plant some wild vegetables, especially some mushrooms like his moon belly mushrooms, which he likes a lot. This is also a good place to plant some herbs.

Wang Xiajie bumps at the old village leader on his way back. The old manʼs eyes sparkled when he saw him. As expected, when the old man spotted him, he was gestured to come over. He had no other choice but to approach the old man, who immediately hit his arm as if complimenting him. Because everyone knew about the wounds on his back, the old man avoided hitting them.

The old village chief said, ”Good boy! You were adopted by the Shun Family for a lost case. You had helped the whole Anjia Village by renting those lands at such a low price. You even have them taught farming. The people of our village are mostly hunters and our food is all meat, which doesnʼt give people a proper meal.

But those vegetables in the market are all sold expensively, especially the rice, With your help, our village will now be able to eat a proper meal. This old man thanks you for your kindness.”

”Donʼt lower your head, old man. I also like this village and this will also be my home in the future. I am doing all of this also for my sake,” said Wang Xiajie.

His words might sound sarcastic, yet in the ears of the old man, he seems to be making an excuse so they wouldnʼt be overwhelmed by such gratitude. Seeing him like this, the old village chief looked at Wang Xiajie even kinder than before.

The old village chief said, ”Your arrival in Anjia Village is truly the greatest gift we can have. Hahaha~”

”By the way, old man. Are those mountains for sale?” asked Wang Xiajie.

Caught off guard, the old village chief looked at Wang Xiajie in disbelief and asked, ”It is for sale, but so expensive. Boy, donʼt waste money because you have some in your possession. You canʼt even farm in the mountains!” He was currently reprimanding Wang Xiajie.

”Donʼt get angry first, old man. Mountains are great. I can cultivate some mushrooms and herbs as well as fruit trees and tea trees. There are a lot of things that can only be planted in the mountain area.” Wang Xiajie stated that the old man instantly understood. It seems this young man before him has plans to cultivate more lands and probably to sell some in the market.

The old village chief said, ”Each mountain is expensive. It would cost you gold for payment. Moreover, that is also the source of income of our hunters.”

”I will not forbid our villageʼs hunters from going to the mountains I bought. They are also free to gather wood as much as they want, though I might set a few places where I cultivate things forbidden to destroy at most,” Wang Xiajie said.

The old village chief stared at Wang Xiajie and asked, ”Are you planning to be a merchant? Did Xiao Yue say that you have an official position?”

”I cannot depend too much on that official position of mine. Moreover, what I wanted to cultivate on the mountains was something I wanted to eat myself. I love mushrooms!” declared Wang Xiajie with a silly smile. He wanted to lower the old village chiefʼs guard down by pretending to be similar to the originalʼs personality before he died.

”Plus, as I cultivate the mountains, I can hire some of our villagers to help me with it. Isnʼt that another income for them?”

”You brat. Fine! Come over to my house and estimate how many mountains you want to buy. I suggest that you donʼt buy too much thought,” said the old village chief.

Wang Xiajie said, ”Donʼt worry. I will only buy the mountains around our village. I have no interest in cultivating other places from other villages. I donʼt want them taking advantage of me as they are strangers after all.”

”Indeed, the other villages are different from ours. They hated outsiders and almost wanted to kick you out after you were saved by your Uncle Shun. If not for him declaring that you will become his adopted son, those other people from the neighboring village will not give up kicking you out,” said the old village chief.

Wang Xiajie said, ”Uncle Shun and Aunt Yan are almost my real parents. Thatʼs why I also planned to renovate their house together with mine. I am a filial son!”

The old village chief laughed at him, seemingly entertained and satisfied with his response. After all, Uncle Shun and Aunt Yan are truly a miserable couple. They had lost their only son and had always been depressed over it.

So, the arrival of Wang Xiajie into their lives made them come out of that sadness, and it was for this reason that the villagers easily accepted Wang Xiajie as their own thanks to this old couple.

”Hahaha~ AʼShun and his wife are truly lucky to have met you. You both saved each other!” said the old village chief.

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Mainland. At the Capital City…

It took almost a whole week of travel for Great General Lou Wuye and his entourage to arrive in the capital. The Lou Clan actually possessed a mansion in the capital, which they chose to stay in for a while while they remained there. The next day, they were summoned by the Human Emperor as planned and were called to the throne hall.

General Lou Wuyeʼs return to the capital had caused commotion in the whole place, not only in the palace. It is well known that the Lou Clan is a supporter of the previous emperor and an ex-husband of the current human emperor. Because of this, the two factions treated each other as air and wouldnʼt interact with one another unless it was necessary.

An eunuch announced the arrival of the Great General. ”Great General Lou had arrived!”

General Lou Wuye walks into the throne hall and slowly approaches the human emperor seated on the throne. He swiped his eyes within his surroundings nonchalantly and noticed Yun Ming with one eye covered with an eye patch and obviously suffered under the hands of the human emperor, as reported.

His face remained expressionless, but the depth of his eyes was a hidden, burning rage towards the human emperor.

General Lou Wuye and his soldiers saluted the emperor, ”Wuye of the Lou Clan greets His Majesty!”

The human emperor gestured for them to stand up and said, ”Arise, General Lou. You have done a good job protecting the capital from the southern barbarians.”

”Yes,” responded General Lou Wuye as he stood straight and fearlessly stared at the human emperor.

Among all the officials and nobles in the throne hall, only one with great standing had the ability to stare at the emperor. His expressionless face didnʼt even twitch when he saw the familiar face of the human emperor. Like it was reported, this mortal indeed looks a bit like Lord Hei. But his anger at having his lover be harmed by this man made him dissatisfied with a mortal.

Even though General Lou tried to hide it well, the human emperor had noticed the difference in him, like how he noticed the strange change in Official Xu Ming. The human emperor narrowed his eyes as he gave the great general a scrutinizing gaze.