I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 538 Extra 7
At the end of July, Xiao Jingfan arranged everything and set off from the Summer Palace to Yinsha Island with Chu Liuzheng and their two sons.

In early September, the family of four arrived at the port of Silver Sand Island. After attending the wedding of the two renowned doctors, they took a boat to Moon Dew Island.

"Mother, are there really merfolk on Moonlit Island?" On the deck, Xiao Dunyan held a thin booklet in his hand, which contained records about the appearance of merfolk on Moonlit Island.

"Yes," Xiao Dunheng answered quickly, even though he didn't understand what his older brother said.

Chu Liuzheng chuckled and patted his son's head, then said to Xiao Dunyan, "There are legends about merfolk on the island. Your father once saw merfolk skeletons. As for whether they actually exist, we'll find out when we go and take a look."

[It's not even recorded in the system, so it probably doesn't exist. But giving the answer directly is pointless; let the child see for themselves.]

It's a pity Hui Rong gets seasick, otherwise we could have brought her along. Sunbathing on the deck, feeling the sea breeze, watching the sunrise and sunset, and chasing schools of fish would be much more enjoyable than being in the palace.

"Father!" Xiao Dunyan clapped his hands with joy when he saw that Xiao Jingfan and the others had returned in their small boat.

Chu Liuzheng carried him over and asked with a smile, "How many fish did you catch?"

"We caught it with a net." Xiao Jingfan nimbly flipped over the railing, holding the rope, and showed the three of them the wooden bucket that Xiao Da was holding.

The three heads crowded together and saw that there were about twenty fish inside, two of which had brightly colored scales that Chu Liuzheng had never seen before.

Xiao Dunheng stretched out his tender little hand and twisted his body to try to catch the fish. Chu Liuzheng almost lost his grip and quickly threw the child into his father's arms.

If you fall in headfirst, who knows whether you'll be eaten by the fish or the fish will eat you.

Xiao Jingfan pinched his son's chubby cheeks, squatted down and let the child stand next to the wooden tub, supporting him from behind as he played, as long as he didn't grab the raw fish and eat it.

Xiao Dunyan also squatted down. Xiao Jingfan glanced at him, pointed to the fish he had never seen before, and began to explain the science to his eldest son.

Seeing that the father and his two sons were having a good time, Chu Liuzheng, who did not want to eat fish for the time being, took Siyue and Chenxing into the cabin to catch up on sleep, and slept until they disembarked.

The climate on Moon Island is pleasant, and the scenery is wonderful.

Chu Liuzheng led his two children and a group of people to wander around the island, picking wildflowers and wild fruits, fishing on the rocks, digging in the sand to collect seashells and build sandcastles... They played something different every day from morning till night, and no one wanted to go back to the capital.

But there are so many people and so many things to do in the capital, I have to go back even if I don't want to.

After spending nearly half a month on the island, just as everyone was preparing to return, a boat ran aground on a beach near Moon Island.

Xiao Jingfan ordered someone to investigate.

Worried that it might be an assassin, Chu Liuzheng quietly opened the system and browsed through it. When she saw the ship owner's identity, she couldn't help but gasp.

[Frog Fun! Han the Conman! Wasn't he a traitor in Japan? How did he end up on Moon Island?]

Xiao Jingfan was taken aback. Why hadn't he received news that Han Ruoyu had left Japan?
[He who walks by the river will eventually get his shoes wet. Even the master swindler Han has had his day, but luckily he had prepared an escape route and managed to feign death before being caught.]

The incident happened so suddenly that the tyrant's men didn't even have time to send a message to him.

Chu Liuzheng pulled down.

Wow! Han the conman is pretty good; he even pulled off a big stunt before leaving!

Xiao Jingfan waited to hear what happened next, but that was it.

Chu Liuzheng went to coax his son.

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

What great thing did Han Ruoyu do?

Before faking his death, he not only emptied more than half of Japan's secret gold vault, but also stole the mining maps.

In addition, every firearm modified under his guidance had a hidden danger.

In November, pirates robbed a merchant caravan from Dasheng. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the pirates were actually Japanese naval forces in disguise. Emperor Shunguang was furious and sent troops to Japan, defeating the Japanese army so badly that they were routed and all their firearms were rendered useless.

Three months later, the navy returned to the capital in great victory, and Japan, along with two neighboring small countries, was incorporated into the territory of Dasheng.

After rewarding those who had contributed, Xiao Jingfan sent Han Ruoyu, who had returned from visiting his family, to Wa City again to supervise the mining operations, with the able-bodied men of Wa City taking turns to work.

The rest of the people moved to a nearby deserted island, where only ships from the Dasheng Navy could dock and regularly transport supplies to the island.

In order to seize the limited resources, many large and small forces gradually emerged on the island, fighting each other day and night.

In the twelfth year of the Shunguang Emperor's reign, the Western Xia launched an invasion and went to war with the Dasheng Emperor. Both sides had victories and defeats, but the Dasheng Emperor ultimately prevailed. In the thirteenth year of the Shunguang Emperor's reign, in May, Empress Chu successfully gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. The Shunguang Emperor was overjoyed and issued an imperial edict.

On the same day of the Emperor's birthday, the Queen of Goryeo visited Daesung and offered to become a vassal state in exchange for seedlings and planting methods.

In the fourteenth year of the Shunguang reign, Gaochang rebelled. General Aydar led troops to quell the rebellion, removed corrupt officials from the court, and was granted the title of Crown Prince.

Two months later, the Emperor of Gaochang fell seriously ill and abdicated. The Crown Prince ascended the throne, and Dasheng sent envoys to offer their congratulations.

In the fifteenth year of the Shunguang reign, the Western Xia emperor's eye disease worsened, nearly causing him to go blind. He sought out renowned doctors everywhere, and chaos began to erupt within the Western Xia kingdom.

In the sixteenth year of the Shunguang reign, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn in Dasheng County were harvested in abundance again, becoming common delicacies on the tables of the people of Dasheng, and the name of the Phoenix Goddess became even more prominent.

Neighboring small countries successively submitted to Dasheng, all in order to obtain seedlings suitable for their own cultivation.

After the tax reform, the imperial court's supervision was effective, and the exorbitant taxes and levies levied on the people gradually decreased. People finally had the means to leave the land and engage in small businesses to make a living.

Dasheng's commercial development is flourishing like never before, and its trade with various countries is also booming.

Under the various policies of the imperial court that benefited farmers and merchants, the birth rate in Dasheng increased year by year, and even in famine years, few people starved to death, showing a thriving scene.

In July, the Western Xia suddenly launched an attack on Gaochang. Gaochang was no match for the attack and sought help from Dasheng. With the aid of Dasheng's troops, the Western Xia was defeated and forced to retreat.

Gaochang signed a long-term friendship agreement with Dasheng and purchased tens of thousands of seedlings from Dasheng.

In October of the same year, the Western Xia emperor lost sight in his right eye, and signs of blindness also appeared in his left eye, exacerbating the internal turmoil within Western Xia.

A group of assassins appeared on Silver Sand Island with the intention of kidnapping the two renowned doctors, Feng and Qin, but were shot dead on the island by a mysterious figure.

Rumors circulated that these assassins were sent by the Western Xia emperor in order to capture two renowned doctors to treat his eye ailment. The Western Xia emperor did not respond to the rumors.

On the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the envoys of Western Xia attempted to kidnap Empress Chu, but failed. They then tried to assassinate her at the palace banquet, but Emperor Shunguang personally beheaded her and sent her back to Western Xia.

Upon learning that Empress Chu had been assassinated at a palace banquet, the people of Dasheng were outraged and called on the emperor to seek justice for the empress.

In March of the following year, as spring arrived and the snow melted, Da Sheng launched an attack on Western Xia, and the two countries officially went to war.

Two years later, the Dasheng army besieged the capital of Western Xia, demanding that the Western Xia emperor atone with his death or face a massacre of the city.

After a day and a night of standoff, the Western Xia emperor, Wei Mingliang, was bound to the city wall, looking disheveled. He looked up to the sky and cried out in despair, "Heaven has wronged us, sending the phoenix maiden to Sheng, showing no mercy to Western Xia." In full view of everyone, he committed suicide on the city wall, his blood splattering three feet deep.

The city gates opened, and the new emperor of Western Xia emerged, bearing a letter of surrender, expressing his willingness to submit to the Great Sheng.

[Frog Fun! The butterfly is dead?!]

Chu Liuzheng, who was eating melon seeds in the palace, spat out two melon seed shells, his eyes widening slightly, completely bewildered.

[It's one thing for others to believe in Feng Nu, but why does Hua Die Hu, this clever person, also believe in her?]

[What nonsense about fate not being in one's own hands! Does this Flower Butterfly really think he'll lose to the tyrant because of me, this fake Phoenix Girl?]

[Tsk tsk, how could a mere bystander like me possess such extraordinary abilities?]

She shook her head and continued cracking sunflower seeds.

The thinking of these clever people is truly baffling. I'll just continue observing from the sidelines.

[Sigh, I really envy Brother Xiaoyao. Why can't my system take me to every world? I wonder which world Brother Xiaoyao is enjoying himself in now?]

However, he inadvertently did me a favor before he left. His information about the tyrant's treasure saved me a lot of trouble.

[Hehe, once Lady Yan finishes building the real mechanical beast, I'll drag the Tyrant and the kids along on a treasure hunt!!]

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Thank you so much for joining us!

I've seen several people say the ending was unexpected, but didn't anyone realize I started wrapping things up early on?
I didn't even open a new line, I thought it would be obvious -_-
I feel like I've filled in all the plot holes. This is my first time writing a side story, and I don't really know what to write. What I've written doesn't seem quite right either. I'll have to study it some more later.

I was originally planning to write a treasure hunt side story, and I even outlined it, but after thinking about it carefully, I realized it was too off-topic, so I gave up on writing it. Let Ryūzō develop his own story; I won't interfere.

In short, I just wrote this casually, so please take a look. I hope you enjoy it. If you don't, don't blame me. See you in the next book if we're meant to! ^v^

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