As an official, what's wrong with raising a few monsters?

Chapter 385 The Leader Who Makes Empty Promises, and the Ambitious Him

"I'll spare you for now."

It’s too late.

Although he had already endured it, he knelt down decisively, seemingly lacking any backbone.

But since they've acted so respectfully, don't push them too far. After all, they're monsters with great magical powers and supernatural abilities; you should give them some face.

The large ship sailed forward on the waves, and everything returned to calm.

In the military, order is paramount. Although everyone had many questions about what had happened, they still performed their duties under the guidance of military discipline.

The shrimp monster surrendered, and Mingchen asked again, "What are you called? Why are you here?"

With the chaos over, Mingchen was able to glean some information from him.

The prawn lay prostrate on the ground, showing no sign of resistance, and simply said, "Master, my name is Yu Xia. I have been cultivating in this endless deep sea for 2,321 years. My cave is located beneath this deep sea."

"This little demon has diligently cultivated over the years and has never done anything that harms heaven or reason..."

He has been cultivating for over two thousand years, and his cultivation level is now comparable to Long Lian's.

It is indeed a ferocious monster.

This guy seemed to have said quite a bit, but his attitude was humble.

But the most important question remains unanswered.

Mingchen shook his head, too lazy to waste words with him, and simply asked, "I'm asking you, who sent you to block my army's path?"

Yu Xia paused, his eyes darting about, and for a moment he became somewhat nervous and silent.

His position is that of a pawn, a glove.

He had no choice but to follow orders.

Even if you fail, you have to bear it yourself, keep your mouth shut, and not say anything.

Mingchen glanced at him with interest and smiled, "Looks like we'll be having a better meal tonight."

"I think your pair of pliers looks quite delicious."

"Do not……"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xia trembled and quickly prostrated himself on the ground again: "Spare me, spare me, sir, spare me!"

damned!
He was just a helpless shrimp!
Yu Xia was also helpless: "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that I have no other choice..."

He lay down on the ground, turned over, and exposed his abdomen to Mingchen.

Between those soft shells, a shimmering swastika was clearly imprinted.

It seems that Tang Ying also used this method to fish it out of the sea.

“A thousand years ago, I cultivated supernatural powers, stirred up the wind and waves, and acted recklessly, committing some misdeeds.”

"Later, a divine monk came from the south riding the waves and advised me to be humble and take refuge in Buddhism."

"At that time, I was arrogant and overconfident, and naturally refused to do so. This caused a huge wave to overturn it and sink it to the bottom of the sea, and swallowed it whole."

"However, who knew that it was a highly powerful being, it actually burrowed out of my chest and abdomen, and left something inside my stomach. Whenever it chanted a spell, I would feel an unbearable bloating in my abdomen, as if it were about to burst open, and my magical power would completely dissipate, becoming uncontrollable..."

Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.

Yu Xia has lived for two thousand years, so he naturally understands this principle.

But the problem is, he's helpless!
Someone had left a spell inside his stomach to control him.

Today, Mingchen cast another heart-piercing curse on him.

Both the big shots on either side could make him suffer terribly.

He doesn't want two people standing on his head and pooping on him!

What could he do then?

The only option is to go along with Mingchen, while also involving the other person.

He didn't want to play both sides, but what could he do?
Either way, you can kill him!
"Master, it's not that I'm unwilling to tell you, but I simply cannot afford to offend that person."

The shrimp lay on the ground, pitifully pleading, "Please, have mercy on me and spare me this time."

Throughout these thousand years, he has reflected on his past arrogance and regretted it.

There's always someone stronger than you; such arrogance and recklessness will eventually come at a price.

But fate no longer gave him a chance to regret.

After a thousand years of cultivation, he became even stronger.

But so what?

Someone comes along, casts a fishing rod, and he has no choice but to be caught and brought aboard the boat.

"Oh?"

Fortunately, although Mingchen is strange and ruthless, he is not unreasonable.

Hearing his sincerity and seeing the pitiful look on the shrimp, she decided not to press him any further.

He narrowed his eyes and sighed inwardly, "Brother, lend me your magic."

The next instant, an invisible wind swept across the sea.

The entire fleet seemed to fall silent for a moment.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

A strong stench of blood swept over, as if a powerful will was calling out in everyone's minds.

It stirred his emotions and made his blood boil.

I felt that my power was boundless, as if I could pierce the sky and destroy everything.

"Boom boom boom!"

A series of indescribable booming sounds filled my ears.

In an instant, Mingchen's entire demeanor seemed to change.

Yu Xia stood there, stunned, staring blankly at the ferocious man before him.

Mingchen was still Mingchen. In terms of appearance, he hadn't changed at all, except that his eyes were bloodshot.

However, it inexplicably gives people a strong sense of ferocity and violence, a powerful aura, as if it could chop Yu Xia into millions of pieces.

That tough armor, which could block all magic and even swords and spears, offered him absolutely no sense of security.

He lay prostrate on the ground, trembling all over, looking at Mingchen, whose demeanor was strange, with fear in his eyes.

"Master...Master...Spare me, spare my life..."

He thought Mingchen was dissatisfied with his answer and wanted to kill him!

He could do nothing but stammer and beg Mingchen to spare his life.

Suddenly, a menacing broadsword appeared in Mingchen's hand.

This knife has killed countless people and is stained with the stench of blood.

It looked especially terrifying under the sunlight.

Mingchen looked down at him and flicked the blade lightly.

Yu Xia trembled all over, feeling as if his life had just passed through the underworld.

However, in the next instant, it seemed as if something inside his body had ruptured.

That chilling aura seemed to dissipate the blood and gore in an instant.

The slash seemed to have taken no life.

Having narrowly escaped death, Yu Xia lay on the ground, somewhat dazed.

"Master...I..."

He's not dead yet?

When he looked up again and saw Mingchen, the bloody aura had completely dissipated, and the other party had already transformed back into that carefree, unpredictable young nobleman.

Mingchen dispersed the borrowed magic and quietly looked at him: "Alright!"

Yu Xia paused, then subconsciously touched his chest and abdomen.

The mark that had tormented him for a thousand years, causing him pain and despair, had actually disappeared.

He felt the shrimp become lighter. This...this is the solution?
In an instant, the shackles were removed, and a strong sense of joy surged through my chest.

The spell that had bound him for a thousand years was finally broken.

He couldn't help but want to raise his head and let out a long howl.

However, immediately afterward, the person's calm voice came to his ear: "Now, tell me everything you know."

Yu Xia trembled, but managed to swallow back the joyful roar that was about to burst forth.

Mingchen's question was like a bucket of cold water being poured over his head.

Oh... just out of the wolf's den, only to fall into the tiger's lair.

There's a master right here in front of us.

In the end, it's just a change of owners.

This newcomer seems even more difficult to please; she demands shrimp all the time!

All of the shrimp's joy vanished.

Life is hard, and the cold reality can be despairing.

The shackles of a thousand years have worn down Yu Xia's edges. He knows how vast this world is, and he has become accustomed to his status as a servant.

She quickly accepted her new identity.

Since Mingchen has broken the curse left by the other master, Mingchen is obviously his new master.

“My lord, the one who subdued me was the Laughing Buddha of the Blissful Buddha Kingdom.”

“Before the New Year, a child came and cast a spell to summon me, ordering me to stay here and not to allow the southern fleets to go north.”

Having acknowledged a new master, there's naturally nothing to hide.

Yu Xia was also straightforward, telling Ming Chen everything.

Once the curse was cast, he had no other choice.

If even a mere child can address him, how much more so when Mingchen questions him?

Upon hearing this, Mingchen lowered his eyes, not surprised at all.

The Laughing Buddha is the Maitreya Buddha who had a grudge against Mingchen.

Yu Xia's answer was exactly what he expected, which further confirmed his guess.

It seems that Tang Ying really did come to help, and he did indeed want to take the monster away. However, he didn't care that Ming Chen insisted on keeping it, since it was obviously not his.

It wasn't a self-directed or self-acted drama.

"And what about Tang Ying? Do you know her?"

"Tang Ying?"

"It's the guy who just fished you out."

Yu Xia shook his head: "I don't know... If Buddha had a decree, he would only send someone to chant incantations, not use such magic."

Although both methods could lure him out of the water to subdue him, the techniques were clearly different.

"Really……"

Therefore, the case can basically be closed.

This monster was sent by that Buddha to block the route from Qianyuan North Shanghai Road, perhaps also to test the depth of Mingchen's abilities in the water.

However, in that conversation a few days ago, Buddha and Mingchen were on the same side.

The supernatural powers of Buddhism may have different paths leading to the same goal, and the Buddha naturally had a way to subdue this monster.

They sent their own people to help Mingchen resolve this predicament.

Firstly, it was to show Mingchen their attitude, and secondly, it was to make the divine manifestation more grand, so that if Mingchen's side won in the future, they could also get a share of the profits.

Ultimately, Mingchen's side still came out on top.

Mingchen didn't reveal anything.

Whether it returned to Mingchen or was taken away by Tang Ying, the other side lost a powerful water demon.

Seeing Mingchen remain silent, Yu Xia tentatively asked, "Master... is it... alright?"

He has cultivated himself diligently for many years and finally attained great supernatural powers.

It stirs up the waves in the sea with immense power, feeds on whale sharks, and roams the ocean freely.

He didn't want to become a pathetic meal for ordinary people.

"Please spare my life?"

"Haha~ You're a meritorious shrimp!"

How could I bear to hurt you?

Mingchen stepped forward and patted the prawn's head repeatedly, laughing, "Tell me again, what kind of supernatural powers and magic do those Buddhas and deities possess? What subordinate factions do they have? Who has the most power?"

"Forehead……"

Meeting Mingchen's smiling face, Yu Xia involuntarily shivered and said, "Master, I don't know much either. But as long as I know it, I will tell you everything I know..."

Yu Xia doesn't actually have access to high-dimensional scenes. He was subdued by the Venerable Buddha with great power a thousand years ago and left here. People occasionally come to give him a few trivial tasks to do.

It probably just caused chaos and disasters in the south, creating demand for divine intervention.

He didn't actually know much about the opponent's strength, supernatural powers, magic spells, or magical treasures.

Therefore, he could only reveal some of the shady things about his rise to power to Mingchen regarding the things he had done.

Now that the Buddha's control over him has been removed by Mingchen, and he will not be silenced, he can speak to Mingchen freely.

When Mingchen asked him, he replied that he was indeed someone who would tell everything he knew and had nothing to hide.

There is a difference between unwavering loyalty and mutual affection and being forcibly subjugated.

Mingchen believed that if Fuyao and Longlian were trapped by some kind of curse, they would rather die in pain than reveal any information that would be detrimental to Mingchen. Well... Bailang might be hard to say.

Mingchen was completely convinced that if another powerful being came and removed the curse Mingchen had placed on him, and then placed some other curse on him, this guy would simply surrender and betray Mingchen without hesitation.

They're just exploited slaves, forced to work under duress. It doesn't matter who they work for.

For example, at the beginning, this guy stirred up trouble but didn't go all out. He just wanted Mingchen and his group to retreat and complete their mission. He had no intention of destroying the ship or killing anyone.

Just complete the task; there's no one supervising.

He'll commit those pointless acts of killing, and his superiors won't help him; he'll just have to bear it all himself. There's no point in doing so.

Mingchen temporarily controls him, making him work for him, and doesn't expect anything more from him.

Mingchen, seeing him, could naturally tell him to work hard.

If someone were to eventually subdue the monster, he would accept it.

People always have varying degrees of closeness and distance; it's impossible for everyone under your command to be a confidant.

In this case, the emotional cost is too high, and the people responsible for protecting them are also too many to bear.

Mingchen believed that in the eyes of that revered Buddha, this shrimp actually held the same status, perhaps even less than the unjust child who was killed by Wang Huai.

I wouldn't feel bad about it.

His niche lies in controlling mercenary-type subordinates with spells, and in using gloves as chess pieces that can be discarded at any time.

“Master, I have been living in seclusion in the deep sea for many years, and this is all I know.”

I talked a lot about things that were useful and things that were not.

The prawn obediently lay down on the ground and said to Mingchen, "I really don't know anything else... Please believe me."

Information from all sides is constantly being collected, processed, and pieced together, allowing us to access higher dimensions and touch upon more of the truth.

Mingchen was quite satisfied with this, and even if Daxia had something to say, he wouldn't force him.

He acted like a good leader, simply patting his head and saying, "I believe in you."

"Do not be afraid, I am on the righteous path, not evil."

"Our journey has been one of earth-shaking achievements."

"If you follow me, your destiny will be sealed."

"As long as you obey my orders, temper your character, and establish merits, you will eventually achieve enlightenment, ascend to the heavens, and become an immortal or a Buddha."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xia prostrated himself on the ground and said respectfully, "I am willing to go through fire and water for you, sir."

The leader makes empty promises, while he himself is ambitious.

(End of this chapter)