I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Chapter 261 Your son-in-law deserves to be killed! Can you spare my life?

Roland didn't immediately retrieve Little Roland because he had just told Billy that this was his puppet, not a clone. Killing him directly would be a bit strange. So he put the scarecrow into his bag.

After going out, the two walked and chatted all the way.

I don’t know why, maybe Billy is in a good mood today?
He actually talked to Roland about his family affairs.

As a second-level wizard, a confidant of a Sea Castle Baron and the second-in-command of Black Sail, although Billy is not as good as the tower masters of Black Abyss or White Chess, many upper-level wizards of White Chess and Twilight Council on this sea cannot compare with this small second-level early wizard.

Many tower masters on land would come to Billy for help if they encountered matters involving the sea.

He was indeed Baron Haibao's disciple and confidant, but strictly speaking, the two of them were the company's major shareholder and general manager, a partnership.

Billy can be said to be very powerful and well-connected, and the wealth he has accumulated over the years is also astonishing.

He also had a large earldom on land—a border earl, so to speak—and was the king of a small county.

He is a real winner in life, but he has some problems at home.

Billy said sadly, "I was married a long, long time ago. Although we have been separated for many years due to our different ideas, in my heart, she is my only wife.

She is the ruler of another kingdom, and our two countries are at odds with each other."

At this point, Billy looked at Roland with a wicked smile, "Twenty or thirty years ago, I changed my identity again and secretly slept with her. She only found out about it after she got pregnant! Haha~~
She almost killed me!

But you know, I have a lot of people under me.

I took my men to seek refuge with her, and she couldn't kill me.

So after much persuasion and power-trading, she finally accepted the child. But when my daughter grew up, she realized that the person was still me! Hahaha~~"

It sounds like Billy is really shameless. He and his wife are having a very bad relationship.

Billy sighed, "I have many children. So many that I can't even count them. But in my heart, there are only two children.

Unfortunately, neither my eldest daughter nor my youngest son is willing to inherit my mantle.

They wanted to go out and work on their own, to make a name for themselves, and even went so far as to go to their mother's kingdom to specifically oppose Billy.

The younger son was actually quite promising, but he had to die before his time. Billy was heartbroken for a long time.

The eldest daughter is more promising, but she is too rebellious.

Like her mother, she hated her father.

She caused Billy a lot of trouble and even almost destroyed Billy's kingdom at one point.

However, the old man is still very experienced. After Billy finished his work at sea and returned to the kingdom, he quickly dealt with all of his daughter's people.

In theory, rebels must be killed.

But he couldn't bear to leave his daughter.

This is his only child.

He exiled his daughter to a distant place, where she lived a long and miserable life.
Billy said: "Although the little girl's methods are very immature, she is a genius and she will definitely be more successful than me in the future.

I was afraid that she would cause trouble again while I was away, so I didn't dare let my daughter come back.

But this girl is amazing, she actually ran back secretly by herself."

At this point, Billy shook his head and continued, "But this girl has grown up and started to understand her father. I'm very relieved."

I'm also a little worried.

She came back with a husband and a little kid!

It doesn’t matter that the boy came from the bottom of society. I used to be a slave in the secular world. I don’t care about my son-in-law’s identity - a hero is not judged by his origin, right?
But that guy's reputation is really terrible!"

Hearing this, Roland couldn't help but sigh for a long time.

What was Billy's identity? A second-level wizard, in the South, would be a 'saint', but in a secular kingdom, he would be a holy king!
His daughter's status was naturally extremely noble - it sounded like she had once attempted to usurp the throne, kicked her father, who was never at home, aside, and became king herself.

This is a female hero!
Why did you fall in love with such a lively young man?
The most beloved daughter was kidnapped by a ghost-like yellow-haired boy. How annoying is that?
In a fit of anger, Billy fed the boy to the fish.

But his daughter ignored him anymore.

Billy sighed, "I didn't kill him because of my daughter. I killed him because he had someone behind him."

Roland said: "Having a father-in-law like you who is also a traitor, he deserves to die! You are really amazing. I remember a famous king once said: 'I admire Mussolini because I dare not do what he did and shoot my son-in-law!'
You dare to shoot your own son-in-law.

You are amazing.”

Billy shook his head and sighed.

Roland shook his head and sighed, "Your daughter is indeed considerate of the overall situation. She knows that you killed her husband because he was in cahoots with the Three-Headed Snake. That's why she didn't turn against you. Otherwise, she would have overthrown you again, or even killed you."

Billy asked doubtfully, "How do you know? He's just a brat. Could my daughter really kill her father?"

Roland sighed and said, "Of course your daughter wouldn't kill her father just for her husband. But this incident was a trigger.

Given your daughter's life experience, she might be heartbroken, but she won't be trapped by love. She might blame you, but after all, her fiancé is a traitor and a threat to her people. For the sake of the people of the world, she knows her husband deserves to die.

So normally, even though she will hate you, she will still be able to forgive you in the future. After all, you are blood relatives, and time can change everything, right?

But, Billy, you are a tyrant!

Yes, with your methods, you are definitely a tyrant - am I wrong?"

Billy sighed, "I am indeed a tyrant. I'm overseas all year round, and whenever I return, I impose pressure with drastic measures. On the rare occasions when I rest in the kingdom, I indulge in feasting, drinking, and entertainment, neglecting government affairs. My children are also unsuccessful. My kingdom is no different from the Twilight Council."

Roland clapped his hands and said, "Look! If someone like you continues to sit on the throne, your people will have no way to survive!
I guess your daughter and wife have been rebelling against you for a long time!

You said your daughter has grown up. She has indeed grown up.

She has definitely grown up after going through so much. However, although the experience of failure and suffering can smooth out a person's arrogance and edges and make people bow their heads, it can also make people more sober!
She may indeed be beginning to understand you, but it's not enough.

Her relationship with you had just improved, and yet you killed her child's husband. Let me ask you, have you taken a deep dive into your son-in-law? Have you taken a deep dive into the relationship between your daughter and son-in-law?"

Ratio sighed and said, "I'm too busy to have enough eyes to see everything."

Roland laughed and said, "Look, you didn't care and just killed him. If this isn't cruel, what is?
Aren't you pushing your daughter into the fire?
Aren't you forcing your daughter to rebel against you?

She had begun to understand you, thinking your kingdom needed a cruel tyrant, a man-eating lion like you.

But she is very conflicted, because she knows that you are too big a lion, and she is afraid that one day you will become stubborn and eat everyone - if you make the decision to sacrifice the entire kingdom to help you go further, no one can stop you!
Let me ask you this: can you do such a thing?"

Billy shook his head and said, "I won't do that. Eating mortals is nothing compared to eating wizards. And eating wizards is nothing compared to eating gods.
Millions of mortals are not as good as a weak god.

Although I wouldn't do that, many of my actions could be misinterpreted as "a lion yawning can startle the sheep." Furthermore, I have so much to do, and the decisions I make on many matters are incomprehensible to others.

Roland sighed and said, "It's really hard to be the king of a country.

You see, your daughter doesn't understand you well enough. She's at a very difficult point. She's struggling to decide whether to be loyal to you or to her mother.

The death of your son-in-law will affect the balance in your daughter's heart.

Your daughter and your wife have the power to push you into the abyss. Don't underestimate the weak.

Just like a powerful god, once he becomes arrogant, he will be overthrown by wizards.

Let me ask you, when did you kill your son-in-law?"

Billy shook his head and said, "I can't remember. I haven't been back for a long time."

Roland shook his head and said, "Be careful when you return home this time."

Billy smiled and said, "Lance, if it weren't inappropriate, I'd really like to keep you by my side. If you're properly trained, you'll definitely be more capable than my disciples, maybe even more capable than my son. You're only about twenty-four or twenty-five this year, right?"

Roland's expression changed slightly, and he said sincerely, "Mr. Billy, you really have a keen eye. Normal people think I'm over 50, but I usually tell them I'm over 60.

But you are so accurate in seeing that I have just entered the first door of truth. As you said, I am only thirty-five this year."

Roland lied about his age by several years.

"Hehehe."

Billy smiled happily. He looked at Roland and said, "Brother Lance, if my son-in-law had half of your brains and abilities, I wouldn't have killed him back then."

Roland said seriously, "You're wrong, Billy. The more capable he is, the more you have to kill him! Loyalty is the most important foundation. A traitorous fellow, the more potential he has, the more of a threat he poses to your future, isn't that right?"

Billy looked at Roland and nodded deeply.

Roland asked curiously, "He's colluding with the three-headed snake, right? The person behind him is the leader of the three-headed snake?"

Billy shook his head and said, “No, the person behind him is a heretic god. In fact, I am a little hesitant about whether to kill him because of this.

You know, I'm a pure Eastern wizard, and I'm at odds with the gods. And I happened to be doing something big at that time, and I was worried that the heretic god would interfere through him. In fact, if I exiled him overseas..."

Roland interrupted with a serious expression, "Billy, how can you be so soft-hearted?
Even if he goes overseas, can you guarantee that he won't come back secretly?

Even if his heart is on your side, if that heretical god forces him, will he secretly come back from overseas?
Taking a step back, what if your daughter and your wife contact this guy and ask him to come back to help you?
Your daughter has always wanted to kill you, and your wife has always wanted to kill you. If the two of them join forces with the heretical god behind your son-in-law, you will surely die!"

Billy couldn't help but look at Roland deeply and said, "Lance, you are really my confidant. If my daughter or other sons could be half as sensible as you, ah."

Roland chuckled and said, "But, Billy, you still made a wrong move."

Billy raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why do you think so?"

Roland said, "How could you kill your own son-in-law with your own hands? You should have let your daughter kill him!"

Billy had an epiphany.

Roland continued, "There's a lot of room for maneuver in this matter. Your daughter is a female tyrant who dares to sacrifice her own family for the sake of justice, and your son-in-law isn't clean. All you need to do is throw some dirty water on him, sow discord between them, and create some inexplicable misunderstandings. You can make your daughter think that her son-in-law is going to destroy the kingdom."

Then, for the sake of the people of this world, your son-in-law must die."

Billy nodded slowly, his expression slightly edified. He sighed, "I was blinded by anger. I should have thought of this earlier."

Roland smiled and said, "You're sorry, because this is just a bad idea."

Billy couldn't help but become interested. This kid's tactics were getting more sinister than the last, and he really wanted to hear them all. He asked, "Oh? Are there middle and upper strategies?"

Roland chuckled and said, "A conspiracy will eventually be exposed. Letting your daughter kill her own husband is not a good idea.

When she learns the truth, she will surely die with you. She may not be able to defeat you, but she is seeking death."

Billy nodded suddenly and said, "I should have asked someone else for help. There are so many pirates on the sea. If his ship met with an accident, it would be reasonable."

Roland smiled and said, "Billy, this is just a medium-term strategy."

Billy's eyes lit up and he asked, "Is there a better solution without any side effects?"

Roland smiled and said nothing.

Billy frowned and thought for a moment, then a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.

Roland nodded and said, "Brother Billy, your intelligence is truly unmatched. I wanted to keep it a little suspense, but I didn't expect you to guess it first. You're right, a harmonious family brings prosperity."

Just a heretical god who needs a spokesperson to know about the affairs of this world.

In the ancient books of wizards, there are many ways to blind him. It is not necessary to kill this person.

From what you said before, your son-in-law may not be that bad.

After all, rumors are often untrue.

If you think about it carefully, your daughter suddenly understood you, so someone must have enlightened her. I'm afraid that your daughter's sudden change is also related to the person next to her.

Even if the person next to you just says "Don't anger your father" or "Your kingdom needs a lion", it will be more effective than you roaring a hundred times!

Sometimes, whether a family can live in harmony also requires the help of an outsider.

I have to say something unpleasant, but your authority in the kingdom is too great. You need a more conciliatory policy—this family cannot be just you, but also your wife and daughter.

If the three of you can work together harmoniously and unite the two countries into one, and then use both authority and gentleness, the future will be promising.

But you've already made a wrong move. You've even killed your son-in-law. It's too late to say anything now."

Billy asked, "Is there any way to salvage it?"

Roland smiled and said nothing.

Billy immediately understood what he meant. He smiled and led the way to the gate where the mermaid was, opened the door, and made a gesture of "Master Lance, please come in".

Roland walked through the door with his hands behind his back, but was completely stunned when he saw what was inside.

Groups of Nagas were rushing into the cabin, and several three-headed snake wizards were maintaining order.

Roland was horrified - oh no, oh no, the sharpshooter is about to shoot!

Roland hurriedly turned around and saw that Billy was rubbing his face. He rubbed his face so hard that he became a faceless man.

Billy's chuckle echoed in Roland's mind: "Little Lance, from what I've seen of you, you don't seem like someone obsessed with lust. So there's something I'm a little confused about. What are you looking for mermaids for? You're not looking to study music, are you?"
Roland pursed his lips and said, "If I say yes, can you spare my life?"

(End of this chapter)