Politics is Dirty Game

Standing next to the corpses of two people whose bodies were constantly getting devoured by small ants, Zhao Xin checked their belongings. They had a pouch that had few Healing Pills, a few Spirit Stones, and some talismans.

After waiting for Lee Che and Tu Shen to recover, they finally left the dead bodies. They only had bones remaining as the flesh was devoured by those ants.

"Thankfully, we had your Battle Soul otherwise we wouldn't have discovered the true mastermind behind this." Lee Che praised her while walking towards their village.

Zhao Xin shook her head and said "I might have discovered them but if they weren't weak, it would've been a total disaster."

"But Miss Xin, if they were not weak, they wouldn't have targeted our village. After all, they are the disciple of Mad Demon Sect that requires the blood of the stronger people to improve." Tu Shen turned his head at Zhao Xin and spoke. His words made Lee Che nod.

Zhao Xin also nods her head and spoke "You are right, Elder Tu. But, we were only lucky this time. It seems we can get into trouble even if it is just because of two people. Unfortunately, this was their lucky time."

"We have no guard left to scout the forest giving those others a perfect chance to sneak in. But, it won't happen again. We need to start building the walls from today."

"But Miss Xin, there are many people who got injured today." Lee Che interrupted her as he showed concern about the village. Although it was awkward, they slowly learned to call her Miss. After all, her current status was only second to Village Chief.

Zhao Xin shook her head and spoke "I know there are injured people but we need to start today. Because there is a slight change in plan. This was something Village Chief forgot to include. While I was planning everything yesterday, I found a way to rebuild the village in a stronger way."

"Instead of using normal bricks, we are going to use Heavy Bricks. Although we can't afford a lot at once, we can still afford enough to build a meter tall wall around the village. If we build the strong foundation, we can replace the upper part later."

"So, we will build three meters tall wall for now. One meter will be covered with Heavy Bricks while the upper two meters will be covered with Light Bricks. Once the Village Chief arrives, we will start building houses. There is another thing that we need to build with our current strength."

"Oh… What is it, Miss Xin? Is it really important than building houses?" Tu Shen curiously asked.

Zhao Xin nodded her head and spoke "Yes, it is very important. Although it sounds a little ridiculous and doesn't sound important at all, this is our top priority. In fact, this is so important that Village Chief had to send a letter yesterday just to inform me about this project."

"Now, I am getting really curious. What is it?" Lee Che asked with a smile on his face.

Zhao Xin's footstep paused for a moment as she took a deep breath and spoke with a serious expression.

"Hot spring!"

"Ehhhhhh?"

In Yellow Stone Village,

Gu Tan sat in front of the bed where his father was currently sleeping. There was some serious expression on his face as he was thinking of something but Long Hua was constantly pestering him.

[Master, please talk to me! I am sorry. I will never do this again.]

Gu Tan couldn't help but sigh at her words. Actually, it wasn't her fault. But now, she was his Battle Soul.

[Alright! Alright! Now, do me a favor and try recovering your soul power. I don't want to lose my trump card in the midst of a battle.]

Finally, Gu Tan gave up. Because she has been constantly pestering him from yesterday and barely taking any rest. Everything she does consumes soul power and the less soul power she possesses, the weaker his dragon transformation will become.

That's why he wanted her to remain in her best condition.

[Thank you, master! I promise I will always listen to your words.]

At this moment, Long Hua was really regretting her actions. If she had scanned that person, she would've detected the explosion of that man's dantian after all it took some time for it to actually explode.

[Ace, show my status and remove the quest from it!]

After calming down a little, Gu Tan asked Ace in his mind. A few seconds later, a blue panel appeared in front of him.

[Host: Gu Tan

Cultivation: 2nd Stage of Tiger and Dragon Realm; Not Initiated

Cultivation Technique: Dark Sun Absorption Technique, Nine Yin and Nine Yang Creation Technique

Martial Art: Arhat's Scripture, Tri-Gram Sealing Technique

Martial Soul Ability: Yet to Awaken

Bloodline: Fu Bloodline (Mortal)

Divine Abilities: Clear Divine Eyes

Strength: 6 Tigers

Agility: 4 Leopard

Stamina: 40 Minutes

Internal Energy: 6/6

Elemental Energy: Nil

Soul Power: Adult Soul (Dragon Soul)]

[Wow! Your measurement is indeed correct. My internal energy, strength, agility did double up. But, I am still confused. Why didn't my stamina double up? I can feel twice the stamina. Is something wrong, Ace?]

Gu Tan was amazed by its ability to detect changes but he was still confused about the stamina part.

[Actually, the measurement of stamina is quite different than other measurements. Your strength and everything will remain constant even after taking a lot of damage. In fact, willpower can even affect strength and allow you to use your fixed strength at every moment.]

[But, stamina is different. The more you use it, the harder it becomes to continue. Since your stamina is measured by the minutes you can last in the bed during sex, it didn't double up. Because the first ten minutes you spent is twice as easy as the second ten minutes you spent in bed."

"And, it becomes even harder for the next ten minutes you spent in bed. In other words, your stamina did increase by twice but the time you can spend in bed only increased by ten minutes.] Ace explained in his mind causing him to fall in silence for a moment.

He took a deep breath and sighed.

[I can't believe I am taking this lesson from you. Man, I regret remaining a virgin in my last life.]

[Don't worry, Host! You will learn a lot from experience.] Ace encouraged him which made him laugh for a moment.

[Easier said than done! I still have to spend eight years as a virgin. If I was someone without the knowledge of an adult, it wouldn't have mattered but now it really matters a lot. I hope I will be able to control myself.]

[Don't worry, Host! Even if you do lose yourself, I can give you some soul shock to remind you.] Ace continued to comfort him.

Hearing her words, Gu Tan felt even more ridiculous.

[Let's stop this conversation for now! I need to focus on something else.]

He decided to give up. After all, the only thing he can do is wait.

"Hmmm…" Suddenly, he heard a voice as his eyes fell on his dad's body. His dad was slowly opening his eyes while stretching his body a little.

"Dad, take it easy! You should rest more." Gu Tan hurriedly pressed his dad on the bed.

Yawn!

"Don't worry, I am fine. It seems Dark North Guardian Technique did its job. Hmm… Wait, my cultivation?" Gu Chen suddenly shouted in shock and disbelieve in his eyes.

Gu Tan nodded his head and spoke "Yep, you reached the eighth stage due to that explosion. And, it seems you reached close to the ninth stage as well."

Gu Chen calmed down and shook his head "No, it will take some time. Anyway, I am glad my wounds recovered pretty quickly or we might had to stay here a little longer. By the way, did you completed your agreement with Village Chief Pu?"

Gu Tan shook his head and spoke "No, I have been here the whole time. Don't worry, we have already talked about everything else. We just need to sign some papers."

Hearing his words, Gu Chen nodded his head and lowered down.

"So, how are you planning to explain to the village about the lockdown?"

There was a slight trace of sadness in his tone when he spoke.

Gu Tan took a deep breath. He had already expected this. No parents want their children to lie. After all, lying is not good.

"Dad, politics is a dirty game. Whether it is in the royal family or simply a village, politics always disrupt things. There is no such thing as transparent politics. Even if it is for the sake of a kingdom, the ruler must hide some private information from the public and thus creating a lie that creates a bubble."

"Public lives inside the bubble and will never get a chance to leave and learn more things. What I am doing is the same thing. I am keeping my people inside the bubble. Sometimes people think freedom is everything but the truth is crude."

"People can never be truly free. There are two rules that everyone must follow. Strong prey the weak and destiny can't be controlled by you. So, instead of giving them false hope, I will keep them in a bubble. My lie might be dirty but there are some hidden diamonds in the dirt."

Slowly, a smile appeared on his face as he looked at his dad and spoke "We just need to find the diamond from the dirt."