Chapter 79: The Mighty Dragon Slayer
The poor Taoist ran back to his territory, bringing extremely serious consequences. My mother was the first to come and say that I had run away and killed so many people, especially nobles, which made my family suffer along with me. Now the Long family is a public enemy in the imperial capital. This year, intermarriage among nobles is very common. Although the dead were themselves members of the royal family or direct descendants of the Shi Yuan House, their relatives included almost all the nobles of the entire Han Dynasty, including the Long family, and even my N distant cousins died in this action!
Ugh! Mom finally said that if it weren't for Grandpa's strong support, Dad might have kicked me out of the house under pressure! Although I couldn't see any severe scolding in Mom's letter, every word and sentence was filled with a sense of resentment! Now I'm also feeling a bit regretful. If I had done what Mother said, caught them alive and then asked for ransom, it would have been more reasonable! Hahaha~! I'm smiling slyly to myself!
No more annoying flies buzzing around, my life as a poor Daoist has become even more enjoyable. I spend my days playing with chickens and dogs, having fun to the point of exhaustion. As for managing the territory's affairs, I've handed them over to several capable individuals to share the burden. I only focus on enjoying myself every day, practicing my Taiji sword, brewing potions, or taking Kalo and his gang to catch magical beasts and earn money! Before I knew it, a year had passed, and the population of the territory had grown to nearly 40,000 people. Many families moved here due to the low taxes and vast land, and even more merchants came. Although I only collect 10% tax, I've earned a fortune, especially from my magical beast trade and the development of several mines. The mining industry, particularly my magic crystal mine and gold mine, is subject to an 80% tax rate by the state. Thanks to my tax-exempt advantage, I've made a killing! My current Crazy Dragon Corps has nearly 2,500 people, all equipped with standard gear worth 1,000 gold coins per person. The other 10,000 infantrymen are equipped with gear worth 100 gold coins each, comparable to regular heavy cavalry. I also formed a 5,000-strong Winged People reconnaissance corps, all of whom use magical equipment. Each member's gear is valued at around 1,000 gold coins, mainly consisting of magic wands and other magical accessories that enhance their flight speed, range, and stealth capabilities. With them by my side, the surroundings of my territory are under constant surveillance. Those who dare to smuggle contraband from my territory have all been caught red-handed! Apart from them, I also have a 30,000-strong army of humans, consisting of 2,000 heavy cavalrymen, 8,000 light cavalrymen, and 20,000 infantrymen. Clearly, both in terms of equipment and numbers, they far exceed the standard. But which noble's private army doesn't exceed the standard? Otherwise, how could I have mobilized 100,000 people to intercept me when I fled? Therefore, I, a poor Daoist, don't care about Mr. Wang's protests and insist on building my army to this scale!
Although I'm making a fortune in my territory, I haven't forgotten about the common people. After all, I'm a high-ranking cultivator, aren't I? The farmers in my territory don't have to pay any land taxes, and I've prohibited anyone from buying or selling land to prevent land consolidation. Anyway, the money I make from business is more than enough for several lifetimes, so I don't care about the small amount of money in the hands of the common people.
I've also made great efforts to improve the city's appearance, and I dare say that Bola City under my rule is the cleanest, surpassing the imperial capital by a hundred times. Especially when it comes to children's education, it's free here, which costs me tens of millions of gold coins every year! However, the results are also very satisfying, and my reputation in this land is unparalleled. I believe that if I were to rally them to kill the Bright Gods, they would dare to do so!
That day, I was thinking of visiting my old friend Christina, actually I wanted to see if I could get some good stuff from her! Hehe!
As I stepped out of the dimensional gate, the scene before me left me aghast. Kristina was weakly crawling on her treasure hoard, her body covered in wounds, large scales torn off, and one wing hanging unnaturally, clearly broken! She was now on the verge of losing consciousness, unable to respond clearly even to my calls!
Xian Ya came out and saw her miserable state, immediately bursting into tears. She didn't dare to be slow, and the healing magic of the Guangming system sprayed onto Christina's body like a fountain! Gai Zhi also came out, seeing Christina's appearance, his anger swelled up his body, constantly muttering in a low voice!
Under Xian Ya's pure and bright healing magic, Christina regained her senses, seeing us with tears of grievance constantly flowing from her beautiful big eyes.
"Who did it?" Poor Dao asked while examining her wings
"A damned poisonous dragon, Lais!" Christina said with hatred
"Is it Lai Si? Mother's? Or Dragon?" The poor Taoist was at a loss for an answer.
"She's a greedy dragoness, she's a shame to her own kind, a degenerate!" Kristina cursed continuously.
"Why did you come looking for me?"
"She launched a sneak attack on a young dragon on Dragon Island, trying to steal its treasure! Unfortunately, she didn't get away cleanly, was discovered, and got injured while escaping. Now the entire dragon clan is after her! I don't know how she ended up finding me... Waaah~! I'm so miserable!" Kristina started sobbing again!
"Isn't she afraid of the young dragon's parents causing her trouble?"
"She's looking for Orphan Dragon Ah! Fen!"
"Can't you beat her?"
"She's a 6,000-year-old adult dragon! I'm just over 2,000 years old. If she hadn't been injured, I'd be dead already!" Kristina said angrily: "You help me kill her! The Dragon Clan will give you a rich reward!"
"Whoa! Challenging a grown dragon is quite difficult!" The poor Daoist said with furrowed brows.
"Woe! You won't help me avenge! Are you or aren't you a friend?" Christina cried.
"Who says we won't take revenge? Even if it's the Dragon King himself who hurt you, I'll find him and settle the score!" The poor Taoist said with a stern expression: "We just need to strategize! It's best if we can take her down without using too much effort!"
"She's a grown dragon? Can you kill her without exerting yourself? Even with Gai's help, it won't be easy for you to kill her!"
"This is what I'm worried about, you should rest first, your wing bone is broken, bear with it, let me help you set the bone!" After saying that, Poor Dao called Gai C to assist and made great efforts to reconnect her broken wing. The pain was so intense that Kristina's tears almost flowed like a small stream.
Fortunately, she was still strong and didn't scream loudly! After the treatment, Xianya used the Bright Light spell to treat her again, and managed to save Kristina's wings! However, the other external injuries on her body were not easy to treat. Although they had stopped bleeding, her scales were gone, and the wounds wouldn't heal, turning black instead. It seemed like she was poisoned!
"Do you know how to detoxify the poison in you?" The poor Taoist doesn't understand the toxicity of this poison and dares not blindly administer medicine.
"No way to solve it, unless it's a water-based dragon spirit grass, otherwise I can only rely on myself to slowly squeeze it out. Fortunately, our dragon clan's body is resistant to poison, as long as my strength recovers, I can eliminate the poison by myself. However, the scales will take a long time to grow back! Waaah~! My future appearance will definitely be ugly to death, how can I see people in the future?" Krisstina said sorrowfully
"Really!" The poor Taoist knew it wasn't the time to be stingy, "I'll give you a few Water Spirit Pills to supplement your energy!"
"Really? Thanks a lot!" Christina finally had a bit of good mood
"Do you know where Lai Si is?" Poor Dao asked after giving her three elixirs.
"It's unclear, but she'll come looking for me again!" Kristina said with a scowl after taking the medicine: "Next time I'll join forces with Gai, and in this narrow place, we'll definitely be able to take her down, but you guys should still stay far away!"
"Why? Underestimating me?" The poor Taoist asked with discontent
"She can spray toxic mist, and soon this whole place will be poisonous. We might still be able to withstand it, but you two will die for sure if you inhale even a bit of it!" Christina said.
"Alright! I've got an idea. You and I will hide outside, while Gaiji waits for her inside. In the narrow space inside, the Earth Bear is definitely more formidable than a grown dragon, not to mention she's injured. Gaiji's mission is to inflict as much damage on her as possible. Don't worry about her escaping, we'll be lying in wait outside. This time, we must capture her!"
"Can Gai Zhi hurt her?" Kristina asked disbelievingly: "Lai Si is cunning and vicious, she can't beat Gai Zhi for sure, but if she wants to run, can Gai Zhi still hurt her? If she runs out unscathed, I won't be able to stop him!"
"Haha! Have you forgotten about 'Beast King's Roar Bullet'?" Poor Dao asked.
"Right! I was thinking about his strength being similar to mine, but I forgot he's received so many benefits from you! If he can use the Space Gate, then a lower-level 'Beast King Roar Bullet' shouldn't be a problem either!" Krisstina said excitedly.
"I also have a Sword Saint uncle, I'll invite him over at that time! Hehe! Plus the Light System Mage Xianya who can counter her poison! She'd be lucky to survive!" The poor daoist thought: "There's also the Divine Artifact-level Crossbow waiting for her!"
"This way there's no chance of failure. Heh heh, I'm going to make this stinky mother dragon die in a very ugly manner!" Kristina said viciously.
