Chapter 285: Weakness Is the Original Sin
A daimyo of a nation kneeling in public to apologize to a three-year-old child was simply unbelievable. This daimyo was finished…
Yet Seimei did not regret it in the slightest. He had thought it through clearly: as long as the green hills remained, there would be no fear of running out of firewood. Living badly was still better than dying.
"Once a person dies, everything is gone." After coming to terms with this, Seimei no longer cared about status or dignity. He fawned over Li Jiexuan like a lackey.
"Lord Jiexuan, have some fruit?" "There's water here, please step on my back to pass through." "Lord Jiexuan…"
The upper officials of the Land of Artisans nearby could no longer stand it and angrily scolded him, "Seimei, your brother's body isn't even cold yet. How can you flatter the murderer of your own brother like this?"
Hearing this, Seimei reacted as if stung by a scorpion. He jumped up and punched the official fiercely, roaring, "Stop talking nonsense!"
"Qingzheng was at fault first. He brought this upon himself."
Seimei immediately parroted what he had just learned to say, declaring, "I have decided to sever my brotherly relationship with Qingzheng. Whatever he did has nothing to do with me…"
Once a person loses their bottom line, nothing they do seems strange anymore…
However, Li Jiexuan was quite satisfied with Seimei.
The Land of Artisans was the source of ninja tools throughout the ninja world, and its strategic importance was immense. At first, Li Jiexuan had only wanted to teach Qingzheng a lesson. But after Seimei appeared, Li Jiexuan began to entertain the idea of taking control of the Land of Artisans.
Even if he couldn't immediately seize the daimyo's position, he could at least keep him firmly under control…
"Master Chen Gong, it's been many days since we last met. How have you been lately?" Seimei quickly found the residence of a master craftsman, trying to push the induction coil wager onto him.
"Ha…"
Before he could even finish speaking, the master named Chen Gong let out a cold laugh. The gate was slammed shut so hard it nearly broke Seimei's nose…
"What's there to be arrogant about?"
Seimei gritted his teeth and swore inwardly: once this matter was over, he would revoke Chen Gong's master title, cut off his business, and ruin him completely!
"What's wrong?"
Li Jiexuan grinned mockingly. "The dignified daimyo of a nation can't even find a single person willing to help?"
"Please don't worry, Lord Jiexuan. I'll find someone immediately." Seimei forced a smile while clenching his teeth. I refuse to believe that among so many master craftsmen in the Land of Artisans, I can't find one person besides Chen Gong!
In the end, the facts proved that the Land of Artisans indeed had many master craftsmen. But not a single one was willing to help Seimei with this matter…
It was said that a minister would gladly die for his lord out of loyalty. But this daimyo, Seimei, seemed to have completely lost the people's support. Even passing children spat at him, jeering, "Pee-your-pants, shame on you…"
Seimei's face turned ashen. He was finished. Even if he still held the title of daimyo, it was meaningless. He no longer had the slightest bit of authority…
Seeing this, Li Jiexuan smiled faintly. "Do you know why you've fallen to this state today?"
Hearing this, Seimei hurriedly knelt on the ground. "It's because I failed to recognize your greatness and even dared to think of breaking the agreement. I'm not human…"
"No!"
Li Jiexuan shook his head gently, an eerie light appearing in his eyes. "Your only mistake was being too weak!"
"Too weak?" Seimei looked up in confusion, not understanding what Li Jiexuan meant.
"That's right. Weakness is the original sin!"
Li Jiexuan narrowed his eyes, as if recalling the time he had been coerced by Danzo. He never wanted to experience something like that again in his life…
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