Love In Jiu War's

Chapter 74: Truth, The Feast of Ria and Plans

Zhao Meng told Shingen everything about the darkness looming over Jinning City. Zhao Meng's explanation was quite long, and all of that turned out to be far from what Shingen had thought.

"Mr Shingen. The current mayor is a corrupt..." Zhao Meng started his explanation from the figure of the Mayor of Jinning City named Zhao Lhuo.

Mayor Zhao Lhuo is the Mayor of Jinning City who was appointed two years ago. About two years ago there was a mass murder of the old Mayor's family named Zhao Kun.

"Wait..." Shingen looked at Zhao Meng seriously. "Do you still have a deep connection with Zhao Kun's family?"

Zhao Meng nodded his head and said, "Actually my name is Zhao Kun. Sorry for lying to you, Mr. Shingen. And Zhao Meng was the name of my son who had died in Zhao Lhuo's murder."

"More trouble than I thought," muttered Shingen as he closed his eyes.

"Zhao Meng .., I mean Zhao Kun." Shingen could see that the old man in front of him had been hiding his identity for the past two years. "Why are you using the name of your dead son? I'm sorry to ask you this, but as a father I'm also curious. If you don't want to explain it, that's fine. I can't force you."

What a heartbreaking incident, it turns out that the old man named Zhao Kun. Zhao Meng was the name of his dead son.

"I still can't forget my son who my own brother, Mr. Shingen, killed." Zhao Kun clenched his hands tightly.

"I was the first of five children. My entire brother and family were killed by Zhao Lhuo who was my own fourth sister." Zhao Kun added in a sobbing voice.

"It's very ironic. I wish my wife didn't have such older brothers, "inner Shingen after hearing Zhao Kun's words.

Shingen stroked his chin, what a strange occurrence that befell the family of Zhao Kun. This massacre should have drawn the imperial army to follow up on the truth. But until now there has been no army sent by Emperor Ming Long.

Zhao Kun explained to Shingen that Zhao Lhuo often visited the capital to meet with Prince She before committing the assassination plot to Zhao Kun's family.

Even more surprising it turned out that Zhao Lhuo was the younger brother of Zhao Kun. Of course this makes Shingen a little furious. How can a sibling kill each other just for the sake of property, inheritance and the Mayor's seat.

"Zhao Kun how can your disguise not be discovered? Doesn't your real brother know the name of your late son?" Shingen was curious about the disguise Zhao Kun had made while using Zhao Meng's name.

"Zhao Lhuo thinks of me as someone else. I was helped by my good friend two years ago, he was a merchant named Yuan Lan. He was actually just an acquaintance of the Yuan Nobles but he helped me a lot..." Zhao Kun wiped his tears.

"It is precisely my chance because Zhao Lhuo has considered me dead and as someone else..." Zhao Kun took out a painting of his family that he still kept. Then he showed it to Shingen.

"It's..." Shingen was surprised to see the black hair in the painting, while the figure of the old man before him had already bleached his hair.

Zhao Kun laughed at Shingen's reaction. Two years ago, his hair was still black even though he was over fifties, but two days after he felt the despair, Zhao Kun's black hair immediately turned white.

"You've been through some tough times Zhao Meng..." Shingen wiped his tears away. "sorry. I mean Zhao Kun. To me your names are almost the same."

Zhao Kun laughed at Shingen. He had not laughed for a long time, although laughing was all a pretense. But this second he laughed seeing Shingen who was very natural to him.

"Mr Shingen. Please help me avenge my family's death. I'm gonna stop this brash act of my sister." Zhao Kun lowered his head to Shingen.

"Zhao Kun I told you. Now you're my friend. I'll make your brother make amends for his mistakes." Shingen drank the warm tea back before he satiated. "My brother-in-law met with Zhao Lhuo before the Zhao Kun family's assassination plot. I've been suspicious of that guy. It's just that I don't want to be suspicious of my wife's older brother!"

Zhao Kun felt very lucky to be able to meet Shingen. Then he explained to Shingen about the Six Root Swordsmen guarding Zhao Lhuo. During these two years, Zhao Kun had gathered a lot of information and plans to uncover Zhao Lhuo's truth.

The Six Root Swordsmen are led by a warrior named Shun Dao. And the six warriors guarding Zhao Lhuo were the six assassins who massacred Zhao Kun's family.

Zhao Lhuo killed Zhao Kun's wife and son. While the Six Root Swordsmen killed the other Zhao Kun family like his younger siblings, son-in-law even in-laws.

Zhao Kun explained to Shingen that Shun Dao was the mastermind behind the increase in the number of pufferfish included in the Beast.

By making Qing Lake in a herd of Animals, the Mayor will ask for donations to residents of Jinning City. Mayor Zhao Lhuo used the resident money and money from the Kuru Empire to hire a swordsman who was given the task of killing the Beast that inhabited Qing Lake.

Zhao Kun's last words made Shingen grow even more furious. Tonight he realized that he would not relax and sleep well.

Behind the actions of the corrupt Mayor Zhao Lhuo there is still another rottenness. In one corner of the city close to the river there is a prostitution place that became the source of money Mayor Zhao Lhuo.

Shingen did not expect Mayor Zhao Lhuo to order the Six Root Swordsmen to kidnap the girl who had just grown up.

Zhao Kun said that many girls would be sold as slaves. Two months ago there was a rich merchant from the Kingdom of Fiore. The merchant was about to buy hundreds of girls who were from Jinning City.

It is an unexpected coincidence that tomorrow is the time of the arrival of the rich merchant because tomorrow is the right time for two months of the arrival of the rich merchant from the Kingdom of Fiore.

Shingen let out a long sigh then he stood up.

"We should eat and party first. After the day changes, we'll make a move." Shingen smiled faintly at Zhao Kun.

"I can't let any innocent people become victims. The world is a very bad place. Fellow brothers kill each other, fellow humans oppress each other even now there are those who sell humans. I think the culture from the outside since the arrival of the slithering creature has made the slave trade even more!" Shingen clucked in annoyance as he stepped his foot out of Zhao Lhuo's house.

In the shadow appeared the figure of the dragon form of Rieyu. He hoped that if his lifespan was long and his body was healthy, he wanted to cut off the dragon that inhabited the Yamato Country.

Outside the house was very crowded, the orphanage children were eating together with the residents and members of the Shingen samurai.

"I'd better fill up my energy first. Looks like I just got a good night's sleep after arriving at Lin Kin's house." Shingen nodded with a faint smile.

"Mr Shingen! This food has been done!" One of the residents waved his hand towards Shingen.

"Come Mr. Shingen. We eat together," Zhao Kun asked while sitting down with the others.

Fujin and Sanada were burning grilled fish with the rest of the population while Yuan Shi was eating voraciously with the orphanage children.

Shingen sat beside Ming Fengying who was eating with Soo Yun.

"It's dad..." Soo Yun gave a plate filled with rice and fish meat to Shingen.

Ming Fengying bit her lower lip looking at Soo Yun's behavior.

"Hahaha .. thanks young girl." Shingen laughed awkwardly looking at Ming Fengying who was just silent.

"Tonight let's party!" Shingen took the drinking water and immediately drank it. Shingen's words were tempered with a shout by the others.

"Good meal!" Shingen directly devoured the food that had been made by the residents who lived around Zhao Kun's residence.

"Let's eat!" One of the residents shouted.

"Take this do not hesitate. You eat a lot to be like me." Yuan Shi was already very familiar with the dozens of orphanage children.

"Yes. We'll be ninjas when we grow up." The children of the orphanage responded to Yuan Shi's words.

"Ninja .. can be." Yuan Shi smiled at the wide smiles of the orphanage children.

"First time in my life I could hang out with this many people. I've guessed that dad has incredible charisma, he's always been friends with people he just met. Though how many hours ago we were seen as cynical but now all have been friends," Ming Fengying murmured softly. In his heart he greatly admired his father.

Tonight they partied before a midnight march toppled Mayor Zhao Lhuo with the Six Root Swordsmen protecting him.