Chapter 43: The Handsome Monk

In the following days, Wang Bo was plunged into a flurry of activity.

Now that the time-traveler had been found and captured, Wang Bo was naturally full of drive, eager to unify this world as soon as possible and let the people live in peace and contentment.

Then he would send Fahai away, and together with Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing, leave this world for a stable one, living a life without shame or restraint.

Under his orders, his mechanical forces charged out like they had been injected with stimulants.

One city after another fell into Wang Bo's hands.

One warlord after another was beaten into a sorry state by Wang Bo, either surrendering or being annihilated.

Now, any discerning person could see that Wang Bo's unification of the realm was only a matter of time. Warlords, feudal lords, emperors, and aristocratic clans—none were a match for Wang Bo.

So these fellows, in desperation, resorted to dirty tricks.

Almost every day, news came of assassination attempts on Wang Bo's subordinates.

In a single day, Wang Bo received reports of over a dozen officials being attacked. Many were terrified, living in constant fear, and quite a few even abandoned their posts without informing Wang Bo, simply leaving their seals behind.

For a time, many cities lacked officials to manage them, and chaos erupted. To be honest, Wang Bo was disgusted by these fellows' tactics, but if they thought this would defeat him, that was impossible.

Since there were no officials, Wang Bo handed all matters over to Friday to handle. Her computing power far exceeded that of ordinary computers, even quantum computers paled in comparison; managing a country was more than enough for her.

Soon, Friday quelled the chaos, and peace was restored in every city.

But Wang Bo kept a record of this account, vowing to repay it manifold one day.

When he finally conquered the realm, not one of those who had played dirty tricks would be spared.

…

One day, while Wang Bo was handling official business, Friday suddenly reported.

“Found him, Master.”

Wang Bo was startled and couldn't help asking, “Found what?”

“The white-robed monk who injured Lady Xiao Bai.”

Wang Bo was overjoyed and said, “Immediately tell Xiao… No, don't tell Xiao Bai about this yet, and don't spread it. I'll go myself.”

He decided to capture the white-robed monk and hand him over to Xiao Bai for disposal, as a gift for her.

“Very well, Master.” Miss Friday complied readily.

“Where is the white-robed monk?” Wang Bo asked.

“Jiannan Circuit, Yuzhou City.”

“Yuzhou City?” Wang Bo hadn't expected the white-robed monk to appear in Yuzhou City, which surprised him, but it didn't delay his actions.

With a teleport, he arrived in Yuzhou City.

Now, Wang Bo found this teleportation increasingly convenient; in an instant, he could cross thousands of mountains and rivers and appear anywhere he wished.

Although it only allowed movement within a single planet and couldn't cross planets, in terms of effectiveness, it was even more powerful than a portal.

“Where is the white-robed monk?” Wang Bo walked along the main street of Yuzhou City, looking around, while asking Friday.

“He's in a teahouse in Yuzhou City, Master. Just walk three hundred steps forward, turn left and walk a hundred steps, and you'll see the white-robed monk.”

Wang Bo laughed upon hearing this. “This monk has some nerve, daring to show up in a teahouse in Yuzhou City.”

Just a few days ago, Wang Bo had plastered wanted posters for this monk all over his territory. Yet now the fellow was swaggering around in his domain, as if he didn't care about Wang Bo at all.

Wang Bo wanted to see just what gave this fellow the confidence to roam freely in his territory.

So, following Friday's instructions, he walked three hundred steps forward, turned left and walked a hundred steps, and saw a teahouse. Under the teahouse's banner, at a crude table, sat a monk in flowing white robes.

When Wang Bo saw the monk, he couldn't help but admire inwardly: what a handsome monk.

In his memory, even the young, bald Zhang Weijian wasn't this handsome. If this fellow were in modern society, he would definitely be a top-tier idol.

Wang Bo strode up to the white-robed monk, sat down, and asked with a smile, “Monk, what's your name?”

The white-robed monk pressed his palms together and said softly, “This poor monk is Yixiu.”

“Yixiu, not bad, a good name. But Yixiu, you're in trouble. Come back with me for investigation.” As he spoke, Wang Bo reached out to grab Monk Yixiu.

The monk didn't resist, instead asking, “Benefactor, could you tell this poor monk what crime he has committed?”

Wang Bo said, “Don't you know what you've done?”

Yixiu shook his head and said, “This poor monk truly does not know. I have always abided by the law and never lightly transgressed.”

“You injured one of my people,” Wang Bo said.

Yixiu said with great confidence, “This poor monk never strikes ordinary people, nor does he harm the innocent.”

“Well said, but you seem to have forgotten that near Yizhou, you once harmed the innocent.” Wang Bo sneered, reminding him.

Yixiu said, “This poor monk was subduing demons and eliminating evil.”

“Does subduing demons and eliminating evil justify harming the innocent?” Wang Bo retorted disdainfully.

Yixiu continued, “This poor monk returned to Yizhou to treat the injured and sincerely apologized. Those benefactors forgave me.”

Wang Bo said, “They forgave you, but there's still one person who hasn't. Come back with me and apologize to Xiao Bai. Don't worry, out of respect for me, Xiao Bai probably won't kill you.”

Although Xiao Bai was Bai Suzhen, in Wang Bo's impression, the Xiao Bai he knew was quite different from the Bai Suzhen in his memory.

The Bai Suzhen in Wang Bo's memory was extremely kind, cultivating solely to become an immortal. Her initial repayment of a debt was also for immortality, but she ended up getting entangled by accident.

But the Xiao Bai Wang Bo knew didn't cultivate to become an immortal; she cultivated just to live better.

And when it came to killing, she was absolutely ruthless.

For instance, when Wang Bo first met Xiao Bai, a few local ruffians tried to abduct her, and one of them even tried to lay hands on her.

But before his hand could even touch Xiao Bai, she killed him.

From this, it was clear that Xiao Bai was not someone soft-hearted. But she wasn't indiscriminate in killing either, because after the ringleader was killed, the other ruffians fled, and Xiao Bai didn't pursue them to the death.

In other words, the Bai Suzhen of this world was someone who clearly distinguished between kindness and enmity.

If you attack me, I'll kill you.

If you don't attack me, I can let you go.

It was that simple.