The Great General: Wan Heian-Chapter 45: THE PERSUADED

In the deep forest, the merchant group rested, Jin making food and Sen training. Guang and all the others were on top of the tree. Yadav was on the outskirts of the forest, vigilantly checking if they had been tracked by anyone.

Fui after a long sleep, came out of the hut and had some food. He sat near Jin and watched Sen training.

"What do you think, Jin? Did the Licchavis find us?"

"Brother Fui, if they had, then a whole army would be behind us"

"He is right, Fui, we will not be sitting like this. I guess they are in the process of doing it, and before that, we have to reach Han," Sen explained while he did his sword training.

However, miles away in the Sadvi village, another giveaway was happening, something that deeply hurt the villagers.

"Ri Ha..."

The soldiers were taking San Wei's wife to the royal capital for the King's pleasure. San Wei gritted his teeth, and he suddenly observed the villagers. He decided to bear it.

"Mother!!"

His child cried, seeing his mother being taken away and telling his father to stop taking his mother. Meanwhile, Houki patted his head and San Wei's shoulders, showing his support.

"Lord Houki...?"

"The royals? Why do they exist? Why is the system like this?"

The plight of his father got etched into the child's heart. Seeing his mother going away, he stood there helpless with only the toy that his mother had given him. He looked up to the sky and cried again. His mother turned back and smiled at him. And slowly on that horse, she disappeared into the horizon.

Houki appeared in the centre of the village and announced the benefit that they had with his action. On top of that podium-like structure, he proclaimed.

"Tomorrow, bags of rice and wheat will arrive, and this is all thanks to the village head. His sacrifice will save the lives of several, Please remember this"

Tears rolled down Houki's eyes as he said this. The villagers also teared up, but they roared together and replied.

"Yes! Lord!"

Houki got off the podium and walked to San Wei's house. San Wei's son stood near a narrow passage. He saw the Lord walking along with some villagers. After observing Houki's face, his eyes widened with rage, and he gritted his teeth. Rage enveloped his mind.

"A smile...?"

Houki had a dreaded smile on his face. He only saw that, hiding in that narrow passage. freēnovelkiss.com

Houki appeared in front of San Wei's house. He entered the hut and sat on the floor along with other villagers and San Wei.

"Lord, why are we always like this, and why does this only happen to us?" one of the villagers cried and asked Houki.

Houki was silent.

"Why, lord!? Why?!"

Another man shouted, and the whole crowd started to ask him the question why this keeps happening to them. Houki looked straight at the ceiling of the house and spat a single word.

"Nation..."

"Nation?"

"Yeah, this nation, this nation, if it were better, then San Wei's wife would be here with him, we wouldn't starve nor have children die. It's all this nation!!" A sudden thunder struck the village while he declared it.

SFX: RAIN

A downpour from the heavens struck the place. With thunder crashing and winds roaring. For all the villagers, only one feeling passed through their heads.

"The God has arrived"

"Lord Houki, then what if this nation changed?"

Houki declared his ambition. His ambition is to see all the people in the village healthy. All the children living a long life, and all the women living with dignity.

"I want to create a new nation, the nation of Sadvi!"