Chapter 1142: Chapter 93: I’m Not Targeting Miss Yagyu

“East Wind!”

“Kong!”

Han Bin pushed his tiles: “I win!”

“What did you win with? You need to draw a tile after a kong!”

“Why draw when I’ve already won?”

These days, Mahjong isn’t all that popular.

Some things, no matter how long their history, don’t necessarily mean they’re widely popular.

To play Mahjong, you first need a lot of free time.

These days, everyone’s working hard for a living, where’s the time?

Only wealthy families and places like the Liusheng Dojo prepare special games and tools for entertainment.

The Mahjong set at the Liusheng Dojo is made of bamboo, and the rules are quite simple, not like the complex roles and full wins in later Fusang Mahjong.

Wang Yunxiao, Yan Yu’an, Han Bin, and Yagyu Junko gathered for a game.

Besides Yagyu Junko, the other three were complete beginners.

They needed a girl to explain and teach them.

Plus serving tea and pouring water, the room got quite crowded.

With many people, the air got stuffy. Han Bin, feeling cramped, opened the window only to get a face full of pouring rain.

“The rain’s pretty heavy today.”

“This is nothing, have you forgotten how it was last year?”

The rain in Tianmen City isn’t as much as the South, but with this lousy geographical setup, there’s flooding every year, either drowning the crops or causing outbreaks. So locals aren’t able to romantically think of rain like some artsy young folks.

“Why do those Birdmen insist on coming to Tianmen to summon the Yamata Orochi?”

While shuffling the tiles, Han Bin couldn’t help but ask.

“There’s a theory that the Bohai area is the old nest of the Yamata Orochi. According to ancient mythological records, Dayu controlled the waters and killed Xiangliu right here in Kong Sang. Kong Sang was located in Yanzhou, now between western Shandong and eastern Henan, which thousands of years ago was all a massive swamp. Xiangliu’s lair was in Kong Sang, and Yamata is Xiangliu’s descendant…”

“Isn’t that a bunch of nonsense?”

“It is indeed nonsense. Such far-fetched connections have been common throughout history. Usually, it’s after one’s family prospers that they trace back to find an ancestor. If they can’t find one, they latch on to some ancient person with the same last name.”

Yan Yu’an pointed to himself: “For example, my family, for eight generations, were coastal fishermen. By my father’s generation, we caught a lucky break, amassed some wealth smuggling goods while dealing with foreigners, and sent me to study at Jishan Academy. You know Jishan Academy, only wealthy families can enter there.”

“When I first started school, I was quite insecure, afraid they’d bully me, so I told them my family descended from Yan Hui. And they all believed me, not one doubted.”

Wang Yunxiao sincerely praised: “You’ve got some acting skills, pulling off an impromptu act and even fooled Ms. Yagyu to be stunned.”

Yagyu Junko had an awkward yet polite smile on her face.

“That whole story about the Yamata Orochi’s nest was made up by the National Salvation Warriors Association.”

Yan Yu’an, unfazed, returned to the main topic: “The main goal is to create some legend. After all, these days there are still idiots who believe whatever they’re told, even if you tell them there’s gold in human waste, they’d be convinced.”

“Yamata Orochi’s roots in Fusang have already been severed, devoured and digested by the Master of Ten Thousand Transformations, and any related magical rituals would point to him.”

“But in Tianmen, without the Master of Ten Thousand Transformations’ suppression, and the remains weren’t cleaned thoroughly back then, so there’s still some space to maneuver.”

It’s like… if in the future Fusang films need horseback scenes due to local regulations. Meanwhile, over here, films being illegal don’t worry about whether you’ve got a horse scene or not.

“So why not clean it thoroughly, why leave them a backdoor?”

Han Bin was puzzled: “Are those Birdmen even worth harboring?”

“It’s not about harboring or not, the Pacific is so vast, you can’t control it all.”

Yan Yu’an shrugged: “Besides, cleanup costs are high, you want the shovel to do it? If they want to summon the Yamata Orochi, they must use up the residual corpses and flesh. In some sense, they’re helping us clean up for free.”

“That’s too troublesome, isn’t it?”

“If they were capable, they’d have done it by now, wouldn’t still be dragging it out. If I hadn’t taken out the Hattori family’s Hook Jade of Leaving Fire, I doubt they’d even look for it, just using the guise of national salvation to freeload.”

Yan Yu’an sighed: “Moreover, there’s a tricky issue like Liusheng Dojo, no matter what, the Yagyu Family’s ancestors made real contributions back then. We can’t just uproot the whole family on some baseless charges and execute them all…”

The accompanying girls shivered and didn’t dare make a sound.

Yagyu Junko was sweating profusely, face pale.

Why are we talking about this?

Why is it about exterminating the entire family…

“Stop scaring the young lady, will you? What charges are worth execution?”

Wang Yunxiao coughed and sincerely said: “Previously eliminating the custom industry, the older fallen women were sent to the church to learn skills, find them jobs. The younger ones sent to school, isn’t that policy good?”

Yan Yu’an shook his head: “It’s different situations, can’t generalize. Ms. Yagyu, as the head, according to the new law, must be executed. As for the disciples of the dojo, the previous policies can’t apply. Sending them to learn and study requires money, you think it’s free? With subsidies and help, if they find work and send money back home, isn’t it like subsidizing Fusang with our funds?”

“Oh, I see.”

Wang Yunxiao suddenly understood: “I didn’t study much, low education level, really didn’t understand these issues. So what should be done? Really execute them all, that’s too wasteful. They’ve harmed no one, peacefully practicing Sword Dao in the dojo…”

“Liusheng Dojo has only so many people, that’s not the issue.”

Yan Yu’an sighed: “Remember I told you? Now there are more and more women coming from Fusang to work, officially registered alone exceed ten thousand. Custom industry can’t operate, society doesn’t have enough jobs for them, what to do? The head of Liusheng Dojo only cares about her disciples, doesn’t see those girls as compatriots, but we can’t ignore them.”

Don’t point out anymore, my head’s already red from your poking.

Yagyu Junko forced a smile: “Actually, on this matter, I do have some thoughts, it’s just that I was insignificant before, even if I wanted, I couldn’t help those fellow girls.”