Chapter 41: The Unbelievable Transformation

  "Oh, it seems like this is just a little joke."

  This old man really doesn't know anything, he just feels that Ye Huan's attitude is a bit strange, and Jiggs also seems to have lost the dignity of Donglin School Master. However, who doesn't have some secrets?

  "Let's start our conversation."

  Jiggs hastily changed the subject, introducing: "Ye Huan, this is Vice-Chancellor of the Imperial Military Department, General Geres. In the Battle of Red Water Shore, he was a great hero who defeated 30,000 monsters with only 8,000 soldiers, one of the greatest military leaders in imperial history!"

  "General, Brother Dan wishes you well!" Ye Huan's eyes lit up. A deputy minister of national defense, if he could make a name for himself through him...

  "General Grecs has come to see you, there are two things. First, it's about the establishment of your Knights Order!" Giggs continued: "Ye Huan, I believe Popov has already made it clear to you the nature of this matter, of course, we won't suspect that you have any intention of rebellion, but you suddenly recruited fifty high-level knights, the Empire will inevitably ask questions, after all, these students will become a powerful force comparable to the Empire's main generals in a few years!"

  "Ah, our own potential has even caught the attention of the state? Yue Huan's heart was delighted, but his face still had to maintain a composed expression, "General, this matter is my oversight..."

  "Hmm, you're a bit reckless with this matter, but I understand!" Unexpectedly, Ye Huan only said half a sentence before Geresi voluntarily gave him a perfect excuse, "You're a follower of Dan Ge, a new angel has appeared, a new sect is established, and you're always eager to form an armed force to guard your faith! This point, I'm not a follower, but I can completely understand your thoughts!"

  "Praise you, General, you will be the wisest friend of the Salvationists!"

  Ye Huan hastily expressed his gratitude, and the old general's words undoubtedly pardoned his guilt. He reciprocated with a promise: "Regarding the Knights' affair, I will personally go to the Imperial Military Department to apologize in the future. Moreover, if the Imperial Military Department needs anything in the future, we, the Salvation Sect, will do our utmost to obey the Empire's dispatches under the name of Dan Ge!"

  "Haha, no need, no need. You are a follower of the Heavenly Father's teachings. We wouldn't dare command your troops. From now on, just give me a heads up before you take any large-scale actions."

  Gloria's attitude is surprisingly good.

  "What is the second thing under General's command?" Being polite to others must have a request, Ye Huanxin said that this second matter may not be simple.

  What might disappoint him was that Gris glanced at Jiggs at this time, noticing that he seemed to have something to say to Ye Huan, and smiled understandingly. "This second thing, don't rush to say it, and to be honest, I really didn't think about how to start. How about this, tonight, in my name, host a banquet and invite Mr. Ye Huan to attend, we'll talk then."

  ……

  "Oh my goodness!"

  Giles walked out with the guards, and in an instant, Jiggs seemed to have lost his strength, slumping into a chair, his over 400 pounds of fat quivering block by block. He wiped away cold sweat, but it immediately broke out again in a second layer, then another layer after wiping again... Dammit, why was he sweating so much!

  "Principal, are you afraid of this person?" Ye Huan asked with a smile. At the same time, he had some strange feelings in his heart.

  From the first day of rebirth, Ye Huan knew that Jiggs was his arch-nemesis. However, this was their first time being alone together, in other words, they had the opportunity to see each other's true attitude.

  "Aren't you afraid? That's Giles, who controls half of the military power of the Canaan Empire, a total of 700,000 troops! And do you know his personal strength? A third-level soul master, with just one finger he can crush me!"

  "Giggs almost fainted, 'Yue Huan, this time Dad really almost got killed by you! Did you know that when Gris showed up outside my office door, Dad almost peed his pants? I thought you had secretly formed a knight squad and provoked the Imperial Military Department, and Gris came to settle accounts with me! Luckily, luckily, it seems he's in a good mood recently, and maybe has something for you to help with, which barely avoided this disaster!'"

  "Ah, Father?"

  The first formal meeting, without outsiders, Jiggs' self-proclaimed title was... Dad!

  "Principal, you've used the wrong form of address, haven't you?" Ye Huan forced a smile.

  "Hey, you little brat! Although we had a falling out back then, I still raised you for over ten years. Now you won't even call me 'Dad' once?!" Jiggs seemed to be in a rage, pulling out a pistol from under the table and aiming it at Ye Huan's head.

  However, this action is very much like a playful joke between a close father and son, even with a bit of warmth. Gigs quickly put away the fire gun, "Alright, let's just forget about the grudges of all these years. You don't want to call me 'Dad', I have no opinion," he said self-mockingly with a smile, "Who asked me to abandon you in the backyard and make you an auditor back then?"

  "Wait, you tell me clearly!" As Jiggs' attitude became more intimate, Ye Huan felt more and more uncomfortable. "Principal, my surname is Ye, what's yours... damn it, I don't even know your surname! And I'm a yellow-skinned person, you're a white-skinned person, how could we possibly be father and son?!"

  "You, you've forgotten too?"

  Jiggs' chubby face stiffened, and he slowly stretched out his two fat hands to cover his small eyes... still sneaking a peek at Ye Huan's expression through the gap.

  "No!!" he finally shouted, "You can't have forgotten! Eighteen years ago, the Second Eastern Expedition of the Holy Religion, your father died in battle, and your mother also died from worry. It was me, this four-hundred-plus jin ball of fat, who took pity on you and adopted you siblings!"

  As he spoke, big tears rolled out from Fei's fingers, and he suddenly fell under the table, his huge body trembling violently, causing the table to shake up and down. He wailed like a slaughtered pig: "No recognition! Eldest brother doesn't recognize me, second brother doesn't recognize me... Heaven, heaven, third brother is missing, fourth brother might have died long ago, now even little fifth... what's the point of me, Jiegesi, being alive? I won't live anymore!"

  “……”

  “……”

  “……”

  Several dozen seconds later, Jiggs crawled out from under the table, sat elegantly in a chair, and coughed lightly. "Yehuan, let's not mention past matters. Now, let's formally discuss the matter of the Wolf People with you!"

  Ye Huan was already stunned with her eyes wide open and her mouth agape.

  Giggs' performance was like a farce, but...

  Another memory of Ye Huan finally emerged, yes, Jiggs was another foster father of Ye Huan, that was many years ago, Jiggs participated in the Eastern Crusade of the Vatican, and adopted five war orphans along the way, Ye Huan was the smallest one!

  Many years ago, Jiggs was actually a good man!

  "So why did we fall out?" Ye Huan couldn't help but ask.

  "Good grief, Xiao Wu, that's all in the past, do you still want to bring up Dad's old wounds?" Jiggs seemed reluctant to mention what happened back then. He let out a sigh and pointed at his own chubby face, "Look, my appearance has already deteriorated, my cheeks have thinned by over 20 pounds! Ah, please, don't bring it up again, okay? What's most important now is talking about the Wolfman!"

  "Alright!"

  Ye Huanxin said, "You didn't mention it, I'll go back and find another memory of Ye Huan, which can also find the answer." He nodded and smiled: "Werewolf? Principal, why do you want to talk about this topic? You just said that there has never been a werewolf in the empire!!"

  "That was a lie told to Gris, but the truth of the matter, I understand some of it. Yehuan, you should be even clearer! Gigg's face suddenly lost its blood color and almost fearfully asked: "Xiaowu, considering that I've raised you for over ten years, tell me one honest sentence, did Adolph kill the werewolf Oula, and are you taking the blame for him?"

  Recalling the scene at that time, Jiggs was able to guess that it wasn't unexpected. Ye Huan nodded calmly, "You're right, I'm taking the fall for Adolph!"

  "What about Oda Nobukatsu?"

  Jiggs looked even more terrified, "Little Five, after all these years as father and son, you should understand, I hate you, I will insult you, I will beat you, but we are still father and son for over a decade, I won't really want to kill you, right?!" He knelt down, "Then please tell me the truth one more time, did you... seal away Toyotomi Kiyoshi?!"

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  When I posted this, Shenzhou 8 had just successfully launched. Alas, Baozi wishes that the recommendation votes would also quickly soar to the sky like Shenzhou 8...