Chapter 952
Iron-Blooded Tactics
Ruva, in particular, wore a fawning smile, clearly trying to flatter the Moonlight Kingdom.
Yang Xia found Luwa's behavior somewhat amusing; he saw it as the true face of a petty person.
Before, she would sometimes play the good cop and sometimes the bad cop in front of me.
In the end, they didn't gain anything, and they might even speak ill of the Great Zhou Kingdom in front of King Tanawu of the Moonlight Kingdom.
However, Yang Xia didn't care at all about these people plotting behind his back.
Don't take on a job you can't handle.
After arriving in this other world, I must use my iron-fisted methods to make everyone understand how powerful the Great Zhou Kingdom is.
As the saying goes, when soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it. No matter what tricks these people are up to behind the scenes, the final result will be the same: they will all be defeated by Yang Xia.
Yang Xia was very confident about this, as he had already made preparations in all aspects.
After all, the experience I accumulated in my original world was very rich, and it was more than enough for me to use here.
After Yang Xia arrived at the palace of the Moonlight Kingdom, the leaders of other countries still looked down on him, because in the other world, the Great Zhou Kingdom was really very weak.
These countries also treat people differently based on who they are dealing with. They greet leaders of more powerful countries with smiles, but when they see Yang Xia, they treat him like he's invisible, showing little reaction.
However, the sudden appearance of a large amount of oil in the Great Zhou Kingdom still shocked some countries.
Although these national leaders still held Yang Xia in utter contempt for his performance, they were surprised to find that Yang Xia seemed to have changed quite a bit.
He exuded a very powerful aura, and although there weren't many people around him, he radiated a unique brilliance.
Everything was as Yang Xia predicted. Ruwa, a nobody, felt that he couldn't beat Yang Xia, so he took this opportunity to complain to Tanawu.
In this other world, Tanawu is like a patriarch. Because the Moon Kingdom is very powerful, Tanawu's status is clearly higher than others.
Other countries, when they have conflicts that they cannot resolve themselves, will turn to Tanawu for mediation, and they all have to give him some face, which is equivalent to the power of the allied countries.
"King Tanawu, that Yang Xia is simply outrageous! The tiny Great Zhou Kingdom dares to challenge our Ivory Kingdom, and he speaks ill of me behind my back, making our Ivory Kingdom sound like nothing at all."
"He also boasted that he would make the Great Zhou Kingdom the strongest country in the world. It is obvious that he does not take our country seriously at all, and probably doesn't even consider the Moonlight Kingdom a threat."
Luwa exaggerated Yang Xia's bad reputation and the strange changes in the Great Zhou Kingdom, which he found particularly unbelievable.
If we could use Tanawu's help to suppress Yang Xia, it would be very satisfying.
"What? The Great Zhou Kingdom actually produces a lot of oil? It seems that the Great Zhou Kingdom is not what it used to be. No wonder Yang Xia has become so arrogant."
After hearing what Ruwa said, Tanawu was not angered. He knew that Ruwa must have been wronged by Yang Xia and had come here to complain.
Tanawu was a very cunning and treacherous fellow, and of course he knew that Ruwa's words could not be completely believed, nor could they be completely disregarded.
However, from Luwa's account, it is clear that Yang Xia was indeed a very capable person who brought about a dramatic change in the originally weak Great Zhou Kingdom.
"I never expected that such an insignificant kingdom like the Great Zhou would produce such a ruler. That Yang Xia is probably no ordinary person. Today is a good opportunity to see for myself."
Tanawu said thoughtfully to Ruwa, knowing that Yang Xia would definitely come here today, and he could take this opportunity to learn from him.
However, Tanawu didn't think Yang Xia was that powerful. Although Luwa had suffered a loss at his hands, he was very confident that Yang Xia would not dare to act recklessly after arriving in the Moonlight Kingdom.
"Your Majesty, Moonlight Kingdom is the most powerful being in this other world. We must not let that Yang Xia underestimate Moonlight Kingdom."
"If his attitude is extremely bad, Your Majesty must punish him severely, otherwise he will never know who the true king is in this other world."
Ruwa quickly seized the opportunity to instigate, hoping that Tanawu could embarrass Yang Xia on the spot and preferably provoke a war between the two countries.
Let the Moonlight Kingdom attack the Great Zhou Kingdom, and then I can lend a hand and get a share of the spoils.
In this way, the chances of defeating the Great Zhou Kingdom would be much greater, and Luwa naturally had no good intentions.
"No one dares to be presumptuous in front of our Moonlight Kingdom, so Yang Xia naturally wouldn't dare to do anything excessive. Let's see how things go later. If the treasures he offers are valuable enough, I won't ask for them."
Tanawu was no idiot; he understood that Ruwa wanted to stir up trouble and use the Moonlight Kingdom to attack the Great Zhou Kingdom.
He certainly wouldn't act impulsively, much less be instigated by Luwa to attack Yang Xia.
"King Tanawu, that Yang Xia is truly arrogant. You'll see soon enough. I'm not lying."
Seeing Tanawu's behavior, Ruwa knew that the other party would not be easily instigated by him, so he was naturally very unwilling and kept saying bad things about Yang Xia.
"Yang Xia doesn't take anyone seriously at all..."
Ruwa continued to exaggerate and speak ill of Yang Xia, hoping to provoke Tanawu's dislike so that he could easily find fault with Yang Xia when they met.
"The King of the Great Zhou Kingdom, Yang Xia, has arrived."
Just then, the guard in charge of reporting announced that Yang Xia had arrived at the scene. Only then did Luwa stop slandering Yang Xia, looking at him with ill intent, but still wearing a fake smile on his face.
Yang Xia knew without guessing that Luwa had ill intentions towards him, but he still confidently stepped forward.
"King Tanawu, I have come to Moonlight Kingdom today to present a gift. Please accept it with a smile." Yang Xia greeted the other party politely.
After Ruwa's instigation, Tanawu indeed had no good impression of Yang Xia, and his eyes were full of contempt.
"Yang Xia, you're too kind. It must have been difficult for your small Great Zhou Kingdom."
While Tanawu spoke politely, his words were actually quite sarcastic, revealing his utter contempt for the Great Zhou Kingdom.
Yang Xia smiled but didn't say anything. Of course, he could see the disdain in the other person's eyes. He calmly presented the gift box to Tanawu.
No wonder Yang Xia specially prepared such an ordinary gift; it was to give these people a warning and let them know that the Great Zhou Kingdom was not easy to bully, and that everything would change from today onwards.
Tana saw that Yang Xia had a faint smile on his face and looked extremely calm, much more capable than he had imagined. Although he was displeased, he couldn't find any major fault with him, so he casually opened the gift box that Yang Xia had offered.
After the box was opened, Tanawu's face immediately turned gloomy.
Yang Xia actually offered him some very ordinary jewelry, which looked like trash to Tanawu.
More importantly, this shows that the other party is challenging his authority, no wonder his face looks so ugly.
Luwa also looked at the gift box with great interest, thinking that Yang Xia would definitely offer a very precious treasure to curry favor with Tanawu.
To his surprise, the other party actually sent him such trashy jewelry. Ruva was first shocked, then overjoyed.
He was trying to sow discord between Tanawu and Yang Xia, but this guy actually delivered himself to his doorstep. Now he was confident he could incite Tanawu to attack Yang Xia.
"Yang Xia, do you even know the rules? How dare you offer up such rubbish? I think you don't respect the Moonlight Kingdom at all."
Tanawu also found it very unbelievable, wondering why Yang Xia would do such a thing. Of course, he would seize the opportunity to deliberately cause trouble.
Many people at the scene watched in astonishment, wondering how Tanawu would deal with Yang Xia.
The leaders of the surrounding countries would not dare to make such a move. They thought Yang Xia was too bold, but they also expected that Yang Xia would suffer a loss today.
Once they're targeted by Tanawu, their country is doomed, especially since the Great Zhou Kingdom is a weak and despised nation.
"It's alright, don't say that about Yang Xia. The sentiment is the most important thing. Whether or not a gift is given doesn't matter. It's just that the Great Zhou Kingdom is too weak and can't even offer a decent gift."
"We in the Moonlight Kingdom are magnanimous. When have we ever bothered with people like this? It's nothing."
Tanawu gestured for Ruwa to shut up, trying to smooth things over and show his magnanimity, but his words were full of blatant sarcasm.
The two of them, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, were clearly trying to embarrass Yang Xia.
Yang Xia ignored the two people putting on an act in front of him and slapped the gift to the ground.
His bold move stunned everyone present, including Tanawu and Ruwa. They even thought Yang Xia had gone mad, daring to openly provoke Tanawu like that.
"Since the gift is not important at all, let me take it back to the Great Zhou Kingdom. Anyway, the Moonlight Kingdom has received so many rare treasures from others, so it doesn't matter if the Great Zhou Kingdom receives one more or one less gift."
Yang Xia waved his hand, still wearing a calm smile, and instead mocked Tanawu.
The leaders of the surrounding countries were all terrified, too scared to even breathe, as if they had made a mistake.
They never imagined that anyone would do something so outrageous in front of Tanawu; in their eyes, it was tantamount to courting death.
As expected, Tanawu's eyes immediately flashed with a fierce light, but he tried his best to restrain himself in front of everyone.
If he were to order Yang Xia's execution at this point, it seems there would be no compelling reason to do so.
Was it simply because Yang Xia's gift was too ordinary? Or because Yang Xia's attitude towards him was not respectful enough? Neither of these reasons can justify killing Yang Xia.
Although the Great Zhou Kingdom was just starting out in the other world and was a weak group looked down upon by all other countries, Yang Xia was still a ruler, and I did not have the right to hastily execute him.
However, Yang Xia's blatant provocation of his and Moonlight Kingdom's dignity was still too much for Tanawu to bear.
Tanawu gestured to his soldiers that they could begin their mobile warfare.
Today is the national day of Moonlight Kingdom, and as is customary, this parade of soldiers will be held, which is essentially a military parade. In reality, it's just about bringing out Moonlight Kingdom's most powerful weapons to intimidate the surrounding countries.
The Moonlight Kingdom has always been so domineering, forcibly using force to intimidate the surrounding countries and solidify their status as the leader.
Heavy weapons came up one after another, and were even demonstrated right next to Yang Xia, firing guns and cannons continuously, which was a blatant attempt to intimidate him.
Leaders from other countries were all taken aback by the sight.
Especially seeing that Moonlight Kingdom was clearly targeting Yang Xia, I couldn't help but feel a chill for Yang Xia.
It seems that the small Great Zhou Kingdom is in trouble. Once it has been targeted by Tanawu, it may attack the Great Zhou Kingdom at any time.
Small countries like these can't withstand much turmoil and might be wiped out at any time.
However, when they looked at Yang Xia again, he even picked his ear with a hint of disdain, seemingly not taking anything in front of him seriously.
Tanawu was thoroughly enraged by Yang Xia's series of actions, and wished he could order Yang Xia to be torn apart by five horses right now, because no one had ever treated him like this before.
In this other world, the Moonlight Kingdom is a powerful entity, and Tanawu is revered by countless people; no one dares to show any disrespect in his presence.
Yang Xia's actions today were truly outrageous, making Tanawu feel like he'd been slapped in the face.
First, they sent a worthless treasure, then they showed utter contempt for everything about the Moonlight Kingdom, and their actions in front of me were more and more bizarre than the last.
But under the watchful eyes of everyone, Tanawu still couldn't think of a reason to kill Yang Xia; he felt like he was about to burst from holding it in.
"Excuse me, everyone."
Tanawu instructed his attendants to entertain the leaders of various countries before he left, feeling he could no longer stay there, as the situation today had caused him to lose face.
Seeing that Tanawu had left, Ruwa also made an excuse to leave. Yang Xia knew without a doubt that the two of them were looking for a place to discuss how to deal with him.
The Moonlight Kingdom's National Day celebrations are still underway, but everyone's attention is no longer on the military parade. In previous years, they would have been awestruck by the Moonlight Kingdom's powerful aura.
However, everyone's attention was drawn to Yang Xia today. They never dreamed that Yang Xia of the Great Zhou Kingdom would have such an amazing performance.
Just now, Yang Xia's series of actions had scared everyone present half to death, but now that Tanawu had left, everyone present felt relieved.
They all knew that Tanawu couldn't find a reason to kill Yang Xia on the spot, but the seed of hatred between them had definitely been planted.
Especially Tanawu, who always believed his authority was inviolable, was humiliated by Yang Xia in front of world leaders today. Naturally, he couldn't swallow this insult. (End of Chapter)