Chương 288: The Female Noblewoman Arrives at the Door: A Threat from the Land of Water!

Because Haiyao was only a concubine's daughter, she naturally faced a lot of opposition when she succeeded to the position of daimyo.

Yang Cheng had originally thought that since the other party was willing to become his puppet, he should at least do something in return.

To his surprise, Hai Yao, though only two or three years older than him, possessed skills and abilities that far exceeded his expectations.

Despite the assassination of the former daimyo and the subsequent domestic turmoil, he managed to stabilize the situation and secure his position as daimyo without relying on Yang Cheng's power.

Even after she became a daimyo, many of the policies she implemented were considered quite excellent and correct, even by the perspective of Yang Cheng, a transmigrator.

The fact that Haiyin Village has reached its current size in just two years is largely due to Yang Cheng's artificial chakra meridians, but Hai Yao's outstanding abilities have also played a crucial role.

Establishing a ninja village, even a small one, is extremely expensive before it can operate on its own.

The expenses for various facilities and buildings in the ninja village, as well as the costs of training ninjas, are clearly far from sufficient with the small amount of deposit stolen earlier.

The economic support provided by Haiyao is one of the main reasons why they have been able to develop rapidly in the past two years.

Two years have passed, and the Naruto world has entered the Shippuden storyline. Yang Cheng, who was originally less than 1. 5 meters tall, has also gone through a growth spurt during these two years, and his height has grown to about 1. 7 meters.

Compared to his previous teenage years, he has now clearly transitioned perfectly from a cute boy into a spirited young man.

"You mean the daimyo of the Land of Water, whose attitude towards you when he invited you to his tea party a while ago wasn't exactly friendly?"

Haiyao came to Haiyin Village this time to discuss some matters with Yangcheng.

For the past two years, Haiyao has been nominally a puppet ruler, but because of her outstanding talent and Yang Cheng's lack of ambition, Yang Cheng has not interfered much with her various decisions and actions.

Initially, the plan was to support the puppet daimyo, but there was concern that the other party might cause trouble and create obstacles for him.

But now that Haiyao's name is more powerful than he imagined, Yang Cheng is naturally even more happy to relax.

Haiyao is very smart. She knows very well that the reason why the Sea Kingdom is so powerful now is because Yang Cheng is powerful enough.

So even though Yang Cheng trusts her and now holds considerable power, she still doesn't forget her place when it comes to major decisions and always seeks Yang Cheng's advice.

"Well, it's less about being unfriendly and more about a disguised threat."

The other party also seemed to intend for me to marry their second son, and gave me a few days to consider it, saying that the Sea Kingdom and the Water Kingdom are neighbors and should maintain friendly relations.

If our Sea Kingdom does not wish to maintain such friendly relations, then we can only become enemies.

It's obvious that the daimyo of the Land of Water, while seemingly arranging a marriage between his second son and Kaiyo, was actually just after all the money he wanted from the Land of the Sea.

Or rather, the current Sea Kingdom has already made the neighboring Water Kingdom wary of it.

However, if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising. The Land of the Sea used to be dirt poor, and its daimyo was an incompetent good-for-nothing. They even had to pay a deposit to get the Land of Water to provide protection.

But now, the Sea Kingdom is not only gradually becoming prosperous, but with Yang Cheng's help, it has even expanded outwards quite a bit.

With a wise and virtuous daimyo governing the Land of the Sea, and the presence of the main ninja village forces of the Hidden Sea Village within its borders, it would be a miracle if the neighboring Land of Water could feel at ease.

The Land of Water used to look down on the Land of the Sea because they were useless. But now the Land of the Sea is not what it used to be. The Land of Water is worried that if the Land of the Sea continues to expand, it will one day become a threat to them.

Putting aside the distant past, the five great ninja villages each occupy a region, and their mission resources are limited. If a more cost-effective sea village appears in the future, will anyone still consider Kirigakure?

The daimyo of the Land of Water was plotting something big, arranging for his second son, who had no right to the inheritance, to marry Kaiyo, all in an attempt to get his second son to accept the Land of Water.

Although there are female daimyo in the ninja world, she is backed by a behemoth like the Land of Water. If they were to form a marriage alliance, would the Land of the Sea still be under her control?

"If you don't like the marriage proposal from the Land of Water, you can refuse; that's fine."

Upon hearing Yang Cheng's answer, Hai Yao, who was sitting in front of him, was clearly stunned for a moment, because she had originally thought that Yang Cheng would choose to sacrifice himself in order to stabilize the Land of Water and the Hidden Mist Village.

Haiyao herself was actually prepared to make a sacrifice, after all, the Land of the Sea was still in its development stage and could not resist a large country like the Land of Water.

As long as the people of the Sea Kingdom can live and work in peace and contentment, Haiyao does not mind sacrificing his own happiness.

As for the possibility of the Land of the Sea becoming a vassal state of the Land of Water, Haiyao hadn't considered that, because she knew that as long as Yang Cheng was given some time, even if the second son of the Land of Water's daimyo, who had married into the family, had powerful backers, he simply couldn't outmaneuver Yang Cheng.

"Sister Haiyao, judging from your surprised look, you don't think I'm going to sacrifice you, do you?"

We've known each other for two years now, and I've seen your abilities and actions. You're genuinely working hard to make this country prosperous.

Rather than letting this spoiled brat cause trouble, I have more faith in Haiyao's abilities.

Upon hearing Yang Cheng's words, Hai Yao was taken aback for a moment, then smiled sweetly and teased, "Oh, so, little brother Yang Cheng, do you not want the Land of Water to interfere with us, or are you reluctant to let your sister marry someone else?"

After two years of getting to know each other, Haiyao had actually figured out some aspects of Yang Cheng's personality.

Two years ago, when the other party stormed into Daming Prefecture and killed her father and brother, Haiyao initially thought that the other party was a vicious and ambitious person.

However, as she got to know him better, Haiyao began to realize that Yang Cheng was not what she had thought.

Hai Yao didn't really know what Yang Cheng's purpose was, but she was quite clear about one thing: Yang Cheng was very tolerant and caring towards ordinary people, and he himself had no arrogance whatsoever.

Perhaps it was because of the fishing lights around him, or perhaps it was because of his own experiences.

Whether it was out of genuine concern or not, Yang Cheng possessed the power to bring prosperity to the Sea Kingdom, which was also Hai Yao's wish. Therefore, even if she were to become a puppet and a tool, Hai Yao would not care.

"Although I am glad that you are willing to think of my sister, with the current strength of our Sea Kingdom, we are not able to fight against a behemoth like the Water Kingdom."

Therefore, my idea is to agree to the marriage alliance, and then I will find an opportunity to kill the second son of the daimyo of the Land of Water.

By doing this, although I will become a young widow afterward, I will gain the protection of the Land of Water while also preventing them from controlling our internal affairs.

Upon hearing Hai Yao's proposed strategy, Yang Cheng was clearly taken aback. This girl, who was not even seventeen years old, was a ruthless person!