Slacking off

That evening, Duryodhana boarded the carriage and set off on his way back to Hastinapura with a displeased expression. He had gained nothing from the trip, and to be honest, he was quite unhappy. Moreover, Karna had given Duryodhana a Duryodhana amount of treasure, and Duryodhana had clearly come with the intention of showing off his wealth. But in the end, seeing Karna take out piles of gold from the treasury, Duryodhana suddenly realized that he was the poor wretch all along.

This made him feel very embarrassed.

The death of Yao Lian resulted in a very high drop rate. Although it was only a fraction of the loot, it was enough to drive any country crazy for the wealth and make any warrior abandon everything for it. Looking at his vehicle, Du Duryodhana felt embarrassed. He had brought mostly tools, weapons, and some cattle, but he had brought back cartloads of gold. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was a shrewd businessman.

Moreover, when you left, the people of Sweetness City were all talking about it. Everyone else who came to provide assistance brought a lot of goods, and after a hearty meal and drinks, they signed a contract. How come you were the only one who took away a pile of gold?

The questioning and unfriendly gazes made Duryodhana feel insulted.

"Son, are we really going back tonight? Carrying all this stuff along at night isn't a good idea."

"I can't stand the way these lowly people are looking at me. If it weren't for Karna protecting them, I would have taught them a lesson. And there are already so many of them at night; if I leave during the day, wouldn't I be even more humiliated?"

"Besides, who would dare to plot against me?" Duryodhana weighed the war pestle in his hand, showing off his strength. Hearing this, Shakuni knew that Duryodhana could not stand it here any longer and had no choice but to leave with the caravan.

Duryodhana he sent his own driver ahead with the worried Shakuni, and then hired a driver from Sweetness City to carry the heaviest goods, while he guarded the most valuable gold.

In the middle of the night, in a forest, the Pandavas also discovered the Duryodhana convoy.

"Duryodhana? How could he be here! Brother, let's attack! Duryodhana only has some attendants with him now. If our Bhima and Arjuna attack together, we will surely cut Duryodhana down!"

Flames shot from the eyes of the Bhima, as if it would charge out at any moment and tear the Duryodhana apart alive.

"No." Yudhishthira shook his head and said, "Duryodhana is, after all, the son of Uncle Dhritarashtra, and Duryodhana is most likely here to establish Sweetness City. If we kill Duryodhana near Sweetness City now, it will cause a conflict between Sweetness City and Hastinapura."

How could we do such a sinful thing? Let's go, let's go to Panchala."

Seeing this, no one said anything. Karna had protected Kunti and helped them, so the Pandavas decided to leave. Although Kunti was regretful, he could only leave with his five sons. Just as Arjuna was packing his bags, someone voiced a different opinion.

"Are you really going to leave like this, Arjuna?"

"Blackie, what do you want? I don't have time to waste with you. Come help me get some things; we need to leave before the Duryodhana finds us."

Arjuna frowned, but the man called "Black" chuckled. His figure became clearer and clearer, and his face was almost identical to Arjuna's. Anyone who didn't know better would think that he and Arjuna were twins.

"Ah, you are so magnanimous, but think about it carefully, who made you end up like this? Who made Kunti, at such an old age, have to live on wild fruits in the forest? Who made your brother a target of the Rakshasa?"

And what loss is there, Karna? You don't really care about him, do you? With Dhritarashtra 'Duryodhana death, Karna to the death. Isn't that a win-win situation?

We just need to make it clean.

"Shut up, you dark-hearted lackey."

As Arjuna spoke, his voice grew weaker and weaker, and the figure of [Black] became clearer and clearer.

"If you cannot do it, then I, your servant, shall do it. Give me the bow, Arjuna, for the throne of Yudhishthira, for our brothers."

What? When did scheming become a weapon exclusively for certain people?

Nakula noticed Arjuna standing motionless to the side and felt a little strange. He then asked, "Brother Arjuna, what's wrong?"

Arjuna slowly turned his head, a gentle smile on his face.

"It's nothing, Brother Yudhishthira. Even if we're going to Panchala, the journey is long, and Mother is already very tired. She sent me into the city to get some food and necessities. You go ahead, I'll catch up with you soon."

Don't worry, I won't reveal myself.

Seeing that Yudhishthira Kunti with Arjuna's words. Then, Arjuna took his bow and disappeared into the night.

Meanwhile, inside a temple in Sweetness City, Bai Mo slowly walked in and immediately saw a familiar statue— Kama. This Kama statue looked rather strange. It was no longer dressed in sexy and alluring attire; instead, it wore rather solemn clothes, had four arms, and looked majestic.

"Hmm... even counting the lotus and the bow, we're still short a few. Should we add the Jingang? No, no, when you think of the Jingang, the first thing that comes to mind is Indra, right?"

What are you doing?

Bai Mo asked Kama, who was talking to himself under the statue, and Kama, upon seeing this, spread his arms as if displaying some kind of work of art.

"Look, aren't the clothes I designed much better? Much better than when the Manifestation of Demon Nature, right?"

"When your Manifestation of Demon Nature, could that thing even be considered clothing...?"

"Oh~ if that's what you think, then can I understand that I was completely innocent in front of you back then? Hmm, thinking back, that encounter was really..."

"Alright, I know those are your clothes and I won't offer any pointers." Bai Mo waved his hand, immediately signaling Kama to stop talking, then turned his gaze to the statue in front of him and asked, "Are you planning to change your appearance? Tired of this outfit?"

Upon hearing this, Kama seemed hesitant to speak, then shook his head, casually smashed the statue into pieces, and smiled at Bai Mo:

"It's nothing, forget about it. Even in this outfit, I'm still me, still Cupid. Clothes don't really matter. I've been acting like an idiot lately. Have I been too lazy? I should at least keep giving you an arrow every day."

"Please don't do that kind of thing." Bai Mo said as he swept away the debris on the ground. Regardless of the appearance of the statues inside the temple, people who come here to worship are only here to worship Kama. Whether the statues inside are male or female, beautiful or ugly, they don't care, as long as you are the god of love.

Just as Kama was about to put the original statue back, Bai Mo stopped him, saying, "Forget it, this kind of thing is just for psychological effect. Anyway, you won't use the Arrow of Love anymore, so let's just remove the statue."

"What are you saying? What if someone else comes to worship? Indra will definitely come out and nag."

"Then have him come find me. For now, you're my Servant, so finish what I need to do. I've noticed Karna's been going to a certain girl's house quite often lately. Although something seems off about her, could his sincerity have been caused by your arrow?"

If you don't want to work, then don't. If we don't resolve the current issues, everything will be wiped out by that Arjuna. What's the point of talking about love and romance then?

Bai Mo only hoped that the gods of India could do their jobs well, but that it was better for humans to handle certain human-related matters themselves, especially love, because once love was manipulated, it would cause unimaginable disasters.

Therefore, Bai Mo fully agreed with Kama's passive resistance.

Upon hearing Bai Mo's words, Kama also stopped what he was doing. Logically speaking, with the completion of a new city, there should be a corresponding temple for each of the gods, so that people would have a way to worship.

But Kama had truly had enough of his duties as the god of love.

"Bai Mo, you're really wicked! Trying to persuade a girl to quit her job and run off with you~ But I'd be happy to, I don't care about Cupid or anything, but you'll have to help me fend off Indra when he comes looking for trouble."

Kama smiled and put her arm around Bai Mo's arm. In response to her words, Bai Mo gave her a chop to the neck without any hesitation.

"Don't speak so strangely."