Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

"you……"

“Hey, I am Phrixus, sent by my lord to find you.”

Gavia naturally kept in mind Arjuna's inner 'darkness' and his ability to surpass many princes without needing a master. That's why she asked Vritra to find King Psakksha to bring back Psakksha to prevent his right finger from being cut off. Otherwise, given King Psakksha's personality, he probably wouldn't even give the Shudras a second glance.

This is not only because of Arjuna's talent for solitary writing, but also because to resolve the darkness in Arjuna's heart, Arjuna himself must acknowledge his own 'darkness'. Relying on external forces will not work. Throughout the entire Mahabharata, Arjuna can feel remorse for the black princess who was unintentionally married to five husbands because of his mother, and he can also feel remorse for being killed as if by assassination.

But when it comes to the first and the source, it is undoubtedly Du Zhuo, who completely ruined his future.

therefore--

"Du Zhuo, from now on, you will continue to learn martial arts in a different place. There is a little sun there, and you will get along very well with him."

Gavia appeared before Solitary Chakravartin and, before he could kowtow, placed his hand on Solitary Chakravartin's shoulder, preventing him from doing so.

"So, let your most fervent and selfless love continue to exist in this land of right and wrong, Duzhuo."

Chapter 327 God's Gift and Charity.

A grand ceremony is being held in Elephant City, the capital of the Kuru Dynasty.

Today is the day when the Hundred Sons of Dhritarashtra and the Five Sons of Pandita repay their master Drona for their success. Not long ago, Drona's enemy, King Vessin, defeated the Hundred Sons of Dhritarashtra and the Five Sons of Pandita, and brought them to Drona. Drona, who had been humiliated by King Vessin, felt sorry for his former friend and let him go, but he preserved half of the country that the king had promised him.

Therefore, on the day of their return to Elephant City, the usually solemn and serious crowd celebrated for them.

Countless nobles of high status sat in the audience, while the crowd below was already packed to the brim, all eager to witness the superb martial arts displayed by the Hundred Sons of Dhritarashtra and the Five Sons of Pandita. However, the appearance of the Five Sons of Pandita always elicited the loudest cheers.

"You damned Arjuna, how dare you humiliate me like this! How despicable!"

The purple-haired man in a long black robe gritted his teeth as he stared at the five beloved members of the group on stage, his hands clenched into fists.

The eldest of the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra, a villain in the Mahabharata, is no match for him.

"It's because you guys performed so poorly that you were utterly defeated by Father's enemy, the Wood Pillar King."

The man with bronze skin and red hair looked helplessly at his invincible opponent.

His name was Ma Si, son of the guru Drona.

"Waaaaah, it's all because that Wood Pillar King cheated! And Arjuna also got away with it by taking advantage of us. If we brothers had rested a bit, under my leadership, we could have easily defeated Wood Pillar King..."

"Sigh, whatever you say goes."

Ma Si looked at his friend's shameless demeanor as always, and simply sighed without saying anything more.

Admittedly, his friends and brothers are mostly scoundrels, especially compared to the excellent Pandita Five, the difference is too great. An ordinary person would know that he should befriend the Pandita Five rather than the Hundred Dhritarashtras... However, since he is an invincible friend, he can only do this.

Normally, as the son of Derona, Ma Si should have been on good terms with the five sons favored by Derona. However, this was not the case. Instead, Ma Si was on good terms with Nan Di. This was probably because although Nan Di was a rogue, he would show genuine goodwill in his own calculations and would prioritize his own goals without compromise.

Because he is more greedy than anyone else, Darius possesses a terrifying capacity to accept anyone.

"We're no match for them. Calm down a bit. This is indeed the stage for a tough battle. Don't be impatient."

The purple-haired middle-aged man, who was staring intently at the Ban Du house, calmly spoke to the grumbling Duryodhana.

Upon hearing his words, Nandi became obedient.

"Yes, Uncle."

As is well known, the most important plot of the Mahabharata is the Kaurava War, the largest war in the Indian pantheon that swept across the entire Indian region and resulted in the deaths of billions of people. Dhritarashtra, who committed countless evil deeds, is the undisputed villain, and the culprit who ultimately caused the Kaurava War is the purple-haired man who is speaking to Duryodhana at this moment.

Nandi's uncle, a prince of the Gandhara kingdom, a fervent follower of Shiva, whose name was Sakunni.

The Kuru and Pandavas, as the two major opposing races in the epic, were actually both Bharatas.

Long ago, there was a famous king in the Moon Dynasty named King Fushen. He first married the goddess of the Ganges and had a son named Tianshi. After the goddess of the Ganges returned to her throne, he fell in love with a fisherwoman named Zhenxin. The fisherman proposed a harsh condition for marrying his daughter: the throne must be inherited by the son born to Zhenxin.

Bhishma, who swore an oath to give up the throne for his father and vowed never to marry, is named after him, meaning one who makes a terrible vow.

After Zhenxin married King Fushen, they had two sons, but one died in battle and the other died of illness, leaving no offspring. In order to continue the lineage, Zhenxin summoned her son, Viyasa, to have offspring with the widows of her deceased sons.

Viyasamaja, also known as the Black Immortal, was born to Jōshin before his marriage to a sage. He was the Great Immortal who witnessed the Kuru War and wrote the epic Mahabharata using the broken tusk of the little elephant god.

Vyasa gave birth to her half-brothers Dhritarashtra and Pandita, and also had a son named Vidura with a female slave.

Because Dhritarashtra was born blind, Pandahu inherited the throne. Pandahu married Princess Kunti of Kunti and Princess Madhri of Modro. Because Pandahu was cursed by the sages that he would die if he had sex with someone, he agreed to let Kunti use a secret method to give birth to the children of the gods for Kunti and Madhri, namely Pandahu's five sons.

But one day, King Panda couldn't control himself and slept with Madhei, ultimately suffering a terrible fate, and Madhei was forced to commit suicide.

Therefore, it was only natural for Chiguo to rule, and the hundred sons and the five sons lived together in the palace.

Dhritarashtra once married Princess Gandhari of the Gandhara Kingdom, who was also the sister of Sakunni.

As Nandi's uncle, Shakuninusi harbored deep resentment towards Bishma and the descendants of King Panda. This was because, before King Panda died, he had attacked the Gandhara Kingdom with Bishma. After the conquest, they killed the king and imprisoned all the male members, allowing each person only one grain of rice per day. Eventually, everyone decided to pool the rice and feed it to one person, because this way at least one person could survive.

The last person to survive was Shakunin.

Ultimately, Shakuni, representing the Gandhara Kingdom, submitted to Elephant City, and his sister was married off by Bishma to Dhritarashtra, who was born blind.

Generally speaking, Shakuninus, who had been treated in this way, should have been very dissatisfied with Dhritarashtra and his hundred sons, since the whole family had suffered such treatment. However, surprisingly, Shakuninus only hated Bhishma and the five Pandita sons, because Dhritarashtra and Gandali were genuinely loving towards each other.

The reason why Dhritarashtra was blind is said to be because when his mother was giving birth to him, she saw Vyasa and thought he was very ugly and rude, so she closed her eyes. Dhritarashtra was born blind. However, although he was blind from childhood, Dhritarashtra was a kind and fair person. His only selfishness was probably about his sons, the Hundred Sons of Dhritarashtra.

When Duryodhana was born, various ominous phenomena occurred. Wise people believed that he would bring disaster to the clan and advised Dhritarashtra to abandon the child, but Dhritarashtra ultimately did not accept it... This is also the reason why Shakuntini truly accepted Dhritarashtra as his brother-in-law.

According to the epic, Shakuni is regarded as the reincarnation of the evil god Devapola, who is actually a deification of dice. These long dice have only four sides with numbers, symbolizing the 'four periods' in Hindu mythology. In the Bhagavata Purana, the four periods are Sadaya, Trida, Devapola, and Kali.

In other words, the greatest symbol of this dark age during the bipartite division was Sakunos, whose nephew, Nadi, was regarded as the incarnation of the demon Gali.

Today, in order to avenge the humiliation of defeating Gandhara in Elephant City many years ago, and also to enable his sister's child to defeat the Pandavas and ascend the throne of Elephant City, at the instigation of Shakuni, Duryodhana poisoned Bhujun's food and threw Bhujun into the river. Unexpectedly, Bhujun arrived in the world of snakes, was bitten by many snakes, and the poison in his body was neutralized, thus reviving him.

The snake king, Posuji, even gifted Bhujun a magical elixir that promised power upon consumption, a classic case of biting off more than he could chew.

"However, if the five continue like this, it could cause some trouble."

"Yes, Uncle, I hate people who embarrass me. I especially hate those five who have embarrassed me many times. Humph."

"Things I hate... for me, it's battles. Whether they're good or bad, it makes no difference to me."

Ma Si suddenly said that although he was the embodiment of anger, he was actually a very calm person. His only anger in life was the madness he felt after his father, Drona, was killed by Krishna in an illegal manner.

"Oh dear, don't say that, Ma Si. After all, only victory is a sure-fire gamble, it makes your mouth water, hehehehe..."

"That's true, but we still need to ensure victory."

"Sigh, you're right, those damned bastards from the Five Sons are indeed very strong."

No one could hide his disdain and jealousy towards the five. He watched the five figures on the stage displaying their talents and cursed them incessantly in his heart.

However, while cursing and having nothing to do, Nandi suddenly saw a figure in the audience. He was the only one standing quietly in the crowd. His face was not visible under his tattered clothes, making him seem out of place. But what really caught Nandi's attention was not his strange behavior or attire, but the heat emanating from him that was like the sun.

Arjuna!

Arjuna!

Arjuna!

Arjuna!

However, the renewed cheers drew Nan Di's attention to the stage, causing him to snort coldly, his eyes filled with undisguised displeasure.

A man with dark skin and a long white robe was displaying his incredible martial arts skills on stage.

Arjuna, the third son of Pandita, although Nandi was reluctant to admit it, felt that even his hundreds of brothers combined were not enough to defeat Arjuna alone.

Then, while still pondering how to deal with the five, Nandi heard an even louder commotion, which inevitably annoyed him. However, he subconsciously looked towards the center of the noise and realized that the source of the noise was the strange person he had just seen.

People made way for them, creating a narrow path leading directly to the arena, amidst laughter and schadenfreude. Some soldiers trying to maintain order tried to cross the arena to stop the farce, but they were stopped by shouts and waited with curiosity for what would happen next.

"Karna, what are you doing?"

"I'm sorry, Duzhuo, I... I couldn't control myself."

Karna's somewhat uncontrollable urge to see Arjuna stemmed from karmic connections from a previous life.

"But rest assured, I will protect myself and will never allow the Lord of the Himalayas to be disgraced."

As Karna spoke, he took off his tattered outer garment, revealing an unusually pale, sickly complexion. The sun-shaped ornament on his earlobe swayed slightly with his steps. The son of the sun god looked at King Duzhuo of Nishadha not far away, nodded slightly, and then moved forward without hesitation.

More than ten years ago, after Solitaire was rescued by Gavia, he arranged for him to come to the region where Karna lived. Over time, Solitaire and Karna gradually became close friends.

In the Indian caste system, there are generally four castes: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras. However, there is also a lowest caste, the Dalits, who are also known as the "untouchables" or "untouchables."

Dudjom is Shudra, while Karna is Sudo. Sudo is a mixed caste, meaning it is the result of marriage between different castes.

"...Karna, as long as I have a breath left, I will protect you..."

Watching Karna's retreating figure, Duzhuo sighed. Several years ago, he had felt that sometimes when he came here with Karna, Karna seemed to care about Arjuna, one of the five sons of Pandita, for some reason, which was completely inconsistent with his indifferent personality in the past.

After learning that his master was Drona, Karna went to seek him out as a disciple, only to be rejected just as he had been rejected: "The secrets of Brahma's Dharma can only be taught to Brahmins and Kshatriyas."

But Karna did not give up. He then went to the holy land of the Brahmins, a place where dust should not exist, including Karna, who was born as humble as dust. He had known his lowliness in this vast world since he could remember, but he never belittled himself or was ashamed to admit his origins.

Karna remembered someone telling him when he was just born, "What you can take with you will not be just your shadow, and what you leave behind will not be just your footprints." In other words, "Dust is invisible, but the openness and joy that exists in the world under the sun is very real."

However, he lied; he lied to Rama the Axe-Holder.

However, Karna, disguised as a descendant of Bharata, quickly learned Brahma's magic weapons and obtained a divine bow from Indra, named "Victory." It is said that this bow was made by the craftsman Vishvakarma to please the god-king Indra. Axe-wielding Rama used this bow to slaughter the Kshatriyas on earth twenty-one times, and its power was even greater than the Ganthibar divine bow that Arjuna received as a gift.

During his ascetic practice, Karna accidentally shot and killed the bull of an unknown Brahmin sage. Despite his pleas for forgiveness, the Brahmin still hurled a severe curse upon him, saying that his chariot wheels would sink into the ground and he would be killed when fighting enemies. Karna then made a vow never to refuse the Brahmin.

Then one day, Axe-wielding Rama was sleeping on Karna's lap when several insects bit a hole in Karna's thigh. Karna, afraid of waking Axe-wielding Rama, silently endured the excruciating pain without moving, until hot blood flowed from the wound, waking Axe-wielding Rama.

Seeing this, Rama with the axe was not moved, but angry.

Because such virtues are not possessed by Brahmins, Karna, in his anger with the axe in hand, truthfully told himself that he was Sudo, not a Brahmin.

Therefore, the deceived axe-wielder cursed Karna:

“You have deceived your teacher, you fool. When you face danger in the future, you will forget how to use the magic weapon. Everything you learned from me by deception will be of no use to you.”

The young son of the sun god did not refute, but remained kneeling like a still stone statue for a whole day before leaving.

However, according to the meticulously edited version of the Mahabharata, Karna was always Drona's disciple, but refused to give Brahma the treasures because of his caste. However, it is normal for Indian mythology to be so numerous and varied.

Back to the present, Arjuna on the platform watched Karna approach step by step, trying to control his astonishment. He felt that the blazing sun that had just been scorching now seemed somewhat cold and terrifying, and even his own fingers had involuntarily touched the bowstring.

Karna looked at Arjuna with his blue eyes, which to others was undoubtedly a provocation to Arjuna.

This was not a pointless jealousy or worldly ambition for the son of the sun god; perhaps only the ambiguous word "fate" could describe the turmoil resonating in his heart at this moment.

“You rude person, announce your family’s name.”

Upon hearing this, Karna fell silent. Arjuna was a prince, and only the Kshatriyas or those above him could challenge him with power, while he was merely a Sudor. His silence brought a commotion to the entire audience, who awaited what would happen next.

When Gunty saw Karna in the stands, he immediately recognized him as the child he had abandoned years ago, and fainted.

"What's wrong with that guy? Why hasn't he said anything for so long? I'm waiting for him to teach Ah Zhou a good lesson."

"I can't help but shout indignantly."

"Pretending to be human is probably not the reason why Kshatriyas and Brahmins remain silent, and that is likely the reason for their silence."

"Huh? People with this kind of power aren't Kshatriyas or Brahmins? How is that possible, Uncle?"

"That's just how it is, so perhaps we shouldn't get involved in this mess—"

"Alright, Uncle, although I've been listening to you all along, you really mean well for us. After all, I've been fed up with those five bastards for a long time. If Arjuna refuses to fight just because they're not a prince..."

As he spoke, Duryodhana rose and led his hundred sons to Karna's side, opening his arms to Arjuna.

"If this guy weren't King Ben, I would have made him King of Anga, then he would be qualified to compete with you, Arjuna, right?"

It is worth noting that Duryodhana is currently only the second prince. Even if he becomes the true crown prince later, he will not have much say in political affairs. The fact that he is giving away his own fiefdom of Anga to Karna without hesitation, in order to win people's hearts, shows his skill.

"...I am extremely grateful."

"Call me 'Grandpa'. I am Grandpa Nandi. Since you've accepted, we're friends now. By the way, what's your name?"

"Karna."

A few seconds later, just as the two sides were facing off, Karna's adoptive father walked in.

The driver was old, his clothes were disheveled, he was sweating profusely, and he was trembling, supported only by a cane. He saw his child standing in the center of the stage, with no one behind him, a stark contrast to Arjuna opposite him. He wanted to get closer but was powerless because of the crowd.

Seeing this, Duzhuo took the old coachman's hand and led him through the crowd to Karna's side.

Upon seeing the figure of Duzhuo, Derona in the stands frowned slightly. He vaguely felt that the cloaked man looked familiar. In fact, he had asked the Wood Pillar King about Duzhuo's whereabouts before, but the Wood Pillar King refused to say anything, so there was no follow-up.

When the old coachman was brought to Karna's side, he realized how terrible his attire was and quickly covered his feet with the hem of his clothes, looking at Karna as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

But Karna didn't care. In front of everyone, he hugged the old coachman and softly called out:

"Father."

In an instant, the entire audience was shocked, while Bhujun, Arjuna's second brother and son of the wind god, said with a half-smile: