Chapter 1501: The Grand Finale (Part 3) [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

"Very well, this humble general thanks Yatai for his guidance."

After sending Yun Ce away, Gu Chi frowned as he looked in the direction of Chen Tang.

As more information about his lord's thoughts was revealed, Gu Chi knew what had happened. He ordered someone to prepare some cooling and heat-clearing dishes, but Shen Tang didn't even look at them: "I don't want to eat, I have no appetite."

"Eat something, we can't just starve to death."

Shen Tang turned her head away: "I won't eat."

He knew what was going to happen, yet he remained so calm?

Gu Chi personally handed the chopsticks to Shen Tang, his tone calm: "You Li, you should know that every day Gu Wangchao has lived since he survived the fall from the cliff was torture. Before Tao Shenyu died, he lived on the urge for revenge. After Tao Shenyu died, this world has no meaning for me. It's good to be alive, and it doesn't matter if I die. This world is only interesting because of you and Shao Xuan. I don't know about others, but for me, living and dying together is the same outcome."

Shen Tang: "How dare you!"

She scolded him verbally, but then started eating.

Gu Chi was not afraid at all; he could even ask, "Is it more audacious to attempt to die with you, or to call you by your name directly? When Qi Yuanliang and the others called you that, we didn't see the Lord rebuke them for being so audacious."

Perhaps due to the ways of the literati, the boundary between ruler and subject was not clear to him. In those days, there was no such thing as a subject having to die when the ruler wanted him to. There were many ruthless people who would kill the ruler if they didn't like him. Qi Shan was a typical example of this. Gu Chi's obedience and trust in Shen Tang was never because of the relationship between ruler and subject. He was willing to put himself in the position of a subject simply because the ruler was Shen Tang.

This is a shackle he put on himself, not one imposed by the world.

"Your divine pronouncements are like the Big Dipper."

She only needs to point out the direction, and her subjects will follow to the end.

"Regardless of the future, regardless of life or death."

As long as it's not a matter of life and death, but rather living and dying together, then it's a happy ending!

Gu Chi's attitude, to some extent, represented the attitude of his confidants, which moved Shen Tang but also put her under some pressure. She looked at the unified national seal in her hand, but couldn't figure it out for a long time.

With so many refugees, Gu Chi had already gone off to work early in the morning.

Right now, the two most idle people are the brothers Shen Tang and Ji Moqiu.

Shen Tang needs to figure out a way to break the deadlock and prevent everyone from ending up as fish food in the sea. Although Gong Xi Chou is a military general, his troops are not here, so he has no room to intervene. As for Ji Mo Qiu, he is only working randomly because he is not part of the official organization.

The current status of the three people -

Shen Tang stared blankly at the imperial seal, Gong Xi Chou, who was blind, sat there playing with pearls, and Ji Mo Qiu closed his eyes to rest.

"well--"

After a while.

"well--"

After a while, Gong Xichou sighed for Shen Tang: "Sigh—mama, can you please stop sighing? It's making me sleepy."

It felt as if all the bad luck in the world had surged up.

Shen Tang shot her a sharp look: "Who am I doing this for?"

Gong Xichou was unsure: "Is it for me?"

He never imagined he carried such weight.

Shen Tang: "..."

She looked at Ji Moqiu: "Does shedding skin affect intelligence?"

Ji Moqiu opened his eyes, looked at his large younger brother, and the high priest thought seriously before saying, "There's no room for further influence."

Gong Xichou: "..."

Although he doesn't like to use his brain, it doesn't mean he's brainless.

His intuition told him that his older brother's words were very vulgar.

If it weren't for his brotherhood—

He's already extended an invitation to Xuanwu Gate to exchange bribes!

"Is there a possibility that you can't beat someone even if you try to overthrow them?" Gong Xichou's emotions were written all over his face, making it very easy to understand. So Shen Tang stabbed him in the back. Seeing Gong Xichou's expression of wanting to lash out but having to hold back, Shen Tang felt much better.

One's own happiness is built on the suffering of others.

Gongxi Chou transformed from a snake into a pufferfish.

Shen Tang chuckled, but quickly suppressed her laughter, resting her chin on her hand in distress. It was as if she were speaking to Ji Moqiu, yet also to herself: "...Was the 'me' of yesteryear feeling the same way I do now?"

They want to protect the people they want to protect, no matter the cost.

"Yes and no." It seemed like a nonsensical sentence, but Ji Moqiu understood it. "There are still some differences."

"What's different?"

Ji Moqiu: "They're not the same group of people anymore."

Gong Xichou was completely confused.

He reasonably suspected that Mama and his older brother were "isolating" him.

"What's the same or different?"

"Your Highness is asking whether her affection for Qi Zhongshu and his followers is the same as her affection for their descendants? There are some differences, more or less." Back then, Your Highness spared no effort to protect the descendants of the earliest believers; how could she possibly abandon those subjects who are comparable to the earliest believers now? She will only be more resolute and determined!

Ji Moqiu's words only made Gong Xichou more confused.

Does this question still need to be considered?

Anyone with a normal mind would know they're different!

Even his own younger brother understood this, so Ji Moqiu naturally understood it even better. Therefore, when Shen Tang looked at him calmly, he knew that His Highness's decision was unshakeable: "...My knowledge of the inside story is limited, and the information I can reveal is even more limited..."

Just as Ji Moqiu was gathering his thoughts, a restriction quietly appeared around his neck. This was a warning from "He," urging Ji Moqiu to be careful with his words: "The imperial seal in Your Highness's hands originally belonged to the Third Prince. Even if it is incomplete, it can still serve the same purpose."

"Your Highness?"

Just by hearing this order, you know it's related to you.

They're either "older brother" or "older sister".

Shen Tang perked up: "Quickly tell me how to use it!"

Ji Moqiu said, "It can only serve the same purpose, but that doesn't mean Your Highness can use it. It's just that Your Highness has some grudge against the Third Prince."

Shen Tang: "...???"

Ji Moqiu reminded Shen Tang: "Does Your Highness still remember the legend circulating within the Gongxi clan? It is said that more than two hundred years ago, the Gongxi clan, which had become involved in worldly affairs, was exiled as a whole. During their exile, they met a benefactor who helped them find a new home."

Shen Tang nodded: "This story was told by Gong Xi Chou."

"Our benefactor is the third prince, the true owner of the Imperial Seal. In a sense, he is also your blood relative. The third prince has brought not only the opportunity to return to a stable life to the Gongxi clan, but also a coffin containing sacred objects."

“I know all of that.”

The sacred object inside the coffin was Shen Tang herself.

"Does Your Highness know why you ended up lying in there?"

Shen Tang: "..."

She had an outlandish guess, but she still chose the answer after analysis: "Based on the fragmented information I have obtained over the years, I was used as an experimental subject in the last human civilization. I fell into a deep sleep at that time and only woke up unexpectedly nearly twenty years ago."

so--

Shen Tang asked, "Was I rescued by the third brother and put inside?"

She called out the nickname "Third Brother" very naturally.

"His Highness was driven in by the Third Prince."

Shen Tang: "???"

Ji Moqiu continued to leak information: "So, if the Imperial Seal is incomplete, the Third Prince probably won't give His Highness the green light. Fortunately, the coffin's ability is actually similar to the Imperial Seal in His Highness's possession. If we can find the coffin, we can also go to the Four Pillars."

Yunda was able to enter the Four Pillars not through the broken imperial seal, but through the coffin. The problem is, the coffin is missing, and His Highness is not yet back in his place, making it impossible to summon him back with a mere thought. Ji Moqiu has two options: "Either His Highness orders someone to retrieve the coffin, or His Highness discusses it with the Third Prince..."

Shen Tang's attention was still on the previous paragraph.

"You're saying I was forced in?"

No wonder Ji Moqiu said she had some grudge against the third brother.

So that's what the grudge was!

Although she didn't know the whole story, Shen Tang felt a surge of anger rising within her upon hearing these words: "Why did we become enemies? How could I be no match for her? She must have taken advantage of my vulnerability and ambushed me..."

Ji Moqiu's expression became somewhat subtle.

The restraints around her neck were also flashing with a dangerous light.

Shen Tang angrily said, "Let him speak!"

The stillness and restraint ceased instantly, and Ji Moqiu's throat, which had been blocked by an invisible force, was cleared. He carefully observed, "I'm not entirely clear about the details either, I've only vaguely heard... it seems that His Highness did something to the Third Prince, and the two got into a conflict..."

Ji Moqiu guessed that it probably wasn't a deep-seated hatred.

If Your Highness is willing to swallow your pride and apologize to the other party, they might be willing to let Your Highness use the Imperial Seal to go to the Four Pillars?

Shen Tang's anger stopped abruptly: "Huh?"

So, I was the one at fault?

Shen Tang composed herself and skipped the topic: "So, finding that coffin will solve half the problem?"

The third son was not mentioned at all.

"Just getting in won't help. One of the key issues is that the four pillars are broken and can no longer support the continent to prevent it from collapsing."

"...Yu Hai brought back news that the Four Pillars are reinforced by the human race's fortune. In other words, even if they age and break, the problem can be solved as long as the cracks are repaired before they completely break?" Ultimately, it all comes down to the mysterious fortune.

Ji Moqiu nodded in affirmation: "That makes sense."

But the problem is that we don't have enough luck.

Shen Tang: "Even if I sell everything I own, it won't be enough?"

Ji Moqiu was certain: "It's not enough. The Central Allied Forces have committed too many killings this time. Their killings have even blinded the glimmer of hope that had finally become clear. 'He' no longer wants to give them another chance."

"Is this 'He' the Heavenly Way?"

"No, 'He' is at Your Highness's feet."

"He" is this planet beneath our feet.

Shen Tang lowered her eyes to look at the soil beneath her feet, and in her mind's eye, she seemed to be able to hear the "thump-thump" of a heartbeat. But when she tried to listen more closely, the sound disappeared completely, as if what she had just heard was just her imagination. Ji Moqiu's voice continued to come: "In fact, 'He' has given the human race here more than one chance."

At that time, the previous human civilization was at its peak of prosperity.

"He" sensed the impending calamity even before the tiny fleas on His body, and thus cried for help, attracting the prince who needed to undergo tribulation. He provided a platform for the tribulation, which the prince successfully completed, giving back the karmic consequences. As predicted, the platform exploded.

The children He conceived began to frantically try to save themselves.

Sigh, what mother would beat her child to death just because they did something reckless once? Regardless, a chance to reform should be given. Seeing the child's earnest efforts to save themselves, His Majesty softened, especially since His Highness's tribulation wasn't over yet.

And so this glimmer of hope has continued to this day.

Just as the secrets of heaven were about to be revealed, with a snap—

The four pillars were struck by a sudden burst of karmic force.

The human race's fortune, which had finally solidified, began to fluctuate. The fluctuations were so great that they affected the stability of the Four Pillars, which infuriated Him.

This brat is not content with acting recklessly once or twice, he's doing it a third time... Every time he's jumping on her nerves, which mother wouldn't be furious? What's more, this "mother" doesn't have a very good temper either, and every now and then she'll elbow the child with an earthquake or volcanic eruption.

Destroy them, you brat! Kill them!

"...So the apparent difficulty is finding a coffin and repairing the pillars, but the actual difficulty is finding a coffin, repairing the pillars, and comforting Mom?"

"Yes, it won't work if 'He' doesn't change his mind." This brat isn't going to only cause trouble three times in his life; there's a very high probability he'll do it a fourth, fifth, or even a sixth time. He's completely figured out these little fleas on him and vowed never to be soft-hearted again this time!

Shen Tang was dumbfounded: "...How can we plead for him like this?"

She's good at coaxing subjects, but she's really no good at coaxing planets.

To plead for humanity with Him, we need to be able to communicate first, right? Are we supposed to make Shen Tang lie on the ground and whisper secrets to the planet? Tell Him that nurturing life is no easy feat, and that these reckless little fleas have taken millions of years to evolve from birth. What a waste it would be to kill them all with one blow! Wouldn't millions of years of investment go down the drain?

The more Shen Tang thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed.

She whispered, "...This goes against my conscience."

If her best friend had a child like that, she definitely wouldn't interfere in disciplining her own child, but her moral standards would make her call the police. So, the question is—is there some department in the world that's preventing planetary destruction from killing unruly children?

In real life, you can ask a police officer/police officer.

Are there such departments in the myriad realms?

This is a question worth pondering.

Ji Moqiu: "..."

Just as he was worrying, Shen Tang shook her head: "You can't think like that, you can't think like that. A best friend is not the same as a planet. Although naughty kids are naughty... there are Yuan Liang and others among them... Rejecting family... domestic violence..."

A little education would have sufficed; there was no need to escalate the situation to the point of causing death.

Besides—

If a kid is too unruly, just let them out. Instead of keeping them at home and causing them to destroy things, why not let them roam freely in the wild? Just give them a new ball, right? Even the most unruly kid will learn their lesson after being disciplined by society. Shen Tang felt this suggestion was perfect in its own way.

She tried to mutter something to the ground beneath her feet.

It's a pity to beat that brat to death.

It would be better to release them back into the wild.

At one point, Gu Chi and the others thought she had been driven insane.

"Will this really work? I don't think the 1818 Golden Ball interview and mediation is any good. It'd be better to go to the local women's federation... no, I mean, the All-Universe Planetary Biological Federation." The family mediator's mouth was dry from talking, but the parties involved wouldn't say a word. "If all else fails, just have Him sell Yuanliang and the others to me..."

Shen Tang felt that she should be able to afford to support them after returning to her position.

As for the "sky" that prevents her from raising her little cuties?

Ignore the old man's opinions.

Ji Moqiu looked at the sky, his brows furrowing and relaxing intermittently, his expression strange: "It is useful, it is useful..."

"You agreed?"

"It's just... you agreed too readily."

The pleasure was so great that Ji Moqiu suspected there was a trap inside.

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