140 Weird Theater 11
◎The Daughter of a Country◎
In the story that everyone knows, Xi Shi was born in a village during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. She came from a poor family and often washed clothes in the stream.
After the defeat of the Kingdom of Yue, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, sent Fan Li and others to select many beautiful women to be presented to the King of Wu, Fu Chai, in an attempt to paralyze the King of Wu with their beauty. Xi Shi was one of the women presented. Because of Xi Shi's beauty, King Fu Chai doted on her and was obsessed with her all day long, ignoring state affairs. This is how the story of Gou Jian sleeping on firewood and tasting gall to avenge his previous humiliation came about.
During this period of history, Xi Shi and Fan Li fell in love with each other, and in the end she went boating with Fan Li, which became a story that later generations talked about with relish.
Bai Tang recalled the historical story in his mind and frowned, "Are you saying that Xi Shi didn't go boating with Fan Li, but died?"
Xia Qing secretly glanced at Yi Guang's immortal figure. She said in disbelief, "No way... Xi Shi was the main contributor to the beauty trap! How could she die?"
"Yes." The dean nodded: "The source of her worry is the cause of death. No one knows how she died, and she herself refused to say. If you can make Yi Guang feel relieved, then her depression will definitely be cured!"
After he finished speaking, the dean leaned close to Sang Mian and whispered, "I have told you everything I know, and I will not hide anything... Can you keep your promise?"
"Of course." Sang Mian said readily, "I am a person who keeps his promises. After all, we are friends!"
Dean: “…” Doesn’t her conscience really hurt?
Sang Mian was in a good mood and said, "You can go out now."
The dean obediently left the lounge, and even considerately closed the door. Before leaving, he gave everyone a cheering gesture, "You can do it!"
Luo Jiangjiang and Yan Ming were stunned. Could the weird be so friendly? Woohoo...why had they never encountered this before?
The lounge was unusually quiet, and everyone's eyes shifted to Yi Guang. The goddess-like person stood quietly under the light. Just looking at her face made people feel unable to approach her, let alone enlighten her. Talking to her would feel like defilement of her.
"Is there anyone among us who knows psychology?" Luo Jiangjiang asked weakly, afraid to disturb Yi Guang.
Bai Tang and Xia Qing looked at Zhou Jiayi at the same time. Xia Qing said with a little excitement: "His identity and skill is a psychologist."
Sang Mian's eyes lit up, thinking that there is always a way out, "That's great! Go and enlighten Yi Guang!"
"You think too much." Zhou Jiayi said slowly: "I have no relationship with psychologists in real life, but I do have a mild anxiety disorder, and I have changed several psychologists but none of them could cure it."
The fire of hope that was finally lit went out again, but Sang Mian was not discouraged. High-level problems often require the simplest solutions, and communication is the bridge between people!
She walked up to Yi Guang and showed a kind and gentle smile: "Hello, can we chat?"
Yi Guang’s sad eyes met hers, and his captivating beauty struck Sang Mian’s heart.
"Don't bother, I won't tell." Yi Guang's words were as light as a feather, and she lowered her eyes dejectedly. There seemed to be an invisible cage around her that isolated her from the world.
"Don't be in a hurry to reject me." Sang Mian clicked on the panel in his mind and took out a prop.
[Special Item: Heart of the Washerwoman]
After hearing the cause of Xishi's illness, Sang Mian almost immediately remembered this prop, which was entrusted by the principal of Xiyue High School to give to the deceased. If the cause of Xishi's illness was related to death, could it be because of the heart? She was overly worried because she lost her heart.
She held the silver heart in her palm and slowly opened it in front of Yi Guang, "Is it yours?"
Yi Guang was stunned for a moment. She looked at the silver heart, and her fingertips trembled unconsciously, "It's mine...how come it's in your hands..."
Sang Mian told the truth: "An old friend of yours asked me to pass it to you."
Yi Guang raised his hand and gently stroked the surface of his heart with his fingertips, "Is it him? Why? So many years have passed, why give it back to me?" Yi Guang's voice was gentle and sad, full of pain.
Everyone held their breath. Could it be that Yi Guang's depression was his heart? Are they almost completing their mission?
Happiness came so suddenly that everyone's mind went blank.
Xia Qing excitedly pulled Bai Tang and said, "I didn't expect that my sister Sang could predict the future! She can even get Xi Shi's heart! It's amazing!"
Bai Tang was also a little confused, but compared to everyone else's optimism, she always felt that the task would not be that easy.
The next second, tears fell from Yi Guang's white jade-like cheeks. She waved her sleeves to knock over the silver heart, and her whole body shattered like a withered butterfly.
"Get out! I don't need it!" The voice that had been suppressed for a long time squeezed out of her throat. The curse did not sound like pain or sadness, but an indescribable emotion.
The sudden change startled everyone, even Sang Mian was stunned. After a moment of silence, she felt angry, "If you don't want it, then just don't want it. Why throw it away? After all, it was given to you by an old friend. You should at least respect it!"
Even Xi Shi, the leader of the four great beauties, cannot waste someone else's kindness! Sang Mian's favorability towards Xi Shi plummeted, and she angrily said, "Anyway, he asked me to give it to you, you have to take it even if you don't want it!"
"I don't want it, give it back to him."
Sang Mian tried to reason with her: "I have already seen you, I must give you the things, it will be difficult for me if you don't want it! Please understand."
Yi Guang simply turned his back and refused to listen to anything Sang Mian said, acting as if he would not listen.
“…”
Sang Mian returned to the team with a dark face. God knows how much she wanted to lose her temper, but she managed to hold it back. She shook her head at everyone: "I can't persuade her."
Xia Qing couldn't help but mutter, "Why don't we tie up Xi Shi and force her to tell us the cause of death, and then let Luo Jiangjiang create an illusion to help her untie the knot in her heart." She became more and more excited, waving her little fists and saying, "If soft tactics don't work, we can only use hard tactics. What's wrong with the four beauties? I don't believe that we can't deal with her!"
"It's useless." Luo Jiangjiang said bitterly: "My skill cooldown time is 24 hours, I can't use it now."
Xia Qing felt that her life was bleak because her great idea was stillborn. She looked up at the sky sadly and said, "What a pity! I worked so hard to come up with this idea!"
But her idea gave Sang Mian inspiration.
"Wait! If we let her reveal the cause of death, then we can prescribe the right medicine!"
"Everyone knows this! I listen to your words as I listen to your words." Yan Ming said sullenly: "The question is how can we get her to tell us the cause of death? Can we force her by force?"
"No need!" Sang Mian raised his lips and said mysteriously, "Wouldn't it be enough to use the skill card?"
"Is there a skill card with this function?" Bai Tang asked in confusion. Before she finished speaking, a flash of inspiration came to her mind: "Yes! I have the Crying Card!"
[Crying Card: Let Weirdly remember the painful past and cry loudly for 30 minutes (listen to Weirdly's pain or run away!)]
Luo Jiangjiang thought he was joking, but when she saw Bai Tang's serious expression, she opened her mouth wide: "No... you really have it?"
Bai Tang opened the panel and took out the skill card that shone with golden light. He said with a little pride: "Do you think we are joking with you?"
Xia Qing winked at Luo Jiangjiang and began his daily poaching: "Have you seen the strength of our guild? Do you want to consider switching jobs? There are so many big guys to help you through dungeons! And you don't have to pay membership fees. Smart kids have already joined the No Coriander Guild!"
Luo Jiangjiang swallowed hard. Damn, why was she so tempted? This guild was really strong! And they didn't even have to pay dues! No wonder so many new players didn't eat coriander!
"Um... can you give me some time to think about it?" Luo Jiangjiang shyly covered her face: "After all, this is my first job change, I need to be mentally prepared."
"Can you please have some bottom line? I've known you for three years, and you turned out to be this kind of person!" Yan Ming couldn't stand it anymore, and he angrily scolded: "You didn't even invite me to do such a good thing! Can we still be friends?"
Sang Mian: “…” This guy still has a bottom line. I’ve learned something!
Bai Tang clicked on the skill card in his mind, and the golden card gradually disappeared from his hand.
The next second, everyone heard Yi Guang's faint cry.
“Success!”
Yi Guang slowly squatted on the ground, covering her face with her hands and whimpering softly. Even after using the skill card, she was still suppressing the pain in her heart.
"Just say it if you're sad! You need to vent your emotions even if it's weird!" Zhou Jian said carelessly, not caring at all that he was only wearing a pair of underwear.
Sang Mian also advised: "Although I don't know what you've been through, you have to speak it out. If you keep it in your heart, you'll get sick."
"That's right! If you have any problem, just speak it out."
Everyone joined in the effort to persuade the people.
After five minutes of persuasion, Yi Guang finally spoke her first words amidst the crowd. She spoke each word with a sobbing tone but with a strong voice: "I am not a woman who brings disaster to the country. I work for the country and the people. What's wrong with that?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole audience was in an uproar.
How could Xi Shi be a woman who brought disaster to the country? Was her death related to the country?
In the historical story, Xi Shi joined the game for her country, using her peerless beauty and amazing dancing skills to make King Fuchai of Wu gradually addicted to her beauty and lose interest in government affairs. This paved the way for Gou Jian to fight back against Wu. She was a hero of the country, how could she be a woman who brought disaster to the country!
Sang Mian's heart twitched. Could this be the source of Xi Shi's worries? The cause of her death made her so resentful that she couldn't let it go even after her death. As time went by, she suffered from depression and was unable to perform.
Before she could figure it out, a pair of eyes filled with tears met her gaze.
Yi Guang stood up at some point, and she couldn't stop laughing at everyone, "You want to heal me? Haha... ridiculous... extremely ridiculous!" Tears flowed down her cheeks into her mouth drop by drop. This scene gave people a feeling not of madness, but of extreme beauty!
"I'll give you a chance." Yi Guang's white clothes were whiter than snow, and she opened her thin lips slightly: "Come and perform a ridiculous drama with me!"
After saying that, she walked towards the stage alone. The huge stage was lit up. Yi Guang looked back and smiled: "This is your only chance."
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