Chen Shi'an looked calm.
He already enjoys the pleasure of being superior and in control of the overall situation. For him, being given alms with reservations is a supreme sense of superiority.
"Her surname is Hu. Like me, she comes from one of the four oldest clans in the north. She is the last descendant of the Brocade generation. Twenty-three years ago, she deciphered the prophecy within the Heavenly Ribbon, yet she remained hidden until the very end. I found her and offered her a deal. But she ultimately refused, and you probably know the consequences of that refusal."
Hu? That's not...
Something flashed through her mind, but she put it aside for the moment and pursued the answers she had yet to get.
"What deal?"
Chen Shian paused, his eyes fixed on her face.
"Of course, it's the deal you and I are going to discuss now."
The current deal? The tape?
Wait, that's not right.
The reason why she and Su Wei chased to Huozhou was because the brocade was stained with coal smoke from the Black Wood County in the north, which meant that the ribbon had been to Huozhou, but for some unknown reason it ended up in Chizhou.
Judging from Wu Xing's blueprint, the Zou Mansion was the former residence of the Hu family. For such a wealthy family to have vanished overnight must have been a meticulous plan. So why wasn't it exposed sooner or later, but was it eradicated so long ago?
Perhaps there is a possibility that before the Hu family suffered a devastating disaster, they secretly returned to Huozhou to seek help from their former allies, but someone betrayed them and sold them, along with the prophecy that had not yet been published, to the Tian family at that time.
Perhaps this is the reason why the Shen family was able to control the coal trade for so many years and raise private soldiers to control the waterways without ever being overturned.
That Chen Shian is lying.
Did he already know the prophecy in the ribbon that day, and the so-called transaction was just a conspiracy to avoid the main issue?
Xiao Nan turned her head to look at the man beside her, who was also looking at her. Their eyes met and they smiled at the same time.
Ding Weixiang was standing on the other side, thinking for a long time but still couldn't understand where the smile came from.
She looked at Chen Shi'an's short and fat body, which exuded a simple and honest spirit, and sighed sincerely.
"You're right. You really can't believe a single word some people say."
Su Wei nodded.
"If we have different ideals, there is no point in talking too much. It is better for each of us to follow our own aspirations. What do you think, Patriarch?"
Chen Shian's expression froze for a moment, and then he smiled again.
"You are mistaken. From the moment you set foot here, I knew you and I were on the same path. The talent to serve the gods is deeply embedded in our bones and blood. However, it has been diluted and gradually faded over generations. Nowadays, even a few drops of divine blood are extremely rare. Do not waste this talent."
Xiao Nanhui took a step forward and stood in front of the man.
"It sounds nice, but it's just being a slave and a servant. What kind of talent is that?"
"What's wrong with being a slave? What's wrong with being a servant? Isn't life on earth still enslaved by birth, old age, sickness, and death?" Chen Shi'an's expression began to change, and his voice grew deep and gentle. "The stars return to the sky, and the years begin anew. Mountains and rivers turn over in just a hundred years. Yet humans are so tiny and fragile, often unable to survive even this brief moment in the universe. But if you can survive these cycles of prosperity and decline for more than a hundred years, you will possess more wisdom, more wealth, and more choices than ordinary people."
Looking at the decayed body in the black water, Xiao Nanhui only felt that those words entered her left ear and slipped out of her right ear, without leaving any trace at all.
The more tempting the other person's words were, the colder her expression became.
She has no interest in the secret of immortality.
Life is such a heavy burden for her. It takes a lot of strength for her to carry this huge stone throughout her life. How could anyone want her to stay like this?
How could Chen Shian, with his hundred years of experience, not be able to see the expressions of the three people? He immediately changed the subject.
"There is a connection between life and death. Only those who serve the gods know its secrets. Even if a person has passed away, their soul remains. With the use of runes and secret techniques, they can be summoned. Don't you wish to see your former loved ones? All these wishes can be fulfilled. Just ally with me..."
Chen Shi'an walked forward as he spoke, approaching Xiao Nanhui step by step.
Her expression changed, revealing some resentment, which, combined with the face that was about 70% similar to hers, gave people a sudden illusion.
"Did she die because of you? Do you regret it? You failed to save her before, and now you have to watch her lose her again?"
What a vicious trick.
Xiao Nanhui took a half step back and lowered his head.
"You are not her, you are Shen Shian."
Chen Shian's shadow slowly extended on the ground, like a devil's tentacles gradually merging into her shadow.
"I am Chen Shian, but I am also your good friend, and I can be your parents or a relative. As long as you want, I can be anyone, I..."
Bang.
Xiao Nanhui used all his strength to swing the torch in his hand at Chen Shi'an's head.
"madman."
She shook her hands and threw the broken torch aside.
She struck with all her might, using her full strength, and her knuckles were numb. It was enough to make the opponent sleep for three days and three nights.
"You probably don't know my friend very well. When she was alive, she hated being called short. Even if she were to become a ghost, she would never marry someone as short as you."
Yes, Shrike would not come back. No one knew that better than she did. He had chosen the wrong person.
A gust of cold wind whistled past, causing the torches on the stone wall to sway.
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