Zuan and Pei Mianman felt a powerful tearing force in their souls, as if they were about to be sucked into each other at any moment.
Pei Mianman held Zu An's hand tightly and smiled sadly: "We've lived a whole life together, and now we can die together, which is enough."
"We're not that easy to die," Zu'an said quickly, staring at Wu Geng in mid-air. "We haven't failed this trial; I still have a backup plan!"
"Oh?" Wu Geng was taken aback, then couldn't help but sneer, "None of your tricks have escaped my notice, so what backup plan do you have?"
Despite saying that, he still clenched his fist slightly, and the surrounding suction force immediately decreased significantly.
Zuan felt a sense of lightness wash over him and couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that subconsciously you still want us to succeed."
Wu Geng snorted coldly: "Trying to build rapport won't work. If you can't come up with any backup plans, then just wait for your destruction."
Zuan quickly replied, "You designed this secret realm mainly to preserve the truth of what happened back then and clear the Shang Dynasty of its many accusations; and also to see if there was any way to find a glimmer of hope in that deadly situation back then."
"So what if you have? Although you have accomplished the former, you are still lacking in the latter." Wu Geng said coldly.
Zu An smiled and said, "Do you still remember Fei Lian and his son E Lai?"
Wu Geng, puzzled, frowned and said, “I remember, you promoted them from among the poor scholars, so they are quite loyal. If the battle had continued, E Lai would have died in the Battle of Muye. Although Fei Lian escaped, he was determined to rebel against Zhou, but unfortunately his forces were too weak, and he ultimately did not make any waves.”
Zu'an replied, "Although Feilian did not succeed in rebelling against Zhou in his lifetime, he planted a seed that was passed down from generation to generation. Feilian was the ancestor of the Qin people, and the Zhou Dynasty was destroyed by the Qin state in the future! The Zhou people were determined to destroy Shang for generations and finally succeeded in destroying Shang; the same is true for Feilian."
"Feilian was the ancestor of the Qin people?" Wu Geng was taken aback, closed his eyes, and seemed to be quickly searching for some information.
After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and burst into laughter: "Feilian raised Elai's son Nüfang, Nüfang gave birth to Panggao, Panggao gave birth to Taiji, Taiji gave birth to Daluo, Daluo gave birth to Feizi, Feizi established the Qin state, and later the Qin state destroyed Zhou, hahaha, wonderful, truly wonderful!"
Zu An secretly felt lucky. If it weren't for the existence of Empress Mi Li of Qin, he wouldn't have been so clear about these relationships. That's why he immediately promoted Fei Lian and E Lai when he saw them. At the time, he was thinking of using them as a backup plan, but he didn't expect to actually use them.
Wu Geng completely withdrew his hand and slowly descended from the sky to the ground, and everything around him that had been collapsing fell into a state of stillness.
He looked at Zu'an with a complicated expression: "You really surprise me with this arrangement. Although this is not a direct reversal of fate and an alteration of the Shang dynasty's destruction, so what if you did change it? After all, this is all in the trial world, it's all fake, and it can't affect reality at all. How can it compare to the satisfying destruction of the Zhou by the descendants of Fei Lian in real history?"
Zu An cupped his hands in greeting: "It was just luck. In the end, it was because the Crown Prince had high hopes for the trial participants that he gave us so many opportunities."
Wu Geng nodded slightly: "Not bad, not bad. You are not complacent. If my father had been as humble as you back then, he would not have ended up being abandoned by everyone."
Zu'an didn't get involved. He knew that if someone else said their father was capable, it would be easy to get into trouble if he went and said the same thing: "I wonder if we've passed this trial?"
Wu Geng didn't look at him, but instead asked in a deep voice, "Answer my last question: why do you know the Zhou royal family's 'Phoenix Nirvana Sutra'? Could it be that you have also entered the secret realm of the Zhou Dynasty?"
He didn't doubt that the other party was a descendant of the Zhou royal family. After all, this guy had chopped Ji Chang and his son into mincemeat during the trial. What kind of unfilial descendant was he?
As for the Qin royal family's "Hongmeng Yuanshi Jing" on the other party's body, he was not familiar with it, so he was not that sensitive to it.
Sensing the fleeting murderous intent in the other person's eyes, Zu An cautiously replied, "I have never entered the Zhou people's trial. Only a senior went in, and by chance, I benefited." He then gave a general account of Old Man Mi's matter.
"That's good, that's good." Wu Geng laughed heartily. "It seems you are indeed blessed with good fortune and are qualified to inherit the legacy of our Shang Dynasty. Now, continue."
As he spoke, he tossed over a bronze book voucher. Zu An caught it and saw the first few large characters on the voucher: "The Gluttonous Devouring Heaven Technique"!
“Consider this your reward for passing the trial,” Wu Geng said. “The ‘Gluttonous Devouring Heaven Technique’ is a supreme manual that only the Shang kings of all dynasties were qualified to cultivate. It is far more powerful than the Zhou people’s ‘Phoenix Nirvana Scripture.’ How could our Great Shang possibly lose to the Zhou people in this respect!”
Hearing the resentment in his tone, Zu'an couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that this guy's grudge against the Zhou people was indeed formidable.
He hurriedly asked, "What about my companion? Can she cultivate with this? What reward does she receive?"
Wu Geng said calmly, "Only the King of Shang can cultivate the 'Gluttonous Devouring Heaven Technique,' so she naturally can't. But you don't need to worry, she will also benefit from it."
As he spoke, he flew a piece of jade with a flowing luster into Pei Mianman's hand. Wu Geng explained, "This is the Heavenly Wisdom Jade. It can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making cultivation twice as effective. It also has another function: as long as this jade does not dissipate, even if the physical body dies, the soul will remain immortal."
Pei Mianman placed the jade in her palm and felt her soul receive immense nourishment; one could imagine how much it would help her cultivation. Moreover, judging from the other person's words, it seemed to be equivalent to having a second life?
Wu Geng continued, "Furthermore, through this jade, you can gain the approval of the Owl Lord at the entrance to the trial. That is also a powerful magic weapon. You were Fu Hao in your previous life, so you are a perfect match."
Pei Mianman's eyes lit up: "Thank you, Your Highness!"
“I should be thanking you,” Wu Geng waved his hand. “You may leave now. I, a sinner, finally have the face to pay respects to the ancestors in the Imperial Ancestral Temple…” After saying this, he turned away with a dejected expression, his figure gradually turning into nothingness.
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