It was the day Zhuang Tian'er and Qin Shi were to be executed. Zhuang Lao Da, Mrs. Zhuang, and Old Man Zhuang, who were supposed to escort them, hadn't shown up yet. Instead, the villagers of Luoxia Village had all arrived, carrying lumps of mud, rotten vegetable leaves, and other filth, throwing them as they followed the prison van.
Qin kept dodging, with a look of timidity and fear on her face.
Zhuang Tianer's face was numb, her pupils were out of focus, and no one knew what she was thinking.
She had another dream last night.
Completely different from the two previous dreams, this one was uneventful and uneventful. She was reborn, but without the ability to bewitch others. Thus, she had no ambitions, no aspirations, and only wanted to live a peaceful and stable life.
Grateful for her mother's kindness in her previous life, she worked hard to be filial to her mother, and under her mother's guidance and teachings, she became increasingly calm and serene. She changed from the inside out.
The resentment in her heart disappeared, and the dust in her soul was washed away by her mother's unreserved love.
She didn't ruin Zhuang Li and Zhuang Jiuge's future, so they both passed the imperial examinations and became high-ranking officials. Zhuang Tianer, unwilling to marry the philandering Hanlin scholar, chose a seventh-rank military commander instead.
The man was of humble origins, lacking any connections, and certainly not wealthy, yet he was exceptionally honest and loyal, treating Zhuang Tianer with undivided attention and care. He never took a concubine, and together they raised a son and a daughter. Even into his old age, he still treated her like a little girl.
Before she woke up from the dream, her husband, who was on his deathbed, held Zhuang Tianer's hand, pointed to a star outside the window, and said gently, "I am leaving. When you are sad, look at this star. If it is twinkling, it means I am watching over you."
This is the North Star, visible year-round and twinkling all the time.
Until his death, her husband still wrapped Zhuang Tianer with the most tender promises.
Zhuang Tian'er, also gray-haired, held her husband's hand tightly. She felt so sad that she wanted to cry, but a happy smile appeared on her face. Because she knew that if she shed a tear, her husband would not be able to leave peacefully.
They deceived each other, but also loved each other deeply.
They didn't achieve much in their lives, nor did they have immense wealth or power to call the shots, yet they lived a happy life.
After waking from this dream, Zhuang Tianer never uttered a single word. She had a vague premonition that this dream might very well be a chapter in her own life. If she hadn't been gifted with the ability to bewitch people, given her egregious mistakes in her past life, she would have had no choice but to live her life again, honestly and dutifully.
Is this the peaceful life my mother longed for? So ordinary, yet so heartwarming.
So what on earth did I miss? Zhuang Tianer's heart trembled suddenly, and then she opened her eyes wide with a look of horror.
If last night's dream was the life she was supposed to experience, then were these eyes that could control people's hearts a gift from God or a gift from the devil? If God really favored her, he wouldn't have deliberately thrown a bait and let her jump into the abyss.
So, she must have been possessed by an evil spirit! Big Brother was a powerful official who held the position of Prime Minister and he had never been wrong in what he said.
These eyes! These eyes are truly evil! They are the ones that have ruined me! The more Zhuang Tianer thought about it, the more terrified and regretful she became. After being dragged to the guillotine by the bailiffs, she stretched out two fingers and dug out her own eyes.
The scene of her going crazy and hurting herself stunned the people around her and also surprised Zhuang Li.
"She is really possessed by evil spirits." King Qi shook his head and sighed.
Zhuang Li pursed his lips in silence, but inwardly he looked up to Zhuang Tian'er. He had killed countless children of fate, but when it came to being ruthless and decisive, Zhuang Tian'er, a weak woman, was the first.
7480: "..." Well, another child of destiny has been driven crazy! Who said he was weak?
Zhuang Tianer, who had gouged out her own eyes, turned to her mother and shouted, "Mom, I've let you down in both lives! If I have another chance in my next life, I will definitely be a good daughter and let you live a stable life. Let's not be obsessed with power or money, let's just live a good life."
"Tian'er, Tian'er! What are you doing, Tian'er!" Qin's maternal love was awakened by this tragic scene. She stumbled forward, hugged her bleeding daughter tightly, and cried breathlessly.
The onlookers who had been throwing vegetable leaves at the two gradually quieted down and looked at the mother and daughter with sympathy.
At the same time, 7480 said emotionlessly, "Ding~ An E-level gold finger has been detected, advanced hypnosis, please retrieve it as soon as possible."
On the guillotine, Qin and Zhuang Tianer went to the underworld hand in hand. Zhuang Li helped them collect their bodies and took away the golden finger and integrated it into the energy tank.
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A year later, Zhuang Jiuge took the imperial examination and successfully passed the exam with the top scorer.
Zhuang Lao Er finally gave up his job at the dock and prepared to move to the capital with his wife to reunite with his two sons. Before leaving, he had originally planned to take Mrs. Zhuang and Mr. Zhuang with him, but he learned that the two had accepted gifts from court officials, totaling tens of thousands of taels.
This is incredible! Even Zhuang Lao Er, who organized a thank-you banquet for his youngest son, didn't dare to accept so much money!
It’s just that the eldest son is a favorite of the King of Qi, and was legitimately appointed as the national teacher by the young emperor, making him a hot figure in officialdom.
In order to please the eldest son, these officials did everything they could. They wanted to give money to Zhuang Laoer, but Zhuang Laoer refused to accept it, so they all went to Zhuang Lao Madam.
Old Madam Zhuang is really bold. As long as she is given enough money, she will agree to anything, including buying and selling official positions, interfering with lawsuits, etc.
Upon hearing the news, Zhuang Laoer was nearly pissed off to death by his mother. Could he dare bring such a foolish and greedy person to the capital? There were countless eyes staring at his two sons, waiting to find something to hold against them.
Zhuang Lao Er was really scared, so he borrowed a group of guards from the King of Qi and broke into Old Lady Zhuang's house. He took all the silver and returned it to its original owner. He also hired a few very capable old palace maids. On the surface, they were there to take care of his mother, but in fact, they kept her under strict control.
In the end, he left with his wife, leaving his parents, brother and nephew in his hometown.
If a few old palace maids could even deal with the emperor's favorite concubine, how could they not control Old Madam Zhuang?
From then on, Mrs. Zhuang finally had peace of mind. Although she no longer had wealth and glory, she had enough food and clothing and was free from worries.
As the Prince of Qi grew older and the young Emperor grew older, conflicts inevitably arose between them due to the shift in power. Just when everyone thought the Prince of Qi and Zhuang Lihui would meet their end, Zhuang Jiuge suddenly emerged as the powerful Prime Minister.
He took advantage of the Queen Mother's ambition to sideline the young emperor after he grew up, allowing the Zhuang family's glory to continue for several more decades.
But in the end, he failed to realize his childhood wish and snatch his brother back from the King of Qi.
Those two people were inseparable. Even their deaths seemed to be prearranged: one person closed their eyes first, and the other held the other's hand tightly, smiled, and died.
When collecting the bodies, Zhuang Jiuge was unable to pry apart his brother's and King Qi's hands, so he had to build a double coffin and bury them together with reluctance.
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Blood covered the barren land.
In the ruins filled with smoke and pits, a two-meter-tall giant pinched a man's head with one hand, and kept applying force with his fingertips, as if trying to create huge pressure to crush the man's skull.
The blood-soaked man was in so much pain that his vocal cords were spasming. A bloody hole was smashed into his chest by the giant's huge fist. A white rib protruded from the hole, and blood was dripping from the sharp broken end.
A group of taskers surrounded the giant and bombarded it continuously. Some used their special powers, some cast magic, and some took out high-tech weapons.
But the giant's body, transformed by the divine blood, was indestructible. Cannonballs, magic, and supernatural powers were like scratching an itch.
"If you want to pass through the territory of the Lord of the Spirit Mirror, you must first step over the corpse of me, the Blood Demon." The giant laughed wildly.
"Captain, you must hold on! We will come to rescue you right away!" The yellow-haired boy tried his best to activate his supernatural powers, with an expression of determination to die on his face.
They came to this purgatory not to climb higher, but to travel back in time. They were different from all the other missionaries, and this doomed them to be enemies of the entire world. For them, the distant past was the most precious thing. Freedom or death!
The immense pressure caused blood to flow from the man's ears. He had lost all five senses, hearing nothing, seeing nothing, and only his heart still beat faintly. In a trance, he felt his soul being torn apart, a sign of impending death.
However, when the tearing pain spread throughout his body, a chain suddenly appeared in the man's body, wrapping around his heart circle after circle, layer after layer.
The pain of dying was instantly replaced by an immense sense of peace of mind and an urgent desire. A voice echoed in his mind over and over again: "Wait for me, you must wait for me! If I don't come, you can't die!"
Whose voice does this belong to?
It belongs to my love! He is my heart, my life, and even half of my soul. If he doesn't come, how can I die?
Thinking of this, the man suddenly opened his eyes, inserted his right hand into his broken chest, completely broke the broken rib, used it as a dagger, and stabbed it into the giant's arm.
The giant's indestructible body was pierced by this ordinary broken bone, and blood flowed out. The pain he hadn't felt in a long time made him involuntarily let go of the man's head.
As soon as the man landed on the ground, he bent his knees and jumped into the air, stabbing the broken bone into the giant's left eye, and then stabbed it into the brain, stirring it back and forth.
The giant, his brain a mess, fell to the ground with a loud bang and turned into a pile of smelly rotten meat in an instant. After a while, a drop of glowing blood rose from the rotten meat.
"Divine blood!" The stunned team members screamed in unison.
"Take this drop of blood and divide it among you. Those who need to upgrade should upgrade, and those who need to temper their bodies should temper their bodies." The man collected the drop of blood in a special container and handed it to the team members without a trace of reluctance on his face.
The team members were deeply moved. Looking at his bloody chest, they said, "Captain, use this drop of divine blood to heal your wounds."
The man waved his hands, too exhausted to speak. At that moment, the ribs he was holding tightly in his hands felt slightly warm, and then the symbol of an anchor slowly emerged, emitting a barely perceptible golden light.
Seeing the anchor, the man was stunned for a moment, then smiled happily. The anchor planted by his lover actually catalyzed his divine power at the critical moment, allowing him to turn defeat into victory.
This anchor is the mark left by his divine power.
The man lifted his ribs and kissed them gently, shaking his head and whispering, "I don't need this drop of divine blood. I've already received the best gift."
This is his rib, and also a miracle given to him by his lover across time and space.
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