"The storm destroyed the roses, leaving only fallen petals on the ground. The sky lost its color, and life is like a rose in the wind."
"The night sky is dazzlingly red, withered roses weep amidst fireworks, sinful bodies are forever condemned to hell, and pure souls are granted eternal life."
From the chaotic contents, resembling a diary, Zhou Yu and Yu Zhen pieced together a rough outline of clues.
The third prince, after drinking, had an affair, but insisted that the other woman was his fiancé, a nobleman. Naturally, the fiancé's family did not want to be cuckolded and become a laughing stock, so they immediately planned to cancel the engagement.
Upon hearing this, the second prince led his troops to surround his fiancé's family and declared that either the marriage agreement would continue, or the blood of his fiancé's family would be used to sacrifice to the flag.
The arrogance of the royal family aroused the dissatisfaction of the nobles. However, due to the imminent threat of a great enemy, they had no choice but to temporarily put aside their grudges and let her fiancé accompany the second prince to the battlefield.
As a result, the second prince died of poisoning, and his fiancé's family, who had a grudge against him, became the target of public criticism. The old emperor threw them all into prison without asking why, but unexpectedly, the whole family died mysteriously in prison just a few days later.
The feud between the royal family and the nobility erupted completely. The eldest prince stepped in to mediate and resolved the issue, but this aroused the old emperor's suspicion and brought about his own demise.
With the support of the nobles, the princess forced the old emperor to abdicate and became empress. Soon after, she gave the throne to her husband.
"That's so melodramatic."
Yu Zhen was speechless. He couldn't understand why these people had such strange thought processes. Something that could be resolved with a single sentence ended up becoming a conflict between two classes.
"Royalty cares about power, nobility cares about face, and emotions are just a seasoning in their lives."
Zhou Yu shook his head and sighed. Aren't people like that nowadays? For money, power, status, and honor, they abandon family, friendship, and love, chasing fame and fortune with insatiable greed.
"There's always a reason why someone is pitiful." Zhou Siyu patted Yu Zhen on the shoulder and teased, "Kid, you need to be more careful. Always being so compassionate, you might get sold out one day and still be helping the seller count the money."
"No, I don't," Yu Zhen retorted softly, trying to defend herself. "I just feel that they are really pitiful."
Giving up everything for something illusory and insignificant, only to end up alone and lonely in old age, is truly pitiful.
"Alright, stop being so sentimental." Zhou Siyu tossed the book into the corner and clapped her hands. "It's just a story. Once you've read it, it's over. Let's get some rest. We still have a lot of things to find."
No matter how wonderful the lives of our predecessors may have been, they are nothing more than topics of conversation for later generations. The magnificent lives of great figures are summarized in just a few strokes of history.
There are many different accounts regarding the fate of the slave king.
Some say he died in the palace coup, some say he gained immortality, and some say he escaped the coup and finally committed suicide at his lover's grave.
Zhou Siyu didn't care whether he lived or died; all he wanted was data on experiments about immortality and resurrection.
He wouldn't lay a hand on Yu Wei unless absolutely necessary, but if the situation had reached its most dangerous point, then don't blame him for being ruthless.
As long as his heart is still beating, Yu Wei can be resurrected countless times.
"The sinful body will be condemned to eternal hell, while the pure soul will be granted eternal life."
Zhou Siyu muttered these two sentences to himself. What exactly did that mysterious and unpredictable Third Prince want to tell others?
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Without a living map to guide them, Zhou Siyun and her group had a very difficult time, wandering aimlessly around the huge laboratory like headless flies.
"Cough cough cough... This door is too sturdy."
The security team members who arrived in relay stepped aside and jumped to shake off the dust.
"Thank you, you've worked hard."
The corridor wasn't very big, and Zhou Siyun was covered in dust and dirt.
He grabbed his backpack, slung it over his shoulder, and said to the researchers, "Let's go in and take a look."
"Do we want to go in again?"
A man frowned and took out a powerful flashlight, shining it into the room.
It was pitch black inside, and the door looked like a huge monster with a gaping maw, swallowing all the light.
He hadn't forgotten the strange thing he'd encountered in the previous room.
Perhaps because they made too much noise, as soon as the door was opened, a cloud of dark, gas-like substance rushed out.
It was clearly a cloud of black mist, but when it hit us, it felt like a strong man's fist, easily knocking everyone over. If the security personnel hadn't arrived in time and scared it away with a bright light, the laboratory could have been in chaos.
Not only the men, but Zhou Siyun's reckless and impulsive style also aroused the dissatisfaction of the other team members. Charging recklessly in a place full of unknown dangers was not the right choice.
“Let’s go in and check the situation first.” The young man leading the team brushed the dust off his helmet and waved to another team member: “Afei, you take half the men and stay behind to protect the researchers and maintain communication.”
"Captain Gao... Captain Gao, are there only ten people responsible for protecting us in such a dangerous place?" A thin, small man spoke up, his tone quite dissatisfied: "Are those few people enough?"
“My men are all highly trained, organized, and disciplined elite soldiers. They may not be able to take on a hundred men, but they can certainly take on ten.” Captain Gao was no pushover either, and immediately retorted, “As long as you don’t wander off or do anything reckless, I’ll keep your lives safe.”
He now understood why the team had chosen to turn back halfway. It was because these people weren't very capable, but they all liked to act arrogantly and boss others around.
He hates people who are disorganized, undisciplined, afraid of death, and unwilling to listen to advice, yet such people are everywhere here.
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