Chapter 1510 (1509): The Grand Finale (Part 12) [Taking a break]
Shen Tang climbed mountains and waded through rivers, covered in dust and dirt.
After living like a wild man for most of the month, we finally found our destination.
Their path was blocked by a tightly closed, circular, yin-yang-shaped gate, its surface marked with various dimly lit seals of different colors. Following Ji Moqiu's instructions, Shen Tang raised her hand, circulating her internal martial and literary energies, infusing them into the gate's patterns. As the seals lit up one by one, the tightly closed gate loosened, and dust began to fall from above. A female voice echoed from within the cave: "Who goes there? Huh, it's you?"
Shen Tang knew immediately that the voice belonged to someone who knew him.
Or rather, to know yourself with complete memories.
She didn't mince words: "Open the door."
A female voice sneered: 【Please verify.】
What if I don't verify it?
To open a door equipped with a smart lock, you don't necessarily need a password or key; you can force it open. She didn't believe this stone door could withstand her forceful breach.
Female voice: [...Tsk, you're still as annoying as ever.]
The massive stone gate, shaped like a yin-yang fish, slowly unfolded.
A rich spiritual energy wafts over, making one feel refreshed and relaxed.
As Shen Tang stepped through the gate, the stone door closed behind her, and specks of light on the mountain wall converged into a phantom. As the phantom solidified, Shen Tang could see her face clearly. A woman dressed in a white outfit with gold-patterned sleeves and black sleeves with silver patterns, the woman appeared to be no more than twenty-three or twenty-four years old. Her skin was as white as snow, and her pupils were like gilded gold, with a red mark that Shen Tang recognized very well in her eyes. Shen Tang observed the woman discreetly. She considered herself to be quite tall, but this woman was still a head taller than her.
Shen Tang lowered her gaze.
The woman's ten fingers were intertwined with strands of gold thread, resembling some kind of totem.
Shen Tang got straight to the point: "I came to borrow something from you."
The woman's gaze swept over the "Investiture of the Gods" scroll, which had been relentlessly tormented by Shen Tang over the past few days: [Is this how you ask for favors?]
Shen Tang stared at the woman expressionlessly without saying a word.
The woman looked away from her gaze: "Go ahead and use it."
Are you feeling guilty and in the wrong?
woman:【……】
Shen Tang pointed to the area below her eyelid, indicating that she should also have a distinctive red mark there, which seemed to be a characteristic of a certain group: "We knew each other before, and our relationship was special."
【……so? 】
"Shouldn't you have given me the green light?"
[...]
"no?"
Woman: [...I just think you should learn more good things, instead of learning bad things. Fifth Brother, are you implying you're going to slice yourself into three pieces, then have two pieces run over one after the other, one wanting the green light and the other not?]
Shen Tang possessed a mysterious confidence in her direction. While she wandered around in the deep mountains and forests like a wild man, another man, the Fifth Brother, had already arrived and warned the woman not to meddle in other people's business or watch the show. He told her not to give Shen Youli any special treatment, no matter what she said.
"Has good intention already arrived?"
A glint flashed in the woman's golden eyes as she raised a hand to lightly pat Chen Tang's shoulder: "What are you afraid of? It's all the same to you anyway."
Even a dog wouldn't believe that nonsense!
Are you sure it's all me?
Good intentions, evil intentions, and obsessions—in a sense, all three are indeed "Shen Tang," yet they are not Shen Tang. To give a very typical example—if good intentions were to become the final winner, would she still treat the people of Kang Kingdom with the same kindness and tolerance as Shen Tang?
The answer is clearly no.
Good intentions may not intentionally harm them, but don't expect them to take them seriously either. The core of good intentions tends to be pure divinity, truly "Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs," showing no favoritism towards anything and letting them live and die on their own.
Shen Tang will not allow this to happen.
She didn't care who the previous "Shen Tang" was—whether she was a god, immortal, demon, monster, or ghost. Now that she was human, she had to follow the rules and live a human life. Humans have seven emotions and six desires, and in this life, Shen Tang's obsessions were all tied to the Kang Kingdom; she couldn't give them up.
Anyone who touches her obsession, she'll fight them to the death.
The woman chuckled meaningfully: "You are who you believe yourself to be; whoever you believe is you, is you."
"Making a mystery out of nothing."
The land on the ground, the territory of the Gongxi clan, still retains its original appearance.
Countless black, white, and silver cracks crisscrossed the sky, and the intense pressure made it almost impossible to breathe.
"To repair this weather would bankrupt me." The woman stood beside Shen Tang, her tone slightly flippant. She then told Shen Tang an interesting anecdote: "Many years ago, a young man won first place in the 66th challenge of the 'Riding the Waves in the Sea of Learning' competition."
Shen Tang felt that the name sounded somewhat familiar.
Where have I heard this before?
"Then what?"
[And then? Heh, the world is full of regrets like "wanting to buy osmanthus blossoms and share wine, but it's never the same as the carefree days of youth." Even the hottest youthful blood can be cooled by worldly concerns. Years later, this young man comes back using your coffin. Guess what he's doing here?]
Shen Tang: "..."
He found a way to end the chaos.
Shen Tang slapped her face: "You're just going to watch like that?"
It is indeed a way to end the chaos.
The whole world was buried with them, and everything became peaceful.
[I didn't watch, I closed my eyes.]
The real reason was that the dragon-slaying boy who became the evil dragon hadn't done anything else; he had only planted a "time bomb" on the Four Pillars, and it hadn't exploded yet, had it? She believed that with the fifth brother's abilities, he could arrive before the countdown ended, so she watched with peace of mind.
Even Heaven wouldn't allow her to interfere.
"...If we don't mention him, why didn't you stop the other one later?"
Yunda had indeed planted a hidden danger, but the "time bomb" wouldn't explode before the countdown ended. Now that the sky was cracked like this, it was clear that the Four Pillars had been poisoned. She thought of Yunda's grave being dug up and the coffin falling into the hands of the Central Branch, and was almost certain that the one who detonated the "time bomb" was the madman from the Central Branch. When this madman sneaked in, Shen Tang didn't believe the woman was unaware.
The woman drawled out: "Well—"
She floated down to Shen Tang and brushed her fingers across Shen Tang's chin.
He chuckled maliciously: "There's a saying among mortals: 'A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years,' but you know I'm ready for revenge even after a thousand years."
Shen Tang: "..."
I dared not open my eyes, hoping it was just her hallucination.
How many people did she offend, given that she has a complete memory?
There was no time to dwell on these old grievances. Shen Tang took a deep breath, raised her hand, and took down the filthy Investiture of the Gods scroll. She infused her palm with both literary and martial energy, and the Investiture of the Gods scroll unfolded in response, transforming into colorful clouds and flowing light. For a moment, clouds and stars shone brightly, and countless stars disappeared within it.
Starlight poured down from above like a thin veil.
A grand road stretching straight to the sky unfolded beneath Shen Tang's feet.
The end, the four extremes!
Just as she was about to take a step, a sudden thought struck her. She looked up at the sea of clouds at the end of the clouds, and saw a woman in green emerge from behind them. Their eyes met, and Shen Tang knew that this was her Good Will. Good Will raised her hand and grabbed, and the clouds transformed into sharp blades in her palm. The woman in green said in a low, cold voice, "Finally here."
For some inexplicable reason, Shen Tang blurted out a sentence that was sure to get punched.
"I'm not used to you speaking in a high-pitched voice."
The woman in green responded with a sword strike.
Before the person even arrived, the sword shadows that seemed to pierce the heavens and earth had already begun to strike.
|ω`)
I suddenly remembered today that since I warned in the residents' group that I'd be on high alert every day to catch people, they haven't put nails in our tires anymore. When it's time to explode, it will explode.
(End of this chapter)
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