Chapter 1511 (1510): The Grand Finale (Thirteen) [Requesting Monthly Tickets]
"hiss--"
The woman raised her sleeve to cover her eyes, seemingly unable to bear witnessing the brutal beating of Shen Tang by the woman in green. However, the curve of her lips revealed that her action was like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken—malicious and ill-intentioned. Shen Tang crawled up from the dusty ruins.
He angrily accused her: "I saw you smile!"
The woman stopped eating sunflower seeds: "I can't cry for you, can I? It's bad luck to mourn someone before they're even dead."
Shen Tang: "..."
In a flash, just as she was about to retort, the woman in green stepped out of the clouds and closed in on her. Shen Tang hurriedly raised her hand to block, and then heard the sound of her arm bone breaking. What immense force that was! Like a drop of rain facing a vast ocean.
Shen Tang was thrown more than a hundred feet away.
Let alone resisting, even self-preservation is difficult.
"This doesn't seem fair at all!"
If Shen Tang had a 10% chance of winning before arriving, she knew she was daydreaming the moment they clashed. The martial arts cap in this world was 20th-rank Marquis, and Shan Nian's displayed strength clearly exceeded that limit. She had a premonition that even Yun Dalai from back then would probably be slapped into a spinning top. Shen Tang shouted that this assessment was rigged, and she absolutely refused to accept it!
The woman in green: "You want fairness?"
Shen Tang, enduring the pain, flung her hand away, using the momentum to straighten the broken bone and immobilize it with her martial energy: "To undergo tribulation, one must give others hope; otherwise, it's murder. Why do you recover so much more strength than me? Aren't we both 'Shen Youli'?"
It's clear from the fact that the woman in green absorbed the illusory form that her goal was to collect all the scattered fragments of "Shen Youli" and piece them together into a complete version. In other words, if Shen Tang loses, she too will follow in the footsteps of the illusory form.
Become a part of the other party.
It is her, but not entirely her.
Shen Tang said, "I will not accept this defeat!"
Even if good intentions try to absorb her, they won't succeed!
Her own will and memories will resist to the very end!
The woman in green: "..."
The woman watching the scene chuckled and said, "You've probably misunderstood something. She hit you because she wanted to, that's all."
If it weren't for Shen Tang's careless remark, she wouldn't have even been beaten.
Shen Tang: "..."
The woman in green said, "You think we're going to fight?"
Shen Tang: "...A battle of wits?"
The woman in green said, "Of course, you and I are one."
Violence is meaningless.
She's not some kind of self-slicing enthusiast; she doesn't cut herself up for fun like some dimwits. Her complete self is divided into three, representing good, evil, and attachment, also to overcome calamities. Now that the crucial calamity has passed, it's time to return to her original state.
The main reason was that she simply couldn't stand it anymore.
As someone within the Tribulation Transcending Bureau, Shen Youli, driven by the Heavenly Dao's destiny, has formed karmic entanglements with far too many people. The personalities and qualities of these people are tailor-made for her, leaving her completely bewitched. This tribulation of death feels like a honey trap; she'd be better off undergoing a tribulation of love.
The number of targets for overcoming the tribulation of love is limited.
She was a ruthless killer, and all the officials in the court were her little darlings.
Her heart is like a durian; there's always someone in it.
Wasn't it Heaven's will that used these little darlings who had her completely bewitched to trick her into losing her way? Although she didn't care about those dispensable merits and fortunes, she was still extremely indignant that Heaven had tricked her away with those few! So, she took action in advance out of kindness.
To stop Chen, the spendthrift son, from continuing his extravagant spending.
Shen Tang: "Why did you hit me so hard, One Body?"
The woman in green sneered, "That's why you're so angry. What you're carrying on your shoulders isn't just for decoration. Why can't you use your brain? You've been set up and tricked, and you still won't wake up?"
Shen Tang: "What honey trap?"
The so-called "honey trap" is a scam to defraud people of money.
The perpetrators conspired to lure the victim into a trap using her sexuality, then caught her in the act and extorted money from her. Shen Tang was not seduced by her looks, but the perpetrators did exploit her weaknesses and preferences to make her willingly open her heart and nearly bankrupt herself.
The woman in green was too lazy to explain further, but the woman who was just watching the drama was more considerate and willing to explain to Shen Tang that she was caught in a trap. At the end, she even kindly reminded her, "It's never too late to mend your ways."
Shen Tang understood.
His lips twitched, and he clenched his fists, suppressing his anger: "Yuan Liang and Wu Hui are not a honey trap! I fought for this world myself, I saved the lives of the people myself, I built this Kang Kingdom myself, and I gave up all the good deeds, fortune, and other messy things myself. Even all these years of 007*6 were done willingly by me. I will not allow you to say such things!"
It tainted the pure bond between them, the ruler and his subject.
The woman watching the melon: "..."
She was so startled she almost dropped the melon in her hand.
Looking at the woman in blue with disbelief, he asked, "Fifth Brother, are you sure you want to take back this obsession? This is simply—"
She was somewhat incoherent.
Stomping his foot, he exclaimed, "This is exactly the kind of beast of burden that Old Ten has always dreamed of!"
After undergoing the tribulation, his attitude completely changed. Compared to the current Shen Tang, she still preferred the arrogant and unruly side of the fifth prince before his tribulation. Although the benefits of successfully passing the tribulation were immense, and it might even give the fifth prince a chance to regain his peak strength, it was still not worth giving up his freedom for such an opportunity and risking being conscripted by the old fox.
The woman in green said, "Don't speak, let me have some peace and quiet."
Shen Tang was displeased when she met her subtle gaze.
What does that look of disdain mean?
What does it mean to "be certain that you must take back this obsession"?
What's wrong with my obsession?
Is it not presentable enough?
The woman watching the melon chuckled.
"It's presentable, but it's too wasteful."
From the moment Shen Tang awoke from her coffin, less than twenty years had passed, yet she managed to accumulate 20 billion merits in one go. Although this was part of the tribulation itself, witnessing it firsthand was still shocking. And Shen Tang was, in particular, very special.
Back then, the fifth brother split into three during his tribulation.
Good intentions, evil intentions, and obsessions—obsessions are the core. Otherwise, Shen Tang wouldn't have been the one undergoing tribulations all these years. If the Fifth Prince wants to successfully return to his rightful place, he must integrate his obsessions back.
The woman watching the melon added fuel to the fire for the woman in green, half-jokingly remarking, "It's fortunate that we caught a good time. If it were when the Heavenly Dao was in power, and someone had carelessly lost their obsession during their tribulation, wouldn't they have become a puppet controlled by the Heavenly Dao?"
Even Heaven itself has a mess to clean up.
I'm too busy taking care of myself~
Even if the woman in green severed ties with her obsession, it wouldn't affect her normal life for thousands of years. The obsession had entered the human race, and the human race has a limited lifespan. The woman in green could afford to wait until Shen Tang died of old age, and then the two could begin to merge again.
But—
Shen Tang shares an account with the woman in green. Who knows how much debt she'll incur when she dies? Once she's burdened with debt, the Heavenly Dao and that heartless capitalist, the Tenth Prince, won't easily let go of the Fifth Prince, this strongman. Just thinking about it makes her future look bleak.
The woman who was just watching the drama was insincerely stirring up trouble.
"What does this lesson tell us? Don't keep pets. At best, you'll go bankrupt; at worst, you'll be treated like slaves. It's simply too expensive to keep them."
Shen Tang frowned: "What's it to you?"
The woman in green cast a disapproving glance at me: "What business is it of yours?"
She hates it when others interfere with her love of freedom.
The woman watching the melon: "..."
God, which of these two old men wasn't scammed?
The crow laughs at the pig for being black?
She's hilarious!
"How about a verbal duel?" Shen Tang instinctively disliked gossipy women and was eager to end this, partly because the cracks in the sky were multiplying. She could clearly feel the sky above her getting lower and lower, the tear almost forming a chasm. At this rate, it would completely collapse in a few days. "But, let's agree on three rules first—regardless of whether I win or lose, whoever wins or loses, this mess in the sky must be resolved. Also, the people of Kang Kingdom are innocent, so please don't take your anger out on them. Ultimately, the merit was promised by me personally, what does it have to do with them? Even if it's wrong, I'll take responsibility for my actions alone!"
If a pet owner goes bankrupt, is it the cat's or dog's fault?
No, it isn't.
Her bankruptcy, how could it be Wu Huiyuanliang and the others' fault?
Of course not.
So, this is not a honey trap!
This is clearly an inexplicable fate between them.
Everything she has done now is a choice she made following her heart.
Shen Tang's almond-shaped eyes were serious.
"Promise me!"
"We are one, you should believe in yourself."
Every Shen Youli, regardless of who she is, possesses the most basic compassion.
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Tang felt something tremble deep within her soul. That surge of emotion instantly spread throughout her body, and in the blink of an eye, she was dragged into an indescribable, mystical state. In that instant, the boundaries between heaven and earth disappeared, and yin and yang were no longer clearly defined.
She felt a powerful yet gentle vitality envelop her, warm and comforting, making her drowsy. Unconsciously, she curled up, forming two yin-yang fish with the woman in green, or like a drop of ink dissolving into a pond and instantly spreading out. When they completely merged together, the boundary between them was shattered by an invisible force, and countless unfamiliar memories bloomed deep within her mind.
Thump—
Thump—
Thump—
The ancient and melodious tones of the bells resonated from the depths of the soul.
One blow after another, for a full nine times.
Her soul had passed through countless years, seemingly in the blink of an eye, or like the changing of the seas and the transformation of the land. To the woman watching the drama, however, the two old men had transformed into two wisps of energy of different colors, mingling and mixing together. The merged wisp of energy initially vibrated and struggled violently, showing a faint tendency to separate again. Seeing this, the woman raised an eyebrow, glanced up at the sky, and inwardly cursed the Heavenly Dao for being so stubborn.
really--
If she were a health supplement salesperson, she would prefer dealing with Shen Youli rather than the complete Lao Wu. Shen Youli is very persistent; as long as you throw out the bait she cares about, you can lure her in completely, while Lao Wu's obsession has long been extinguished, leaving only a single seedling.
However, she had already agreed to the woman in green's request.
"So that the fifth brother won't be burdened with a huge debt of merit..."
The woman who had been eating melon seeds put them down and got back to work.
"Day after day, she's full of rebellious spirit..." Before long, the woman watching the drama was sweating profusely. Her stubbornness wouldn't subside; she felt that Shen Youli was even harder to control than a pig during the Lunar New Year.
The Dharma image appeared, and four pairs of illusory arms exerted external force on the gas from all directions, forcing the two gas masses to merge.
At this moment, the sky accelerated its descent by several hundred feet.
The woman watching the melon was furious: "Shen Youli, if you don't merge and return to your original position soon, the sky will really fall and the earth will collapse! I've already been swindled out of all my merits by that cunning merchant, Lao Shi, and I can't use my merits to cover your losses."
"Shen Youli!"
"Goro..."
“Shen Youli…”
"Shen Langjun..."
"My lord..."
"My lord..."
"Your Highness..."
Shen Tang vaguely heard someone calling her name.
The sounds were initially unfamiliar, but upon closer listening, they became somewhat familiar. Shen Tang found it noisy and instinctively released her divine sense to investigate the source of the sounds. With a thought, she traversed thousands of miles, only to find a chaotic scene before her. Figures moved about, and everyone looked panicked.
Shen Tang blinked.
She was like someone who had just woken up from a deep sleep, with double images in her vision.
Upon closer inspection, the figure gradually became clearer.
She discovered that the calls were mostly coming from the same tent, where several tiny figures were arguing. She couldn't help but lower her head, almost pressing her eyes against it, trying to hear what they were arguing about. After listening for a while, she realized that the tiny figures were arguing about whether to leave or stay. One of the figures, dressed simply, had a fierce expression on his face, the veins on his hand holding a sword bulging, the sword held horizontally against his neck.
Shen Tang's heart skipped a beat in fright: [No!]
The sword-wielding figure roared, "What else do you want to interfere with?!"
Another pretty little figure, suppressing his anger, said: "Qi Yuanliang, you're not a child anymore! It's raining, the ground is cracking—you should be hiding somewhere safe, not pretending to commit suicide here!"
[Qin Gongsu, do you believe what you're saying?]
The sword-wielding figure took a step back, his pale lips trembling violently: "Look up at the sky, look down at the earth. The sky collapsing and the earth sinking is already an apocalyptic scene. Lu Chen's destruction is inevitable. Where can we hide?"
Beside a group of tiny figures, a pitiful little red flower struggled to extend its roots deep into the earth, using its meager energy to nourish the turbulent, cracked ground. The tiny figures remained locked in a standoff, the one holding the sword saying: "Shen Youli is dead..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Tang fell into deep thought.
who……
Dead?
The little man's eyes were filled with intense hatred, which transformed into hysterical accusations that struck her heart: "[Chu Wuhui, I shouldn't have believed your lies, and I especially shouldn't have believed Shen Youli's lies. You deceitful liars—]"
He thought he should be more patient and wait.
After all, Shen Youli had made that promise herself back then.
He maintained a normal routine and acted like a normal person, but deep down he was eagerly anticipating the sudden onset of pain in his body.
But no!
It's been over twenty days, and not a single one!
Shen Youli deceived him once again!
The conman personally severed the connection between the two.
The villain finally couldn't hold back any longer. Just then, the celestial phenomena became increasingly strange. Two days ago, there were small, slight earthquakes, followed by a brief period of calm before a violent shaking began. The ground cracked and mountains collapsed several miles from the military camp. Today, the dark sky is visibly falling. Ordinary people don't feel much danger, but scholars and warriors have a subtle premonition…
The world, which was separated after the creation of heaven and earth, is about to begin to merge.
This crisis is beyond human intervention.
Looking down at the chaotic mess below, Shen Tang glanced at it.
It locked onto one of the dazzling little figures.
The little figure carries her scent and is easy to recognize.
She leaned closer and said, "Shaobai."
Ji Moqiu suddenly looked up: [Your Highness?]
A group of tiny figures all looked over.
Shen Tang: [...]
I feel an overwhelming sense of pressure for no reason.
She did some quick calculations and it seemed like a premonition of going bankrupt.
ヽ(ー_ー)ノ
Some people never get scammed, perhaps because they haven't encountered the right scam yet.
—Excerpt from the sayings of the unscrupulous businessman Lao Shi.
(End of this chapter)
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