Chapter 234: Kang Family Fourth Son [Seeking Monthly Tickets]
Who is Kang Shi?
If you ask Shen Tang this question, she can at most tell you Kang Shi's name and appearance, but—with Qi Shan, a master of disguises, as a precedent, Shen Tang can't guarantee that what she sees and hears is Kang Shi's true nature.
Who made this a world that nails the coffin lid of science shut?
Therefore, although Shen Tang received a questioning glance from Qi Shan, she could only shrug in response, indicating that she couldn't help. The exchange of glances between Qi Shan and her was also noticed by Kang Shi, who was paying close attention to them.
What started as a mere three points of anger escalated to five.
Shen Tang coughed and said, "Cough cough cough—Well, it turns out that Yuan Liang and Mr. Kang are from the same hometown and old friends. What a coincidence... Haha..." She tried to laugh awkwardly to ease the increasingly awkward and heavy atmosphere, which was specifically reflected in Kang Shi's particularly murderous expression.
She laughed for a while, but then she couldn't laugh anymore.
They silently demonstrated their attitude through their actions.
Shen Tang deliberately moved forward and stood between Qi Shan and Kang Shi, trying to block Kang Shi's view with her own body.
only--
Gu Chi glanced at Shen Tang's height, unable to bear reminding her that her actions were completely futile, as Kang Shi's gaze could easily pass over Shen Tang's head and land on Qi Shan without any obstruction. Although futile, it did bring Kang Shi back to his senses.
"It is quite a coincidence." His tone was meaningful yet undeniably authoritative. "Would Yuanliang be willing to join me elsewhere for a short get-together?"
Qi Shan said, "It is my great honor."
Shen Tang watched their retreating figures with concern.
They were afraid that these two literary figures would clash head-on.
To be honest, although she had seen Qi Shan kill with his sword before, and her swordsmanship was indeed limited, the fact that Kang Shi dared to carry a long sword around suggested he wasn't a kind person. Shen Tang was still quite worried that Qi Shan would suffer a loss, and her concern was written all over her face.
Gu Chi: "Is Shen Lang worried?"
Shen Tang said, "A little bit."
Even though they are benefactors, we can't bully our own family.
Gu Chi was unusually enthusiastic and offered, "I can help Shen Lang find out what happened..."
Shen Tang was somewhat tempted, but she held back.
She actually had some suspicions in her mind.
Kang Shi could not possibly be a subordinate of Qi Shan's former lord, because he specifically mentioned the phrase "childhood appearance," which indicates that Kang Shi had seen "Qi Shan" as a child. The "Qi Shan" as a child was the real Qi Shan, not the pseudonym he is now.
Thinking of this, Shen Tang couldn't help but feel worried for Qi Bushan.
In fact—
The atmosphere between Qi Shan and Kang Shi wasn't as tense and explosive as she had imagined, because Kang Shi went straight to the point, stating firmly, "You're not Yuan Liang. Who are you then? Why are you going around using his identity..."
Kang Shi was not in a position to say the rest.
Qi Shan has been living a very carefree life these past few years.
He won't do anything that a person would be willing to do.
Qi Shan didn't answer, but stared at Kang Shi for a long time before finally remembering something and tentatively asked, "Are you the fourth son of the Kang family?"
Kang Shi nodded: "Mm."
Qi Shan: "..."
There are two types of people he doesn't want to encounter in this world: the elderly people in the Qi family's old residence and the real mother clan of Qi Shan.
The mother's clan that truly prayed for goodness had the surname Kang.
He had heard Zhen Qishan mention before that his family had several cousins from other clans, but they had become enemies due to certain reasons in the previous generation.
The two families rarely interacted, and Qi Shan had only heard about the Kang family having several cousins from "Zhen Qi Shan," but had never actually met them.
Kangshi is probably one of them.
Kang Shi asked, "Now can you confess who you are?"
Qi Shan uttered a name that even he himself was unfamiliar with.
“I am... Tan Qu, Tan Lezheng.”
Since Kang Shi was Qi Shan's cousin, he naturally couldn't give him a bad attitude and had to patiently confess some things that had been kept from him. After taking on the identity back then, he never went back, and the occasional correspondence he had with Qi Shan was in imitation of his handwriting.
While the handwriting may not be 100% similar, it's at least 99% similar.
Therefore, the people in the Qi family's old house found it strange but did not suspect anything... to the point that no one has doubted that "Qi Shan" has passed away.
Kang Shi's eyes widened slightly: "You're Tan Qu? You're Tan Qu? Then where did Yuan Liang go? Why are you impersonating him?"
Though he asked the question aloud, a sense of foreboding crept into his heart.
Qi Shan didn't know where to begin.
Kang Shi's expression softened slightly.
"Yuanliang often mentioned you in his correspondence. He said you two were like brothers, the closest of friends, but why did you—"
His cousin seemed gentle and easy to talk to, but he was stubborn to the core. After all, he was a child who could say, "I will do my best to restore the reputation of the Qi family that my father has ruined," and he refused help from his maternal clan. It can be seen that he is a very opinionated person.
You don't have many truly close friends.
Tan Lezheng was one of them, but this person stood in front of him, taking the place of "Qishan"—absurd!
"Where is Yuan Liangren?" Kang Shi asked again.
But his response was a deep bow from Qi Shan, along with an "I'm sorry." Kang Shi stood there, blinking.
How could someone as intelligent as him not guess what it meant?
Suddenly, my expression went blank, and my mind went completely white.
"What do you mean by 'sorry'?" Years of upbringing prevented Kang Shi from grabbing the person and interrogating them. His hands, hanging by his sides, tightened and tightened, his palms damp with sweat without him even noticing. "You'd better explain yourself!"
Qi Shan avoided Kang Shi's gaze.
"It means that Yuanliang is no longer alive."
Boom boom boom—
A series of thunderclaps exploded in Kang Shi's mind.
The explosion left him dizzy and disoriented, causing him to stagger back several steps. Qi Shan instinctively reached out to help him up, but his fingers froze in mid-air, curling up unnaturally. He then recounted in a low voice the events of that year, including the fact that "Qi Shan's" body had been left in the "Mountain and Sea Sacred Land."
Kang Shi didn't react for a long time after he finished speaking.
"This 'joke' has really gone too far!"
He never expected to "gain" so much from this trip.
Once again, there's Shen Tang, who is suspected to be the "true dragon," and the devastating news that his cousin "Qi Shan" is already dead. What other news awaits him?
When he first heard the name "Evil Scheme" Qi Shan, he thought it was a coincidence, a coincidence that they shared the same name. After it was confirmed, he thought it was because his cousin had been traumatized and had matured completely.
Abandon the idea of being "too naive" and go to the other extreme.
Only those who actually see it realize that this prayer for good is not the same as that prayer for good.
His real cousin died many years ago?
Kang Shi found this hard to accept.
Q: "Then why didn't you tell me honestly?"
Qi Shan said, "There are only a few elderly people left in the old house..."
This is a euphemism.
To put it bluntly, the Qi family had been squandered by Qi Shan's father's generation, leaving only an empty shell. There were no close blood relatives among them, so there was no need to inform them. As for Qi Shan's maternal grandparents' family…
In Qi Bushan's memory, it was unknown whether the two families had any private dealings, but on the surface they were in a state of "never seeing each other again."
Furthermore, with the change of leadership within the Kang family, the relationship became even more distant.
therefore--
He kept it a secret all along.
Kang Shi was momentarily speechless.
"I also asked someone to inquire about the Kang family..." Qi Shan said slowly, a subtle glint in her eyes, "...It doesn't feel right to be honest. It's better to keep it a secret and let you all misunderstand that he's still alive..."
_(:3」∠)_ Chrysanthemums were scattered all over the ground.
Today, I'm like a badger in a flower field... no, a melon patch, leaping and bounding about. A scumbag template from novels reflected in reality—maybe I'll learn from him, it might come in handy someday, right?
hey-hey.
(End of this chapter)
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