Chapter 235: Who did you take a fancy to? [Seeking monthly votes]
"Even so, you shouldn't..."
Kang Shi paused here. Judging from Qi Shan's account alone, this matter couldn't be blamed on him, and he had harbored resentment for it for many years. His true enemy, Yan Cheng, had already gone to meet the King of Hell, and Kang Shi, filled with anger, didn't know where to vent it.
The words were on the tip of my tongue, but I changed them.
"...You shouldn't have acted like that..."
The states of Xin and Geng were not areas where Qi Shan was active, so his reputation for "evil schemes" was little known. However, outside of these two states, people in the northwest of the continent were terrified of Qi Shan.
My cousin, a little saint, turned into a great demon?!
Qi Shan said, "I can't learn his methods either."
They are fundamentally different people.
Even if he forced himself to learn that style, he would probably only grasp the basics, failing to gain fame and instead earning a reputation for hypocrisy. It would be better to be honest. For literary figures, "evil" has never been a sin that would be condemned.
Incompetence is the real problem!
The literary figures competed in calculation and strategy, in both open and covert schemes, not in who was the kindest and most upright gentleman.
Therefore, Qi Shan did not think she had done anything wrong.
Kang Shi was taken aback by Qi Shan's frank and straightforward answer.
After a long pause, he barely managed to suppress the turmoil within him and looked at Qi Shan with calm eyes: "What are you planning to do? Continue to use his identity? Just let things continue like this?"
Humans are selfish.
Kang Shi was no exception.
He couldn't accept Qi Shan's "impersonation" emotionally, but the rationality typical of a scholar prevented him from having any thoughts of obstruction—because only by continuing to impersonate Qi Shan could he achieve the greatest benefit.
At least in the eyes of outsiders, his cousin, Qi Shan of the Qi family, is still alive, and the one who died is Tan Qu.
No matter how far or how high Qi Shan goes using this identity in the future, the glory belongs to "Qi Shan," and no one will know about Tan Qu's efforts. A fierce internal struggle raged within him, with no clear winner.
Kang Shi's face was exceptionally cold.
Qi Shan said, "I hope Brother Kang will not expose this."
Are you pretending to be stupid or are you really stupid?
He couldn't hold it in any longer.
Qi Shan only said, "He gave me my life."
As he said this, Kang Shi paused, muttering, "The way you said that is so similar to him. In that respect, you and Yuan Liang are exactly alike..."
Qi Shan's reputation for "evil schemes" goes beyond simply harming his lord; it also stems from his ruthless, cruel, and decisive nature, his radical approach of using any means necessary to achieve his goals. Who wouldn't be terrified of him? Some even wish they could stick to the wall if they encountered him.
Such a person would remember someone's life-saving grace so firmly that they would not hesitate to erase their own existence. How naive and innocent they are!
Qi Shan did not give a direct response.
I asked a completely unrelated question.
"How is the Kang family?"
Kang Shi did not shy away from the topic, stating bluntly: "It's not very good."
In these chaotic times, even powerful families are having a hard time, let alone a family like the Kang family with a weaker foundation. They have some wealth and some reputation, but no real power. If you really look at it, they're about the same as some slightly wealthier families.
That's not what Qi Shan wanted to ask.
He asked, "I mean, how many people are in the clan?"
"Not the best, but not the worst... Why are you asking this?"
Qi Shan: "I'd like to adopt one in the future."
Kang Shi chuckled, his gloomy expression easing considerably: "Adoption? Adopting Yuanliang instead? I appreciate your kindness, but if it really comes to adoption, it should be a distant relative from the Qi clan with closer blood ties. How could it be the Kang family, the maternal clan?"
"If there were someone else to choose from, I wouldn't have brought this up."
Qi Shan had always had this plan.
He figured it would be easier to speak up once Shen Tang had established a firm foothold and a certain foundation—if he couldn't appeal to her emotions or reason with her, he would resort to force and power. Since the truth had been unexpectedly revealed, it didn't matter whether he spoke up sooner or later.
Seeing that he was not joking, Kang Shi seriously advised, "Aren't you planning to get married? Tan Lezheng, there's no need to go this far."
Qi Shan said, "I have no intention of starting a family for the time being."
Perhaps not in the future either.
The thought that my happiness was stolen from someone else makes it impossible for me to accept it with a clear conscience. If "Qishan" hadn't cared about me back then, he should have been the one who survived, and he should have had a harmonious marriage and children... but it was I who survived.
Kang Shi: "..."
The judgment was wrong.
This Tan Qu, like Yuan Liang, is also a "minor saint".
His conscience awakened, and he wanted to persuade Qishan.
"If you don't mind, you can call me 'brother' in private. Yuanliang treats you like a brother, how could he bear to see his younger brother living like this? He didn't save you for this. I do have a solution that benefits both of you. Our Kang family doesn't adopt people, so why don't you marry a woman from the Kang family who is within five degrees of kinship with Yuanliang, have a few children, and shoulder the responsibility of both families?"
Qi Shan: "..."
How could you even come up with such a terrible idea?
Kang Shi sneered: "Then you should come up with a decent idea."
He thought his cousin was the most innocent and naive child he had ever met, but he never expected that Qi Shan was the best of the best.
If the person who survived the life-for-life exchange had been my cousin, he wouldn't have been as stubborn and obstinate as Qi Shan.
Qi Shan: "..."
He still wanted to adopt a child.
To have a child on your own?
Hehe, if it were someone like Young Master Shen, a fiend, he would either be exhausted from writing papers or driven to death by anger while chasing after children.
Speaking of Young Master Shen—
I prayed to ask Kang Shi the purpose of his trip.
Kang Shi said frankly, "Let's see if there's anything that catches your eye."
Qi Shan said gently, "That's perfect. I know a bit about the leaders of the Allied Forces. Which one of them have you decided on, brother?"
Kang Shi said, "It's not them, it's Shen Tang."
Qi Shan: "???"
Qi Shan: "!!!"
Qi Shan's face was gloomy, and his tone suddenly rose several degrees.
"Kang Jishou, who do you think you've taken a fancy to?"
Kang Shi: "..."
The previous sentence says "Brother," and the next sentence says "Kang Jishou"?
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Seeing the two men, each with bruises on their sleeves, Shen Tang felt her flatbread had lost its appeal. She secretly grabbed Qi Shan's sleeve and pulled her aside, whispering, "You two got into a fight? Who won and who lost?" She seemed ready to roll up her sleeves and settle scores if Qi Shan suffered a loss.
Qi Shan said, "They each have their victories and defeats."
Shen Tang: "So that's a draw?"
Qi Shan looked at Shen Tang with a complicated expression: "More or less."
I just can't understand it. How did Kang Jishou manage to target him in just one night? Is Chu Wuhui just there for decoration? Does Young Master Shen have some kind of special constitution?
Everyone you provoke has a wicked side.
Are you suggesting piling them all together to raise poisonous insects?
If you're not tough enough, you can't control these people!
Shen Tang: "..."
Why did she see pity in Qi Shan's eyes?
Gu Chi, forced to hear all of his inner thoughts: "..."
Don't doubt it, he is simply showing compassion.
Little did they know that if the rest of the Allied forces knew about these things, they would probably cry out that they should bear the pain themselves, and that they too would want to experience being pitied.
There are only a few cats under Shen Tang's command, but they are of high quality.
The key is that there are many literary figures in the literary world!
People like Qi Shan and Chu Yao are the envy of HR professionals!
Time for bed (～﹃～)~zZ
(End of this chapter)
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