Chapter 635: Pacifying Sibao County (Thirty-Seven) [Requesting Double Monthly Tickets]
“Wangchao, I feel like you’ve come up with a terrible idea…” Shen Tang pointed to herself, reminding Gu Chi not to play with fire, “If Gong Xichou knew that I had usurped his family’s sacred body, wouldn’t he nail me to a coffin and kill me?”
Although it was just the two of them around, Shen Tang still lowered his voice, afraid that someone else might overhear their secret.
Gu Chi calmly lowered his eyelids.
He did not agree with Shen Tang's statement.
In his view, the lord's situation was far more complex than simply possessing the body of the "sacred object" and being resurrected; it was highly likely that she was the original "sacred object." However, her memory was flawed, and she was blinded by her own perspective, leading to a misjudgment. The strongest evidence was that the lord became a completely different person when drunk, and during the sacrificial banquet outside Yonggu Pass that year, the drunken lord had said, "I was indeed somewhat mischievous in my youth," personally admitting that the lord when sober was the same person she was in her youth.
In other words, these two are the same person from beginning to end.
The only difference is the memory points when one is drunk versus when one is sober.
Our lord still harbors many secrets.
"Why does my lord feel that he has taken over the body of the 'sacred object'? Is it possible that you yourself are the 'sacred object'?" Gu Chi couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him. "If my lord is the 'sacred object', then he can recruit Gong Xi Chou."
Shen Tang was taken aback.
She really hadn't considered this possibility.
but--
“That’s impossible.” Shen Tang rubbed her temples, her head aching. Gu Chi knew almost all her secrets, so he didn’t bother to hide his biggest secret—her origins. “I clearly remember that before I woke up in this body, I was someone else. At that time, I was being pressured by my editor to finish my artwork. Before that, I was with… I was with that person… I don’t remember who it was, but anyway, we were drinking heavily together. I was truly invincible…”
Shen Tang couldn't help but emphasize his alcohol tolerance.
She's not the type to collapse after just one bite!
Gu Chi's expression was strange: "Hurting me to finish the drawing?"
Shen Tang coughed lightly: "Making a living by painting is not shameful. Yuan Liang used to be short of money, didn't he also paint fire-avoidance pictures?"
Gu Chi: "..."
He had studied his lord's paintings before—circles for heads, lines for limbs—and he couldn't imagine what kind of world possessed such a distorted, crude, and bizarre aesthetic. The idea that his lord could support himself through painting was the biggest joke he'd ever heard.
"Does my lord still remember more about the past?"
Shen Tang crossed her arms and thought for a long time before giving up.
"I...I don't remember..."
Gu Chi: "Has the lord ever killed anyone before?"
Shen Tang hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, murder is a crime and you have to go to jail. I am a law-abiding and good citizen."
Gu Chi smiled as if he had heard a joke.
"Chi Zeng heard Qi Yuanliang say that when the lord was being escorted into exile, he cleanly and efficiently killed a constable to escape halfway. Afterwards, he repelled the pursuing third-class zanniao, killed bandits and fourth-class bugeng in a small village, poisoned Geng soldiers to save prisoners, and buried human traffickers outside Xiaocheng City... How could a 'model citizen' who knew that 'murder is a crime and will go to jail' suddenly become a ruthless killer? Has the lord ever considered that what you now believe to be real memories may actually be fake?"
Shen Tang's computer crashed for a while as he pondered.
He instinctively covered his forehead with both hands, his brows furrowing.
Shen Tang was unwell, and Gu Chi didn't bother to get to the bottom of it.
"My lord, if you can't remember, then don't think about it—"
Before she could finish speaking, the scene before her abruptly cut her off—a faint crimson line, resembling eyeliner, had appeared on Shen Tang's lower eyelid, sometimes visible, sometimes hidden. A fleeting, dazzling red glint appeared in her jet-black eyes…
Upon closer inspection, it returned to normal.
Shen Tang straightened up, recovering from her headache, and after a long while said, "Impossible! Wang Chao, no matter what you say, it's just speculation, not the truth... If 'I' am truly the original 'sacred object' of the Gongxi tribe, then who am I now? Who is Shen Youli?"
Her tone was somewhat confused.
"You are Shen Tang, the Prefect of Longwu County."
"Shen Youli is the lord whom Gu Wangchao follows."
Gu Chi spoke slowly, each word spoken with exceptional firmness.
Shen Tang: "..."
She blushed slightly: "Ahem—I feel really embarrassed if you say it like that—it sounds like a confession."
Gu Chi solemnly replied, "A 'biao' means to express one's true feelings and intentions. I am indeed making a public statement."
Did you see that?
He is the most reliable confidant.
Even the likes of Chu Yao and Qi Shan are no match for him.
No matter what, Qiu Wenyan was determined to be a coward. He shouted himself hoarse, but the truce sign on Xiaocheng's city gate remained unmoved. He was practically telling Shen Tang that they intended to stay inside the city and not come out. He told Shen Tang to surround Xiaocheng, exhaust its food reserves, starve its soldiers, and Xiaocheng would fall without a fight.
On the third day, the tunnel finally reached Xiaocheng City. Shen Tang rode a motorcycle and personally went out... no, personally went out on a mule.
A young general in red robes and silver armor stepped out from the front lines.
"Gong Xichou, it's me, Shen Tang! Come out here!"
Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried easily throughout the city.
Gong Xiqiu, who was striking beads, looked up.
"That voice sounds like Mama, is she calling me?"
No one answered; he already had the answer.
He stood up, dusted off his clothes, and turned to instruct the people around him: "Tell Qiu Wenyan that he probably has to fight today, whether he wants to or not. Tell him to prepare to defend the city and meet the enemy." He knew that the various challenges outside the city had been going on for a long time, but they were all small fry.
Today, however, Shen Tang personally stepped forward.
Knowing Mama as he did, he wouldn't give up until he achieved his goal.
Even without Gong Xichou's reminder, the garrison commander relayed the news of Shen Tang's personal appearance. Qiu Cheng, who was discussing something with someone, upon hearing the news, knocked over some ornaments on the table: "Let's go see!"
Despite Xiaocheng having displayed a truce sign for so long, remaining entrenched and refusing to engage despite Shen Tang's provocations, the lessons learned from Linshan County have ensured that Xiaocheng's city walls are always on high alert and well-prepared. He's eager to see what tricks Shen Tang is up to!
"I'm here, Mama, is something wrong?"
Qiu Cheng arrived just in time to hear those words.
He paused, his face turning as dark as soy sauce.
Are you two chatting?
As soon as Gong Xichou appeared below the city, Shen Tang's gaze locked onto him, and she smiled, "Can't we chat if there's nothing wrong?"
Gong Xichou was distressed: "You and I have different positions."
This isn't the place for chatting.
Shen Tang took a deep breath and encouraged herself: "By the way, have you found your Gongxi clan's 'sacred object'?"
Gong Xichou frowned.
His frankness doesn't mean he's without cunning.
When Mama called him directly from the front lines, he had a premonition that something was about to happen, but then she changed the subject and mentioned the clan's "sacred object," which was contrary to his expectations. Gong Xichou was curious about what his close friend was up to.
He honestly replied, "Not yet."
Shen Tang: "Oh, I found it."
Qiu Cheng didn't understand what the two were talking about, but then he saw Gong Xi Chou, who had been smiling just a second ago, turn cold and his gaze was devoid of any emotion. His normally perfectly restrained aura overflowed uncontrollably, even distorting the air around him.
"Where?"
The tone of voice was completely different from before.
Shen Tang conjured a longsword and challenged Gong Xi Chou to a duel: "Let's settle this with one battle! If you win, I'll offer it to you with both hands. If you lose..."
Gongxi Chou asked, "So what if I lose?"
"If you lose..."
Shen Tang clapped his hands, and four soldiers together carried out a pottery urn filled with water, then added firewood to the bottom of the urn. Qiu Cheng and the others didn't understand what this scene meant, but Gong Xi Chou's eyes widened in disbelief, his killing intent fully revealed.
Earthenware urn, firewood, sacred objects...
The charcoal fire glowed red-hot, the soup boiled, and figures screamed in agony.
Various phantoms flashed through his mind.
Below the city walls, Shen Tang said, "If you lose, then please have your 'sacred object,' Qianqian, perform a headstand while washing her hair..."
Before the words were finished, the sky suddenly turned from clear to cloudy.
The sun was shining brightly, obscuring the view and making visibility dim.
Sand and stones flew, and a strong wind blew.
And the source of all this is the Xiaocheng city gate tower.
Shen Tang: "..."
Why did Gong Xichou react so strongly?
call out--
Just as the doubt arose, a cloud of dark green mist erupted from Gong Xichou's palm and rushed towards her like lightning, closing in on her in the blink of an eye.
In the mist, a ferocious beast opened its blood-red maw.
Shen Tang easily dodged, and the next instant—
The earthenware jar shattered, and clear water flowed out.
Shen Tang turned her head and looked back. Gong Xi Chou had come down from the city wall at some point, his expression colder and more unfamiliar than ever before. On the city wall, Qiu Cheng was gesticulating wildly, pounding on the battlements and cursing Gong Xi Chou and Qiu Cheng. Gong Xi Chou didn't care at all. He simply said indifferently, "Mama, I've let you keep this head of yours for four years. Today is the time to take it off."
He was determined to kill, and he was absolutely determined to kill.
Shen Tang: "Oh? I've been lusting after your body for a long time too."
_(:з」∠)_
Qiu Cheng: Nobody cares about me being injured...
(End of this chapter)
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