Chapter 833: The Lord Bears All the Burden (Part 2) [Requesting Monthly Tickets]
"Oh no, does this mean I've NTR'd myself?"
Someone was fondling her body right in front of her.
"Three years old? Three years old? Three years old, are you there? Can you hear me? Hey, answer me!" The only thing Shen Tang could control was her mouth, which kept chattering on and on, but the person who had logged in still ignored her. Shen Tang inwardly stomped her foot, "Ugh, I'm twenty-four, and look, three years old is ignoring me..."
Shen Tang didn't know how old the other two versions of herself were.
To make it easier to address them, I gave them random nicknames.
Just as she was amusing herself, a lazy, husky female voice echoed in her mind: "What, three years old or twenty-four years old?"
Shen Tang tensed up instantly.
"And who are you?"
The latter said, "Oh, the twenty-four you mentioned."
Shen Tang was stunned for a moment: "Evil thoughts?"
Wasn't this guy killed by good intentions during his tribulation?
Shen Tang couldn't care less about that right now; she was more curious about where she'd gone all this time. After all, Shen Tang had even gone so far as to drink alcohol to verify her identity, but to no avail. So she assumed that the "evil thought" personality had completely disappeared.
She was a little disappointed at the time.
The other person can activate cheat codes just by drinking a sip of alcohol.
"Where have you been all this time? And what's with that voice?" The other person was always aloof and indifferent, her voice carrying a cold distance, completely different from the tone just now, which is why she didn't recognize her at first.
Hearing Chen Tang's question, Evil Thoughts seemed to fall into an eerie silence. After a long while, she sighed and said weakly, "I've been here the whole time, I didn't go anywhere. The sound is because I just woke up... What are your kids up to this time?"
Shen Tang hadn't expected this reason.
Confused, he asked, "A little kid? What little kid?"
The malevolent thought reminded her: "Among those children surrounding you, I remember one of them is named Wu Hui Yuan Liang or something like that. After the tribulation ended, I was supposed to merge with you. But that process takes time, and I was just awakened."
Shen Tang: "..."
How is she supposed to explain this to her?
Are these "kids" trying to harm her in various ways?
but--
Shen Tang was more concerned about the other things the evil thought had said: "You said you're merging with me? Why don't I feel anything? I haven't had any dreams about unfamiliar memories lately, or is the merging process too slow, and I haven't received your part of the memories yet?"
The evil thought said, "You'll find out later."
Unable to control her body, Shen Tang obediently said "Oh," and continued, "Then do you know who's controlling this body right now? Is it a three-year-old? I called out to it for ages, but it didn't respond. Could it really have been hacked?"
Shen Tang doesn't mind being associated with her other personalities.
It all comes down to myself.
According to the evil thought, they will eventually merge into one, each containing the other, indistinguishable from the other. But if a stranger were to possess her body, just thinking about it made her feel extremely uncomfortable, and she wanted to tear that person to pieces.
The evil thought for a moment: "Perhaps it's because I'm here."
Therefore, the other party does not want to talk to anyone.
Shen Tang asked, puzzled, "Because you're here?"
The evil thought went, "We had a falling out last time we fought."
A complete falling out in every sense of the word.
It's normal for a young person to hold grudges and sulk.
Shen Tang: "..."
The evil thought yawned in his mind, his voice trembling with weariness as it gradually lowered: "As the fusion begins, my existence cannot last long. After the tribulation, I suddenly remembered something that I've been wanting to tell you."
Shen Tang became serious: "You speak."
The evil thought said, "You must obtain all the things known outside as the 'National Seal' at any cost. You cannot let them fall into the hands of an organization... I don't know what this organization is called, but the memories that suddenly surfaced show that they seem to control the world's affairs, and they have been involved in many wars of division. You may also be targeted by them."
Shen Tang exclaimed, "Wow! That's amazing! An organization capable of manipulating the world's affairs must be able to unify the continent, right? Why hide in the shadows and sneak around? Wouldn't it be much more satisfying to just show your face, unify the world, and ascend the throne as emperor?"
The evil thought said, "I don't know. After all, humans are unpredictable creatures, just like a normal person can never predict the next move of a madman. They seem to be able to stop any force, large or small, with the potential to unify. You should be careful."
Shen Tang: "...Would they try something underhanded with me?"
The evil thought chuckled, "As long as you stabilize the Northwest region and have ambitions to expand elsewhere, they will inevitably come looking for trouble. Otherwise, why aren't you curious about how the Ji Sun family, after reaching its final stage, collapsed overnight? And what about that thing that outsiders call the 'Thief Star,' which just happened to appear at the crucial moment when unification was imminent?"
"...Were there deliberate sabotages on both occasions?"
Both are Shen Youli, so why does the other know so much, while I have only vague memories of what happened before I transmigrated, and no other memories at all? If the information provided by the evil intentions is true, that organization's power is deeply hidden and truly impossible to guard against.
"If my memory serves me right, that should be it."
Shen Tang felt his worldview slowly being overturned: "This force, in order to cause destruction... triggered the descent of the Thief Star? In other words, their strength is above the existing system?"
The malevolent thought followed with another bombshell: "No, similar powers existed even before the descent of the Thief Star. So-called 'literary minds and scholars,' and 'martial prowess and warriors,' seem to have always existed, though in small numbers and unknown to outsiders. They gathered together, forming that mysterious force..."
Just then, Chen Tang, who had been sulking and unilaterally declaring a break with him, corrected him: "No, that's not right. The two are fundamentally different..."
Shen Tang asked curiously, "How is it different?"
Three-year-old Good Thoughts: "Hmph, Youli won't tell you."
Shen Tang: "..."
Finally, unable to hold back any longer, he said, "I'm leaving now." Shen Tang felt as if someone was controlling her facial nerves to bring out a lively smile: "That annoying guy is finally gone!"
Shen Tang: "...So you can talk now?"
The three-year-old attempted to express his good intentions using a limited vocabulary.
Shen Tang listened intently for a while before she could understand.
He quipped, "So I'm the only one who has no memory of anything?"
After being brutally beaten by the evil spirit, the three-year-old Good Intention also gained some unfamiliar memories—the power that existed on the Thief Star before was violent and evil, possessing the power to cause plants and animals to degenerate and mutate. The most typical example, according to the three-year-old Good Intention, was that the yield per acre of crops used to be several times higher than it is now, and the population of the continent was not large. Groups of people lived in one place, without worrying about food, clothing, or shelter. But not long after, the yield per acre of land began to shrink drastically and continuously…
Hunger, disease, natural disasters... came one after another.
The human population in that area continued to decline, forcing people to leave in order to survive. Although the external environment was harsh, there was an increase in arable land. Humans compensated for the reduced yield per acre by increasing the cultivated area and began to multiply and thrive.
These contents were all deduced by the three-year-old Shan Nian based on a series of images in her mind. According to her, some of these images were of corn. The corn she saw had up to a thousand grains on a single ear, but with each planting, the number of grains began to decrease, eventually becoming what Shen Tang had seen before, with only twenty or thirty grains on a single ear, thin, shriveled, and hard.
Only after its quality declined to this level did the traits of corn begin to stabilize, but it was then completely removed from the list of crops. As for why there are no historical records about it, even a three-year-old wouldn't know. It's likely due to the loss of historical documents caused by war…
After the thief star descended upon the world, more people were able to cultivate.
The powers they cultivated were mostly orderly and peaceful; even those that were violent and chaotic seemed to have lost the ability to cause plants and animals to degenerate. Shen Tang believed this. If literary and martial energy could cause crops to degenerate, Lin Feng and the others would have no way to optimize corn seeds, increase yield per acre, or stabilize traits... After listening to San Sui Shan Nian's words, Shen Tang couldn't help but sigh.
"This world seems to be more complicated than it appears."
She was just an ordinary lord, why did she have to endure all this? Based on the age difference of twenty-four and three, if Shen Tang wanted to unify the land, she would inevitably attract the so-called mysterious forces. Even if she didn't unify and remained peaceful, she might still have people planted by these forces in ten or twenty years to incite division and conflict… One would die early and be reborn sooner, the other would die late and be reborn later.
Either way, we're doomed!
This is absolutely intolerable!
"Whoever tries to destroy the empire I built will die!" Shen Tang roared, each word shaking the entire Chaoli Pass! Hearing her bold words, the soldiers on their side felt a burning fire in their chests.
Yes, Chaoli Pass.
The three-year-old's benevolent thoughts, controlling her body, had already arrived!
The Chaoli Pass mountain range and Chaoli Pass are far apart, and it took Shen Tang some time to kill Zhang He, but the sixteenth-level Grand Masters traveled at full speed and did not need the long conversation time mentioned above.
The three-year-old benevolent thought remained silent not only because she didn't want to pay attention to the twenty-four-year-old malevolent thought, but also because she was carrying Zhang He's head in one hand and wielding a giant scythe in the other to slash at the enemy.
When she arrived, Wei Shou and Chu Jie had the black-clad warrior in a difficult position, putting Chu Jie in a precarious situation. Chu Jie's martial intent did indeed allow him to kill enemies of higher ranks, but once the secret of his martial intent was revealed, it could become his death warrant! The black-clad warrior had successfully exploited Chu Jie's weakness with just two probing attacks…
The situation before the arrival of a three-year-old's good intentions—
Either the black-clad warrior was instantly killed by Chu Jie in one move.
Either Chu Jie was overwhelmed by the immense pressure.
It's a 50/50 chance!
Three-year-old Good Instinct didn't care about anything else. Her eyes lit up when she saw the black-clad warrior; she was determined to grab him to add some fun to her boring life. Why wouldn't she take a bloodied head?
But Shen Tang can also control her mouth.
Then an extremely bizarre scene unfolded—
Seeing their lord descend like a divine army, the morale of the fighting force soared. Before anyone could utter a word, Shen Tang tossed Zhang He's head into Wei Shou's arms and grabbed his weapon to snatch the severed head himself. He wielded his scythe with flawless skill, the dense blades seemingly covering the entire sky, while simultaneously chattering incessantly. His monologue was quite bizarre.
And who are you?
[Malicious intent?]
Where have you been all this time?
Blah blah blah blah...
Kang Shi wanted to slap his thigh as soon as he saw it.
It's over, our lord has been completely outmaneuvered by them!
Chu Yao was far away and didn't know what Shen Tang said.
The moment he saw Shen Tang appear, he was so excited that he lost control and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Blessed by Heaven, the Mandate of Heaven has been bestowed upon you!"
In no time, the slogans spread like wildfire everywhere.
"Blessed by Heaven, the Mandate of Heaven has been bestowed upon us!"
"Blessed by Heaven, the Mandate of Heaven has been bestowed upon us!"
"Blessed by Heaven, the Mandate of Heaven has been bestowed upon us!"
These words were like a shot of adrenaline injected into the army. Everywhere, which had been struggling to hold on, was revitalized, bursting forth with unprecedented morale. Shouts echoed like a tsunami across the Chaoli Pass. High morale meant increased strength.
The ebb and flow of things—
The powerful enemies that were once impossible to kill are no longer terrifying.
The fighting continues.
But the black-clad warrior's expression had become extremely ugly.
The Shen Tang before me is different from Wei Shou and Chu Jie.
Due to the difference in their cultivation levels, even with the assistance of national prestige, the latter needed to cooperate in a two-on-one fight; the slightest mistake could allow the black-clad warrior to widen the gap. All they could do was be cautious and wait for an opportunity to strike decisively. The black-clad warrior was confident that even if he couldn't win, he could still escape alive. But Shen Tang before him truly made him feel the threat of death.
The black-clad warrior cherished his life.
He didn't want to get entangled with Shen Tang any longer. His original mission was simply to hold back the high-level combat forces of Chaoli Pass and buy time for the formation of the heavy shield warriors. Who knew that Shen Youli and Gong Xichou were not there, and his opponents became Wei Shou and Chu Jie.
Two fifteenth-grade junior officials!
If he didn't take their heads and went back empty-handed, wouldn't he be a laughingstock? Who knew Wei Shou was such a coward, so resilient and hard-pressed, and Chu Jie so strangely behaving. He was careless for a moment, and the two of them dragged him all the way back to Shen Tang to kill them!
Xuanyi warrior: "..."
At this point, he could still escape.
Unexpectedly, Shen Tang kept talking nonstop.
Every word made his nerves tingle.
By the time he came to his senses and tried to escape, the scythe had already claimed his life—but it was too late!
The black-clad warrior, already injured by Chu Jie and his companion, was now being chased across the sky by the strong and playful three-year-old Shan Nian wielding a scythe, leaving him looking extremely disheveled. He cried out in fear, "Shen Youli, you know about the Gods' Assembly, how dare you kill me?"
Upon hearing this, the three-year-old's benevolent thoughts, the twenty-four-year-old's lurking evil thoughts, and the talkative Shen Tang all came online at once.
Three slightly different voices came out of one mouth at the same time, with varying pitches, which was quite eerie.
"The Assembly of the Gods?"
The black-clad warrior's face was ashen.
Regardless of the nature of the trio's voices, judging from their tone alone, the other party only knew that such a force existed, but didn't know its name. In their panic, they had inadvertently revealed the name, giving the other party a clue to follow.
Shen Tang said with a half-smile, "I see."
He then asked, "So Huang Lie is also part of your play? That bastard Huang Xiguang, the Gods have him backing him, right? Damn it, three-year-old, kill him!"
Even if the GM comes today, a Great Immortal descends, or even the Heavenly Dao itself comes, nothing can stop her from taking this head!
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(End of this chapter)
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