Chapter 863: This is Explosive (Part 2) [Requesting Monthly Tickets]
The man's silence made Shen Tang somewhat unhappy.
Doesn't she know she's a very busy person, even eating a meal requires a lot of time? How could she possibly have so much time to waste with him?
Shen Tang's voice lowered: "Is this true?"
The man finally reluctantly spoke up: "Yes!"
Shen Tang then asked him to confirm the details further: "How did you meet that day, and what did you say to each other?"
The man was quite displeased with Shen Tang's persistent questioning.
He scoffed, "Why is Mr. Shen asking this?"
Shen Tang, ever the dutiful one, bombarded you with questions: "Did she coerce you? For example, verbally? Physically? Forced you to have sex with her?"
The man's already displeased face was now filled with embarrassment and anger.
He growled, "No!"
Now it was Shen Tang's turn to be surprised: "There isn't one?"
She murmured, her voice not loud but loud enough for the man to hear.
Shen Tang's biggest worry was that the female soldiers would use force to coerce their opponents without realizing it—the female soldiers would think the opponents had agreed, but in reality, the opponents were only forced to agree because of the weapons and strength in the female soldiers' hands. If it weren't for this, Shen Tang wouldn't have needed to deliberately dig out the aggrieved party.
Looking at it now, it really was a mutual consent process?
As she was deep in thought, the man, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, suddenly became sharp in his voice and attitude, saying in an extremely disdainful tone, "She's just a country bumpkin who admires me and begs for a night of pleasure. Seeing her sincerity and earnestness, I generously granted her that request. It's just a matter of love between men and women, does Mr. Shen even care about that?"
The female soldier on one side looked up with a strange expression.
It's hard to tell whether I'm relieved that the man's testimony is in my favor, or inwardly resentful of his self-deception as he tries to save face.
Shen Tang: "..."
Gu Chi: "..."
Others: "..."
The female soldier frowned and said, "I have never been in love with you! What do you mean I begged you for a night of pleasure? I just saw you standing by the water like an immortal, so I asked you if you had a wife at home. You said no, so I asked you if you would like to be with me."
Her task was to reassure the displaced people and prevent them from wandering off.
She had just left a remote village when she encountered two petty thieves who tried to harm her. She killed them both without hesitation. Covered in blood and sticky with sweat, she happened to hear the sound of water nearby. Following the sound, she found herself at a beautifully situated pool.
She had just killed someone, her martial energy surging, and she was also experiencing the two most difficult days of her life, so she wanted to seek peace in the pool. At that moment, she heard the mournful sound of a zither, as if her parents had died. Looking at the person playing the zither, she saw that they were truly beautiful, and she was momentarily blinded by lust.
During times of war, the atmosphere was open.
She figured she had plenty of time, so she extended an invitation to the man.
The man was initially annoyed, his face pale as he refused, but somehow he agreed. So, the two made love by the pond, spending a fairly pleasant half-hour. Actually, she was still somewhat unsatisfied, feeling a bit like she was only scratching the surface, but time didn't allow it.
If she had known that it would leave her with a pregnancy problem, she would have preferred to hold it in longer; after all, it wouldn't kill her.
The female soldier gave a very detailed account, recalling her experiences as she spoke.
The man was also forced to recall the details of that day.
Poor Gu Chi, he became part of this play.
Shen Tang sighed: "Good heavens, are you two trying to pull off a Rashomon effect? I'm asking you one last time, were you forced into this?"
The man insisted, but there was still nothing.
The female soldier stared with innocent eyes.
See? She really didn't lie to or deceive her lord.
Left with no other choice, Shen Tang could only look at Gu Chi.
"Wangchao, have you heard anything?"
Before Gu Chi could speak, the man flew into a rage: "You, surnamed Chen, are despicable and shameless! You actually sent someone to spy on your thoughts!"
Shen Tang suppressed the urge to smash the man's face with the table.
What an ungrateful wretch!
She was clearly upholding justice and fairness!
Don't push your luck!
Gu Chi composed himself, sighed, and said, "Regardless of the details, the two of them didn't lie; they just concealed some specific details."
Shen Tang immediately sensed something was amiss: "What details?"
Gu Chi said with a strange expression, "When she invited the man to have sex, she was covered in blood, holding a knife, and exuding a murderous aura. The man thought she was a ruthless bandit who had killed countless people in the mountains. Since her guards had been dismissed, he couldn't get away and could only grit his teeth and agree, trying to buy time. But after she was honest with him, he realized that she was a woman and not a man, so he half-heartedly agreed, and that's how the deed was done."
Haha, that's not all.
The female soldier had trained for years, never slacking off regardless of the scorching heat or bitter cold. Beneath her armor, her body was tall and well-proportioned, her muscles clearly defined and powerful without being overly exaggerated, exuding a wild strength unlike that of ordinary women. When had any man ever seen anything like it? He was momentarily captivated by her beauty.
The only thing that makes men unhappy is that they are always passive.
In the heat of passion, he tried to take control, but his meager waist strength was easily suppressed by the other's single hand, leaving him completely unable to resist. He didn't mind this happening under the open sky, but he minded feeling like a courtesan being suppressed and forced to act as he pleased.
After it was over, the man was in a daze for a long time.
When I came to my senses, I saw only clothes scattered on the ground, but no one else was there.
The man's face alternated between pale and flushed, and finally, clutching his back and clutching his zither, he limped away from the pool. The guards found him and asked what was wrong, but he claimed he had slipped on the moss, fallen into the pool, and hurt his back. He dared not let anyone know what had happened.
Shen Tang hesitated, "...Wouldn't this be considered coercion?"
Man: "...Hey, what exactly do you want? If it's just to humiliate me, I'm not going to fall for it."
Shen Tang snorted: "If it weren't for the two of you losing your lives in that battle at the pool, would I have bothered to listen to this? Since you said you were willing, and you actually were, I'll consider giving her a lighter punishment. Post a notice criticizing her, deduct half a year's salary, give her twenty strokes of the cane, transfer her from her military post, and make her reflect on where she went wrong! Since you've joined the army, you should abide by military discipline! Any complaints?"
Whether it was a deduction of salary or caning, the female soldiers had no objections.
One thing, however, made her turn pale.
She pleaded with Shen Tang in a panic, "I beg you, my lord, to punish me with a year's salary and forty strokes of the cane. I am willing to accept any punishment, but please, my lord, do not transfer me out of my military post! I know I was wrong and I swear on my life that I will never do it again! I beg you, my lord, to be lenient!"
Although the lord has been persistently working to improve literacy in the army over the years, and the soldiers have studied diligently, their level is at most that of being able to recognize characters and write legibly; they lack deep cultural knowledge. She's not suited for a clerical position or minor administrative work.
Being unable to perform the task is one thing.
Most importantly, it won't be easy for them to make meritorious contributions in the future.
The female soldier wasn't particularly talented; her current level of training relied on reckless killing on the battlefield to earn military merit and good fortune. If she were to switch to an administrative role, she would have virtually no future. Naturally, she was afraid!
Only she knows how wonderful it feels to become a valiant warrior, possessing the power to decide the lives of others. Although she is just a lowly squad leader in the army with little room for promotion, in the eyes of the common people, she is an unapproachable "high-ranking official".
In the past, she was just a worthless burden rejected by her parents. Matchmakers would nitpick her over and over again, and the men she was set up with were all ugly, crippled, useless, or lecherous old men who had lost several wives and still smelled of urine.
She naturally refused to agree to these things.
Now, not only have the people around her become kind and friendly, but she can even choose which men she likes to sleep with.
The man beside her, in the past, would have been the dream lover of many young women and wives, and she could sleep with him without even dreaming. Although he was more handsome than practical, it didn't matter; he could lie there motionless, and she was the one who mattered.
Gu Chi: "..."
At times like these, it's best not to think about such wild content.
Facing the female soldier, Shen Tang said helplessly, "You haven't even decided where to leave the child in your belly yet, how can you be punished with caning? Let alone forty strokes, twenty strokes would be enough to kill you. I transferred you to a clerical position so you could learn properly and take care of your health. If you want to abort the child, you can take twenty strokes after a month of recuperation. If you want to keep the child, you can take twenty strokes after the child is born."
What's the difference between being flogged and having an abortion right now?
Shen Tang was annoyed that she couldn't control her belt, but she wasn't so heartless as to torture a pregnant woman. She continued, "As for whether you can be transferred back to your military post, we'll see how you perform later—remember that?"
Seeing that her lord was about to relent, the female soldier decided to stop while she was ahead.
He knelt in devout gratitude: "I accept your command!"
The man was still shocked by the statement, "The battle at the pool resulted in a death." He turned to look at the female soldier, who did indeed show signs of pregnancy and remained silent for a long time. He assumed that Shen Tang, enraged by her failed attempt to recruit him, had sent men to arrest him…
Looking at it now, it seems that's not the reason?
He looked at the female soldier's belly with a complicated expression.
After a long pause, he said, "This child cannot be kept!"
Before the female soldier could even figure out what to do with the baby in her belly, she heard this and glanced at her sideways: "Why should I?"
The man snorted, "My family has strict rules. I'm not engaged or married yet. Let alone having a child from an affair, I'm not allowed to have even a legitimate son born out of wedlock. Even if you were born, my family wouldn't acknowledge you."
The female soldier looked completely bewildered: "Are you sick?"
This man had never suffered such humiliation in his life.
"You crude and barbaric woman!"
"The child is in my belly, not yours. Whether it's a boy or a girl, it's my offspring, but can you guarantee it's yours?" The female soldier's words left the man speechless, his face turning pale. He truly didn't know the female soldier had several other men she had slept with.
wrong--
If it's not his, why arrest him?
He almost got caught up in it.
Then, the female soldier whispered disdainfully, "You're just an ordinary person. Besides your face, you have nothing else to offer..."
These words are indeed very effective at hurting men.
He came from a prominent family, being the eldest son of the main branch, and his family had considerable wealth. However, he lacked the natural talent to become either a scholar or a martial artist. The clan was quite large, with over a hundred members, yet they couldn't find a single child with the aptitude.
This generation is alright; the previous generation was able to hold the family together. But the next generation is in danger; the lack of successors will inevitably lead to decline.
For the sake of the family line, his parents have been searching for a wife for him all these years, preferably someone healthy, so that the two can have offspring and perhaps their child will have the talent. Even though he has been talented since childhood, talent is something that you are born with or you are not. He has complained more than once that God is unfair to him, why He gave him talent but not allowed him to cultivate it.
As I've gotten older, I've come to accept reality.
You could say this is his Achilles' heel; a single poke will hurt.
"How dare you—"
The man was agitated, but was suppressed by the soldiers behind him.
The female soldier rolled her eyes, pondering something only she and Gu Chi knew—she was indeed considering keeping the child, not for any other reason than the handsome face of the child's biological father. The key was that he came from a prestigious family; she couldn't normally get her hands on such men.
It's not that ordinary people aren't good-looking.
But ordinary people live in poor conditions and eat coarse food; even a mouthful of badly worn yellow teeth can spoil their mood.
Born into a prestigious family, they were particular about their food and appearance. For example, the man next to them, though not a scholar or a warrior, and lacking the nourishing qualities of literature or martial arts, was still considered above average in appearance.
If they get married, they might not be able to arrange such a father for their child.
With no war for the past two years, a pregnancy only requires ten months, and she has a relatively relaxed clerical job, so she can seize the opportunity to give birth. Even if she dies on the battlefield later, at least she will have left behind a bloodline. Before the female soldier could make a final decision, Shen Tang ordered her to leave.
"only!"
The female soldier accepted the order.
She didn't care what the man would do.
Shen Tang had her own plans for keeping the man: "Just now, why did you say I used despicable methods, and that you openly rejected me? Why do you think I captured you?"
What she really wanted to know was—
Why did all the prominent families reject her?
The lands beneath the feet of these powerful families are all her territory. It would be one thing if a few refused, but why did all the powerful families refuse her? Did they think they had had too many good days and wanted to experience hardship? A dangerous glint flashed in Shen Tang's almond-shaped eyes.
The man was mentally broken by the female soldier's words, and when Shen Tang asked about it again, he felt a bit disdainful and provocative.
His gaze swept over everyone in the tent, or more precisely, over the literary monograms/martial prowess tokens at their waists. Then he looked at their faces; each one was strikingly beautiful, possessing a natural elegance. The jealousy that had haunted him for over twenty years stirred, momentarily suppressing his reason.
"Isn't Lord Shen asking a question he already knows the answer to?" The man suppressed his displeasure and spoke sarcastically, "Among the aristocratic families, who doesn't know that Lord Shen is a male soul who mistakenly entered a female body, thus breaking through the shackles of heaven and earth to learn both literature and martial arts? Confined by his body, he cannot distinguish between men and women, and has both a penchant for mirror-grinding and homosexuality. Among the men and women under your command, both literary and martial, those with outstanding appearances are all your lovers... Your so-called opening up channels for discussion and recruiting talents is nothing but a treacherous means to enrich your harem. The entire aristocratic family is ashamed of this!"
Shen Tang: "..."
Shen Tang: "???"
Shen Tang: "Greetings to your grandpa!!!"
The next second, she grabbed the table and tried to hit someone.
The others in the tent snapped out of their daze and instantly descended into chaos. Some tried to stop their lord from killing the witness in her rage, while others took advantage of the confusion to kick the man from every angle. The tent was filled with a cacophony of noise.
"My lord, my lord, my lord, please calm down!"
That was an ordinary person. If he had fallen onto the bronze table, he would have been turned into a human meat pie. The only way to finish him off would have been for the soldiers to use shovels.
"Wulang, spare this man for now, don't kill him!"
If we kill them, how can we confront those powerful families?
Shen Tang was furious: "Damn it, how dare these idiots spread rumors about me? Do they think I'm easy to bully if they don't kill a few of them?"
There were also repeated screams of pain from men being kicked.
"Stop kicking! You'll kill someone if you keep kicking!"
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