Chapter 429: Chen Zhao's Extra (8)
For no other reason than that she is different from other ladies.
Chen Zhaozhi is very nervous now, he knows that Xia Wanqing must be here to find him.
"I want to talk to you." Sure enough, Xia Wanqing's figure stopped in front of him, looking down at him condescendingly.
Her gaze was so vicious that the beauty in Shen Zhaozhi's arms couldn't help but retreat a little.
Everyone started to boo.
"Chen Zhaozhi! When did this happen? Why didn't you tell us?"
"It's so spicy, can you control it?"
"Is it because of your magic trick?"
…
"Let's talk about it here." Chen Zhaozhi hugged the beauty tighter and leaned back on the cushion behind him.
He even crossed his legs provocatively.
"Pa!" Seeing this, Xia Wanqing slapped Chen Zhaozhi in the face without saying a word.
Her hand was so strong that it tilted Chen Zhaozhi's head, and a red slap mark landed on his left cheek as expected.
The noisy surroundings suddenly became silent.
Everyone was stunned, and the beauty in Chen Zhaozhi's arms wanted to faint on the spot.
Chen Zhaozhi slowly sat up straight, calmly spat out a tooth, and swallowed the remaining blood back into his stomach.
"Are you done?" he asked.
It seemed as if he had no intention of leaving the table to talk to Xia Wanqing.
"You've changed." Xia Wanqing looked at him coldly.
Seeing that Chen Zhaozhi had no intention of responding, she did not continue to pester him and quickly walked down the stairs.
Everyone was still in a daze.
Chen Zhaozhi smiled calmly: "Don't be alarmed, everyone. Miss Xia has always admired me. Seeing us come here to drink wine today, she got a little excited. I'm sorry to bother you. Please don't be offended..."
Before he could finish his words, Xia Wanqing, who had already gone downstairs, rushed back upon hearing the sound and slapped Shen Zhaozhi on the right cheek again.
Everyone: “…”
Don't be surprised, don't be surprised, don't dare to be surprised.
From then on, the two completely cut off contact. In the past, Xia Wanqing would kick her when they walked on the street, but now she doesn't even bother to give her a kick.
At that time, Chen Zhaozhi felt that he was right, because those who achieved great things were not bound by personal feelings.
He also told himself that his circle was very complicated and being with Xia Wanqing would be a burden to her - and he selectively forgot whether Xia Wanqing was still willing to be with him.
But the longer the time goes, one year, two years, three years, the more he feels uncomfortable.
The more he flattered his colleagues and the more frustrated he was in the court, the more he thought of the happy times with Xia Wanqing.
But once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back.
What his master asked him to do was not only to build closer relationships between the various families in the court, but also to collect energy for him.
Yes, in the form of human sacrifice.
He was not used to it at first. No one could take the lives of others over and over again without any hesitation.
But the master talked to him again and again, and repeatedly hinted to him the justice of their cause.
He took Shen Zhaozhi to see the lives of the villagers, to see how meaningless their existence was, how ignorant they were, and how vulgar their behavior was.
See how their repetitive labor can be replaced by physiognomy.
Tell him that it would be better for these people to become their sacrifices than to live.
Day after day, Chen Zhaozhi finally accepted it and became a puppet for his master to collect spiritual power.
This process is hard to describe. There is reluctance and guilt, but also the pleasure of dominating people's lives... But he always feels very lonely.
Outsiders stay away from him, people around him are afraid of him, and even his master, the only person who understands him, often feels distant from him.
He is no longer the same as before. He has no close friends, nor a loving lover.
I dream of Xia Wanqing more often every night.
Perhaps noticing Chen Zhaozhi's trance, the Grand Master finally told him their ultimate goal.
"Rebellion?!" He didn't expect that this was the purpose of his master collecting spiritual power.
"That's right, Zhaozhi. You've seen the emperor's stupidity," said the Grand Master. "He's suppressing the spread of Buddhism and suppressing all sects. Even independent cultivators have been forced into a state of disgrace."
Chen Zhaozhi nodded: "I understand all this, but why did he do this?"
The Grand Master said, "The royal family is a family of cultivators, and all previous emperors have borne dragon markings. However, the current emperor's generation lacks them. He dares not allow physiognomists to flourish, fearing they might threaten him. Even I, it took several years to gain his trust."
He looked at Shen Zhaozhi deeply and said, "In order to give birth to a child with dragon marks, he found the fox demon Hu Shanshan, your mother, but he still failed."
"So he abandoned me and put my mother under house arrest?!" Chen Zhaozhi was stunned.
He used to fantasize that his parents got together because of the relationship between him and Xia Wanqing, and that the current situation was caused because love between humans and demons was unacceptable in the world.
Unexpectedly, his birth was a conspiracy from the very beginning. He was abandoned because he was a waste of the experiment, and his mother was placed under house arrest because she was useless.
This man! How cold and indifferent!
Chen Zhaozhi was enraged, completely unaware that every time he hesitated, his master would use his life experience and mother to provoke him.
"Besides, we are not rebelling." The Grand Master continued to persuade, "You have royal blood. Once the great event is accomplished, you can ascend the throne."
"I'm here to ascend the throne?!" With these words, Shen Zhaozhi's heart began to boil again.
"The royal bloodline must not be disturbed," said the Grand Master. "Your eldest and second brothers lack talent, and your fourth brother has a strange illness. There is no one more suitable than you. This is why I was willing to adopt you back then."
Chen Zhaozhi was deeply moved.
Even though he is the emperor's biological son, the master is willing to treat him as his own, trust him, and tell him all his plans.
With a master like this, why wouldn't you be loyal to him?
Chen Zhaozhi completely joined the Grand Master's plan, collecting spiritual power for him and running around everywhere.
He specifically looked for poor people, women, and prisoners to refine, because even if these people disappeared or died, few people would care about them.
His actions went smoothly except when he met his half-brother, Master Xiao, and his female companion, Xiangshi Xu.
These two people caused him to suffer a great loss, but fortunately their identities were not exposed.
After this incident, his disgust for Young Master Xiao increased. Besides the fact that he ruined his plans and won his father's favor, he also hated the fact that Young Master Xiao had a female companion who truly loved him.
Even a freak like Young Master Xiao has a female companion, so why doesn't he have one?!
He began to miss Xia Wanqing more and more.
This is a person's beautiful thoughts about the past under heavy pressure.
In fact, he has never stopped paying attention to Xia Wanqing during this period of time.
It is said that Xia Wanqing has reached the age of marriage early, but her identity is too special. She is the daughter of Minister Xia of the Ministry of War. Her marriage has long been involved in court politics. She cannot marry whoever she wants. Even her father, Minister Xia, may not be able to make the decision. It still depends on the emperor's mood.
However, those who had feelings for her lined up from the East Gate to the West Gate. Not only did the Emperor want to marry her to Young Master Xiao, but the Queen and the Crown Prince also had ideas.
If the emperor had more sons, there would be even more people fighting for him.
Due to the infighting among several parties, Xia Wanqing was unable to get engaged.
Chen Zhaozhi couldn't tell what he was feeling, regret or secretly happy.
Maybe both.
Perhaps, before the final moment, whether he succeeded or failed, he could still talk to her again.
After all, whether she succeeds or fails, she will never forgive him.
(There is another chapter later)
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