magic high school

Chapter 74: Farewell at This Journey

Li Ge wasn't really clear about the history of this period, since in his previous life, he basically saw that after Wuzhang Plains, it marked the official end of the Three Kingdoms period.

Jiang Wei's statement, "My plan failed, it is fate," merely offered this great man the most dignified way to die.

He was unaware that at this point in time, the well-known figures from the late Han Dynasty and early Han period already possessed a large number of widely circulated stories, and had even become ghosts and gods in the traditional sense.

Not to mention the famous figures from the late Han Dynasty and early Han Dynasty, even the story of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang from decades ago has become a mythical tale throughout Luoyang and even the entire land of China.

To put it bluntly, the Sima family was the first to mythologize Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and to admire and worship him, which is quite ironic.

Of course, Li Ge was unaware of these minor details, but looking at Deng Ai at this moment, Li Ge still sighed deeply.

Deng Ai was also puzzled by Li Ge and his group, after all, their clothing styles were really too strange, even bizarre. Whether it was Li Ge, who was still wearing a trench coat, or Valerie, who looked like a metal can, these styles of clothing were a real test of Han and Wei etiquette for him.

However, he could only assume that these were the costumes of ghosts and spirits.

Valerie, the silly girl beside him, wanted to speak, but Li Ge immediately stopped her.

Li Ge doesn't know about the others, but the language that appears in the translation module must be the simplest and most understandable plain language. This is the most convenient system in any world, but in this era, it is completely different.

Li Ge coughed lightly, even half-disabling the translation module, and said in his original words: "General, I am not the ghost of Marquis Wen. My name is Cao Ge, courtesy name Ziyin. I am a wandering knight under Liu Kang, the Duke of Shanyang. My ancestors were a branch of the Cao family of Qiao County. After the Gaoping Mausoleum Incident, we fled to Shanyang and were protected by the Duke of Shanyang."

At this moment, Li Ge seemed to have switched the translation module to a mode that only changed accents without translating. As soon as he spoke, Valerie, who was standing next to him, was instantly stunned.

She hadn't expected that Li Ge would completely learn the way people spoke in this world in such a short time, not through the translation module, but through genuine, palatable speech. This made her think Li Ge was really amazing.

Li Ge: "..."

He actually wore a fake identity. In this era, one's identity is self-given. Although Li Ge was swindling and deceiving, it didn't matter. He could simply become Liu Kang's godfather, thus solidifying his identity. With Liu Kang as a witness that he was a member of the Cao clan, Sima Yan would have to accept it reluctantly.

Liu Kang, grandson of Liu Xie, is the current Duke of Shanyang. His paternal grandmother was Cao Jie, so he has a close kinship with the Cao family and can be considered half a member of the Cao family. In this era, it would be quite normal for him to protect the collateral branches of the Cao family.

"As for what happened before, it was all just a charade and doesn't count as real." Li Ge said this in a very soft voice.

Deng Ai showed a moment of vigilance and suspicion, followed by silence and a sense of relief.

At first, he certainly didn't quite believe Li Ge's fake identity, but when he thought about his current situation, he could only accept it.

I am a prisoner, a skeleton in a tomb, why would anyone need to deceive me?

Moreover, although he was dressed in strange clothes, his demeanor, speech, skin and teeth, and especially his refined features, clearly indicated that he was a scholar from a prominent family. Why would he need to deceive me?

Li Ge's discovery was somewhat accidental, because in this era, the first thing people looked at to determine whether someone belonged to a prominent family was their face and teeth, as there was a significant difference in appearance between members of prominent families and commoners.

For those of them living in magic high schools, if they were in this era and said they weren't from a powerful family, no one would believe them. In fact, they would be from an extremely powerful family, as only such refined individuals could be cultivated.

Furthermore, considering that Li Ge and the others looked so handsome that even in this era they could be described as "gentlemen as jade," Deng Ai believed it to some extent.

Therefore, in this era, when many people open their mouths and say that they come from a certain aristocratic family, others are generally very likely to believe them. Just by looking at their face and teeth, and by listening to their speech, people can basically determine where they are from and what social class they belong to. If an ordinary person opens their mouth with a mouth full of worn teeth, they will be directly rejected.

Li Ge didn't give himself a high status. His ancestors were from a collateral branch of the Cao family, and he was now a wandering knight in Shanyang Kingdom. He was a fallen noble family, so his speech wasn't that important. In addition, the fact that he and his group of four had defeated hundreds of elite soldiers of the Sima family was enough to prove a lot.

"Young Master Cao, what is your purpose in saving me, a man on the verge of death?" Deng Ai bowed deeply once again, whether to the person who saved his life or to Li Ge's current disguise.

"General, everyone knows Sima Zhao's intentions. I cannot bear to see you ruined by the crime of treason and leave a bad name for eternity! You may have failed the world, but you have done right by the Sima family. To die tragically at the hands of the Sima family for the crime of treason is truly unbearable and infuriating, hence this plan..." Li Ge said.

Deng Ai's expression was extremely complicated, but he still let out a deep sigh.

Valerie, standing to the side, was instantly stunned; her entire body seemed to be on the verge of exploding with shock.

What? What is this talking about? Did I skip some part of the plot?

Deng Ai understood, and he sighed deeply, saying, "I have recorded the deeds of the Cao family and the Duke of Shanyang, but my life has come to an end. If I do not die, the entire Deng family will have no way to survive."

Deng Ai actually felt a strange sense of relief when he saw that if the collateral branch of Cao Wei really had such a prodigy, even though he was a disciple of the Sima clan, he still outwardly remained loyal to Cao Wei. He also understood that this prodigy wanted to recruit him and fight against the Sima clan together.

But he knew even more clearly that this young man could neither save him nor change the course of history.

He was merely a prisoner trapped by his family and reputation. His death was an explanation to Sima Zhao, and also an explanation to history. If he did not die, the Deng family would perish.

If I die here, the descendants of the Deng family will survive, and I will also be able to clear my name of the crime of treason.

He then silently searched his body and handed a bloodstained bronze talisman to Li Ge.

Deng Ai suddenly stood up, straightened his clothes, and despite his numerous wounds, he still looked in the direction of Luoyang: "I have fought all my life and made great contributions in destroying Shu, but I have ended up like this. Now I think that on the eve of the fall of Chengdu, I should have claimed illness and retired, and handed over this great achievement to Sima, then I could have rested in peace."

"It's a pity that I only realized it now; it's too late to regret it." He sighed deeply, turned his head, looked at Li Ge, and his eyes were frighteningly calm.