novelraw Chapter 39 – Secret news
Chapter 39 – Secret news
Chen Shi felt that things weren't that simple.
The servant's framing.
The framing at the Martial Practice Field.
These were all low-level tricks, and both incidents indicated that the other party had always treated him like an ant.
That's where the problem lay.
Since he was a nobody, when he was exiled to the army, with the power of the Qin King's Manor, a single word could have intercepted him in advance. At that point, he could have been secretly executed in the manor, without the need to send out a Man in Black to intercept and kill the imperial escort team.
A prince.
For a nobody.
To do something that could easily arouse the emperor's suspicion.
Was it worth it?
It all seemed abnormal.
Moreover, if it was really King Qin who wanted him dead, he wouldn't have survived so many simulations, especially after Elder Wang's escape and his own talent being exposed.
Sacrificing a useless life to gain favor with King Qin.
Lin Manqing would do it without a second thought.
And there was another doubt.
The masked Man in Black who tried to kill him in the first two simulations—if he had connections with the Qin King's Manor, why would he do something like intercepting and killing imperial soldiers?
This not only slapped the court's face but also the Qin King's Manor's face.
After all, the other party was a prince of Great Wei.
Sharing both glory and loss with the royal family.
Besides, if they could instruct a high-level spy like Elder Wang to harm him, arranging his fate should have been a matter of a single word, right?
Why bother intercepting and killing imperial soldiers?
The more Chen Shi thought about it.
The more confused he became.
However, he could confirm one thing: the Mastermind's power at this time was definitely not very strong, because in such matters, they only sent a Man in Black who seemed to be at the Perfected True Lake Stage, which clearly didn't match their cautious style.
Unless this Perfected True Lake Stage was the strongest force they could deploy.
With doubts in mind, he continued to read.
[After thinking for a long time, you asked if the one behind framing you was King Qin.]
[Lin Manqing said she didn't know either, because according to Elder Wang's memory, the other party was just following orders from above. If you want to know more, you'll have to wait a few days for the Qin King's Manor to come and take you.]
[Next, you asked about Elder Wang's motive for infiltrating the Song family. Lin Manqing said it wasn't something you should know, then she proactively brought up the great opportunity you mentioned. You refused with her own words, saying it wasn't something you should know.]
[She was so angry that her chest heaved violently.]
[She said you had grown wings and dared to confront her directly now.]
[To this, you just sneered.]
[Ever since you took out the Earth Grade Spirit Herb, you had already planned to negotiate with a tiger, and you didn't want to act subservient in front of this woman, because that would only show your weakness and lack of confidence. So even if you were pretending, you had to act as if you had nothing to fear.]
[Your toughness left Lin Manqing both surprised and suspicious.]
[After a moment of silence.]
[She told you something: fifty years ago, an Immortal Palace descended in the Cursed Land, shaking the world. Countless people sent warriors of the lower five realms to investigate, including Emperor Wei's Black Dragon Guard. Shortly after, the Black Dragon Guard successfully entered the Immortal Palace and brought out a Heaven Grade Technique. It was said to contain the method to break through to the Heaven-Human Realm. For this, Emperor Wei ordered a secret escort of more than ten Heaven-Human powerhouses to return the technique to the Imperial City overnight. However, before the technique could be transported out of Liang Prefecture, the team was ambushed, and all the Heaven-Human powerhouses perished, causing the Heaven Grade Technique to disappear...]
[After that, rumors flew everywhere.]
[Some said the technique was taken by the Five Great Sects, others said it returned to the Imperial City, and some said it never left Liang Prefecture and was hidden in the Song family's Divine General's Manor... In the end, Lin Manqing said that as fifty years passed, the belief that the technique was still hidden in the Song family in Liang Prefecture became more convincing.]
[And this, presumably, was Elder Wang's motive for infiltrating the Song family.]
[You pondered.]
[You asked Lin Manqing if she knew the whereabouts of the technique.]
[She coldly laughed and said if the technique were in the Song family, this place would have been razed long ago. No one could resist the greed of all the Heaven-Human powerhouses in the world, not even Emperor Wei, let alone a Song family.]
[You agreed, then recalled the incident of dying under Yiranzi's sword in a past life.]
[You asked about the Spirit Sword Sect's Reverse Scale...]
[Lin Manqing looked wary and asked what you intended to do.]
[You confessed your identity as a reborn person, revealing everything about Lin Qiushui, and finally emphasized the incident of being stabbed to death with a single sword...]
Chen Shi felt that his simulated self was starting to act erratically again.
Revealing the identity of a reborn person.
This wasn't something he would normally do.
In fact, ever since the simulation began with spending the night at the Yun Residence, he felt something was off. Knowing that Lin Qiushui's identity was problematic, yet still insisting on being close to her—wasn't he afraid of retribution later?
It seemed too reckless.
[Due to the fantastical nature of your reborn story, Lin Manqing didn't choose to believe you.]
[You weren't surprised, just asked her to give Lin Qiushui Spirit Liquid for cultivation, saying it would reveal the truth. Finally, after some thought, you mentioned that Song Qingwei would temper Golden Bones in the Song Family Spirit Pool in the future.]
["What about Song Chengming?"]
[Lin Manqing asked you impulsively.]
[You said no.]
[Then, the air fell silent.]
[After a long time.]
[Lin Manqing told you that within the Spirit Sect of the Spirit Sword Sect, there are some people with special bloodlines who are forbidden to marry outsiders. If such a union occurs, it will immediately be discovered by the Heavenly Tome of the Spirit Sect.]
[At that time, the lightest punishment is lifelong imprisonment, and the heaviest is execution.]
[After saying this, she just looked at you quietly.]
[After hearing Lin Manqing's words, you immediately knew she was lying, testing you, because in your third life, you had a child with Lin Qiushui, and the Spirit Sword Sect didn't make a sound...]
Seeing this, Chen Shi's expression turned a bit strange.
He seemed to understand why his simulated self was so bold.
It was likely because of the memories.
In the simulation, without knowing about the simulator, if memories and even cultivation suddenly appeared in his mind, how would he think?
With his ten years of experience reading on Tomato Books.
He would inevitably think of rebirth, reincarnation, or resurrection.
The fear of death faded.
This led to.
His simulated self suddenly becoming much bolder.
"This is a stroke of luck."
Chen Shi murmured.
His simulated self being too cautious wasn't necessarily a good thing for his real self, as it would miss many opportunities to uncover the truth. For example, this time, if he hadn't confronted Lin Manqing directly and exposed his identity as a reborn person, he wouldn't have learned so many secrets.
This could be considered more beneficial than harmful.