54: Chapter 47: The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility 54: Chapter 47: The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility I really like a quote from Zhou Li and Tang Wan.
Huh?
As soone fully aware of Qianhu’s identity, Zhou Li and Tang Wan knew only too well that this seemingly honest man with a square face was actually a Scorpion Spirit, a killer that relished in slicing people up fresh.
On this journey, the group had united with each of them harboring their own ulterior motives.
But now, watching the glowing and formidable figure before them, and sensing that prideful righteousness deep in his bones, Zhou Li’s face twisted in shock, and on Tang Wan’s usually expressionless little face, a look of “terror” appeared.
What’s going on?
Got hit on the head with a rock and went stupid?
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, what the hell happened?
And on the side, Guo Lingyun, who Tang Wan had casually tossed onto the ground, convulsed like a salted fish, rubbing his cheek against the dead soil of Mother Earth, tilting his head and watching the square-faced, righteousness-radiating Qianhu with a look of horror on his face.
What’s going on?
What’s going on?
What’s going on?
Aren’t you the Golden Snake Lady’s spy?
Aren’t you the Scorpion Spirit, the second-in-command of the Golden Snake Gang?
Aren’t you the villainous remnant that our Guo Family has been hunting for decades?
What are you doing?
Why are you taking an oath?
Big brother, snap out of it!
At this mont, the air fell into an eerie silence, as Zhou Li and Tang Wan could not believe what they were seeing.
The performance of Qianhu just then didn’t seem fake; it was an act that simply couldn’t be feigned.
While Guo Lingyun, convulsing on the ground like a salted fish, wore an expression of terror, feeling that his undercover life might be ending in a bizarre way.
“Young friend Zhou Li, sorry to have put you through this.”
Approaching Zhou Li, the square-faced man with tears in his eyes took hold of Zhou Li’s stiff hands and said with a sad heart, “What happened in Mountain God Village is an oversight by The Imperial Court, a mistake by us Jinyiwei.
It’s a fault that such perverse and evil practices were allowed to fester for so long, truly a misdoing of us Jinyiwei.”
After a heavy sigh, Qianhu looked at Zhou Li and said with a heavy voice, “But fortunately, you and this Miss…
Tang have not been seriously hurt—it’s an ill turn of luck that has a silver lining.”
Quick-witted Zhou Li imdiately lifted up Tang Wan, who started flailing her limbs in anger, and whispered furiously, “He was definitely about to call Water Bastard, I’m telling you, absolutely, I can’t tolerate this, I just can’t take this I’m telling you!”
“My sincerest apologies!”
Hearing this, Qianhu quickly bowed deeply to Tang Wan in panic, sincerely saying, “I’ve just co to my senses, my mind’s a ss, and I’m prone to misspeaking.
Offending you was not my intention, please allow to offer my earnest apologies.”
Flailing-ard Tang Wan froze mid-air like a zombie, while Zhou Li, equally incredulous, involuntarily let go, causing Tang Wan to plop onto the ground.
No, this is the sign of being utterly out of your senses.
At this ti, Zhou Li and Tang Wan concluded with high probability that there was a huge discrepancy in the other party’s mory, turning a sauce-dipping man-eating monster into an abnormal Jinyiwei with upstanding morals.
Because a normal Jinyiwei isn’t upstanding at all!
After exchanging glances, Zhou Li and Tang Wan both recognized the gravity in each other’s eyes.
The situation now was that Qianhu seed to have gone mad, with symptoms mainly being “kind-hearted, responsible, upright, fair and not bullying the weak, serious in carrying out Jinyiwei duties, and striving to fulfill the words of his oath.”
Wait a minute, does that count as madness?
Zhou Li thought about the Jinyiwei he had seen before and then compared them to the Qianhu in front of him, who was preparing to donate to the elderly, and ca up with a clear conclusion.
Yes, it’s madness.
“Lord Qianhu…”
At this point, unable to hold back, Guo Lingyun broke the awkward silence.
He got up from the ground, straightened himself, and said to Lord Qianhu, “We seem to have forgotten about Constable Liu.”
“Constable Liu?”
Lord Qianhu was initially startled, then the mories lurking within him awakened.
All at once, he was greatly alard and, leaving behind the words “Wait for for a mont,” he hastily ran towards another riverbank of Mountain God Village.
Watching Lord Qianhu run against the sunrise, Zhou Li and his companions fell silent.
“Don’t look at , I don’t know what’s going on either.”
Turning his head away, Zhou Li muttered.
“Do you think I, a Water Bastard, would know why his brain has malfunctioned?”
Still resentful about being inexplicably labeled a Water Bastard by Lord Qianhu, Tang Wan spread his hands and directly addressed Guo Lingyun’s gaze, “I think he must have hit his head, knocked silly.”
“Hit his head?
But…”
Just as Guo Lingyun was about to ntion that Lord Qianhu hadn’t been hit in the head by the Giant Stone Statue, the image of his own perfect Green Pitch Slide Tackle appeared in his mind, along with the ball that got slide-tackled—Lord Qianhu’s head.
“Don’t look at , I don’t know either.”
Feeling the burning gazes of Zhou Li and Tang Wan, Guo Lingyun turned his head away and muttered.
“I think there’s no problem.”
At that mont, Zhou Li, who had been deep in thought, raised his head and said, as if it were the most natural thing in the world, “Isn’t Lord Qianhu in quite a good state?
Why be so pessimistic?”
“Ah, this.”
Guo Lingyun was montarily stunned.
He was about to object when suddenly, a problem occurred to him.
That’s right, Zhou Li and Tang Wan didn’t know of Lord Qianhu’s true identity as a monster.
Suddenly, Guo Lingyun felt the situation beco troubleso.
He didn’t want to disclose the monster identity of Lord Qianhu to Zhou Li and Tang Wan, because once he revealed the existence of the Golden Snake Lady to them, it would entangle the previously uninvolved Zhou Li and Tang Wan in a conspiracy.
“Indeed, that is true.”
After a mont’s consideration, Guo Lingyun sighed, finding nothing to object to.
After all, the current situation was just so, Lord Qianhu’s mind had indeed malfunctioned, but this issue miraculously seed to be developing in a positive direction.
It was like a terminal cancer patient who had contracted syphilis, and as a result, the syphilis had not been cured, but the cancer had gone into remission.
Can you say that’s a bad thing?
“Let’s just leave it at that.”
Zhou Li already had a plan in mind and, with a kindly expression, he patted Guo Lingyun on the shoulder and gently said,
“Since Lord Qianhu is now wholeheartedly benevolent, it’s a rather good outco.
Later, we’ll take Constable Liu with us back to Beiliang.
You and Lord Qianhu can properly report this matter to the Imperial Court.
We’ll continue being insignificant Ascendant Commoners.
How does that sound?”
When Zhou Li said these words, his expression was amiable and his tone gentle, but for so reason, Guo Lingyun shivered involuntarily.
However, after seeing Zhou Li’s sunny smile, he just assud it was because he had just woken up and his brain was yet to recover.
“No problem.”
Bowing to Zhou Li, Guo Lingyun chose to follow Zhou Li’s word for now and await further plans after returning to Beiliang.
After all, only he knew the secret of Lord Qianhu’s monster identity.
It would be impossible to trace the forces behind Lord Qianhu relying solely on his own strength.
At this thought, Guo Lingyun felt the burden on his shoulders growing heavier.
He quietly sighed and comforted himself:
It’s alright, out of so many people, only I, relying on my wits, figured out the truth of Lord Qianhu being a monster.
It can only be said, with great power cos great responsibility.
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