Shen Tang was really shocked.
What is Gong Xichou doing
Or is it that the Gong Xichou in front of us is someone else in disguise
Shen Tang raised his hand to stop the other person from coming forward, and asked the newcomer sternly: "Gong Xichou, you are so brave to come here at this time? Do you really think that there is no one in our alliance army?"
Gong Xichou stopped walking obediently, but his answer was quite infuriating: "Those scumbags in the Alliance Army... There really aren't that many of them, Mama, I'm the real one, not some desperate fake who's trying to trick you..."
Shen Tang: “…”
Just by listening to the tone of voice, you can tell it's true.
If the Allied Forces heard this, wouldn't they be furious
Shen Tang carefully looked around to make sure that this place was safe and no one had discovered him. Then he lowered his voice and asked Gong Xichou, "Are you sick? Do you think the grudge you made during the day was not deep enough? Why are you coming here again in the middle of the night? Where are your soldiers? Do you really dare to come here alone?"
Gong Xichou: "It's a private matter, why bring them along?"
When he heard it was a "private matter", Shen Tang couldn't help but become curious.
"Besides me, are there any other old friends in the Alliance Army that you know?"
Gong Xichou said, "No."
Shen Tang: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Gong Xichou said, "I'm not looking for you."
He just happened to meet Shen Tang and the others and came to see them.
Shen Tang was a little confused. He was not coming to see her, and the allied army had no other old friends. He was not coming for a night attack. Then why did Gong Xichou take the risk to come here at night? Even if he was strong alone, he had not fully recovered from the damage during the day. Was he not afraid of death
Gong Xichou said calmly: "For the young general today."
Today, the young man will be...
Shen Tang frowned: "You mean Shao Chong?"
Gong Xichou nodded.
Shen Tang was shocked: "… How much do you want his life? The battle is over, and you're still thinking about getting him? Shao Chong is Gu Ren's sworn brother, he won't watch you kill Shao Chong."
Among the allied forces, Gu Ren's subordinates were ranked in the top three in terms of overall strength. It would be difficult to kill Shao Chong without making any noise and then escape unscathed. Gong Xichou was not a petty and vengeful person. He targeted Shao Chong like this. Could there be something wrong with Shao Chong
Shen Tang put down the hand that was blocking Qi Shan.
"Is there something wrong with this Shao Chong?"
Gong Xichou nodded.
Shen Tang's intuition told her that the truth was probably beyond her imagination, but she couldn't resist the curiosity and asked tentatively: "Is it convenient for me to know this secret? If it's not convenient, I will take Yuan Liang away and just pretend that I didn't see you tonight."
From a personal perspective, Gong Xichou came for private matters, and Shen Tang would not reveal his whereabouts because of their past friendship; from a public perspective, as a member of the Allied Forces, Shen Tang would not sit idly by as long as Gong Xichou took action against the Allied Forces' allies.
Gong Xichou said frankly: "It's not that I can't say it."
Shen Tang listened attentively.
Gong Xichou looked indifferently at the direction of the alliance army camp and said indifferently: "That young general is called 'Shao Chong'? Mama, do you know who he is? He is a 'Gu Mu' and cannot be kept."
Shen Tang and Gong Xichou were at a distance, and his words were blown by the night wind and had some changes when they reached Shen Tang's ears. Shen Tang didn't understand what he meant for a moment, and his head was full of questions: "Aunt? Or just an aunt? Why can't I keep her?"
Gong Xichou said: "It's Gu Mu! The mother of Gu insects."
Shen Tang smacked his lips in surprise: "Gu, Gu worm???"
What is going on here
Qi Shan on the side reacted, with obvious disgust on his face, and asked, "The poisonous insect that General Gongxi mentioned... is it the 'Wu State Poison Disaster' that happened a hundred years ago? Wasn't that thing extinct? How come it still exists?"
Shen Tang looked at Qi Shan, then at Gong Xichou.
Pouting, failed to join the group chat.
She asked the NPC Qi Guidance Shan: "Where is Wuguo?"
"Wu Kingdom? Wu Kingdom was destroyed long ago." Qi Shan finished speaking, and added, "Wu Kingdom took eight years to sweep across the northwest, southwest, and more than half of the northeast, and was only one step away from unifying the continent... It was established quickly, and it was destroyed even faster..."
Shen Tang: "So powerful? How come you failed halfway?"
Qi Yuanliang used the word "sweep".
This means that the Wu State possesses overwhelming strength, and it should not be difficult to annex the remaining territories.
Gong Xichou said: "It's because of the Gu in Shao Chong's body."
Shen Tang felt like there was a cat inside him, scratching his head.
Gong Xichou said succinctly: "That kind of thing can make ordinary people gain the strength comparable to that of mid-to-high-level Wudan warriors. It is not surprising that Wuguo swept across most of the continent in a short period of time. Have you ever imagined how grand it would be if hundreds of thousands of level 7 and 8 Wudan warriors went out together? They would be invincible and unstoppable..."
Shen Tang took a deep breath after hearing this.
"This is... too amazing, but..."
She blinked, thinking of something.
Gong Xichou asked her back: But what
Shen Tang said, "But at what cost? Ordinary warriors have to practice hard for many years, training their qi and tempering their bodies to reach the peak step by step. They are also restricted by their talents and understanding. They invest not only time and energy, but also a considerable amount of meat consumption every day... Ordinary people only need to grow a Gu worm? Such a small investment, such a large output? There is such a good thing in the world that can take advantage of it? I don't believe it."
Gong Xichou knew that his soulmate was very careful and intelligent, but people in the world are greedy and can never see through these obstacles...
He said: "It's life span, potential, vitality..."
The reason for the demise of the Wu State was also very simple.
Those "brave warriors" stimulated by the poisonous insects all died suddenly overnight, causing a shock on the continent. Countless forces, large and small, took advantage of the situation to rise up, and in just a few months they completely devoured the once behemoth empire, starting a decades-long campaign to suppress the remnants.
Gong Xichou never thought that he would see her again.
Shen Tang asked: "Are you sure?"
Gongxi Qiu said in a cold voice: "I am sure of it."
Shen Tang looked into his eyes and chose to believe him.
But Gong Xichou felt that this was not convincing enough, and uttered another secret: "My people also suffered because of this..."
Shen Tang looked at him in surprise.
Gong Xichou did not elaborate on the reason, and sneered: "Everyone is afraid of its power, but everyone wants to obtain it. There are always people who think they can control their greed, and they will not follow the footsteps of the Wu Kingdom and be so greedy that they plant poison in the entire army... They are dreaming! When it comes to human hearts, who is cleaner than who?"
Shen Tang did not comment.
She was only concerned about another question: "So Shao Chong is most likely the carrier of someone else's Gu experiment?"
Gong Xichou said: "That's not necessarily true. As far as I know, the poisonous insects in Wu State have completely disappeared. However, many descendants want to take this crooked path. They try to breed the poisonous insects again based on the remnants of poisonous insects from unknown places..."
The power is not as strong as the poisonous insects in Wu State, but the harm is not small. Gong Xichou guessed that the poisonous insects in Shao Chong's body must have been infected when he was young. It is unknown what kind of defective product it is, which directly affected Shao Chong's mental development. When he was crazy, he was like a wild beast.
Shen Tang suddenly remembered what he knew about Shao Chong's experience.
When Shao Chong was a child, his family was robbed by bandits. He suddenly went mad and killed everyone in his family, including the bandits. He was the only one who survived and was later picked up by Gu Ren who passed by. Could it be not long ago
Shen Tang frowned.
I don’t know whether Gu Ren knows about this.
She asked: "Can the Gu mother in Shao Chong reproduce?"
Gong Xichou shook his head: "I don't know."
Shen Tang asked again: "Can it be taken out?"
Gong Xichou shook his head again: "I don't know."
He paused and said, "As long as Shao Chong is killed, the mother Gu will naturally die. This is the simplest, most convenient and profitable method."
Shen Tang said: "Gu Ren will not sit idly by."
Gong Xichou didn't care: "If I can kill him, I'll kill him. If I can't, I'll go back and rest. It's not necessary. Although that young general is the mother of the Gu, the Gu mother in his body doesn't grow very fast. It's very likely that the host died before it broke out of the body."
Shen Tang: “…”
I don’t quite understand Gong Xichou’s logic.
Since he didn't come with the intention of killing Shao Chong, why would he take the risk and break into the Allied Army camp alone
Or, how weak are the Allied Forces in his eyes
Qi Shan then joined the conversation: "Compared to the 'gu' in Shao Chong's body, the person who planted the gu seed in him is more worthy of attention, right? If General Shao Chong's strength really comes from the 'gu', it can be seen that this 'gu' has some 'true inheritance' of the Wu State's gu disaster..."
One or two are nothing to be afraid of.
Gong Xichou can also pin people down and beat them.
But if it’s hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands…
Even a hundred Gongxichou would have no choice but to run for their lives.
Shen Tang said: "How about we go back and try to find out more? If Gu Ren is not an insider, and this matter concerns his brother's life, he should not be indifferent..."
Qishan is not optimistic about this.
Shaochong's entire family was killed, leaving only him.
Qi Shan said: "Whether it is the Wu State Gu disaster or anything based on it, it is very dangerous. As the host of the Gu worm, there is a certain possibility that it cannot withstand the harm of the Gu worm and die suddenly. Examples such as Shao Chong are definitely not the only one..."
You can follow this example to find out more.
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Shen Tang was worried: "How do I check now?"
With wars and chaos everywhere, if the person behind the scenes targeted ordinary people, basically no one would notice it - who would care whether those ordinary people died of hunger, disease or poisonous insects? If no one noticed, there would be no way to investigate...
Qi Shan guessed, "My lord, don't worry too much. If the person behind the scenes is really so well-connected, how could he let him go so easily? He would have taken him away long ago. General Shao Chong's strength is almost comparable to that of the 14th-rank Right Guard. Even the Wu State Gu Huo would find it difficult to do so."
I have traveled to the northwestern countries for many years.
I have indeed never heard of such an example.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be Gong Xichou's turn to break the window paper.
Shen Tang stroked his chin and couldn't help but speculate: "Yuan Liang, do you think it's possible that Gu Ren did it?"
Qishan said: "It's possible."
At the same time, the Alliance Army camp.
"Ahem—"
Gu Ren, who was guarding the sickbed without taking off his clothes, sneezed.
For fear of waking up Shao Chong who had finally fallen asleep, he forced himself to hold back the fight by covering his mouth with his hands, his eyes turning red from holding it in.
At this time, my sixth brother came in with medicine.
"Brother?"
Gu Ren rubbed his nose and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Maybe your sister-in-law is talking about it. Is the medicine ready? Put it aside to cool down..."
The sixth brother took Shao Chong's pulse and examined him carefully.
The pulse has gradually stabilized and is no longer as chaotic and terrible as it was during the day. It seems that he will be completely recovered in another day.
He said, "Brother, I'll guard this place."
Gu Ren waved his hand to refuse: "It's safer to keep an eye on it personally."
Perhaps because he raised Shao Chong and devoted too much attention and patience to him, Gu Ren was quite partial to this brother and never asked others to do some things for him. The sixth brother said, "I ran into the thirteenth brother on the way here. Looking at his expression, he was still blaming himself."
“Why should Qingzhi blame himself? If he really should blame himself, it should be me, his elder brother…” Gu Ren’s mood was complicated. He felt sorry for his younger brother Shao Chong, but now he couldn’t do without this fighting power.
If only I could be cured completely...
The two were in different moods.
After a busy period, a soldier outside came back to report.
Gu Ren was puzzled: "Why did Master Shen come to my house so late at night?"
The sixth brother shook his head: "I don't know."
Gu Ren stood up and straightened his appearance: "Let's go and take a look. Sixth brother, you stay with Thirteenth first. If there is any situation, send someone to find me."
The sixth brother said, "Don't worry, big brother."
On the way there, Gu Ren guessed several possibilities for why Shen Tang came to his house, but he never guessed that he came for his own brother.
Not only that, they also threw out a huge bomb!
"Wait, wait—what did you say?"
Gu Ren was so frightened that he almost couldn't sit still.
His face was full of "Master Shen, please don't treat me like a fool."
Shen Tang secretly observed Gu Ren's emotions and regretted not bringing Gu Chi with him - with Gu Chi here, who would be able to see through Gu Ren
Gu Ren calmed himself down, trying to regain some rationality in his empty brain. It took him a long while to adjust his defensive mentality.
He licked his dry lips nervously.
He asked, "Master Shen, how sure are you about this?"
Shen Tang said: "Nine points."
Gu Ren's expression suddenly became fierce, and he asked aggressively, "How did Master Shen know this? Do you know how serious this matter is?"
Qishan said: "I said so."
Gu Ren: "Where did you hear that?"
Qi Shan lied without blinking, and said calmly: "Qi has traveled to various countries in the northwest. What has he not seen?"
Gu Ren continued to ask: "Why didn't you tell me before?"
Qi Shan said: "Qi has not had much contact with General Shao Chong. It was only today when General Shao Chong and Gong Xichou fought and his martial energy went out of control that I saw some clues, but I was not sure and hesitated again and again... That's why I kept delaying it until now..."
Gu Ren stood up and paced back and forth in the tent.
He looked struggled, and it seemed that he was struggling between conscience and conscience.
Shen Tang asked, "Mr. Gu, don't you believe it?"
Gu Ren waved his hands, with a somewhat dejected look on his face.
"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that it's hard to accept for the time being... Master Shen, Thirteen is a child that I personally raised! You know, due to etiquette and rules, I can't get too close to my own children! For Thirteen, there is no need for so many restrictions. I am not only Thirteen's sworn brother, but also his half-father... Now tell me, his madness is not a disease brought from his mother's womb, but he was murdered when he was young..."
Powerful military force is gained at the cost of lifespan and energy.
Every battle Shao Chong fought cost him his life...
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