Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 344: Became a Fat Man in One Attack? I was lost in my memories and couldn't extricate myself!
"Inner Saint Outer King Qi?"

Si Gu Jian muttered to himself and looked up with a hint of sarcasm.

"Do you really think I don't understand?"

“King Han, you are just using the interception characteristics of the two kinds of true qi at the same time to polish off the disorder of the domineering true qi and the assimilation characteristics of the Tianyi Dao technique on the natural true qi.”

"If Ku He is willing to make improvements, with his understanding of the Tianyi Dao technique, he can also absorb the alien true qi and use it for himself."

"If Emperor Qing is willing, he can also bring order to the chaotic and disordered domineering true energy and make it move according to his will."

These improvements are very simple and involve almost no technical difficulty. It just depends on whether you can change your thinking.

Liu Hong smiled and nodded. He did not deny it, but spoke softly.

"So what? You've been breaking through to Grandmaster for so many years, why haven't you made any improvements? Instead, you haven't made any progress at all."

Si Gu Jian fell silent, as if he had returned to the days when he was a silly boy observing ants crawling.

He stood there, responding to Liu Hong's questions.

Liu Hong gently opened his hands, and the true energy of heaven and earth continued to flow into his chest. After being shattered by the outer king true energy, the inner saint true energy was continuously purified.

It slowly accumulated in Liu Hong's body, filling every corner of his body.

As for the domineering true qi, he has always viewed it with the perspective of bringing forth the new from the old and establishing the new.

Liu Hong looked again at Si Gu Jian who was standing with his sword, and a trace of compassion appeared in his eyes.

"You don't know why yourself, right? Si Gu Jian!"

Although he was reluctant to admit it, Si Gu Jian still nodded. He did have some broad mind.

"That's because you are all immersed in your own comfort zone, thinking that the world being divided into three parts is a good idea. After all, you are the Grand Master and can protect a country by yourself."

Liu Hong's gaze was deep, penetrating the space and striking deep into Si Gu Jian's heart.

"You are unwilling to change, and even reject all change."

"Because change means the unknown, the future is no longer in your hands. It is very likely that your Grandmaster realm will be unstable, giving others an opportunity to take advantage of you."

To put it mildly, Liu Hong's words were a criticism of the four great masters for having lost their edge.

The point is that the four great masters have now become rotten and dilapidated things destined to be swept into the trash can.

Si Gu Jian felt a slight pain in his heart, his lips turned pale, and the sword in his hand was a little unsteady.

He wanted to refute, but Liu Hong was telling the truth.

The four great masters indeed thought so.

Because Emperor Qing had the ambition to unify the world, he went half a step further than them in the realm of grandmaster.

Have a certain advanced vision.

And then, that was all, his gaze remained unchanged.

Liu Hong stared at the sword master who was famous for his attacking power with a mocking look in his eyes.

"You always look at the world with the eyes of the past, but forget that the world is not dead, we can change."

"Do you know why I can go further than you in the Grandmaster realm? It's because I am changing. I have never stopped changing from the beginning to the end."

"If you don't want to change, then I will force you to change. If you still don't want to change, then you can only die in my hands!"

Liu Hong said these words very calmly.

There is no exaggerated tone and no high morale.

Liu Hong was just stating a fact.

Just as the Han State, with a national military strength of less than 300,000, dared to let Han Xin lead an army of 200,000 to attack the Qing State with an army of 800,000.

Hanwang factories are already everywhere and have begun to move towards an industrial economy.

Even in terms of weapons, I haven't felt anything yet.

However, in terms of logistical support, clues have already emerged, including sea transportation by the Jiaozhou Navy, river transportation by the state-owned shipyards, and land transportation by building rails.

Han Xin's 200,000 troops could appear in every corner along the Yangtze River, but the Qing Kingdom could not, because they still relied on human and animal transportation.

As Si Gu Jian listened to Liu Hong's words, his body trembled continuously, as if he saw that day coming.

The Han army descended from the sky and appeared in every corner of the world.

If no changes are made, Liu Hong will only have to hold on to this grandmaster.

Dongyi City can be destroyed in a snap!
But if changes are made, then as Liu Hong said, if you don’t change, then I will force you to change.

Si Gu Jian closed his eyes in despair and fell into a tangled struggle.

Liu Hong stared at Si Gu Jian, as if waiting for something.

He did not attack Si Gu Jian.

It doesn’t matter whether he takes action or not. If Si Gu Jian can understand it, Liu Hong will have a like-minded fellow Taoist.

If Si Gu Jian was still immersed in the past, he would never be a match for Liu Hong again.

The taciturn Wang Shisanlang quietly came behind Si Gu Jian, waiting for Si Gu Jian's decision.

The Dongyi City Lord's Mansion, the army, the common people, and the county soldiers from Dongshan Road were all staring at the old man under the city.

I saw that Si Gu Jian's whole body was filled with sword energy, piercing the sky, as if communicating with heaven and earth and listening to the hearts of the people in Dongyi City.

For a moment, Si Gu Jian felt the people of Dongyi City's panic and anxiety about the war and their yearning for a better life.

Then the perspective continued to climb upwards, overlooking every tree and blade of grass in Dongyi City.

Under the big locust tree, ants are still diligently carrying food, and a little girl in a white dress is jumping around with her laughter still ringing in the ears.

Liu Hong looked at the momentum and a smile appeared on his face from the bottom of his heart.

Perhaps Si Gu Jian's breakthrough this time would allow him to jump from 50% of the Grand Master level to 70%, exactly the same as him.

From then on, I had one more fellow Taoist.

The soaring momentum disappeared without a trace in an instant and was gathered within Si Gu Jian's body.

"boom……"

A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Si Gu Jian's face, which originally looked like a middle-aged man, quickly became old.

Wang Shisanlang looked at Si Gu Jian in surprise, and then fell silent.

I'm afraid the world has forgotten that Grandmaster Si Gu Jian, who guarded the city alone, was already over sixty years old.

Si Gu Jian could no longer suppress the injuries in his body and fell backwards. Wang Shisanlang supported him in his arms.

The inner sage and outer king true energy that Liu Hong left in Si Gu Jian's body was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, running wild in his body at will.

The sword energy that was originally as sharp as a divine weapon now seemed like glass and would shatter at the slightest touch.

This change surprised almost everyone.

Even Liu Hong looked at Si Gu Jian with some confusion.

Si Gu Jian already understood what he meant. It only took one step, just one step.

Cut off the shackles of the past and understand your true self.

But at the critical point, Si Gu Jian actually gave up, and even forcibly suppressed the realm that was about to break through, and suffered backlash.

Looking around, the sword energy was as thin as a thread, and he looked at Dongyi City with lingering eyes, like a dead body.

Then he used his hands like swords and stabbed his own eyes without hesitation, and blood dripped out.

"Master..."

Wang Shisanlang cried out in pain, not understanding why Si Gu Jian wanted to blind himself.

Liu Hong pondered for a long time and fell silent, which was unusual.

He originally thought that Si Gu Jian would drop from 50% of the Grand Master level to 30%, but he didn't expect it to drop directly to 10%.

This is almost like he has just entered the realm of grandmaster and is no longer a match for Liu Hong.

As long as Liu Hong is willing, he can chase Si Gu Jian to the ends of the earth.

Si Gu Jian couldn't even break Liu Hong's defense, and could only rely on the grandmaster's true qi and run around desperately.

After a long time, Liu Hong sighed.

"Why bother?"

Si Gu Jian slowly moved his empty eyes, his old face was extremely bitter, filled with only despair.

"King of Han, I can no longer stop you, and I don't want to be a reformer like you, changing every blade of grass and every tree in Dongyi City."

It was precisely because of this that Si Gu Jian blinded himself.

He imprinted the last scene of Dongyi City in his mind and no longer looked at Dongyi City in the future.

The changed Dongyi City was no longer the Dongyi City where she had stayed.

Stubbornness and persistence helped Si Gu Jian give birth to his evil nature, slaughter the city lord's mansion, and break through to the grandmaster level.

It was precisely because of this that Si Gu Jian was unable to make any further progress.

Liu Hong's Adam's apple kept rolling, anger surged in his heart, and he couldn't help but scold Si Gu Jian.

"What's wrong with reform? You don't care about the lives of the noble families in Dongyi City."

"You know very well that if Ye Qingmei stood here, she would be even more radical than me, ignoring the progress of thought and productivity and demanding so-called equality for all!"

Si Gu Jian nodded and admitted it frankly.

The bitterness and sorrow on his face became more and more intense.

"Yes! It would be great if she was here, but it's a pity that she never returned to Dongyi City. Even after I slaughtered all the people in the City Lord's Mansion, we lost contact through letters."

Wang Shisanlang couldn't help but feel a little sour in his nose. He really couldn't imagine what kind of beautiful women could make Si Gu Jian so obsessed with her.

Liu Hong turned around, took Liu Fei's hand, and walked into Dongyi City with Yun Zhilan and Cao.

From beginning to end, he never paid any attention to Si Gu Jian again.

Si Gu Jian, who has only 10% of his Grandmaster realm left, can only barely save his life at the hands of Liu Hong, and he can't even protect the world he is guarding.

Not to mention hurting the people around Liu Hong.

Yun Zhilan looked at this scene, and felt a lot of joy in his heart.

The City Lord's Mansion, which had been suppressed for decades, was finally able to take power at this moment.

Even after Liu Fei comes of age, he will need to hand over the power of Dongyi City.

So what? King Wu Liu Fei still needs officials to govern Dongyi City, and their City Lord's Mansion can still hold power.

The stumbling block of Jianlu no longer exists today.

The thirteen disciples of Jianlu were divided into two distinct factions. Seven or eight of them followed Yun Zhilan and accepted the change of dynasties in Dongyi City.

The conditions offered by the Han State were already very lenient, requiring only a garrison of 5,000 troops in Dongyi City.

Dongyi City still retains its army, unique tariff policy, and a certain degree of autonomy.

Just as the King of Han said, the world has changed now, and they must also change.

They are just ninth-rank warriors and have no right to negotiate terms with the King of Han.

In the City Lord's Mansion, Liu Hong was flipping through the account books of Dongyi City and couldn't help but be shocked.

Nearly 200 million taels of silver and 10 million dan of grain, this is much richer than the impoverished Han Dynasty!
This is the processed account book of the City Lord's Mansion of Dongyi City, which contains countless amounts of silver and grain.

It can be said that with the silver and grain support from Dongyi City, Liu Hong is confident that he can fight a laughing war with Qing Kingdom for several years and slowly drag Qing Kingdom to death.

No wonder everyone is so obsessed with Dongyi City and wants to take it over completely.

Liu Hong could only say that anything produced by Ye Qingmei must be a top-notch product.

Yun Zhilan stood behind Liu Hong, feeling uneasy, afraid that Liu Hong would find out and slap him to death.

By the way, he learned Si Gu Jian, massacred the entire City Lord's Mansion, and tore up the previous treaty between the Han Kingdom and Dongyi City.

Liu Hong slowly put down the account book in his hand, his tone was particularly kind.

"Yun Zhilan, I have a suggestion, see if it works."

"We can mobilize 20,000 land forces and 20,000 naval forces from Dongyi City and march down along the inland sea. We can station troops in Wuzhou of Han State and attack Jinling City of Qing State."

As for the money and grain hidden in the Dongyi City Lord's Mansion, Liu Hong chose to be blind.

He took the lion's share himself, and didn't even leave any for the City Lord's Mansion.

How to motivate your subordinates? They are human beings, not oxen that work hard without complaint.

Yun Zhilan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly like a chick pecking at rice, but then he became a little hesitant again.

"But King of Han, you have mobilized so many troops to the south. To the east, there is Yan Xiaoyi's Yan State, Shangshan Hu's Jin State, and to the north, there is Qi State."

"What if Dongyi City is lost? After all, Grandmaster Si Gu Jian may not be guarding Dongyi City anymore and will be trapped in the Sword House for the rest of his life."

"You don't need to worry about the two countries in the east. They will also withdraw their troops to the south and have no time to take care of Dongyi City. What's more, they are also vassal states of the Han Dynasty."

Liu Hong waved his hand, looking quite heroic, with tears in his eyes.

After being poor for most of my life, I am finally rich and can spend my money lavishly.

Because we had no money before, we couldn’t get Yan Xiaoyi and Shangshan Hu to move.

Now that they have money, if Yan Xiaoyi and Shangshan Hu still refuse, then ask Liu Hong if his sword is still sharp?
As for Northern Qi, Liu Hong pondered for a while.

"I will be heading to Northern Qi in a few days. They are busy with their own affairs, so you don't have to worry."

Yun Zhilan nodded and agreed.

The problem has been solved by Liu Hong. If he still doesn't appreciate it, then we should prepare to change to another city lord.

Anyway, there are still seven or eight disciples of Jianlu who have surrendered.

"King of Han, Si Gu Jian is in the sword pavilion, why don't you..."

Yun Zhilan wanted to hint to Liu Hong to expel Si Gu Jian from Dongyi City.

Liu Hong just shook his head. Jianlu and Dongyi City were Si Gu Jian's ropes.

What's more, what is there for Si Gu Jian to worry about now?

In Jianlu, Dongyi City, the big locust trees are lush and green and are not affected by the winter, plus Jianlu has heating supply.

Here, it is like summer all year round.

But now everything seems to have changed, and leaves are constantly falling from the big locust tree.

The remaining three or four disciples in Jianlu were carrying medicine and serving the great master who had protected Dongyi City his entire life.

The forest was destroyed and all the birds and beasts scattered, and Si Gu Jian almost fell from the realm of grandmaster.

Everyone understood who the current owner of Dongyi City was and was eagerly waiting for the Han Dynasty's reforms.

After all, the merchants and workers in Dongyi City are the best in the world, and the aristocratic families who control the land do not have an absolute advantage.

This is a naturally fertile soil for reform; previously it was only the compromise and weakness of the budding bourgeoisie that was at work.

Now there is a new owner who is strong and can protect Dongyi City.

These people just applaud.

Si Gu Jian lay on a rattan chair, his face pale, and his life force gradually disappeared without a trace.

Just as Liu Hong didn't care about Dongyi City, Si Gu Jian was still alive.

This great master's heart is dead.

When he didn't want to make any changes and interrupted his breakthrough, he suffered a backlash and fell below 10% of the Grandmaster realm.

Liu Hongshi could no longer be stopped.

The great master realized this, so he blinded himself, hid all the good memories in his heart, and took them to the grave.

"Are you all gone? There are only a few of you left. Things have changed after all..."

Si Gu Jian let out a low sigh, feeling a sense of helplessness and depression in his heart.

He used to be just one man with one sword, and anyone who entered his little world could not be his match.

And now Si Gu Jian didn't even dare to get within ten steps of Liu Hong, for fear that Liu Hong would destroy the only good memories left in his heart.

Wang Shisanlang kept wiping the tears from his eyes and gritted his teeth.

"Master, I killed all those traitors!"

Si Gu Jian smiled and patted Wang Shisanlang's hand, shook his head, and spoke softly.

"What's the point? Things have changed after all, and my heart is slowly dying."

Wang Shisanlang lowered his head and said nothing.

As long as Si Gu Jian still has the will to fight, no one in Dongyi City dares to oppose his orders.

But now Si Gu Jian doesn't care anymore and just wants to protect the good memories of the past. It can be said that he is giving up.

Si Gu Jian gently stroked Wang Shisanlang's head and couldn't stop sighing.

"You are the most likely disciple to inherit my legacy, but don't learn from me. I still have flaws."

Hearing Si Gu Jian's increasingly subtle voice, Wang Shisanlang suppressed his tears and listened quietly.

He understood that this was Si Gu Jian's final teaching.

In the days to come, I'm afraid Si Gu Jian will just stay in the sword hut, lingering on, and die under the old locust tree.

"This is the truth I understood when I broke through. Swordsmen can be sentimental. It is not necessarily wrong to have the kindness in your heart."

"But a swordsman cannot be stubborn and go to a dead end."

After Si Gu Jian finished speaking, he seemed to have lost all his strength and lay down on the rattan chair, his face looking increasingly pale.

Wang Shisanlang actually didn’t quite understand, but he knew that Si Gu Jian probably wouldn’t speak again.

Even Si Gu Jian would remain silent and listen to nothing in the days that followed.

He was afraid that Ye Qingmei's traces would be changed, and he could only survive and be powerless.

Wang Shisanlang looked at Si Gu Jian deeply and slowly retreated.

All that was left of the sword hut was the rustling old locust tree and Si Gu Jian, who lay like a dead body.

When there was no one around, Si Gu Jian spoke again, seemingly talking to himself, but also as if he was talking to the old locust tree.

"I'm old... My sword is no longer sharp, and I even listened to the King of Han's instigation and couldn't help wanting to break through."

The old locust tree was still rustling, and a locust leaf fell on Si Gu Jian's face, just covering his empty eyes, as if to comfort him.

Si Gu Jian chuckled, as if he felt the old locust tree's intention.

"Does it matter to me whether there is a breakthrough or not? The King of Han is going further and further on the path of reform. He will only become stronger and stronger. I can't stop him at all."

"Perhaps I have become a reformer when I can stop him."

After saying this, Si Gu Jian's lips trembled twice.

"I lost. I've never lost so badly."

"I'm lost in memories!"

(End of this chapter)