The fake prince was exposed at the beginning, and I took office as emperor on the spot

Chapter 210 Kidnapping Yi'er (Part 2)

The profession of "con artist," as mentioned earlier, played a crucial role in the plan to kill Xie Qian.

By using the effect of the skill "Deceive the Heavens and Cross the Sea," a shocking deception was set up, replacing a certain concept with Xie Qian, and ultimately killing that concept was equivalent to killing Xie Qian.

This is the only way to kill Xie Qian in the game.

However, this method requires long-term planning and strategizing. Most importantly, it is necessary to start by following the Confucian path and gain the ability to make one's words lawful.

Even though Gu Fangchen has now randomly acquired this profession, she can no longer use it to create the same strategy to kill Xie Qian, and it can no longer be used to its fullest potential.

However, the two accompanying skills for the "Scammer" profession are still very useful.

【瞒天过海】(To deceive the heavens and cross the sea) can be replaced with a word meaning that allows one to lie in front of someone whose level of understanding far surpasses his, and the other party will not be able to detect it at all.

Because in games, changing the meaning of words will directly change the underlying code of the game.

In today's terms, that would be a divine skill that even replaces cause and effect!

Since even cause and effect are real, then what I say is of course absolutely true, without any falsehood or deception!

This is why this skill, combined with "words become law," can be used to complete a shocking murder plan.

Although the phrase "deceive the heavens and cross the sea" can replace cause and effect, it is ultimately still a castle in the air.

If two things are to be completely replaced, the cause-and-effect relationship between them must be eliminated.

This requires a lot of karma.

However, this skill is perfectly adequate for everyday use.

Furthermore, the passive skill "eloquent flattery" is the icing on the cake, and basically, unless a completely irreparable flaw is revealed, it will never be discovered.

However, this "Deceive the Heavens and Cross the Sea" skill actually has a hidden condition.

That means that when communicating with the same person, before completing or abandoning the previous scam, you can only substitute the meaning of one word.

Simply put, this skill doesn't prohibit changing words midway through the process—for example, changing "chocolate" to "shit" first, but then suddenly changing it to "sweet rice dumpling" to "savory rice dumpling."

But when deceiving someone, you can only use one word substitution continuously for a short period of time.

This is not a hard and fast rule, but rather a pattern that players have summarized through practice.

After all, the skill is effective only if it is not detected. If a previous deception is not completed and another word is replaced, there is a 90% chance that it will be detected.

For example... while the poop is still in the other person's mouth, you change "sweet rice dumpling" to "savory rice dumpling".

The replacement words will then become ineffective, and the other party will definitely notice something is wrong immediately.

So, even if you're going to start another scam, you should at least wait until the other party has completely digested the mess and is completely unaware of it before doing anything else...

Incidentally, in the original game, the [Liar] class is a necessary prerequisite for taking the demonic path and joining the "path of love".

Now, Gu Fangchen has already become the Dao Master of the "Love" Dao through her own efforts, and only now has she randomly been assigned the [Liar] profession.

I wonder if this could be considered a belated affirmation from the system...

At this moment, the word Gu Fangchen chose to replace was actually "lust at first sight".

The obvious replacement for "lust at first sight" is "love at first sight".

As the saying goes, the essence of love at first sight is lust at first sight.

The difference between these two words is negligible; there is virtually no discrepancy.

This is also the primary factor that the [Deceive the Heavens and Cross the Sea] skill needs to consider.

That is, the two words must have enough similarities.

This is how a scam can become believable.

Just like the similarity between "chocolate" and "poop"... in a sense, it's like playing a single-player version of "Who's the Spy".

Secondly, replacing a word is naturally for a specific purpose.

When Gu Fangchen was being pursued by the "Four-Phase Calamity Master," her worst-case scenario was to withstand the attack and then use the "Calamity Sea Karma Wheel" and the dragon vein on her body to threaten the other party.

—Including the national destiny dragon vein residing on the Imperial Seal, Gu Fangchen has two dragon veins on him. Given time, he can immediately create a simplified single-person version of the "Heaven and Earth Furnace" formation.

This formation is the super-large formation that Xu Fu created using Emperor Yong'an's head in the ending of "Demons Descend to Earth".

Of course, based on Gu Fangchen's understanding of formations, this thing only borrowed the name "Heaven and Earth Furnace" and had no real connection with "Furnace".

It can gather the power of the nation's destiny and dragon veins to improve the cultivation level of cultivators throughout the entire country.

It's easy to imagine how terrifying the effect would be if it were used to bless a single person.

However, this thing is really terrifying. Once Gu Fangchen successfully activates it, the opponent is doomed, but he himself will also be left with low health, and the consequences will probably be even more serious than when he withstood the attack of "Soldier God".

The reason she was so defiant was because Gu Fangchen had given up on the idea of ​​running away.

The moment he saw Lü Fuyi, he tried to open the "Space Between Meridians".

but failed.

This means that the other side already knows that he possesses the ability to communicate across "latitude and longitude" and to teleport.

Come to think of it, although there was an information gap, he had managed to slip through so many times, and Lu Fuyi had personally witnessed him using "teleportation array 1.14514" on the Wenwu Tower, so it was clear that he was on guard.

This time, the force that came to intercept him must have temporarily sealed off a section of the surrounding area.

Gu Fangchen recognized it; this was the ability of the "Six Star Lords".

After the causal lines converged, although the "Six Star Lords" were unable to truly construct their own destiny chart, they had, after all, reincarnated in this world for an unknown period of time and were indeed able to influence this world.

When he unfolds his own natal chart, the area it covers becomes a space under his control.

While it can't be said to be equivalent to a GM, it does have some of the privileges.

Banning Gu Fangchen's teleportation ability was more than enough.

At this moment, if it weren't for the Grand Preceptor standing there, silently exerting his power to confront the "Six Star Lords," Gu Fangchen would have died the instant she fell into the Fate Plate, and would have been directly obliterated.

Fortunately, the randomly generated job was pretty good.

The scammer's skills could actually help him out...

Lu Fuyi was stunned upon hearing this, because she knew Gu Fangchen's cunning and treacherous nature. She was someone who could deceive even the Dao of "love" to the point of willingly worshipping him as the Dao Master and even betraying the Demonic Sect. She was simply unfathomable.

Anyone who believes even a sliver of truth in his mouth is definitely the biggest fool in the world!

Therefore, long before the operation, the "Six Star Lords" had already laid a net of heaven and earth. At the same time, as the entire natal chart was unfolded, it already possessed the ability to discern truth from falsehood through the art of cause and effect.

Because the "Six Star Lords" have been reincarnating between heaven and earth for such a long time, weaving together the threads of history, they have collected enough cause and effect data in both time and space, which can be said to have become a large database.

Based on a vast amount of cause and effect, within the destiny chart, any lie will be exposed instantly. Upon hearing Gu Fangchen's words, Lü Fuyi's lips curled into a cold smile.

Has this guy finally run out of ideas?
Such an obvious lie, yet they dare to utter it, trying to curry favor with the Dao Master of "Extinction" with feigned sincerity. They must be afraid of not dying fast enough!

As the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei, what woman couldn't he have by his side?
Moreover, Gu Fangchen already had a reputation for being a womanizer, spending her days frequenting brothels and was a true veteran of the dating scene.

When he first came to provoke her, he was clearly frivolous, yet he dared to shamelessly claim that he had fallen in love with her at first sight!
Pooh!
Let alone love at first sight, even lust at first sight is not convincing at all!
When she was the leader of the "Extinction" Dao, she always covered her true face with a black mask, so no one could see it. She even often dressed as a man, so no one knew her true face.

When she was Yi'er, she was just a simple wine shop girl. In terms of appearance, she was only pretty and gentle, and in terms of personality, she was nothing special.

Lu Fuyi was convinced that this guy was lying, so she subconsciously sensed the feedback from the destiny chart.

Then, the cold smile on Lü Fuyi's lips suddenly froze, and her gaze went blank for a moment—

How is that possible?!
This guy didn't lie?!
No, impossible... that lecher...

The "Four Phases Calamity Master" frowned and, unwilling to give up, sensed it again.

It's the truth!

This struck Lü Fuyi like a thunderbolt. The red umbrella she had been holding, poised to strike, stopped moving. Her heart skipped a beat, and she inexplicably tightened her grip on the umbrella handle.

Seeing this, Gu Fangchen curled her lips and boldly flew forward, approaching the girl in red.

Lu Fuyi quickly raised the umbrella in her hand, and several cold blades shot out from the umbrella ribs, swirling and circling around, exuding a terrifying aura of annihilation, blocking Gu Fangchen.

Her gaze returned to its icy coldness as she looked at Gu Fangchen and said in a chilling voice:
"you are lying!"

"Don't think you can fool me like this. Besides, even if you fall in love with me at first sight, so what? It's just wishful thinking on your part. What does it have to do with me?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Fangchen adjusted her expression, gave a slightly bitter smile, and frankly said:

"Whom I like is indeed none of your business, Lord of Calamity, but I know that I am likely doomed to die today. I am saying this not in the hope that you will spare me..."

He sighed, his gaze fixed intently on the girl before him, and said softly:

"It's just that I'm unwilling to think that when Lord Jie thinks of me in the future, he will always think of me as a heartless and treacherous person who only knows how to lie."

"I will also consider all the truths I told when we first met under the apricot tree as lies."

Gu Fangchen lowered her eyes and shook her head:

"Maybe it's karma... I've lied to so many people, even about love, but this time, even though I was telling the truth, it was treated as a lie."

"That's enough, I've said everything I needed to say."

"Though I am unwilling to die by your hand, I have no regrets..."

Having said that, he disregarded the aura of annihilation and continued forward, opening his arms as if to embrace the "Four-Phase Calamity Lord" before him.

Lu Fuyi's eyes flickered, but her expression remained cold. She pursed her lips and continued her actions without stopping, showing no intention of stopping.

"Pfft!"

The several cold blades that flew through the air pierced through Gu Fangchen's body and sank deep into his flesh.

Even with his rebuilt body, it couldn't withstand such terrifying "annihilation" power, shattering into fragments and dust.

In the blink of an eye, his arm was already torn to pieces, with flesh and blood flying everywhere. Only the meridians and bones still emitted a faint glow, showing only the tendency to break.

Fortunately, his body was tough enough, otherwise he would have died before the effects even took effect.

Gu Fangchen was secretly startled.

His method was also a risky move. Although he would suffer some injuries at this moment, it was at most part of a self-inflicted injury, which was much better than being directly "annihilated" and shattered into dust by the Dao Lord.

He had actually fought the [Four Phases of Calamity] in the game and knew clearly that this form was at most a defensive state and had no real power at all.

Gu Fangchen took a deep breath.

Because he was close enough, he could smell a faint scent of apricot blossoms, and he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that he was safe.

There was a reason why he confessed his feelings.

First, Lu Fuyi just calculated the total accounts, and there were two entries.

First, he stole the "Robbery of the Sea" and then tricked her into believing he was a Confucian, leading her to oppose Confucianism.

Secondly, he flirted with Yi'er and then stole her daughter's red wine.

In terms of severity, the former is definitely more infuriating.

But he had just clearly sensed that the Lord of the Calamity cared more about the latter…

This reminded Gu Fangchen of one of the few settings regarding Yi'er.

After being deeply influenced by traditional folk tales, Yi'er developed a fondness for tragic stories like Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, and longed for a love affair akin to a home invasion robbery.

Of course, as an ultimate looks-obsessed person, Yi'er only longs to fall in love with someone who is good-looking enough.

Meanwhile, Yi'er and Lü Fuyi are one body with two souls.

In other words, it wasn't just Yi'er who was reading the storybook; Lü Fuyi herself might also be among them...

Gu Fangchen once read discussions among players on the forum, and some busybodies had similar speculations.

And this conjecture is not unfounded.

After killing Lü Fuyi, the clue obtained from her was that her fingers smelled of apricot blossoms and wine.

But Yi'er's hands didn't smell of apricot blossoms.

Because she needed to brew wine, and the taste of the wine would be contaminated by the apricot blossoms, her slender fingers were actually very clean.

In other words, it is very likely that only if Lü Fuyi had been summoned could she have been exposed to the scent of apricot blossoms.

However, since all the timings match up, players did not find any substantial evidence to prove that Lü Fuyi did indeed have the same hobby, and ultimately concluded that the two could not possibly occur at the same time.

But now, Gu Fangchen can prove it.

According to the original timeline, Lü Fuyi should not be here at this moment; it should be Yi'er!
In other words, Lü Fuyi has now forcibly taken over the body.

Forcibly taking over will result in the loss of control...

Gu Fangchen's expression remained firm as she continued forward.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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