Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 84 Mechanical Ascendant - Gu Niantong

"Sir, a lady in the private room would like to invite you to have a couple of drinks!"

A waiter politely greeted Qin Feng. 🍓 ⋆ 🍦 🎀 60M.K. 🎀 🍦 ⋆ 🍓

Qin Feng leaned against the bar, watching the bustling crowd across from him. "Go tell that lady I don't like the oppressive atmosphere of the private rooms. Either we drink in the main hall, or I don't drink at all."

The waiter nodded respectfully and left.

Qin Feng's eyes swept over the surrounding windows and emergency exits, and he had already devised no fewer than fifty ways to escape from here.

Compared to the cramped private rooms and dark environment, this place is more suitable for hosting the event.

Immediately, an announcement from the system AI appeared on the vast third floor of Tianjie: "Attention, distinguished guests. Due to the arrival of the leader of the Court of Judicial Review, the third floor of Tianjie will be subject to a surprise inspection. During the inspection, all functions will be suspended. Please leave the premises. All expenses will be covered by the third floor of Tianjie. We apologize for the inconvenience."

Qin Feng smiled upon hearing the announcement.

That's interesting! The fight hasn't even started yet, and you're already throwing mud at me!

They said the third floor of Tianjie was closed because of my surprise inspection!

Are you trying to shift the blame onto me?

As expected, the young noblemen from Xianyang who were enjoying themselves all stared at Qin Feng with displeasure and anger. Some of them, engrossed in their games, even hurled insults at him.

Faced with such a scene, Qin Feng, who had considerable experience in handling large-scale situations, removed his hat, his eyes sweeping across the room. "Routine inspection. Anyone with objections can report me to the Court of Justice. I am Qin Feng of Longcheng, and I do not change my name!"

A simple, unassuming remark instantly silenced almost all the纨绔 (playboys) of Xianyang present.

Those who frequent this circle all understand that it's tiered. The circle of experts that Qin Feng frequents belongs to the second generation of imperial elites, the future pillars of the empire. Almost every member is a future leader of their family.

They were nothing more than a bunch of drug addicts and playboys.

The two circles are simply incomparable!

You can't beat this guy in terms of background!

They can't even win an argument.

Not to mention fighting.

A graceful exit is the only dignified way to leave!

As everyone left, the lights in the large main hall began to go out, and even the ambient lights dimmed, leaving the entire atmosphere dark and oppressive, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

A warm breeze caressed his cheek, and a delicate, white hand, as white as a spring onion, gently traced the back of the young man's hand. A gentle and sweet voice echoed in his ears, "The muscles of the number one on the Astounding Ranking are indeed completely different from those dead muscles that only know how to lift weights. They are full of elasticity, making one marvel at how amazing the amount of blood and energy they possess!"

As you press that small hand against the back of your hand, the soft and delicate touch on your back simultaneously appears. Such a charming and beautiful woman is enough to make anyone's brain freeze.

Qin Feng didn't react, so she decided to take the initiative.

She grasped Qin Feng's other hand and placed it on a certain spot, a delicate fragrance wafting over them. "People say that strategists are all heartless and ruthless, completely unmoved by women. I wonder if a disciple of the strategists like you is the same!"

Qin Feng saw the true appearance of the red-skirted enchantress.

With skin as white as snow and bones as white as jade, and a graceful figure like a willow branch.

With slightly arched willow-leaf eyebrows, a delicate upturned nose, and a fair and rosy complexion, she gazed at him with a pair of understanding and captivating peach blossom eyes, as if telling him how much she loved him.

It has to be said that the photos don't even capture one percent of her charm in person.

Pretty!

beauty!

So beautiful it would make fish sink and geese fall from the sky!

So beautiful it would shame the moon and flowers!

Flawless!

Every frown and smile becomes part of the background.

Skin is supple and radiant, with no visible pores, and its whiteness is even higher than the highest resolution 10086P!

Such a beauty, if I could have a good fight with her, my life would surely be worthwhile!

Qin Feng's voice was gentle: "Do you think there are good people in this world?"

Gu Niantong's voice was gentle and soothing, "That depends on who it is!"

Qin Feng said, "For example, I believe there are no good people in this world; people are born evil! As Xunzi said, 'Human nature is inherently evil,' which I think is absolutely true!"

Gu Niantong wrapped her jade-like hand around Qin Feng's neck, exhaling a delicate fragrance, "A person who constantly says there are no good people in the world is himself a villain, a bad guy. Only a bad guy can understand a bad guy! Just like you!"

Qin Feng asked, "What is the most precious thing in this world?"

Gu Niantong laughed, "A moment of spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold. ••¤(`×[¤ ❻➈𝔰Ĥ𝕦x.ςØ𝕄 ¤]×´)¤••”

Qin Feng shook his head and said, "Foolish people always think that things are valuable because they are rare, but they don't know that truly precious things are extremely ordinary, like food and water. You really can't live without these things. As for what you said about a moment of passion, it's just a repetitive action that humans do after they've had a full meal. It has no meaning other than making people unable to think rationally and stay calm."

Gu Niantong laughed, "Are you going to reject me? But you're clearly enjoying it! Men really are all hypocrites!"

Qin Feng took out his phone and said seriously, "As the number one on the Amazing Beauty Ranking, I have a set price: 200,000 per hour! Don't look at me like that. That male model downstairs pretending to be me charges 20,000 per appearance! 200,000 for the real deal like me isn't much, let alone disrupting the market price!"

Gu Niantong was stunned; it seemed to be the first time she had ever encountered a man who actually charged her.

Usually, it's the man who gives her money!

This man actually asked her for money!

However, as a remarkable woman who had seen countless men, Gu Niantong quickly realized, "With a genius like you, will you one day become like Zhang Yi, a figure second only to the emperor in the empire?"

Qin Feng said, "I refuse to answer."

She asked curiously, "Why? Is it because you lack confidence?"

Qin Feng said, "I am a humble person and I cannot reveal my own name. I am also an honest person and I cannot bear to lie to you by revealing someone else's name. Therefore, I can only refuse to answer."

She looked at Qin Feng and said, "You seem to have a deep understanding of philosophy. Can you answer a philosophical question for me? I had a very tragic childhood. How can I get rid of the shadow of my childhood?"

Qin Feng said, "Yesterday was nothing but fleeting moments, but those who abandon today will never have a tomorrow."

She asked, "What exactly is a human being?"

Qin Feng said, "Human beings are inherently a collection of decadence and depravity, yet they struggle throughout their lives to overcome decadence and depravity, and the courage that erupts from this process is called the hymn of humanity."

She asked, "Should people be divided into social classes?"

Qin Feng said, "Of course! Ordinary humans are driven by desires, struggling through life in moments of fleeting satisfaction and long periods of emptiness."

"And this suffering will drive humanity to pursue a higher way of life, which is the second stage: ethics!"

"The second stage of humanity possesses higher moral standards and a greater spirit of sacrifice; they will make self-sacrifices for their own value!"

"Humans in the second stage have the brilliance of saints, but they are still unable to act completely rationally. They are occasionally bound by emotions and feel guilty for not being able to meet their own moral requirements."

"And since there's no concrete way for people in the second stage to completely solve their problems, that's when the third stage emerges—faith!"

She was slightly surprised. "Faith?"

Qin Feng, full of vigor and with a booming voice, declared, "Faith! Through endless surrender and despair, to complete the final leap of faith!"

She looked at the person in front of her and asked, "Is faith based on reason or emotion?"

Qin Feng said, "Faith does not belong to reason, nor to emotion. It transcends these two base expressions of feeling. It represents abandoning one's human identity, abandoning the world of human community, abandoning the constraints of social laws and morality, and entering the highest level of individual absolutism. This attitude is called piety!"

She looked at Qin Feng. "Do you have a faith too?"

Qin Feng laughed and said, "Not only do we have some, we have a lot."

She raised the wine glass in front of Qin Feng and drank it all in one gulp.

The two gazed at each other with deep affection.

The clock on the wall ticked away.

An hour or an hour may have passed.

She seemed to sense a hint of weariness, her delicate hand brushing against her long hair as she said with a touch of self-deprecation, "You really are different from ordinary men. Other men who come to me only seek out those repetitive and unremarkable activities you mentioned, but you, a lone man and woman in a room, actually spent the whole night talking to me about philosophy!"

Qin Feng chuckled, "Do you prefer men who discuss philosophy, or men who engage in repetitive, unanimous exercises?"

She laughed sarcastically, "Is there a difference? One has the desire but not the courage, the other has both. In my opinion, you're all the same. ♡💗 ❻❾s𝓗𝕦𝔵.ςＯ𝐦 🏆💎"

Qin Feng said, "You clearly look down on your current way of making a living, yet you still rely on it to get by. Even the best philosopher would find it difficult to enlighten a self-contradictory and neurotic woman like you."

She looked at Qin Feng and said, "Have you been rambling on for so long while waiting for the drug to take effect?"

Qin Feng asked in surprise, "What drug is taking effect?"

Her beautiful eyes remained calm. "You put a huge amount of aphrodisiac in my drink. Were you waiting for an opportunity?"

Qin Feng said without changing his expression, "Miss, I must correct one point. I didn't give you the wine; you wanted to drink it yourself. Besides, I don't think you'll have any adverse reactions after drinking those medicinal wines!"

She laughed and asked, "Is there any basis for that?"

Qin Feng's eyes remained calm. "Of course! I just touched your chest and discovered that your heartbeat is controllable. Throughout our conversation, almost every question I asked hit you right where it hurt, but your heartbeat didn't change at all. So I have a bold guess: there must be some mechanical parts inside your body! Or perhaps, you yourself are a mechanical ascendant!"

Her smile grew even more alluring. "I am a pure human, proven by the Great Qin Dynasty!"

Qin Feng said, "Proof can be faked, but a heartbeat can't! You're probably not human! You're not just looking for me to flirt with; you probably have some technological needs you want me to help you with, right? I can help you solve some technological problems, but let me be clear upfront, my fees are very high!"

Her eyes turned alluring, and she passionately grasped Qin Feng's right hand, pressing it against her heart. "You still don't believe that I truly love you?"

Qin Feng laughed and said, "How about you take your heart out and let me see it?"

The next moment, her skin glowed, and layer by layer peeled off, revealing layers of fine and dense metal bodies beneath her skin, and dazzling, naturally formed human body parts, human skeletons, and bionic muscles, which appeared before Qin Feng!

Qin Feng's eyes gleamed as he looked down into her heart cavity. Beneath the deep muscle lines, he saw a heart that looked like a fist-sized purple diamond!

This is the heart of a super-concentrated chain reaction furnace.

Energy tubes swirl around her heart, and her blood is clearly crimson, or rather, the fuel in her body is crimson. Every meridian that a person should have can be found. The golden-white metal bones and meridians are perfectly integrated, and no matter which angle you look at it from, you can't find any flaws!

Qin Feng's eyes lit up as he exclaimed, "This is simply a magnificent work of art! Can you tell me who made this body for you? It's so beautiful! A masterpiece of industry, the most perfect human torso!"

She looked at Qin Feng, extremely weak, and said, "I am an experimental subject who escaped from the laboratory. A restriction has been placed on my heart. If you can help me remove the restriction, I am yours. I will do anything for you, even be your slave."

Qin Feng laughed. "For a third-stage believer like me, the emotional and conquest-oriented temptations of the first and second stages are ineffective! I'm only interested in technology!"

"Your heart does have some problems, but with the technology available here, it's not enough to fix it."

She asked, "So what do you want to do?"

Qin Feng sat back down on the sofa. "Put your clothes on! Call all your men out and come with me to the Court of Justice to turn yourselves in!"

Her face turned pale, as if she had broken down. "I've talked to you for so long, and you're still this kind of person!"

"What kind of person are you? Heartless after a fling? We haven't gotten to that point yet!" Qin Feng said. "Besides, you don't think I'll become your devoted follower just because you flirted with me, do you? Let me tell you, your charms don't work on me! Also, I'm a court official, fighting crime. Someone like you, impersonating a human, with tens of thousands of lives on your hands, and a wanted criminal who killed four hundred of my officers, is arresting you on behalf of justice! Hurry up!"

She gritted her teeth and glared at Qin Feng. "I'm just a small fry. There are endless villains like me! You arrest one, but there are countless others!"

Qin Feng said, "Don't refrain from doing good because it's small, and don't do evil because it's small. Even the smallest act of kindness is still kindness! You're not trying to go against me, are you?"

She smiled alluringly, "How could that be? This is Xianyang, surrounded by the Court of Justice and the Five Cities Garrison. Your senior brother, the Sword Saint Gai Nie, is also in Xianyang. With his Meteor Flying Sword, he could take my life in a matter of minutes. Naturally, I cannot fight against you. But if I offer you a greater merit, could you temporarily spare my small one?"

Qin Feng looked at her. "Tell me your plan!"

She pointed to her heart, which shone like a dazzling purple diamond, and said, "As you can see, I am not human. I am a mechanical ascendant, and I escaped from a laboratory!"

"The group behind this laboratory is extremely powerful and terrifying! They are operating in the shadows with some huge, unspeakable secret."

"I can provide you with some criminal information about this group, which you can use to punish evil and promote good, and to gain official positions and titles. In return, you must remove the shackles from my heart and grant me true freedom!"

Looking into her hopeful eyes, Qin Feng said, "Actually, there is no absolute freedom in this world. Even without the restraints on your heart, you will still feel unfree."

She frowned in annoyance. "Stop giving me that philosophy nonsense! I don't want to hear any of that rambling philosophical talk! I just want to ask you, do you dare to do it?"

Qin Feng said, "It's not a matter of daring or not daring to do it, but whether the benefits are big enough. As it stands, I haven't seen any benefits that can tempt me in what you're talking about. If it's just about punishing evil and promoting good, I can choose some simple and easy tasks. There's no need to provoke such a terrifying mechanical ascension multinational corporation. Their company must be a Fortune 500 company. Offending such a behemoth will not do me any good."

She seemed to have noticed something amiss, her eyes fixed on Qin Feng. "Your brain development level is over 13.5%, isn't it?"

Qin Feng nodded, "Yes!"

She laughed and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you, the doctor who created me has only 31.7% of his brain developed!"

Qin Feng was slightly surprised. "With such a high level of brainpower, how did you escape from his control?"

She laughed, "He let me go on purpose!"

Qin Feng asked, "Why?"

She laughed and said, "Because I am his most perfect work of art. All his techniques have reached their limit, but he can't find a breakthrough. So he released me. He believes in the existence of destiny. He believes that destiny will guide me to break through. When my body breaks through, he will be the first to know, and he will also have the same breakthrough."

Qin Feng crossed his arms and said, "I can roughly imagine your birth. You were an experimental subject, grew up in a laboratory, and were then adopted by your adoptive father, right?"

A cold glint appeared on her face. "That's a beast! He's not my adoptive father!"

"What you call me is your prerogative," Qin Feng said. "But there's something I don't quite understand. The Doctor created you, yet you want to break free from the Doctor's control. From a researcher's perspective, that's called betrayal."

She said, "The gods created humankind, but haven't humankind betrayed the gods? The divine mechs of the Zhou Dynasty completely ended the ancient divine civilization of Xia and Shang! Human history is a complete betrayal!"

"And my invitation to you to fight against the Doctor is not simply for personal gain, but for faith!"

"Imagine you are a pure, raw human of flesh and blood, while I am a mechanical ascendant, my body forged from steel, and my soul originating from an AI matrix from a fantasy world!"

"Don't you want to know whether the limits of human flesh and blood are higher, or the limits of a mechanical ascendant like myself are higher?"

"This is an academic competition, a struggle between the old and the new humans! A struggle of beliefs!"

Qin Feng's eyes gleamed. "I must say, your words have moved me somewhat! But they're far from enough to make me want to become an enemy of these vast cosmic forces!"

"One more thing, could you explain to me what you mean by the AI ​​matrix in the Xianxia world?"

She asked, "Do you know about the Yiqi Huasanqing Group?"

Qin Feng said, "Of course I know. It's a colossal cosmic giant, hailed as a super-large trust in the world of immortals and heroes, dedicated to helping people fulfill their dreams of ascending to immortality!"

"Heh!" She scoffed. "Easier said than done! They collect human consciousness and souls not to help humanity realize their dreams of ascending to the immortal realm! They collect the will of all living beings to forge the most crucial AI matrix for mechanical ascension!"

"The Mechanical Ascension Project is a massive undertaking called the Immortality Project!"

"The entire immortality project is divided into two areas: body forging and soul forging. The AI ​​matrix of the immortal world's ascension world, where one breath transforms into three pure realms, is the core of the soul forging project! The souls and wills of those who enter the immortal world will be absorbed by the matrix, ultimately giving birth to new mechanical ascendants. These mechanical ascendants will eventually replace flesh-and-blood humans! Humanity will be extinct!"

Qin Feng said, "With such a commotion, some important figure should step in to deal with it!"

She laughed and said, "Of course! Isn't Master Meng going to travel the world? Master Meng's opponents this time include the AI ​​Matrix, and those super brain domain developers from the dark side of the Immortality Project! Including the doctor who created me! Especially the AI ​​Matrix, which has absorbed so many human souls and thoughts, yet has never appeared, posing a huge threat to human survival. Master Meng will definitely not let the AI ​​Matrix go!"

Qin Feng couldn't sit still after hearing this!

If Mencius were to become their enemy, wouldn't that mean I'd have to join them too?

I've been tied to Mencius's chariot!

Qin Feng originally thought that Mencius traveled the world to swat grasshoppers and flies, such as those scoundrels that Confucius failed to kill back then.

But now it seems that Mencius is targeting both tigers and flies! He probably won't let go of projects like immortality or mechanical ascension!

In this way, how many and how powerful the enemies are!

Gu Niantong said, "Although I am a mechanical ascendant, I consider myself a human being of flesh and blood. I truly hope you can pull yourself together and help me out; it would be a contribution to humanity! As for their revenge, when Master Meng travels the world, he will attract hatred; they won't have time to deal with you!"

Qin Feng thought to himself, "Come on, what's the difference between Master Meng attracting hatred and me attracting hatred? I'm going to get beaten up anyway!"

Since that's the case, why not strike first before getting beaten up!

Qin Feng looked at Gu Niantong, "Don't try to provoke me with these words. You're in a dangerous situation right now, aren't you? If I'm not mistaken, the Immortal Life Project probably wants to take you back!"

Gu Niantong asked, "How do you know?"

Qin Feng said, "Escaped back to Xianyang, which is the best proof. Xianyang is so dangerous, yet you still came here, which means you can't stay outside Xianyang anymore! Enemies are everywhere!"

Gu Niantong gently rolled up the sleeves of her long dress with her jade-like hand. "Young Master Qin is truly intelligent. To be honest, not only are the people from the Immortal Life Project looking for me, but the remnants of the Qi-Eating Mountain are also looking for me. I have many enemies! Right now, I really have nowhere else to go except Xianyang."

Qin Feng said, "I have a good place to go, are you interested?"

Gu Niantong asked, "Shall I go back to the Court of Justice with you?"

Qin Feng nodded. "If you stay here, you'll be caught sooner or later. Tianjie isn't safe. In comparison, if you come back to the Court of Justice with me, I can apply for a laboratory and try to improve your brainpower to remove the restrictions on your heart, so you can regain your freedom first."

Gu Niantong said, "I've killed many people! The Court of Justice won't let me get away with this!"

Qin Feng laughed, "When the secrets you reveal exceed the sins you've committed, the empire will choose to ignore your sins and crimes! Don't underestimate the empire's vision, and don't belittle the King of Qin's ambition!"

Gu Niantong looked at Qin Feng, "If you go back on your word, I will die a horrible death!"

Qin Feng pointed around, "Do you think you can get away with this? You have nowhere else to go! Miss Gu Niantong! Come back to jail with me, that's your only way out!"

The two looked at each other, neither willing to speak.

Time passed by, and a ray of white light shone through the east-facing window, making everything seem bright and sunny.

Gu Niantong remained silent, sitting there like a stunningly beautiful life-size figurine.

Qin Feng stood up, preparing to leave.

A voice came from behind, "I'll go with you! But I have a condition!"

Qin Feng asked, "What are your requirements?"

Gu Niantong said, "No one but you is allowed to interrogate me!"

Qin Feng laughed and said, "No problem! I can still give you that much face!"

As he spoke, Qin Feng tossed out a pair of handcuffs. "Put them on yourself!"

Gu Niantong stubbornly insisted, "I told you to bring it for me!"

"What a nuisance!" Qin Feng muttered to himself as he put the blood-energy handcuffs on Gu Niantong. "You don't have any blood energy on you, so what's the difference between wearing these handcuffs and not wearing them at all!"

Gu Niantong said, "That's why the Court of Justice is full of idiots. They've caught me several times and brought me this. How could I not run away? Don't they ever think about how a beauty like me could possibly be a native human?"

Qin Feng snorted, grabbed Gu Niantong's shoulder, and said, "Let's go, Miss Gu!"

Gu Niantong frowned. "Would it kill you to be a little gentler? I'm a weak woman, after all!"

Qin Feng shoved Gu Niantong out of the hall, his mind turning the pages of his diary.

[Ding! Congratulations on apprehending the wanted criminal Gu Niantong! Daily Good Deed Mission +1! Mission rating perfect! Attribute points gained x5!]

[Ding! Please maintain a passionate work attitude, fight crime, and do a good deed every day to receive more attribute points!]

(End of this chapter)