Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1248. The Book at Night (36)

"It says that only by portraying me as an utterly wicked adulteress can the 'loyalty and righteousness' of 'Water Margin' be highlighted, and only then can the world forget the suffering behind my story. It has also trapped me here, making me listen to the curses of the world every day, so that it can absorb my resentment to strengthen itself!"

Just then, several dark figures suddenly darted out from the corner of the stage and pounced on Pan Jinlian.

"Don't listen to her nonsense!" The dark figure's voice was sharp and piercing.

Ouyang Xichen immediately drew his dagger and stood in front of Pan Jinlian. The dagger sliced ​​through the shadows, sending sparks flying.

"These are remnants of the Shadow of Oblivion!" Lin Xi raised the hammer and smashed it against the shadow. "Xia Jin, quickly use the Deciphering Aura to protect her memories!"

Xia Jin nodded, and the golden light in her palm intensified, completely enveloping Pan Jinlian.

The images in the light band became increasingly clear: Pan Jinlian secretly slipped a letter to Wu Song, informing him of Ximen Qing's plot, but Ximen Qing intercepted it; as she was being led to the execution ground, she was still shouting, "I have been wronged!"...

"So, you even helped Wu Song!" Huang Jingjing said in surprise.

Pan Jinlian wiped away her tears and looked at Xia Jin: "Miss, can your wisdom help me tell the world the truth? I only ask that I no longer be scorned, and that my grievances be seen."

Just as Xia Jin was about to speak, the page of memory in her palm suddenly lit up, intertwining with the light of deciphering, transforming into a golden rune that slowly floated toward Pan Jinlian.

The rune landed on her brow, and the sorrow around her gradually dissipated, her figure becoming brighter.

“Thank you, young lady.” Pan Jinlian bowed deeply to Xia Jin. “This fragment of literary rune is the only way I can repay you; it can guide you to the next clue.”

After she finished speaking, Pan Jinlian's figure gradually became transparent, eventually turning into a ray of light and merging into the crystal chandelier in the center of the stage.

The golden literary rune slowly descended, transforming into a small golden page, which Xia Jin caught steadily.

Guo Yuelang stepped forward, looked at the leaves, and seemed to be deep in thought.

"Do we need to encounter other characters from other books and collect all the fragments of the literary runes before we can say we've found the complete literary rune?"

The light from the crystal chandelier shone again, illuminating the shimmering books on the bookshelf and other translucent figures.

A warm yellow light flowed along the curved bookshelf, finally stopping on a row of gilded spines on the west side—a complete set of thread-bound editions of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," the pages trembling slightly, as if something was about to burst out of the book.

"Watch out!" Ouyang Xichen held the dagger horizontally in front of him, his eyes fixed on the row of books.

Before anyone could react, the pages of the book were flipped open with a "whoosh" from an invisible force.

A figure clad in black iron armor leaped out from the pages and landed on one of the figures, instantly making the figure clear.

His shoulder armor was still stained with dark red mottled marks, his right hand was tightly gripping a broken halberd, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were surging with barely suppressed anger.

"And who is this?" Bai Yueming asked casually.

"Another group saying I'm going to rebel?" The man's voice was like tempered iron, carrying a lingering resentment from a thousand years ago. "After Zhuge Liang died, all I wanted to do was continue the Northern Expeditions, but Yang Yi accused me of 'treason.' Even when Ma Dai beheaded me, he shouted 'The Prime Minister's dying wish'—tell me, Wei Wenchang, what have I done to wrong Shu Han?"

“It’s Wei Yan, whom Zhuge Liang predicted had a ‘rebellious bone in the back of his head,’” Lin Xi said. “I remember that Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms only said that Wei Yan was at odds with Yang Yi, and did not mention ‘rebellious bone.’ This statement must have been added by later novels!”

In Lin Xi's live stream, viewers started giving her more virtual gifts again.

—123, you're awesome, you even know that.

—Just now I said that no one is omnipotent!
—I underestimated 123.

—While not all-around capable, she is definitely more capable than me.

The only thing 123 can't do is probably fall in love.

Xia Jin's palm glowed with renewed intensity, a pale golden light wrapping around Wei Yan's armor, gradually unfolding a scene from his memory. Beneath the walls of Hanzhong, Wei Yan charged alone, tearing through Cao Cao's defenses.

The burning passion in Zhuge Liang's eyes when he proposed the "Ziwu Valley Surprise Attack" in his tent.

Outside Wuzhang Plain, he saw Zhuge Liang's astonishment when he saw Yang Yi's dying wish to lead the army.

When Ma Dai's sword came down, he didn't shout "I've rebelled!" but rather, "Yang Yi, you villain, have ruined my Shu Han!"

"These... are your unaltered memories?"

Huang Jingjing looked at the image in the light strip, her tone full of surprise.

In the stories she had heard since childhood, Wei Yan was always described as a "traitorous general with a rebellious bone in his head."

"Only by portraying me as a traitor can Zhuge Liang's 'divine strategy' be highlighted, and the words 'loyalty and righteousness' be made more prominent. The shadow of oblivion has trapped me here, and every day I hear people say that I have 'wolfish ambitions.' Even the Hanzhong I defended for ten years is not remembered as the achievement of Wei Wenchang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, three dark figures suddenly darted out from the east side of the stage. They were even more robust than the ones Pan Jinlian had encountered before, and they charged towards Wei Yan.

The orange flames in Bai Yueming's palm instantly transformed into a wall of fire, blocking the shadowy figure's path.

"Xia Jin, quickly use the Page of Memory to stabilize his memory!" Xiao Qin reminded Xia Jin.

Xia Jin immediately pressed the page of memory in her palm against the band of light, and the golden light suddenly surged, causing the cracks on Wei Yan's armor to begin to heal.

Another scene appeared in the light: After Wei Yan died, his subordinates secretly collected his remains and buried them outside Hanzhong City. Every year they would go to pay their respects and mutter, "The general was wronged."

“General Wei, your contributions have never been truly forgotten,” Xia Jin said gently.

Wei Yan stared blankly at the scene of worship in the band of light, his eyes even reddening.

At this moment, a slit of light suddenly appeared in the armor on his chest, and a fragment of a golden rune with halberd patterns floated out, gently colliding with the page of runes in Xia Jin's hand, producing a crisp sound.

"Thank you, young lady." Wei Yan cupped his hands to Xia Jin, his black iron armor gradually becoming transparent. "This fragment of rune is the embodiment of my belief in guarding Hanzhong for ten years. I'm giving it to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Yan's figure transformed into a ray of light and merged into the pages of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," causing the light on that row of books to fade away.

Before everyone could catch their breath, the bookshelf of "Dream of the Red Chamber" on the south side suddenly lit up, the pages moved without wind, and a figure dressed in a blue cloth dress slowly materialized.

Her hair was combed somewhat haphazardly, with a faded silver hairpin tucked into her temple. Her eyes held both harshness and an unconcealable sense of grievance.

—Another one who's feeling wronged has arrived.

Who is this?

—You ask me, but who should I ask?

I haven't read "Dream of the Red Chamber," so I don't know.

—I didn't see it either.

—I watched it, and all I saw was eating and drinking.

—Hahahaha, me too! As soon as I see the food in the book, I want to try it.

—Me too, I even specially stir-fried goji berry sprouts with oil and salt.

—I've been thinking about the pastries there, but I haven't tried them all yet.