Living in the deep palace

My name is Chu Gui, the youngest prince of the Chu Kingdom. I am thirteen this year. My father and brothers love me, and my mothers and queens also like me. I have been favored since I was a child.

The State of Chu was very small, with only twenty cities. It was so small that my father had to bow and scrape before the envoys from Daliang and did not dare to call himself a king.

The State of Liang was so big. I really envied the emperor there. I heard that there were hundreds of cities in one county there, just like five or ten States of Chu.

When I grow up, I will definitely go to Daliang to travel and see the bigger mountains and rivers, and the vast world.

I only like to play and hate practicing.

I won’t practice today, even though my father said I’m a child of destiny, destined to be a second-grade martial artist, and hopefully become the new king of Chu State…

But, I am going to become the King of Chu, what will my brothers do?

No more practicing.

Anyway, I just want to be my father’s son, my brothers’ younger brother, and my mother’s son. That’s enough.

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My name is Chu Gui, and I have grown up.

But I lost everything.

My father died, my mother died, and my brothers died too. I stood on the top of the palace in the royal city and watched the iron cavalry of Daliang trample on my homeland.

And there's nothing I can do.

My elder brother, who loved me the most, took me on horseback and escaped from the palace and the imperial city.

In front of the cliff.

He stabbed my chest with a sword and questioned me angrily.

【Why! 】

【Why! 】

[Chu Gui! Aren’t you my father’s son, my mother’s son, and my dearest brother? Why did you tell the messenger from Daliang the biggest secret of the Chu Kingdom?]

[The country is destroyed! The family is ruined! ]

[Chu Gui, my brother, stupid brother, is this what you want to see? ]

My brother is dead.

In the end, he didn't kill me. He drew his sword and committed suicide in front of me. Before he died, he looked at me with his tearful eyes, which contained so much.

I don't understand, I don't understand, why! Ah Luo, aren't we friends? Didn't we drink and talk happily, travel together in Daliang, indulge in the mountains and rivers, experience life and death together, and be the best of friends?

Why did you become the envoy of Daliang, bringing iron cavalry to destroy the State of Chu, and come to snatch the murderer of the precious medicine king that has been passed down from generation to generation in our State of Chu for thousands of years!

My brother's sword was stuck in my chest, but I didn't feel any pain at all. I was in so much pain that I wished my brother could kill me. Then I wouldn't be in so much pain.

I stumbled towards the cliff. I looked at the bottom of the cliff which was filled with thick fog and thought that maybe it would not be so painful if I jumped down.

【Do you want to jump? 】

【No revenge?】

A voice asked me.

Someone is walking towards me.

He said that his name was Heilian and he came from the Black Abyss. All the evil done by Daliang in the world would become the fire that overthrows Daliang.

[If you are not afraid of death, are you afraid of living? 】

【Why not give it a try. 】

From then on, I became a secret spy, a secret spy of the Abyss, and my code name was: Tianyi.

A Luo, wait for me, I'm coming to find you!
I will kill you.

for sure!
I will make you fall into an endless abyss along with everything you cherish, even when you are at the peak of your happiest and most proud power.

You know I always keep my word, don't I?

My name is Tianyi. I am seventeen years old and I want to practice cultivation.

From now on, I want to be the best in the world. If one day I can overthrow the country, I will sacrifice my life to become the first blooming fire in the world.

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[Are you leaving without any follower? ]

Black Lotus was asking me, and I pierced the woman in front of me with my sword.

She said she loved me.

But I heard that she was just a chess piece used by Hei Lian to control me. If she can't do it, then use the baby in her belly.

Cheated on me? I hated it the most, even if she might be pregnant with my child.

Am I, a sinner, worthy of continuing the bloodline?

Yes.

I do not deserve.

At the age of nineteen, I washed away all my cultivation, destroyed my appearance, replaced my face, and walked out of the Black Abyss Secret Sect.

I'm going to take revenge.

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My name is Zhang Gui. When I first entered the palace, my talent in martial arts caused a small commotion. In the end, I chose to serve under an old eunuch.

He is too old.

Even death is normal.

That way, when my cultivation level improves, I will have a chance to take over his management position.

Practice!

Now we need to practice quickly.

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So annoying!

Why is this old eunuch so nice to me!

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Ok.

I killed him.

The warm blood makes me feel at ease.

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I met A Luo, and it turns out he is the eldest prince of Daliang.

No wonder he looked so extraordinary when we first met.

but.

A'Luo, why do you want to rise to power by stepping on the corpse of my country? I will drag all of you into hell.

I heard that you are very close to the Chief Justice, the Purple Robe, and even the Chief of the Imperial Guards.

Want to rise to the top?
Also.

Fathers and sons killing each other was a common occurrence in both Daliang and Northern Zhou.

A Luo.

Let me give you a hand.

You can't wash it off. I will carefully weave this assassination. Greed and desire intersect. This is a web that you can't escape from.

They will cover you with yellow robes, they will not ask your wishes, they are hungry for power.

This is the game of the emperor.

Ah Luo, Ah Luo! I will personally watch you die! And your wife, daughter, father and mother, I will make sure everything you have is buried.

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The plan was successful.

But what is that, there are monsters eating your heart and liver.

original.

The emperor of Daliang has never been a human being!
Hahaha!
I am going to die too, I can't escape.

Blood!

I shed a lot of blood!

I wanted to take advantage of the chaos to kill the emperor! But the emperor is a monster. Isn't it said that Emperor Liang is very old and has no realm?

Haha! This is good too. I, a sinner of the Chu State, should have died under that cliff long ago.

Father, mother, brothers, I am here to accompany you.

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I'm alive?

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw a little eunuch in black chopping wood with great difficulty. It turned out that he was the one who saved me.

Ah.

help me?

Thought I would be grateful?

ridiculous.

The palace is in turmoil, and my presence near the palace cannot withstand scrutiny. Once exposed, I will be imprisoned by the Military Supervision Bureau!
Sorry, I'm going to kill you.

but.

What you say is quite interesting.

The three-hundred-year cycle of a dynasty, when land annexation reaches its extreme and interests are divided up, will give rise to the most extreme contradictions.

I like not respecting the imperial power. Let you live a few more days.

After all, you are just an ant.

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Soap?!
I looked at the slippery thing in my hand, the warm foam, and the faint fragrance.

I smelled opportunity.

money!
This is countless money!
Where there is money there are people, and where there are people there is power!

I see the dawn of escaping from the abyss, establishing my own power and seeking revenge!
Hei Lian and I are not on the same page at all. He is not doing this for the common people, and he does not want to overthrow Daliang.

I don't care what he wants to do, but killing A Luo will not allow me to atone for my sins! I want to make the world of Daliang fall apart and cause endless chaos.

【Hello. 】

[Zhang Gui, are we friends now? ]

[I want to ask you a favor. This job of chopping wood is so boring. I heard that there is a library in Daliang where I can just read some books and sweep the dust every day. Do you think I look like a eunuch guarding the library?]

In my ears, I heard the voice of the little black eunuch who came to save me.

He looked at me expectantly.

friend?

Ah.

In this world, no one will ever hurt me again! Friends? I, Zhang Gui, no longer need any friends in my life.

any!

That kind of price is enough once.

I looked down at the soap, which was my future treasure pot. I raised my eyes, smiled, and said something against my will.

Of course.

We are friends.

Leave this to me!
I'm leaving, and I'm taking the soap secret recipe with me. I'll take care of the matters in the library. After all, it's easier to kill people in the library.

I made a decision.

Even if I have to pretend, I will keep pretending until he is no longer of any use to me.

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perfume?

How could there be such a thing?

One night, it became popular in the imperial city, and it also swept across the nine counties. These civil officials and nobles are too rich.

Endless profit!
There is no way to make enough money!
I set up a business, followed Concubine Zhang, served under a white-robed prince, made money for him, and from then on I was unstoppable.

I also completely escaped from the control of Hei Lian. He was very angry and was angry for seven days and seven nights.

He visited the palace several times at night looking for me.

And I started to rise.

Lucky star!

He is really my lucky star!
But I still want to kill him.

I, Zhang Gui, don’t need such a thing as friends!
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it's time.

He is of no use to me anymore!

One night, drunk and sleepy, I pretended to tell everything.

Go on!

Go tell on me!
In exchange for wealth and glory, it's like A'luo back then, who stepped on the broken walls and corpses of my country and secured his reputation as the crown prince.

And I am ready to kill you.

and many more.

What is he doing?
He covered me with a blanket and turned back to continue loosening the soil in his medicinal field!
Go crazy.

I am a rebel who wants to assassinate the emperor!

Why? Is he really selfless and has no attachment to power and wealth? I don't believe it.

The next day, I pretended to be gloomy and left.

Since then.

I haven't been to the library for a long time.

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I can't understand him.

But he doesn't respect the emperor's authority, so he shouldn't be the one to stand in my way.

That's the case.

Then just ignore him.

On the surface, I have been pretending and continuing to be his best friend!

I also need such a disguise. It is impossible for anyone to follow and be loyal to a cruel, indifferent and inhuman Zhang Gui.

And I also have my big things to do.

The Daliang Palace is too peaceful.

I can't stand it.

Every night, all I could hear were my parents’ screams and my brother’s questioning. I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t sleep at all.

Emperor Liang, how can you fall asleep?

I went to look for Hei Lian again and repaired some of my relationship with him. Planning a new plan required a lot of money, and it also depended on Hei Yuan's background.

Let’s just let the monstrous Emperor Liang die without an heir.

Father and son kill each other.

Definitely, very interesting!
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I can’t see through it. I really can’t see through it.

The first-class Taoist was defeated miserably? How did he know?

Tsk tsk.

It is not clear whether Emperor Liang is dead or not, but the two princes are really dead!

However, a waste like the Seventh Prince can also become emperor.

Yeah.

If a waste becomes emperor, Daliang will be doomed.

After swallowing the power of the two princes, I will continue to accumulate strength! I want to be the firewood that burns the country of Daliang and burn everything to ashes.

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I secretly went to the library.

There is a dead body in the medicine field!

I didn't dig, but I could vaguely guess who was buried.

No matter what.

I also planned two campaigns to end the bloody turmoil in Daliang.

Now, I am becoming more and more powerful, and I have also established contact with the First Prison of Purple Robe, and I know even more things.

Destroy Liang! It's a long and arduous journey!

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That piece of crap is dead.

The monster is back.

He became the emperor again, with the posture of a prince in white. I really don’t understand what the point of his disguise is.

do not care.

He is the one who deserves to be killed!
As long as he dies, I will open the chapter of chaos in the world! What I want is to cut off the royal bloodline in Daliang.

But, the first grade is too difficult.

And I also vaguely felt that this monster emperor was eyeing the power I held, and I had to find a way to escape.

Double first-class products!
Once I reach the Double First Rank, I will come back and make the final move...kill the emperor!
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Nanyang County rebelled.

The most powerful sect in Jianghu, Xuanyang Sect, also rebelled.

This is an opportunity.

From then on, I stepped into the world of martial arts and had a broad mind. No one knew that I, the Nine Thousand Years Old Master of the East Factory, had deliberately faked my death and escaped.

Power!

It's a pity that the unparalleled power of the East Factory is thrown away just like that.

but.

For revenge, it's all worth it.

When I left, I rushed to Nanyang County to suppress bandits, and I took nothing with me! I thought about it and decided to take the piece of grass ear with me.

because.

I promised him that I would always carry it with me.

Tsk.

The spikes of foxtail grass really don't match the temperament of my Nine Thousand Year Old East Factory.

But in order to maintain my image as a close friend, I have no choice but to keep him by my side all the time.

Yes.

It's just to maintain the character.

Little eunuch!
When the time comes, I will definitely kill you. If you want to be my friend, you have to find a way to kill you.

Yes, that's it.

I, Zhang Gui, don’t believe in friendship!
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That ear of grass turned out to be a treasure.

There is an immortal under the cliff.

Until now, I still feel a little dazed. That ear of grass saved my life and moved the immortals so much.

Who is he...?
That's it.

Not important anymore.

When I stumbled out of the fog and looked back, there was no market place, only a dry grassland.

Double first-grade, or even grandmaster, were so insignificant in the eyes of those immortals.

"Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art"?

Monster Emperor, here I come.

Come to die.

I, Zhang Gui, will play the final chapter of your death!
It’s just.

I, Zhang Gui, have never owed anyone a favor in my life, but I am afraid that I will never be able to repay the favor I owe to a little eunuch like you.

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The charm of prolonging life is really great.

One product!
They are all first-class masters!
They are all here.

Even the leader of Black Abyss, that old bastard, has come to join in the fun. I still don't understand what Black Abyss is planning.

The final battle is approaching.

After this war.

No matter what the outcome, I will die.

But I am not afraid of death. Instead, I am glad that from now on, I will no longer have nightmares.

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Lost!

A devastating defeat!
Is this the Grandmaster?

I instigated most of the people in Tianwu Tower to join the rebellion. With the help of both inside and outside forces, more than a dozen first-rank junior masters fell to their deaths like raindrops.

Sure enough, I was still naive.

[The so-called great demon is nothing more than this. Liang Taizu, you have lived for three hundred years, why can't you kill me, a mere peak Double First Rank? ]

I laughed wantonly and walked calmly, mocking the weakness of Emperor Liang.

I can't lose.

At the very least, we cannot suffer a crushing defeat. I want to make it clear to everyone who sees this scene that Emperor Taizu of Liang is not invincible.

I want to escape from the palace and find a place to die, to die in obscurity, so that even Emperor Taizu of Liang would be suspicious and afraid that I might still be alive.

just.

I looked at the blood-stained Bairu wine on my waist, and I hesitated. This is the fine wine I brought for you.

It's been a long time since I drank Bairu wine with you.

After this, I’m afraid there will be no more chances.

【That’s it. 】

【It doesn’t matter anymore.】

I turned around, protecting the bottle of Bairu wine, and headed towards the library in the distance.

In a trance.

I remembered the words you asked me back then.

【Hello. 】

[Zhang Gui, are we friends now? ]

Now, I can answer you.

【yes. 】

【We are friends.】

[It may cause you trouble, but... I just want to see you one last time before I die, my only friend in this life. ]

[I won't blame you. Please take my body and exchange it for wealth and glory! This is the last thing I can do for you.]

[I am crazy, I have always known it, and you are my salvation! ] (End of this chapter)