340 There’s No Retreat from this Battle (1/2)
It was a bronze mirror that women used for makeup in ancient times.
The design of it was rather average and it had become rather rusty – there was nothing special about it at all.
”That's what you call treasure?” Long Aotian said haughtily after casting it a brief glance.
”This object wasn't recorded in history… So I'm not too sure about it either… But I think it would have been important since it was placed under the left palm of Emperor Yan…” Old Tortoise flipped the mirror and exclaimed: ”There is a line of words behind the mirror!”
”Read it,” His leader said.
”I am the king. My glory did not last long for everything had fell in one night even though I am the king and I have the world in my hands! By a stroke of misfortune my lover and I are now in different worlds. There's no one to enjoy it with, even though I have everything within my palm. To see my lover again, I would rather give it all up!”
Old Tortoise was moved. Narrowing his eyes, he explained: ”If I'm not mistaken, this item must be a token of love from Emperor Yan to Queen Wen! Queen Wen had suffered from illness all her life but died right after she was crowned queen! And according to recorded history, Emperor Yan had missed his queen so much that he killed himself!”
Everyone was stunned by Old Tortoise's words; even Chen Xiaobei sighed at his hiding place.
”I never thought that Emperor Yan was such a sentimental man! Willing to give up on everything just to be together with his lover… There's no wonder why the powerful Yan Dynasty fell so quickly…”
”He might not be a good king, but he was definitely a good man!” Luo Puti pursed her lips, summarizing the life of Emperor Yan with a single sentence.
”Hmph! I thought this Emperor Yan was some kind of legendary character! In the end, he is just another piece of thrash!” Long Aotian continued arrogantly. ”Women are just toys! Swap one for another when you get bored of the one you have! It's not a big deal! Such retarded actions; how could he die for his woman?!”
After those words, Long Aotian snatched the mirror, and threw it on the ground forcefully.
”A man has to be ruthless and merciless if he wants to get to the top of the mountain!” he smiled chillingly. ”In that alone, my achievement is far greater than this stupid king!”
”What a piece of shit!” both Chen Xiaobei and Luo Puti scolded Long at the same time.
”We humans are no different than animals if we are cold-blooded!”
*Raaawr!!!*
In that exact same moment, an evil spirit appeared with a sonorous yet chilling roar. The facial profile of a beautiful woman overlapped with the fearsome spirit's face! And there was something else – the spirit appeared to be fading in and out of existence.
It was... in pain.
”Eh? I didn't expect this evil spirit's true identity to be Queen Wen!”
Old Tortoise squinted, and then sighed. ”Emperor Yan committed suicide and descended into hell while Queen Wen turned into an evil spirit because of her stubbornness. In the end, both of them are still in different worlds! This thing called fate was obviously toying with them…”
”That's why I said they're stupid! Hahaha…” Long Aotian showed no sympathy towards their misfortune and began laughing mockingly at them instead. He was definitely a cold-blooded animal!
”Puti! Let me go! I want to save Queen Wen! She will be completely destroyed soon!” Chen Xiaobei said determinedly.
”I know how you feel right now, but I just can't let you die just like that!” Luo Puti short back, still refusing to let Chen Xiaobei go.
”Then, I should apologize in advance!”
Chen Xiaobei stretched his hands towards her and pressed the back of her neck. In an instant, Luo Puti's True Qi had vanished; she could not muster any strength anymore and soon fell into a coma.
”I fight not just to help the dead; I must return some favors to the living as well!”