Chapter 1705
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Chapter 1705 The New “Huo Qubing”
A few days later, in Chang’an.
The east gradually brightened, and the brightest red star in the sky had already disappeared. The winter cold seemed to be fading away. In the reviving city of Chang’an, many citizens lined up in rows, walking one by one toward the city gate.
The soldiers at the gate swept their gaze across the crowd, when suddenly their peripheral vision caught two carriages racing toward them across the distant ground, causing their eyes to narrow instantly.
One soldier walked to the center of the gate, intending to stop the two carriages, but after seeing the markings on the carriage compartments up close, his face immediately lit up with joy as he turned and shouted:
“The Marquis has returned!!”
Hearing these words, the soldiers on both sides immediately cleared a path into the city. The citizens who had been queuing to leave also scattered to both sides of the road, excitedly watching the two carriages speeding into the city!
“Welcome back from your triumphant return, Marquis!”
“Triumphant return? Didn’t the Marquis leave without going to war?”
“Does one need to fight a war to return triumphantly?”
“That’s true…”
“Marquis! This is a hen we raised at home, please take it back to nourish your soldiers!”
“Marquis, I have an unmarried daughter at home, she’s sixteen years old, would you…”
“…”
The enthusiastic crowd tried to surround the two speeding carriages, but neither carriage slowed down at all. Under the galloping horses, they roared into the city of Chang’an.
Lin Qiye lifted a corner of the curtain, and after a long while, let out a deep sigh…
“Shouldn’t we announce the Marquis’s situation to the world?” Hu Jia asked puzzledly.
“No,” Lin Qiye and Yan Zhong shook their heads simultaneously. “When Huo Qubing left Chang’an, the Zhenyisi had just been established. If we announce the news of the Marquis’s death in battle now, both the Han Dynasty and Zhenyisi would be thrown into panic… Besides, we can’t explain how he died or who the enemy was.”
Everyone fell silent.
“But even so, the Marquis can’t keep staying out of sight forever, right? What about the imperial palace?”
Lin Qiye’s gaze fell on the carriage ahead, saying nothing.
The two carriages drove into Huo Qubing’s residence, which had once been the interview site for Zhenyisi’s first recruitment of new members. But after so many days, no new people had come, and it had been completely abandoned.
Lin Qiye stepped down from the carriage. From the compartment of the carriage ahead, Gongyang Wan emerged carrying the broken spear.
The two exchanged glances, and Gongyang Wan nodded slightly before walking toward the house.
Moments later, a figure wearing armor pushed open the door. Seeing that familiar face, everyone’s pupils contracted slightly, as if that man was standing before them again.
“Marquis…” Seeing the almost identical “Huo Qubing” before him, Zhan Yuwu’s eyes immediately reddened.
“It’s ninety percent similar,” Lin Qiye commented seriously. “The face is completely fine, just the height is a bit different. Just put something in the shoes, and it will be perfect.”
This “Huo Qubing” before them was naturally impersonated by Gongyang Wan. Before forging Huo Qubing into the weapon, she had, as per Huo Qubing’s request, taken his face and swallowed it. Although she hadn’t completely consumed Huo Qubing’s body and couldn’t obtain [Emperor’s Command], using this face was no problem.
“But I’m not very familiar with the Marquis’s past. If someone inquires in detail, I’m afraid I’ll slip up,” Gongyang Wan said solemnly.
“No matter, Yuwu and I will accompany you at all times,” Yan Zhong said seriously. “Now that Zhenyisi has been established, there aren’t actually many occasions requiring the Marquis’s presence, and you don’t need to fight enemies. You just need to appear occasionally to let people know the Marquis is still alive.”
“Indeed… and most of the time, you should be active within Zhenyisi as Gongyang Wan. When Zhenyisi is on the right track and the appropriate time comes, then the Marquis can ‘die of illness,’ and you can naturally take command of the entire Zhenyisi.”
Lin Qiye paused, then continued:
“Playing the role of the Marquis while being yourself is not an easy task… Gongyang Wan, are you really sure you want to lead Zhenyisi in the Marquis’s place?
Once you take this step, there’s no turning back, and this step might last two thousand years.”
Gongyang Wan turned slightly, looking at the face in the bronze mirror that she had once despised the most, feeling momentarily dazed.
She glanced at the wooden box in her arms and slowly said:
“I said before, as long as it helps me save A Zhuo, I’m willing to do anything… The Marquis gave my sister and brother a second life. I will fulfill his dying wish.”
Lin Qiye nodded slightly. He stepped forward to Gongyang Wan and, looking at the wooden box, said:
“What the Marquis took was Kusuen’s heart. Now Kusuen’s main body isn’t dead, just sealed, so it still exists… If the main body died, it would also die in this box like those offspring…
I will completely sever the causal connection between this heart and the main body for you. Only this way can we be absolutely certain.”
“Thank you,” Gongyang Wan solemnly handed the wooden box to Lin Qiye.
Lin Qiye opened the box, and threads of causality floated out from the heart inside, extending into the distant void, tightly connected to Kusuen’s main body thousands of miles away.
[Causeless Cause] floated in Lin Qiye’s palm. Several strands of causal threads extended out, directly cutting off those connections to the main body, linking them together into a circular ring that floated quietly around the heart.
After completing all this, Lin Qiye nodded and returned the wooden box to Gongyang Wan.
“With this, there is no more connection between this heart and the Ke system… However, I must remind you, this thing is from beyond our realm after all. It can help you rebuild your brother’s body, but whether this new body is truly human in the real sense remains uncertain…
It might be very ordinary, or it might be very special… special beyond anyone’s imagination.”
“No matter what, he is still my brother,” Gongyang Wan’s eyes were full of determination. She turned to Hu Jia and respectfully said, “Master Hu, please help me separate A Zhuo’s spirit and transfer it into this body.”
Hu Jia nodded, taking the stone xun from his waist and placing it to his lips. He slowly began to play, and the melodious tune echoed throughout the residence. Having let down all defenses, Gongyang Wan’s eyes gradually became unfocused.
Moments later, a blurry light floated out from her body and merged into the heart in the wooden box.
The heart seemed to come alive, beginning to grow dense blood vessels around it, along with a large amount of muscle tissue. Stark white bones were constructed in the flesh out of thin air. It was using Gongyang Zhuo’s spiritual world to recreate a body that belonged to him!
Seeing such a miraculous sight, everyone curiously widened their eyes. Hu Jia’s xun music gradually ceased, and Gongyang Wan came back to her senses. Looking at the familiar figure gradually taking shape in her arms, excitement appeared in her eyes!
