Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect-Chapter 838 - 435: Hanhai Demon Dragon
The Stone Gui’s chest plate move is quite useful.
After all, the Immortal Palace is extremely feudal and centralized, with rigid social hierarchies. With the Princess of Kan hanging on the chest, those elite eunuchs of the Imperial Guards, no matter how fierce or ruthless, wouldn’t dare to harm her even a single strand of hair. Before they even approached, they had to interrupt their own moves, as if they feared their hand winds would mess up the Princess’s hairstyle, or that their Fist Gang would disturb the Empress’s peace. It’s only fitting to say they’ve been trained their whole lives as eagle dogs, to die still bound like leashed dogs, truly well disciplined.
Of course, Stone Gui didn’t care about peace or anything; she was wrapped like a silk pot on Tie Dan’s chest, with a gaze as dead as could be...
However, Tie Dan felt much relieved, no longer having to worry about sudden attacks from the old eunuchs. If one came at him, he’d just stand tall and let Stone Gui break their big move, then take advantage of their forced retreat, inner strength imbalance, and momentary rigidity to swing the knife. With a "waka-ka," he’d cut them down one by one, truly ruthless, but so satisfying.
Charging all the way through, head down and chaotically killing, moving swiftly among the tall walls and palace buildings, it’s unknown how many palaces they disturbed, how many Gate Valves they crashed through. Suddenly, Tie Dan realized there had been no more eunuch guards for a while. He stopped for a moment and looked around, finding himself in what seemed like a garden within the Imperial Forest, surrounded by lush fruit trees, their branches covering the sky. Even the sounds of cannon fire and zombie assaults were muffled, making him realize he had taken a wrong turn.
"Isn’t this the wrong way? Where is this?"
Stone Gui regained her senses, smearing the blood off her face,
"How would I know? I’m from out of town."
Well, it’s not her fault; the Prince Mansion is so vast that even the East King himself might get lost. Besides, Stone Gui had been subjected to the chest plate treatment, suffering a severe mental blow, so it was normal to lose focus and lead them astray.
Just as Tie Dan was about to turn back, Stone Gui suddenly perked up and pointed to the cucumber-like fruits on the trees, shouting,
"I’m hungry, let’s grab a couple to eat."
"So much trouble for such petty things."
Tie Dan grumbled impatiently, casually swung his knife, and chopped off two half-ripe cucumbers, holding one in his hand and taking a bite before handing half to her.
Stone Gui eagerly took a bite,
"Ptui ptui ptui! So sour and astringent, it tastes terrible!"
Tie Dan chewed the cucumber expressionlessly,
"It’s not ripe yet, otherwise would it still be here for you? Don’t be picky, it’s got juice and water, and it won’t kill you, so just fill your stomach first."
Stone Gui frowned but didn’t demand honey, chewing down the bitter cucumber. After eating for a while, she suddenly turned back,
"Hey, Liu Xiaoliu, I suddenly remembered when we were in the cabin before, I wanted to sleep with you but you didn’t... Do you remember that?"
Tie Dan couldn’t be bothered with her, taking advantage of the temporary absence of old eunuchs to focus on breathing control and Qi Replenishment.
Unexpectedly, Stone Gui blurted out, "Is your mother also from the Shi Family?"
The plot twist was too abrupt for Tie Dan; his hand, mid-bite of the cucumber, paused momentarily, and he was caught by her observant remark. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Stone Gui looked at him knowingly,
"Oh~~ No wonder you’re so invested in the Shi Family’s affairs, yet you neither treat me as your master nor as a woman, but still protect me so fiercely. That doesn’t make any sense.
Is it because you’re also a child of the Shi Family? What, are you treating me like your sister?"
Tie Dan snorted coldly, threw the cucumber in his hand to the ground, smashing it to pieces,
"That’s none of your business!"
Stone Gui wasn’t afraid of him and was still curiously gossiping,
"But I don’t recall any branch marrying a Liu. What’s your mother’s name? Maybe I know her?"
Tie Dan snorted, "You’re so young, what could you possibly know."
Stone Gui was not pleased,
"Hey, who are you looking down on? I’m the Empress of the palace, if it weren’t for all these things, I was meant to marry into the Ziwei Constellation for dominance!
Suffice to say, I remember all my Shi Family’s aunts and uncles, even the number of offspring each prince and noble family has, how many concubines they’ve taken, and how many have been titled, it’s all memorized.
Just tell me, maybe if we trace it back, calculate it, you might even be my brother!"
Tie Dan was silent for a moment.
Seeing that she had gotten a hold of his weakness, Stone Gui continued smugly,
"Even if you don’t tell, I can guess. Our bloodline is very precious, both hard to conceive and hard to raise, quick to die and prone to madness. Whenever a child is born in the palace, it’s always counted on fingers.
Where they’re sent, where they marry, how many succumb to illness, how many die from madness, every branch is remembered by someone.
Even if stolen by the Demon Sect’s evil people, there must be a record, at least of which mountain they were lost.
I’ve long memorized the Wang Sect’s genealogy, it’s easy to check. But if it’s the Zhongshan traitor branch, it might be difficult since that whole family was abnormal, full of all kinds of random unions..."
"Yuan."
Tie Dan expressionlessly wrote a character on the ground with his knife.
"Do you recognize it?"
Stone Gui looked carefully and thought for a moment,
"Shi Yuan... Oh! I know! That was indeed the Eldest Princess of the Wang Family! She was supposed to be sent to the Three Constellations for a political marriage, but got lost while crossing Yin Mountain, taken by a dragon supposedly...
Hey, that makes you my nephew then... wait a minute? If you’re the Eldest Princess’s son, you should be about my age, right?
How come you’re so big and brawny, built like a bull..."
Tie Dan remained silent, so Stone Gui also fell silent for a while.
Even though the young man behind her said nothing, Stone Gui knew what he wanted to ask.
After all, she was also a woman of the Shi Family, and if he was a son of the Shi Family...
