Inside the treatment room.
A slender man dressed in black stood beside Gu Mang's bed.
He held a scimitar in his hand, and the shiny blade was still stained with blood. Dark red blood droplets dripped down drop by drop. Gu Mang sat on the bed. Through the translucent curtain, he looked at the man who was slowly approaching him.
Perhaps the memories of his past had given him too much stimulation. Gu Mang's face did not have much expression. He only stared at the uninvited guest with an almost cold numbness.
Suddenly, Gu Mang said, "Why do you want to kill the Murong Lian?"
The man in black paused, "… How do you know it's me?"
Gu Mang stared at him, "The country of fire made me like a wolf. I have a wolf's intuition."
The man in black, "I see …"
Gu Mang gritted his teeth, "So why do you want to kill him!?"
In fact, he did not expect this person to answer, but the man in black slowly stopped. Then, a low muffled voice came from behind the black cloth covering his face.
"You're wrong. I did kill the Murong Lian, but I did not want to kill him. I was just entrusted by someone. "
"…"
"But I know very well why the person who wants to kill him wants his life." The man in black said, "The Murong Lian knows too many secrets. If it were me, I would not let him live in this world. "
Gu Mang asked again, "Then what about me? Why did you spend so much effort to kill me? "
"You're still wrong. I did not want to kill you at all. "
Gu Mang stared at the blood dripping from the bayonet and said, "You're really convincing."
The man in black stroked the blade and smiled faintly, "If I could, I really want to take your life directly. Once and for all, it's the cleanest way. Unfortunately, it's not easy to do. "
"Sir, you trespassed into a quiet room deep in the palace. If there was no one around, why is it so difficult for you to take my head?"
The man in black smiled faintly, "… As expected, the Murong Lian knows too much and you know too little." But he did not seem to want to explain anything to Gu Mang. The Chong Hua Palace was filled with experts after all. No matter how good his movement technique was, if he dragged on for too long, he could not guarantee that he would be able to escape successfully when reinforcements arrived.
So he said, "I'm here today to tell you a secret that you've been puzzled by."
Gu Mang narrowed his eyes slightly.
He more or less guessed the purpose of this person.
According to the Imperial Tutor of Liao, his body was like a container that was full of cracks. As long as he was stimulated to a certain extent, he would completely collapse and become a walking corpse that would be completely devoured by the Black Devil Aura. The person who came did not intend to kill him, but wanted to tell him some secrets. Obviously, he wanted to stimulate his mind again and destroy his heart.
Gu Mang sat up straight and stared at the person with a pair of deep blue eyes.
It was not that easy.
The destruction of the rumors, Murong Lian's heavy injury, Auntie Lin's identity, his clan relatives … So many storms had already hit him. His memories were indeed a mess, falling apart, but at least he was able to maintain his consciousness.
He knew that once he was devoured by the Black Devil, the situation would be out of control, so he did not fall into the abyss.
But what secrets did the other party have that could defeat him?
In just a short moment, countless guesses flashed through his mind, and those guesses became armor that he put on for himself in advance. He thought that no matter what the other party said, he would not be stimulated more.
Until the man in black said four words to him.
"Oath of Heavenly Tribulation."
Before Gu Mang could react to the deep meaning of these four words, his beastly instinct made his brain buzz and his blood flow unconsciously turned cold.
His lake-like blue eyes widened slightly. He could sense that whether it was his tall city defenses or the armor he was wearing, they would all be forced to collapse by these four words. He intuitively knew that he should try his best to not listen to it anymore, but like a moth attracted to a raging fire, he knew that he would die, but he still murmured, "… What?"
"Have you never thought carefully about why the Emperor let Mo Xi take over your remaining troops?" The man in black's words were like sharp needles piercing Gu Mang's eardrums. "Back then, the Emperor wanted him to take over the Red Feather Army. Why do you think he, a pure-blooded aristocrat, became the commander of your Northern Frontier Army in the end?"
A chill spread out from his chest.
The man in black's lips and teeth trembled. He said, "It's because of the oath of Heavenly Tribulation."
Like thunder. His internal organs were burning.
"Just after you personally stabbed him, he knelt in front of the throne room for three days and three nights, dragging his sick body, to plead for mercy for your remaining troops in Chong Hua." The man in black said slowly, "He was such a proud person … at that time, he simply trampled himself into the mud. He once spoke up for you in front of all the civil and military officials, and defended you. What did he get in the end? Wasn't it your heart-wrenching stab! "
"Do you know how many people laughed at him at Chong Hua?"
"He originally had a lot of enemies. Those nobles who usually couldn't compare to him mocked him, saying that he didn't see through people clearly and that he was obsessed. They even said that the country had a traitor like you because he didn't realize it in time. They felt that if he could see your true face earlier, those innocent people wouldn't have died in vain. "
"They put all the blame for the defeat and defeat on his head. On one hand, it was the country's criticism of him. On the other hand, it was your abandonment of him. On the other hand, it was the hatred of the traitors. On the other hand, it was the long-time friendship with you. " The man in black said each word very clearly. He wished he could turn into a sharp needle, and every needle pierced through Gu Mang's soul.
"Do you think you're the only one suffering? Do you have to talk about suffering? When you were in Hell, he was also in a crack, living a life worse than death. The difference was that you knew what you went to Hell for, but he was completely lost in the crack. All of you hid it from him, made choices for him, and ignored his true feelings. Gu Mang … "
The man in black's voice seemed to be soaked in poison.
"You forced him."
Gu Mang shrank into the depths of the curtain as if he had been stung by a snake or scorpion. His face was as pale as paper.
"You didn't want to tell him anything and covered his eyes. You were afraid that his persuasion would shake your determination, so you selfishly sent him to the border. Yes, you were decisive, but you didn't even give him a chance to say goodbye to you properly! "
"No … No …" Gu Mang hugged his head and shrank into the depths of the curtain. "No …"
"How is it not? How is it not? Gu Mang, you've extinguished his faith, his dignity, and his light. Because you presume that he will follow the path you have laid out for him, and live a clean and untroubled life. How stubborn and self-opinionated you are! "
Due to the intense pain, Gu Mang curled up like a trapped beast and whined in a low voice.
"It's not like this … I don't want him to be like this …"
"So what if you don't want him to be like this? It's already like this. " The man in black was almost mocking him. "It's because of your concealment that Jun Shang was able to use the lives of the remaining 30,000 soldiers to threaten you a second time. The first time, he blackmailed you into becoming a spy. The second time, he blackmailed him into not rebelling. "
"The oath of the Heavenly Tribulation." The man in black said maliciously.
"For a person he thought had left him forever, your Lord Xi He reduced his lifespan by ten years and made an oath to never betray Jun Shang or the Chong Hua."
"Gu Mang, I wonder if he told you all of this when you complained to him?"
It was a sentence that he already knew the answer to.
But it was like a tanning whip that lashed Gu Mang's body, making him tremble all over and his lips tremble.
I wonder if he told you all of this.
Mo Xi's deep and handsome face seemed to appear in front of his eyes. When his long eyelashes drooped down, they covered all the ruins in his eyes.
Mo Xi pressed his forehead against his and whispered to him, "Senior, it's okay. It's all in the past. We still have a lifetime. "
He risked the danger of his spiritual nucleus shattering to dig out the truth of Gu Mang's treason. He brought Gu Mang to swim ashore. He heard Gu Mang's pain and understood Gu Mang's sadness. He promised that no matter what happened next, he would bear it with Gu Mang.
The only thing he didn't show him was his own sores.
The only thing he didn't tell Gu Mang was that their lifetime was no longer complete. That ten years of lifespan had long become an oath to protect Gu Mang's remaining troops without anyone knowing about it.
"Do you know what's the most ridiculous thing?"
The man in black saw Gu Mang's pain on the verge of collapse. He took a step forward, his eyes full of malice.
"The most ridiculous thing is, Gu Mang. That vow of his was made in vain. You and Jun Shang had clearly promised him something, but he was like a fool who didn't know anything and was so anxious that he couldn't sleep. Actually, even if he didn't make this oath, would Jun Shang really make things difficult for your remaining troops? He wouldn't. "
He gurgled out his venom, piercing Gu Mang's muscles and bones.
He was confident of victory. From Gu Mang's expression, he could see how chaotic Gu Mang's state of mind was at this moment, how broken he was.
He was like a spider waving its eight pincers, walking from the carefully woven spider web to the prey trapped in the web. The final blow was like a heavy blow — —
"The brilliant scheme that you guys came up with together to rectify the situation, the first person you schemed against was him. Gu Mang, if I had any relatives who cared about Mo Xi, my greatest wish would be that he would never meet you in this lifetime. "
It was as if the porcelain surface was cracking, making a disturbing sound.
"You're the one who harmed him."
As if a bowstring snapped, Gu Mang groaned in pain, his forehead heavily hitting the mattress. His back was arched, his fingers buried in his hair bun, and his throat was a beast-like wail.
The oath of the heavenly tribulation.
The oath of the heavenly tribulation …!!!
The wind in the drill ground of the Academy many years ago seemed to be blowing again. The white birches rustled. Under the tree, the handsome boy holding the dumplings and nibbling on them felt his gaze. He was startled for a moment and turned his eyes to look at him quietly.
That pair of pure black eyes.
When he first saw the young man, he felt that he was like a rare unpolished jade … In the end, he became the first chess piece on their chessboard to fall, and he was still unaware.
"Lord Xi He, Lord Wangshu, Lu Zhanxing … Gu Mang, you think that the sacrifice of these people has nothing to do with you, but you're wrong. When you became the Emperor's right-hand man and planned for your righteousness, they all became chess pieces in your hands. You'll never … ever get yourself out of it. "
After saying this, the black-clothed man put a narrow and small Wang Jian engraved with Mo Xi's oath in front of Gu Mang's bed.
He glanced outside without batting an eyelid.
He knew that he couldn't stay any longer, there was already a strong spiritual force coming in the direction of the quiet room. He had to leave now.
But he was confident, he knew that Gu Mang wouldn't be able to withstand this blow, not to mention that he managed to steal the Wang Jian that recorded this cruel past and gave it to this man who was already on the verge of collapse.
The black-clothed man whispered, "If you don't believe what I said, Wang Jian can't be faked. You can take a good look at how badly your wrong decision forced him."
After saying this, he sheathed his sword. Before Mo Xi and the others arrived, he swam to the eaves and disappeared quickly.
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