The Filthy Little Beggar

Gu Changqing narrowed his eyes at Jiang Minghuang.

At this moment, he too had a splitting headache.

An immortal artifact!

In this world, it was practically an invincible existence. And Jiang Minghuang's immortal artifact had once suppressed the Three Realms, suppressing the immeasurable fortunes of the Thirty-three Heavenly Palaces.

In attack, it could suppress heaven and earth; in defense, it could stand invincible in this age.

In truth, Jiang Minghuang's combat strength was not particularly outstanding among the many Great Emperors.

He was even slightly weaker than Gu Youwei.

Yet because he possessed that ancient bell, Jiang Minghuang was more than qualified to rank among the top three Great Emperors of the present age.

Even Ye Chen, the Child of Fortune, might not have been certain of victory in a direct confrontation with Jiang Minghuang.

"Jiang Minghuang is indeed formidable. If his desire for revenge isn't shaken first, then even if most of those present defect, he'll still suppress them!"

Gu Changqing muttered inwardly, already deciding on the next protagonist whose life he would write.

Gu Changqing frowned in thought.

Even now, he still felt muddle-headed. Partly because the ancient mirror was suppressing him, and partly because the original owner's memories were shattered.

All he could do was search his mind with all his strength for fragments of memories concerning this good brother of his.

He wanted to see whether he could use those fragments to tear open a breach in Jiang Minghuang's desire for revenge.

But the more he recalled—

The stranger his expression became.

"Something's not right. The only requirement for writing a life is that it must be close to reality. The closer it is to reality, the easier it is for it to come true."

"But I've been writing Gu Youwei's life for so long. Why hasn't the system judged it invalid even once? It all passed... It went far too smoothly, as though..."

"It was completely the Heavenly Emperor's own personal experience."

Gu Changqing could not help finding it eerie.

Clearly, he had relied on a few memory fragments, key figures, and past stories fabricated by himself to string everything together.

Aside from the established characters, much of it was fictional.

Yet the system had actually made every part of his writing come true.

After pondering for a long while, Gu Changqing still could not figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

He did not have much time left.

And now, he had only made Gu Youwei defect. There was still an enormous amount of work to do...

He swiftly forced himself to calm down. Drawing upon the knowledge stored in his mind, a story soon unfolded smoothly within his thoughts.

Writing a life did not require him to put pen to paper.

He merely needed to conceive these things in his mind, and they would naturally emerge.

Gu Changqing often marveled at the convenience of the system in this regard.

If he had had a system like this while attending school in his previous life, why would he have needed to do homework...

As Gu Changqing's thoughts spread out, the darkness within the Bronze Ancient Mirror was gradually lit by dawn.

"Hey, hey, are you dead?"

"Don't you dare die. I had such a hard time carrying you back."

A bright, clear voice woke Gu Changqing.

Gu Changqing opened his eyes and saw a filthy face, a head of tangled hair, and several pieces of withered grass stuck in it.

"Urgh."

Gu Changqing coughed up blood as excruciating pain surged through his internal organs.

That filthy fellow was shaking him violently. For the first time, Gu Changqing felt that a person could be this annoying.

He fainted again, beyond his control.

The scene fell into darkness once more.

Outside the mirror.

The sudden voice drew everyone's gazes back to the scene.

When they saw that face flash past on the screen—

Everyone froze.

"Why does this little beggar... look somewhat like Emperor Jiang??"

Everyone stared blankly at Jiang Minghuang.

Jiang Minghuang looked embarrassed. He coughed lightly and said with displeasure, "That was me."

Everyone was even more dumbfounded.

This was Emperor Jiang!

A great emperor who could annihilate boundless time and space with a flick of his finger, tread upon the River of Time and Space, and sweep across the eight desolations and six directions!

What was more, he had been the young master of an ancient aristocratic family. Even if he had been traveling through the Lower Realm, how had he fallen so low?

When he had encountered the Young Heavenly Emperor in the mountains, he had certainly looked bedraggled, but he had still cut an extraordinary figure, like an exiled immortal descending into the mortal world!

And only a year had passed since then!

Jiang Minghuang explained awkwardly.

"My father was profoundly calculating. Before I set out, he gave me quite a few precious jewels and specifically told me to wear them on me. At the time, I was overjoyed, thinking the old man had shown me mercy and was letting me enjoy myself somewhere else."

"But I never imagined that the moment I left the mountains, I would be robbed."

Everyone was speechless.

They thought, Is this really Emperor Jiang? He's far too naive, isn't he?

He had brought so many jewels and worn them on his person. Most importantly, he did not possess the slightest cultivation. If they did not rob him, whom would they rob?

No wonder the old Family Head of the Jiang Family had been ruthless enough to send the sole male heir of such a great family to train in the Lower Realm.

Just how much of a wastrel had this Emperor Jiang been back then?

Seeing Emperor Jiang's manner, everyone wanted to laugh but did not dare to. Most held it in, their expressions strange.

Jiang Minghuang looked awkward. After calming himself, he finally said, "Back then, the great nations entrenched throughout the Lower Realm, along with ancient sects that possessed a Saint King, were wiped from the world overnight."

"It caused a tremendous uproar in the Lower Realm. After learning of it, I hurried to Jade Void Palace, thinking I could find some of the wealth Jade Void Palace had left behind, enough to get me through my days in the Lower Realm."

"Who would have thought that I would encounter him there?"

"At the time, I only thought he was one of the boys and girls in the corpse pit whom the Sect Master of Jade Void had persecuted."

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After Mei Gongzi dissolved Cao Yuwei's attack this time, she did not rush to counterattack. She merely stood where she was.

Cao Yuwei frowned slightly. Was this little girl's perception truly so keen? After he had transformed flames into armor, he still had other methods at his disposal. If Mei Gongzi had followed up with an attack, he was confident he could use that method to restrain her. But Mei Gongzi had not advanced, forcing the ability he had been ready to unleash to be interrupted.

The battle saber slashed out again. Its powerful saber intent was several degrees stronger than before. Cao Yuwei moved with the blade, man and saber as one, charging straight at Mei Gongzi.

The Heavenly Secret Plume in Mei Gongzi's hand once again formed the Heavenly Mysterious Circle, and with an instant shift, she changed positions. While dissolving her opponent's attack, she also broke his lock-on. In the next instant, she was already elsewhere. Golden-red light flashed over Cao Yuwei's body and vanished. Had she not evaded so quickly, another ability would undoubtedly have descended upon her.

A battle of attrition! She seemed intent on competing with Cao Yuwei in endurance.

Yet no one questioned the origin of this ability. After all, the Peacock Demon Race's greatest innate gift was Stellar Transposition. Her technique bore the same wondrous resemblance to Stellar Transposition.

After Mei Gongzi dissolved Cao Yuwei's attack this time, she did not rush to counterattack. She merely stood where she was.

Cao Yuwei frowned slightly. Was this little girl's perception truly so keen? After he had transformed flames into armor, he still had other methods at his disposal. If Mei Gongzi had followed up with an attack, he was confident he could use that method to restrain her. But Mei Gongzi had not advanced, forcing the ability he had been ready to unleash to be interrupted.

The battle saber slashed out again. Its powerful saber intent was several degrees stronger than before. Cao Yuwei moved with the blade, man and saber as one, charging straight at Mei Gongzi.

The Heavenly Secret Plume in Mei Gongzi's hand once again formed the Heavenly Mysterious Circle, and with an instant shift, she changed positions. While dissolving her opponent's attack, she also broke his lock-on. In the next instant, she was already elsewhere. Golden-red light flashed over Cao Yuwei's body and vanished. Had she not evaded so quickly, another ability would undoubtedly have descended upon her.

A battle of attrition! She seemed intent on competing with Cao Yuwei in endurance.