As Shen Tang pondered the matter, she keenly noticed that Gu Chi was looking at her differently than usual. Though the two shared a deep bond as ruler and subject, Gu Chi had never forgotten his duty as a vassal. He always remembered that Shen Tang was his sovereign and never gazed at her for long.
"What is it? Got another idea?"
Gu Chi smiled. "I have a rather treasonous idea."
The Time Arrow was simply too overpowered.
Even if it was in the hands of a trusted confidant, she would still worry that he might betray her one day. People's hearts were fickle, after all. But if she held it herself, that would be different. She would never betray herself.
The reason it was treasonous...
The Time Arrow consumed lifespan.
Encouraging her to learn it was basically the same as encouraging her to slowly kill herself.
Their bond was deep enough that he could get away with it. If he had tried this with someone else, Gu Chi would already have been seized by the personal guards. Shen Tang said irritably, "What the hell use would it be for me to learn it? What I need is someone who can fire a single arrow and cow the female generals, including Chu Jie, so we can maintain the balance."
Shen Tang wasn't on either side of the scales.
What use would it be for her to hold the bargaining chip?
Gu Chi said, "But it wouldn't be appropriate to let someone else learn it, either. Or rather, this kind of technique in the hands of mortals would be a disaster."
In Gu Chi's eyes, it already belonged to the realm of the gods.
In a god's hands, it would naturally be harmless. But in the hands of a mortal, it