lcionline Chapter 27 Teacher, you lied to me
Chapter 27 Teacher, you lied to me
In the spring of the 443rd year of the Great Chu calendar.
The fall of the kingdoms of Jing and Han was faster and more devastating than anyone in the world had anticipated.
When the Empress of Great Chu awoke from her coma and donned the spotless white fox fur cloak, she completely transformed into a vengeful ghost crawling out of the underworld.
There was no surrender offer, no negotiation, and not a shred of pity.
Led by Chu Ning, the million-strong army of the Great Chu swiftly advanced towards the two countries, conquering cities and slaying generals in their path.
Even the most formidable natural defenses could not stop Chu Ning's relentless attack.
Without the so-called "land immortals," she has become the strongest fighting force in the world, and the army following behind her is unstoppable.
When annexing the other four countries, Chu Ning adopted the lenient policy suggested by his teacher.
Strictly control the army, treat the people in the city well, actively promote legislation by the military cabinet, and quickly establish a new order after taking the city.
But now her teacher is gone.
No one could restrain this infamous tyrant anymore.
The Chu army would order the massacre of every city it passed through, leaving no one alive.
The royal families of both Gyeong and Han were completely slaughtered, and their heads were hung high on the ruined city walls, left to be exposed to the wind and rain.
It's less about revenge and more about venting anger.
Just five months.
The remaining forces that stubbornly resisted were completely wiped out, and the flags of all six kingdoms were broken.
Chu Ning even ordered the hunt down any remaining forces of the six kingdoms that might be hiding.
In the spring of the 443rd year of the Great Chu calendar, the world was unified.
This chaotic world, where people devoured each other, finally came to an end amidst endless war and slaughter.
For this unprecedented peace, countless people died, from ordinary people to former royalty, none spared.
Peace and tranquility are built upon countless corpses.
On the map of the Chinese mainland, only the two characters "Great Chu" remain.
From then on, the world was unified.
After achieving such great military exploits, Chu Ning did not immediately return to the capital to consolidate his power and receive the worship of the people.
Alone, Chu Ning led a horse and walked step by step back to the place where she had completely lost everything.
A narrow abyss.
What was once a natural barrier that even birds could not cross is now nothing but scorched earth.
That battle between immortals and mortals, which triggered thunder from the heavens, completely flattened the mountains on both sides, leaving the land stretching for miles in a deathly black, barren of everything.
It is already spring, and everything is reviving along the way, but black "snowflakes" still fall on the former battlefield.
Chu Ning walked to the very center of that scorched earth and knelt heavily on the ground.
Here, she once fought against a terrestrial immortal with the peak combat power of a ninth-rank cultivator, and her teacher also sacrificed himself here.
Chu Ning was not wearing the twelve-tassel crown and black bird royal robe that symbolized supreme power, but instead wore an extremely plain white dress, exactly the same as Cheng Xiao's white clothes.
She was tightly wrapped in the white fox fur cloak that Cheng Xiao had left her.
The cloak was too big for her, its hem trailing in the mud and stained, but she didn't care. She just wrapped it tighter around herself, as if she could draw on the last trace of warmth left on that person's body.
Chu Ning wanted to find traces of her teacher's past existence.
But there was nothing there, only scorched earth, and she could no longer find her teacher.
Occasionally, she would dream that her teacher was still alive.
But when she woke up, she found that her pillow was already soaked with tears.
When his teacher was still alive, Chu Ning strictly followed his teacher's teachings, using his sleep time to cultivate without wasting a single moment.
But after the teacher left, she developed a liking for sleeping.
Because only in her dreams could she see her teacher again.
Chu Ning wished that someone would wake her up while she was sleeping.
Tell her not to waste time, but to take responsibility for the world.
But no one will ever do that again.
She reached the top, seemingly gaining everything, but also losing everything.
Chu Ning untied six heavy sandalwood brocade boxes from his horse, then opened them one by one and neatly placed them on the scorched earth in front of him.
Inside were the imperial seals of the six kingdoms: Zhou, Yan, Yong, Li, Jing, and Han.
"teacher......"
As soon as Chu Ning opened her mouth, she felt as if something was blocking her throat, preventing her from saying another word.
Tears streamed down his cheeks and fell onto the scorched earth beneath his feet.
She thought that after so much time had passed, she had accepted her teacher's departure.
But when she returned here, she couldn't help herself.
After a long pause, Chu Ning finally choked up and said, "Ning'er is back... Ning'er has conquered this world."
She wanted to hear her teacher say "Well done" again, but all she got in response was the whistling wind.
"Look, I've shattered everything that stood in your way. I've brought back the eternal peace you desired. Ning'er has presented all six jade seals of the world to you..."
Chu Ning suddenly swept the six priceless jade seals to the ground.
The six jade seals shattered instantly.
She buried her face deep in the soft fur collar of the white fox fur coat, curling up in pain.
At this moment, the titles of "Emperor of the Ages" and "Unification of the World" have all become the most vicious curses.
"But teacher...you lied to me."
Chu Ning's tone was a mix of grievance and resentment.
"You said that if there was still time, you would give it all to me... You have calculated the fate of the world, the rise and fall of the six kingdoms, so why couldn't you have calculated that Ning'er would rather give up the world than let you live!"
"You want to end this chaotic world, so you'll pay with your own life... But what about me? I slaughtered everyone in the world for you, but in the end, I couldn't even find your remains. How am I supposed to endure this long life of mine?"
The time ahead was too long, and Chu Ning didn't know how she would get through those days without a teacher.
While the states of Han and Jing were still in existence, she was still fueled by hatred.
But now there's nothing left.
Her heart was completely empty.
Perhaps from the moment he learned of his teacher's death, Chu Ning was already dead; what lived on was merely the shell of the man known as "King Chu."
Dark red malevolent energy surged wildly from her body, but the moment it touched the white fox fur cloak, it was forcefully suppressed back into her body.
She was terrified that her uncontrollable aura would ruin the last bit of hope her teacher had left her.
Chu Ning knelt in the snow for a long time, so long that she completely forgot about time.
She didn't come to her senses until the sun rose the next day.
She wiped away her tears, stood up from the ground, and the moment she stood up, her eyes lost their last spark of life.
Chu Ning unleashed several bursts of killing intent, burying the jade seal fragments that had once symbolized supreme power. She didn't need these things; let them remain here with her teacher.
She took one last look at the desolate, scorched earth before her.
I finally accepted that cruel truth.
The teacher will never come back.
Chu Ning turned around, wrapped the white fox fur tightly around his body, and walked step by step towards the army, facing the biting wind.
"Teacher, if you wish for the Great Chu Kingdom to last for ten thousand generations, Ning'er will protect it for you."
"This world is yours, and Ning'er is yours too, for all eternity."