Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 777 - 714: Zhang San, Such a Good Person!

Chapter 777: Chapter 714: Zhang San, Such a Good Person!

In the teahouse, the storytelling gentleman was recounting the tale of the Crown Prince’s rebellion from some time ago.

"This was when on a fateful day the Emperor Yang Ce rebelled, and valiant heroes hastened to the king’s aid to slay the twin demons!"

Immediately, applause erupted in the teahouse.

Although recently almost every teahouse and tavern has featured storytellers narrating this saga, there were still many people who came daily to listen.

And it wasn’t just ordinary folk who came to hear it.

At that moment, even Zhang San was there listening, before he took out a piece of gold intending to offer a reward.

After all, creating something is not easy, and one should support generously when warranted.

Throwing over a piece of gold, which left the storyteller overjoyed, Zhang San smiled slightly.

Just then, a woman’s voice sounded nearby.

"Coming every day to listen to storytellers boast about oneself, isn’t that a bit shameless?"

Zhang San turned to the side and chuckled at Sister Ling.

"It’s just that these creative folks come up with new twists every day! You wouldn’t believe it, but yesterday at Pingxiang Garden I heard it was my very lifeblood that I sprayed onto the blade before cleaving the Crown Prince’s head off, and even more so breaking each of the seventy-two ribs of the ancient demon backing him!"

"Today, here, it turned into me breaking through to the Purple Mansion Realm amidst fierce combat, one man and one blade sweeping across the battlefield! Countless petty villains all fell beneath a single strike of mine!"

Ling pursed her lips and whispered, "No wonder you gave such a big piece of gold. If they claimed you could manage seven or eight times in one night, wouldn’t you give away your entire fortune?"

Zhang San immediately shook his head with a serious face and said, "Sister Ling, you just don’t understand! Creative embellishment by an artist is worth spending more to encourage! When a reward is due, I reward generously! Surely they also work hard, right?"

"But if he were to say I can do seven or eight times in one night, well... that’s just stating the facts. Why give any money for that, right?"

Ling realized that not only had Zhang San’s cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, but his confidence had grown sizably as well.

"Alright. Come with me after the storytelling. The Chief is looking for you."

Zhang San followed Ling outside, only to discover that the topic of discussion all over the streets was about the Crown Prince’s rebellion from a couple of days ago.

After all, the entire Capital knew about this incident, and the news was spreading rapidly across the Great Sui, making it impossible for people not to be aware or talk about it.

However, what was mentioned most was that many people regarded Zhang San as a good person.

Indeed, over a year ago upon his triumphant return on the Longyun Path, everyone thought Zhang San was a traitor in collusion with Tujue.

Now, with his reputation completely reversed, Zhang San was naturally pleased.

"Sister Ling, as you see, everyone is discussing and praising me. It’s not like I specially came here just to listen to everyone say I’m a good person, right?"

Ling snorted coldly and asked, "Aren’t these exactly what you want to see? There’s nothing else you care to look at!"

Zhang San immediately waved his hands with a solemn face and said, "No! If there’s something else to see, I would definitely look."

Ling whispered, "There’s something else hidden in my clothes, would you want to see? It’s quite lovely to behold."

"I fear that once seen, I may find it hard to let go. So let’s not."

Zhang San felt it was necessary to change the subject.

"Speaking of which, after that battle ended, I pretended to be injured and went home to recuperate, but I still don’t know how the rest of those people were dealt with."

Ling let out a deep sigh.

After all, settling scores after the autumn harvest invariably meant the death of many people.

"The Crown Princess Consort of the Li family, after all, had borne the Crown Prince’s offspring, and Kaihuang, considering the kindness shown by the Crown Princess Consort to the Crown Prince over the years and her previous acts of filial piety towards Empress Dugu, promised that after giving birth, she could return to the Li family in Longxi. It was sparing her life, but that child was destined not to be left under the care of the Li family, after all, he had imperial bloodlines."

"And the Li family of Longxi, having been involved in such a major event, the entire clan suffered. In the future, the Five Surnames and Seven Families will likely be one family short."

"The Cui family had the same bad luck, but they deserved it. Kauhuang had disciplined them before, thinking they would understand some things. However, they ended up getting involved in rebellion. The Cui family was directly subjected to having their household confiscated this time."

"It is said that King Duan came down with a serious illness, but in reality, it is probably that Kaihuang wanted to sacrifice his brother to replenish the nation’s fortunes. It’s just laid out in advance that he’s seriously ill. Afterwards, if he dies, it won’t come as too much of a surprise to everyone."

"The Confucianists have it the worst. This time, most of their elite have perished, and afterward, due to various relationship ties, numerous households were exterminated. It’s feared that from now on, the Confucianists will no longer have a role in the imperial court."

"As for the Town Demon Office, because so many people turned their cloaks at the last moment to help Kaihuang, the Town Demon Office was left relatively unscathed. It’s just that Qian Shanxiu took a few core members and fled."

Upon hearing this, Zhang San also let out a helpless sigh.

"There’s no way around it, rebelling is like this. Succeed, and you’ll fill your bowl with gold and silver. But if you lose, the lives of your entire family are at stake."

"Speaking of which, Sister Ling, you also had a grudge against the Crown Prince. Now that the Crown Prince is dead, do you have any other wishes?"

Ling shook her head slightly and spoke in a low voice, "I’m not sure. In fact, the reason the living dead can survive is that they have an obsession in their hearts. As long as the obsession doesn’t die, the person won’t die, hence they have a chance to become a living dead. Now that the Crown Prince is dead, the grudge of Robe Marsh has been avenged. Moving forward, I really don’t know what to do."

At this moment, Zhang San said in a low voice, "Sister Ling, have you considered becoming something like a City God or a Mountain God?"

"Ah?"

Ling looked at Zhang San with a puzzled face.

But she saw that Zhang San was being very serious and solemn.

"Sister Ling, to be honest, although I’ve been recuperating on the surface during this period, I have been constantly chatting with my third senior brother at home. My third senior brother, though he was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison for many years, his accomplishments in the rune arrays are truly formidable!"

"Then we put our heads together and decided to create something big! We call this thing — Dominion over the Six Paths!"

Upon hearing this name, Ling frowned.

The concept sounded too grand, giving off a very unreliable impression.

"Hey! Sister Ling, stop making that disparaging face!"

"This thing is something my third senior brother and I have researched for a very, very long time! If this framework can be successfully established, theoretically, we can unify the powers of the Six Paths, commanded and controlled by the Emperor of the nation. Thus, having the powers of the Six Paths unified would avoid the current situation of constant conflict and mutual damage."

"Really! Sister Ling! This could lead our world in a better direction!"

"Look! If you don’t believe, you don’t believe, but what is the meaning behind your disbelief? I’m not lying to you! My third senior brother and I have looked into this, and theoretically, it is truly feasible!"

"Huh? Sister Ling, why are you cursing? That’s going too far!"