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As for how Jiang Che will punish himself after learning the truth?
Diao Chan had come to terms with it. Since she couldn't complete the task assigned by Cao Cao and obtain the antidote to suppress the poison in her body, staying in Chang'an would only mean slowly waiting to die.
She was content to spend the last three months with her beloved and asked for nothing more.
With this thought in mind, Diao Chan slightly raised her eyes and looked into Jiang Che's eyes, speaking with an extremely serious expression.
"Young Master... there's something Chan'er has been keeping from you for a long time..."
"Today, Chan'er wants to say it..."
"Chan'er doesn't dare to ask for your forgiveness, young master. I only hope that you won't send me away and that I can continue to serve you by your side. I would be willing to be your slave..."
"Oh?"
"Are you trying to say that you are a spy sent by Cao Cao to my side?"
"You approached me only to obtain Cai Wenji's hujia zither?"
Jiang Che chuckled, picked up a strand of the girl's hair and played with it, then gave the answer for Diao Chan.
"Uh-huh?"
"Young master... when... when did you find out about Chan'er's identity?"
Diao Chan froze for a moment, her eyes widening in disbelief as she stared at Jiang Che, her pretty face blank and her mind completely blank.
Because of Jiang Che's words, Diao Chan's cup size was completely burned.
Before she even had a chance to reveal her identity, how did Jiang Che know about her background?
After the initial shock, Diao Chan's heart was quickly filled with fear and unease, and she felt a deep sadness, her expression becoming extremely anxious.
Now that Jiang Che already knew his undercover identity, how will he punish him?
"From the night I met you, I knew who you were..."
"I know your real name is Diao Chan, and Chan'er is just an alias. You traveled thousands of miles from Wei capital to Chang'an on Cao Cao's orders to seize the Hujia zither from Cai Wenji..."
"While your acting talent is indeed quite good, you occasionally let slip a few minor flaws..."
“Last time I took you to the Wanbaoge auction, you seemed uneasy. At that time, I guessed that Cao Cao must have given you some kind of task again…”
"I just want to quietly watch your performance..."
Jiang Che reached out and lifted Diao Chan's delicate, fair chin, his eyes playful, his expression mocking, a half-smile on his face.
Jiang Che had initially been somewhat puzzled as to why Diao Chan was so loyal to Cao Cao, even willing to sacrifice her innocence to complete the mission of obtaining the Hu Jia Qin (a type of zither). Now, however, he understood everything.
A malevolent energy was accumulating in Diao Chan's lower abdomen, specifically in her dantian. This energy was immense and could instantly destroy Diao Chan's meridians and bones. Once it erupted, it would cause her unbearable agony, slowly dying from the excruciating pain of her internal organs being torn apart. However, it had been lying dormant until now and had not fully erupted.
It's likely that Cao Cao once gave Diao Chan a poison pill or used some special method to make her subject to others, forcing her to carry out Cao Cao's various orders, with only death as a consequence of disobedience.
That's why Diao Chan risked losing her innocence to deliberately get close to him. She had no choice; if she didn't do this, she would only face death.
It was likely through such cruel methods that Cao Cao was able to control such a behemoth as the Blood Shadow Legion, which was used to do shady things, and that these people would remain loyal to him.
"That………"
"How does the young master intend to punish Chan'er?"
Diao Chan looked uneasy, her beautiful eyes filled with panic, and she stammered as she asked, her heart pounding with nervousness.
Now that the truth has been laid out, all she can do is quietly wait for Jiang Che's furious and relentless revenge.
"Hasn't the young master already punished you?"
"You paid a bloody price for this!"
"Since you took the initiative to speak, it means you still care about the young master..."
"I have always been a man who cherishes women, how could I bear to punish such a beauty as you?"
"Besides, you idiot, you didn't even manage to trick me into giving you the hujia zither; instead, I took advantage of you quite a bit..."
In the end, Jiang Che's words were full of teasing, as if he was mocking Diao Chan's naivety, how she was so foolish as to not realize that her identity had been exposed long ago after he had taken advantage of her so much.
Although Diao Chan's motives for approaching him were impure, the fact that she was able to confess at the last moment shows that she still had feelings for him and had been conquered by his strength. After all, the system's approval cannot be faked.
Moreover, Diao Chan hadn't caused any harm to him or anyone around her during the time she was by his side. Now that he had taken advantage of her and she had completely admitted her mistake, Jiang Che naturally wouldn't punish Diao Chan.
In truth, she was just a pitiful person manipulated by fate, unable to control her own destiny.
"Son~"
After hearing Jiang Che's words, Diao Chan's pretty face burned, her complexion flushed, and she was extremely shy. Even her delicate earlobes were tinged with red. She felt shy and embarrassed, and her toes began to curl up slightly. She wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into on the spot.
How could she not understand the implied meaning behind Jiang Che's words?
It's laughable that she always thought her performance was flawless, and that Jiang Che hadn't noticed anything from the beginning. Little did she know that he had seen through her identity from the start...
Seeing that Jiang Che did not intend to pursue the matter of her deceiving him, Diao Chan was deeply moved. Crystal tears welled up in her eyes and slid gently down her cheeks. She buried her head in Jiang Che's arms, hugged her man tightly, and choked out a sob.
"Thank you, young master..."
"Waaah... Chan'er will definitely serve you wholeheartedly and dutifully from now on, even at the cost of her own life, and repay your kindness with the utmost gratitude..."
This feeling of being on the verge of heaven or hell caused Diao Chan's emotions to fluctuate wildly, greatly agitating her, and she even started to talk nonsense.
"Don't be so moved yet. First, take a look at your dantian. There's a surprise waiting for you..."
Seeing Diao Chan in such a state, Jiang Che gently patted the girl's shoulder to comfort her, his heart filled with emotion.
No wonder people say that women are made of water; it's really true.
Diao Chan was also a woman with plenty of moisture!
Passionate as fire, tender as water, and will repay you with boundless gratitude.
Seeing Diao Chan's pitiful appearance as she dropped the little pearl, Jiang Che felt a surge of desire and couldn't help but want to bully her fiercely!
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Che suppressed his inner turmoil. Now was the perfect opportunity to win people over, and he couldn't afford to ruin the atmosphere.
"Hmm...surprise?"
"What surprise?"
Diao Chan paused for a moment, then looked up blankly, tears still clinging to the corners of her eyes. Her pretty face was expressionless, a stark contrast to her previous demeanor, making her seem strangely adorable and endearing.
"You'll know once you see..."
Jiang Che smiled mysteriously, not answering the vixen's question, and gestured for her to check it herself.
Driven by curiosity, Diao Chan focused her mind and introspected, examining the changes in her lower abdomen, specifically her dantian.
The original ocean of spiritual energy in the dantian had disappeared, replaced by a crystal clear golden core that radiated endless divine light. The golden core was dazzling and vast, with Daoist charm flowing around it, and Yin and Yang spiritual energy lingering and appearing beside it.
His cultivation level broke through directly from the peak of Foundation Establishment to the mid-stage of Golden Core?
Feeling her rapidly advancing cultivation, Diao Chan's cherry lips parted slightly in astonishment, her face full of disbelief and bewilderment.
Although Jiang Che did say last night that he would help her improve her cultivation and wouldn't take advantage of her for nothing, Diao Chan naturally didn't believe such words and therefore didn't pay any attention to them.
Unexpectedly, in just one night, her cultivation level jumped two realms, directly breaking through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.
Even though the event had already occurred before her eyes, Diaochan still felt extremely unreal and utterly absurd...
So, after accepting Jiang Che's deep love, did he really become stronger?
The key is!
The poisonous pills that had accumulated in her lower abdomen had disappeared. Without the potential threat that was always present in her body, Diao Chan felt more relaxed and comfortable than ever before.
Although she was somewhat confused, Diao Chan knew that all of this was brought about by Jiang Che.
Without Jiang Che's help, she wouldn't have been able to so easily and unknowingly remove the poison from her body, thus completely breaking free from Cao Cao's control.
"Waaaaah...Young Master...Waaaah..."
Diao Chan cried again, hugging Jiang Che and bursting into tears. Many emotions welled up inside her. She felt fortunate to have successfully escaped Cao Cao's control, but she was also deeply moved by Jiang Che's actions.
"Young Master...Chan'er...Waaaaah..."
Overwhelmed with excitement, Diao Chan's speech became somewhat incoherent. Her emotions were in constant flux, and coupled with her already exhausted body and mind, she eventually fell into a deep sleep in Jiang Che's arms.
Even in her deep sleep, Diao Chan was still muttering unconsciously.
"Waaaah...Young Master..."
At the same time, the long-lost system notification sound rang in Jiang Che's mind.
"Ding, it has been detected that the character Diao Chan's level of recognition towards the host has reached its maximum..."
"The host may choose to copy any one of Diao Chan's entries..."
"Get a good night's sleep, everything will be alright when you wake up..."
Jiang Che lowered his head and gently kissed Diao Chan's forehead, then took a silk quilt from the side and covered Diao Chan with it.
He performed a cleaning ritual, changed into a brand new white robe, and then turned and left the room.
As the most advanced Heaven-rank cultivation technique, the Yin-Yang Longevity Method grants practitioners special constitutions such as immunity to all poisons and the common origin of all techniques, making it a natural choice to counter Cao Cao's Ten Thousand Poisons Pill.
Last night, the toxins in Diao Chan's body had been completely removed, but she herself hadn't paid attention to it and hadn't noticed.
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P.S.: I think my writing has been a bit sloppy lately... I'll speed things up a bit from now on, heading to the Great Wall as soon as possible, without lingering too long in Chang'an, and then the heroines like Mulan and Galo will make their appearance.
117: In the North there is a beautiful woman, peerless and independent, an empress with surging emotions!
"call…………"
"Sparrows eat the dew!"
Upon arriving at the corridor, Jiang Che spread his arms wide, breathing in the sweet morning air, his eyes slightly narrowed, his expression one of indescribable ease and comfort.
Having subdued another female demon, Jiang Che felt a sudden clarity in his mind, an indescribable sense of well-being throughout his body, and his cells began to activate.
Diao Chan, that vixen, is indeed extraordinary; she always manages to bring unexpected surprises.
And she's also a woman with a lot of moisture!
Women are made of water; this saying is truly a profound truth!
Overwhelmed with emotion, Jiang Che focused his mind and assessed his current cultivation level.