Chapter 146: 145: They Say You Never Smile – 4K Subscription Request

Before Yao Qing could finish her sentence, Wang Wu had already vanished from in front of her.

"Righteousness…"

This forced the Yao Qing, who had just been about to speak, to swallow her words whole.

Slightly disappointed, Yao Qing turned to look at her master, only to find that he had long since vanished without a trace.

"Ah! Why did you just run away!"

At that moment, the women inside the spherical fortress also began voicing their discontent.

Two and a half hours later, over Shen Zhou.

A small warship was cruising at several thousand meters altitude, and in one of its rooms sat Bao Si, who had become a prisoner.

Sharing the room with her was Wang Wu, who was vigorously flaunting a bowl of instant ramen.

Clearly, neither she nor the cultivator guarding the room's entrance noticed Wang Wu's presence.

He had just sent his master several messages, but received no reply; evidently he had already gone mad.

After all, promises like "Just tell me how many points I'm short and which rank, and I'll be ready in a moment" can't be made lightly.

That's equivalent to a FLAG in film and TV works; setting one can lead to trouble.

In the cell, Bao Si had been changed into new clothes; the outfit she previously wore was exclusive to the Great Zhou Empress, but now as a prisoner she could no longer keep it.

Though in name she still held the title "Great Zhou Empress," everyone knew exactly what the reality was.

"Why aren't you speaking?"

After staring at Bao Si for a while, Wang Wu grew bored and lifted the blur effect on her, speaking.

Hearing Wang Wu's voice, Bao Si gave no response; she seemed to have completely given up.

Only when the scent of ramen reached her nose did she slowly turn her head toward Wang Wu.

Then she froze instantly.

Bao Si knew Wang Wu, or rather, she recognized the "mysterious background, who could erase Tongtian City from Si Hun Shan with a single strike," and that was Wang Wu.

At this moment, pulling him out of the blur, the Wang Wu before her linked with the Wang Wu in her memory, merging two memories, and Bao Si suddenly realized:

This guy seemed to have been with me for almost half an hour.

From serving as my guard below to now, this guy had always been by my side.

Wang Wu lifted the blur on himself for Bao Si, but the blur on his companions remained.

Consequently, she subconsciously ignored Yao Qing's presence.

This is actually a terrifying ability; if used for assassination, it would be unstoppable.

And this is precisely why the Asura Blood Curse became the world's top assassin organization.

See, that's what we call professionalism.

Though sometimes the "World's No. 1" title belongs to the Wu Yun Agency.

"So what do they plan to do with you?"

Wang Wu kept slurping his noodles and asked.

At this moment, after the shock, Bao Si gradually regained her composure.

Though he appeared here now, he clearly didn't seem to be here to rescue her.

So the brief excitement faded, and she quietly stared at Wang Wu without speaking.

Seeing Bao Si ignore him for ages, Wang Wu wasn't in a hurry.

He first slurped a big mouthful of noodles, then drank the broth, wiped his mouth, and then continued:

"Why aren't you speaking? Don't you like to speak?"

"Why aren't you speaking?"

"Why aren't you speaking??"

"Speak, okay?"

"Speak!"

"Speak speak speak speak!"

Wang Wu can sometimes act a bit childish, perhaps because he graduated college but still lives with his family.

Being away from home for too long naturally kept his personality in some ways childlike, nicknamed "giant infant"... ahem.

Finally, perhaps because Wang Wu was too noisy, Bao Si couldn't hold back any longer, glared fiercely at him, and said:

"What does this have to do with you!?"

"Whether I'm dead or alive, do you really care?"

"So you don't even know what fate awaits you?"

Ignoring Bao Si's words, Wang Wu kept asking.

Bao Si rolled her eyes, saying nothing.

"I heard that the Chu General's plan for you wasn't arranged; it was his spontaneous idea."

"He seems to have taken a liking to you?" Wang Wu lay on the bed, one hand propping his head, the other grabbing his butt, and asked.

"Hehe." Bao Si sneered.

"So you have no thoughts at all?"

At this moment, Bao Si suddenly stood up after Wang Wu said that.

Then she turned, facing Wang Wu, and said:

"Then why don't you take my virginity yourself, rather than cheapening that Chu General?"

After speaking, she untied her sash.

A beautiful torso appeared before Wang Wu; though not as curvaceous as a monster, it could still be called a "flawless body."

The proportions are good, and the size is also decent.

In terms of scale, it's not as magnificent as Zhao Xingyue; in terms of posture, it's also not as upright as Wang Lan.

Bao Si isn't particularly tall, just over 1.7 meters; her body proportions are fairly good, and her legs are long.

"Indeed, it's acceptable."

Wang Wu put the hand that had just grabbed his butt in front of his nose, gave it a sniff, and commented.

Unfortunately, his butt now has no scent, so he can no longer experience that feeling.

"Come on?" Bao Si looked at Wang Wu, a corner of her mouth lifting, and teased.

"No."

He turned over, sat up from the bed, and picked up the clothes on the floor.

When these people were changing the queen's clothes, they didn't even put a single garment on her; they just casually draped a piece over her from the outside.

They didn't even give her shoes; it's clear what kind of calculation this is.

"I see no desire in your eyes; without desire, this kind of thing is meaningless."

Wang Wu, after grabbing his butt, began picking his nose again, speaking as he did.

After speaking, he draped the clothes back onto Bao Si and fastened the sash for her.

"Heh…"

Quietly watching Wang Wu finish everything for her, Bao Si laughed again.

However, this laugh was different from any previous one.

It was a genuine smile.

Bao Si possessed an ethereal, unfathomably mysterious aura.

Although she appeared cold, in reality she was not.

"I've heard them say that you never smile."

After dressing Bao Si, Wang Wu looked at the smile on her face and said.

"But it seems you can after all."

The anecdote of the Beacon Fires Playing with the Lords tells that Bao Si never smiled since entering the palace, and King You of Zhou, to please her, would light beacon fires to fool the lords, all to win a smile from the beauty.

"Ha ha, hahahaha, hahahahahaha…"

At that moment, Wang Wu's words seemed to lift some restriction on Bao Si.

She lifted her head and began laughing loudly.

That laughter, like her aura, was as ethereal and mysterious as her beauty, unfathomable and captivating.

Of course, this does not include Wang Wu; he is now immune to beauty.

"They also say you are that black horse, the one that crawled out of the ancient tomb, raced into the plains, and then vanished."

Wang Wu looked at Bao Si, at her jet‑black long hair, and continued.

"What do you think then?"

With a smile still at the corner of her mouth, Bao Si asked.

"I think you might just have a slight mental issue, but you're still human," Wang Wu said.

"Are you afraid of the fate that awaits you?"

"Yes," Bao Si said with a smile, nodding, "Of course I'm scared."

"So, are you planning to take me?"

She asked again.

"I have no such intention," Wang Wu refused again, "I've already given the reason."

"But I'm curious, why are you still a virgin? I recall hearing that you married Ji Gong Sheng long ago."

"Because I will only give myself to him on the day I officially become queen and hold the celebration," Bao Si replied.

"Why?"

"It's not for any reason; I don't love him, I just want to stall."

"Madam, the place has arrived."

At that moment, the room's door was opened, and a cultivator walked in.

He ignored Wang Wu in the room and gave no reaction to the earlier conversation.

He then walked straight up to her, and the cultivator said:

"It's time to go, madam."

Without any resistance, Bao Si was led out of the airship.

Wang Wu followed behind her all the way, also unnoticed by anyone.

Beside him was the master's newly summoned Yin spirit body.

Qin Xiang was completely immersed in his own world, clearly no longer reliable, so Wang Wu chose Plan B.

Speaking, he bent down to descend onto this area; if it wasn't necessary, Wang Wu actually didn't really want his master Yin Shenli to come over.

Because this woman is a bit troublesome and has many demands.

It's not the demand to watch the battle; he's long been accustomed to that.

What truly annoyed him was that this woman loved to give instructions, very much.

"What are you doing? Did I come here just to watch you explore other people's feet with your nose?"

"Oh, if you can't use your nose, you use your tongue?"

"Oh, Niu Bi, you even use shoes and socks? Are you being too over‑the‑top? And this sour‑stinky smell… I… vomit!!"

Wang Wu was very angry about his master's rude remarks.

But anger begets anger; in his fury, he could only stay angry that once.

Yin Shenli didn't just come here that one time; after that, she would voluntarily come over to "visit" her disciple.

It is called "visiting the disciple, checking cultivation progress," but in reality…

"Hmm, disciple, this one's not bad either, did you just acquire it?" floating beside Wang Wu, Yin Shenli examined his eyes carefully and asked.

"I have nothing to do with her, Master."

"What!? Then why were you next to her? Peeking?"

"She's the alternate‑world version of a famous historical figure from my hometown; don't I have to see how that alternate‑world historical figure ends up…"

"I didn't expect you to like history that much."

She laughed and teased her disciple, then stopped fluttering about and stood beside Wang Wu.

"Indeed a national beauty, truly a national beauty! Haha!"

When Mi Xian laid eyes on Bao Si, an unabashed desire instantly erupted in his eyes.

He approached Bao Si, scrutinizing the woman before him.

"Good, good!"

He called out repeatedly, then lifted Bao Si's chin.

"Spit—!"

A mouthful of spit flew from Bao Si's mouth, but Mi Xian easily dodged it.

"Wow, what's there to dodge?"

Wang Wu was greatly puzzled by Mi Xian's action.

"Don't you like her? Why is even her saliva unpalatable?"

Honestly, he never quite understood this kind of plot:

A very beautiful woman is captured, the antagonist wants information from her, so he tries to get close to her.

Then comes the classic spit, hit, anger, and beginning of torture.

And spit, miss, anger, and start of torture.

Wang Wu didn't hold his tongue and said it outright; Bao Si, hearing it, staggered, nearly losing her footing and falling to the ground.

"Haha, such a fiery temperament, I really like…"

Mi Xian's eyes flashed with cruelty.

"General Mi, where is our great king?"

At that moment, two accompanying cultivators looked at Mi Xian and said in a voice devoid of any feeling:

"We have fulfilled the request; we still hope General Mi can keep his promise and return the Son of Heaven to our Great Zhou."

"Hehe, easy talk, easy talk." Mi Xian laughed, but a flash of cruelty crossed his eyes.

"Puff—!!!"

Two heads shot upward. Headless corpses fell to the ground, convulsing nonstop; then, massive tentacles sprouted from beneath Mi Xian's feet, devouring the two cultivators' heads and bodies.

The warship that had brought Bao Si here was already prepared before Mi Xian launched his attack.

When the two cultivators' heads flew up, the warship immediately surged into the sky, racing at high speed toward the distance.

"Haha, Ji Gongsheng! You know who this is, right?"

Watching the fleeing warship, Mi Xian laughed heartily, then with a grand gesture, a human‑pig appeared before the two.

This is within Shen Province, specifically the provincial capital area that even the Great Zhou army had not reached before Ji Gongsheng took over.

On the plains, Ji Gongsheng, now reduced to a human‑pig, was on the brink of mental collapse, yet upon seeing Bao Si, his expression turned to that of clutching a lifeline, and he loudly begged Mi Xian:

"General, General!!! Bao Si is here, Bao Si has arrived, please spare me, spare me!!"

"When I return, I will definitely submit to Great Chu, pay tribute yearly, and offer people every season!!!!"

"Hahaha, don't be impatient?" Mi Xian laughed as he pressed down on Ji Gongsheng's head, forcing a huge wail from him.

Then he approached Bao Si and began shedding his armor.

Removing his armor—what does he intend to do? It's truly hard to guess.

"Haha, Ji Gongsheng!"

After stripping completely, Mi Xian grinned and asked King Zhou You:

"I heard you haven't touched your queen yet?"

"Yes, indeed! Indeed!!!" Ji Gongsheng nodded repeatedly:

"I haven't touched her, never touched her!! General, you will be her first man. So General, General, spare me!!"

Mi Xian twisted his neck, let out a cold laugh, and then came before Bao Si.

He reached forward, intending to stroke her face.

But the moment his hand extended, Mi Xian was surprised to find:

His hand had broken.

The broken hand smashed onto the ground, shattering.

His hand had never been so fragile before.

(End of Chapter)