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Inside the carriage, the atmosphere was filled with a mix of confusion and amusement. Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu sat there, looking completely stunned. Their eyes were wide as they tried to process what was happening in the group chat.
Wait, what just happened? Ning Rongrong asked with a confused look on her face. Nobody ever mentioned that we would have to pass a group vote just to become an administrator. This is much harder than I thought it would be.
She turned her gaze toward Su Yan, seeking some reassurance. Brother Su Yan, please be honest with me. I do not have any embarrassing black marks or bad history that people will use against me, right?
Su Yan looked at her and gave a very faint, mysterious smile. It was the kind of smile that made people feel a bit nervous. Well, you are just a tiny bit spicy, he said playfully.
The little rabbit, Xiao Wu, blinked her large eyes and pointed to herself. What about me? Do I have a clean record?
Suddenly, Su Yan could not hold it in anymore. He burst out laughing. It was a loud, genuine laugh that echoed through the carriage.
Xiao Wu looked at him with three question marks practically floating over her head. She did not understand why he was laughing so hard at her question. Dugu Yan and the others in the carriage were also very amused by the situation.
Good, good, good! Dugu Yan said while giggling. The disgrace of spirit beasts truly lives up to its name. Su Yan only had to think about your history for a second before he started laughing like crazy. Little rabbit, you are truly blessed with a funny reputation.
Xiao Wu's face froze in place. She felt a bit annoyed and rolled her eyes at Su Yan, feeling completely speechless. I really want to find a way to keep your mouth shut forever, she thought to herself.
Yanzi is not a Swallow: Sisters, I can leak a little bit of gossip here. Our little rabbit has so many roast-worthy points in her past that Su Yan started laughing just by thinking about them.
Bibi Dong: She really is the disgrace of spirit beasts!
Liu Erlong: I have only one word for this: epic.
Call Me Her Majesty the Empress: Oh, little rabbit, you are in so much trouble now. Just wait until I find you and beat you up for being so silly!
Meanwhile, back in the carriage, Su Yan took a moment to collect his thoughts before he began typing again.
Su Yan: In his past life, Tang San was an outer sect disciple of the Tang Sect in a Wuxia world. In that world, he stole a secret cultivation technique that was only meant for inner-door disciples. Because of this, he was hunted down by the elders of the sect. In the end, he jumped off a high cliff to prove his loyalty to the Tang Sect.
Call Me Her Majesty the Empress: Why does that story feel so contradictory to me? It makes no sense.
Dark Avenger: ??? I am confused too.
Winter Cutie: I really do not get it either. If he was an outer disciple who stole an inner technique, why would he jump off a cliff to prove he is innocent? What is the point of doing that?
Big Cat in the Shadow: Are you guys being dense on purpose? Doesn't that opening story already explain exactly what Tang San's style is?
Cat in the Shadows: You mean the ice-pure and jade-clean God-King Tang San.
Bibi Dong: The big and little cats are right about this. Stealing inner techniques makes you a traitor in the eyes of the Tang Sect. To protect his image and his righteous facade, he jumps off the cliff. It is a way to escape reality while keeping his hero halo.
Group Member No. 9: If you have a high EQ, you say he jumped to prove his loyalty. If you have a low EQ, you say he committed suicide to escape his punishment. (funny)
Yanzi is not a Swallow: As expected of you, Nine. You always have a sharp way of putting things.
Call Me Her Majesty the Empress: Wait, Nine, how come your message even shows a funny emoji? I didn't know we could do that.
Group Member No. 9: I found something fun in the settings, but I am not telling you how to do it. (Smirk)
Call Me Her Majesty the Empress: I am going to eat you sooner or later!
Su Yan: ???
Liu Erlong: Nine, even the administrator did not know about that feature. How did you manage to dig it up?
Ah Yin: As expected of you! You are very clever.
Back inside the carriage, Dugu Yan and the others all turned their heads toward Ye Lingling. Their eyes were wide with surprise. You are such a clever little imp! Dugu Yan said with a grin.
Su Yan: Actually, what I meant was that Tang San did not know that crafting the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus hidden weapon could have changed his fate. It could have commuted his death sentence.
Nine Treasures Little Princess: Huh? Really?
Loves Eating Carrots: So you are saying he died for absolutely nothing?
I Am an Orphan: I cannot hold it back anymore. This is too much.
Everyone: 666.
Su Yan: During the events of the first story, Tang San was often two-faced, hypocritical, and very ruthless. The worst part was that he always acted like a moral beacon while being a traitor who stole techniques. If he had just been honest about who he was, no one would be able to roast him like this.
I Am an Orphan: Are you talking about yourself? Are you like a scumbag who is completely open about it?
Back in the carriage, Su Yan thought for a short moment before he started typing his reply.
Su Yan: Yes, exactly. There is a specific term for it. Aboveboard schemes cannot be stopped. If you are totally honest about your intentions, you become untouchable. You play with an open hand, so no one can catch you in a lie.
Bibi Dong: So what you are saying is that no one can morally bind you because you simply do not have any morals at all?
Bo Saixi: That actually makes a lot of sense. This little bastard is full of bad ideas, yet he feels very sincere when he talks. He is rotten, but he is not disgusting to be around.
Group Member No. 9: Did you also eat Su Yan's saliva to become like him?
Cat in the Shadows: Hahaha!! That is a savage question.
Bo Saixi: Nine, you just wait. Sooner or later, I will meet you in person and see just how slick that mouth of yours really is.
Ah Yin: You will probably be disappointed when you meet her.
I Am a Little Bird: In real life, Nine can barely say three sentences to anyone. She is totally different from the chatty hero she acts like in this group.
Group Member No. 9: Did you actually sniff that out? How did you know?
Inside the carriage, Ye Lingling's expression stayed very serene and gentle. She did not look like the person who was talking so much in the chat. Ling Yuan almost doubted whether the person named Nine in the chat was actually her.
Come here, Ling Yuan said as she pulled Ye Lingling into her arms. She gently pinched the girl's soft cheek. Ye Lingling merely gazed quietly at Ling Yuan. Her eyes were calm and showed no emotion at all.
Hahaha!! Dugu Yan laughed loudly. This group chat is absolutely perfect for Lingling and me. One of us loves to listen to gossip, and the other one is usually very silent. It is our favorite playground.
The little rabbit, Xiao Wu, let out a long sigh. It does not seem to suit me at all. I simply cannot keep up with all of you.
Su Yan: Next, I want to talk about the version of the story without me. My presence here has changed the plot quite a bit.
Su Yan: Last time, we mentioned that when Tang San awakened his spirit, Tang Hao did not plan to send him to school at all. It was only with the help of Grandpa Jack that he finally got into Nuoding Academy.
Su Yan: On his very first day there, the gatekeeper doubted his papers and tried to block him. Tang San almost pulled out a hidden weapon to kill the man on the spot. If Yu Xiaogang had not shown up to stop him, Saint Spirit Village would have been doomed because of the trouble that would have followed.
Cat in the Shadows: Is that a contradiction?
Big Cat in the Shadow: He was probably just looking down on country folk.
Su Yan: That is part of it. But Tang San's Blue Silver Grass having innate full spirit power was considered too freakish and impossible. Why would a simple gatekeeper believe something like that?
Cat in the Shadows: I get it now. He was an ex-assassin from his previous life. His first instinct when he gets into a fight is to kill the other person.
Su Yan: According to the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, Rule number three is very clear. Once you are sure that your opponent is an enemy and is on a path to death, you must show no mercy. If you do not kill them, you will only bring yourself more trouble later.
Group Member No. 9: So that is where the famous phrase path to death comes from?
Liu Erlong: Damn! Su Yan, why would you post this secret manual in the chat? If the old woman sees these rules, we are all going to be dead.
Call Me Her Majesty the Empress: Hahaha!! This is getting intense.
Dark Avenger: Bibi Dong says: Liu Erlong, you actually dare to call me an old woman? It seems you have already found your own path to death.
Ma Xiaotao: Hold on a second, Xiaoya. Did you also learn the path to death rules from the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record?
Dark Avenger: ??? Why are you asking me that?
Red Dust Dream Dream Dream: Blue Silver Saintess, why are you being so serious? Were you born without a sense of humor?
Dark Avenger: You bastard! One day, I will have my child of destiny disciple beat you to death for saying that!