El pez gordo reencarnado como un Alpha mantenido y sinvergüenza

Capítulo 1

Chapter 1 Prologue

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"Have you thought it through..."

In the dimly lit room, the man knelt on the floor, his voice hoarse as if his vocal cords had been rubbed raw by sand.

"I've thought it through very clearly."

The woman's voice was clear and cold, like a spring, trembling involuntarily as it flowed from her lips.

“Crow, you know…”

The unfinished words seemed to carry countless sighs.

"...I understand now, this is her life-sustaining lamp."

The kneeling man took out an old glass lamp from his sleeve and placed it on the table in front of Lingyan.

The wick, which should have been burning brightly, silently went out.

"I have been keeping this lamp for you for 20,000 years."

"Twenty thousand years..."

Lingyan straightened up, her long, loose hair falling naturally to both sides of her face. She reached out her trembling hand and took the lamp.

The excessive movement seemed to have aggravated her injury; the woman's face paled slightly, and she raised her hand to cover her mouth and coughed lightly twice.

"My Lord! Your body..."

The crow suddenly stood up and leaped forward, letting out a hoarse cry, which sounded somewhat jarring due to its deep worry.

"No problem!"

Lingyan reached out to stop him from going forward to investigate.

"It's just that I stayed in the extremely cold place for a little too long."

"yes."

The crow obediently retreated, lowered its body again, and bowed its head.

Lingyan gently stroked the lamp for a moment, and a cheerful, dancing blue light appeared in her palm.

The light seemed to have found a warm harbor and couldn't wait to return to the lamp's embrace.

"well···"

The woman sighed softly and grabbed the eerie light that kept darting out.

"You should be such a composed person, how come you're so mischievous instead of being so refined?"

She teased the gloomy light a few more times with a hint of reluctance before gently placing it on the lamp, whereupon the extinguished wick emitted a faint, gloomy blue glow.

It flickers erratically in the dim light, as if a gust of wind would bring it back into darkness.

With her eyes closed, Lingyan seemed to see the scene from ten thousand years ago again: mountains of corpses and seas of blood, collapsing stars, and herself standing amidst them, covered in blood.

A sharp pain rose from her heart, pulling her back to the lonely reality.

"Crow, thank you... You can go now, I should go find her."

Lingyan slowly rose, holding the lamp in both hands and turning around with a devout posture, as if she were praying to someone.

But who else in this world is worthy of receiving God's prayers?

"My Lord, traversing the soul's dimension consumes your soul. Please... take care!"

Perhaps knowing that there was nothing more to say, the crow kowtowed heavily, left a word of advice, and silently turned into black smoke and disappeared from the spot.

"Concern..."

The woman placed the lamp at heart level and murmured another name.

The glass lamp emitted a soft light, like a lover's hand gently caressing the face of the person holding the lamp, illuminating her determined eyes.

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Author's Note:

Minor repairs again

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#Peace and tranquility

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Chapter 2 The Imperial Tutor and the Crown Princess (Part 1)

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In the solemn and desolate hall, Gu Zhong, frail and ill, leaned against the dragon throne carved with a golden dragon head, a self-deprecating smile on his face.

"Chen Muxian...I have treated you with utmost sincerity, and this is how you repay me? You killed my closest relatives and plotted to seize my throne?"

"Your Majesty, I didn't want to kill you..."

As he ascended the jade steps in front of the hall, the man, now dressed in black robes, feigned regret while his face beamed with the triumphant air of someone about to accomplish great things.

Standing beside the emperor, he slowly bowed down, looking down at him with the air of a victor.

"It's just that you're too disobedient..."

The eunuch, who was standing trembling beside the jade plate, hurriedly knelt down and presented the rhinoceros horn cup on the plate.

"Rebellious ministers and traitors!"

Gu Zhong closed his eyes and whispered a rebuke, his weak words carrying a resounding weight.

"I'm just taking back what's rightfully mine... Among these traitors, who could do better than the Gu family?"

The man covered his face with his sleeve, lifted a glass of dark red liquid from the plate, and brought it to her lips.

"Your Majesty, please proceed..."

Gu Zhong gritted his teeth, unable to move, only able to stare at the man with his incredibly bright black eyes, as if trying to etch him into his soul so that they could be locked in an endless battle through countless reincarnations.

"Sigh... Don't look at me like that... Your Majesty, your subjects are all on my side."

With a gentle sigh, Chen Muxian glanced at the trembling princes and nobles with swords held to their necks by soldiers, then grabbed Gu Zhong's chin and forcefully poured the poisoned wine into her mouth.

Black blood slowly flowed from the young emperor's seven orifices, blurring her senses. In the end, she could only vaguely hear the rebellious minister's unrestrained and joyous laughter...

If only she had seen it sooner…

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"gentlemen!"

A clear, melodious cry, like the song of a nightingale, drifted through the porch and reached the ears of the person reclining on the bamboo chair, jolting her awake from a blood-soaked nightmare.

"Your Highness."

The woman on the chair stood up, looked at the figure rushing in from outside the door, paused slightly, and then her expression changed to one of helpless doting.

"Why have you come here to seek peace and quiet again? I've been looking everywhere for you!"

The girl dressed in black robes had grown quite a bit taller this summer, and was almost taller than Lingyan.

The young prince hugged Lingyan, buried his face in his master's neck, and sounded somewhat aggrieved.

"It's so hot today, only the garden of Changli Palace is somewhat cool."

Lingyan smiled and gently patted her head, her eyes filled with tenderness as she looked at the precious treasure she had found again in her arms.

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The dream she had just experienced was a glimpse she had seen in the ever-flowing river of time, a glimpse into the final outcome of this life's Gu Zhong.

This small world is situated at a time when the world has been in chaos for a long time, and the chaos is about to subside.

The previous dynasty's tyrannical rule led to widespread displacement of people.

With all the advantages of timing, location, and popular support, the Gu family swept across the land with overwhelming force, and after eliminating the desolate northwest, they unified the Central Plains and established their capital in Xijing, declaring themselves emperors.

With the empire newly established, remnants of the previous dynasty still existed. The founding emperor had no sons, and his two daughters were both outstanding women who were no less capable than men. Unfortunately, they died in a bitter battle, leaving behind only two daughters.

To ensure the stability of the country, Emperor Gu appointed his eldest daughter, Chong, as Crown Princess and his second daughter, Yang, as Prince of Qinghe.

For hundreds of years, there has never been a case of a woman becoming an emperor or a queen.

However, now that the Gu family rules the world, the founding emperor is hot-tempered and uses ruthless methods. Anyone who dares to oppose him has already gone to chat with the King of Hell. This matter was only clamored about by a few old-fashioned scholars for a few years before it was let go.

Everyone has a predetermined story and destiny. In this world, although Gu Zhong was a noble princess, she did not end up with a good ending.

"A young girl is enamored, but her lover is unfaithful."

What might be a heartbreak for an ordinary young girl is not so simple for the crown prince.

That unfaithful man was Chen Muxian. Should we say he was a master strategist or a cunning and despicable man?

This is a cliché story: a handsome face and a few words of knowledge allow him to seduce both the Crown Princess and the Prince of Qinghe.

She then fanned the flames, ultimately causing the sisters to turn against each other and fight amongst themselves, resulting in one death and one injury, which in turn angered and killed Emperor Gu.

The Gu family was already small in number. In the few years since Gu Chong was made crown prince, although there were new concubines in the harem, no more babies were born, which suggested that Emperor Gu was ill.

Now that Emperor Gu is dead and the royal family is in decline, Gu Chong has become the new emperor, but for some reason, he has stopped attending court due to illness.

Chen Muxian then assumed the regency as the emperor's consort, and when the time was right, he poisoned Gu Zhong and changed the dynasty—restoring the previous regime!

From Chen Muxian's perspective, this should be a script about a down-on-his-luck prince enduring humiliation and hardship to restore his kingdom and revive it.

Gu Zhong, however, lost his life and his love because of this script.

Upon learning of this trajectory, Lingyan felt extremely indignant. Even if it was just a fragment of Gu Zhong's soul, having lost his original personality and power, he should not have been humiliated to this extent.

Now that she has been found, we must ensure her peace and happiness in this life, so that her soul may return to its rightful place.