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“Finally.”

“You were trapped in a large net.”

“The Shang cavalrymen were overjoyed, preparing to escort you to Chaoge City!”

Chapter 19: Parade, Escorted to Chaoge City

“You were imprisoned in a prisoner cart. Fearing your escape, the cavalry leader bound you with many bronze chains.”

“You wanted to escape.”

“But even with your Ox-Like Strength, you couldn't break free from the bronze chains.”

“The leading cavalry commander saw through your thoughts and immediately rode his horse to your side.”

“Don't think about escaping. These chains can bind even an elephant. No matter how strong you are, you can't escape!”

“When you are sent to Chaoge City, it's not impossible for us to be granted a peerage.”

“Your mood became heavy after hearing the cavalry commander's words.”

“You didn't know what fate awaited you.”

“You entered a state of depression.”

…

Seeing the scene in the simulation, Su Mo sighed.

Now, there was no hope left.

Next, he would see if there would be any more choices for him.

A talent of Ox-Like Strength.

It really couldn't stir up much trouble.

…

The scene slowly unfolded.

“You spent the least free time in the prisoner cart. If you wanted to defecate or urinate, you could only do so inside the cart. When you were hungry, a special person would feed you a porridge made of millet, dried meat, wild vegetables, and water with a long spoon.”

“Before offering you to the nobles of Chaoge City, these Shang cavalrymen would not let you die; instead, they would take very good care of you.”

“Days passed by.”

“Fifteen days later, the prisoner cart escorting you arrived outside Chaoge City.”

“By the great river outside Chaoge City, the Shang cavalrymen thoroughly washed you from head to toe, and at the same time, used long knives to shave off all your body hair.”

“All of this was to make you more presentable and to make those Shang nobles more interested in you.”

“You were escorted into Chaoge City.”

“In the prisoner cart, your strong body was fully exposed to everyone.”

“Some young women of marriageable age couldn't help but cast their gaze upon you.”

“Even some married young women would occasionally glance at you, only to be reprimanded by their husbands.”

“Nothing else.”

“Your body was too strong, too perfect.”

“Coupled with being at the Peak of eighteen years old, you were as perfect as a statue sculpted with golden ratio proportions.”

“This kind of beauty captivated both men and women.”

“It was just that you were about to be offered to the nobles, and everyone secretly felt regret.”

“However, what was fortunate was that because you were too thin when you were young, your appearance as an adult was completely different from your childhood self, and no one recognized your identity at all.”

“You stared blankly at the crowd watching you, wondering if your father was among them, while on the other side, you were constantly plotting how to escape.”

“You were finally sent to the residence of Zixu, a member of the royal clan, whose other name was Bi Gan.”

“Bi Gan was the current Junior Tutor, the second son of King of Shang, Di Wen Ding, the younger brother of Di Yi, and the uncle of King of Shang, Di Xin.”

“Legend has it that Bi Gan possessed a Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart, capable of discerning loyalty and treachery in all things.”

“Ever since King of Shang, Di Xin fell into a coma, he had been assisting in state affairs. With his presence, the Shang Dynasty did not collapse quickly.”

“After you were sent to Bi Gan's residence, you stayed in a designated slave camp.”

“Most of the slaves in the camp were Qiang people, with a small number of criminals.”

“After you arrived here, Bi Gan never inquired about you. Normally, besides three meals a day, there was nothing else.”

“And there are Jianghu customs everywhere. On your first day here, you were targeted by a group of slaves.”

“This group of slaves was among the first to arrive, and they chose to band together for warmth.”

“If there was a need for human sacrifices, they would help those who came to capture human sacrifices, taking away other human sacrifices, thus extending their own lives.”

“And as a newcomer, you naturally had to be taught a lesson. Only by breaking your spirit would you not resist when the time came.”

“Kid, where are you from!”

“The leading slave walked over, looking down at you with condescending eyes.”

“He had been in this slave camp for three years, sending off countless human sacrifices during that time.”

“You didn't want to cause trouble and ignored the other party.”

“But in the eyes of this slave, your action was looking down on him, so he didn't want to waste words with you. He called other slaves, preparing to deal with you together.”

“What do you choose at this moment?”

“Option One: Endure the beating and minimize your presence.”

“Option Two: Rebel violently and subdue everyone.”

“Option Three: Rebel violently and kill all the slaves, escaping the slave camp.”

…

Seeing the three options that appeared, Su Mo thought carefully.

Option one seemed cowardly, but it actually had potential.

After all, he was sent in under the guise of being brave and invincible. If he were to endure the bullying of these slaves, he might be seen as having been sent by liars.

Option two, subduing all the slaves, would be too conspicuous.

He would be seen as a naturally strong human with an abnormal Physique, and it was very likely that he would be the first to be sacrificed during major celebrations.

As for option three.

Su Mo didn't want to choose it.

He would be too conspicuous.

After the previous parade, almost everyone in Zhaoge City had seen him.

As soon as he left the slave camp, he would be spotted by passersby immediately, and escaping would only lead to being captured again.

As for going into the sewers.

Su Mo didn't consider it at all, because his current build was many times larger than before. While he could crawl out when he was small and thin.

Now that he was grown, even fitting his head and shoulders in would be very difficult.

But if he chose option one, it would be truly humiliating.

Then.

Su Mo chose the second option.

“Seeing the crowd's encirclement, you immediately counterattacked.”

“Years of hunting experience made your movements as agile as a leopard, coupled with the strength of a wild ox, you easily knocked all the slaves to the ground.”

“The slaves were terrified.”

“They had no idea that the slave brought this time would be so brave, almost like a Heavenly God descending to the mortal world.”

“So they all begged for your mercy.”

“Just as you were about to lecture all the slaves, Bi Gan's steward led a team of people over.”

“Bi Gan heard about your deeds and decided to offer you to the royal family, hoping that Heaven would see such a powerful and brave warrior being offered and allow King of Shang, Di Xin to awaken.”

Seeing this scene, Su Mo shook his head helplessly.

It seemed no matter which option he chose, he couldn't avoid the fate of being captured and sacrificed.

He just didn't know.

If he would have a chance to choose again.

“You were captured, bound by ropes woven from century-old withered vines, which even a Dragon could not break free from.”

“You were escorted to the altar.”

“You saw that familiar scene, the priests surrounded you, their eyes looking at you like they were looking at a sturdy plow ox.”

“You had escaped from here before, but now you were back.”

“You didn't know if this was the arrangement of fate, and your heart was filled with resentment and unwillingness.”

“Just as you looked up at the sky, you saw a woman.”

“A woman dressed in white queen's luxurious robes.”

“At this moment, she was standing on the high platform where King of Shang, Di Xin should have been, her cold eyes staring intently at you.”

Chapter 20: First Encounter with Daji, Meeting at the Scorpion Pit Palace

Before Su Mo, the first-person perspective of that woman also appeared.

Zooming in the camera.

The woman was dressed in a magnificent queen's robe woven with silver threads and white silk. Her long hair, as smooth as silk, cascaded down to her waist.

Her figure was like a tender willow swaying in the wind, appearing both soft and resilient.

Her face was like finely carved mutton-fat jade, with a faint pink hue. Her half-closed eyes were long and alluring.

Beneath her high nose bridge was a thin, blood-red lip, strikingly prominent against the white.

The corners of her mouth were slightly upturned in a faint smile, as she stared intently at Su Mo, who was kneeling on the ground.

Looking at the woman before him.

Su Mo was somewhat surprised.

He hadn't expected that even in this barbaric and bloody Shang Dynasty, there would be a woman whose appearance and temperament were no less than Bai Suzhen's.

But in the next second, he snapped back to reality.

Standing in Di Xin's position.

Could it be Daji!

Tsk tsk.

Su Mo suddenly felt a surge of anticipation. If this were the case, there might be a turning point.

After all, based on past experience.

He and his bound fated love interest would always meet, get to know each other, and fall in love due to various reasons.

Su Mo was somewhat expectant.

…

“When you saw this woman, you immediately remembered that after King of Shang, Di Xin fell into a coma, the royal clan married the daughter of Marquis Su Hu of Ji Province to the Shang King.”

“This woman before you should be Consort Su Daji, the daughter of Su Hu.”

“However, these thoughts flashed through your mind in an instant. Facing the priests surrounding you, you desperately closed your eyes.”

“Next, you will inevitably be offered as a sacrifice to the ancestors and spirits of the Shang people.”