83: Nine simulations

【 Ding! The ninth simulation begins... 】

【 After confirming the simulation, your brain starts spinning rapidly, pondering how to break this predicament. 】

【 You feel that those high and mighty experts who crush ants at every turn do so for only two reasons: either they find them an eyesore, or they are just collateral damage. 】

【 After thinking it over and over, you have only three paths before you: one is to do nothing; two is to actively court death; three is to find a way to slip away. 】

【 " It's just a simulation anyway, what is there to fear? Let's try the second or third option! " You secretly make up your mind. 】

【 Without a second word, you directly choose the second path—court death! Make some trouble! 】

【 After making up your mind, you immediately call for Manager Lou Yang of Wangyue Tower and invite him into the room to chat. 】

【 Being called over in the middle of the night, Lou Yang looks a bit reluctant, but seeing that you are an honored guest of Cheng Rongrong, he has no choice but to bite the bullet and come in. 】

【 After sitting down in the balcony booth, you glance at the empty table and say with a smile: " Manager Lou, sitting here like this is boring. Why not have the kitchen prepare some wine and food? " 】

【 Lou Yang forces a smile but still orders someone to prepare a table of wine and food. 】

【 Once the dishes are served and the wine cups are full, you raise your glass: " Manager Lou, thank you for your hospitality! " 】

【 After saying that, you down it in one gulp. 】

【 Lou Yang frowns, not touching his glass, and says nothing. 】

【 You ask with a chuckle: " What, won't you do me the honor? " 】

【 Lou Yang keeps a straight face and says coldly: " Young Master Qin, just say what you have to say. " 】

【 You pour yourself a few more drinks and, emboldened by the alcohol, start to let yourself go: " Manager Lou, are you very curious why Young Miss Cheng arranged for me to stay here? " 】

【 Lou Yang remains cold-faced and silent, just watching you quietly. 】

【 You smile and say: " Actually, it's because Young Miss Cheng thinks I have the world in my heart and believes I want to rebel, so she 'invited' me to stay here. " 】

【 Lou Yang's eyes widen slightly, then he curls his lip in disdain: " You? " 】

【 You laugh out loud: " Yes, me! " 】

【 " Are kings and nobles born with high status? How can a swallow know the ambition of a swan! " 】

【 As soon as these words leave your mouth, you clearly feel a mysterious force scanning back and forth over your body several times. 】

【 It seems Liu Ruyan truly believes your nonsense. 】

【 To an expert of her level, an emperor and an ordinary person are just the difference between a big ant and a small ant; it's no big deal. 】

【 However, even so, your posturing to court death has successfully piqued her interest. 】

【 Therefore, you feel her scanning you over and over—she is confirming the depth of your strength. 】

【 You know that as long as she confirms you only have the level of an Early Stage Innate, she will categorize you as one of those "ants courting death." 】

【 For an ant that is courting death on its own, she probably can't be bothered to deal with it personally, right? 】

【 Just like when a person sees a mouse actually provoking a cat, they won't be in a rush to step on it, but rather want to see to what extent the mouse can go. 】

【 And this way, your nervous appearance when you came upstairs earlier also suddenly makes sense. 】

【 So, emboldened by the alcohol, you talk on and on, explaining some of your plans and steps for rebellion in a very logical and convincing manner. 】

【 For example, secretly forming the Qin Family army, reforming the military system, strengthening martial arts and promoting commerce, bewitching the hearts of the people, inciting civil strife within the royal family, etc.—every strategy is like a viper flicking its tongue, biting directly into the lifeblood of the Great Yan. 】

【 When you reach an exciting part, you wave your sleeve, gesturing at the map of the country in the air: " Once my Great Qin Empire is established, I will surely suppress the eight wildernesses with martial power and enrich the people with commerce! My iron cavalry will trample the old mountains and rivers, creating a prosperous age for a thousand years! " 】

【 You suddenly change your tone, dip your finger in wine to write the character 'Cheng' on the table, and whisper: " If the Cheng Family is willing to add flowers to the brocade... I will be able to play this game of chess without hesitation. " 】

【 You speak with such sincerity and precision, as if everything had already been rehearsed countless times in your heart. 】

【 In fact, you have indeed truly established the Great Qin Empire in previous simulations. 】

【 The things you say become increasingly outrageous, and the more Lou Yang listens, the more he feels something is wrong. 】

【 He suddenly stands up and glares at you fiercely: " You guy, you have ill intentions! So you wanted to drag the Cheng Family into the water to realize your ambition? " 】

【 Lou Yang seems to have forgotten your strength, actually believing your words—after all, your tone was too confident, not like you were pretending at all. 】

【 You laugh heartily, exert force with your fingers, and "crack" you crush the jade cup, wine spilling onto the table, vaguely resembling a map of mountains and rivers: 】

【 " When Zhuge Liang gave his strategy at Longzhong, he had nothing but a withered qin under his command. Now, inside Wangyue Tower—I have already grasped the Dragon vein in my palm! " 】

【 Lou Yang shouts loudly towards the door: " Someone! Come here! " 】

【 " Bang! " The door is kicked open, and three tall men rush in. 】

【 Lou Yang points at you and shouts to them: " Watch him! I am going to report to the Master! " 】

【 The three strong men immediately surround you. 】

【 You laugh secretly in your heart, and using the drunkenness as an excuse, you fall to the floor, directly "falling asleep," and even deliberately start snoring. 】

【 Not long after, Lou Yang returns, followed by a squad from the Imperial City Guard. 】

【 The person leading them is not just an ordinary captain, but actually the Vice Commissioner of the Imperial City Guard—Duan Kun. 】

【 It turns out that after Lou Yang reported to Grand Secretary Cheng, Grand Secretary Cheng felt the matter was too significant and immediately notified the Imperial City Guard, which is why Vice Commissioner Duan came out personally. 】

【 Duan Kun leads his men in, and seeing you dead drunk, sprawled on the floor fast asleep, he cannot help but frown. 】

【 " Manager Lou, are you playing games with us, the Imperial City Guard? Just like this... he wants to rebel? " Vice Commissioner Duan looks displeased; having been called here in the middle of the night, he is holding back a belly full of fire. 】

【 Lou Yang, however, is extremely serious: " He spoke with such detail, it was like it was real! Especially that strategy to incite internal strife in the royal family, even I felt a chill down my back when I heard it! " 】

【 " And that method of his to bewitch the hearts of the people, if it really were to spread, the world would surely be in chaos! " 】

【 Vice Commissioner Duan rolls his eyes at Lou Yang: " Did you drink too? " 】

【 Lou Yang is stunned and quickly explains: " I didn't drink! " 】

【 Vice Commissioner Duan points at you, sprawled like mud, and laughs out loud: " Just this drunkard? Are you kidding me? Look at what time it is! " 】

【 Lou Yang is so anxious he stamps his feet, shouting at one of the strong men: " Get some water and splash it on him to wake him up! " 】

【 Upon hearing this, you timely yawn, stretch, open your "dazed" eyes, look at the room full of people, and pretend to be clueless: 】

【 " What are you all doing? Zhen... am I not dreaming? " You deliberately let out the word "Zhen." 】

【 Lou Yang suddenly gets excited, points at you and shouts to Duan Kun: " Did you hear that! Did you hear it! He said 'Zhen'! He referred to himself as 'Zhen'! " 】

【 Vice Commissioner Duan looks at Lou Yang, shakes his head helplessly, and waves his hand: " Take him away, take him away. " 】

【 Just at this moment, a woman's voice comes from the doorway: 】

【 " Wait! " 】

【 Everyone is stunned and looks towards the door. 】

【 The woman has an air of being beyond the mundane world, and her gaze is so cold that people dare not look directly at her. 】

【 She is naturally the one staying next door—Liu Ruyan. 】

【 Seeing that she has actually come, your heart skips a beat: " Why did she show up? Could it be that even for an ant like me who is 'courting death,' she insists on dealing with me personally? " 】