activa-t Chapter 118: Gu Chen's arguments are convincing, but Zhongli has nothing to say
Chapter 118: Gu Chen's arguments are convincing, but Zhongli has nothing to say
In fact, whether Paimeng attaches himself to Gu Chen or escapes into the void, Paimeng will not feel suffocated.
What she meant by "I'm suffocating to death" should be that she was feeling suffocated because she had been clinging to Gu Chen and couldn't speak out.
Sure enough, after appearing, Paimeng chattered and asked Gu Chen:
"Gu Chen, what exactly happened just now?
Because the situation was too confusing and complicated for me to understand, and I was afraid of causing you trouble, so I simply didn't show up.
Can you tell me now?
You just did so much, what on earth is going on?"
"I want to know about this, too."
The one who said this was Zhongli.
At some point, Zhongli appeared in front of Gu Chen, his expression looking somewhat… sour.
Seeing the elusive Zhongli, Paimeng was inevitably startled and subconsciously shrank back:
“Huh!? Zhongli!
When did you come here?"
Zhongli spread his hands:
“I’ve always been around here.
It's about my fake death and abdication, how could I not pay attention?"
This made Paimon startled again:
"Sure enough! Gu Chen is right! You really want to abdicate by faking your own death!"
At this point, Paimon stomped his feet in the air indignantly:
"Come on, there are so many ways to abdicate, why did you choose to fake your own death? It's scary, okay?"
Zhongli folded his arms:
“This is more thorough.
Once the people of Liyue truly realize that they no longer have the protection of the gods, they will be able to bravely and independently move forward."
After explaining briefly, Zhongli looked at Gu Chen again:
"Gu Chen, you haven't told me yet, what's the point of doing this today?"
"What's the point?"
Gu Chen also folded his arms, his momentum not inferior at all:
"You still have the nerve to ask me what the point is? Your plan went terribly wrong.
The ceremony of inviting the immortal was going on well, but suddenly, a dragon fell down, scaring everyone to death.
Okay, even if you want to fake your death and abdicate, can't you be a little more serious?
After the death of a demon, his body still contains enormous demon power.
This demonic power will explode and destroy everything around it!
Ordinary people may not know this truth, but the Liyue Seven Stars must know it. People in high positions may know it, and people who have studied the mysteries of history may also know it!
At first, most people are in a panic and may ignore this matter.
But as long as people calm down and think about it again, many people can find this flaw.
The Emperor is already dead, his body is there, why hasn't the body exploded?
If there is such doubt, we will definitely investigate.
As you investigate, you might figure out that it's fake and you're not dead at all.
It would be fine if only the Liyue Seven Stars guessed this, but they are definitely not the only ones who could guess this.
By then, those who guessed this would start gossiping with each other, and one person would tell ten, ten people would tell a hundred, a hundred people would tell a thousand, a thousand people would tell ten thousand, and ten thousand people would tell everything...
Sooner or later, your true identity will be exposed. When that happens, I wonder where you will be able to put your face!?"
Gu Chen's words were almost a scolding, and Zhongli was almost unable to raise his head.
Zhongli's momentum of pretending to raise an army to accuse others suddenly died down.
This guy actually looked embarrassed, which was rare.
Zhongli lowered his head slightly, feeling a little tired:
“Uh…you…are right.
I don't know why, even though it was such a huge mistake, I didn't notice it when I was planning to fake my death and abdicate."
After saying this, Zhongli looked at Gu Chen sincerely:
“Well, thank you very much for helping me out on this point.
But……"
Zhongli's tone changed, becoming somewhat embarrassed:
"Why did you take me...
No, why did he bring back that suspended dead body and create the illusion that I still had a chance to wake up?
I have clearly made up my mind to abdicate completely and leave Liyue to the people of Liyue!"
Gu Chen sneered at this time:
"This is also your fault."
"Blame me?"
"That's right.
Didn’t you just defeat the Ice Queen in the War of Gods some time ago?
This restored your prestige to its peak, made the entire continent of Teyvat remember your great power, and made the people of Liyue proud.
As a result, not long after, you died with a snap!
What do the people of Liyue think? What do they think of this?
Can they bear this huge sense of disparity?"
Zhongli was once again speechless after being confronted by Gu Chen:
"Uh……"
However, Gu Chen is still outputting:
"I understand your desire to retire. After all, gods have toiled for thousands of years and have the right to rest.
But retirement does not mean quitting completely.
Want to quit completely?
Think beautiful!
Zhongli, let me tell you clearly, in my hometown, even if you retire, there are still opportunities for re-employment!
I have done so much in public today just to give you a chance to be re-hired!
In other words, I'll give you a chance to return to Liyue.
If you need to make another move or reappear in the future, all the preparation I have done today will be a perfect reason.
After years of dormancy, the Emperor's soul gradually recovered and awakened again.
Is there a better reason than this?
Even if you want to retire again after being re-employed, you can think of a ready-made reason.
For example... even if the Emperor has regained consciousness and returned, his strength is not as strong as before and has not fully recovered.
After this return, the Emperor will fall into a deep sleep again. He will no longer be able to protect Liyue for long. The people of Liyue will ultimately have to rely on themselves!"
At this point, Gu Chen had justified his argument, and his words were convincing, sharp, and reasonable, leaving Zhongli speechless.
While Zhongli was lost in thought, Gu Chen concluded:
"You see, it all makes sense and is reasonable.
Why did I go through so much trouble to put on such a show today?
We have paved the way for you, giving you many options in the future!
You are so good, you are still blaming me aggressively!"
After finishing the story, Gu Chen crossed his arms, looking like he was being blamed by you for doing this for me. How... pretentious.
Paimeng, who was floating nearby, felt a little dizzy after listening to this long speech.
She felt that she understood, but it seemed that she didn't understand completely.
But she generally understood that all Gu Chen did was for Zhongli.
So, Paimon looked at Zhongli with self-righteousness, as if to say, "My partner is doing this for your own good, so why don't you be grateful?"
I'm not that grateful.
But after Gu Chen's outburst, Zhongli really felt guilty and apologetic.
After thinking for a long time, Zhongli felt that there was nothing wrong.
Everything Gu Chen did seemed pretty good. It would be good to have more legitimate reasons to come back in the future, right?
Uh... Zhongli suddenly felt that Gu Chen seemed to be more deceptive than Barbatos?