Read Novel Full Chapter 1003.2: Epilogue
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Liu shi was drawing water at the village entrance, and she had aged considerably, with quite a bit of white already showing in her hair despite being only in her forties, and squatting beside her was a filthy little girl.
The little girl picked something up at random from the ground and stuffed it into her mouth, and when Liu shi noticed, she immediately slapped the girl’s hand away and scolded, “You put anything into your mouth! Trying to eat yourself to death, are you?”
The little girl did not know whether it was from pain or fright, but she burst into loud wails of crying.
“All you know how to do is eat and cry! What else can you do!” Liu shi cursed a few more times, and when the little girl cried even harder, Liu shi grew angry and struck her several more times.
Gu Xiaoshun could not help recalling his own childhood, which had also been spent under Liu shi’s beatings and scoldings.
And because he had been mischievous and stubborn-tongued, Liu shi’s hand had always come down especially hard on him.
If a child was disobedient and got beaten a few times, he would not have held a grudge against her over that alone.
What truly chilled his heart toward Liu shi was that, in her heart, she had never truly regarded him as her son at all.
Liu shi only valued Gu Ershun, who was smarter and better at currying favor than he was.
“Husband, what’s wrong?” His wife Chen Yun asked.
“Nothing, let’s go.” Gu Xiaoshun said as he helped his wife down from the carriage.
Liu shi spotted him at a glance.
“Ah! Is that Xiaoshun?” Aunt Zhao, who had just walked over carrying a basin of laundry, saw him and recognized him, exclaiming in surprise, “Oh my heavens! I almost didn’t recognize you!”
Gu Xiaoshun had changed far too much.
When he left the village, he had been nothing more than a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old hooligan who couldn’t even walk properly, yet now he wore brocade robes, had clear brows and handsome features, and carried an air of refined elegance, looking every bit like the young master of an aristocratic household.
The veiled woman by his side was splendid yet understated, dignified and poised in her bearing, and she, too, looked like the daughter of a prominent family.
The villagers gathered around to watch.
Liu shi stared blankly at Gu Xiaoshun, and the bucket in her hand dropped with a clatter into the well.
She could not believe her own eyes.
This… this man who looked even more distinguished than the county magistrate’s son was really her good-for-nothing son?
“Ahem, ahem!” The accompanying guards had been sent by the prefect himself, who had insisted on assigning them for fear that Lord Gu might encounter danger on the road, and had ordered them to protect the husband and wife with the utmost caution.
He cleared his throat and said politely to the villagers, “Everyone, please don’t crowd around; Lord Gu has returned to pay respects at his family’s graves, so I ask that you do him a favor and make way.”
“What did you call him?” Liu shi stepped forward and asked.
The guard did not recognize her and assumed she was just an ordinary villager, so he patiently explained, “Lord Gu! Lord Gu is a favored figure at court! He’s here in You Province this time by imperial decree to build a residence!”
The court… by imperial decree…
Liu shi nearly fainted on the spot.
If she had known that Gu Xiaoshun would turn out so promising, she never would have sold him for twenty taels back then.
She should have sold him for two hundred taels——no, that’s not right, two thousand taels!
No, wait, why would she sell him at all?
He became an official, which meant she was the mother of an official!
That’s right, she was the mother of an official now…
She had finally held her head high…
“You ungrateful brat, you still know how to come back! After going to the capital you ignored both me and your father completely, has your conscience been eaten by dogs!”
As she spoke, she lunged toward Gu Xiaoshun.
But Gu Xiaoshun was no longer the youngest son who used to submit to her every word; it was she herself who had personally severed the bond between mother and son.
Gu Xiaoshun stepped back.
She lunged at empty air.
The guard did not know whether what Liu shi said was true or false, but Lord Gu’s attitude was perfectly clear to him, so he immediately stepped in and blocked her.
Before long, Gu Changlu also hurried over after hearing the news.
When he saw the present-day Gu Xiaoshun, he was so shocked that he could not speak.
The Gu Family’s most despised little hooligan had transformed in one leap into a court figure.
He tried to speak with Gu Xiaoshun as well, only to be stopped by the accompanying guards.
“Daughter-in-law! Daughter-in-law! I’m your father-in-law!” Seeing that Gu Xiaoshun refused to acknowledge him as his father, he hurriedly turned to Chen Yun at the side for help.
Women were soft-hearted; as long as she spoke up for him, Xiaoshun would surely listen!
Yet Chen Yun did not turn her head at all.
The Gu Family had not been doing well these past years; Old Mister Gu had passed away, leaving behind a complete mess, and the main branch and second branch had split the household.
Gu Dashun’s path through the imperial examinations had been anything but smooth, and when news of Xiao Liulang placing first in the metropolitan examination reached the village, his mentality collapsed completely, after which each attempt went worse than the last, and the family incurred a massive debt just to support his studies.
Later, although he married the daughter of a rice merchant, his father-in-law grew unwilling to continue supporting him when he kept failing, and he had no choice but to take a position as a primer teacher in a nearby town; proud and impatient with students, he was dismissed several times, and eventually no private school would hire him anymore.
The second branch had once dreamed grandly of Gu Ershun passing the examinations, pouring the entire twenty taels obtained from selling Gu Xiaoshun into him, only for it all to come to nothing.
“Xiaoshun! We’re your real father and mother! You can’t treat us like this! Is there no justice left!”
“Aren’t you afraid we’ll take this to the yamen! With a charge of unfilial conduct… let’s see if you can still be an official then!”
“Do you have any regard for the law at all? He’s my son! My own flesh and blood!”
Gu Xiaoshun acted as though he heard nothing.
The villagers all knew the truth of the matter. Who within ten li did not know that the second branch had sold Xiaoshun away? Since when had a child who was sold off ever come back to provide for his parents in their old age?
Absolutely shameless.
Gu Xiaoshun did not stay long in the village; he took his wife to sweep the graves of his third uncle and third aunt, offered incense, and then kowtowed as well on behalf of Gu Jiao, Xiao Heng, and Jing Kong.
In truth, Gu Jiao had always kept the ancestral tablets of the Gu Family’s third branch enshrined in her home, offering sacrifices every year on death anniversaries, during Qingming, and at festivals, and if she happened to be away on campaign, Xiao Heng would buy incense, candles, and paper money to perform the rites in her stead.
……
Gu Xiaoshun returned to the capital in the fourth month.
As they neared the capital, Chen Yun suddenly fainted, and Gu Xiaoshun immediately had someone send word into the city.
Gu Changqing happened to be at Bishui Alley and said, “I’ll take you there.”
Gu Jiao replied, “All right.”
The two of them went together to the post station outside the southern gate of the capital, where Gu Jiao took Chen Yun’s pulse, then smiled and said to Gu Xiaoshun, “Little Yun is with child; the carriage was too stuffy and she suffered a bit of heatstroke, so after resting for a while she’ll be just fine.”
Gu Xiaoshun stared at her, dumbfounded, and stammered, “I, I, I… I’m going to be a father?”
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Summary:
Xuan Zhi transmigrated into a world where the cultivation of “Supernatural Talismans” was a central practice. In this world, Talisman Masters could use talismans to summon gods, exorcise ghosts, command demons, and control the five elements, making this profession universally acknowledged as the No.1 most promising career in the cultivation world.
When she arrived, she was dressed in red bridal clothes, sitting in a bridal carriage, holding her ancestral “Celestial Talisman,” and preparing to form a marriage alliance with the Yun Clan of Eastern Zhou.
According to the original plot, after marrying into the Yun family, she would be restrained and effectively placed under house arrest in the name of the “three obediences and four virtues,” her husband would change from the Second Young Master Yun on the marriage contract to the abusive Third Young Master Yun, and she would eventually be tormented to death.
Meanwhile, the Yun family would seize her “Celestial Talisman,” summon wind and rain with it, and leap to become the number one great clan in Eastern Zhou.
Xuan Zhi: “Wouldn’t it be better for me to summon gods myself? Why should I give good things to others?”
***
Xuan Zhi: “Great Sage, I’ve been your fan since I was little!”
The “Celestial Talisman” rumbled, releasing a swirling cloud that carried her one hundred and eight thousand li before she plummeted headfirst straight into the main villain's bath.
Xuan Zhi: “I beseech True Lord Erlang to save my life!!”
The next moment, a dog paw suddenly struck her face, barking fiercely as it tore apart every malevolent spirit and sinister creature that surrounded her.
Xuan Zhi: “I may not be able to summon the great gods themselves, but I can summon their little pets and treasures.” (Forced smile.jpg)
Other characters in the book: “Just what kind of gods is she summoning?!!”
Xuan Zhi: “Sorry, my mythology runs on different lore.”
***
One day, Xuan Zhi finally summoned a god everyone recognized.
The Northern Abyss Ghost Emperor emerged amid countless evil spirit followers, clad in a black flame-edged robe with dancing sashes, his dark red eyes radiating a commanding, kingly aura, so imposing it seemed he was a different person from the one chased and bitten by a dog naked that day.
He held a divorce letter in his hand and sneered. “Part ways amicably, and live our own lives in peace?”
His sinister gaze locked onto Xuan Zhi. She snatched the letter, tore it to pieces, then shyly threw herself into his arms and squeezed out tears. “Boohoo, you devil, why did you come so late? Look, they all bullied me!”
Shentu Tao: “……”
Everyone she pointed at backed away in panic. “Good heavens, who is bullying who?!”
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Summary:
In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succumb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.
When Shi Dai suddenly transmigrates, she takes on the role of the Shi family’s young lady, the one who subjects him to countless trials, eventually leading to her demise.
The twist? She never got to finish reading the novel.
From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.
***
Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.
After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, "Scared?"
Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!"
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
—
After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, "The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?"
Shi Dai replied, "Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!"
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
—
Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, "Don't abandon me, alri—”
Shi Dai responded, "Alright, alright, I’ll only have you. Mwah."
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
He hasn't finished his lines yet though…