Scum Gong Walks the Career Line in the Crematorium

After leaving the city gates of the capital, Lin Hanchuan and his group hurriedly rode their horses and disappeared into the nearby woods, taking a winding path for a long time before finally stopping to rest.

“Wangye, how are your injuries?” The dark-skinned man carefully supported Lin Hanchuan, helping him sit on a large stone under the tree.

Lin Hanchuan was wearing a white woman’s dress, and his tall figure looked a bit strange in this attire. When he was holding the child in the sedan, it didn’t feel odd, but now, standing up and looking at it, the visual effect was somewhat peculiar.

However, the others didn’t look at Lin Hanchuan with mocking eyes but showed even more admiration. They had arranged for guides to facilitate their escape, but the king, who had just come out of the Ministry of Justice prison, didn’t have any guides. When they were racking their brains to figure out a solution, the king took the initiative with this plan.

One couldn’t deny that this plan was ingenious. No one could have thought that the mighty Regent King would wear women’s clothes and pretend to be a concubine.

Sitting down slowly on a cleaned large stone, Lin Hanchuan rolled up his trousers and looked at his injury with a calm expression. “It won’t kill me.”

The bones in his leg were forcibly broken, and now they remained dislocated and deformed. He touched along the bones and felt the clear fracture.

“Wangye, that little Emperor showed you no mercy.” Someone lowered their voice and said, “This is…”

Before the person finished, he was pulled by the sleeve by someone next to him, stopping the rest of the words.

He didn’t need to say it, and Lin Hanchuan already knew what he wanted to say. It was probably about how it was not worth it for the Regent King. After years of hard work, cultivating the little Emperor, he had no children due to not being married and ended up nurturing such a person.

Touching the hideous wound on his leg, even though the pain receptors were blocked, Lin Hanchuan felt as if he could still sense the pain. He didn’t know if it was the little Emperor’s resentment towards him or the officials taking matters into their own hands that resulted in such a vicious act.

This kind of wound would be challenging to recover even in the modern era, let alone in ancient times with even worse medical conditions. In the original story, Qi Changfeng had no system-exchanged medications, and he ignored the wound while escaping. By the time he reached the border, it was already completely deformed.

Finally, his trusted court physician forcibly broke his bones again and realigned them, barely helping Qi Changfeng to recover partially. However, since then, whenever it rained, his leg would ache from the seams of the bones.

And this Qi Changfeng, for the sake of pacifying Sui Kingdom and the little Emperor, had been stationed in the frigid border for many years.

“Wangye.” Seeing this wound, the people’s eyes began to redden.

Who didn’t know that Qi Changfeng was the war god of the Sui Kingdom, single-handedly guarding the entire border and ensuring the country’s peace? He was a talented young man with exceptional martial skills. Despite being young, he held a high position, and there was no one in the military who didn’t acknowledge him.

Yet, the once lively and vigorous young general now had a broken leg.

“My wound looks severe, but it’s not as bad as it seems.” The group of dark-skinned strong men found their red-eyed appearance rather strange. Lin Hanchuan let down his trousers, covering the wound on his leg.

After a moment of silence, one of his subordinates who was half-kneeling on the ground couldn’t help but say, “Wangye, we can’t delay any longer. We must return to Tianmen Pass as soon as possible.”

Tianmen Pass was Qi Changfeng’s territory. There, he had his trusted subordinates and a court physician. Once they returned to their main base, far from the capital, with tens of thousands of loyal soldiers around them, what could the little Emperor do?

“That’s fine.” Lin Hanchuan didn’t object to returning to Tianmen Pass. He waved his hand, his face looking a bit pale. “Take some time to rest and take a detour back through a hidden path. Return the child to its owner…”

Speaking of this, Lin Hanchuan found it somewhat amusing.

Indeed, there was a woman. She had recently given birth, and one of his subordinates in the capital had disguised himself as a traveling merchant. He even set up a family and hatched a plan, bringing a woman from a brothel and living as a genuine couple.

After hearing Lin Hanchuan’s plan, he came up with the idea to use his own breastfeeding baby as a prop to cover up the bloody smell on Lin Hanchuan.

This idea turned out to be surprisingly effective.

“She has already been sent back. The man is still in the capital. If there’s any movement in the capital, at least we won’t be in the dark.”

“That’s right. He risked his own son to carry out the plan. Remember to promote and reward him…”

After a few more instructions, Lin Hanchuan leaned against the tree and closed his eyes to rest. The others slowed down their actions, trying to disguise their unshakable fatigue, hating that they couldn’t bite off a few chunks of flesh from the little Emperor.

That little Emperor is so ungrateful and treacherous. Our Wangye stayed in the capital for him for so many years, guarding the border, and suppressing those treacherous ministers in the court. But in the end, this person crossed the river and demolished the bridge1someone betrays or turns against those who have helped or supported them in the past. , turning around and throwing the Regent King, who protected him, into the dungeon.

The more they recalled these events, the more they feel sorry for their general.

You can develop an attachment to a dog after raising it for five years, let alone a living person. But sometimes, humans can’t even compare to dogs and can be as ungrateful as a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Naturally, Lin Hanchuan had no idea that his subordinates were cursing the little Emperor like crazy. He closed his eyes and went through the plot in his mind again.

When he was in the prison of the Ministry of Justice, he hadn’t read the entire plot. Now, as he looked through it, he found it even more outrageous than he had imagined.

The little Emperor and the Regent King loved and fought against each other. They even faked death once midway, and the Regent King even gave blood for the little Emperor. However, none of these actions touched the heart of the Emperor. It was only after the Regent King eliminated the threat from the Emperor’s maternal family and pacified the borders that the little Emperor gradually changed his attitude.

At this point, the regent, who was deeply in love, began to regret why he had imprisoned Zhao Yuan in the dark room. He knew that the other was a proud and arrogant Emperor, but for the sake of his own desire, he imprisoned him.

Afterward, Qi Changfeng had a complete change of heart, abandoning his previous image of a domineering and dictatorial power figure. Instead, he became the little Emperor’s true right-hand man.

He served the little Emperor like the most loyal subordinate, willing to do anything for him, even watching helplessly as the concubine in Zhao Yuan’s harem became pregnant and give birth. Although he was jealous to the point of going mad, he didn’t do anything and just had a big fight with the little Emperor before leaving the capital and returning to the border to guard the nation.

The subsequent plot was just as Lin Hanchuan had seen in the Ministry of Justice prison. Perhaps because he could finally see the good side of Qi Changfeng from a distance, or perhaps he needed a war god to guard his country, the little Emperor finally forgave Qi Changfeng. The two of them lived separately, one high in the capital and the other stationed at the border, only meeting once a year during the annual report.

[“What’s the Regent King’s plan in all of this?”], 001 exclaimed after finishing the plot.

With the prestige and military power Qi Changfeng held in Sui Kingdom, he could have easily declared himself emperor. But he ended up in such a situation, worse off than all the previous protagonists in other worlds.

Regardless of how bizarre the values of the previous protagonists were, at least in the original plot, the roles of the “attacker” and the “receiver” were clearly in love and together. However, this pair of “attacker” and “receiver” were separated by thousands of miles, only able to meet once a year, just like the Cowherd and Weaver Girl.

[“He doesn’t desire the throne. He only wants peace under heaven and the safety of the nation and its people.”] Lin Hanchuan, who received the original host’s memories, somewhat understood his thoughts.

Qi Changfeng was an orphan of war and a victim of the conflict. Even though he had climbed to a high position due to the war, he fundamentally disliked killing and war. Especially after being adopted by Sui Kingdom’s founding emperor, Zhao Yuan’s father was like a teacher and a father to him, earning his utmost respect. How could he harbor thoughts of rebellion?

Compared to fame, power, and status, he desired peace under heaven and the safety of the nation and its people. He was even willing to be an idle king.

His decision to guard the borders was partly for the little Emperor, but more so to become Sui Kingdom’s barrier, protecting countless civilians and families behind him.

001 listened to the explanation and couldn’t help but marvel, [“With his personality, he’s even more suitable to be an emperor than the protagonist.”]

The protagonist Zhao Yuan was deep and scheming, ruthless, and suspicious. While it seemed like the Regent King had the upper hand during their love-hate relationship, and even forced Zhao Yuan to love him, the truth was that Zhao Yuan was cold-blooded and ruthless, and he had tried to kill Qi Changfeng numerous times. Once he offended his courtiers, the outcome was never good.

[“He’s not suitable.”] Lin Hanchuan disagreed.

As they conversed, the subordinates quickly found some food. The first one handed it to Lin Hanchuan, saying, “Wangye, please eat.”

It wasn’t mealtime yet, and the others were not hungry and didn’t eat together. They were just worried that their Wangye might be hungry in the prison, so they brought some food for him.

Lin Hanchuan smelled the aroma of the roasted pancakes and realized how hungry he was. He didn’t refuse his subordinates’ kindness and slowly enjoyed the food while sipping hot water.

After briefly satisfying his hunger and resting for a short while, Lin Hanchuan and his group continued their journey. They didn’t dare to take the official road but instead used inconspicuous paths to bypass the intensive searches and avoid the officials and clerks who were obediently conducting searches.

They were on edge until they were almost at Tianmen Pass when they finally relaxed slightly.

“This little town used to be a dead town, and the officials’ minions haven’t had time to return yet. We can rest here with peace of mind.” One of the subordinates wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.

Lin Hanchuan saw this small town through Qi Changfeng’s memories. It was located not far from the border and had been the most devastated place by external enemies until the Sui Kingdom was established. The Founding Emperor of the Sui Kingdom eventually dealt with the surrounding barbarians, giving the town a slight respite.

But it was still occasionally harassed by outsiders, making life difficult for the people and causing many complaints. The town’s residents scattered, and the officials also fled.

It was only when Qi Changfeng took over the military power that the town finally settled down completely and found a breathing space.

To avoid suspicion, Lin Hanchuan continued to dress as a woman. He and his subordinates entered a restaurant, and as soon as they stepped inside, they heard a lively burst of laughter.

Looking around, the scene was different from the lifeless atmosphere Qi Changfeng had in his memories, which made Lin Hanchuan smile lightly.

The group sat down in a hidden corner without saying much but instead listened to the gossip and rumors from the people around them.

With many people and chattering voices, most of it was just trivial gossip about who quarreled with whom today, which couple had twins and made others envious… Lian Hanchuan lowered his eyes, feeling the charm of these small mundane matters.

Perhaps this was the reason why Qi Changfeng insisted on guarding the border.

“Have you heard? The King of Nanshan has rebelled!” someone said, seemingly drunk, not bothering to keep their voice down, and everyone around them heard it clearly. “The Emperor has seized all his properties and issued a wanted notice with a huge reward for anyone who reveals his whereabouts…”

The lively atmosphere quieted for a moment, and then the drunk continued, “I heard the reward is as much as two thousand gold!”

He burped after a gulp of wine, “Two thousand gold! The King of Nanshan’s head on a platter is truly worth a fortune…”

1someone betrays or turns against those who have helped or supported them in the past.