"Oh, that's right. I didn't expect someone to know the answer to this question. How interesting!"
The Dark Crow cackled. Guhan actually got it right. Could the answer really be Shi Yiguang, Yue Nü Qing, Chang 'e, and Nuwa?
Of course not. Although there were many mistakes in the historical data recovered by BAT, things like the four beauties couldn't be wrong. Guhan's final answer was Shi Yiguang, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan, and Yang Yuhuan.
The standard correct answer.
However, Guhan had only heard of Shi Yiguang and Yang Yuhuan before entering this instance dungeon. He had never heard of Wang Zhaojun and Diao Chan. How did he know the correct answer?
This was all thanks to King Yue. Just as Guhan was about to give the wrong answer to the Dark Crow, King Yue suddenly said, "Someone said that Xi Shi isn't as beautiful as Yang Yuhuan …"
Just this one sentence made Gu Han swallow his answer in an instant.
He then asked King Yue in a gentle tone, "King Yue, who is that someone?
And who is Yang Yuhuan? "
"That someone is naturally that Fleeting Calendar who got stabbed by you. Oh right, you guys call him Kenzu now!"
This was the second time King Yue took the initiative to mention Kenzu. Last time, King Yue was indignant at the injustice and wanted to take revenge for Kenzu. This time, he was talking about Kenzu in a mocking tone.
"Back when I was with Fleeting Calendar, he was always thinking about meeting all four of the Four Great Beauties of Huaxia. He even planned to get intimate with all four of them … After talking about them for so long, I've memorized their names!"
King Yue's words were reasonable. The Sword Ancestor was a fifteen-year-old human before the Great Calamity. The historical knowledge he knew would definitely crush Gu Han by a dozen times, and be several hundred times more accurate. Since these words had come from the Sword Ancestor, they would definitely not be wrong … provided that King Yue's brain did not remember wrongly.
As a result, Gu Han decided to trust the Dark Crow … When Gu Han heard that his answer was correct, he couldn't help but sigh in relief. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have needed to think about it. Wouldn't it have been better to just ask the Dark Crow?
After Guhan answered, the water level in the room quickly dropped. Unexpectedly, the water level in this room was frighteningly deep. Guhan felt that he had descended at least 50 meters. When the water finally receded, Guhan arrived at the last room of the exam.
… …
"Caw caw, I didn't expect a human like you to get to the tenth question and only get one wrong. You really have some ability. I hope you can answer the last question correctly!" The Dark Crow cawed and flapped its wings as it flew down.
"This question is a realistic question. The question is …" The Dark Crow dragged out its unpleasant voice. After a while, it said, "Guess it yourself."
After leaving behind this elusive sentence, the Dark Crow disappeared once again. Following its disappearance, the entire room began to tremble.
A ray of sunlight shone down from the roof. At the same time, a hole opened up in the wooden floor. Trees, soldiers, warhorses, houses, rockery, and commoners rose from the ground.
At the center of the room, a huge decorated archway rose up.
These changes came very suddenly and ended very quickly. When everything quietened down, Gu Han took a closer look and found that the things that rose up were all made of wood.
The soldiers, warhorses, houses, rockery, and commoners were all carved out of wood. The entire room's scenery was also made of wood.
Then, in a small area of a few dozen square meters around him, four walls connected to various chairs and furniture rose up.
Guhan felt as if he had arrived at the center of a puppet theater. There were all kinds of puppets around him.
After taking a closer look, Guhan found that he was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. He was surrounded by soldiers and warhorses. Behind him was a group of tall and burly guards, but they were dressed very shabbily. There were also two eccentric men on both sides.
This theater seemed to be performing a puppet show of war, and he had also become a member of the puppet show. The only difference was that he was a living person, while the ones acting with him were all puppets.
"Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
It's bad, Your Majesty! "
While Guhan was wondering what the Dark Crow was up to, the puppet show had already begun.
"Your Majesty?
In some of the surviving period dramas before the apocalypse, this is how the ancient emperors are called. Could it be that I'm really playing the role of an emperor?
And the people around me are the legendary eunuchs? "
Since the Dark Crow wanted him to play the role of an emperor, then he would play it. He wanted to see what the Dark Crow was selling.
"What's the matter?" Guhan asked, imitating the tone of the emperor in the TV series.
"Your Majesty, it's bad. The soldiers outside are all noisy. They are going to rebel!"
Guhan carefully looked at the puppet that came to report the news. The expression on its face was exquisite, and it could constantly make all kinds of subtle changes, perfectly reflecting the panicked expression.
Guhan had to admit that this puppet had reached the peak of perfection. If it weren't for the lines of wood on their bodies that couldn't be hidden, and the strong smell of rotten wood coming from their bodies, Guhan would really think that they were real people.
"Is this the power of Lu Ban?
To be able to make wood to such an extent, it's really terrifying! "Guhan inexplicably felt a little more respect for the old man.
"Why are they so noisy?
What's the situation now? "Guhan continued to ask.
"Your Majesty, those soldiers killed Yang Xiangguo and are now coming to the relay station. They also want to kill you!" The messenger was obviously panicking.
"Rebellion?
They killed the Prime Minister, and now they want to kill me?
Could it be that I'm now a ruler who's at the end of the road? "
Guhan carefully thought about the plot without saying a word. In the eyes of others, it looked like he was scared silly and couldn't make a decision.
"Nonsense! You're just trying to scare us!
Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and treats people kindly!
And the soldiers are all loyal. How could they harm Your Majesty?
You must be panicking and heard the wrong news, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, please sit here and let this old servant find out the news for you! "
At that moment, the eunuch puppet standing next to Guhan scolded the messenger in an imposing manner that was very inconsistent with his status as a eunuch.
"Go, go!"
Guhan nodded in agreement, so the eunuch puppet walked out of the small room. After a while, he returned to the room. As soon as he came back, he kicked the messenger puppet to the ground with a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty, you're wrong, you're wrong. This idiot from Tiansha didn't even find out the news and caused Your Majesty to be alarmed."
"Oh, so you're saying that no one rebelled?" Gu Han smiled.
"Your Majesty, someone rebelled, but the rebels have been killed by Your Majesty's loyal soldiers. Now the soldiers are rushing here to ask for Your Majesty's reward!"
The eunuch puppet waved his hand and pointed to the door. "Your Majesty, the soldiers are already waiting outside. Shouldn't you go out and reward them well to appease the soldiers?"
The eunuch's report was confusing. How could there be soldiers who dared to surround the emperor's residence without the emperor's summons? It was definitely not as simple as this eunuch made it out to be.
Since this eunuch asked me to go out, then I'll go out and take a look. I won't be able to find out anything by staying in this small room!
Therefore, Guhan strode out of the small room. When he walked out of the room, he saw hundreds and thousands of wooden puppets standing at the door. Their eyes were fixed on him, as if they wanted to see something from his face.
"Soldiers, His Majesty has personally come out to see you. Why aren't you kneeling and greeting His Majesty?"
The eunuch saw that the situation was in a deadlock and immediately shouted to the soldiers. The soldiers suddenly came to a realization and knelt in front of Guhan.
"Your subjects greet Your Majesty. Long live His Majesty!"
Hundreds and thousands of people knelt in front of him, bowed their heads to the ground, and shouted in unison. This made Guhan feel a little smug, and he thought that a real man should be like this.
"Dispense with the formalities and rise!
Soldiers, you have worked hard. I heard that you have quelled the rebellion and come to ask for rewards.
I wonder whose rebellion you have quelled? "Guhan looked at the puppet soldiers below with a smile.
"Your Majesty, the traitorous minister Yang Guozhong attempted to rebel and was discovered by the soldiers. He has been killed.
This traitorous minister used to abuse his power and plunder the people's wealth. The people of the Tang Empire hate him to the bone. Today, he has been executed! "
The one who spoke was a guy in a mighty armor. He looked different from the other soldiers and should be a general.
Yang Guozhong!
The Tang Empire!
These two names lingered in Guhan's mind, which made Guhan roughly understand what kind of plot he was in.
This should be the Tang Empire in the Middle Ages. He was playing the role of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, who was killed by the Anshi Rebellion and escaped from Chang 'an.