Sword of the Nine Heavens, the Fall of the Gods

Situ Yifan's tone revealed an almost crazy persistence.

Looking at the gold ingots in the hands of the God of Wealth, he couldn't help licking his lips.

"You know, I haven't had any gold for a long time. Now I live on this painting."

"I look at it every day and imagine the cold, delicious metal slowly melting in my stomach. It's such a wonderful feeling."

His voice gradually became deeper and his eyes flickered with an indescribable emotion.

"Hey! Hey! You...please stop acting, okay?"

Seeing Situ Yifan's look, Chengfeng felt somewhat panicked and quickly threw the scroll in his hand to him.

Situ Yifan quickly took the scroll thrown to him, his hands trembling slightly, as if he was taking over not just a painting, but the continuation of life.

With the scroll in hand, he stared at the gold ingots in the painting for a long time before he let out a long sigh, as if he had returned to his previous state.

"Little brother, it seems that you are a good person, thank you."

Seeing that he had returned to his unscrupulous businessman's face, Chengfeng subconsciously touched the corner of his mouth and grinned evilly.

"Situ Yifan, you said you can eat gold, silver, copper and iron, right?"

"Of course!" Situ Yifan nodded.

"But I don't believe it at all! If you can prove it, I will believe you."

Chengfeng suddenly took off the broken sword from his waist along with the scabbard.

He pushed his hand and threw the broken sword and scabbard in front of Situ Yifan, with a playful look in his eyes.

"As long as you can eat this sword and its scabbard, I will believe your lies."

Situ Yifan had been secretly eyeing the sword on Chengfeng's waist, but he had no chance to make a move.

I didn't expect that this fool would come to me on his own initiative. I was overjoyed and my eyes lit up instantly.

However, he was afraid that Chengfeng would go back on his word, so he pretended to disagree.

"Don't be like this! Little brother, just trust me."

"What? Are you scared?"

Chengfeng laughed, crossed his arms, and looked provocative.

"If you can really eat this sword and the scabbard, I will believe you. Besides, I don't want the silver anymore."

"Hey! Little brother, why don't you believe me?" Situ Yifan pretended to sigh.

Suddenly, he quickly picked up the sword and the scabbard, opened his big mouth quickly, and ate the broken sword and the scabbard like a wolf.

The metal fragments made a crisp sound between his teeth, which made people's scalp tingle.

After eating, Situ Yifan wiped his mouth and looked at Chengfeng with a lingering look.

"Little brother, if you have any metal objects on you, take them out quickly. I can eat them and show you."

Seeing is believing. Chengfeng was stunned by his actions. He opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a long time.

"This...how is this possible?" Chengfeng's tone was full of disbelief, his eyes as big as a cow.

Situ Yifan touched his stomach and burped contentedly.

"Little brother, you should believe me now."

Chengfeng was confused and still couldn't recover from the shock.

"You...are you a human or a monster?"

Situ Yifan smiled, and his spirit was obviously much better than before.

"Didn't I tell you before? I am a human, but also a beast. If you don't believe me, there is nothing I can do."

The moonlight shone through the shabby window onto Situ Yifan's face, reflecting his satisfied and slightly cunning eyes.

Seeing Chengfeng leaving the house with a lonely look on his face and his head down, he couldn't help but curl up his lips into a deep smile.

"Little brother, you are always welcome to come back here."

Chengfeng was so angry that his nose was crooked, and he left the dilapidated house without looking back.

……

Youzhou, former general's mansion.

The morning light shines faintly on the bluestone slabs of the mansion, casting mottled shadows.

Gongsun Zan stood in the center of the hall, looking around, his eyes as sharp as an eagle, sweeping across the faces of every aide.

The generals and counselors gathered in a circle, their eyes all focused on the center of the hall - a black-haired monkey locked with a golden chain.

This monkey’s fur is as dark as night and has a mysterious sheen. Its eyes seem to hold unknown secrets.

It came from the distant Wusun Kingdom and was captured by Gongsun Zan during a raid on the Wusun royal palace.

During this operation, the queen of the Wusun Kingdom was also captured.

At that time, the monkey was imprisoned in a cage made of pure gold.

There are fresh fruits placed around it and an incense table where it is enshrined, as if it were a favorite in the palace.

Now it has lost its luxurious cage and only has the gold chain around its neck, looking a little shabby.

Gongsun Zan was full of doubts. The King of Wusun's obsession with the monkey was puzzling.

In order to take it back, the Wusun Kingdom did not hesitate to lose more than 10,000 soldiers.

After the failure, he sent an envoy with a large sum of money to redeem the monkey.

The king even declared that the princess could be given up, but the monkey must be redeemed.

All this shocked Gongsun Zan and also aroused his curiosity.

"Everyone, what do you think?"

Gongsun Zan's voice was deep and powerful, and he looked forward to the sparks of wisdom from his think tank.

However, faced with this strange phenomenon, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and no one dared to speak easily.

Gongsun Zan gently stroked his beard, glanced at the crowd again, and there was a hint of urgency in his tone.

"What do you mean by silence? The Wusun envoy is waiting for a reply."

"General!" a general asked, "Can this monkey speak human language?"

"How do you know?" Gongsun Zan glanced at the general and asked, "Sun Chuanfang, how do you know that monkeys can speak human language?"

"Is this..."

Sun Chuanfang hesitated for a moment. "I think that some things cannot be judged by appearance alone, but also by their connotation. Although this monkey has no special appearance, the King of Wusun attaches so much importance to it, so it is very likely that it can speak human language."

"That's wrong!"

A civil official refuted, "Sun Chuanfang, I agree that humans have human language and animals have animal language. But if you say it can speak human language, that's a bit too absurd."

He glanced at the monkey in front of him and continued, "This monkey, although it has shiny hair and a sturdy body, is different from other monkeys. But it is still a monkey. You said it can speak human language, isn't that ridiculous?"

Sun Chuanfang frowned when he heard this, "Jia Bing, mynah birds and parrots can speak human language, why can't monkeys?"

Jia Bing was stunned, as if he was stumped by the question. He pondered for a moment and said, "Mynah birds and parrots are both birds. They are different from monkeys, so they can naturally speak human language."

He seemed to feel that the reasons he put forward were a bit far-fetched, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Besides, we have been here for such a long time, and we have never seen the monkey speak human language. Your words are not credible."

Sun Chuanfang was unwilling to accept the refutation of Jia Bing's twisted logic.

"Jia Bing! Maybe this monkey is not familiar with you and is unwilling to speak human language to you?"