Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 50

Today, the situation has become clearer.

The reasons why Su Zigao and Zu Shishao dared to rebel are threefold:
1. They received help from demons.
2. The emperor’s power was weakened after Wang Chuzhong’s rebellion, causing a loss of trust in the capital, Jiankang.
3. The military forces from all sides were unprepared, especially the defeated Longxiang army.

However, after occupying Jiankang, almost all these points have collapsed.

The high-level demons accompanying them have withdrawn; the Liyang army has become so brutal that it has lost the support of the gentry, who have now turned against it; Tao Shixing quickly restructured the Longxiang army and decided to assist Jiankang, with forces from all directions rallying to support it, putting pressure on Liyang from the east and west.

The Liyang army is now at a clear disadvantage, and the restoration of the country seems imminent.

However, the outcome of the war is not the focus; the political reshuffling of the court after the war is the crucial matter. The principal offenders in Liyang will naturally be punished, but will the court officials also be held accountable? So who will bear the responsibility? The southern part of Jiankang has been tainted by puppets; will the political focus shift there?

These issues are still unresolved and will inevitably lead to intense political struggles. The Jingkou garrison and the Northern Army are not yet qualified to participate, but with the addition of the Cheng and Xing families, they will have the right to take sides.

At such a time, if Cheng Jinyang, as the leader of his faction, is not present, it would be a fatal blow to his faction. Without a leader, won’t the people in the court go completely mad? Therefore, Cheng Jinyang kept this news to himself and did not tell anyone—he knew neither the harem (girls) nor the courtiers would ever agree to him heading north.

This is completely different from the time he went to Jiankang to rescue his princess sister. The latter, although risky and disadvantageous, at least had a noble cause; the former not only was a quest for death but also could not be justified on any grounds. Cheng Jinyang even until now cannot be sure if Cai Zhaoqin’s words were true.

According to the information from the Xiaoqi army and northern refugees, the internal conflict among the demons seems to have paused, with some demons even beginning to attack Shouchun again, forcing Zu Shishao to return across the river early.

However, a large-scale southward movement of demons has not yet been initiated. This could be explained by the fact that the Ziwei Emperor is being hindered by certain matters, but Cheng Jinyang has no evidence for this.

Sigh…

Today is the weekly meeting of the court officials. After listening to everyone’s reports, Cheng Jinyang gave his instructions one by one.

To be honest, it feels like even without me as the military commander, the court officials could still run things smoothly.

Anyone can be a rubber stamp. Thinking this way, he felt even more frustrated.

Shortly after the meeting, Princess Sister came to find him again, looking worried: “Jinyang, do you think there might be another meaning to what our teacher said?”

It is well-known that Cheng Jinyang’s mother, Xie Guoyan, successfully used some unknown means to transform herself from a demon into a human, losing her demon powers but gaining the ability to marry and reproduce as a human.

According to Princess Sister, this method was not unrepeatable. Xie Guoyan had worked at the Royal Research Institute, attempting to find a way to mass-transform demons into humans.

However, these highly confidential documents were lost after the emperor destroyed the servers under the throne before his death. Fortunately, after Xie Guoyan was resurrected, Princess Sister asked her if there were any additional backups, but received a strange reply: “Go find Jinyang.”

However, Cheng Jinyang is absolutely certain that he did not receive any hints or pieces of information from his mother.

“Another meaning?” Cheng Jinyang asked, puzzled. “Could it be that I have a twin or something?”

“Impossible,” Princess Sister laughed, “I would know if our teacher had other children. What I want to ask is whether our teacher gave you anything privately? For example, a diary, email account and password, anonymous bank account, and so on.”

“No,” Cheng Jinyang shook his head, “My mother never discussed work matters with me.”

They fell into silence for a moment.

“Sister Xinnan,” Cheng Jinyang asked quietly, “Do you think that after Mother was resurrected and retained her past memories, she might still have feelings for us?”

“As far as I know,” Princess Sister sighed, “if it’s a demon reborn after death and their consciousness is taken over by another, they are entirely different individuals. For innate demons, it’s much better; it’s more like a multiple personality with shared memories, only the primary personality has changed.”

“As for whether the primary personality recognizes the previous one, that’s hard to say.”

“Is that so?” Cheng Jinyang pondered.

He idly typed “Cheng Jinyang” into the search engine, and a slew of results popped up: anything from the head of the Shendu Cheng clan to the general of the Northern Army, to the garrison commander of Jingkou.

“What are you doing?” Princess Sister peeked over and laughed, “I used to search for my own name, and the results were all ads for things like stockings and slimming gadgets.”

She thought for a moment: “Try removing the surname and searching again?”

Cheng Jinyang typed “Jinyang” into the search box.

“Jinyang…” Princess Sister suddenly widened her eyes, “I can’t believe I didn’t think of this before! Jinyang was originally a place name!”

“A place name?” Cheng Jinyang was surprised. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed a place name, an ancient district east of the Yellow River in the Central Plains.

“Speaking of which,” Princess Sister recalled, “Teacher… Yes, she did her preliminary research in the Central Plains and transformed herself into a human there.” She seemed to have an epiphany and said earnestly, “It looks like I need to go to Jinyang County. Maybe I can find her old laboratory there?”

Cheng Jinyang’s eyes lit up. Wow, just when I needed something, it appears—Princess Sister is truly my lucky star!

Good fortune!

He feigned difficulty and said with concern: “Sister Xinnan, it’s not that I’m against you going. But with the war in Jiankang still ongoing, what if the Liyang army has a backup plan once you leave?”

“With Luling there, it’s fine,” Princess Sister said cheerfully.

“But it still might not be ideal,” Cheng Jinyang continued to act concerned, “What if people blame you for leaving your post?”

“I’m fighting for all of humanity, okay?” Princess Sister skillfully raised the banner, “If something is found, it would be a great contribution to saving the country. If nothing is found, at least I’ll have gathered more information about the Central Plains, right? Isn’t that more meaningful than staying here and fighting with a doomed rebel army?”

“I see!” Cheng Jinyang was finally “persuaded” and said admiringly, “Since it’s such an important matter, as the Northern Army garrison commander, how can I be absent? I’ll certainly accompany you, Sister Xinnan.”

Princess Sister: ?