Chapter 1863 - 1457: This Road Belongs to Me—Pay the Toll!

Look at each of their expressions, like cats seeing fish, almost turning red!

What’s the matter?

Did they see her chess skills are superb and can’t resist coming to worship?

"Uh...you...want to go up the tower?" Diluo Han glanced at the hundred-something people around him, then at Gu Changsheng, swallowed, mustered up courage, and finally asked.

This woman is truly no ordinary person!

If killing Diluo Rong effortlessly is her strength, then her consecutive breakthroughs are pure luck!

The Northern Mongolians deeply believe in Longevity Heaven. In their minds, it’s fun to compete with people, but fighting Heaven is incredibly foolish!

This woman is clearly blessed by Longevity Heaven, otherwise, how could she randomly place a piece and break the game?

Can’t beat her, can’t provoke her, so...

It’s better if they’re careful!

When Gu Changsheng heard Diluo Han’s words, she immediately widened her eyes, damn it, she thought they came to admire her, but it turns out she was being conceited. They clearly were annoyed she was blocking their way!

Gu Changsheng glanced at the spiral staircase that replaced the chessboard in the center, snorted coldly, stepped aside, and said through gritted teeth, "You all go first!"

"Uh..." Diluo Han and the others did not expect Gu Changsheng to be so accommodating, looked at each other hesitantly for a moment, and eventually said, "Actually, you all can go first, we..."

They might as well follow behind!

Having such a formidable woman leading the way is actually what they desire!

"Want me to pave the way? Dream on!" Gu Changsheng is well aware of Diluo Han and the others’ little scheme. Upon hearing this, she immediately retorted sharply, with her hands on her hips, "Are you going or not? If you don’t, I’ll go first, and at that point, whether you live or die, is not my concern!"

Later, she’ll take the Luminous Pearls embedded in the spiral staircase, and if it’s pitch dark and some of them fall to their deaths, they can’t blame her!

Having witnessed Gu Changsheng’s abilities, Diluo Han and the others have already been scared speechless. Hearing Gu Changsheng’s sharp shout, they tremble instantly and hurriedly scurried towards the spiral staircase...

"We’re going up! We’re going up!"

"We’re going now! Right now!"

"..."

Each one, like there’s a tiger chasing them, runs faster than the other.

Diluo Han was at the forefront, approaching the spiral staircase. Just then, he saw a red figure flash before him, and suddenly scared, he slammed on the brakes hard, saying with lingering fear, "What are you doing, Grandmother? You told us to go first, and now you’re blocking the stairs..."

He almost didn’t manage to brake in time and crashed into her!

With a temper as fierce as hers and an aura emitting "stay away," if he really crashed into her, he’d likely end up dead!

"Ahem..." Gu Changsheng looked at the people who collided into each other because of her sudden blockage, cleared her throat, then, under Diluo Han’s cautious gaze, pointed to the spiral staircase behind him, "Uh, if I remember correctly, wasn’t this path opened by me?"

"Uh..." Diluo Han and the others momentarily couldn’t keep up with Gu Changsheng’s rhythm, looking at each other, clueless.

However, soon they caught up; logically speaking, the Ancient Wilderness Remnant Chess on the Third Layer of the Star Innate Tower was broken by Gu Changsheng, and because she broke the chess, the spiral staircase leading to the Fourth Layer appeared after the chess game was broken!

Saying she opened the way, isn’t wrong at all!

"Right, right, this path was opened by you!" Diluo Han had no choice but to admit the reality.

At this moment, Diluo Han was extremely thankful that when he didn’t know this woman’s depth at the inn, he was only humiliated, but at least no lives were lost. In front of the Star Innate Tower, when it almost led to casualties, thankfully the Holy Envoy Child appeared in time to prevent it!

At this point, Diluo Han has not a single thought about Gu Changsheng anymore!

He cherishes life and fears the powerful!

Thus, he can bend and stretch!

"Ahem, as long as you know, so, you understand?" Gu Changsheng heard this, and immediately her tone softened, extending her hand toward Diluo Han, even beckoning with her fingers.

Looking at the fair and jade-like hand stretched out in front of him, Diluo Han’s mind went blank for a moment, "What should we understand?"

Gu Changsheng was immediately amused by Diluo Han’s cluelessness, damn it, this guy is pretending to be ignorant!

"Aren’t you all a bit clueless? You look decent, yet you don’t understand even this basic Itinerant World rule?" Gu Changsheng glared, grinding her teeth, "I’m being kind, so I’ll spell it out for you. This path was opened by me. Though there aren’t trees here for me to plant, as you pass this way, shouldn’t you leave something behind?"

Saying this, Gu Changsheng raised her hand and gestured towards the stairs.

Diluo Han and his people were completely dumbfounded by Gu Changsheng’s tree-planting rhetoric!

In fact, right now, they just feel that Gu Changsheng is as fierce as a tiger, too terrifying. Even the words she spoke were unclear to them, making their brains short-circuit with a bit of a fright...

"Still don’t get it?" Gu Changsheng blinked incredulously.

These guys, at least they have climbed to the Third Layer of the Star Innate Tower, could it be that each one is a fool?

Why are they so clueless?

It’s really worrying!

Is this a scene where she’s being forced to spell things out clearly?

Damn it, she actually doesn’t want to rob them!

She hasn’t acted as a bandit for many years!

"What I mean is, this road, at least, was carved out by me, risking my life, narrowly escaping death, through countless hardships. If you want to pass, shouldn’t you leave something behind? Like a road fee?" Clear enough now? This time clear enough, right? If they still don’t get it, Gu Changsheng promises she wouldn’t mind prying their heads open to see if they’re stuffed with straw!

Upon hearing Gu Changsheng’s opening words, Diluo Han and the hundred-or-so behind him instinctively twitched their mouths with bizarre expressions!

Risking life? Narrowly escaping death? Countless hardships?

Is she sure she’s talking about the process of opening the road?

Are they assumed to be blind?

They saw clearly that this woman indeed just winged it. With a casual flick, the chess pieces bounced, and the deadly scenario that stumped heroes nationwide was solved!

Talking about risking life, narrowly escaping death, discussing countless hardships, it’s all pure nonsense!

However, although mocking in their hearts, they didn’t dare say it aloud!

This woman, as fierce as a tiger, is not to be messed with!

So, the man beside Diluo Han, trembling slightly, carefully untied a purse from his waist and cautiously handed it over to Gu Changsheng...

Gu Changsheng raised her brows and accepted it happily, "Consider yourself smart, go ahead!"

The man immediately felt as if pardoned by heaven, slipped past Gu Changsheng smoothly like an eel, and headed up the stairs!

"This...this is mine..." Once one sets a precedent and passes smoothly, immediately a second followed.

Gu Changsheng energetically accepted the purse, then nodded happily in approval!

Thus, on the fifteenth anniversary of the completion of the Star Innate Tower, during the blessing festival’s tower-climbing trial, this bizarre scene unfolded...

A woman in red, with half a mask on her face, shining coldly in the dim light. Yet, different from her radiant mask, she lounged by the spiral staircase essential for ascending the tower, tapping her foot lightly, collecting tolls from passersby as if it were the most natural thing.

"Robbing at the Star Innate Tower itself, she’s the first!" Shi Wujue stood beside Zhou Mu, looking at the brilliant woman, couldn’t help but shake his head.

"She’s always been like this!" Zhou Mu’s mouth slightly twitched, like this before becoming the Southern Emperor, like this even after!

She has always been that woman he met on the way south; regardless of changing times, she remains as she was, unchanged!

Gu Changsheng happily collected protection fees, without feeling any impropriety robbing within the Star Innate Tower!

Damn it, robbing the Star Innate Tower is something she’s done before; this is minor, isn’t it?

As they say, you cannot fret about a few lice; once out the Tower, who knows who’s who, right? Even if she loses face, it won’t fall on Southern Emperor Changsheng!

Hence, when it’s time to rob, rob she must!

Finally, the hundred-or-so people had paid their toll with Gu Changsheng; a neat pile of purses was now at her feet, while Diluo Han, originally in the lead, now lagged behind, forced under Gu Changsheng’s raised brow and silent inquiry, to awkwardly pull out two copper coins from his waist!

No mistake!

Just two copper coins!

Gu Changsheng blinked several times to confirm, she wasn’t mistaken!

Only two copper coins, certainly not more than one!

"Damn it, didn’t they say you are a son of the Diluo Clan? How can you be so poor? Look at you, penniless!" Holding Diluo Han’s copper coins, Gu Changsheng felt a bit embarrassed; damn it, holding these, barely fills any space, "Seriously, how did you end up so poor? At the Star Innate Tower, I saw you as a strong brute, even carrying several Longswords. I thought that you might be faking it; could I have guessed correctly?"

"This...that..." Gu Changsheng was embarrassed, Diluo Han was even more so, although rough in appearance, Northern Mongolian warriors all look this way; he can’t be blamed for it. Moreover, he’s an influential figure in the Southwestern North Mongol, never been in such an embarrassing situation!