Chapter 2 (Novel)

**Gu Mang Bares It All** is the second chapter of the novel, *Remnants of Filth* and was written by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat). It was published on January 4, 2019.

This chapter was originally named **Sexy Gu Mang, Stripping Online** before it was officially translated in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.

## Summary

Soon after Mo Xi sent out his reply, the emperor released news of Gu Mang's return to Chonghua, and announced that his punishment would be handed over to Wangshu-jun. The news spread like wildfire amongst Chonghua's citizens and made its way to the northern frontier where Mo Xi had been staying in just three days. Though the news did not seem to faze the Northern Frontier Army on the inside, it was all they would talk about whenever they were on break or on patrol. Mo Xi knew about this but did not stop them since their feelings regarding Gu Mang were complicated; The Northern Frontier Army had once been Gu Mang's invincible army after all.

Majority of the soldiers had been through thick and thin with Gu Mang and although their loyalties to Chonghua remained unquestioned, they had once sworn allegiance to their Commander, Gu Mang, when the army was called "Wangba Army".

Logically speaking, nobody would want to join an army with such a vulgar name referencing *bastard*. However, Gu Mang was different from all the other noble-born generals; He was carefree, had no status holding him back, was a slave-born orphan with no parents, had no worries, and had no ego to lose. If Gu Mang were to be compared with all the other noble young masters, he might not have been the one with the strongest physique, but he definitely had the most scars. He always charged headfirst into the battlefield and was deserving of the title Chonghua's *Beast of the Altar*. When reprimanded by his deputy general after battles because he would rush headfirst and get injured as if he did not know how to dodge, he would reply: *"My legs are too long; I have no choice but to run fast, no choice at all."* His presence would bring happiness and laughter to the battlefield, he would remember each of his comrade's birthdays, and would do anything to keep them happy and sated.

Between battles he would often take them to eat and drink and though he would sometimes be met with unreasonable sky-high prices, General Gu would smile rather than get and angry and would not hesitate in spending all of his money on meat and wine for his soldiers. If that was not enough, he would promise to pay in other ways; True to his word, Gu Mang had once stripped down to his thin white inner-robe in exchange for rice wine and when teased by his soldiers for more beef, he simply leaned over and kissed the pretty widowed restaurant owner on the cheek. She then chased him around calling him a shameless flirt when he promised to come meet her tomorrow night, because he had said the same thing to her three times before but had never come. The soldiers back then were very doubtlessly loyal to Gu Mang, admitting that even if their army was called "Jiba Army" they would still have enlisted.

Gu Mang had created the flag for the Wanga army by cutting out a tortoise with a realistic-looking tale out of a jade-green banner. He even cast a spell on it so that with every incense-time that passed, it would roar "*Wangba, Wangba, Chonghua's pride, a mighty name known far and wide!*" At first, enemy generals would laugh at this sight but after they were ruthlessly defeated by Gu Mang's army, all enemy soldiers learned to fear the sight of the tortoise. During this time Gu Mang was revered by all of Chonghua due to his military might, mischievous personality, and charisma; Due to this some of Chonghua's citizens would take Gu Mang's manta "*shitty names keep you safe*" as gospel and would give their children "shitty names". Some names included: Chu "Strong Root" Genzhuang, Xue "Iron Pillar" Tiezhu, and Jiang "Aching Balls" Dantong.

When Mo Xi took over, he immediately changed the army's name to "Northern Frontier Army" and all the jokes, laughter, and joy died down with Gu Mang's illustrious reputation. Old soldiers who had been to battle with Gu Mang would often talk about him, still finding it unbelievable that he turned traitor before quickly shutting up due to fear that General Mo had heard them, because he was the one who hated Gu Mang the most. In the present, now that Gu Mang had been tossed back into Chonghua after the enemy was done with him, everyone despised him and eagerly awaited his demise. Thus, Chonghua's heroic commander, the Beast of the Altar, pathetically became Chonghua's traitor and a "disgwaceful pighead".

## Events

* Gu Mang's return and punishment announced.
* Gu Mang's demeanor when he had been a general.

## Characters

*In order of appearance:*

* Mo Xi
* Emperor (mentioned)
* Gu Mang (mentioned)
* Wangshu-jun (mentioned)
* Gu Mang's deputy general (mentioned)

## Notes

2. ↑ 王八, Wangba meaning tortoise. It is also a slang for "bastard". The same joke Meatbun makes in The Husky and His White Cat Shizun.
3. ↑ 鸡巴, Jiba, a vulgar slang for "cock". Also the same joke Meatbun makes in The Husky and His White Cat Shizun.