Chapter 469: Old News
The change of face of the brook from the cliff was indeed unexpected by the stars. But Starlight wasn't alarmed, the look of chagrin on his face was half real, half fake. Out of professional habits, he unconsciously reviewed his words and deeds after arriving in Xianglong City, looking for clues that could prevent him from falling into such a situation, but he found nothing. The middle-aged man in front of him in a lab coat arranged everything so naturally and seamlessly, it was difficult for him to find out in advance that this was a conspiracy. Starlight knew that he was probably meeting a veteran of the industry. Xiziya should be the older generation of Xifu who is specifically responsible for intelligence work. There is no family in this world that can succeed casually. It seems that Xifu can rise rapidly in more than 50 years and build two Tianfu, and there must be a large number of talents behind it.
Alas! Starlight couldn't help but sigh in her heart. He regretted a little that he had brought Yun Rouxia with him. He originally planned to get rid of this oil bottle that seemed to have ulterior motives for him, but he didn't expect that Yunfu would have been involved in this intelligence war a long time ago. At that time, he thought that since the heavens had sent him this opportunity to obtain the secret of the Talisman, he must firmly grasp it, and he could not just let it slip away from him. So he didn't hesitate to take her on board the spaceship as well. As long as she knew the truth about the Recorder, he was sure to get it out of her mouth on this journey. But he didn't expect that both of them would now fall into the trap set by the Renxi Mansion.
Since the captain announced that the ship had entered the Ratrat's aura torrent, the ship had entered a stable flight state, and the grounding warning imposed on the passengers had been lifted. Starlight, Yun Rouxia, and Xiziya left the safe room, and now they were in a rest pod assigned to them. But he didn't expect that as soon as he left the public place, Xi Ziya would reveal his prototype so quickly, and he couldn't wait to start asking him about the information he was interested in.
Although the current situation is very unfavorable for Xingguang, he does not feel that he has no room for maneuver. He felt that Xiziya chose to turn his face at this point in time, and there must be a reason for it. Xingguang guessed that Xi Ziya was probably trying to change the previously agreed goal of the investigation and identify a new target that he was interested in. Otherwise, he didn't need to attack now, he could watch the starlight do his best and wait for the return trip to reap the benefits of the fisherman. And if Xiziya wants to achieve this new goal, it is likely that he will need his intelligence or his assistance. His next task is to figure out the real purpose of the other party, and then prescribe the right medicine, and in turn use the other party's ability to achieve his own goals.
"Uncle Xi, we are originally a cooperative relationship. Cooperation means that we should be honest and trust with each other, and it is best that we can all be open and honest, so that we can achieve our common goals. Well, I'll take a stand, and I'll tell you what I know. I just don't know what you want to know? β
"Brother Xing, that's right! When I mentioned the Xiongshan coup d'Γ©tat just now, if you had this attitude, I wouldn't be so angry, would I! Well, get down to business. You were in the Nether at the time, and you should know better than I did. At that time, the three old emperors of the Xiongshan Empire were clear, clear, and clean, and they spent their days in the palace on the grounds of old age and decay. They are all spiritual beings who have been in the dark for many years, and they are usually engaged in research work in art, agriculture, and archaeology, of course, nominally as a pastime, and they all belong to the non-martial arts. At the time of the revolutionary coup, all three of them died in the palace. I heard that you also went to the palace to have an autopsy at that time? β
"Not bad. But there were so many wounds on their bodies that it was difficult to identify which one was the one that caused the death. β
Xi Ziya then transmitted: "It stands to reason that even if the three of them are not good at force, at least their physical strength is much stronger than those revolutionaries who broke into the palace!" As the elders of the royal family, can they be missing such good things as high-quality talismans and top-level talismans? Even if they can't protect themselves, they can run away faster than others. But they were killed by a group of vulgar miners, rune bone cutters, farmers, blacksmiths, and others who were far inferior to them. I always felt that this was very strange. Later, I went to the lower realm to investigate the matter, but at that time, the royal people with the mountain surname were hunted down and killed. I didn't have a clue for a while.
"I later found another way, since the people who were in the palace at that time were no longer there, what about the people who left earlier? It's impossible to find out all of them one by one and kill them. Finally, under the search of many people, I found a palace maid who left the palace and returned to her hometown half a year ago because she was too old. Coincidentally, this old lady was in the palace for a period of time to serve the mountain festival. I won't go into the details of the specific inquiry, anyway, I know another fact from her mouth. It also made me understand why a big empire like Xiongshan was wiped out in a blink of an eye. Guess what these three old imperial uncles were really studying at that time? β
Starlight knew exactly what they were studying, but he still asked cooperatively, "What is it?" β
"Although Shan Jieqing only studied the art of calligraphy, it was all ancient calligraphy art. Whether he was studying calligraphy or what was recorded in ancient books and scrolls, only he knew. It is true that Shan Jieche studied agriculture and animal husbandry, but his research focused on the evolution and origin of organisms, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was excavating the history of paleontology. Shan Jiejing is more direct, he is originally engaged in archaeology, plus the research of his two elder brothers, what are the three of them doing, do you need to explain more? β
"You're saying they're blasphemers?"
"They are not blasphemers. Although the blasphemers of the early days were some historians, the blasphemers of today have long ceased to care about history. Since more than 400 years ago, the Blasphemer Organization has been occupied by careerists and speculators with ulterior motives, who only have lust and power in their eyes, and no one really cares about the truth of history. β
"Then why did the three imperial uncles take the risk of studying history? What are they looking for? β
Xi Ziya stared at Starlight, and a knife seemed to shoot out of his eyes. "Brother Xing, are you knowingly asking!"
"Uncle Xi, I'm really a little confused, based on these clues alone, I really can't deduce their purpose."
"How can you not reason! The three of them were almost five hundred years old at the time, and the end was approaching, so of course they were looking for and researching the magic that would make them immortal! Their research directly offended the old guys on the White Jade Star, which led to the demise of the entire Xiongshan Empire. β
The other party's answer made Xinghui's heart snicker, but he hid his expression well, and at the same time, he firmly controlled his dark domain, not letting it make any waves. Because Xing Guang knew very well what the three imperial uncles of the Xiongshan Empire wanted to do.
The doctrines and theories disseminated by blasphemers, although they have their own selfish and political aims, are not entirely unreasonable. Unlike the blind belief of the Fools of the Nether Realm towards the immortals, a considerable number of the high-level nobles of the Pink Star were suspicious of the ancestors on the White Jade Star. The reason why they think this way is simple, just look at what they do.
The nobles on the Pink Star are all immigrants from the Blue Star for many years, and they are inextricably linked to the high families of the Nether, in a sense, they can also be said to be the ancestors of some people in the Nether Realm with their long lifespan, and there are also a large number of their descendants in the Nether. In the eyes of these descendants, the pink star is the upper realm, even the fairy realm. But did the ancestors on the Pink Star really do anything for them? Not really. Natural disasters are repeated on the Blue Star, monsters are raging, starvation is everywhere, and lives are devastated. However, the people on the Pink Star calmly searched for rune bones, special medicinal materials, and even talents in the Nether Realm as usual, so as to rest and recuperate their bodies and achieve the so-called tranquility and far-reaching.
How they treat the Nether, they will guess how the ancestors on the White Jade Star will treat them. Now their home system, which is dominated by blue stars, is facing a large-scale invasion of soul eaters. Are the brave ancestors on the White Jade Star capable of defeating monsters? Most likely, there is. But will they fight with all their might for us? I'm afraid not. This is the reason why the rumor that has quietly permeated among the upper nobles recently has been believed by so many people.
"The ancestors are looking for a way to escape, and sooner or later they will abandon us!" The slogan-like rumors that began with the Blasphemer Organization have become more and more believable as the Soul Eaters attack more frequently and ferociously. Within the two realms, there are many people of insight who are secretly trying to confirm or falsify this view, and at the same time, there are also some nobles who are trying their best to save their families. And their Star Mansion was one of the first Tianfu to take action.
Now Starlight has basically guessed the context of the situation. Xi Fu and several other shareholders, their space exploration plan is to find mineral deposits on the surface, but the real purpose behind it should be to imagine that the pioneers on the Blue Star worked hard to develop a large-scale acceleration program, and finally landed on the moon and built the moon into the current Pink Star, they wanted to find a new space settlement point to avoid the invasion of monsters.
But with the advent of the Mine Recorder, things have taken a subtle turn. The interior of Xifu is not monolithic, this Xiziya, who has the dream of becoming an immortal, found a way to take over this space mission, and then operated in many ways behind the scenes, and got him, a person who knew the inside story of the year, also got on the ship, and also spared a Yun Rouxia, wanting to finish his work, use this space trip, gather all the information, and find a way to become an immortal alone without relying on Bai Yuxing.
The only thing that made Xing Guang unclear about this matter was that Xi Ziya had lived for such a long time, how could he still believe that there was another shortcut to becoming an immortal in this world? Is it just because people like them who are from an inferior aristocratic background are short-sighted? Or ......, did he really make some discoveries?