Chapter 438 The Gap Between Hearts

Fu Zijian: "It's an interesting story, but I don't know what it has to do with my life. Didn't you guys continue to investigate further?"

Nangong Yu: "Just listen to me and you'll know. With something so serious happening, even the then King Murong Wen couldn't hide it. Of course, we had to continue investigating. At that time, our royal family sent clan leader Murong Shaowen, who is now Xin Yu, who adopted you, to join forces with clan leader Situ of the Elf Clan, Xu Chengao of the God Clan, and clan leader Fu Hai of the Sealed Clan to investigate this matter."

Fu Zijian: "This is impossible. I've been in Tianzhixing for so many years and have never heard of the Sealed Clan. Are you making up a story just to gain my trust?"

Nangong Lan: "After listening to this, you can ask Xin Yu, whom you respect the most, to verify whether I made this up or not. Do you want to continue listening?"

Seeing that Fu Zijian didn't continue, Nangong Lan continued, "Murong Shaowen told them at the time that the meteorite actually fell from an unnamed planet in the Milky Way galaxy. As for whether that planet still exists, I don't know."

Hearing this, Fu Zijian could no longer hold back.

"You're really getting more and more outrageous. How did you know this?"

"These are all what your adoptive father said, not something I made up."

"And then?"

"He said that the meteorite contained an unknown and immense power, and suggested that Fu Hai from the Sealing Clan be sent to seal this power, or even the entire meteorite."

"That sounds reasonable and there's nothing wrong with it!"

"I'm afraid you wouldn't say that if you knew what was going to happen next."

"So what happened afterwards?"

"Don't worry, just listen to me. When Fu Hai went to seal it, he was sucked in by the power inside the meteorite..."

"Isn't this just a tragedy of overestimating one's own strength and underestimating the enemy's? There's no doubt about it."

"That one incident could be considered an accident, but what happened next was beyond all of our expectations. All of your people were killed in that accident."

"How could this happen? Sacrificing one person wasn't enough? How come the entire Sealed Clan is gone?"

"Because Murong Shaowen said that as long as the Sealed Clan gives their all, they can not only seal the meteorite but also rescue their clan leader Fu Hai."

"Did they all fall into this trap because they believed Murong Shaowen's words?"

"Yes, otherwise you wouldn't become an orphan without a father or a mother."

"So now you suspect that all this was arranged by him?"

"That's what I think, but I have no real evidence."

"So, you want me to look into this?"

"That's right."

"I didn't expect you to be so honest, but didn't you ever think that I would refuse? After all, he is the one who raised me for so many years."

"Of course I've considered this. On one side are the people who raised and educated you for so many years, and on the other side are your parents, your clan, and the truth. Which way should you go? Think carefully about it!"

Watching Nangong Lan walk away, Fu Zijian fell into inner conflict. He was considering whether or not to confront Xin Yu, but what should he do if the answer he got was not what he wanted?

After much thought, he decided to go find Xin Yu to find out the truth.

When he came in front of Xin Yu reeking of alcohol, Xin Yu didn't look surprised at all.

"Looking at you like this, I think you must have met Nangong Lan, right? Did he tell you everything? If he did, I won't have to repeat myself."

"Did you kill all my people?"

Xin Yu was silent for a long time and then nodded.

"You could say that."

Fu Zijian grabbed his neck with both hands, his eyes red as he shouted, "I've treated you like my own father all these years. Even when you asked me to do those dirty things that were shameful to the public, I never complained. But now, you're telling me that you're the culprit who killed my entire family. What do you want me to do? How do you want me to face you again in the future?"

"Calm down. I'm not doing this entirely for myself. I have no choice."

"Forced? Then tell me in detail, what does it mean to be forced?"

Fu Zijian slowly loosened his hands.

Xin Yu took a breath and said slowly, "When your father was sucked in, I knew it wasn't as simple as I thought. But I was unwilling to give up, so I thought of taking another gamble..."

Fu Zijian smiled bitterly and said, "A gamble? You're gambling with human lives? And the lives of my entire clan? And... you lost the bet?"

"I told you I had no choice. If I hadn't taken this gamble, you and I, the people of Quantian Star, might have died. So I didn't lose everything. At least I did get them to seal the meteorite, successfully protecting the people of our planet from harm and safety for hundreds of years."

"What about what happened later? How did I end up in your hands?"

"What do you mean by falling into my hands? I adopted you out of kindness. Your father and I were good friends back then, and your mother and her tribesmen left you in my care when they went to rescue your father. Who knew they would never return? At the time, Murong Wen called the sealed meteorite the Realm of Nothingness, and to prevent its rebirth, he ordered all his subjects to stay away from it."

"That's a nice thing to say. You've completely wiped the slate clean. You're really a master at shifting the blame. If you really have a clear conscience like you just said, then why did you change your face later?"

"Didn't Nangong Lan explain it to you clearly? He always tells you half the truth and leaves out half the truth. I killed Murong Wen because he's been suspicious of me ever since this incident and has been looking for a way to get rid of me. I definitely won't wait for someone to kill me, so I took advantage of the fact that he had no time to pay attention to me during his daughter's wedding and I found an opportunity to kill his whole family at the wedding. I originally thought that since I was the patriarch, the throne would definitely be mine, but I didn't expect someone like Cheng Yaojin to show up and the throne was snatched away by that bastard Nangong Lan. You should understand the principle of a new emperor and new ministers, right? So I had no choice but to change my appearance from Murong Shaowen to Xin Yu, and grovel and serve Nangong Lan."

"But then you still couldn't give in and slept with someone else's wife, even pretending to be killed by your own apprentice Xu Tuohai and then secretly plotting things behind the scenes? You're really scheming!"

"Don't mention Xu Tuohai, he's just a dog that can never be tamed. Zijian, you're still young. If you still consider me your family, then listen to my advice: the first bird to stick its head out gets shot, so try to hide behind others if you can."

"Then why do you think Nangong Lan would choose this moment to bring up the matter of the Realm of Nothingness?"

"How would I know? He's never one to play by the rules. Maybe he thought he couldn't break up the father-daughter relationship between Wanwan and me, so now he's trying to break up our relationship!"