"Something owed?"
Gu Qingze immediately grasped the key words in Shangguan Nana's words.
"Um."
Shangguan Nana took another sip of tea and then put it down.
"Do you know the origin of the name Qianyao Kingdom?"
She suddenly asked a question that seemed unrelated to the previous topic.
Gu Qingze and Chu Lingxiao looked at each other and shook their heads.
They knew about Qianyao Country because of this mission. As for what happened or what this country had experienced, they knew nothing about it.
"The reason why the Thousand Glory Kingdom is called the Thousand Glory Kingdom is because of the existence of the Thousand Glory Beast."
Shangguan Nana seemed to be lost in deep memories, her eyes quietly fixed on the teacup in front of her.
"Thousand Brilliance Beast?"
Gu Qingze searched for relevant information repeatedly in his mind, but found nothing.
However, he believed that Shangguan Nana's words were definitely not spoken casually for no reason, and there must be a connection. Perhaps Qianyao Beast was the rebellious spirit beast mentioned in the mission.
"A long time ago, this place was not called Qianyao Country, but Mumu Country."
"At that time, people relied on farming for a living, barely enough to eat each year. But then, suddenly, as if cursed, the land failed and the harvest was completely gone. People were starving to death, eating grass, tree bark... and eventually, they started cannibalism, even sparing newborn babies."
Shangguan Nana paused here before continuing.
"Just when the people were in despair, the Thousand Brilliant Beast appeared. Its body shone with a brilliant golden light, and with every step it took, it left behind many golden seeds. These seeds quickly took root, sprouted, and grew into food. Just like that, the people were saved."
"So, people named this land Qianyao Kingdom to commemorate Qianyaomon's achievements. However, as time passed, Qianyaomon's power gradually weakened and eventually disappeared. But the legend about it has been passed down to this day..."
After hearing this story, Gu Qingze was slightly stunned. Could it be that he had guessed wrong before, and the rebellious spirit beast was not Qianyao Beast, and Shangguan Nana told this just to popularize the history of Qianyao Kingdom to them?
After saying this, Shangguan Nana suddenly laughed, but her laugh was filled with more bitterness.
"Of course, this is just the most widely circulated version."
"Openly? Could it be that the ending of this story is fake?"
Gu Qingze expressed his guess.
"good."
Shangguan Nana nodded.
"Chishinmon didn't disappear, but was... imprisoned."
"Imprisoned?!"
"In fact, Father doesn't want you to know this. After all, this is a royal scandal. If you had found Father today, he would have used a perfectly prepared rhetoric to deal with you, and then have you kill Chiyomon. That way, after the evidence of the murder is destroyed, no one will know this secret anymore."
When Shangguan Nana said this, she suddenly showed an earnest expression.
"My father issued a request in the Qingyun Sect to kill the Thousand Glory Beast, but... could you please not kill it? The Thousand Glory Beast did nothing wrong. Although it destroyed some houses, it never harmed the people... And it did this for a reason."
"So, meeting you on the street this time was not a coincidence?"
Gu Qingze focused his attention elsewhere.
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