"What's the meaning?"
Chu Lingxiao found that they seemed to have fallen into a dispute over the throne, and he was the one being used.
However, Shangguan Nana did not respond to his question, but looked at them with a pleading look.
"Since you already understand part of the situation, could you please do me a small favor? After that, you can ask for anything you want in Qianyao Country."
"It's just a small favor. It won't take up too much of your time."
"Since you've asked for our help, shouldn't you show some sincerity and explain the whole story?"
Gu Qingze didn't care about what Shangguan Nana said because it didn't have any appeal, but he liked listening to stories, so he was curious about Shangguan Nana's original plan.
If his previous speculation was correct, then he would admire Shangguan Nana even more than her image in the original novel.
Shangguan Nana's eyes lit up when she heard what Gu Qingze said. It seemed that this matter had potential.
Even without their help, there was a high probability that he would succeed. However, given the matters involved, it would be better to have an extra guarantee. He knew that if he failed, his life would be in danger.
"Then I'll start with Chiyomon."
Shangguan Nana thought for a moment and then spoke.
"The Thousand Glory Beast is not an ordinary spirit beast, but an auspicious beast. It relies on the will of all living things to cultivate. As long as all living things pray, the Thousand Glory Beast will provide them with assistance, and their cultivation will be improved."
"However, Thousand Glorymon's way of helping others is quite unique. It doesn't involve direct assistance, but rather indirect assistance. For example, if someone desires wealth, Thousand Glorymon won't give it directly, but will instead provide them with opportunities to earn wealth, allowing them to earn money through labor."
"The same principle applies to giving us seeds. Thousand Brilliance Beast noticed that there was a problem with the seeds and the land here, so it gave us golden seeds. After planting them, we not only harvested food, but also improved the land."
The light in Shangguan Nana's eyes suddenly disappeared in the middle of her story.
"Thinking the matter was resolved, Thousand Brilliancemon planned to move on to the next place where it was needed. However, it was imprisoned by the greedy royal family at the time. They wanted to completely possess it, making it serve only them, and announced to the outside world that Thousand Brilliancemon had left."
"They are all ordinary people, how could they imprison a spiritual beast?"
Gu Qingze asked in confusion when he heard this.
"Indeed, if it were an ordinary spirit beast, it would certainly be impossible to imprison it, but the Thousand Brilliance Beast is a auspicious beast, transformed from the essence of heaven and earth. It will only help all living things, not harm them..."
Shangguan Nana's tone was a little sad.
"Although the royal family imprisoned Thousand Brilliancemon, it refused to surrender and never responded to the royal family's greed. So, relying on the fact that Thousand Brilliancemon would not harm them, they subjected it to all kinds of horrific torture, just to force it to submit."
"However, nothing could be done, so the royal family came up with an evil idea."
When Shangguan Nana said this, her throat seemed to be dry and she took another sip of tea.
"They believe this Thousand Glory Beast is disobedient because it's seen the outside world. If they use it to breed a new Thousand Glory Beast and have it live here from infancy, wouldn't it become a tool they can exploit?"
Chu Lingxiao's face turned a little ugly when he heard this. Because of his interest, he had studied more about spirit beasts than Qingze. Although he had never heard of the Thousand Glory Beast, he still knew what the auspicious beast was.
Each auspicious beast has a different appearance, and they are created by heaven and earth, without father or mother. If you insist, heaven and earth are their parents, and it is ridiculous to want to breed them artificially.
Shangguan Nana seemed to have guessed Chu Lingxiao's thoughts and said helplessly.
"You know what auspicious beasts are, but ordinary people don't know so many inside stories. That's why artificial breeding experiments continued until my father's generation."
"Then they at least know that in order to reproduce, they must find two identical Chilledmon of different sexes."
Chu Lingxiao couldn't believe that such an outrageous experiment had continued until now.
"Maybe he knows..."
Shangguan Nana frowned slightly, a hint of worry in her eyes.
"But the royal family may have already abandoned all hope in pursuit of their greed. They may be hoping for a lucky break, believing that a spirit beast will eventually breed successfully with the Thousand Glory Beast, or they may simply be venting their anger at the Thousand Glory Beast for not helping them."
Chu Lingxiao's expression grew increasingly serious as he realized that the seriousness of the matter was far beyond their imagination.
"After so many years, don't they feel any guilt or reflection?"
Shangguan Nana smiled wryly and shook her head. "Driven by greed and power, they've lost their original intentions. Furthermore, not all auspicious beasts help people indirectly; some can directly fulfill people's wishes. I guess this is why they're so eager to breed an obedient Thousand Brilliance Beast."
Gu Qingze interrupted, "So, since breeding the Thousand Glory Beast has become the royal family's obsession, why did your father want to use the power of our Qingyun Sect to kill it?"
His question hit the nail on the head. Shangguan Nana was silent for a while and did not answer his question directly. Instead, she began to tell her story.
"Because I'm a girl, my father never loved me since I was little, and my mother only cared about giving birth to a son and had no time for me. I didn't lie about one thing I said before, which was that I was against having children."
"The first time I saw Thousand Brilliancemon was when I was six years old. I was playing around and accidentally stumbled into an unfamiliar place. Probably because Thousand Brilliancemon never resisted or ran away, there was no one guarding the place."
"When I saw it that time, it was covered in wounds. Its body was covered with scars from various torture instruments, and its eyes were filled with pain and despair."
Shangguan Nana's voice trembled a little, as if she was recalling that terrible experience.
"Since then, I've often sneaked in to visit him, and he's slowly let down his guard towards me, and a special bond has developed between us."
Shangguan Nana paused for a moment when she said this, and took out a pitch-black stone from her sleeve.
"We communicated through this stone. If it weren't for it, I might never have dared to rebel against my dear father. It's this stone that encouraged me to explore more and not be limited to this small country... It's also this stone that taught me to help others as much as possible."
"This country is in a terrible state. The royal family is full of trash, and ordinary people can only barely make ends meet. I want to change the status quo, and Chiyomon wants freedom."
"So you've decided to work with Chiyomon to overthrow the current royal family?"
Chu Lingxiao quickly understood Shangguan Nana's intention.
"That's right, including my father's request for help from the Qingyun Sect, everything is part of the plan of Qianyao Beast and me."
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