Chapter 79 Are they still alive?
Shen Zheng was silent for a moment.
"...As expected of Teacher Yu's son." He sighed and said with emotion, "As expected, a tiger father will have a dog son."
"So, you admit it?"
"You've already been seen through by your nephew, so why don't you admit it?" Shen Zheng said with a wry smile, "But I have no ill will towards you, so there's no need to hide it."
"Tell me why you're here."
"Actually, I don't have any purpose..."
"Yeah. And then?" Yu Cang looked at Shen Zheng and nodded.
"...Okay, I'll tell you what I'm saying." Shen Zheng sighed, paused, and his expression became slightly serious. "How much do you know about your parents?"
"Not much. They never told me these things. What I just said is all I know."
"Is that so..." Shen Zheng was choosing his words carefully. "Back then, the top team in our club found a passage in the True Dragon's Death Land that had never been explored before. We speculated that this passage might even lead to the deepest part of the True Dragon's Death Land!
"If this is true, it will undoubtedly be a discovery that will go down in history. We are all very excited. At that time, almost all the resources of the club were invested in it. We were planning a groundbreaking exploration!
"It was at this time that your parents approached us—they wanted to join this expedition. Honestly, at first we were reluctant to bring two outsiders along. This wasn't our usual situation. In the True Dragon's Death Zone, even the most powerful would have to be extremely cautious. They simply wouldn't have the energy to take two researchers with them... But your parents' strength dispelled our concerns."
Shen Zheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but the four seventh-level Soul Card Grandmasters of the expedition team attacked together, but they were only able to tie with your parents. And judging by their expressions at the time, they probably still had some strength left.
"I've never seen a card maker like this before... They're clearly researchers, yet they're incredibly powerful. Plus, your parents' knowledge of the True Dragon's Death Zone is just as good as some explorers, so we decided to bring them along."
Yu Cang silently held the teacup and drank water without interrupting.
My parents are indeed very strong, and accordingly, they have been very strict with me since I was a child. Fortunately, I have a mature soul, so I have not let down the various resources and education they have given me.
Shen Zheng also took a sip of water and continued, "After everything was ready, we set off. Because the environment in the True Dragon's Death Land is very complex, we planned to explore it in stages. The first attempt was very successful. The morning and evening barrier in the new passage was extremely weak. As long as we are careful, we can pass through it unimpeded!
"That exploration gave everyone a boost of confidence, and it turns out that bringing your parents along was indeed the right decision. Their ability to handle dangerous situations was even more experienced than the veteran explorers in the team. No one was injured during our first exploration, thanks to their support.
"After regrouping, we set out for the second time, but...an unexpected event occurred."
Shen Zheng sighed and put down his teacup. "We underestimated the Dragon's Death Zone... During our second exploration, we encountered unprecedented dangers. In the end, only one person from the entire team returned alive..."
Yu Cang's eyes moved slightly: "Is that person you?"
"...It wasn't me." Shen Zheng smiled awkwardly, "Well... I was in charge of the logistics of the exploration team at the time, and I didn't even enter the real dragon's death zone."
"Is that so?" Yu Cang nodded.
Seeing how vividly he described it, I thought he was one of them...
"When that person came back, he said the expedition team was ambushed!... But that place is the death zone of real dragons. There are only undead creatures everywhere. How could someone ambush them?
"I instinctively felt something was wrong, but the man fainted after he finished speaking. The president then took him away, and not long after, news came that he had died from his injuries... Since then, the club has been severely damaged, and no one has mentioned any further expeditions... except me.
"Although I know that exploring the wilderness is inherently full of dangers, and this is the most dangerous True Dragon Death Zone, so it's understandable that the whole team was wiped out, but there are too many suspicious points here, so I stayed in the ancient capital, hoping to find an opportunity to quietly investigate this matter..."
Yu Cang raised his eyebrows: "What did you find out?"
Shen Zheng shook his head: "I didn't find anything..."
"...Then your coma in Zulong Snow Mountain a few days ago was also related to this incident?"
Hearing this, Shen Zheng gritted his teeth and hesitated for a moment before saying, "That's right, but I didn't expect the True Dragon's Death Place to appear there..."
Yu Cang frowned slightly. "There's a huge gap between the Ancestral Dragon Snow Mountain and the True Dragon's Death Land. How did you connect the two?"
Shen Zheng paused for a moment, then sighed and took out something similar to a compass from his arms.
"What is this?" Yu Cang was a little confused.
"This is a soul energy pointer... It's a little invention of mine," Shen Zheng explained. "Everyone's soul energy well is different. I discovered that by intercepting a portion of a person's soul energy and storing it, I can use it to determine their approximate location, or even their vital signs."
Hearing this, Yu Cang's pupils shrank, and he thought of a possibility: "What do you mean...?"
"That's right." Shen Zheng nodded. "This soul energy pointer contains a fragment of your father Yu Shuhong's soul energy!"
Yu Cang stood up quickly: "You mean, my father is still alive?"
"Yes... To be precise, your parents are still alive. In that entire team, all other pointers have stopped working, only your parents' soul pointers are still working." Shen Zheng said in a serious tone, "That's why I haven't given up on the investigation all these years... But what's strange is that the direction the soul pointer points to is not fixed. The position is always changing, and the speed is extremely fast, as if... it is teleporting.
"It's obviously impossible for a human to reach such a high speed. That's why, for years, the old guys in the club have been telling me that the pointer must be broken... But I don't think so. Although your parents' pointers have been changing erratically, you can tell they've always been together. How could both pointers break down at the same time?"
"So two days ago at Zulong Snow Mountain..." Yu Cang seemed to have guessed something.
"That's right." Shen Zheng nodded. "For the past five years, the location pointed by the soul energy pointer has been in the True Dragon Death Zone. I'm only a level six soul card master. Even if I wanted to investigate, I don't have the ability. But just a few days ago... this location ran to the Zulong Snow Mountain!"
Yu Cang: "..."
(End of this chapter)
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