Chapter 128: Wasted Files (1) This is something he has never experienced in all the thousands of years of his existence...
Time goes back to one day ago.
The handover of several Neolithic cross-cultural ghosts was finally completed. As a kind superior, Xie Bian took the initiative to make Chu Ling a regular employee and also helped her apply for a bonus.
Chu Ling was also very generous. She immediately said that she would book a private room and treat everyone to a meal after get off work, just to celebrate her promotion. The atmosphere in the entire Gouhun Division was very joyful.
At five o'clock in the evening, most of the ghost messengers had left work on time. Xie Bian still had some documents to deal with, but not too many. He asked them to go to the restaurant first and he would arrive later.
At five-fifty, Xie Bian finished work and walked out of the office. He had intended to rush to the restaurant immediately, but as he walked through the empty corridor of the office building, an inexplicable feeling made him stop and glance to the right.
The room on the right, which was level with his figure, was the discarded file room, where Chu Ling found the information about those Neolithic ghosts.
Xie Bian had never set foot in this room, and even when Chu Ling mentioned this place, he had no idea about it.
Because the information here is disorganized and has not been organized by age or initials, and has not even been classified by importance.
There are only two ways to find files here: either clumsily flip through them one by one, or try a keyword search in a relatively convenient way.
The existence of keyword search made Xie Bian think that there would not be anything he wanted to search for here, because Xuan Chi was once a divine beast that could directly contact the Emperor of Heaven. If there were any records related to him in Fengdu, the word "divine beast" alone should have been carefully included. There was no reason for it to appear in a place like the abandoned archive room.
But now he suddenly thought: What if?
Reason told him that this idea made no sense. If he walked into this abandoned file room, he would definitely waste a lot of time and return empty-handed.
But for some reason, he still walked towards the door.
Xie Bian used his work badge to open the door, turned the handle, and pushed the door open.
The structure of the waste archive room is very simple: there is a two-meter square black platform after entering the door, with a door and a wall on one side of the platform, and railings on the other three sides.
Outside the platform is a space created by magic. There is no end in sight in any direction, as if you are in an endless sky.
The carriers of those scattered materials vary in size and thickness, including paper, bamboo slips, and even stone slabs, with some green jade slips and white jade slips from heaven mixed in.
They float together in this boundless space, like fragments and dust in the universe.
...Xie Bian didn't know what human astronauts felt when they saw this kind of scene in the universe, but now faced with such messy information, he was annoyed after just one look.
Xie Bian took two deep breaths before shaking off his annoyance. After a moment of thought, he looked towards the messy sky and said, "Search for the keyword: Xuan Chi."
Fragments and dust floated quietly. After a few seconds, a line of golden text appeared not far from him: No relevant information found.
I knew it, Xie Bian thought.
Then he added: "Search keywords: Suhuang clan."
The golden words in front of me dissipated and reunited: No relevant information was found.
Xie Bian thought carefully and said again seriously: "Search keywords: Tracing the Phoenix."
The search results are still: No relevant information found.
Xie Bian shook his head helplessly and continued to issue instructions: "Search keywords: Emperor of Heaven."
This time, the fragmented data shifted instantly. Some drifted in from not too far away, while others, like meteorites, crashed into Xie Bian's eyes from far away. They gathered into a vortex before him, swirling for a moment before suddenly dispersing, forming a square array with the approximate time marked below.
Xie Bian was delighted, but in the end he just glanced at them and waved them away.
Because the earliest record of these materials was 18,000 years ago, which was when the Fengdu underworld was established. At that time, Xuan Chi had already been sealed in the cave.
After eliminating the three most likely entries for finding useful information, Xie Bian began to try randomly: "Search for the keyword: Si Ling."
No relevant information found.
"Search keywords: mythical beast."
The earliest discarded file existed 15,000 years ago, and was not as good as the one from the Emperor of Heaven.
"Search keywords: Grotto."
The earliest time point was 23,000 years ago, but when Xie Bian opened it and took a look, it was just a local chronicle that recorded a cave in Fengdu.
"Search keywords: death penalty."
No relevant information found.
"Search keywords: Bronze Sword."
There was nothing but two failed versions of bronze sword smelting methods.
Xie Bian was at his wit's end, and thought to himself, "It's all in vain," and turned to leave.
The moment his fingers touched the door handle, another word popped into his mind.
Xie Bian frowned and looked at the void in front of him again without hope: "Search keywords: West."
More information gathered together, swirled into a vortex again, and then arranged into a square formation.
This time there were quite a lot of them, and Xie Bian took a few seconds to scan them quickly, and his eyes suddenly stopped at the middle right position.
There was a green jade slip floating there, with the time mark below it being: the age cannot be verified.
——A green jade slip from heaven, and its age is unknown.
Xie Bian clearly felt himself tremble.
He moved his fingers to bring the green jade slip before his eyes, then waved his hand to unfold it. The green jade slip quickly became transparent, revealing only a simple line of text: The divine soldiers were victorious in the West overseas, the emperor ordered a banquet to celebrate the victory, and bestowed Moonlight Dew.
At first glance, this is another meaningless record. Many of these trivial daily records appear every year, not only in the Heavenly Palace but also in Fengdu.
but……
The divine army defeated the West overseas?
Xie Bian immediately thought of the Classic of Mountains and Seas: Overseas Western Classic. In the Classic of Mountains and Seas, "Overseas Western" refers to the present-day West, and the Hohenzollern Caverns where the Xuan Chi was sealed are also within this area.
So he did not rush to throw the jade slip away, but held his breath and prayed silently in his heart that it would reveal something more.
This time, he finally had some luck.
The line of insignificant text disappeared after a few seconds, and a dynamic picture gradually emerged in front of Xie Bian's eyes.
This is the recording method commonly used in the divine world for tens of thousands of years. It is similar to the video recording in the mortal world, but it is made using magic.
He saw the magnificent buildings made of gold, red, blue, green and white, hidden among the endless clouds. Just one look at them made him feel shocked.
He heard the sound of sacred bells ringing in the distance, and a group of birds covered in golden light were startled by the bells and took off from the mountains and forests.
The scene then shifted to a grand hall, the sounds of bells and chimes filling the void before his eyes. The hall was flanked by various immortals, though only a few looked familiar to Xie Bian. He had never seen most of them before.
Right in the center of the picture was the central door of the hall, which was tightly closed at the moment. Xie Bian guessed that it was the door that only the Emperor of Heaven could pass through, but then he saw the door slowly opening.
Outside the door was a queue formed into two rows, everyone was wearing armor and walked into the hall in an orderly manner.
The man in the lead made Xie Bian's scalp tingle and every hair on his body stood up.
——Water blue armor, long hair and antler-like feathers, a halberd made of scales, and a handsome face.
Xie Bian covered his mouth in shock.
...Could it be that the Emperor of Heaven is himself?!?!
This speculation almost frightened Xie Bian to death.
He watched in amazement as Xuan Chi walked in and got closer and closer to him.
Xuan Chi had a faint smile on his face, staring straight ahead, and happened to meet Xie Bian's eyes.
Of course Xie Bian knew that he was definitely not looking at him. He suddenly felt a little impatient and wanted to know what Xuan Chi was looking at.
It should be the Emperor of Heaven... I hope it’s the Emperor of Heaven!
As long as he was looking at the Heavenly Emperor, it meant that the Heavenly Emperor was not him. Xie Bian wanted to quickly deny that terrifying guess.
When he approached the screen, Xuan Chi stopped, and the soldiers behind him also stopped, and everyone knelt on one knee in unison.
"Your Majesty." Xuan Chi lowered his eyes and bowed, each word resoundingly speaking, "This battle is a great victory. Given time, the overseas west..."
Xie Bian's tense heartstrings suddenly relaxed.
"I have read your letter, General." A clear and smiling voice came from outside the screen, interrupting Xuan Chi's words.
Xie Bian felt that he had never heard such a sacred and majestic voice, but it also sounded very familiar to him, and he couldn't remember who it was.
Xuan Chi was slightly startled, and then Xie Bian saw a hand reaching out to him, kindly supporting him.
Xuan Chi stood up, and the soldiers behind him stood up with him. The voice laughed again and said, "Today is just for celebration. We can discuss political matters later."
Xuan Chi seemed a little embarrassed and lowered his head and replied, "Yes."
"I asked someone to prepare moonlight dew, and I will get drunk today." The voice said clearly.
The scene then shifts to focus on a servant, who is holding a tray on which are placed a bronze goblet and two bronze jugs, also known as wine pots and wine cups.
The bronze goblet was made in the shape of a bird. Although it was a bit abstract, Xie Bian couldn't help but take a few more glances at it - he felt that the shape of the pair of feathers standing upright was a bit "coincidental" with the Xuan Chi.
Then another attendant walked over, picked up the bronze goblet, poured wine into the bronze cup, and then stepped away.
The attendant carrying the tray walked towards Xuan Chi. Xuan Chi took one of the wine cups with both hands and nodded in toast: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Thank you for your hard work, General." The owner of the voice was still outside the screen, but it did not prevent Xie Bian from hearing that the smile in the sentence was obviously more intense.
Xuan Chi raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp. Then the scene changed again and finally focused on that person.
The Emperor of Heaven was also raising his head to drink the wine, but even though the wine cup and his raised arm covered most of his face, Xie Bian was still so shocked that his feet trembled.
He stared at the Emperor of Heaven in disbelief, feeling every limb of his body go numb.
This was a shock he had never experienced in all the thousands of years of his existence.
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