Chapter 408 Are you going to save the world?
On his way back, Yu Sui overheard Han Ziyang asking Gongsun Qi who his mother was.
Gongsun Qi said he didn't know.
Han Ziyang remained silent for a long time after hearing this.
Learning about his background from Gongsun Qi tonight was quite a shock to Han Ziyang, as he had imagined many scenarios when he was young.
When he hears others talking about him as an orphan and cursing him for having no parents, Han Ziyang still fantasizes that one day his parents will lead a whole clan to the Legalist land to take him back and give those gossipy people a good slap in the face.
After experiencing life in the world at the age of fourteen, Han Ziyang would wonder, "Are my parents still looking for me? Do they regret not protecting their child? If they see me again one day, they will be very excited and their faces will be full of tears."
I don't need parents who are powerful and highly accomplished; even if they are just ordinary people, I want to know what they look like, what kind of life they lead, and what kind of attitude they have towards me.
Han Ziyang had imagined many things, but he never thought that his father, who was a strong and tall figure in his childhood mind, was actually a man who only slept with women, had children, and was addicted to alcohol, meat, and sex.
A child? To that kind of person, it's no different than throwing away an unwanted piece of clothing.
The fantasies of my childhood came to an end at this moment.
Han Ziyang looked at the girl who had returned from outside, and recalling what he had seen and heard, he found some comfort in Yu Sui.
I never imagined that there would be parents like Nangong Ming and Su Xing in this world, but she was fortunate enough to have them. So, I guess I'm lucky to be an orphan.
Han Ziyang's mood improved again.
"The chair." The first thing Yu Sui said as she entered the room was, "Remember to fix it and pay me back."
Han Ziyang casually bent down to pick up the chair, saying with a disdainful expression, "It's no big deal."
Yu Sui looked at him strangely. Wasn't he just feeling down because of his background?
Why are you suddenly acting like nothing happened?
“Now that your background issue has been resolved, and I also have the fragments of the Floating Pagoda, the rest is to find the clan leader’s grandson, who is of unknown generation?” Yu Sui said as he sat down at the table.
"You have a fragment?" Han Ziyang looked back at Yu Sui in surprise.
Yu Sui glanced at the Wind-Listening Ruler on the table again: "The General gave it to me."
Gongsun Qi: "I snatched it from Taiyi."
"You're really something," Han Ziyang thought to himself, then sat down again and stretched out his hand to Yu Sui: "May I take a look?"
“The fragments of the Floating Pagoda have a strange attraction to world destroyers who carry different flames,” Yu Sui said. “Let’s wait until the General is here before we show them to you.”
Han Ziyang withdrew his hand and looked at Yu Sui with an inscrutable expression.
You're trying to string me along, just like Nangong Ming, aren't you?
Yu Sui looked back with a charming smile, then told him about the water boat and the strange fire, and gave the fire-absorbing ice that Mei Liangyu had left for her to Han Ziyang.
"Now that they've found a way to identify the World Destroyer, they'll definitely be taking this broken stone all over the six kingdoms to find him." Han Ziyang gripped the cold stone, showing no liking for it.
Yu Sui shook his head: "Senior brother was able to draw a definite conclusion because he knew our identities. Shui Zhou did not have any test subjects. Unless they discovered the first unlucky person, they could not be 100% certain about the test of the Fire-Absorbing Ice Stone."
Han Ziyang, who was originally examining the fire-absorbing ice stone, subconsciously looked up at Yu Sui when he heard the words "unlucky guy".
Yu Sui seemed oblivious and continued, "Right now, the biggest use of the Fire-Absorbing Ice Stone for them is to resist sea fire, and perhaps in the future it can also resist strange fire."
That's amazing?
Han Ziyang's gaze towards the Fire-Absorbing Ice Stone changed, from looking at a broken rock to looking at a rare and extraordinary treasure.
Yu Sui casually asked, "What was the dream of divine gift you saw when you were chosen by the strange fire?"
"What dream bestowed by heaven?" Han Ziyang asked, puzzled.
"Don't you have it?" Yu Sui raised her hand and gestured. "It's the scene of the prophecy of the strange fire descending into the world. The world was burned by the strange fire, and five blurry figures could be vaguely seen."
Han Ziyang frowned as he recalled, then shook his head after a moment: "I did not see the strange fire burning the continent."
“No?” Yu Sui was stunned. She said to Gongsun Qi on the other end of the Listening Wind Ruler, “He said he didn’t see it.”
Gongsun Qi: "Perhaps everyone sees things differently."
"What do you know that you won't tell me?" Yu Sui frowned.
Gongsun Qi: "If you want to remove the strange fire, telling you won't help."
“I’ve given up on separating the strange fire,” Yu Sui said. “Didn’t you say that only the Destroyer sees the true Dream of Heaven?”
“That was just to trick you,” Gongsun Qi said without any emotion. “I want you to tell me what you saw first.”
Yu Sui was speechless.
Gongsun Qi looked up at the dark sky and said in a low voice, "If you really want to destroy this world and make your divinely granted dream come true, then I will tell you."
Yu Sui was stunned for a moment, not yet understanding the meaning of Gongsun Qi's words, when Han Ziyang suddenly said: "The Yin and Yang energies, what I saw should be the Yin and Yang energies chasing the strange fire that has fallen into the human world."
Han Ziyang asked Yu Sui, "Aren't the Yin and Yang energies with you now?"
Yu Sui was speechless when he asked her the question, because she hadn't expected that Han Ziyang's dream of heaven-sent was so different from her own.
Han Ziyang was still recalling, pondering, "I was busy with other things at the time and didn't remember those random things. What impressed me most was the rising earth energy, the sinking yang energy, and the convergence of yin and yang..."
Thinking about it this way, he suddenly realized that it wasn't the Yin and Yang energies chasing after the strange fire.
These two seem to have been born at the same time.
In Han Ziyang's memory, there was a dark sky with the sun and moon appearing together, stars accompanying the colorful clouds, and the scenery between heaven and earth was magnificent, with dazzling light and shadow.
As the earth's energy rises and floods rage, the yang energy sinks and fire flies down. As the two, each with its distinct and intense colors, intersect, black flames can be vaguely seen bursting forth.
There are many possible explanations for the appearance of the strange fire and the yin and yang energies, but Han Ziyang doesn't know which one is the truth.
He dared not ask the sage of the Fangji family.
“If each destroyer sees something different, then maybe what we see will suddenly appear…” Han Ziyang paused halfway through his sentence.
What can it be?
Explain to the world?
Eliminate the strange fire?
Or destroy the world?
The unknown is a possibility; anything is possible.
Han Ziyang calmed down again. Compared with what was going to happen in the Xuan Gu Continent now and in the future, it was not very meaningful to explore the existence of the Strange Flame.
"I don't believe that just any world destroyer can destroy the world. Even if it were to destroy the entire world, it would take five of them gathered together," Han Ziyang said.
Gongsun Qi replied, "Haven't you already seen it? The earth's energy rises, and the yang energy sinks. The energy between heaven and earth is everywhere. Perhaps it's not that the strange fire is trying to burn them, but rather that the omnipresent five elements' energy is spontaneously combusting."
Han Ziyang was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "Don't try to scare me. Do you think I can burn down the entire continent with just a thought?"
Gongsun Qi did not answer.
During the discussion about the existence and abilities of the strange fire, Han Ziyang gradually realized the special and powerful nature of this power.
When you actually possess it, it feels unreal.
"Doesn't she possess both Yin and Yang energies?" Han Ziyang asked, looking at the silent Yu Sui.
"The Yin-Yang Fish sealed in the Lake of the Underworld by the Yin-Yang School is less than one ten-millionth of the Yin-Yang Qi you saw in the Dream of Heaven." Gongsun Qi's deep and indifferent voice entered their ears, but it gave people the feeling of enticing something. "But it is enough to deal with things other than strange fires."
"...So what you saw was the scene of the strange fire destroying the Xuan Gu Continent?" Yu Sui suddenly asked.
Gongsun Qi: "You can understand it that way."
Yu Sui said, "Are you not telling me because you want to see that scene happen?"
Gongsun Qi laughed and said, "You want to save the world?"
Yu Sui asked with a serious expression, "Was the destruction caused by the Destroyer... or rather, by someone among us releasing a strange fire?"
Gongsun Qi did not give an answer: "I am not a sage of magic arts, I cannot predict the future, nor can I understand all the omens in the dream bestowed by heaven. If you are afraid that you will burn down this world because of the strange fire, then never use the strange fire until you die."
Yu Suiqing curled the corner of her mouth and said, "You're a little late in saying that. Next time you use the strange fire, you might burn yourself as well."
Han Ziyang asked in shock, "You've all used different kinds of fire?"
Yu Sui nodded and said in a light tone, "Life will always have many unexpected situations where we need to use it."
Just as Han Ziyang was about to reply, the two sensed someone approaching from outside. The newcomer's footsteps and aura were unlike those of the mute woman and the maid.
Jiang Chi led his men to the gate of the Princess's courtyard, followed by the Qiao brothers, Yuande and Jin. The two brothers looked distressed and asked in a low voice, "Do you really want the two of us to come with the Princess?"
"I'm not very familiar with the capital either," Wang Jin said, scratching his head. "What if I get lost along the way?"
“Remember, you two are here to protect the princess. There are too many people who covet the Breath of Earth, and there are many more agricultural sorcerers from Yan in the capital. So wherever the princess is, you must be there.” Jiang Chi turned around and looked at the two of them with an inscrutable expression.
Wang Jin nodded, his expression serious: "I've remembered, boss. Don't worry, we definitely won't cause you any trouble this time."
Qiao Yuande also put away his joking expression and nodded seriously.
"Don't be careless when it's time to get down to business. You need to pay attention to the princess's affairs." Jiang Chi gave the two a wink, signaling them to go inside.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, Jiang Chi called out, "Princess!"
“I have brought two personal attendants for you on the orders of the prince.”
Yu Sui walked outside, and Han Ziyang wisely kept quiet, keeping an eye on the commotion outside with her.
Jiang Chi was still outside saying, "They belong to the Nangong Three Departments, Qiao Yuande, the Twelfth Realm of the Ghost Daoist School, and Wang Jin, the Twelfth Realm of the Famous School. They will be responsible for the safety of the Princess in the capital, guarding her day and night."
Yu Sui pushed open the door and went out. She saw Jiang Chi and the others standing in the courtyard. Her gaze swept over Qiao Yuande and Wang Jin with a casual look.
"Did my father send you?" she asked.
Jiang Chi explained, "What happened tonight has made the prince very concerned about the princess's safety. He just learned that the agricultural sorcerers from Yan Kingdom have entered the capital, intending to harm the princess and seize the Breath Soil. Therefore, he has transferred people from the three ministries to protect the princess."
Protection? It's more like surveillance.
Han Ziyang hummed to himself inside the room.
"Did my father specifically request these two to protect me?" Yu Sui asked with a smile, her expression unreadable.
Jiang Chi did not give a clear answer: "The Prince has assigned this task to the Third Department."
“Nangong Sanbu.” Yu Sui walked towards them step by step, her tone light and cheerful. “I met you when you were in Taiyi, so I know your abilities. Since you are to be personal guards, it is naturally most appropriate to have women.”
Her gaze, carrying a faint smile, fell on A-Jing, who was standing silently with her head down beside her. But she spoke to Jiang Chi: "Since Father cares so much about my life and safety, we'll have to send more people to protect me. Commander Jiang, I want A-Jing to come with me too. You won't disagree, will you?"
Jiang Chi smiled back at Yu Sui: "It is her honor to be chosen by the princess."
"Ah Jing." Jiang Chi glanced at the woman wearing a black and gold lion mask.
A-Jing stepped forward in response, bowed her head to Yu Sui, and said, "A-Jing obeys."
Just when Jiang Chi thought the mission was complete, Yu Sui stared at A Jing and said, "I don't like not being able to see other people's faces. What if I don't know what you look like and accidentally kill you in the chaos? Take off your mask."
Upon hearing this, both Qiao Yuande and Wang Jin's eyebrows twitched, and they subconsciously looked at Jiang Chi.
You can't look at Ah Jing's face.
Jiang Chi smiled and stepped forward, saying, "Princess, if she dies in your hands, then she is blessed. If she is attacked, then only A-Jing will be there to protect you."
Yu Sui looked up at Jiang Chi and smiled at him: "I want to see, don't you agree?"
Jiang Chi sighed, "Princess, A-Jing's face is too ugly. I'm afraid it will offend your eyes and make you unable to sleep at night."
Yu Sui looked back at A Jing. The lion's face revealed a woman's dark eyes, and she could also see her black and curled eyelashes and the fair skin below her eyes. She said, "I think she is a beauty. How could she be like what Commander Jiang said?"
"Are you going to pick them or not?" The question trailed off, sounding a little impatient.
Ah Jing's body stiffened slightly, and she seemed a little hesitant.
Yu Sui walked towards her, but after taking only one step, Jiang Chi said in a low voice, "A Jing, you will be following the princess in the future, so don't upset her."
Ah Jing's hesitation dissipated, and she slowly raised her hand to grasp a corner of the mask.
Both Qiao Yuande and Wang Jin looked at each other with reluctance, and lowered their heads to avoid looking.
The lion's face was broad and heavy, looking majestic and fierce, but the woman's figure was slender.
The mask was slightly lifted by the woman's slender, pale fingers, revealing that her porcelain-white skin was covered with dense, purplish-black markings that formed clear, distinct words: lewd and base.
Indeed, as Jiang Chi said, it was filthy and ugly.
As A-Jing lowered her eyes and removed her mask to reveal half of her profile, Yu Sui quickly pressed the mask back down: "Keep it on. I don't like people who are prettier than me hanging around in front of me all the time."
A-Jing's lowered eyes trembled, revealing an expression of disbelief, but she did not look up.
A look of surprise flashed across Jiang Chi's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.
Qiao Yuande and Wang Jin were even more shocked, unable to believe what they had just heard.
"No matter who it is, they can only guard outside my house and are not allowed to enter my bedroom. Do you understand?" Yu Sui withdrew her hand from A Jing's mask and gave the order in a cold voice.
After hearing the three men bow their heads in response, Yu Sui said to Jiang Chi, "Commander Jiang, it's time for you to go."
She turned and walked into the house, ignoring the way the people from the Nangong Three Departments were looking at her.
A-Jing followed Yu Sui to the eaves before stopping, while Qiao Yuande and Wang Jin followed Jiang Chi outside and stood guard outside the courtyard.
As Jiang Chi walked back, he fell silent, recalling Yu Sui's actions in pressing down on A Jing to remove her mask and what she said next.
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