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Chapter 413 Ritual is useless
The terrain in the mountains and forests was complicated, and Feng Qiyu was actually most worried that they would be ambushed in the mountains and forests, so he was in a hurry along the way.

Until everyone left the forest and arrived at the nearby official road, they picked up the carriage they had left here earlier.

After putting Su Shixia, Xiao Qin Zhan, and some injured people with limited mobility on the carriage and settling them, Feng Qiyu's heart was relieved.

"When we get to the official road, even if Ye Li still doesn't give up, he doesn't dare to block the road and kill people directly."

Feng Qiyu also got on the carriage.

At this time, Xiao Qin Zhan was so tired that he fell asleep, lying in Su Shixia's arms.

Feng Qiyu was sitting opposite the two of them.

Looking at little Qin Zhan's cute sleeping face, Feng Qiyu's eyes softened a bit. He was afraid that the little guy would be cold, so he subconsciously reached out and wanted to take off his robe and put it on little Qin Zhan, but was stopped. Su Shixia stopped.

"Second brother, no need. Everything in this carriage is very complete. In the secret compartment under your seat, there is a small blanket to keep out the cold. You take out the blanket and I will put it on Zhan'er. "

Su Shixia lowered her voice to remind.

Feng Qiyu nodded.

Afraid of waking up Xiao Qin Zhan, he stood up gently, took out the blanket, covered Xiao Qin Zhan himself, and then sat down again.

"We have been to the underground palace, and you have seen everything you should see. Now even the underground palace has been completely destroyed. Second brother, have you found what you are looking for?"

Feng Qiyu was still hesitant about how to speak.

Hearing Su Shixia's initiative to ask, his expression became unnatural for a moment, and then he sighed deeply, as if he was relieved, relaxed his body, and let his back lean against the wall of the carriage.

He half-closed his eyes, looked at the roof of the car and said, "I've found it, but I haven't found it yet."

"I promised you before, right?"

Feng Qiyu said: "When I go to the underground palace and find the answer I want, I will tell you all the truth."

"Ah."

Su Shixia pulled the blanket around Xiao Qin Zhan and wrapped his little body tightly. She did not look at Feng Qiyu and only asked in a chatty tone: "So now, have you found what you want?" Do you want the answer?”

"If you feel that now is not the right time and you don't want to tell me the 'truth' in your mouth, that's okay."

Su Shixia said: "I can wait."

"Need not."

Feng Qiyu said: "Aren't you going to Northern Xinjiang this time? After arriving in Northern Xinjiang, it will be impossible to hide everything from you."

"Rather than letting you wait until then and feel uncomfortable seeing the 'truth' with your own eyes, it's better for me to explain the matter clearly to you in advance so that you can be prepared."

Feng Qiyu closed his eyes and was silent for a while, as if he was trying to adjust his emotions.

After a long pause, he slowly sat up straight, opened his eyes and looked at Su Shixia, and said in a very solemn and serious tone: "Before, we saw someone in the underground palace. Does the secondary mural depict a sacrificial scene?”

Su Shixia raised her eyebrows slightly, not expecting him to mention this suddenly, but she still nodded subconsciously.

"Yes, it was you who reminded me that I noticed the cruel details depicted in the mural."

"Actually, it's more than just a mural."

Su Shixia said: "Didn't I tell you before? When I fell into the underground palace trap and was affected by the magic circle, I saw the scene a thousand years ago."

"I can confirm that that sacrifice actually happened thousands of years ago."

"It can be said that that sacrifice was the trigger for the collapse of the 'Holy Flame Dynasty' thousands of years ago."

"Have you witnessed the sacrifice scene with your own eyes?"

When Feng Qiyu heard Su Shixia's words, he seemed to suddenly regain his energy. He leaned forward suddenly, and his voice became much louder without realizing it. "The sacrifice was to change the life of the child of the Holy Emperor, right? What was the result? Was it really successful?"

"Second brother, you..."

Su Shixia frowned and looked at Feng Qiyu with a strange look.

"When you go to the underground palace, do you want to investigate the sacrificial ceremony?"

She did not answer Feng Qiyu's question directly. Instead, she grasped the key points in his words and asked:
"As you said, that sacrificial ceremony is used to extend people's lives. Could it be that... who are you trying to save?"

Feng Qiyu's body stiffened, and a wry smile curled up at the corners of his lips.

He wiped his face, tried hard to adjust his expression, and sighed: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you."

"Yes, I want to save people."

"You asked me about my family before, but I never mentioned anything related to my father."

Feng Qiyu said: "With your intelligence, you should have guessed it at that time."

"Father, something happened to him."

"Back then, when our family fled to Northern Xinjiang to avoid being hunted by the Western Qi Kingdom, my father was already seriously injured and fell into a coma."

"After arriving in northern Xinjiang, despite the efforts of the high priest to save my father, my father's life was saved, but my father has not regained consciousness for so many years."

"You haven't woken up in all these years?"

Su Shixia was also shocked when she heard the news.

If the guess is correct, her father should have had an accident around the time she was born.

How many years has passed now? Not only has she grown up, she has even given birth to a son. Even her son is five years old, but... her father is not awake yet?

She has been sleeping for twenty years. Let alone this era, even in the modern era where medical technology was advanced where she once lived... the possibility of her father waking up is very slim, right?

"I heard Forsythia say before that when you were young, you liked reading and spent all your time in the library."

Su Shixia's voice was slightly hoarse, and her eyes looking at Feng Qiyu became extremely complicated.

"After that, you discovered your talent in beast control, so you left Northern Xinjiang and wandered around the continent."

"Are you...actually, you have been looking for a way to cure your father?"

"Correct."

Now that everything was confessed to Su Shixia, Feng Qiyu no longer concealed anything and nodded readily to admit it.

"When I was young, I didn't have enough ability, so I could only read those ancient books."

"Later, I accidentally found hope in a historical fragment from a thousand years ago. It was that... the 'Holy Emperor' once used a sacrificial ritual to extend the life of his unborn child."

"I regarded this as the hope of saving my father. I have been wandering around all these years, looking for clues about the 'Holy Flame Dynasty' thousands of years ago."

"The clue finally pointed to the underground palace."

Feng Qiyu said: "I thought there was finally hope for my father to wake up. But looking at your reaction..."

Feng Qiyu didn't say the rest of his words.

Su Shixia pursed her lips. Although she felt a little cruel, she still told Feng Qiyu the truth.

"That sacrificial ceremony was useless. The son of the Holy Emperor was not even born smoothly in the end."