The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 765 Inquiry
After sighing, Guan Si Niang extended her spiritual sense, sensed the surrounding environment, frowned and said:

"Such a strong yin energy... No, it's because the laws here naturally favor yin energy... Is this some blessed land or cave?
"No wonder it can delay the 'self-destruct' command in me."

Previously, when facing Zhao Chen’s sword that was infinitely close to “Dongxuan” in the “Wanbao Tower”, Guan Si Niang was unable to seek help and was instead cruelly abandoned. Finally, she “remembered” the fact that she was not a “human”, and then she felt a strong sense of unwillingness.

Zhao Chen, sensing this "reluctant" emotion, did not choose to destroy her, but signed a "contract" with her, making her his "collection".

One of the conditions for the establishment of the "contract" is to ensure that she will not be "destroyed".

However, at present, Zhao Chen can only isolate the "self-destruct signal" sent by "King Liang" through special places such as "collection space" or blessed land, and delay this process indefinitely.

If we want to solve the problem completely, we may have to obtain the authority to control these "human-shaped puppets" from Ming Hongyi.

Faced with Guan Si Niang's "teasing", the imperial concubine ignored it.

Not to mention that Wang Qingling already knew that Zhao Chen was not a "prince". Even if he really was, since she knew his feelings, she would not back down at all.

As for Zhao Chen, he didn't care at all and just smiled and said:
"Guan Si Niang... or should I call you 'Jinse No. 4'?"

The so-called "Jinse No. 4" is the information Zhao Chen obtained through his "identification" ability, and is the "initial name and number" of Guan Si Niang's batch of "human-shaped puppets."

"Sir, you can just call me Si Niang..." Although Guan Si Niang is just a humanoid with "intelligence" and does not really possess a "spirit" like Ming Xueling, she also does not want to be just a tool, so she is unwilling to admit the name "Jinse No. 4".

She paused for a moment and said self-deprecatingly: "Before I received the 'self-destruct' command, I always thought I was a 'person' with special abilities!"

In fact, in my opinion, your intelligence, which allows you to think independently and show various "emotions", is not much different from a real "human". You are even more like a "human" than the original "Ming Xue Ling".

Even if your "personality" most likely has a "template"...but the "reluctance" that emerged in you before has obviously exceeded your own "framework".

Thinking this in his heart, Zhao Chen did not have the patience to help another "humanoid" to shape his personality. He just nodded and said, "Well, Si Niang... I have some questions to ask you."

After adjusting her "emotions", Guan Si Niang said seriously, "According to the 'contract', I will tell you everything I know... Please feel free to ask me, sir."

"First of all, I want to know whether King Liang is destroying the seal of the 'Enlightened Beast', or the 'King of Daliang'? If so, what is the current progress?" Zhao Chen said carefully.

Although he had learned some information from the queen and had some guesses about the emperor's plan, most of it was just his conjecture and needed some evidence.

As soon as this question came out, before Guan Si Niang responded, Wang Qingling, who was nestled in Zhao Chen's arms, widened her eyes: "Ming Hongyi wants to destroy the seal of the 'Enlightened Beast'?!"

Not only did she not notice anything about this, but if the "King of Liang" from more than 8,000 years ago were to be resurrected, the capital city would be in great disaster.

Guan Si Niang was also a little surprised, but she was not surprised by the incident itself, but was surprised that Zhao Chen had actually learned the core secret of King Liang.

After all, this "prince" has only been in Beijing for two days!
She organized her sentences and replied, "Master Huichen, your guess is correct... King Liang is indeed seeking to lift the seal on the 'Enlightened Beast', and before I was abandoned, he had already broken through two sealed secret realms."

This is consistent with the results of the Empress's "observation". Zhao Chen nodded slightly, then rubbed the soft body of the Imperial Concubine in his arms, asking her to calm down, and then asked: "What is the purpose of King Liang lifting the seal of the 'Enlightened Beast'?
"Who told him the location of those sealed secret realms and how to unlock them?"

Guan Si Niang glanced at the Imperial Concubine who did not resist at all even when being flirted with, and even enjoyed it. She felt that she had to rebuild her database, and replied, "Prince Liang has three main purposes for wanting to unlock the seal of the 'Enlightened Beast'.

“First, in addition to seals, those secret realms also contain many treasures that can quickly increase combat power and can also be used to win over his followers.

"For example, I...well, I mean the humanoid puppets of the 'Jinse' series, which he got when he opened the first sealed secret realm.

"When the great ancestor separated and sealed the body of the 'Enlightened Beast', he only borrowed these secret realms around the capital, but did not take away the items inside."

I said that Guan Si Niang’s intelligence was much stronger than the existing humanoid puppets on the market...it turns out she is a treasure from the secret realm!

You must know that although civilization is developing, today's technology is generally stronger than that of ancient times...but the relics in the secret realm are most likely created by the "Shengxuan" Zhenjun. Not only do their works far surpass their times, they often do not follow Xuantian's "laws" and "principles".

For example, Guan Si Niang in front of us, her intelligence is no different from that of humans, even surpassing most humans. She has wisdom and emotions, but she does not have a "soul" and is a "dead thing."

While Zhao Chen was thinking, Guan Si Niang continued, "Secondly, King Liang wants to control the 'Enlightened Beast' after it is revived, and have a trump card at the 'Shengxuan' level to compete for the throne."

It's a nice thought, but again, what is he relying on? Why does he think he can control a "Shengxuan" being?
Zhao Chen thought so and asked.

When asked, Guan Si Niang said hesitantly: "I don't know the details, but I think he must have some means that made him think he can control a 'Sheng Xuan'."

She paused, then added, "By the way, that method was most likely provided by the mysterious person who told him the location of the 'secret realm'."

"Mysterious man?" Zhao Chen asked doubtfully.

Could this be someone sent by the emperor specifically to trick him?

Guan Si Niang nodded and said, "Yes, this 'mysterious man' will meet with Ming Hongyi every once in a while and issue some tasks.

"As long as you complete his mission, he will provide a way to enter and exit a secret realm, as well as a way to remove the seal of the 'Enlightened Beast'."

The mission was issued, and the location of the secret realm and the method of entering and exiting were given only after it was completed... No wonder King Liang has not been able to succeed until now.

Zhao Chen nodded thoughtfully and asked, "What do you know about that mysterious man?"

Guan Si Niang shook her head and said, "I don't know. Ming Hongyi never brought anyone with him when he went to meet the mysterious man...

"But according to my judgment, the 'mysterious person' is most likely a female cultivator."

(End of this chapter)