Asura of Tomorrow's Ark

"Then I'll keep the story short,"

Sitting at the table, Jingzhe began to briefly describe a series of encounters she experienced after returning from Sami.

"After you left Sami, I was not in a hurry to take people away. Instead, I reached a cooperation with the Snow Priest and Miss Simone to further dig into that area," Jingzhe explained, " This is also thanks to you, without what you have done before, it would be difficult for me to reach an agreement with Sami."

At that time, although Jingzhe had reached a certain agreement with Sami officials, what they could do there was actually quite limited. Even entering the Dark Mountains had to be done secretly without telling the local lords.

But after they came out of the mountains, the situation was completely different.

Simone was lucky enough to become the last snow priest in Sami. With her identity and status, coupled with the old snow priest and the faction behind him, she can be considered a voice among Sami.

With their support behind them, it shouldn't be a problem to conduct an excavation in the Dark Mountains.

"So...what did you finally dig up?"

As Li Ang asked, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little tense. When Li Ang heard that Jingzhe was actually starting excavation work there, Li Ang's heart skipped a beat.

The Far North Icefield... there are too many secrets buried under that area, gods that have survived from ancient times to the present, invasions from outside the world... It would not be a surprise even if they dig out some ancient evil god Li Ang from under the ice cap.

"Nothing." Jingzhe replied.

"...This is the best news I heard today." Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief.

If Jingzhe really dug something out of the permafrost of the Far North Icefield, then Li Ang would have to consider whether it was time to run away.

There's nothing wrong with asking him to do some small favors for Jingzhe, but Li Ang doesn't want to get involved in that kind of fatal trouble.

"I really hope I can dig something... Unfortunately, I have been digging there for three full months and I haven't gained anything."

"After returning home, I reported all the information I investigated in Sami to His Majesty, but Your Majesty... asked me to hand over my official seal." A wry smile appeared on Jingzhe's lips.

In other words, Jingzhe Kong now has the title of Minister of Dali Temple, but the power in her hands has actually been taken back by Emperor Dayan long ago.

Without the official seal, Jingzhe now cannot even command the personnel of Dali Temple.

"Huh? Being demoted? Wait...this should be to protect you."

Li Ang quickly realized that if Emperor Yan wanted to demote Jing Zhe, it would not be as simple as confiscating Jing Zhe's official seal.

And given the background of Jingzhe, even if it was a suitable reason, Emperor Dayan would have to think about it for a few more seconds.

"You guessed it right. His Majesty did want to protect me," Jingzhe looked a little helpless. "Your Majesty sent me to Sami. In fact, he didn't expect me to investigate anything, but the result..."

But what no one expected was that Jingzhe actually investigated something.

Not only did she find Chen Guogong, who had been missing for many years, but she also unearthed a mysterious organization that had been hidden in Yanguo for who knows how many years.

"So, you got in trouble for this?"

Jingzhe nodded awkwardly.

The matter that Chen Guogong was involved in was very difficult. Once it broke out, even Jingzhe's master might not be able to protect her. That's why Emperor Dayan took back her official seal so that she wouldn't have to get involved in this matter.

However, the subsequent development obviously did not go as they expected, otherwise Jingzhe would not have found Li Ang.

"So, what does all this have to do with me?"

Li Ang spread his hands.

These are all conflicts within Dayan. Li Ang can't think of any reason for himself to get involved. Doesn't he think he's in enough trouble?

"Of course this matter has something to do with you, otherwise I wouldn't involve outsiders casually."

"When my master comes back, you will understand what is going on."

Chapter No.16 A Thunderbolt from the Blue Sky

Then you will understand what it means...

Jingzhe obviously knew something, but she just didn't want to tell Li Ang. This behavior of the Riddler made Li Ang feel a little unhappy.

Except for the fact that his name resembles that of a Yanguo person, Li Ang really couldn't think of anything that could have anything to do with him. Is Jingzhe trying to be mysterious?

Li Ang stared at Jingzhe without saying a word, and the atmosphere gradually became a little depressed.

At this time, Adele stepped forward to smooth things over, "Miss Jingzhe, when can we see your master?"

Jingzhe gave Adele a grateful look, and then said, "Master is not in the city now. He is dealing with a troublesome guy on Huiqi Mountain in the north. I have contacted the master just now. Tonight at the latest, master He can come back with that troublesome guest."

The guest mentioned by Jingzhe did interest Li Ang, but he still didn't say anything. Just like Jingzhe promised, as long as he waits for a while, he will know everything after Jingzhe's master returns.

"By the way, you guys have been traveling all day, so you should be very hungry now. I'll go find someone to make something to eat," Jingzhe stood up from his seat and said, "The dishes in Gouwu Dijie are exquisite and exquisite. I miss you." You should like it.”

As she left, only Leon and Adele were left in the room.

However, the two of them didn't seem to have much to say. Although Jingzhe seemed to have said a lot just now, if you think about it carefully, she actually didn't reveal any key information. She just said that she got into some trouble because of Sami's investigation, and these troubles were also Related to Li Ang.

About half an hour later, Jingzhe returned here again, and she walked in with a few people who looked like servants.

They pushed a dining cart filled with steaming meals. The meals were very similar to what Li Ang remembered, but there were also many differences.

"You two, please. I hope Yanguo's food can satisfy your appetite."

Perhaps thinking that the two 'foreigners' didn't know how to use chopsticks, Jingzhe thoughtfully prepared knives and forks for them, although it was a bit strange to use these tableware to eat Yanguo's food.

After the food and wine were served, the atmosphere at the dinner table relaxed a lot.

After many days, Leon finally tasted the familiar taste again. It's not that Letania and Casimir's food was not to his liking, but if he ate too much of these fresh foods, he would still miss the taste of his hometown.

Although Yanguo is not his hometown, it is very similar to his hometown and can bring many memories to Li Ang.

After half of the meal was eaten, Li Ang felt that the time was almost up, so he put down his knife and fork and said, "Miss Jingzhe, I think you can talk about the trouble you encountered, um... just pick the part you can talk about. Bar."

This time, Jingzhe did not refuse. She cleared her throat and said, "The matter starts with Chen Guogong... By the way, Chen Guogong is the target of the previous investigation, and he is also the monster he met in Sami."

Now that things have developed to this point, some secrets can already be revealed to Li Ang. After all, there is no point in covering it up blindly, and it may even cause teammates to make wrong judgments.

"A major event happened in about 30 years. Four very noble people were assassinated by unknown forces, including a diplomatic ambassador from Victoria. But later, whether it was the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, or the Dali Temple, No clues can be found from the crime scene.”

"Subsequent investigations were repeatedly sabotaged, and even a young minister from Dali Temple died unexpectedly during the investigation."

"In the end, the Dali Temple at that time only investigated and found out that these incidents may be related to Chen Guogong at that time. After that, the investigation could not continue, so the files were sealed indefinitely."

"Why?" Li Ang asked with interest, "Is this Chen Guogong very powerful?"

"The Chen family is also one of the top wealthy families in the Yan Kingdom, but this is not important. If it is just that, no matter how powerful the Chen family is, they will not be able to protect them. After all, the forces behind each of the four people who died are... It won’t be much inferior to the Chen family.”

Jingzhe shook his head, lowered his voice and said, "The trouble is, the Chen family... has some relationship with the Holy One."

"Just listen to what I say next, but don't tell anyone else, otherwise you will be in big trouble if someone hears it."

After receiving assurances from Li Ang and Adele, Jingzhe continued to ask, "Have you ever heard of Wei Yanwu?"

"Wei Yanwu? Xuancheng told me before that he seems to be the brother of the current Emperor Yanguo?" Li Ang thought for a while and said.

It was the younger brother who inherited the throne instead of the older brother. This is something that is hard to imagine in this world of primogeniture. Moreover, the older brother who did not inherit the throne was not dead yet, but ran to the border of Yan Kingdom to start his own business. .

Longmen was built from scratch by Wei Yanwu. There is no doubt about his personal ability. It is very strange that Emperor Yan can accommodate him.

"Yes," Jingzhe nodded, "King Wei has a sister, and his sister eventually married the head of the Chen family at the time. You should be able to guess that the relationship between His Majesty and King Wei is very subtle, and if it is According to King Wei... he actually had a motive to kill those four people, which involves another secret."

"Before King Wei's sister married into the Chen family, she was actually married once..."

Just when Jingzhe wanted to continue talking, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed in the sky. Even though it was broad daylight, everyone could still clearly see that the room became brighter for a moment.

What followed was an explosion that almost shattered the glass. Everyone in the room was startled by the thunder, and Jingzhe swallowed back the second half of what he had not finished.

"Is it going to rain?"

Adele's first thought was the change in weather, but the sky outside the window was clear and there were no dark clouds at 01:30.

But Li Ang thought of another possibility.

Jingzhe's best spell is thunder. Li Ang also saw the power of this spell when he was in Sami. Although it is not as exaggerated as the lightning just now, it is not something that just anyone can achieve.

Jingzhe is so strong, what about her master?

If I remember correctly, Jingzhe just said that his master was outside Gouwu City.

So, Li Ang raised his eyebrows and asked Jingzhe,

"Just now... was that done by your master?"

No.17 The mystery of identity

A strange color flashed in Jingzhe's eyes, and he looked in the direction of the lightning with a rather strange expression.

"It was indeed the master just now."

After finishing speaking, Jingzhe muttered in a low voice, "Here he comes again...", and the expression on his face became indescribably strange, but soon Jingzhe returned to his usual serious look.

Jingzhe's master...is he fighting someone else?It doesn't look like much.

Li Ang didn't feel any tension or worry from Jingzhe. Instead, her heart was filled with an emotion similar to a desire to talk. If she had to describe it, it would probably be like an old trough stuck in her throat.

"Okay, master, don't worry about him. Let's continue the previous topic... By the way, where did I just say it?"

"Speaking of the sister of King Wei of Longmen." Adele reminded.

"Oh, yes, yes, King Wei's sister..."

Jingzhe wrapped the hair hanging from his ears around his fingers and said with a subtle expression, "What happened to King Wei and his sister is also very complicated. To explain it clearly... we have to start from more than 30 years ago. Let’s talk about the succession of the throne.”

What Jingzhe said were all horrifying secrets. No wonder she chose such a remote courtyard as the place to talk.

However, at this time, Li Ang had already sounded the alarm in his heart.

Dayan's replacement of the throne?Can this kind of secret... be told to him...

Could it be that Jingzhe told him this on purpose, trying to drag Li Ang into trouble?In this way, when Li Ang sensed something was wrong and was about to leave, she could sneer and say, 'You know too much.'

"Wait!" Li Ang hurriedly interrupted Jing Zhe, "This should be a royal secret, right? Is it really okay to tell us like this?"

Jingzhe was stunned for a moment, and then she quickly realized something, nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "Actually, this is not a secret... This matter was quite a big deal back then. After all, King Wei had left to live far away. Yanbian Border has also founded a city like Longmen. It is impossible to hide this kind of news."

"But... not many people know the reason why King Wei gave up the throne and went to the border. What I am going to say next does not involve this part."

"I can probably guess what you're worried about...well, it's really hard to believe without explaining anything."

Obviously Jingzhe was also aware of the problem. She was unwilling to explain anything and kept talking about some very troublesome things. Li Ang would be damned if he could believe her.

She thought for a moment, and then said slowly, "Actually, I don't know much. The Ministry of Rites and Si Suitai have always been responsible for this aspect of work. The Tianshi Mansion occasionally gets involved, but it's basically the last one. I only heard the master mention it a few times, so I don’t know very clearly about the person who came out to deal with the aftermath. I was worried that I might say something wrong and cause misunderstanding, so I asked the master to explain it to you."

"I only know that this seems to be related to your identity."

identity?What is his identity?Li Ang couldn't help but frowned.

There is indeed something wrong with his identity, but it is also related to Iberia and has nothing to do with Yan Kingdom. Could it be that Jingzhe and her master had misunderstood something and mistook him for someone else?Just like the sealed heir.

However, Li Ang doesn't have anything strange on him now...

After thinking for a while and realizing that he couldn't understand, Li Ang made an apologetic gesture to Jingzhe.

"...I'm sorry, just keep talking."

Anyway, when Jingzhe's master comes back, everything will be revealed, and even if there are any misunderstandings, they can be solved on the spot.

Nodding, Jingzhe began to continue telling the story of the battle for the throne that took place in Dayan decades ago.

It may not be appropriate to use the word "fight" to describe it. Whether it is the current top official of Longmen or the current emperor of Dayan, they seem to have no intention of inheriting the throne at all, as if it is a hot potato.

In the end, Wei Yanwu was more skilled and managed to escape, leaving his younger brother to inherit the position as a last resort.

Of course, this part is not something that ordinary people can know. Only the most famous families in Great Yan know the tricks in it.

If King Wei is the only one who is unwilling to inherit the throne, it can be explained by the fact that he does not like to be bound by the throne. However, both of their brothers are unwilling to inherit that position, which means that there must be some problem hidden in Dayan's position as the true dragon.

Li Ang suddenly thought of the Witch King.

He was cursed by Dionysus, and even after the Witch King died, this curse continued to the throne of Leitania, and all who succeeded that position would be eroded by the curse.

The Witch King only offended one god, the God of Wine, but the emperor in the legend of Dayan directly united with the oldest god of Dayan and expelled all the gods from all the lands of Dayan.

Even the most ancient god did not escape the disaster, and he was finally forced to surrender at the feet of the Great Flame True Dragon.

Even if those gods are not as powerful as Dionysus, together they are a very terrifying force. If they put a curse on the Great Flame's true dragon position, it would be a bit chilling to think about it.

This is obviously not a good thing.

Li Ang subconsciously glanced at Adele beside him, and found that Adele was also looking at him at the same time.

Obviously, the two of them had just thought of going together, but now was not a good time to discuss the matter. It would not be too late to discuss it later when they were alone.

"After King Wei gave up the throne, he took many people to a city located at the westernmost end of Dayan, which is now Longmen. Although Longmen is within the territory of Yan Kingdom, the actual control is in the hands of a Duke In hand.”