Chapter 512: A Farce Born of Ignorance

Obviously, because Chi Jiuyu spoke up first on his own initiative, and later, even when holding an absolute advantage, he did not continue to attack them.

So, they had also taken Chi Jiuyu for the same sort of person as the First Investigator.

"Well, look at that!" Chi Jiuyu turned back to look at them, appearing somewhat 'surprised.' "It seems we'd better sit down and talk this through properly. After all, I just want to finish the mission as soon as possible — good for you, good for me."

Just as expected!

This investigator from the Xiang Jianzong is also a fool.

So what if he's reached Soul Transformation at twenty-two? In the end, his experience is still that shallow!

Jige sneered inwardly, preparing to say a few more things to coax this human fool away.

But Chi Jiuyu looked toward Chang Yao, still all smiles.

"Since I can't sit here, then the reason you just now insisted on having me sit—was it to make me come into conflict with the three respected Great Kings?"

His voice was neither light nor heavy, sounding almost like an offhand joke.

But Chang Yao did not dare take it that way in the slightest, and with a thud, dropped to his knees once more.

"The Immortal Envoy sees clearly!" he cried, feeling utterly wronged inside. "You have traveled all this way, enduring the hardships of the journey, to this thirty-seventh planetary system of Gui Ling, all to maintain the stability of the Star Sky route and the peace of all the Star Sky races."

"Setting all that aside, you are the foremost prodigy under heaven, held in the highest reverence. Not to mention a mere seat of rest—is there any place you cannot sit?!"

"These three beasts attacked the Star Sky route, disrupted the peace of all the Star Sky races, and failed to recognize the Immortal Envoy standing before them, giving grave offense. What face do they have to style themselves kings of a race?"

At this point, Chang Yao glared viciously at the three figures below the hall.

"Such heinous criminals who undermine the peace of the Star Sky should be cut into a thousand pieces, have their souls extracted and refined, and be made into lamps for a thousand years as punishment!"

"Otherwise, if every race under the Star Sky were to follow their example, would the star domains not fall into chaos, bringing calamity for ten thousand years!"

"This old one is willing to act on behalf of the Immortal Envoy and carry out the punishment. I only hope the Immortal Envoy grants permission!"

You old bastard, you're truly vicious as hell!

The same thought surfaced simultaneously in the minds of the three alien kings.

"That wouldn't be quite proper," Chi Jiuyu looked back at Jige. "It's no trouble to me personally—the mission should still come first."

"The Immortal Envoy is merciful!" Chang Yao immediately said.

"But according to what you said, since he is the chief culprit behind disrupting the peace of the Star Sky races, and is also obstructing my investigation, then he might as well be killed," Chi Jiuyu said lightly.

As if he were mentioning some trivial matter of no consequence.

"The Immortal Envoy is benevolent!" Chang Yao cried out.

Then, rising, he looked toward Jige, and a violent surge of magic power, enough to shake the entire planetary system, burst forth.

Jige's mind went blank.

At this moment, he finally understood.

With Chang Yao Zunzhu as his pawn, in just a few lines of back-and-forth, they had condemned him to death.

This new investigator from the Xiang Jianzong was no fool at all—he himself was the real fool!

All those human books he had bought from Star Sky traveling merchants, and only now did it finally dawn on him.

Looking beside him again, the other two alien kings had already prostrated themselves on the ground—and they were truly terrified.

"The Immortal Envoy is benevolent; you may go in peace," Chang Yao Zunzhu said.

He raised his hand and flicked out a wisp of red light, about to obliterate Jige.

Watching that violent, searing red light draw closer and closer.

"Wait!" At the brink of life and death, Jige could no longer hold back and shouted out, "I am willing to confess the purpose of attacking the Star Sky route!"

"Hold!"

At Chi Jiuyu's single word, the violent, searing red light stopped just before Jige's forehead; the terrifying heat caused the hair on his face to curl slightly.

Chang Yao Zunzhu dispersed the red light and respectfully stepped aside.

Thud!

Jige could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground in a single fall, gasping for breath.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two pure-white sword lights shot out violently, hovering behind the necks of the two alien kings prostrated on the ground.

The utterly pure killing sword intent spread outward, adding several degrees of grim chill to the already cold royal palace.

Chang Yao, feeling this sword intent, was inwardly shocked.

Early-stage Soul Transformation!

A realm that couldn't be called especially high.

But that was precisely what shocked Chang Yao the most.

Before this, he had already tried his best to overestimate this Xiang Jianzong investigator in his mind, but now Chi Jiuyu's cultivation was revealed without any concealment.

He realized he had still underestimated this Xiang Jianzong investigator.

If they truly came to blows, although those three beasts were of higher realm, they would absolutely not be a match for this Xiang Jianzong investigator even for a single exchange!

A human prodigy...

"Very well!" Chi Jiuyu had already taken his sword and leapt down from the Wang Zuo. "I permit you to atone for your crime with meritorious service. Speak."

His psychological defense had been shattered; from here on, he could not be so flippant as before—he had to be a bit more serious!

These aliens lived in a remote corner, cut off from information.

So their understanding of the human race was extremely limited.

With their realm, they didn't even know that the recent great upheaval of the rules in the Fuling Star System was the work of Zixuan Zhenjun.

Rarely seeing a human from year to year, they naturally did not hold much awe for the human race.

Instead, it was Chang Yao Zunzhu, who was often active throughout the Fuling Star System, who made them feel more dread.

And Chang Yao Zunzhu, because he frequently interacted with races from other star systems, was likewise extremely wary of the human race.

Chi Jiuyu had already seen this point while still beyond the thirty-seventh planet, so she simply went with the flow.

After all, what she wanted was the truth behind this matter, not simply to come and kill them.

She hadn't expected the effect to be unexpectedly good!

Jige had recovered somewhat by now, but the terrifying killing sword intent that filled the entire royal palace left him daring not to have any superfluous thoughts.

Looking at the archaic cyan-gold longsword in Chi Jiuyu's hand, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Clearly the first and second investigators were so easy to deal with, so why was this third investigator…

He dared not think further, and immediately laid out everything he knew:

"The reason we disguised ourselves as having a conflict and attacked the starry sky route is because Wuqi is at the peak of Soul Transformation, and is about to enter Return-to-Void…"

Through Jige's account, Chi Jiuyu finally understood the cause of this upheaval.

Wuqi was about to enter Return-to-Void.

In their view, Return-to-Void, as a great existence capable of shaking an entire planetary system, able to move freely within a star system, already possessed the leverage to bargain with the human race.

But before that, they still had to probe the current state of the human race.

To avoid the human race, out of wariness, interfering and sabotaging during Wuqi's ascension to Return-to-Void.

And so, that whole incident came about.

And the appearances of the first and second investigators only further confirmed this point for them.

Before Chi Jiuyu's arrival, they had even planned that once Wuqi ascended to Return-to-Void, they would formally negotiate with the human race.

Previously they had agreed to compensate resources to repair the starry sky route, so they could use that as a pretext to take control of this starry sky route near the Gui Ling thirty-seventh planetary system.

Using the starry sky route to obtain resources, gradually accumulating, one day they would surely become a great starry-sky clan on par with the human race!

"…"

Hearing their 'grand ambitions,' Chi Jiuyu fell silent.

Emm…

How should she put it…

For a moment, she actually felt a little like laughing.

"You all…" Chi Jiuyu raised her sword and pointed at Wuqi, "want to wait for him to enter Return-to-Void and then negotiate with the human race, and then go for the starry sky route?"

"Yes." Jige nodded quite frankly.

Now there was nothing that couldn't be said.

"You want the route, but how do you plan to get past the Star System Garrison Commander?"

"…" Jige looked somewhat blank. "What exactly is a Star System Garrison Commander?"

The first investigator had also mentioned this term, but in a mysteriously secretive way.

In the end nothing happened, so they hadn't taken it to heart.

Chi Jiuyu's expression grew even stranger:

"You think Return-to-Void is very powerful?"

"Naturally powerful. Return-to-Void traverses the universe, shakes the starry heavens, and all beings revere them as 'Sovereign Lords'…"

Toward the end, Jige perhaps recalled everything that had just happened, and suddenly lost his nerve.

"Return-to-Void… isn't powerful?"

"…" Chi Jiuyu deliberated for two seconds. "It's alright, I suppose."

Anyway, more powerful than the current me.

After a pause, she asked again: "What about the others, like the bio-weapons and the bio-weapon hub?"

The truth obtained now was bizarre, yet at the same time had a tiny bit of reasonableness…

And the process had been too smooth as well, so she still wanted to look further, to see if there was anything she hadn't considered.

"Absolutely not!" Jige turned pale with fright. "The bio-weapon hub is strictly forbidden by the Council — how would we dare disobey!"

"What Council?"

Jige froze, seemingly not having expected Chi Jiuyu to ask such 'common sense.'

But having already gone all-in, he still answered obediently.

"The Fu Ling Interstellar Council, formed by several Return-to-Void Sovereign Lords, handles all affairs within the star system…"

Huh?

Isn't that the jurisdiction of the Star System Garrison Commander?

These alien Return-to-Voids have sidelined that fellow's grandfather?

"Immortal Envoy, my lord!"

An urgent voice from Chang Yao suddenly came from behind.

"Our forming of the Council was only to mediate conflicts between the various races within the star system. We harbored no intent of offense, and there is nothing that violates the Starry Sky Management Law!"

If these words reached the ears of that Fu Ling Zixuan Zhenjun, the entire Council would face utter catastrophe!

These three wretched creatures — not only were they brazen themselves, they even dared to make wild speculations!

"I know, I know! Why are you shouting so loud?"

How does that saying go?

The official in the county is not as good as the one who manages things now…

That's roughly what it means.

Thud!

"This old servant deserves death!"

He knelt again!

Chi Jiuyu: "…"

It really was a farce.

Although she had seen many bizarre news stories on the Spirit Net before, she had always assumed they were fabricated.

After all, how could there be so many bizarre things in the world?

Yet today, she had encountered one herself.

There's a saying: art stems from life.

Hey!

It's truly no lie.

Azure-gold Longsword: "…"

Has the Master recently evolved?

"I will report the facts of this incident truthfully," Chi Jiuyu said coldly.

When she was serious, she still exuded great pressure.

"You all will record the full details of this incident and submit a report to me within three hours!"

Writing mission reports was always such a nuisance; she was too lazy to write them herself.

These three dressed like proper gentlemen—surely they could read?

"Yes!"

The three alien monarchs dared not slack off in the slightest; they responded with utmost respect. (End of Chapter)