Chapter 463

The best way was actually to ask Chang San directly.

But if he did that, Chang San would immediately realize that this blind bet was a setup.

It would be unlikely for the authorities to continue maintaining this "friendly" relationship of mutual utilization with him.

Chang San would definitely find a way to break free from the shackles; if he hid in Lei Cheng and didn't come out, then there would be no way to do anything to him.

Because Lei Cheng had been an extremely mysterious place until now.

No one knew how to enter Lei Cheng, or where Lei Cheng was.

The Bronze Gate was in Mount Zhangbai, the Bronze Divine Tree was in the Qin Ling Mountains, and the Queen Mother of the West's kingdom was in the Snake Swamp.

But the existence of Lei Cheng was relatively special; in the original work, it was described as a tower.

To listen to thunder, one had to enter the bottom of the tower and soak in some special liquid!

At that time, listening to thunder was when a person was most vulnerable; the whole person was like a walking corpse and couldn't be interrupted!

But the thunder-listeners like Chang San who appeared now seemed to have no such restrictions at all!

On the night when the Great Buddha Zhang was seeking treasure, Mr. Wei also stood on the mountain peak to listen to thunder; at that time, his state was very normal!

Another difference for thunder-listeners like Mr. Wei was that they seemed to be able to listen to thunder at any time.

As long as there was a place where thunder appeared, they could listen to the information in the thunder sounds.

This point was also completely different from needing to enter Lei Cheng and soak in the thunder pool to listen to thunder!

When Zhang Lin first noticed these differences, he knew that thunder-listeners like Chang San might have undergone some kind of evolution.

The various restrictions needed for listening to thunder in the past had all disappeared now!

The biggest possibility was that a huge upheaval had occurred in Lei Cheng!

This made Zhang Lin want to enter Lei Cheng even more to see; perhaps that tower specially used for listening to thunder and the thunder pool had also changed.

The consequences were astonishing; thunder-listeners like Chang San seemed to have no constraints at all.

They actually started to interfere with the historical process openly!

Zhang Lin thought for a long time before saying: "The thunder-listening clan has mysterious origins, but such a group is not indestructible!"

"Think about it, if you were an emperor and knew that thunder-listeners existed in the world, what would be your first reaction?"

There was no need to think about this matter; Captain Zhou said directly: "Of course, it would be to feel afraid and want to get rid of them!"

"The existence of thunder-listeners would make even emperors feel insecure."

"What Son of Heaven, what divine right of kings, all became jokes to thunder-listeners."

"In the era of feudal dynasties, if the secret of the existence of thunder-listeners was exposed, the authority of the royal power would inevitably be questioned!"

"Especially someone like Zhu Yuanzhang, who had obtained the Unbeatable Stone!"

Zhang Lin nodded in agreement and said at the same time: "The way thunder-listeners rely on information in thunder sounds to interfere with the historical process has actually been changing."

"For example, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, they prided themselves on being high-minded people outside the world, achieving their goals through accepting disciples or indoctrination."

"By the Qin and Han dynasties, they began to change this transcendent identity and changed to a way of being a pusher behind the scenes."

"This period was also the time when there were the most immortal legends, and the thunder-listening clan 'contributed significantly'."

"By the Tang and Song dynasties, immortals disappeared, and the thunder-listeners seemed to have completely retired."

"Even with Zhu Yuanzhang, because of Mr. Wei's self-exposure, we saw the shadow of the thunder-listeners again."

"But it was already completely different from the high-profile style before!"

"What do you think caused the transformation during this period?"

Captain Zhou was still thinking, while Sheng Sheng Man thought thoughtfully: "Was it because a ruler discovered their existence during the Tang and Song dynasties and carried out a purge?"

As soon as Captain Zhou heard this, his eyes lit up, feeling that what Sheng Sheng Man said made sense.

The disappearance of a group's records on a large scale in history was generally due to this reason.

The Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and even the Qin and Han dynasties, were periods of open thought and a hundred schools of thought contending.

It was also a period when ancient myths were still active, and people had a relatively high acceptance of some mysterious things.

High-minded people like Guiguzi fit the overall style of that era.

But by the Tang and Song dynasties, royal power was further concentrated, the territory expanded, and when the prosperous age was achieved, the attitude of emperors toward so-called strange people had long since changed!

The thunder-listening clan being purged conformed to the laws of development!

By the Ming and Qing dynasties and modern times, they also kept their tails between their legs, not daring to call themselves high-minded people anymore.

Most of the time, they needed to save the country by a curve.

For example, relying on Zhang Qishan to find the Unbeatable Stone, and then sending it to the real master through Mr. Gui, could be described as racking their brains and twists and turns.

So Zhang Lin figured out these things, and some inspiration suddenly burst into his mind.

He picked up his pen and brushed down a name.

Captain Zhou and Sheng Sheng Man leaned over to take a look, and both of them showed strange expressions on their faces.

They didn't understand why Zhang Lin wrote him?