Chapter 687

Wang Wang Kaixuan even thought that the official side had taken a concept Zhang Lin mentioned and analyzed it into something like a soul on their own; that would be too absurd.

Yang Lu shook her head directly and said, "That won't happen. The official personnel know the gravity of the situation; they will transmit all accurate information over, just like before, basically word for word."

"I believe this is what Mr. Zhang said, and this concept of the soul is not what we understand through traditional superstition. Didn't he already say it?"

"It's like the traps or poisonous snakes left behind by the Queen of Jingjue; the murals have already depicted them. These represent the soul of the Queen of Jingjue, but Prince Gumo is referring to it generally, not specifically."

Wang Wang Kaixuan's mouth hung wide open, because he was becoming increasingly unable to understand the matter itself.

Hu Bayi understood what Zhang Lin had said earlier, patted Wang Wang Kaixuan on the shoulder, and said, "You might as well understand it this way: it's equivalent to Prince Gumo telling us that the Queen of Jingjue left behind a formidable weapon."

"Prince Gumo wants us to destroy this weapon, otherwise it will bring trouble to the future, and this concept of the soul comes from this weapon—in other words, it is the soul of the Queen of Jingjue."

Wang Wang Kaixuan pondered these words seriously, and then his eyes lit up; he seemed to understand it instantly.

Hu Bayi knew not to tell Wang Wang Kaixuan about deep-seated things; even if you explained it clearly, by the time it reached him, it would turn into a mess.

Conversely, trying to make abstract problems as concrete as possible—even if the concept itself was wrong—was basically enough for Wang Wang Kaixuan to understand the general direction, and he didn't need to understand it particularly thoroughly anyway.

Professor Sun nodded with a smile and said, "Little Hu is still the capable one; you really do understand Little Wang."

These words were neither salty nor bland, but Wang Wang Kaixuan instinctively felt this wasn't a compliment to him, so he scratched his head in embarrassment and gave a silly smile.

Yang Lu took a deep breath at this moment and said, "Regardless, at least one concept is clear now. It seems that reaching the Ancient City of Jingjue will be harder than we imagined."

"Even if we get there, the dangers we encounter will increase manifold."

Yang Lu could understand that this was the subtext Zhang Lin wanted to convey to them.

No matter what the Queen of Jingjue left behind, the fact that Prince Gumo used this method to point toward it meant the level of danger must be terrifyingly high!