Chapter 427: Secrets

In the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, Lin Chao wore a white robe, his gaze profound.

His attention fell upon two old men.

The fall of the Xiaoyao Prince was, for the Ancient Tang Empire, absolutely a major event, and it attracted many factions of the Ancient Tang Empire to come.

Among them, the strongest were the two old men Lin Chao was focusing on.

The strength of these two old men... was shockingly comparable to gods with Weak Divine Power.

Lin Chao was currently lurking around the two, restraining himself to avoid being discovered.

The two old men were naturally people from the Heavenly Court, the most mysterious faction in the Ancient Tang Empire.

"Jin Sou, what is your take?" one of the white-haired old men asked, his eyes filled with deep wariness.

"Strong Divine Power... the Xiaoyao Prince did not die unjustly," the other old man sighed, his words revealing a deep sense of regret.

To be able to swagger through the Ancient Tang Empire, assassinate the Xiaoyao Prince, and not be discovered by those powerful figures in the Heavenly Court.

This spoke volumes.

The enemy... was on the inside.

"Sigh, Brother Jin Sou, where do you think we should go from here?" The white-haired old man's eyes were filled with anxiety about the future.

Within the Heavenly Court, there were naturally factions.

He and Jin Sou were the neutral faction.

The fact that the Heavenly Court dispatched them to investigate the Xiaoyao Prince's fall this time had a deeper meaning behind it.

The Xiaoyao Prince was also, on the surface, a member of the neutral faction.

"When the sky falls, there are always taller ones to hold it up.

We... should still improve our Divine Power and strengthen ourselves.

Only under the great trend can we barely protect ourselves," Jin Sou said helplessly.

"Brother Jin Sou, isn't the Xiaoyao Prince the same as us, a member of the neutral faction? How could he also meet such a tragic end?" the white-haired old man asked, his face showing hidden worries.

Jin Sou's expression changed slightly: "This concerns a secret."

"What secret?" The white-haired old man was moved upon hearing this, feeling very curious.

"The Xiaoyao Prince... is actually of the Divine Emperor lineage," Jin Sou's tone lowered involuntarily.

"What? The Divine Emperor?" The white-haired man was suddenly shocked, "No wonder, no wonder, no wonder the Heavenly Court is so indifferent to the death of the Xiaoyao Prince."

The Ancient Tang Divine Emperor, although the founding ancestor of the Ancient Tang Empire.

However, in the Ancient Tang Empire, the reputation of the Ancient Tang Divine Emperor was not good.

In the Heavenly Court, it was even more of a taboo.

As for the direct descendants of the Ancient Tang Divine Emperor, even the Heavenly Court was suppressing them in secret.

Jin Sou sighed and continued: "The Xiaoyao Prince was the... Guardian Lineage of the Ancient Tang Divine Emperor.

What he was responsible for was guarding the Dao of the Ancient Tang Divine Emperor."

"Guarding the Dao?" the white-haired old man asked in surprise, "Then how did the Xiaoyao Prince live until now?"

"This Dao is not that Dao; I only know a word or two.

It is rumored that the Xiaoyao Prince kept a painting, and what is in this painting... I am not clear either.

Their lineage, every once in a while, would let people come to observe that painting, and I don't know what the meaning is," Jin Sou said everything he knew.

"That painting must be very important; I wonder what exactly is painted on it."

"I don't know either, but... I fear that those who knew the content of the painting... are all already dead," Jin Sou's eyes emitted a sharp light, "This time, not only did the Xiaoyao Prince fall, but according to the information I received, the previous batches of people who observed the painting also died.

Therefore, it is better for you and me not to know the content of the painting."

"Is it really like that?" The white-haired old man felt a sense of crisis.

In the corner, Lin Chao's eyes held a trace of confusion.

"The Master of Light... what exactly does he want to do?" Lin Chao murmured.

The identity of Xiao Bing had become a mystery.

The person in the Xiaoyao Prince's painting was Xiao Bing.

Why would the Xiaoyao Prince regularly find people to observe that painting?

What relationship did this have with the Xiaoyao Prince being of the Guardian Lineage of the Ancient Tang Divine Emperor?

All of this was shrouded in dark clouds.

"Jin Sou, some time ago, it seems that gods from the Xi Fang Shi Jie made contact with us.

What should we... do?" the white-haired old man asked.

Between the two, it seemed that Jin Sou was the leader.

Jin Sou looked up at the sky and hesitated for a moment: "Who do you think will win the final God War in the Xi Fang Shi Jie?"

"Naturally... those Masters, especially... the Master of Light."

Mentioning the Master of Light, this white-haired old man, even though his strength had reached the realm of gods, still felt a tremor in his heart.

Back then, the Ancient Tang Divine Emperor, who was so powerful and arrogant, the Ancient Tang Divine Emperor who could suppress the entire Heavenly Court alone so that they could not move, eventually died at the hands of the Master of Light.

"So who to choose? Isn't it obvious?" Jin Sou said coldly.

"But... the conditions given by the Master of Light are too harsh!

That is not cooperation at all, but... servitude!" The white-haired old man looked indignant.

They were also gods, and they were used to acting recklessly here in the Ancient Tang Empire.

How could they be willing to have another mountain placed over their heads?

"But if you cooperate with other gods, that is to be an enemy of the Master of Light!

You should know which is more important," Jin Sou said gloomily.

The white-haired old man remained silent upon hearing this.

Jin Sou was right.

Becoming an enemy of the Master of Light would have dire consequences.

"The Master of Light is a deity blessed by the Pantheon, a deity favored by the world!" Jin Sou said.

In the corner, Lin Chao heard this, his gaze profound.

"Blessed by the Pantheon?

Favored by the world?"

"Divine Emperor Gutang was defeated at the hands of the Master of Light... The Master of Light is much more powerful than imagined."

Lin Chao's figure gradually vanished.

"The Guardian Lineage..."

In Iron Stone City, people came and went, and many Commoners had expressions of joy overflowing in their eyes.

Outside the city, Eyun Xiaojie and Heiniu stood side by side.

Eyun Xiaojie reached out her hand and brushed the bangs on her forehead.

"Deities are the true Masters of this world.

Believing in deities is a win-win for both Ordinary people and the deities themselves.

When encountering natural disasters, only by praying to the God of Harvest can one obtain a grain harvest.

Before setting sail, one must pray to the God of the Ocean to avoid storms.

Humans believe in deities, and deities protect humans; this is mutually beneficial.

Once a city lacks the protection of a deity, it will eventually become a place of chaos.

Deities are the order upon this land."

Heiniu heard this, and a smile curled at the corner of his mouth: "Without deities, humans can also live very well."

In the real world, aren't there no deities?

Humans still live very well.

Although people enjoy the freedom of religion, those who believe in religion in the real world are, after all, in the minority.

Most people only worship whoever they lack or whoever they want protection from when they need it.

Being as fanatical as this world, sacrificing oneself for a god, is, after all, a minority.

"I am truly curious about your origins?" Eyun Xiaojie glanced at Heiniu, "It is very rare to see people like you who reject deities; even the Arcane Empire did not completely reject deities."

"The Arcane Empire... wasn't it destroyed by deities because it did not believe in them?

Such overbearing deities... why should we believe in them instead of rejecting them?" Having been influenced by modern education, Heiniu did not believe in deities at all.

The law of the jungle is perfectly normal.

Deities are nothing more than powerful creatures.

Eyun Xiaojie fell silent upon hearing this, and she looked up at Iron Stone City: "Let's go, let's go inside and take a look."

She did not say anything about the matter of the Arcane Empire.

In that war, the Arcane Empire was merely a sacrificial lamb.

Or rather, it was just an excuse used by the Four Great Sovereigns to expand their influence and gather deities.

(End of this chapter)