The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 1050 Nephew? (Two Chapters Combined)

Although the power of the "Star Chariot" was enough to break through the mental pollution in the book, restore its original appearance, and verify Zhao Chen's conjecture, he did not do so.

The reason is simple: the "Star Chariot" is not yet able to completely block the sense of "Ascension", and that "Cloud Fairy" is inside the "Zhou Tian Star Array".

He sensed danger when he tried to forcefully "sell" that tear; if the book really was arranged by Fairy Yunxiao, she would probably immediately turn her attention to it.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhao Chen had "Yao Ji" read "The Azure Sky Collection". With the "Chess of Yaochi" as a buffer, there is a layer between them, so they won't expose themselves immediately.

"Hmm... If those monsters with the bloodline of the 'Dragon King' really came for the 'Golden Dragon Scissors,' then perhaps this divine weapon is still in the Wind Whisper Pavilion?" Zhao Chen tapped the armrest of the bench with his finger, looking at the giant beast on the screen that was still being beaten, thinking about how to get information from it.

Hearing his mutterings, Yao Ji hesitated several times before trying to say something.

Only after the red and black armored monster was knocked to the ground by the giant once again, and refused to get up again, did the female android speak up: "Actually, it has intelligence and can communicate."

After a pause, she added, "After being beaten for so long, it probably gave in long ago, but you just haven't given it a chance to 'surrender'."

Zhao Chen was taken aback by this, then frowned and asked, "If you've given in, why not voluntarily declare defeat and quit the 'game'?"

The game he designed offers high rewards for completing it, but correspondingly, the penalties for failure are also quite severe, requiring the player to become an obedient pet for three years.

Zhao Chen kept insisting that his opponent was unwilling to back down, and even though his body was shattered several times, he continued to fight after recovering.

“I guess it doesn’t know it’s a game, or what the rewards and punishments are… After all, those terms only appeared on a board when you enter the game, and given its size, it’s easy to overlook them,” Yao Ji explained seriously, but a slight smile played on her lips.

Ha, this "human-machine" is quite cunning! She's probably deliberately messing with that monster... Does she have a grudge against the "Dragon King's" retinue? Zhao Chen muttered to himself upon seeing this.

—Although he designed the framework for this "game," the actual implementation was handled by Yao Ji, and only she could mobilize the power of the "Yaochi Chess" treasure.

Although Zhao Chen is nominally its owner, he only has a "client" that he can access.

“In that case, let’s tell it how to exit the ‘game’… I want to talk to it.” After saying that, Zhao Chen thought for a moment, then called out to “Yao Ji” who was about to make a move, and said, “Wait, I’d better not meet him in person. I’ll prepare a few questions, and you can create the image of a giant of light to ask him.”

This behemoth's origins are probably highly questionable. He'd better be cautious lest he fall into a trap and be secretly marked.

When faced with "fire," retreat!
Yao Ji glanced at him, somewhat disapproving of his lack of "magnanimity," but did not refute him. Instead, she carried out the task as instructed.

The next moment, a complex expression of surprise and resentment appeared on the "ugly" face of the black and red armored behemoth on the "screen," but it did not hesitate for long and immediately "announced" its defeat.

Immediately afterwards, it was "teleported" to a closed room, and the giant of light, who had been "beating" it, reappeared in front of it.

Upon seeing him, the black and red armored behemoth instinctively curled up, adopting a defensive posture with its head covered...

About fifteen minutes later, "Yao Ji" returned to Zhao Chen's side, glanced at her "master" who was studying half of the "screw shell", and said after organizing her thoughts: "It has answered your questions, but I can confirm that some of its memories have been tampered with, because the details don't match up and the method is very crude."

Zhao Chen nodded upon hearing this, not disappointed, because this was normal. If the monsters released all carried important memories, the Great Xia cultivators would have already taken the initiative to attack and destroy the demons' stronghold.

For example, if the palace where the "Dragon King" sleeps is exposed, then the "Ascension True Lord" will surely go there, and even if he cannot kill him, he will seal him away.

After all, all indications suggest that this top-tier "fierce beast" has been in increasingly worse condition over the past few centuries. Otherwise, the influence of the "Dragon King Temple" in the Great Xia would not have declined year by year, and even the "temple keeper" Qingyuan has broken free from its control and rediscovered himself.

“Tell me the parts you think are fine.” Zhao Chen put down the half of the “screw shell” in his hand and looked at “Yao Ji”. “I trust your judgment.”

Yao Ji was somewhat surprised; she had thought she would have to repeat the whole thing, but since her "master" had given the order, she faithfully summarized it as follows:
"Based on my observation and analysis, only three points in its account are credible."

"First, it and several other monsters whose bloodlines are closer to the 'Dragon King' sensed the resentment of the Flood Dragon after it was killed, which is why they approached the Three Immortal Islands. However, they did not expect to discover that the island might contain a treasure related to the 'Flood Dragon'. Therefore, they used the suppressive power of their bloodlines to gather a group of sea beasts to attack the Three Immortal Islands."

"Yes, sensing treasures related to 'dragons' is one of this monster's abilities, which can be understood as a kind of incomplete prophetic supernatural power."

The Golden Dragon Scissors were really hidden on the Three Immortal Islands... How come Lady Yunxiao didn't take them?

Although his guess came true, Zhao Chen was still somewhat surprised because he couldn't understand the purpose of Fairy Yunxiao's actions.

Before Zhao Chen could ponder further, "Yao Ji" continued:
"Secondly, the demonic birds that attacked the island chain were the 'Dao Nie' transformed from the former leader of the 'Ten Thousand Beasts Sect'. These descendants of the Dragon King have no relation to them and we don't know their motives for suddenly attacking. They just took the opportunity to sneak into the inner sea of ​​the East China Sea."

Even if they weren't allies, they must have been in cahoots, otherwise how could they have happened to be there at such a coincidence? Zhao Chen stroked his chin, thinking that the demon bird's purpose in this attack was probably not simple. Perhaps it wanted to send something into the "Zhou Tian Star Array". Letting so many monsters in was just a way to deceive people.

He hesitated for a moment, and seeing that "Yao Ji" seemed to have stopped and was waiting for him to process this information, he took the initiative to speak: "What about the third believable point?"

Upon being asked, "Yao Ji" hesitated slightly, but still replied, "It said that the place it lives outside of Great Xia is also land. It mainly operates in an area called 'U40,' and it was also born there..."

After a pause, "Yao Ji" added, "I interrogated people about this for a long time, and after verifying the answers from various sources, I can roughly confirm that what they said is true..."

Living on land isn't surprising, after all, its shape doesn't resemble a "sea monster," but what the heck is "U40"? Is it believable for a "Zaki" to live on "U40"? Why don't you just live on "M78"?!

Sure enough... there are probably transmigrators among the demons, or beings with transmigration knowledge, and their names are so witty, their personalities are probably narrow-minded.

Surely this isn't also "Star God's" fault?!
Zhao Chen's lips twitched a few times; he wanted to complain but couldn't find the words.

He took a deep breath and asked the expressionless "Yao Ji," "What do you think of this number?"

"I suspect that after Dongli Prefecture fell into the hands of evil spirits, it was divided into many regions."

“These numbers are the area names,” Yao Ji replied immediately, clearly having considered the matter.

Zhao Chen nodded slightly; this was his first thought as well, and the map of the Eastern Fence Continent that he had seen in the Mingguang Villa unconsciously surfaced in his mind. However, at that moment, he suddenly sensed that the restrictions he had set up around the guest rooms of the "Wind Chant Pavilion" had been triggered, informing him that someone had come to visit.

Before I went into seclusion, I told "Palace Master Fuyao" Fuman not to disturb me unless it was something important. I figured the people from Fengyin Pavilion wouldn't come at this time... In other words, the reinforcements have arrived? Someone from the government or the Daoist Immortal Sect wants to see me?

As his thoughts raced, Zhao Chen had already left the "Chess of Yaochi" secret realm and returned to his guest room.

He pretended to have just finished his practice, then released the array restrictions in front of the door and used his divine sense to transmit his voice: "Come in."

The next moment, three cultivators, two women and one man, entered the living room of the room.

The woman at the head of the group was none other than Fu Man, whose head was full of silver hair with a single strand of black hair mixed in.

The "Palace Mistress of Fuyao" changed into a red dress similar to a cheongsam, and looked even more elegant.

Zhao Chen had never seen the other female cultivator before, but judging from her appearance and temperament, she was most likely "Shuoyun Zhuifeng" Dong Caiyu.

The woman was also looking at him curiously, her beautiful eyes carrying a hint of scrutiny.

As for the man, he was a burly man with a thick beard and an extremely robust physique.

He looked to be around forty years old, dressed in standard naval armor, and his mere presence exuded a strong sense of intimidation.

“We apologize for disturbing your rest, young master, but this Captain Wang is a member of your clan and has important matters to discuss with you. We sisters cannot stop him.” Fu Man smiled apologetically first, then changed the subject, “In addition, we would also like to ask you to be our witness regarding Junior Sister Bai’s succession as the Pavilion Master.”

The Wang family? The Wang family of Jianye? Is this a case of a fake meeting the real deal? Zhao Chen muttered to himself, but he wasn't nervous. After all, the identity given by Qingling was genuine and the information was detailed and reliable. His mere supernatural powers couldn't detect any flaws.

At this moment, Captain Wang took the initiative to speak, saying, "We have some private matters to discuss, and we would like to ask the two fairies to leave for a moment."

His voice lacked the deep resonance of a middle-aged man; instead, it carried the soft tone characteristic of a young person.

Fu Man ignored him and looked at Zhao Chen, waiting for his reply.

"The disaster has just passed, and you must have a lot to do, so don't waste your energy on me."

"Well, I'll talk to Captain Wang first, and then I'll go to the main hall to discuss the ceremony for Fairy Bai's succession with you."

Hearing this, Fu Manyan smiled and nodded, saying, "Then I won't disturb you and Captain Wang's business any longer. We sisters will be waiting for you in the main hall in an hour."

After saying that, she nodded to Captain Wang again before leaving the guest room with her junior sister, Dong Caiyu.

After they had gone far away, the captain's expression changed. He immediately used his divine sense to seal off the room, then knelt down on one knee in front of Zhao Chen, clasped his hands and said, "Nephew Wang Hongtu greets Young Master Zhao Chen."

This sudden move caught Zhao Chen off guard. He stood there dumbfounded for several seconds before regaining his composure, then frowned and asked, "How did you know I was Zhao Chen?"

“Young master, your identity was actually arranged by my aunt. Of course I know it’s you…” After saying this, the captain, Wang Hongtu, quickly added, “My aunt is the current imperial concubine.”

So that's how it is... Zhao Chen suddenly understood and felt much more relaxed. This person was so old yet called himself "little nephew," which meant he obviously knew about his relationship with Qing Ling... well, at least he knew they were "friends."

"Get up quickly." Zhao Chen helped the other person up, then asked casually, "Did Qingling send you to find me?"

Qingling is a maiden name, and not many people actually know it. Only members of the Wang family and close friends of Wang Qingling know it.

“No, that’s not it…” Wang Hongtu stood up and shook his head, taking out an invitation from his pocket. “My great-grandfather sent me to deliver this invitation to you, inviting you to visit the Wang family in Jianye when you have time.”

Your great-grandfather, who is also Qingling's grandfather... that Wang family "Dongxuan" True Man who wielded divine weapons?
Is this an attempt to interrogate someone, or a meeting with the parents?
Zhao Chen gasped, but still readily accepted the invitation.

Ultimately, he did win over the girl's heart and soul, and even if he's a scumbag, he still has that much sense of responsibility.

Moreover, he did want to ask Master Wang about the "grotto-heaven" in the outer sea that had polluted Qingling, since the accessory "Ziwei Appearance" was located there.

However, he doesn't plan to visit anytime soon; it would be best to go when he has enough strength... anyway, the other person said "when he has free time."

Seeing that Zhao Chen had accepted the invitation, Wang Hongtu secretly nodded in satisfaction: Although this young master Zhao Chen is a womanizer, his attitude of not running away from problems is still commendable.

As for him having many women? So what? The emperor had many women too, and my aunt still married him back then.

Although he and Wang Qingling had a good relationship, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

A cultivator should be free-spirited and do what they like – that's the true embodiment of freedom and ease. Those who are hesitant, indecisive, and want everything but are caught in a cycle of internal conflict are the ones he despises.

"I've actually wanted to visit you for a long time, but I was delayed by the princess's visit, and then we encountered a large number of sea monsters and monsters, which is why it's been postponed until now," Wang Hongtu said with a smile.

Actually, if you looked carefully at the princess's place, you could have found me... Zhao Chen thought to himself, but outwardly he said politely:
“You look much older than me, so stop calling me ‘little nephew.’ Let’s treat each other as equals.”

These words were meant to be considerate of the other person, but to everyone's surprise, Wang Hongtu looked aggrieved after hearing them. After a long while, he muttered, "I'm actually only eighteen... it's just that this beard makes me look older..."

Um...that's awkward. But actually, my body isn't as big as yours... Zhao Chen blinked, about to say something, when Wang Hongtu continued:

"Moreover, since you are a 'reincarnated immortal,' it is actually an advantage for me to call myself 'little nephew.'"

(End of this chapter)