I'm a villain, not a devil

Chapter 583 The Name That Cannot Be Repaired

"The first emperor of the empire was named Bai Ci? Or Bai Something Ci?" Sean took out the wooden sign, completely confused.

It is not surprising that the Imperial Treasury recognizes Xiao Ci as the master. What is surprising is... why does the first emperor also have the word "Ci" in his name?

Bai Ye immediately spoke up: "No, the first emperor of the empire was named Bai Shi. I have been studying the history of the empire since I was a child. Although I have never seen the first emperor Bai Shi, the books describe him as a brilliant and extraordinary person with extraordinary powers. He is a first-class emperor in the world. When I was a child, I had great respect for him."

Sean scratched his head and wondered, "Shouldn't Bai Shi's name be written on the first name of the wooden sign?"

What I didn't expect was that Bai Ye actually looked up with a suspicious look on his face: "When did you joke with me? This is a record of all the emperors of my empire, how could I not recognize them?"

Sean, who noticed something was wrong, asked in a deep voice: "Huh? What did you see?"

Bai Ye pointed to a name: "The first emperor of the empire, Bai Shi, isn't it written here? Below is the one I mentioned to you, the second emperor, Bai Xinglan."

Following the direction of Bai Ye's finger, Sean saw that there was indeed a person named Bai Shi, and below him was Bai Xinglan.

However, the position of Bai Ye's finger was completely different from the position Sean said.

Although the first name on the wooden plaque was mostly worn out, the word "Ci" on the back could still be seen. Even though it was worn out, that name occupied most of the space above the wooden plaque. Sean naturally thought that it was the name of the first emperor of the empire, and did not even notice that there were two more names below it.

"You can't see the first name?" Sean asked in a deep voice.

Bai Ye suddenly reacted, and she was surprised: "There is another name above Bai Shixianhuang? But I don't see anything."

Bai Ye didn't see...

Now was obviously not the time to tell jokes, Sean confirmed again, and indeed, in Bai Ye's eyes, the large area at the beginning of the wooden sign was blank, with only slight wear and tear.

Weird...

Xiao En turned his gaze to Xiao Ci: "Come, girl, come and take a look, can you see it?"

Xiao Ci stretched his head over and shook his head after a moment: "I can vaguely sense something strange, but I can't see any words there - Brother, it seems that it's not Sister Bai Ye and I who can't see it, but only you can see it."

Only I can see… Sean was lost in thought.

This doesn't make sense... Logically speaking, even if this wooden sign has some magical properties, the people who are more likely to see things that others cannot see should be Bai Ye and Xiao Ci. Bai Ye is the legitimate heir to the imperial royal family, and Xiao Ci has a close connection with the World Tree.

And Sean was just a passer-by in Paradise City. Why was it that the wooden plaque recording the successive emperors of the empire only showed strangeness to him?
While thinking, Sean suddenly remembered the leaf that could observe blood vessels.

At that moment, he took out the leaf. As soon as he took it out, Xiao Ci raised his head with a feeling: "Brother, I didn't feel anything before, but now that you took it out again, I suddenly feel that this leaf is a little familiar."

"Familiar? Tsk, it's the World Tree area again. I'm not very familiar with my business in this area. The only few people who know the inside story either didn't tell me or told me a riddle." Sean was not surprised, he just lit a fire on the spot.

Bai Ye, who had never seen this thing before, was wondering, and then he saw Sean holding the leaf and observing him through the firelight.

"What is this?" she couldn't help but ask.

"A tree I planted when I was a child fell down, and I picked up a leaf as a souvenir." Sean made up a lie.

"Tsk, if you don't want to say it, forget it."

After a while, Xiao En extinguished the flame and put down the leaf after observing it, and doubts arose in his heart. Just like before, Bai Ye's forehead had an ancient family emblem representing the royal bloodline, and the family emblem on Xiao Ci's forehead was even more dazzling and difficult to see clearly.

Could it be that this wooden sign is hidden only from the royal family? Then there are even more secrets to be revealed...

Just when Sean felt a little troubled, he didn't notice that the leaf in his lowered hand had slipped out of his palm at some point - with his mental strength, he could ignore the things in his hand slipping, but he would definitely miss them.

It was Xiao Ci who noticed it and quickly reminded Sean.

He subconsciously reached out to grab it, but the leaf slipped away like a loach and he didn't even have time to control it.

The target of the blade was also very close, which was the wooden sign that was within reach.

In the eyes of several people, the speed of the leaf was obviously very slow, but when they reacted, the leaf had already been attached to the top of the wooden sign.

After a moment of stunned silence, several people looked up at each other with shock in their eyes.

Among the three people present, Xiao Ci took the shortest time to advance, but he is also one of the most special and unique Crimson. There is no need to say much about Bai Ye. His years of accumulation have finally exploded. With only the moonlight in his hand, he can fight against opponents of higher levels and not fall behind at all. As for Sean, even if he is now a "useless man", he is not an existence that Crimson can detect.

There were three of them. The strongest one, Sean, didn't even notice that the leaf slipped out of his hand. Only Xiao Ci spoke out to remind him.

Most importantly, they were too late to stop the movement of the leaf.

"The flow of time is wrong..." Sean's expression suddenly became serious.

This is why they reacted but were too late to take action.

Bai Ye's expression also became solemn, but she couldn't help but glance at Xiao En: "What was the tree you planted when you were a child?"

Sean picked up the wooden sign without blushing or getting nervous.

The leaf is adorned at the very top of the wooden sign. No matter from which angle you look at it, it seems natural, as if the leaf was meant to be on the wooden sign.

One puzzle is not solved yet, and now another one comes... Sean frowned with a headache. He tried several methods he knew, but the wooden sign did not respond at all. He even accidentally broke off a corner of the wooden sign.

"This, this is the symbol of imperial power!" Bai Ye felt a little distressed.

"It's okay, it can be repaired--" Sean said as he moved the broken pieces close to the damaged edge. In the blink of an eye, the pieces automatically stuck together, and not even a trace of a gap could be seen.

Bai Ye was speechless for a moment.

The reason why Sean knew this was because the two fragments of the divine power in his body brought him some knowledge that only gods know. It is normal for something that can affect the flow of time to be able to repair itself.

That is to say, the growth of leaves is actually a process of self-repair.

The question is, why doesn't the wear and tear on the word "慈" repair itself automatically?
Can we say that this name is at a level that even this magical wooden sign cannot repair?

Just a name can't fix it...

(End of this chapter)