Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 331 The Bloodline of a Sinner

"The knowledge you speak of..."

After listening to Xu Ji's father's words, Han Su did not rush to answer. After a long while, he said in a low voice, "What do you know?"

Seemingly unsurprised, Han Su had grown accustomed to this broken life, having been kidnapped back to the castle time and again only to escape back to the present.

But he didn't have that ghostly feeling of being detached from the world. Instead, he often felt as if he were living in a giant spider web, and he always felt that at the end of this intricate network, there was always a pair of eyes watching him.

Xu Ji's father was such a figure, watching him from the shadows.

Perhaps he meant no harm and was even a member of the Black Rose organization who was somewhat kind to me, but this still brought pressure.

When faced with this question, Xu Ji's father only sighed softly and said, "I need to sort out my thoughts."

The two stopped talking and let the car take them to the seaside clubhouse in the south of Qinggang City, where they entered a quiet room.

Xu Ji's father instructed the staff at the clubhouse to fetch a complex anti-spyware device, while Han Su had a glass of water brought to him. They sat facing each other, and Xu Ji's father then looked at Han Su, his expression showing a hint of restraint.

“I know that in one possibility… or rather, in some parallel world, my child, Xu Ji, was also kidnapped by the castle.”

"I've seen how desperate and painful he was in the world he was kidnapped into, but I must admit that the world he was kidnapped into was the most reasonable one. On the contrary, the world we live in now..."

"...We are too lucky."

"..."

"His kidnapped world?"

Han Su raised his head slightly and looked at Xu Ji's father.

That world certainly existed, but once Xu Ji was rescued, he had no connection to the castle. The only known way to recall that world is through contamination by mechanical fragments.

I have never had any contact with Xu Ji's father, so what could be the reason that an ordinary person like him could see the experience of that world line?
"It's like an irrational outcome occurring in a rational world."

Xu Ji's father slowly organized his thoughts: "The only answer is that some mysterious force has distorted the cause and effect of things."

“I know he should have been kidnapped by the castle, but he wasn’t. So, eliminating all other possibilities, what’s left is the truth. In the castle kidnapping case, the only variable is you, and his only friend is you. The answer, of course, lies with you.”

Mr. Xu interlaced his fingers and spoke slowly, looking at Han Su: "And there are several others whose situations are similar to Xu Ji's."

"So, before we begin this conversation, I'd also like to know..."

"...Don't we owe you a thank you?"

"..."

When asked by Mr. Xu, Han Su did not answer immediately. He seemed to have only guessed that he had gone back and forth to the castle to rescue people, but he had no substantial evidence.

The only one who knows what happened is Black Rose, also known as Miss Ai, and Mr. Xu seems to be a member of the victim's family alliance that Miss Ai secretly organized. Is what Mr. Xu knows what she told him?
"Don't worry, I just guessed. I have no evidence and I haven't mentioned this guess to anyone else."

Xu Ji's father sighed softly and said, "The only person who ever discussed this issue with me was that mysterious ID with the black rose avatar, but she never revealed much information to me, so of course I never dared to ask."

It really is Miss Ai...

Han Su pondered for a moment, then asked, "Why do you think it's normal for your own child to be kidnapped?"

"all of these……"

Upon hearing this question, Mr. Xu sighed deeply and said, "It's all an original sin we were born with!"

Then, he looked up at Han Su, his expression unusually solemn, and said in a low voice, "We are all of imperial blood!"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this question, Han Su looked at him with some surprise.

This was one of Xue Zhi's guesses, but Han Su always felt that Xue Zhi's guess had flaws.

Unexpectedly, this was confirmed so quickly by Xu Ji's father.

“I originally came from Shanwei City in the East First District. My family was titled Marquis. I inherited the family’s position and am the head of the East Continent Council and a member of the World Council.”

"Xu Ji's mother comes from a count's family, so our marriage is considered an arranged marriage, but we have a pretty good relationship..."

"I'm telling you all this because I want to tell you that my family is the kind of family that, according to legend, has never known the taste of sorrow, and has even become accustomed to its family sitting in the top position for generations, until the convening of that world conference twenty years ago."

Xu Ji's father spoke slowly, his voice heavy with exhaustion: "That was originally just a routine meeting, just to report that the tides were showing signs of appearing, and everyone should prepare to fight them."

"Of course, even if the tide is just coming soon, or even if it is already upon us, it has nothing to do with our family, because there are three lines of defense in front of us."

"Even if this tide is so great that all three lines of defense are breached, our family is still qualified to board the final ark. We'll simply hide and wait for civilization to restart once again..."

"We were kept behind after the meeting, and then the Keeper of the World told us the truth:"

"That is, besides our own titles, we actually have another identity..."

"...The Emperor's bloodline!"

"..."

He paused here, then said in a low voice, "The bloodline of the emperor is also the legendary bloodline of a sinner!"

Hearing this, Han Su couldn't help but lean forward slightly: "What do you mean?"

This was beyond his expectations.

The fact that the Xu family has imperial blood was only discovered twenty years ago?

"This story begins before the Reconstruction era began."

Mr. Xu's voice was filled with exhaustion: "Do you know that our world now is like living in a glass dome on top of an earthquake, which could collapse at any moment, but it shouldn't be like this in the first place."

"The world model originally created by our ancestors was a real world that had forgotten all the chaos and distortions, and was built on technology and reality, with stable logic."

"We should end all the surreal shocks since the solar flare era and return the world to where it all began."

"And all of them, in the very beginning, were working in this direction. They erased the chaotic history, killed the mutated creatures codenamed gods, reshaped the logic of reality, and signed three great contracts with the will of this world."

"They've already stepped into this stable reality, success is within reach, but..."

He paused for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "But at the most crucial moment, all our efforts were ultimately destroyed by one person's ambition."

"Someone tampered with the three great pacts signed with the world, just to preserve their own eternal throne."

"..."

Han Su couldn't help but look up: "The Emperor?"

"Correct!"

Mr. Xu nodded emphatically and said in a low voice, "He is undoubtedly a hero!"

"It was indeed he who led the Twelve Knights to defeat those impossible opponents one by one, suppressed the Ten Calamities, discovered the World Will and communicated with it, and even proposed the Three Great Contracts and persuaded everyone else."

"Because according to the original world model, once the three major contracts are signed, everything that is chaotic and distorted will be erased, along with the power of the Emperor and the Twelve Knights, which they believe is worthwhile."

"They would rather give up their power to approach the gods and simply write in the world contract a clause that they and their bloodline will forever enjoy the privileges of the new world."

"Of course, from that time on, it was a very fair thing for them to include such a clause."

"Because their achievements are indeed great."

"It's a pity that these contracts, which seemed to be only one step away from final success in our eyes, were destroyed just like that. No one expected that he, who persuaded everyone to give up the mysterious power, was actually the most ambitious one."

"He was unwilling to relinquish his uniqueness, so he left loopholes in the contract to retain his throne, which ultimately led to the collapse..."

"..."

Theoretically speaking, Mr. Xu was referring to his ancestors at this moment, but his words were full of regret and even hatred: "Because the three great contracts are based on the relationship between 'human beings' and 'the world'."

"Therefore, by retaining the throne, he also retained his inhuman characteristics, and naturally could no longer maintain the balance of the three contracts."

"This not only caused an indelible chaos in the existing world model from the very beginning, but also led to his death on the spot due to the curse of the gods, even though he successfully deceived everyone..." Han Su listened intently, but couldn't help but interrupt: "He really died because of the backlash of the contract?"

"Ah……"

Father Xu could only shake his head helplessly and said in a low voice, "Who would know about something that happened more than two thousand years ago?"

"Perhaps he died from a divine curse, or from the backlash caused by an unbalanced contract, or perhaps the Twelve Knights, hating the Emperor's betrayal, joined forces to kill him before the mysterious power disappeared. But that's how it happened..."

"Right now, all we know is the result!"

"The three major contracts, on the surface, have been signed and completed. The emperor died, but the throne he retained was also written into the contracts."

"The twelve knights all hated the emperor's betrayal, but they had no choice but to proceed with the reconstruction of the era as originally planned, erasing history and then going to various places to establish a cradle of reality, giving the world model a foundation of civilization."

"Unfortunately, this flaw makes our current world model unstable from the very beginning."

"The tides come again and again because the three contracts have gone wrong."

"The original plan of the Twelve Knights was to first maintain the current world model, establish the Guardians of the World organization to solve the tide problem and buy time, and then gather the strength of generations of descendants to find a new world model and fill the gaps in the world."

"To some extent, their efforts have been effective..."

"..."

"and many more!"

When Han Su heard this, he was already somewhat puzzled and interrupted Mr. Xu, "If that's really the case, then why does the emperor's bloodline still continue in the world?"

“A sinner like him should have his entire family executed…”

"..."

As he spoke, he made a mock slash at his own neck.

"Should their entire family be executed?"

Mr. Xu gave a bitter smile and said, "Do you think those people don't think that way? For two thousand years, everyone who has known the truth has hated the emperor to the bone and of course wanted his bloodline to be cut off."

"Unfortunately, the existence of the three major contracts has long made the preferential treatment of the Emperor and the Twelve Knights' descendants in this world a truism."

"Secondly, the emperor's bloodline is not an isolated entity. It has long been intertwined with the bloodlines of the twelve knights and others. The only thing that can distinguish them is their titles."

"For example, I can be said to be of imperial blood, or I can be said to be of the bloodline of the Holy-Eyed Knight, one of the Twelve Knights..."

"Of course, there's another reason..."

"..."

He paused, then said in a low voice, "From the moment they had no choice but to accept those three great contracts, the Twelve Knights realized one thing: the trouble caused by the Emperor would ultimately have to be paid for by the Emperor's bloodline, generation after generation..."

Han Su pondered: "What do you mean?"

"Imperial bloodline is one title, but families possessing imperial blood have another title..."

"...The priest!"

Mr. Xu's eyebrows twitched slightly as he said this, and he said in a low voice, "Since the reconstruction era, the tides have appeared many times."

"Sometimes, the guardians can easily solve this problem, but sometimes the terror of the tides exceeds the world's tolerance limit. In that case, the emperor's bloodline needs to step forward and use their blood to appease the world's will and calm the tides' wrath."

"Hehe, similar things have happened many times before."

"Twenty years ago, after that world conference, we were left behind to be informed of this fact."

"The Guardians of the World knew in advance that this tide would be of an unprecedented level, so they notified us in advance to prepare for the sacrifice."

"In previous similar cases, only one or two families were notified. But this time, almost all families with imperial bloodlines were notified. This shows how terrifying this tide is..."

"Of course, we have no choice."

"..."

Mr. Xu said, slowly shaking his head: "Because the tides were brought about by the emperor, it is only right that the emperor's bloodline should repay them."

"Isn't it fair?"

"..."

He said it was fair, but his voice betrayed his resentment.

Han Su could understand, but he also had a question: "Then, haven't you ever considered what if you weren't of imperial blood?"

Mr. Xu was taken aback upon hearing this, then smiled wryly: "In the mystical realm, the inheritance of bloodlines cannot be faked."

"For example, the preferential treatment of the Emperor's bloodline and the Twelve Knights is written into the three major contracts. In fact, the Emperor's bloodline was treated more favorably by this world than the Twelve Knights were."

"Therefore, the superiority of the emperor's bloodline in this world is always at play. Even if one does not know their own identity, their family has declined, and their status is like that of an ordinary person, this superiority will still be reflected in every aspect."

"For example, geniuses in all walks of life are very likely to be born in the bloodline of the emperor."

"If someone with this bloodline becomes an extraordinary being, they will have a far more acute sense of touch than ordinary people. If they become an ordinary person, they will also be more likely to display talents that surpass those of others."

"Even if you do nothing at all, life will still have occasional little moments of luck. If you buy stocks with your eyes closed, those stocks will rise faster than others..."

"..."

"Ok?"

As Han Su listened to him, a thought suddenly struck him. He thought of his stock account, which was very good at making money work for him, and a somewhat surprising idea came to him.

Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, he whispered, "And then?"

"And then comes the waiting."

Mr. Xu sighed, "Of course we are unwilling, but we have no other choice. From the moment we were told, we had no other options."

"But just as I was thinking about what to say to my wife and son, a young professor came to my door and said something unexpected to me."

“He said he knew I belonged to the marked imperial bloodline, and his wife also belonged to the marked imperial bloodline. Theoretically, he should stay away from such a family, but he didn’t intend to abandon his wife, so he didn’t intend to escape this curse either…”

He said that there is no need for people two thousand years later to bear the sins committed two thousand years ago.

When Mr. Xu got to this point, his expression became very solemn: "He didn't want his future children to suffer such sins and be marked forever, so he wanted to solve this problem, starting from the source of everything."

"For example..."

After a pause, Mr. Xu slowly repeated, "Since the tides are a curse on this world, and can only be resolved by these marked families sacrificing themselves, then if the tides are resolved, wouldn't all the problems be solved?"

"he……"

Upon hearing this, Han Su could no longer suppress the turbulent emotions in his heart and looked up: "What's his name?"

Mr. Xu gave Han Su a deep look and said in a deep voice, "His surname is Han, he has the title of 'The Bizarre Doctor,' and he is the chief scientific advisor of the Guardians of the World organization. At a young age, he has already presided over the excavation of many ruins and forbidden experiments, and his name is..."

"Han Changming!"

"..."

With a "buzz," Han Su felt a slight tingling sensation on his scalp.

Sure enough it was him!

My own incredibly intelligent father!

If it really all started with him, then the emperor's bloodline he mentioned, which was also marked, is that his own mother?

If that's the case, then I am also of imperial blood?
This matter suddenly became interesting; he and Xu Ji were actually relatives from more than two thousand years ago.

(End of this chapter)