Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

"Let's talk business. You can hide it for a while, but not forever. If the news of your sister's pregnancy comes out before Edward is sent away, it will be irreversible."

Qiao Yelan's face straightened and his tone became serious.

"I know, I know - just for the next few days, I have asked Hei Suo to locate those spies and find a safe way to leave Longmen."

Wei Yanwu's words were beyond Qiao Yelan's expectations. He didn't expect that the other party would actually use the black straw raincoat.

"Is it such a big deal?"

"It's okay. There were many former royal spies in the Black Cape. Father asked them to follow me in the name of retirement to save their lives. To be honest, the methods of these spies are no match for the Black Cape."

Knowing that his behavior was indeed very risky, Wei Yanwu took the rare opportunity to explain it to Qiao Yelan.

Qiao Yelan nodded.

Now I have found a starting point to chat with the suspicious Emperor Yan.

Chapter 78 Secrets

Just when Qiao Yelan had prepared everything and was about to set off for Dayan Capital, an unexpected visitor delayed his steps.

Qiao Yelan looked at the person in front of him. ACE was standing beside him, alert and focused.

"Who are you? Who asked you to come to me?"

"Your Excellency can just call me Xiaoli. I come from a humble background. My father and grandfather were both merchants, so I have learned some skills in escorting convoys. This time, I am here to deliver something on behalf of a certain lord."

The young man behaved neither arrogantly nor humbly, and although he came from a humble background, he was obviously very ambitious.

"You can't reveal your name?"

"No."

"Okay, then please take out your things."

The atmosphere of the guards around became more serious, and they even protected Qiao Yelan behind them.

However, Qiao Yelan had guessed some things.

The young man took out a box.

After opening it, the [Dart] inside was revealed.

A black wine cup.

"...Should I say nice to meet you, or long time no see?"

"Nice to meet you, right? I am not here to meet you as the Second Prime Minister, but as this young man in front of me. His last name is Li, as in Li Leaping Over the Dragon Gate."

The "carp" in front of him said with a stiff expression.

ACE next to him was shocked. The other person's tone and voice sounded like a completely different person, and he didn't realize it until the other person opened his mouth.

"Okay, don't be nervous, everyone, go down, I have something important to discuss with this gentleman."

"Yes, doctor."

Despite his doubts, Ace still faithfully carried out Qiao Yelan's orders.

"Let me guess, it's the Master?"

"...Everyone knows that after I committed a serious crime, I was captured by Master Dayan and taken back to the capital. I have not heard from him since. Why do you think I am delivering a message for him?"

"Because he, like me, is the best at squeezing out surplus value. When you appeared in front of me, you had already given me the answer."

Qiao Yelan looked at the black wine cup.

"If you are no longer valuable, or if the harm you cause to Da Yan exceeds your usefulness to Da Yan, then there is no way you can appear in front of me alive - you are here, so you and Taifu must be standing together, or at least, you have reached some kind of tacit understanding."

Silent silence enveloped the place, and the expression on "Li"'s face fluctuated for the first time.

"You really can't hide anything from me - yes, it's the Grand Tutor, and even more than just the Grand Tutor, there's also -"

"And the emperor - but I wonder how you knew about this. Logically, the Grand Tutor wouldn't tell you even if he knew. And as an old man who is loyal to Dayan, he wouldn't monitor the palace at all."

"You taught me not to let my pawns know they are pawns."

Qiao Yelan did not comment, his attention was still on the wine cup.

"The Grand Master asked me to tell you something - is there any chance that Duke Wei will change his mind?"

"Tell him that I will visit you when I go to the capital this time. If he is confident in the confidentiality of his mansion, he can ask this question in person."

Having said that, the man raised his head and looked across.

"You should have your own ideas, right? Otherwise, there's no need to possess yourself and speak them out."

"Yes, I think I have completed your so-called [Spirit of the Instrument] technique - this wine cup is one of the finished products."

At this point, "Li"'s voice also became a little excited.

"I can transfer consciousness into inanimate objects and be able to drive inanimate objects. You said that as long as I accomplish this, I can make a condition of yours."

Qiao Yelan nodded.

"Go ahead."

"Help me revive [Jie]"

"It can't be done."

"I can do it - I can already cut off my own consciousness! The fact that this wine cup can come to you and work has proved my ability, hasn't it? I will fully cooperate with you -"

The man shook his head slightly.

"Cutting your consciousness doesn't mean you can be separated into two. Your consciousness can only be awake in one place. No matter how you cut it, even if you cut it into small pieces, when you wake up, you can still control that piece of meat - but only one piece."

"You are still the complete you. The soul of the behemoth is so magical. Whether it is you, the black snake of Ursus, or other behemoths, you cannot control two or more bodies at the same time - because you are complete [one]."

But the other party still didn't give up.

"But you clearly helped Sui split us apart back then! Sui split apart on his own initiative, and I can split apart on my own initiative, too. As long as you help catalyze and raise us, we can definitely do it!"

"Do you really know what happened back then?"

Qiao Yelan asked back.

"Li" was stunned.

"You don't know either. It's not your fault. It's just that you have never really understood the truth - because we all realized that we can't deal with the possible consequences after using such means. Even until now, I haven't found a way to deal with it."

The man tapped his temple.

"What methods did you use?"

He asked with a trembling voice.

"Well, where should I start... From your experience, you should already know how tenacious and indelible the souls of giant beasts are - then why is it that Da Yan killed so many giant beasts, but there are not many giant beast souls left to cause trouble for Da Yan?"

This question stumped the other party.

From his own experiments, he found that the soul of the giant beast could maintain a certain activity regardless of whether it was cut or sealed. Even in such a state, the disappearance and weathering of the soul could hardly be felt.

The black snake of Ursus also proved this point. No matter how her body was destroyed or restrained, no harm could be done to her soul.

"It's not that we couldn't kill the beast with our own hands thousands of years ago - it's just that we couldn't deal with the consequences of killing the beast."

"The beast's body is indeed extremely useful, but its soul is also poisonous for thousands of years. Once its soul and its hatred merge into a piece of land, or escape temporarily and wait to come back for revenge, then even if we can kill the beast, we will not be able to seize more usable land for the people of Da Yan."

Qiao Yelan pointed at the other person’s forehead.

"So, I found Years Old - a giant beast that longed to become stronger, stronger than other giant beasts. I told him that humans already have the means to kill the giant beast's flesh body, and he will have the opportunity to surpass all other giant beasts."

And "Li" has already guessed something.

"So, the combination of Da Yan and Sui is actually... Da Yan destroys the beast's body, and Sui devours the beast's soul?"

The man nodded.

"The destruction of that year..."

"Sui was already crazy at the time. If he had a long time to digest the soul of a giant beast, he might have succeeded, but our speed was too fast. By the time Sui realized the problem, we had already killed too many giant beasts."

No wonder the subsequent behemoths were only driven away after being severely damaged - because they could no longer "eat" anymore.

"Finally, Sui came up with a solution - the immortality of the giant beast is because its soul wears out too slowly. Then there is an intelligent creature with the shortest lifespan, so their souls should also wear out the fastest, right?"

"...Human?"

"That's right - so he chose to give up his body and cut the consciousness wrapped in his soul into twelve parts, which are you. All the [Age Phases] are human postures, and the most important point is that he regarded his feelings for humans as the part that needed to be erased and handed them over to you."

"Li" finally understood the whole process of their birth.

As a short-lived species, humans must have the highest loss of souls. In Sui's opinion, such loss comes from human emotions and social exchanges. So he believes that if the giant beasts are transformed into humans and sent into human society, the consciousness of the giant beasts will be worn away faster.

Then why is Sui so sure that they will be the first to be erased, rather than Sui's own consciousness?

"You may be curious about why Sui is so sure. The answer is very simple - because Sui's original body still exists."

"This is impossible!"

"Li" widened his eyes.

"You can't possibly still have his body! After all, Da Yan has always been afraid of Sui's return, so if you can destroy his body, how could you not do it?"

"You see, the question is back again - after killing his body, what will happen to his soul and the souls of you who have not yet been consumed?"

"meeting......"

It will once again become the problem that has been a headache for Da Yan since the beginning.

Sui was originally a means that Dayan found to consume the soul of the giant beast. If Sui was killed now, let alone what would happen to them, Sui's soul alone would become a new big problem.

He lowered his head in despair, looking at the black wine cup in front of him.

He [devoured] Jie, which was originally an irreparable felony, because it meant that Sui's return was suddenly pushed forward by a big step.

The Grand Tutor who had brought him back to the capital actually forgave him so easily and even allowed him to continue doing what he wanted to do - because they also knew the truth of the matter!

If, in the end, Sui has to be killed, then instead of risking facing Sui and other giant beast souls causing chaos together, it is better to just face Sui who has returned after devouring other souls!

"So... is it really not possible..."

"The relationship between you and Jie is too much - it has surpassed the friendship that brothers and sisters should have. In addition, you were originally separated, so you have become one after blending seamlessly and can no longer be separated."

Qiao Yelan ruthlessly blocked the other party's hope.

"You should have realized that you can now use all of Jie's powers, including her characters, because you have become one whole."

The man held his head in regret, tears streaming down his face.

"I told you, if you want to achieve immortality, the first thing you have to give up is your emotions."

There was a cold light flashing in Qiao Yelan's eyes.

"Like you?... That's right, this is why you've been able to stay alive... Giving up on emotions, giving up on communication, looking at everyone as if they were chess pieces - how on earth did you do it?"

"You are obviously... a human."

no answer.

"Put forward your request. This is the reward for exchanging [Spirit Weapon] technology with you."

Qiao Yelan repeated it.

"My request..."

He murmured to himself.

"My request... help me and take care of my other brothers and sisters, okay?"

"I will not stand against Simaitai, and it is even more impossible for me to openly confront the Da Yan officials."

"I will prevent the resurrection of the year - I will postpone this time as late as possible. During this time, you have to find a solution so that my brothers and sisters can live with their current appearance and current name."

he said firmly.

"how do you want to do it?"

"The [Spirit of the Instrument] technique has given me inspiration. If we participate in human society as humans, we will eventually lose ourselves and become part of the world. If I become a tool to be used, I can naturally delay this process to the greatest extent."

"Li" stared at Qiao Yelan.

"I want you to play a game of chess - I'll be the chess piece and you play."

"Where's the opponent?"