In the secret chamber, Hayashi River sat quietly and pondered, digesting what Da Jiao had told him.
Crunch, crunch, crunch …
At the side, Rat Big was holding a piece of barbecued meat and gnawing on it like a mad dog. His entire head was covered in oil.
This was already the 20th piece of barbecued meat he had eaten. His stomach was bulging like a balloon, but he still refused to stop.
To this flame rat, the barbecued meat was too delicious. It was countless times more delicious than the scorpions, centipedes, and snakes in the mine.
"This is the life of a rat … I really followed the right master, the right master's master, Mr. Chuan …"
"Father, mother, second uncle, second aunt, and …"
Rat Big murmured the names of hundreds of relatives in his heart. With tears streaming down his face, he muttered to himself, "Don't worry, as the last flame rat, I will definitely live a wonderful life!"
"I, Rat Big, will definitely become the greatest flame rat in the flame rat tribe. I will mate with a thousand, no, ten thousand female rats and give birth to hundreds of thousands, millions of descendants. I will expand the territory for my master and my master's master …"
Eating such delicious barbecued meat, Rat Big had already fallen in love. He was full of respect for his master, his master's master.
On the table, Blue Kitty glanced at Rat Big and shook his head in annoyance. This pet rat had really not seen the world! Meow … Such a piece of barbecued meat, any barbecued meat in Shi Haishan City would be ten times better than this. He could also eat it until he cried.
However, such a flame rat was Blue Kitty's pet. The little fellow felt that it was too unstylish. When he returned, he needed to be taught a lesson.
Then, Blue Kitty thought that this was not bad. Since Rat Big was so easily satisfied, it meant that he was easy to raise!
If Rat Big was as picky as her and ate food that was equivalent to gold coins, then as his master, Blue Kitty wouldn't be able to raise him.
Thinking of this, Blue Kitty secretly nodded. She felt that this was not bad. Big Mouse's vision was good enough.
As the little blue cat's imagination was running wild, Hayashi River lifted his head, looking at Da Jiao who was standing at the side with his hands by his side. "So, the death of your big brother, Spiritual Shield Marenqiu, was because he had obtained the key to the domain in the Northern Lands. This [Earth King Equipment], was the main reason why he was assassinated?"
Da Jiao nodded his head. This empty shell of the [Earth King Equipment] was something that the Spirit Shield had unintentionally discovered in a ruin when he was training in the Northern Lands. He had taken away the majority of the items there, including the [Earth King Equipment], as well as the cultivation technique that Da Jiao cultivated in.
It was also because of this that Spirit Shield Malenqio's strength could improve so quickly.
However, he did not expect that Shi Hulie would also enter the ruins later on and obtain the secrets of the sealed domain.
The Domain of the Northern Lands had always been guarded by the Centaur Tribe.
However, a thousand years ago, after the continental war, the [Earth King Equipment] was too damaged and could no longer open the sealed domain. The Centaur Tribe also lost the right to guard it.
This secret, a thousand years ago, was actually not too secretive. As time passed, until now, it had become a secret that very few people knew.
It was precisely because the Spirit Shield possessed such a treasure, in addition to his extraordinary talent, that he was vaguely ranked first among the seven peerless geniuses. This was why he attracted the hostility of many forces.
Hayashi River nodded slightly. If the Spirit Shield Malenqio reached the eighth realm and activated the [Earth King Equipment], opening the sealed domain, whether it was himself or the power of the Northern Lands Royal Family, both would reach a peak.
Such a situation was naturally not what the Royal Family of the Sea-Ao Empire wanted to see. If the history of the Northern Lands Army directly attacking the Great Star Ao County was repeated, it would not be a joke.
The Zhong Wanggong of the Northern Lands was the third largest ancient family in the Northern Lands. They had always been looking for an opportunity to replace the Northern Lands Royal Family.
If the Northern Lands Royal Family had a Spirit Shield, then the ambitions of the Zhong Wanggong would most likely be delayed by hundreds of years …
As for the mainland's Gong Family branch, they had always had the ambition to plot against the Northern Lands. Naturally, they were not happy to see such an extraordinary person appear in the Northern Lands Royal Family.
…
That was why the three parties had joined forces to plot against him.
Oh, no, not just the three parties. Within the Northern Lands Royal Family, those who believed in the supremacy of the Royal Family also had a foot in it …
This, was the real reason why the Spirit Shield Malenqio was assassinated!
As for the assassinations of the other six peerless geniuses, some were deliberately to mislead, some were to eliminate dissidents, and some were because of personal grudges …
"Then, eleven years ago, the tragedy that occurred in the Northern Lands Royal City, do you know the real reason?" Hayashi River asked again.
Hearing this, Da Jiao did not hesitate this time. He nodded and said, "Of course I know. It was a secret plan carried out by the Royal Family with the seventh son of Zhong Wangsun.
"The seventh son of Zhong Wangsun coveted Princess Hazel's beauty, and in the plan, he carried out that hideous shady business!"
At this point, the corners of Da Jiao's mouth twitched slightly. Although he was cunning and ruthless, he would not do such a despicable thing.
"That time, the plan was targeted at the Princess of the Northern Region. However, because they failed, Princess Hazel became the scapegoat. Poor Hazel …"
Da Jiao sighed, feeling a little sad. He could also be considered a member of the Northern Lands Royal Family. Although he was a member of a side branch, he knew Hazel. According to seniority, the latter was of the same generation as Da Jiao, but in terms of age, he had watched Hazel grow up.
She was the youngest sister of the Northern King. Because the Northern Princess was born, she took on the responsibility of taking care of the younger generation and never married.
As for Princess Hazel, her beauty was as famous as her gentle personality, and she was a pearl of the Northern Lands Royal Family.
There was no one in the Northern Lands Royal Family who did not like such a princess. Eleven years ago, the tragedy caused by that tragedy was far greater than expected.
The Northern King was so furious that he almost launched a purge of the entire Northern Lands. In the end, under the advice of the elders in the Royal City, he gave up …
It was also because he knew of Princess Hazel's position in the hearts of the Northern King and many people in the Royal City that Zhong Wangsun's seventh son joined forces with the people in the Northern Lands Royal Family to push the blame onto the missing second son of the Centaur Tribe leader, Bayun.
Da Jiao had only found out the truth in the past two years. He had originally planned to kill Shi Hulie and obtain the treasures of the Sealed Domain before finding trouble with Zhong Wangsun.
Hayashi River's expression changed slightly, and he sighed. Come to think of it, Bayun was really unlucky. The entire matter actually had little to do with him, but in the end, not only did the experimental base explode, he even had to bear such a crime after escaping death.
"Then … what about the explosion of the Centaur Tribe's experimental base in the Shi Haishan Secret Realm 12 years ago? You should know about it … "
Hayashi River paused, and suddenly looked at Da Jiao as he asked this question.
This question was actually what Hayashi River wanted to know the most, because Bayun was his friend, and he was very concerned about the matters of his friends.
Da Jiao's body trembled, and he broke out in cold sweat. He had just guessed that Hayashi River had a deep understanding of these matters, but he did not expect him to be so clear about the incident 12 years ago.
After thinking for a while, Da Jiao did not dare to hide anything, and quickly replied, "The mastermind of that incident was not the Shi family, nor was it the Gong family's branch, Zhong Wangsun. It was someone from within the Northern Lands Royal Family. As for who it was, I am not sure. Their goal was actually the same as the one who plotted against Big Brother Spiritual Shield … "
"Oh …"
Hayashi River's brows twitched slightly. When Da Jiao said that the mastermind was someone from within the Northern Lands Royal Family, he understood.
At the end of the day, it was to eliminate dissidents. Among the factions within the Northern Lands Royal Family, there were those who believed in the supremacy of the direct line of descent, and naturally, there were those who were hostile towards the Centaur Army.
If the Centaur Tribe restored the [Earth King Equipment], and thus opened the Sealed Domain, there would naturally be people within the Northern Lands Royal Family who were unwilling to see this.
At the end of the day, it was all about power and influence …
A few decades ago, the position of the Northern Lands Royal Family had implicated so many things …
Mossy Bone's cold snort sounded in his ears, "You only know how to cause endless internal strife. If you had the strength to unite against an external enemy, the Sea Beast Army on the coastline of the five seas would have been slaughtered to the point of disappearing …"
[Moon Core] also agreed, and was very angry at such actions. As the core part of the [Earth King Equipment], it was created to fight against the Sea Beast Army.
But now, because of the [Earth King Equipment], it had caused so much trouble, and it was very angry.
At the side, Da Jiao had been observing Hayashi River's expression, and cautiously said, "Mister Chuan. If your goal is to seal the Domain, you can directly use this [Earth King Equipment], and it will be difficult to have a friendly relationship with the Shi family. Can I use the power in my hands to have a fierce battle with that old fellow Shi Hulie? "
Hayashi River glanced at Da Jiao, and knew what he was thinking. In fact, Da Jiao wanted to borrow his power to deal with the Shi family.
"Your forty years of planning is really too limited …" Hayashi River said, shaking his head.
In Da Jiao's hands, it could be said that he had inherited everything from his elder brother, Spirit Shield. This complete empty shell of the [Earth King Equipment], and related treasures, such as this strange cultivation technique …
With so many trump cards and forty years of planning, he had not been able to do anything to any of his enemies. Hayashi River felt that there must be something wrong with this guy's head.
But on second thought, it was just something wrong with his head. The Phantom Flame Mineral poison had long seeped into Da Jiao's body, and this guy's mental state had long been abnormal.
Thinking about it, Hayashi River looked at Da Jiao, and said, "We'll talk about this after we return, Mister Da Jiao. Do you know that Spirit Shield Malenqio still has a granddaughter in this world? "
"Elder brother's granddaughter?! You mean Ramila … "
Immediately, Da Jiao let out a strange cry and jumped up. The muscles on his charred body twitched uncontrollably, and he looked like he wanted to devour someone, as if he wanted to pounce over.
Hayashi River clenched his fists and activated the [Blood Spirit World Lock]. Da Jiao let out another strange cry and fell to the ground, twitching violently and spitting out white foam.
Looking at the twitching, charred figure on the ground, Hayashi River nodded to himself. He was now convinced that Ramila was indeed Spirit Shield Malenqio's granddaughter. That old guy, Village Chief Limen, did not lie to him.
"Looking at it this way, I've already figured out everything that needs to be figured out in this trip to the Northern Lands. It wasn't easy …"
Hayashi River let out a breath and calculated in his mind. He suddenly realized that after figuring out all these things, the power in his hands, and the power that he could indirectly mobilize, had reached an astonishing level.
Da Jiao's power …
Fire Gnome Village Chief, Limestone Ridge Wolf Lord …
In addition, the [Void Bone Shadow] would arrive in a few days …
And the armed forces of the Redbud Organization had already arrived …
"Alright, alright. Since I've figured out everything, I have to do something. Since I can unlock the things in the Sealed Domain, I naturally can't let the Shi family, Zhong Wangsun, or the Gong family dip their hands in it … "
Hayashi River muttered and stood up. He looked at Da Jiao and said, "Ramila is with me. In your current state, tidy yourself up and go see your only relative."
Gulp …
Da Jiao immediately got up and scurried towards the room inside the secret chamber.
"What excuse should I think of to return to Shi Haishan City …"
Hayashi River muttered. He turned his head and saw that Rat Big had already finished the three big pots of roasted meat. He couldn't help but roll his eyes. How should he handle such a big guy? He couldn't shrink like Little Meow, it was not easy to carry around …
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