518 Xing Ans Interrogation (2/2)
In just a few years, the flaming desert would become history.
Once the road was paved, West Earth, Great Ruins, and Eternal Peace would be connected by a smooth road without any obstructions. Merchants would go past the towns and cities in Great Ruins on their way, and the people of Great Ruins would become rich as well.
”Divine Physician Qin, I heard you are a person from Great Ruins.” Xing An who stood behind him broke into his thoughts. ”You are a person of Great Ruins yet you bring the power of Eternal Peace Empire into it. You are a sinner.”
”There is no country in Great Ruins so how am I a sinner?” Qin Mu was bewildered. ”The people of Great Ruins make the best use of local resources without any ruler. Even if Eternal Peace Empire came, the people from there would also become the people of Great Ruins. The guest will not become the owner here, for they must follow the rules of Great Ruins. Over here, they are the only way to live instead of any law of the emperor.”
Xing An shook his head. ”I haven't interacted much with Emperor Yanfeng, but I can see his great skills and strategy. He will unify Great Ruins in the future. When that time comes, you will regret it.”
Qin Mu smiled. ”If the emperor dares to make a move on Great Ruins, he won't be able to sit on his throne for much longer. You should know how terrifying Great Ruins is. These stone statues...” he said while pointing at the temples in Border Dragon City.
”They are waiting for a call to revive. Once they do, the world is going to flip. Eternal Peace will never become the owner of this land, since it is someone else.”
His gaze flickered as he smiled. ”I chased away the Minister of Revenue, and the emperor still hasn't found trouble for me, so I can see his plans clearly. It's just that his ideas are empty thoughts. If the emperor could surpass Founding Emperor, they might have a chance of coming true; otherwise, they're nothing but an illusion. I'm about to go sweep the tombs, will Senior Brother Xing An be coming along?”
Xing An glanced at the chest that had grown legs, then looked away. ”I'll follow wherever you go. I'll leave only when I'll find the person I want.”
Qin Mu frowned. ”I'll go sweep the tomb after you settle your thing.”
Hall of Human Emperors was a secret that only the past human emperors knew about. With Xing An by his side, he couldn't head to Hall of Human Emperors; otherwise, its location would be exposed and bring unnecessary trouble.
Besides, who knew if Xing An wouldn't dig out the bodies of the past human emperors to collect them?
After a dozen days, the imperial court, Heavenly Saint Cult, Dao Sect, Great Thunderclap Monastery, and the rest collected the information of the people born at the specified time. There were up to thirty thousand people.
The official that had sent the information said, ”Knowledge from the prairie, snow plains, and West Earth hasn't been gathered completely yet.”
Xing An looked at the thirty thousand scrolls and couldn't help feeling a heavy weight settle on his shoulders. After a moment, he said, ”The person I want to find is a man, so separate the men from the women.
The official immediately gave instructions to those under him, and once everything was sorted out, he said, ”There is a total of seventeen thousand men of which only eight thousand are alive. Most of them had died in the battles and disasters.”
After a moment, Xing An said, ”Exclude those that aren't divine arts practitioners.”
The official gave his orders again and let the officials of Ministry of Revenue sort the information again. After a while, he reported, ”There are four hundred divine arts practitioners left.”
Xing An was silent for a moment before saying, ”Check if there were any abnormal sights when these four hundred people were born. I'm looking for a divine practitioner who wears a jade pendant.”
The official then ordered to check the four hundred men.
Qin Mu watched the proceedings with a doubt growing in his heart. 'Every time Xing An gives an order, he hesitates as though it's not him that's giving the order. It's like he is listening to someone else's words.
'That's right, he jumped off the Bridge of Helplessness and sunk into Youdu which is much more dangerous than Fengdu. Monsters overflowing with grievances are everywhere there, so how did he get back? Could it be…'
His gaze flickered, and a Gate of Heaven Influence suddenly appeared behind him. Once it formed, Qin Mu transformed into a snake-headed human, and a straight eye opened up at the heart of his brows.
Xing An immediately noticed it and turned around to face him. His eyes were dense with divine light which blocked Qin Mu's gaze. He then said indifferently, ”Divine Physician Qin, there are some things you are better off not knowing.”
Qin Mu laughed and dispersed his Saturn Sovereign form. Inside, he was ineffably shocked. When he looked at Xing An while the man was off guard, he had seen a terrifying eye hidden in the other's Life and Death Divine Treasure!
Just then, that terrifying eye had noticed his gaze and was about to look at him. However, it was intercepted by Xing An!
The official came to report at that moment. ”We couldn't find any divine arts practitioner wearing a jade pendant when he was born. After all, being born with a jade in the mouth is a legend.”
”That person wasn't born with a jade in the mouth.” Xing An was silent for a moment before taking out a drawing. ”His jade pendant is used to suppress his devil nature. This is the picture of it. Since you can't find that divine arts practitioner that's born at the right time, hang pictures of this jade pendant in every city and find its location! Divine Physician Qin, order your men to make a thousand copies of this drawing!”
Qin Mu took the painting and his gaze fell on the picture of the jade pendant.
Xing An saw that he was looking at it in detail and asked, ”Has Divine Physician Qin seen this kind of pendant before?”
Qin Mu shook his head. ”I've never seen it before.”
Xing An's gaze flickered, and he took out a mirror. ”I've forgotten to ask, but how old is Divine Physician Qin now?”