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Zhong Kui's Diary
My mind went blank for a moment, but then I quickly realized what was happening. I flipped my hand, and the Shotgun appeared in my grasp, aimed at Xu Wuji, and shouted, "Damn it, who the hell are you?"
Seeing Xu Wuji restraining Xiao Gao and the other two, I connected the dots from my earlier suspicions and was almost certain that this person before me was definitely not Xu Wuji.
When Youdi first entered, she had mentioned that there was a Remains in the first-level passage, which she had already discarded. Now that I think about it, that Remains must have belonged to Lan He, the Open Tomb Hand who was devoured by giant rats when Xu Wuji and his three brothers first entered the Ancient Prison.
Since Lan He's Remains had already been thrown away by Youdi, the Remains lying on the table in the Third Area could only belong to Xu Wuji. Therefore, this person before me could not possibly be Xu Wuji.
My mind raced, and in an instant, I came to a realization. A thought flashed through my head: could this guy be someone who followed us in? That would explain why he could use such sophisticated language as "your sister." Only in this way could it account for why he wasn't blinded by the flashlight; anyone who had lived in darkness for ten years would be instantly blinded by sudden light.
Earlier, I had been feeling smug about my intelligence, but now I realized that the mechanism of the Copper Door wasn't so mysterious after all. How could someone who had been trapped for ten years not discover its secrets?
What a foolish brain I have! It took this person restraining Qingcheng and the others for me to connect all the dots.
Seeing me aiming my gun at him, the rat-man displayed a strange smile and swiftly placed his hands on Xiao Gao's necks: "Go ahead and shoot! Let's see if I can crush their necks after getting hit. You can try it!"
I gritted my teeth in anger. Go ahead and take your hands off them!
The rat-man raised his chin at me: "Be smart and throw the gun far away."
Without hesitation, I dropped the Shotgun at my feet and kicked it away, sending it spinning about ten meters.
I didn't just toss the gun away; I dropped it on the ground first before kicking it. There was a reason for this. If I threw the gun ten meters away, it might get damaged upon landing. But by dropping it first and then kicking it away, the chances of it breaking were significantly reduced. Who knows? The gun might still be useful later.
Seeing me kick the gun aside, the rat-man finally smiled and released his grip on both of them: "Zheng Nan, no matter what, I still want to thank you because you sealed Bixi's aura with your talisman. As for why you weren't immobilized by Bixi's aura, I don't want to know."
What other reason could there be? I am a once-in-a-thousand-years Yin-Yang Physique. Isn't that impressive?
"How did you know I wasn't interested in the aura of this Bixi?" I slowly walked in front of Bixi, stroking its head, already formulating a plan in my mind.
"How could I possibly know that? All I know is that the aura of Bixi has a range. Within ten meters, Bixi's aura can immobilize any living thing. Did you notice that when I was standing behind you, I was still over ten meters away from Bixi? Initially, I wanted to immobilize you first and then find a way to capture all of you at once. I didn't expect you to be unaffected, so I had to pretend to be immobilized and observe how things developed. What surprised me even more was that you managed to seal Bixi's aura." The rat man boasted about his cunning plan.
"We have no enmity with you, right? Why do you want to kill us?"
"Damn, I worked hard to seal this old turtle, and you all want to ruin my plans. There's a saying: the desire to kill you is unstoppable!" The rat man clasped his hands behind his back, walked around Xiao Gao and the two women for a few steps, then stood in front of me with a provocative look.
Hearing what the rat man said made me forget to attack him, even though there was such a good opportunity right in front of me. I just stared at him blankly until I finally shouted, "Are you Liu An?"
"Ah ha! You have some insight," the rat man smiled and nodded, giving me a proud grin. A cloud of white mist rose from beneath him, instantly enveloping him. Moments later, the mist dissipated, revealing an ancient-looking old man with a youthful face and long hair.
This was clearly a horror scene; how did it suddenly turn into an ancient mythological tale? It felt like watching 'Journey to the West.'
Perhaps my dumbfounded expression gave Liu An immense psychological satisfaction. He stroked his long Beard, looking like an otherworldly sage: "How about that? Was my entrance dazzling enough?"
I couldn't help but reach out and poke Liu An in the chest. He didn't mind at all and just stood there for me to poke.
My finger seemed to pass through an illusion, going straight through Liu An. Wait, this doesn't make sense. Earlier when Liu An transformed into the rat man, we were smoking together. Just moments ago, he had pulled me out from the spinning Copper Door. That feeling was incredibly real.
I waved my hand up and down, left and right a few times, and Liu An laughed heartily: "I am no longer in a material body now, so you cannot touch me."
I stopped, feeling my head filled with doubts. These doubts were like tangled threads that couldn't be unraveled into any coherent thought, leaving me extremely uncomfortable.
"What is going on?" I shouted.
Liu An looked at the melting speed of the Copper Pillar and smiled as he said to me, "Since you helped me seal Bixi's aura, I can explain the situation to you. What do you want to know?"
"I want to know everything!"
"Haha, alright then, let me start from the beginning." Liu An laughed and continued, "I believe you know that in Ancient China, all emperors are referred to as the True Dragon Son. You've heard of this, right?"
I nodded, "Yes, I've heard of it. However, with so many emperors in Ancient China, there are quite a few True Dragon Sons."
"Of course not! There are not that many True Dragon Sons; the real True Dragon Sons are only those founding emperors, like my grandfather Liu Bang! He is the true True Dragon Son." Liu An said proudly.
I had indeed heard of Liu Bang's story. It is said that in ancient times, a woman fainted while walking by a river. Her husband searched for her when she didn't return for a long time and found a dragon coiled around her. Soon after, she became pregnant and gave birth to a baby—this was Han Gaozu Liu Bang, the first emperor to be called the True Dragon Son.
Hearing Liu An say this made me somewhat believe it; being a True Dragon Son sounded impressive. I couldn't help but ask, "Are you saying that you are also a True Dragon Son?"
"I just told you, there is only my grandfather Han Gaozu Liu Bang who is the True Dragon Son." Seeing my confusion, Liu An added, "The True Dragon Son isn't the main point; the main point is that you've heard of the Dragon's Nine Offspring, right?"
"Yes!" I nodded sheepishly. To be honest, I had heard of the Dragon's Nine Offspring but had no idea who those nine sons were. Even Bixi was something Xiao Qingcheng had just told me about.
"The Dragon's Nine Offspring are all different. My grandfather Han Gaozu Liu Bang happened to have nine children as well—eight sons and one daughter. My father is Liu Chang, the second eldest." Liu An sighed and said, "I don't know if you've heard of it? My father Liu Chang staged a coup but unfortunately failed."
I hadn't known that, but I did know that your grandfather had a wife named Empress Lü. She was undoubtedly one of the most formidable women in history; compared to her, Wu Zetian seems like a child. At least Empress Lü was ruthless; it seemed like all your uncles perished at her hands.
"That's not important; haven't you heard the key point? The Dragon's Nine Offspring—and my grandfather also happened to have nine children!" Liu An smiled as he looked at me.
"I know what you mean; you just want to say that your father and the others are descendants of dragons. Can I ask another question first?" Honestly, hearing Liu An constantly mention grandfathers and fathers made me feel particularly uncomfortable.
"Sure, go ahead."
"Where did you learn these terms? Back in your time, you wouldn't have called your father 'father' or your grandfather 'grandfather', right? Not to mention phrases like 'your sister' which are so extravagant." I voiced my confusion.
"There’s a phrase called 'keeping up with the times.' Don't you know it? My true self has long since left this world. What’s talking to you now is merely a fragment of my being left in this world, or it could be a wisp of consciousness," Liu An chuckled. "Since it’s consciousness, it can naturally wander around. I occasionally project myself into a physical form to chat online, eat, or even date; all of that is possible for me. So, using a couple of trendy phrases really isn’t anything special. How about it? Are you moved by my relentless pursuit of knowledge?"
Moved? You’re just a wisp of consciousness; what’s there to be proud of? By the way, he’s just a wisp of consciousness—can he even fight? I secretly calculated in my mind that since he was merely consciousness, he shouldn’t be able to harm me, right? However, this guy can still project himself. No, I need to probe further.
With that thought in mind, I asked, "Dragon's Nine Offspring—according to you, your father has nine sons born from dragons?"
"This Bixi is my Sixth Uncle, Liang Wang Liu Hui," Liu An nodded, pointing at the large Stone Turtle pinned down by the Copper Pillar with a smile.
"Since he is your Sixth Uncle, why do you imprison him?"
"Hmph, in a royal family, how could there still be familial affection? I won’t go into details about those fratricidal matters. Anyway, after I unintentionally obtained the Ancient Secret Manual Siddhamani Heart Method and cultivated to a certain level, I transformed them all back into their original forms and sealed them one by one. This Bixi even wanted to ally with the prestigious Daoist Sect—the Gao Family—back then. Hmph, so what? Didn't he end up being hunted down by me for miles and then sealed?" Liu An looked at me proudly.
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