Before today, Xu Chong himself began to doubt whether he was really the reincarnation of Daqing Taizu.
Just as I thought before, he was Jiang Wang at first, then he traveled to Earth, spent an ordinary life on Earth, and then traveled back to Tianxuan Realm and became Xu Chong.
But for some unknown reason, he lost Jiang Wang's memory and retained the memory of the Earth.
Therefore, Xu Chong was ready to accept all of this.
Accept that you are the ancestor of the royal family of the Jiang surname and accept the responsibility of this world.
But now...
Xu Chong suppressed the shock in his heart and asked in a gentle tone, "Where did you see Jiang Wang?"
"Well, it was that time when you taught me how to be excellent..."
Jiang Shengjun slowly told the story as he recalled.
It turned out that after Jiang Shengjun said goodbye to Xu Chong, he did not leave the armory smoothly, but accidentally broke into a room.
The room was not covered by thick fog and one could clearly see what was going on inside.
An incense burner, a cushion, and an old man meditating with his eyes closed.
After Jiang Shengjun broke in, the old man slowly opened his eyes, looked at Jiang Shengjun and said something.
——I finally waited for you.
At that time, Jiang Shengjun did not have the same mentality as he does now. He simply ran away and broke into someone else's room.
So after apologizing, he asked the old man how to get back to the palace.
"Then he looked at Jun'er carefully for a long time, and then he became sad."
Jiang Shengjun continued, "He said things like 'it shouldn't be you' and 'how could you possibly get in'."
"Jun'er didn't know what he was talking about, so he started looking for a way out."
"But the strange thing is that the room has a door and a window, but they can't be opened."
"Jun'er had no choice but to call him father, mother, and then..."
As he spoke, Jiang Shengjun couldn't help but look at Xu Chong and said, "You're calling me ancestor again."
Asking for help from another ancestor in front of the ancestor?
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes, "And then?"
“Then he got excited.”
Jiang Shengjun replied, "Wen Jun'er, where have you seen this ancestor, what does this ancestor look like, what did he say, etc."
" Jun'er was a little scared and didn't dare to answer directly. She asked him why he asked this."
"He told Jun'er that he was Jun'er's ancestor..."
Having said this, Jiang Shengjun suddenly stopped and stared at Xu Chong with his big eyes.
There is no doubt that the old man, or Jiang Wang, produced evidence that he was the founding emperor of Daqing, gained the trust of Jiang Shengjun, and then learned from Jiang Shengjun about his contact with him.
"Did he say anything else to you?"
Xu Chong asked again.
"Yes, I did."
Jiang Shengjun nodded his head, "He said that the person he was really waiting for was you, and asked Jun'er to tell you how to get in if he saw you again, so that you could go to see him... So Jun'er went into the armory many times later, but never met you again."
Jiang Wang, are you waiting for me?
Xu Chong narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment but had no idea. He could only continue to ask, "Is there anything else?"
"Others..."
Jiang Shengjun thought for a moment and said, "He asked Jun'er to keep the secret and not tell anyone else about his existence or anything he said... It's almost the same as what you said at the beginning."
"I see."
Xu Chong exhaled slowly, "How do I get into that room?"
Jiang Shengjun looked around and replied in a low voice: "After leaving the armory's palace gate, walk straight for fifty steps and then jump up."
"Jump?"
Xu Chong was a little stunned.
"Yeah, just jump."
Jiang Shengjun nodded.
“…”
Xu Chong was speechless.
With the kind of environment and atmosphere in the Daqing Arsenal, perhaps only a little kid like Jiang Shengjun who sneaked in would walk so skippingly.
No wonder he was able to get in...
"However, this method doesn't seem to work very well."
Jiang Shengjun wrinkled his nose, "Jun'er looked for you for a long time and couldn't find you, so I wanted to go back and tell him, but I couldn't get in at all... I even jumped and fell down, but I still couldn't get in."
Xu Chong felt a little depressed.
This is not good news.
It is very likely that Jiang Wang can sense the situation in the armory.
At least, I can sense who is trying to enter using that method.
"So, between you and him, who is Jun'er's ancestor?"
Jiang Shengjun couldn't help but ask.
"It doesn't matter who it is."
Xu Chong stood up and said, "You just need to know that I will not harm you. As for Jiang Wang, his origins are unknown and his intentions are unknown. You must not look for him again."
"Oh, all right."
Jiang Shengjun nodded, not quite understanding.
On this point, she still trusts Xu Chong more.
Because at least she had had many contacts with Xu Chong, but only once with Jiang Wang.
In this way, Xu Chong sent Jiang Shengjun back to the East Palace, and returned to the deserted Tianji Palace, reuniting with the other self sitting behind the dragon throne.
"Jiang Wang..."
Xu Chong closed his eyes and thought.
In just a moment, he thought a lot.
From the time of crossing until now.
There are still many doubts about what he has experienced.
For example, the original body’s hanging, the Third Master’s death, the birth of the gap in the world, the origin of the blood pool of heaven and earth... and so on.
The reason why we didn't dig deeper into the matter was because only Emperor Yongtai could explain these doubts.
Emperor Yongtai might not tell him the truth. On the contrary, it is more likely that he will use the information gap to create a new trap.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to take advantage of the complete advantage, force Emperor Yongtai to death or drive him away, and then find the answer himself.
But now, Jiang Wang appeared.
And he clearly expressed his desire to see me.
According to Jiang Shengjun, after being sent out of the room by Jiang Wang, she returned to the place where she had just entered the armory, that is, her consciousness returned to her physical body.
From this point, it can be judged that the room is not a real space, and therefore Jiang Wang is not a flesh and blood entity.
There is a high probability that it is some kind of first-class soul or spirit.
Xu Chong couldn't help but think of what King Qian had said.
"Only the ancestors of the past generations know that there is no chance that there are any regrets of the ancestors in the armory."
'Because before Taizu passed away, he cut up the Yangshen that served as the hub and integrated it into the imperial seal, which was controlled by successive Qing emperors.'
'Even if there is any regret, it is in the imperial seal, not in the armory.'
The combination of the two provides a reasonable basis for the matter.
That old man was indeed Jiang Wang’s residual soul or remnant, but that room was not located in the armory, but was the hub that controlled the armory.
This would also explain why there was no fog obscuring it.
So here comes the question.
If Jiang Wang had ill intentions towards him, what could he, who existed in the form of a soul, do?
"Could it be that, as I have previously suspected about the successive Qing Emperors, Jiang Wang's goal is to seize another's body?"
As soon as Xu Chong came up with this idea, he couldn't help but develop a subjective tendency.
Because there is still a problem.
How did Jiang Wang judge from Jiang Shengjun's few words that he was the one he was waiting for?
At that time, Jiang Shengjun didn't even know his own name or appearance.
There is only one answer to this question.
What Jiang Wang was waiting for was not Xu Chong, not his original body, not the reincarnation of Taizu's bloodline, but another person who could ignore the restrictions of the arsenal just like him.
In this way, the theory of possession can be established.
Of course, it’s not absolute.
If you want to infer the conclusion that is closest to the facts, it is not enough to rely on the logical harmony of the bad side, you also need to find the illogicality of the good side.
If the two can be verified, even if the conclusion is different from the facts, it will not be too far off.
At this point, the existence of Emperor Yongtai showed new value.
"The back hall..."
Xu Chong opened his eyes and stood up from his own body.
Without hesitation, he pulled aside the curtain and walked in.
Like Lou Youzhi, the various documents and scrolls hanging on the wall did not arouse any interest in him. He just glanced at them and walked through them.
It was not until Xu Chong pushed open the door of the back hall that Emperor Yongtai seemed to have just reacted and turned around in surprise.
"Xu Chong?!"
Emperor Yongtai's eyes were extremely complicated, and he seemed to not understand how Xu Chong dared to enter the back hall.
"You can take a gamble and attack me to see if this body is my magical clone or a side-effect phantom."
Xu Chong looked at the familiar face and said calmly, "Just consider the consequences carefully."
“…”
Emperor Yongtai's expression changed constantly, and after a moment he suddenly smiled: "Even if this is just an illusion created by a magic trick, and you are not familiar with the rules of the back hall, it is still risky for you... So, what do you want to know?"
"As expected of the dignified Emperor Qing."
Xu Chong was unmoved and asked, "I want to know the cause and process of Xu Youan's death."
"oh?"
Emperor Yongtai raised his eyebrows, "I thought you didn't care about this."
"If there are doubts, it would be best if we could solve them."
Xu Chong walked to the side of Emperor Yongtai as if no one was around, looking at the frightening gap, "Does the outside world fascinate you so much that you need to stare at it all the time?"
“When you realize that there is no hope in this world, you will long for the outside world.”
Emperor Yongtai chuckled and suddenly changed the subject: "However, what I am more interested in right now is why you don't use the Six Covenants to spy on my memory directly. Not only is there no risk, but you don't even have to worry about me doing anything. Could it be that... there is no mark of Emperor Qing in the Six Covenants?"
"To spy on memories is to experience the same thing from the perspective of the person being spied on."
Xu Chong had a blank expression on his face. “Unless it’s necessary, I don’t want to be like you, even if I’m only partially affected.”
“…”
Emperor Yongtai’s face froze.
"Of course, you don't have to answer my question."
Xu Chong didn't say anything about the consequences. He just turned around and started back the way he came.
Emperor Yongtai looked at him uncertainly, until Xu Chong was about to leave the back hall, he finally spoke: "It's because of you."
"oh?"
Xu Chong paused, without turning around, and asked, "Because of my hanging from the beam?"
“There’s more.”
Emperor Yongtai sighed, "In fact, Xu Youan discovered your suicide by hanging a little late... You were already completely dead at that time."
Xu Chong's back suddenly shook.
Complete death, of course he knew that.
Because his original body is immortal, he cannot become Xu Chong of this world.
But he always believed that no one should know this except himself.
Even the water ghost and the third master who might have been watching secretly.
After all, if they knew about this, how could they let Xu Chong continue to do as he pleased in this body without even asking any questions about his resurrection?
Xu Chong exhaled slowly, turned around and stared at Emperor Yongtai, "And then?"
"When you reach this level, you should understand that resurrection from the dead is almost impossible. At least there has never been a case like this before."
Emperor Yongtai didn't care about the scrutiny in Xu Chong's eyes and continued, "The only way Xu Youan can think of is to use the fragment of Changshengtian that he has mastered for many years and try to integrate it into your body."
These words once again broke Xu Chong's inherent cognition.
"The rules of immortality... weren't integrated with me from the beginning?"
Xu Chong's tone was a little difficult.
"Of course not."
Emperor Yongtai shook his head. "In the beginning, the fragment of the cave heaven was in an illusory state. There was indeed a chance that it could merge with living beings, but the merged living beings would usually die soon after, and only a piece of dry bones would be left as the real fragment of the cave heaven."
"Long before Xu Youan adopted you, he had already found the fragment of Changshengtian."
"It's just that by that time he had separated from me and became a separate and complete person."
"Haha, it's like tying yourself up in knots."
"I should never have let my evil clone go to Taiping Dao, but let my good clone stay in Daqing."
"Xu Youan, who carries all my good thoughts, is a thoroughgoing moral gentleman."
"In his opinion, the destruction of the world is not terrible. What is terrible is the continuation that can only be achieved through distortion."
"So he did not return to Beijing, but took the fragments and hid himself completely, and from then on he went against me."
Emperor Yongtai laughed at himself and said, "As for you, you were actually born in Xuezhou, but you were adopted by Xu Youan and brought to Canglong County... Haven't you noticed that you are the only one with the surname Xu in the entire Canglong County and its surrounding areas?"
"Get to the point."
Xu Chong frowned.
"The point is, after Xu Youan found out that you were dead, he took out the fragments of Changshengtian that had been buried for many years, then collapsed his Dao Seed, exploded his corpse, and used extremely strong power for a long time to shatter the fragments of Changshengtian, and finally successfully merged the rules with you."
Emperor Yongtai was a little puzzled as he spoke, "And you actually came back to life like this... To be honest, this shouldn't happen."
“Why shouldn’t we?”
Xu Chong's heart moved.
"If you were still alive, Xu Youan could have used other means to save you. There would have been no need to pay such a huge price."
Emperor Yongtai replied, "If you die, even if you integrate the rules of immortality, it will only be an integration of flesh and blood, and will not be able to affect the level of life and death at all."
"After all, you are already dead. The rules of immortality apply to the living. How can a dead person be resurrected by the rules of immortality?"
"What's more, the rules of longevity at that time had not been repaired and should have been in a dormant state. Logically speaking, it couldn't even play a role in life."
“I still can’t figure this out.”