Jiang Ci was deeply impressed by Pei Changyun's allergy to pollen.
Sometimes when Zhou Jiuya was away on the battlefield, the young Jiang Ci would be sent to live in the palace. He was actually very curious why there were so few flowers in such a huge palace. Until later, he accidentally fell into Pei Changyun's arms with pollen all over his body.
The opponent was almost in shock on the spot.
At that time, Jiang Ci was frightened by Pei Changyun's almost dying appearance, and felt very, very guilty.
Unlike the stern and solemn Zhou Jiuya, although Pei Changyun is an emperor with iron-blooded, majestic and cruel hands, he is quite gentle and patient with children.
In addition, Jiang Ci is the child of Jiang Jinsheng and Bai Min.
Jiang Jinsheng's title as the father of imperial science and technology is not undeserved, but real and substantial. It can almost be said that without Jiang Jinsheng, Pei Changyun would not have become the emperor.
Bai Min was Huo Chao's most caring sister. So no matter from which aspect, Pei Changyun loved Jiang Ci very much. He allowed Jiang Ci not to call him "Your Majesty" or any other honorifics, and even not Uncle Pei, but Uncle Changyun.
Jiang Ci could go to almost 90% of the palace, even the emperor's bedroom and study. No matter what trouble he got into, if Zhou Jiuya was too busy and couldn't come back in time, the emperor would just wave his hand and settle it.
So, when Pei Changyun was allergic to pollen and almost suffocated, the last thing he did was to grab Jiang Ci's hand and tell him,
[Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, Aci, I’m fine…]
Later, Dr. Wen also tried to comfort the frightened and self-blaming little Ah Ci.
[This is not your fault, Aci. Your Majesty is allergic to pollen. We all know you didn't mean it, but this is a secret we can't tell anyone else.]
Later, Jiang Ci went to apologize to Pei Changyun crying.
—This is what Jiang Jinsheng taught him.
If you do something wrong or hurt others, you must apologize sincerely.
His father's face had already become blurred in Jiang Ci's mind, but he remembered this sentence for a long time.
A long time ago, Jiang Ci was also dragged by Jiang Jinsheng like this, crying and apologizing to He Zhun, whom he had hurt.
Therefore, Jiang Ci remembered Pei Changyun's allergy to pollen very clearly and would never forget it for the rest of his life. Later, every time before he met Pei Changyun, he would check if he had come into contact with pollen.
So at this moment, Jiang Ci was shocked and unbelievable when she learned from Ye Shu that Pei Changyun had personally transported a large number of Zhimei flowers to Earth during the war, so she immediately turned her head to look at Pei Changyun.
"Your Majesty, you are not..." allergic to pollen
But Jiang Ci was halfway through his words when he suddenly remembered that this was Pei Changyun's secret, so he stopped halfway. He didn't finish his words, but someone finished them for him.
Because the next second, he heard Huo Xianfeng directly expose the weaknesses and secrets that the emperor had been hiding.
"Pei Changyun, aren't you allergic to pollen?"
At that moment, everyone looked at Pei Changyun in surprise, then seemed to realize something and turned to look at Huo Xianfeng.
Even Ye Shu didn't know about this secret matter, so why would Huo Xianfeng know it
Even Pei Changyun himself showed a look of astonishment towards Huo Xianfeng, because he never expected that Huo Xianfeng would know this secret.
Because Pei Changyun was allergic to pollen, only those very close to him knew about it. And whether he was the second-in-command of the Dawn Corps or the Emperor of the Empire, it was impossible for him to make this weakness known to the public.
The emperor was stunned. He looked at Huo Xianfeng and asked,
"how do you know?"
Before asking this question, he actually guessed that it was Huo Chao who told the other party, but Pei Changyun still wanted to ask.
He just wanted to know more about Huo Chao.
It's actually quite funny.
Pei Changyun has been with Huo Chao for so many years and thought he was the closest to Huo Chao. At least before Huo Xianfeng appeared, he thought he was the closest and most trusted person to Huo Chao.
But in the end, he still had to find out about that person from other people's mouths.
Everyone thought that the person Huo Chao trusted and relied on the most was his governor Pei Changyun. But after Huo Chao died, he left him nothing.
He left the remains of the Forbidden Abyss to Ye Shu and asked him to go to Tiandong Star to hide the insect eggs.
He left orders to Zhou Jiuya, asking him to take over and manage the Dawn Legion.
He left a will to Jiang Jinsheng, asking him to dismantle the central program chain in the core of the Forbidden Abyss to prevent it from being taken away by the church.
But today it seems that all the arrangements and deployments above are for Huo Xianfeng and are paving the way for Huo Xianfeng.
The hatched larvae are the Zerg army for Huo Xianfeng. The First Legion appears here to escort Huo Xianfeng, and the Forbidden Abyss is an apology to Huo Xianfeng.
Oh yeah, there’s also a projection video.
The content and purpose is to make everyone get along well with Huo Xianfeng.
Pei Changyun can understand all of this
Because he had witnessed the horror and danger of the Zerg, in a sense, Huo Chao was binding them and Huo Xianfeng together, letting them sit on the same boat and deal with the Phantom God Cult together.
Huo Chao did this for Huo Xianfeng, but in a deeper sense, it was for the survival of mankind.
Pei Changyun understood everything he knew. He had been the consul of the Huo Dynasty for so many years and had been the emperor for so many years. It would be ridiculous if he couldn't even understand this.
Everyone said that Pei Changyun replaced Huo Chao in a despicable and unscrupulous way. A slightly better way of saying it was that he inherited Huo Chao's legacy.
But in fact, it was Pei Changyun who was trying hard to clean up the mess left by Huo Chao.
Pei Changyun is also fulfilling his dream.
He wanted to build a beautiful new world with Huo Chao.
But Huo Chao died for all mankind.
Pei Changyun could understand, so he couldn't blame him, so he worked hard together with that person.
But he couldn't understand why Huo Chao didn't leave him any words.
His secrets, his plans, his wishes, his last hope and attachment to this world... none of them.
Even a word of farewell...
Even a simple goodbye...
But there was nothing.
Why…
Why
Pei Changyun didn't understand.
He always prided himself on his intelligence and wisdom. He could understand any deployment of the Huo Dynasty at a glance. When he was in prison, he was still a juvenile offender of 16 or 17 years old. He could control countless alphas with his beta body. After becoming the archon, the whole legion dared not disobey his orders.
Even after Huo Chao's death, Pei Changyun held up the turbulent times and established a powerful empire.
No matter what conspiracy, deployment, or plan, His Majesty the Emperor can unravel it and quickly figure out what's inside.
This was the only thing Pei Changyun couldn't figure out. He had been thinking about it for three hundred years but still couldn't figure it out.
Before he knew about Huo Xianfeng's existence, he thought he was the person who knew Huo Chao best and was closest to him.
Even with the presence of Huo Xianfeng, Pei Changyun believed that he could come in second.
But in the end, he became the person who understood Huo Chao the least.
He also became the only person excluded from all of Huo Chao's plans.
Pei Changyun tightened his finger bones slightly and stared at Huo Xianfeng quietly, wanting an answer.
At this time, everyone at the table was looking at Huo Xianfeng, and they were also waiting for an answer. However, the latter glanced at Jiang Ci and noticed the other party's puzzled look.
So, Huo Xianfeng was silent for a few seconds, and then he started to explain,
"Because Huo Chao asked me what I wanted to give you, and I said flowers. I didn't expect that this gift would send you directly to the hospital. Later, that guy kept talking to me about this for a long time."
In fact, he also bears some responsibility for this matter.
Because at that time, Huo Chao's Love Book asked him to give a gift to Pei Changyun.
Huo Chaolai asked Huo Xianfeng what he wanted to send. Huo Xianfeng didn't want to pay attention at first, but Huo Chao sighed every day and pestered him so much that he could not do anything. So he casually said to send flowers.
—Zerg like flowers.
However, Huo Chao was certainly not blaming Huo Xianfeng for his so-called mumbling, but rather blaming himself for not investigating things in advance.
So when he excitedly held a large bouquet of flowers and put it in Pei Changyun's face, the latter almost suffocated on the spot and went into shock within a few minutes.
But Pei Changyun was still in prison at that time, so Huo Chao drove the Forbidden Abyss and broke into the prison in full view of everyone, and then sent him to the hospital.
If he hadn't been sent to the hospital in time, he would have died.
—But the incident of Huo Chao using the Forbidden Abyss to rob a prison caused a big stir in the alliance.
Because Pei Changyun's father was a notorious political criminal in the alliance, and Huo Chao was the Son of God of the Illusion God Cult. So in the end, that was the only time Huo Chao took the initiative to use the power of the Illusion God Cult to settle it.
Both the harm caused to Pei Changyun and the fact that Huo Chao was forced to seek help from the person he hated the most made him feel extremely sad and depressed.
"… "
At this moment, Ye Shu was completely stunned.
Because he didn't know that Pei Changyun was allergic to pollen.
Although they are both Huo Chao's confidants, Ye Shu and Pei Changyun have always been at odds with each other. They have been at odds since they first met.
Because Pei Changyun felt that Ye Shu's qualifications were not enough to support him to become one of Huo Chao's confidants. Although he was an A-level alpha, Ye Shu had never attended military school, his fighting ability was not as good as Zhou Jiuya, his skills were not as good as Jiang Jinsheng, and his brains were not as good as Pei Changyun.
All in all, there was nothing particularly outstanding about him. But this guy just had to stick around Huo Chao.
As a result, Pei Changyun disliked Ye Shu more and more. Of course, Ye Shu also disliked Pei Changyun, because the consul was just a nominal position in the army at that time, with no power, but Huo Chao was like a ghost bewitched and listened to Pei Changyun in everything.
Moreover, Ye Shu also felt uncomfortable every time Pei Changyun looked at him with disdain and contempt.
However, with Ye Shu's insistence, he finally caught Huo Chao's eye. However, unlike Zhou Jiuya, he did not become Huo Chao's personal bodyguard. Instead, he was sent to the local area to serve as a commander for training. This was Pei Changyun's idea. Ye Shu felt that the other party was deliberately sending him away.
Later, when Huo Chao became the marshal and the Seventh Army of the Alliance they were in was integrated into the Dawn Legion, Ye Shu also accumulated enough military merits and returned to Huo Chao. Therefore, Ye Shu did not know that Pei Changyun was allergic to pollen.
In fact, the conflict between the two was nothing more than disliking each other. When encountering problems, they still faced the outside world together. In fact, Ye Shu was a little afraid of Pei Changyun, because the other party was much better than Huo Chao in managing his subordinates.
It was only after Huo Chao's death that Ye Shu thought that Pei Changyun had used Huo Chao to die, so the two of them had a complete falling out. But if Pei Changyun was allergic to pollen, then transporting a large amount of Zhimei flowers would definitely be problematic.
Ye Shu immediately turned his head to look at Zhou Jiuya, his eyes sharp and questioning as a knife.
Zhou Jiuya remained silent, and immediately avoided Ye Shu's gaze in embarrassment and guiltily.
—Sure enough, this guy knows about it!
This guy knew Pei Changyun was allergic to pollen, but he didn't tell him!!!
Therefore, Ye Shu suddenly realized that the fact that he hated Pei Changyun for three hundred years was probably a scam from the beginning. In fact, in their eyes, it was just a joke!!!
No wonder, no wonder Pei Changyun could tolerate him taking the Forbidden Abyss away, and even ignored him for three hundred years, seemingly not caring at all. He didn't take action until Huo Xianfeng woke up from Earth and the church began to fight for it.
This was all premeditated.
Only Ye Shu was kept in the dark, only him!!!
"What...what do you mean, Pei Changyun?"
Ye Shu's voice trembled, he clenched his fists, and his mechanical fingers made a creaking sound due to the excessive force.
"What on earth are you...doing with so many roses?"
"What on earth did you lie to me about? Didn't you say your plan was to use the Zhimei flower to attract the Zerg, shut down Skynet, and let Huo Chao... detonate the nuclear bomb to end it once and for all?!!"
Pei Changyun lowered his eyes and unconsciously placed his hand on his abdomen, as if he was feeling a little uncomfortable. But he did not deny Ye Shu's words, and even admitted it frankly.
"That was indeed the plan, and it was implemented in the end. But... but someone told me that the rose flower could attract the Zerg."
At this point, the emperor glanced at Huo Xianfeng.
"When the Zerg invaded... to save you, we couldn't stop them."
Pei Changyun's tone was very calm, making it completely impossible for others to notice that he was digging open his bloody wound inch by inch and then showing it to everyone.
"I thought the rose flower could really attract the Zerg, and buy time to transfer humans, using nuclear bombs..."
He didn't finish the rest of the sentence.
Because this is official history, it is something that everyone knows.
In that unprecedented disaster, Marshal Huo Chao detonated millions of nuclear bombs and died together with the invading Zerg, and was hailed as the savior.
Pei Changyun lowered his eyes and gave a faint, miserable smile.
"It seems that even though the intelligence was wrong, the plan was still successfully implemented due to some strange coincidences."
Regardless of whether the Zerg were led to Earth by the Zhimei flower or summoned by the hateful and furious King Insect, the Zerg invaded Earth and humans were unable to stop them.
So the final outcome did not change.
The Huo Dynasty was still destroyed in the devastating nuclear explosion.
"… "
As for the other, most important part, Pei Changyun did not say it.
He didn't say that Huo Chao had deceived him.
He did not say that Huo Chao lied to him and told him that Zhimei flowers could attract Zerg.
The man lied to him and said that as long as there were a lot of Zhimei flowers, everything could be saved.
Pei Changyun closed his eyes and subconsciously clenched the clothes around his abdomen. Although there was no expression on his face, Jiang Ci could feel that he was enduring some extreme pain.
—Omegas are naturally very sensitive to emotions[gǎn].
This is also the reason why Jiang Ci was the only one who noticed something unusual when everyone was looking at Pei Changyun.
"Uncle Changyun, are you feeling unwell?"
This sentence startled the Emperor so much that he took his hand away instantly, denying it almost quickly and eagerly.
"-No!"
It was extremely rare for Pei Changyun to have such a violent reaction, because he always looked extremely calm, no matter what the time.
Even when Huo Chao died, Pei Changyun did not shed a tear. He quickly took over all of Huo Chao's things and immediately threw himself into his work.
—This is also the reason why Ye Shu hates him.
Because Pei Changyun seemed very, very... indifferent to Huo Chao's death.
At this moment, another person suddenly appeared in the projection beside Pei Changyun.
Jiang Ci recognized him; it was Zhao He, the emperor's secretary general.
However, the other party looked very solemn and anxious.
"His Majesty-"
He noticed that Pei Changyun was turning on the remote projection video, so he quickly stopped what he was about to say.
The emperor knew from the look on his face that it must be a very urgent and confidential matter, but it didn't matter, because firstly, the people on the other side of the projected video were trustworthy, and secondly, he now needed to use other things to divert the previous topic.
So Pei Changyun waved his hand, signaling him to speak directly,
"It's okay. What's going on?"
"… yes."
Zhao He's expression was very ugly.
“Former Alliance Speaker Seitlin has just issued a ‘Letter to the People’ and a statement of condemnation against you.”
"oh?"
This sentence quickly brought Pei Changyun back from his previous strangeness. Even when he heard the name Setlin, a look of disdain appeared on his face.
The alliance collapsed completely two hundred years ago, and the remnants that remained were forced to flee everywhere by the empire. They are no longer a force to be reckoned with. Although they have always caused some minor troubles in recent decades, in Pei Changyun's view, they are all trivial matters that are not a big deal.
"What did the old fellow say?"
Zhao He took a deep breath and spoke with difficulty.
"He announced your gender and your father's affairs to the public."
The military, high-ranking imperial officials and nobles were instantly devastated by the news.
No one thought that Pei Changyun would be a beta.
In this ABO country, gender discrimination is quite obvious. It was almost acute during the previous alliance. After the establishment of the empire, it became slightly better under Pei Changyun's intentional political reforms, but it still exists.
In everyone's eyes, betas are the representatives of mediocrity. They usually work in the lower-middle level of society, doing nothing in their lives, being mediocre and inconspicuous. No beta can bring countless powerful alphas under its control.
Therefore, no one would have thought that Pei Changyun, the emperor who built the empire, would be a beta.
After all, Jiang Jinsheng doesn't know how to drive a mecha, and he looks weak, but he is undoubtedly an alpha. Although Pei Changyun is thin, his ability is unquestionable. When the alliance still existed and Pei Changyun was the governor, he controlled all the alpha officers under his command and made them obedient and no one dared to disobey him.
After Huo Chao died, it was Pei Changyun who quickly relocated the survivors on Earth and rebuilt human civilization on the desolate new planet with nothing. He then used an iron-blooded approach to quickly suppress the rebellion, integrate the army, and even overthrow the alliance.
To some extent, his contribution to human history can almost be said to be comparable to that of the Huo Dynasty, and even in political terms, he far surpassed the Huo Dynasty.
Therefore, everyone thinks that Pei Changyun is an alpha, and a very top alpha.
How can it be?!!
Not only that, there are indelible stains on his resume.
Pei Changyun's father was a notorious political criminal in the alliance. When he was young, he even went to jail because of his father. He was later rescued by Huo Chao and the stain was erased from his file.
“…Oh, that’s it.”
But when the Emperor heard the news, he was not as nervous or angry as Zhao He had imagined. Instead, he sounded relaxed.
Although Pei Changyun's gender secret was indeed a point that could be used to attack him and shake the emperor's authority, he anticipated that this matter would become his handle one day, so he made sufficient preparations. Although it was tricky, it was not a big deal.
But Zhao He's expression made him feel that this matter would not be so simple, so Pei Changyun tapped the table lightly and asked,
"What else do you say about me?"
“He also released two videos.”
Zhao He took out the original video from the optical brain and showed it to him.
"One video shows a large number of roses inside your mecha, and the other video shows the First Legion and the Zerg invading Ming City on the Holy Dew Planet."
At this moment, the former Alliance Speaker is angrily accusing the emperor in the video.
"He is the sinner of mankind!"
"Three hundred years ago, he was the one who used the Rose Flower to attract the Zerg!!!"
"Pei Changyun had already colluded with the Zerg. He was the one who killed Marshal Huo Chao!!!"
"… "
This speech seems to have been prepared for a long time, and the content and level of the speech are very high. Just a few words can instantly mobilize people's emotions.
The old man in the picture is white-haired and heartbroken, with tears in his eyes for every word. Every word he speaks is denouncing Pei Changyun's wolfish ambitions and dictatorial rule.
From the perspective of those who don't know the truth, the other party does seem like a compassionate savior who is desperately trying to save the world when humanity is in danger.
Zhao He's expression was very solemn.
"We have completely blocked the Star Network and tried our best to prevent the spread of the video, but..."
But in today's interstellar age, it is impossible to completely and thoroughly curb the spread of information. In addition to the official interstellar network built by the empire, there are many dark networks.
Moreover, the evidence produced by the other party is all solid evidence.
Not to mention the Zhimei flower inside Pei Changyun's mecha, the most important thing is the scene where the First Legion and the Zerg invade Ming City together.
This is simply a beating to death, and there is no way to defend yourself.
After all, in the eyes of humans today, the Zerg are monsters, invaders, the culprits who destroyed the earth, and the real murderers who killed Marshal Huo Chao.
For a moment, the crowd was excited.
Pei Changyun was directly pushed to the forefront of public opinion.
The Speaker of the Alliance persuaded earnestly and preached passionately. He asked the people to unite, overthrow Pei Changyun's dictatorship, join hands to fight against the Zerg, and surround the last hope of human survival.
"… "
Because Pei Changyun did not turn off the projector just now, everyone in the conference room saw it at this moment.
"Really..."
Huo Xianfeng sneered.
"What a great move to cut off the source of the trouble—"
Pei Changyun's gender secret and blemish on his resume were only the beginning of his attempt to shake and disillusion the public with his authoritative image. Colluding with the Zerg and killing Marshal Huo Chao were the real weapons against the Emperor!
He asked why Mingcheng had been occupied for ten hours but there was no movement from the Phantom God Cult. It turned out that they were waiting here.
Because if the two sides confront each other head-on, it is difficult to say who will win in the end.
After all, Huo Xianfeng got the Forbidden Abyss, and his own strength and toughness were almost unstoppable. Coupled with the First Legion, the church's chances of winning were not high.
Moreover, the Huo Dynasty had used millions of nuclear bombs to barely stop the Zerg. Now, Saint Dew Star cannot withstand another attack. After all, the Church no longer has the Alliance as a backup and support, and they do not have the ability to build another base like Saint Dew Star.
Therefore, the Phantom God Cult brought out the former Alliance Speaker and directed its attack directly at Pei Changyun.
At this time, Pei Changyun's largest protective umbrella, the First Legion, was trapped in Mingcheng, and a political change that was almost a magnitude 10 earthquake occurred again.
If Pei Changyun wants to maintain his position and authority as emperor and prove that he is not a sinner of humanity, then his best and only way to deal with it now is to quickly sever ties with the Zerg.
The best way to distance yourself from someone is to attack.
If Huo Xianfeng's guess was correct, Pei Changyun should receive contact from the church soon.
Because now is the time when the Zerg is at its weakest, if Pei Changyun and the church join forces, it is not impossible to completely wipe out the Zerg.
—Actually, this trick is really amazing.
Very amazing!
It almost hits the fatal spot!
Even Huo Xianfeng didn't expect this.
He raised his eyes and looked at the silent Pei Changyun, a regretful smile appearing at the corner of his lips.
However, they overlooked one point, the most important one.
That is, it is not as the world thinks, Pei Changyun stepped on Huo Chao to rise to power. Instead, this human emperor has always loved Huo Chao, so after that person's death, he tried his best to support the troubled times.
Therefore, such an approach, slandering him for killing his most beloved person, would not only fail to pull Pei Changyun into the church camp, but also fail to make him turn against the Zerg.
Instead, it would arouse the emperor's extreme anger and...
—The craziest revenge.
Pei Changyun covered his forehead with one hand, and the shadow from his palm covered his eyebrows and eyes.
"Said I set him up... I tricked him..."
"Say I—"
“… killed him.”
His Majesty the Emperor sneered sarcastically.
Pei Changyun could tolerate Ye Shu's hatred because he was cooperating with Huo Chao on purpose, deliberately turning against the other party, because this was the only way to allow Ye Shu to hide in Tiandong Star.
Pei Changyun could also endure people calling him ambitious, dictatorial and cold-blooded, and even looking at him with humiliating eyes like a slut because when he was a teenager, he was a beta and stayed in a prison full of alphas.
You don’t even have to be the emperor!
However, he was charged with the crime of killing Huo Chao.
-no!
At this moment, the cruel emperor stood up solemnly.
"That's all for today. I'll go deal with it."
Zhou Jiuya also stood up and said anxiously,
"Your Majesty, how about I return immediately..."
Pei Changyun waved his hand and said in a cold voice,
"No need, just stay there and wait!"
"… "
Zhou Jiuya was speechless, opened his mouth, and finally responded with a "yes".
Huo Xianfeng watched everything that was happening in front of him with great interest. He finally understood why Pei Changyun could become the emperor, because no matter the bloody smell and murderous intent when he stood up, or the iron-blooded and decisive momentum when he rejected Zhou Jiuya, these were things that only a king could possess.
It has nothing to do with gender or pheromones.
That was the authority honed through hundreds of years of political games and countless bloody battles. It was also the important reason why Pei Changyun, as a beta, could suppress the S-level alpha Zhou Jiuya.
The king of the Zerg, inherited through genes.
The king of mankind is selected and bred after countless fights, countless situations and power games.
The king of the Zerg is undoubtedly the most powerful of the entire race in terms of force, wisdom, mind, vision... in short, everything.
But the king of mankind is not like that. Take Pei Changyun for example. He is not very good at driving a mecha and his fighting power is weak, but his mind and political skills are excellent, and he can also support an empire and the reproduction and prosperity of a race.
This is another biggest difference between the two races.
Huo Xianfeng is gradually changing his view of the human race. Although they are weak, there will always be some outstanding individuals appearing unexpectedly.
Buzz—
Pei Changyun's projection disappeared.
However, after exchanging so much information, Huo Xianfeng still couldn't figure it out. So he looked at Zhou Jiuya, because apart from Pei Changyun, the other party was another person who had personally experienced the war.
"What do you know about Pei Changyun's transportation of Zhimei flowers?"
"… "
Zhou Jiuya was actually quite surprised by this question. His tone was serious and a little sharp.
"You suspect His Majesty of lying...?"
"No, on the contrary I believed every word he said."
Huo Xianfeng supported his cheek with one hand and tapped the table lightly from time to time.
He was sure that the other party was not lying. Pei Changyun really believed that the Zhimei flower could attract the Zerg and make them crazy and lose their minds. Otherwise, the Zhimei flower would not have become a forbidden item of the empire, and it would not have been feared by the world for so many years as the culprit that attracted the Zerg.
"Just because you don't lie doesn't mean you don't hide anything."
"For example, who is the person Pei Changyun mentioned? Who could have convinced Pei Changyun that such an outrageous thing was true, and he believed it for so many years, and even wrote the ban on Zhimei flowers into the imperial law?"
"And why, as the Archon of the Dawn Legion at the time, Pei Changyun could have sent many people. But Pei Changyun, who was allergic to pollen, chose to drive a mecha himself to transport a large amount of Zhimei flowers at the most critical moment."
"… "
Zhou Jiuya and Ye Shu were both silent.
Because they could all guess who that person was.
If there is one person whose words can make Pei Changyun believe in them for so many years, it is only Huo Chao.
-Why
"Tsk..."
Huo Xianfeng couldn't figure it out.
"Why on earth would Huo Chao commit such an outrageous scam?"
Because no matter how Huo Xianfeng thought about it, this step was completely useless. He frowned.
"Whether this move was made by Huo Chao, or was done intentionally by Pei Changyun, or even by the Illusion God Cult, it is meaningless."
He knew that the rose flowers were indeed very popular among the Zerg because of their gorgeous appearance, sweet scent, and the fact that they could slightly promote the secretion of nerve fluid by the Zerg. However, the promoting effect was very small, similar to the effect that drinking tea can help humans to refresh themselves.
But it is useless to use tea to wake up a person who is in a deep coma.
Therefore, the Zhimei flowers that Huo Chao asked Pei Changyun to transport had no effect in attracting or stopping the Zerg, and certainly had no ability to save the Fallen King Insect.
And Pei Changyun was obviously the deceived party.
As for the church, they worked hard to cultivate Huo Chao, and even after Huo Chao's death, they persisted in looking for him for so many years. So it is even more impossible for them to deliberately let Huo Chao die.
So, why did Huo Chao tell Pei Changyun that Zhimei flowers can attract Zerg
Huo Xianfeng frowned, feeling very confused.
"This kind of meaningless lie is not something an intelligent person should do."
"—not for nothing!"
Jiang Ci, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interrupted Huo Xianfeng. He looked up and repeated his words to the young man seriously.
“It’s not meaningless.”
At this moment, everyone's expressions were stunned, and all their attention shifted to Jiang Ci.
In fact, Ye Shu, Zhou Jiuya, and Pei Changyun have always treated Jiang Ci as a child. If it weren't for his relationship with Huo Xianfeng, they wouldn't even let him participate.
Because in their perception, Jiang porcelain should be protected.
Not just because Jiang Ci is an omega.
It is also for the deceased Jiang Jinsheng and Bai Min.
This child is their last hope.
Therefore, no matter what kind of conflict Ye Shu and Pei Changyun had, and no matter how angry Zhou Jiuya was at Jiang Ci, they all wanted to do everything in their power to protect him.
But no one will listen to a child.
So when Jiang Ci opened his mouth, Zhou Jiuya's first reaction was to frown and show a look of disapproval.
"Jiang Ci!"
He thought that Jiang Ci, as a junior, should not have said anything about the matter between Marshal Huo Chao and His Majesty the Emperor. Even Zhou Jiuya himself should not have made any judgments about it.
But Huo Xianfeng never treated Jiang Ci as a child, or even as a weakling. He recognized Jiang Ci's strength, and would let Jiang Ci participate in all his plans and entrust him with important tasks.
So at this moment, when Jiang Ci opened her mouth to refute him, Huo Xianfeng did not feel offended. Instead, he was very interested.
"Well, what do you mean?"
Jiang Ci pursed his lips, his eyes quickly swept across his uncle's stern face, then turned to Huo Xianfeng's eyes that were looking at him quietly and seriously.
The other party expressed his desire to listen, which softened Jiang Ci's heart.
"My dad... Three days before my father passed away, he told me that if I could get along well with He Zhun and become friends with him, he would teach me how to crack a code game that I couldn't crack for a long, long time."
"But at that time, I really, really hated He Zhun, and there was no way I could become friends with him."
This answer actually sounded like it had nothing to do with Pei Changyun and Zhi Meihua, but Huo Xianfeng still listened patiently.
"In the end, I didn't become friends with He Zhun... but locked myself in the room to solve the code game over and over again."
Jiang Ci closed her eyes.
"So, this means that when I finally solved it... it was already his funeral."
"… "
Zhou Jiuya was stunned.
In fact, when Jiang Jinsheng had just passed away, many people suspected that Jiang Ci had an emotional disorder because he did not cry for his father's death and was so calm that it seemed as if nothing had happened.
Because even He Zhun cried so hard. But as Jiang Jinsheng's biological child, Jiang Ci was indifferent, even to the point of being cold-blooded.
But in reality, Jiang Ci just didn't understand and didn't realize that his father was dead, and he was still waiting for his father's praise because he solved the code game on his own.
It was not until many years later, when Jiang Ci recalled this incident, that he slowly realized that the reason Jiang Jinsheng said that to him was not because he really wanted him and He Zhun to become friends immediately.
Jiang Jinsheng knew Jiang Ci very well. He knew that this was too difficult for Jiang Ci and would never happen.
So the child will be stubborn and try to decipher the code by himself. He will lock himself up and hide himself.
In this way, Jiang Ci would not be able to see the process of Jiang Jinsheng's death.
He would not see his father die.
Huo Xianfeng finally understood what Jiang Ci wanted to say, because Huo Chao felt the same way.
Huo Chao gave Pei Changyun hope and told him that as long as he had the Zhimei flower, everything could be saved.
But Huo Chao knew that Pei Changyun was allergic to pollen, and that Pei Changyun would absolutely not send Zhimei flowers. If he wanted to send one, he would send someone else.
So, this lie was just to protect him.
—Just to prevent him from seeing me die.
However, Huo Chao did not expect that Pei Changyun, who was allergic to pollen, would actually drive a mecha, drop all his important work, and rush towards him with a cabin full of Zhimei flowers.
Huo Chao did leave something for Pei Changyun.
All that was left was a lie, a scam, and also a hope.
A false hope that Pei Changyun can save Huo Chao.
And only Jiang Ci could see the secret behind this lie.
Because only Jiang Ci had experienced it and felt the same way, he could see it at a glance.
If Pei Changyun hadn't gone that day...
He will be like young Jiang Ci.
So when the whole world witnessed Marshal Huo Chao's heroic sacrifice,
Only Pei Changyun won't...
He was the only one who wouldn't watch that person die.
(End of this chapter)