NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 143
Chapter 143 The Truth Hidden Behind The World:
The girl dashed into the room.
As she ran, sunlight pierced through her light hair, making it shimmer. Her footsteps echoed on the wooden corridor, brisk and filled with excitement.
“Sir! Sir!”
She stopped abruptly in front of Xu Xi, waving a stack of papers in her hand. Whether they were pages torn from an ancient book or freshly copied, their significance was evident.
“Sir, everything you asked for is here.”
“I’ve gathered all the information I could find.”
“This is all of it!”
Wu Yingxue handed the thick stack of papers to Xu Xi. Her red and white robes, paired with the elegant yet sturdy light armor she wore, made her movements resemble a flickering flame.
“Thank you for your hard work, Yingxue.”
“Hey, as long as it helps you, sir!”
Xu Xi walked to the back of the room, carefully laying the papers flat on the table. Wu Yingxue stood beside him, her curiosity evident as she watched Xu Xi work with a focus she could not comprehend.
The room had the perfect balance of light and shadow.
It wasn’t too bright, which could strain the eyes, nor too dim to cause blurriness.
As Xu Xi unfolded the pages, he revealed the historical and mythical records of Daqian. These were gathered under his instructions by Wu Yingxue herself.
Some were unearthed from universities in different states; others were copied from oral traditions of local folklore.
The content was scattered and varied, making it difficult to connect the dots. Wu Yingxue couldn’t make sense of it, but she trusted her teacher implicitly.
“Sir, what do you intend to do with all of this…?”
Leaning over, she scanned the pages alongside Xu Xi, her eyes moving along the trail of his fingers.
“I’m searching for the truth,” Xu Xi replied calmly.
The strangeness of Daqian, the Emperor’s inexplicable behavior, and the eerie existence of Shiwandashan reminded Xu Xi of the magical world he had encountered in the past.
In that world, the gods fabricated history to harvest human faith.
Could Daqian be hiding something similar?
A hidden truth.
A secret that might not directly affect the battlefield but could illuminate the path he should take.
Xu Xi patiently explained his reasoning to the young princess, sharing his suspicions about the abnormalities in Daqian.
“Yingxue, have you ever seen Emperor Daqian?”
“No…”
Wu Yingxue frowned, trying to recall. “Since I was a child, I rarely saw that emperor. My father visited the palace often, but I know little else.”
Her tone was filled with disdain. She gritted her teeth as if she could already feel the spear in her hand piercing the emperor’s body.
“I see,” Xu Xi murmured thoughtfully, flipping through the pages again.
The sunlight gently filtered through the window, creating patterns of light and shadow on the walls and illuminating the fine dust floating in the air.
Xu Xi sat in the wooden chair, holding the pages in one hand and a pen in the other.
As he read, he quickly jotted down key points, isolating crucial elements from the tangled narratives.
The history of Daqian was clearly distorted. Xu Xi had known this for a long time.
He also recognized that myths and folklore often deviated from reality.
However…
No matter how much distortion or embellishment, the core elements of these stories always contained a grain of truth.
For instance, the widely known tale of humanity enduring demonic invasions before establishing Daqian held a central truth:
First came the demons, then the establishment of Daqian.
Stripping away the layers of propaganda and grandiose storytelling left the truth—the essence Xu Xi sought.
“The history of demons stretches far back. Compared to the ones I’ve encountered, the demons in these stories are far more varied and powerful.”
“In contrast, the history of Daqian is far too short.”
“As the first extraordinary human dynasty, it has existed for less than a thousand years.”
Talking to himself, Xu Xi continued to record his findings.
Thanks to his experience in handling government affairs, he worked quickly, extracting numerous key elements in a short time.
Still, the validity of these elements required further confirmation.
“Yingxue, let’s work together.”
“Yes, sir!”
…
[You begin to uncover the truth about the world of martial arts.]
[The Emperor’s strange behavior raises doubts about the true nature of Daqian and the mysterious Shiwandashan.]
[You suspect with 90% certainty that the Emperor of Daqian is either a traitor aligned with demons or a demon disguised as a human, ruling over the human race.]
[In silence, you resolve to uncover the world’s hidden truths.]
[You instruct the girl to collect historical records and oral traditions of ancient myths from across the region.]
[It is impossible for a sophisticated Qi-blood martial arts system to have been created in less than a thousand years.]
[You persist in your search…]
[You delve into exploration…]
[You begin to understand history.]
[You notice recurring themes in the myths and stories: vast worlds, powerful gods and men, and humanity as the protagonist rather than a victim of demons.]
[Unlike the grim reality of being surrounded by Shiwandashan, these tales paint a picture of humanity as the world’s central force, with demons merely one of many adversaries.]
[The contrast between these legends and reality is stark. The stories seem too good to be true, like desperate fantasies created by people on the brink of despair.]
“These records… cannot be fully trusted.”
“They’re so disconnected from reality that no direct correlations can be found.”
“Perhaps they are just fantasies rather than legends grounded in fact.”
[You reject Daqian’s fabricated history, but you are also cautious about placing too much faith in these extravagant myths. You fear being misled by falsehoods.]
[You continue to compare and cross-reference.]
[In one story, you encounter a familiar entity—a blue dragon that descends upon the land, devouring people and consuming tens of thousands in a single breath.]
[This tale comes from Jiangdao Prefecture. It describes an ancient blue dragon, cruel and bloodthirsty, that terrified humanity.]
[You are startled and examine the page repeatedly.]
[The tale contains no mention of the Daqian Dynasty or its regions, much like other myths you have encountered.]
[This story describes a world far larger than the Thirteen States, a world unlike the one you know.]
[Previously, you dismissed such tales as fantasies. But now, having seen a semblance of this blue dragon in the real world—even if not its true form—you begin to wonder…]