Chapter 144: Mortals Eat Chickens, Demons Eat Humans

On a quiet afternoon, there was a thorough silence both inside and outside the house.

The sunlight was lazy.

The air was sultry.

The chirping of insects and birds intertwined.

Bringing a special tranquility to the scorching summer.

Inside the room, Xu Xi, upon seeing the word "Azure Dragon", suddenly fell into a long silence, his gaze locked onto the paper, repeatedly examining its contents.

Azure Dragon Astral Qi…

Azure Dragon eats humans…

Since both are Azure Dragons, is there really no connection between them?

Xu Xi lowered his eyes, looking at the ancient legend recorded on the paper, and could not help but recall the Azure Dragon Astral Qi that Wu Yingxue had displayed to him years ago.

That overly exaggerated detail finally found its answer at this moment.

"Azure Dragons, as a rare species of heaven and earth, even if they are not unique, could not possibly be rampant everywhere."

"In other words, the Azure Dragon imitated by the royal Cultivation Technique and the man-eating Azure Dragon in this legend are very likely the same one."

"The Da Qian royal family, who protects the Human Race, is actually cultivating the Cultivation Technique of a man-eating demon?"

Is this contradictory?

Is this outrageous?

Perhaps because he had long held suspicions about the Emperor of Da Qian, Xu Xi felt no great fluctuation in his heart regarding the truth of the "human traitor".

What truly gripped Xu Xi's mind was another matter behind the Azure Dragon.

"The Azure Dragon Astral Qi proves the existence of the Azure Dragon, and the existence of the Azure Dragon proves the authenticity of the myths and legends."

"Those seemingly bizarre records, those seemingly fanciful legends, including that vast and wild great world, are they actually real?"

Then, why had no one in Da Qian ever seen such a scene?

Why was all they saw only the narrow Thirteen Provinces of Daqian?

The answer was not hard to think of.

Xu Xi quickly thought: "The real world, the real Human Race, all live outside the Hundred Thousand Mountains. The so-called Thirteen Provinces of Daqian are merely a farm established by the Azure Dragon and other demons."

Yes, that makes sense.

The confusion and lack of understanding from the past found their answers at this moment.

"Sir, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

The girl's tone was bewildered.

She tentatively poked her head out, looking at Xu Xi, then at the paper on the table, not understanding what the "Azure Dragon" or "world" that Xu Xi spoke of were.

Under heaven, isn't there only the Thirteen Provinces of Daqian and the endless Hundred Thousand Mountains?

Wu Yingxue, who grew up in Da Qian.

Had long formed a fixed worldview.

"Yingxue, do not be blinded by the appearance of things. Sometimes what you see is only what others want you to see."

Xu Xi taught the girl, explaining his discoveries to her.

Regarding Da Qian, regarding the Azure Dragon, and regarding the truth behind the world.

Wu Yingxue was first stunned, her mouth wide open, with an expression of disbelief.

Gradually.

That stunned face evolved into anger, and she slammed her palm on the table, claiming she wanted to stab that inhuman dog Emperor to death, and stabbing him a billion times would not be enough!

Although it was a guess, many past events could already indirectly prove it.

That Emperor of Da Qian sitting high in the imperial court.

Was actually a member of the demons.

Even if he still had a human body, his heart was as cold as a demon's, mercilessly driving large numbers of commoners to the border to be devoured by demons.

Even that mysterious Human Immortal might be a demon in disguise.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

Wu Yingxue gritted her teeth, and then she thought of another question.

"Sir."

"You just said that outside the Hundred Thousand Mountains is the real world, and the commoners of the Thirteen Provinces of Daqian are just rations for demons to eat conveniently."

"But us… everyone in Qingniu Town, everyone in the Qiuhuo Army."

"These years, we have been fighting against Da Qian, with countless deaths and injuries. Isn't this the opposite of what the demons want?"

Wu Yingxue's voice was quite puzzled.

Demons want to eat humans, so they created the cage of Da Qian.

According to this logic, they should prevent uprisings and rebellions to avoid wasting too much flesh and blood.

"Heave-ho!"

"Heave-ho!"

"Eat! Eat!"

At the quiet noon, another team of Qiuhuo Army soldiers, anxious to eat, passed by outside the house, shouting excited slogans.

Even separated by several walls, Xu Xi and the girl could hear those eager voices.

Xu Xi slightly raised his hand.

Mottled light and shadow slanted onto his palm, the palm lines exposed in the golden brilliance, fully displaying the beauty of stretching, as well as the surging Qi and blood hidden beneath the skin.

"Yingxue, do you think everyone now is well-fed?"

Xu Xi suddenly asked in return.

The girl was confused.

After hesitating for a moment, she answered truthfully: "Barely well-fed, at least we don't have to go hungry often like before."

Xu Xi asked again: "Then, do you think everyone eats well?"

The girl shook her head decisively: "No."

The girl had experienced a life of wealth and knew how rich and varied the food of the powerful in Da Qian was.

Compared to those people.

The delicacy that the Qiuhuo Army longed for was just a bowl of full white rice.

Xu Xi asked a final question: "Then, do you think everyone wants to eat better?"

"Of course they do! Who wouldn't…"

Wu Yingxue's voice stopped abruptly.

Her stunned expression was as if she had been struck by lightning, and she was frozen in place for a moment, her mouth slightly open, as if she had realized something, unable to recover for a long time.

Under the warm and gentle sunlight.

In the quiet and comfortable room.

Xu Xi spoke the final answer for the girl: "Those demons also want to eat better human meat…"

When Mortals eat chickens, there are subtle distinctions like capons, free-range chickens, and game chickens.

Then.

Who stipulated that intelligent great demons cannot classify the Human Race this way?

"The so-called world, the so-called Da Qian, the so-called Thirteen Provinces."

"Are nothing more than cages for demons to raise Martial Artist flesh and blood."

"And our battle with Da Qian, as well as the spread of the Fools Art, is causing more Body Tempering Martial Artists and Xiantian Martial Artists to be born. Life-and-death battles are the easiest way to break through Bottlenecks."

"Nothing more, nothing less."

Xu Xi's voice was very calm and gentle, yet it was like a ruthless and cold steel knife, shattering the girl's worldview that she had cultivated since childhood.

At this point, Xu Xi felt he was very close to the truth.

But out of a rigorous attitude.

He intended to conduct more verification; he could not act solely on his own reasoning and speculation.

If, after verification, everything was consistent with his conjecture, then the goal of the Qiuhuo Army would need to change.

Before today.

Xu Xi's goal was to overthrow Da Qian and recreate a new era where everyone could survive.

But according to current intelligence.

The final result would be nothing more than jumping from a cage named "Da Qian" to another cage named "Overthrow Da Qian".

In essence, they were still the flesh and blood of the demons of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

"Perhaps I am not the first person to discover this terrifying reality."

In front of the desk.

Xu Xi recalled the girl's parents who had long since died.

Perhaps the reason Prince Dingyuan of the Xiantian Third Realm rebelled so suddenly was because he discovered this unacceptable truth.

"Overthrowing Da Qian cannot help everyone survive."

"The day we reach the Imperial Capital is the day the demons descend to feed."

"The only method, the only path, is to jump out of this cage of heaven and earth."