Chapter 1757: Chapter 7: Heavy Suspicions, Saint Sinon and the Dark Scholar_3
"Let’s see what the situation is. If..."
"If what?" Zhao Xing was startled, "Go on."
"If the Starfire investigation falls short, and then we find someone to mediate, but the Carlos Family keeps pushing too hard, this matter could become quite troublesome." Jing Yan said.
Zhao Xing’s face also turned grim.
Indeed, the Annihilation Star Corridor holds secrets, and if we talk about major interests, they’re certainly there.
As a member of the Royal Family, Jing Yan’s intuition in this aspect is sharper. Hearing him speak, Zhao Xing immediately connected many dots.
"Don’t worry." Jing Yan comforted, "It might just be a common friction; people might think Ji Si is lying, since the Rainbow Moon Dynasty is abroad, and it’s normal not to recognize your reputation."
"Families with reputation cherish their names and engage in proxy wars for appearances’ sake. You’re at least a genius from the Primordial Realm, and in this matter, Great Zhou suffered a loss... it’s unlikely to pursue it further, as influential families rarely go all out in eradication."
"Moreover, the Carlos Family is vast, and there’s a difference between main lineage members managing the affair versus collateral members."
"Back in the day when I mingled in the Ancient Country, I’d claim to be part of the Empire’s Royal Family for convenience, but who knew I was well over thirty thousand positions away from inheritance?"
"Let me be blunt, even including you, Great Zhou hasn’t reached the extent of offending the entire Carlos Family."
"Quite blunt indeed." Zhao Xing pursed his lips but felt somewhat relieved.
......
To contact Starfire, Zhao Xing didn’t use the Star Mirror from his Primordial Realm true body. Instead, he sent a clone out of the Primordial Realm to a nearby star system.
He found the Starfire branch to request a special Starfire Mirror and used distributed encryption communication to contact Starfire member ’Yang Baihe’ far away.
Then he sent out the connection code set by Yang Baihe earlier: "Bai Yang, Bai Yang, I am Mushroom."
After waiting for about twelve hours, flames ignited within the Starfire Mirror, and Yang Baihe’s image appeared, responding with a hint of a smile: "Mushroom, Mushroom, Bai Yang has received it, your communication channel is secure, please speak."
Without delay, Zhao Xing explained the situation to Yang Baihe.
"Give me three days." After hearing it, Bai Yang cut off the communication.
Zhao Xing patiently waited for two and a half days.
Yang Baihe’s message came back.
"The Starfire internal investigation shows that the Rainbow Moon Dynasty’s business, though it violates Empire law, is not uncommon."
"Besides the common trafficking and Dao Xuan Pill production, there’s nothing special."
"Moreover, the Rainbow Moon Dynasty doesn’t bring these activities domestically, so the Empire won’t intervene."
"However, it’s noteworthy that the highest-ranking cultivator in the Rainbow Moon Dynasty is a ’Senior Reincarnation Realm,’ who calls himself Lord Fu Wei, yet his strength falls far below a lord’s level."
"Additionally, there are two ordinary-level Reincarnation Realm individuals, one being the scholar ’Xi Hebo,’ rumored to be from Academic City."
"The other is the Starry Historian ’Bean,’ a ’Sangqing remnant.’"
"As for the Carlos Family being the supporter you mentioned, currently there’s no internal Starfire documentation proving a connection between the Carlos Family and the Rainbow Moon Dynasty."
"Lord Fu Wei, Sangqing remnant Bean, Scholar ’Xi Hebo’? Hearing these names together, Zhao Xing suddenly shivered."
"What’s wrong?" Yang Baihe keenly noticed Zhao Xing’s expression.
"Nothing, it might just be a regular friction." Zhao Xing shook his head.
"Is there anything else?"
"Nothing else."
Within the Starfire Mirror, Bai Yang waved: "Remember to contact me if anything arises. If you can’t reach me, Yue Girl and Chen Xuan are vacationing domestically."
"Okay, thank you, Captain."
...
After hanging up, Zhao Xing’s clone stood in place, dazed.
"The scholar Xi Hebo from the ’Scholar God’s Arrival’ version appeared at the Empire’s edge."
"Lord Fu Wei is Saint Sinon. Which Minister of Agriculture God does he follow?"
"In contrast, the Sangqing Ancient Country’s remnant Bean is actually the smallest character."
"Wait, the Carlos Family’s records with Starfire are spotless, but how did Ji Si discover it?"
Memories flooded rapidly in his mind, Zhao Xing had a headache and took a while to recover.
Meanwhile, in the Primordial Realm, Seaweed City, Huai Liu Courtyard, Jing Yan quickly returned.
"Zhao Xing, I asked around at home and haven’t heard of any Carlos Family business in the Annihilation Star Corridor. Might you have mistaken?"
