Chapter 1758: Chapter 8: Ji Si and Bean
"You also say so?" Zhao Xing was a bit surprised. "Star Fire said the same."
"If that’s the case, is it possible that it was you, no, someone from the Great Zhou who really misunderstood?" Jing Yan asked.
"Let me ask again." Zhao Xing nodded.
The original body closed its eyes, and the avatar in the external galaxy immediately used the Starfire Mirror to contact Ji Che.
"Buzz~"
Ji Che’s phantom appeared before his eyes.
"Big brother, what do you need?"
Zhao Xing was taken aback: "Che, you said earlier that you encountered the enemy at the Annihilation Star Corridor... How exactly did you confirm it was the Carlos Family?"
Ji Che frowned: "Big brother, what are you talking about, Carlos Family? I’ve never heard of them."
"We were ambushed by the Rainbow Moon Dynasty..."
Zhao Xing felt a chill in his heart.
Only a few days passed, and Ji Che couldn’t remember?
Zhao Xing quickly reacted and took a deep breath: "Hmm, maybe I got confused during cultivation and remembered wrong..."
Sorting out his emotions, Zhao Xing stared at Ji Che again: "Che, have all Great Zhou’s people retreated from the Annihilation Star Corridor? Forget the territory, let’s develop somewhere else."
Ji Che sighed: "For the time being, that’s all we can do."
Zhao Xing thought for a moment: "How is Ji Si’s condition?"
"He’s still unconscious."
Zhao Xing suddenly became serious: "Make every effort to save the injured, so no one else gets hurt. If anyone dares to bully Great Zhou in this situation, I’ll make them regret ever stepping foot on this world."
Ji Che nodded: "Rest assured, big brother, we’ve already hired the most skilled doctors, your money and the Great Zhou National Treasury will ensure Ji Si’s treatment without any issues."
...
The communication closed, and Zhao Xing’s original body opened its eyes.
Jing Yan, who was waiting beside him, immediately asked, "How did it go?"
Zhao Xing said, "It was indeed a mistake, sorry, Brother Jing, for causing trouble. Everything’s fine now."
Jing Yan shook his head: "Between brothers, there’s no need to say that. Since everything’s fine, let’s take the opportunity to get together."
Next, Jing Yan pulled Zhao Xing to drink, and soon both were quite drunk.
After Jing Yan fell asleep, Zhao Xing suddenly opened his eyes and flew over to the balcony.
On the east side of Seaweed City, the sunset fell, and night descended.
"So fast, Ji Che just mentioned it a few days ago, and now he forgets the original words."
"Is it really a cover-up, or is it framing?"
"Whose interests has Great Zhou touched exactly?"
According to the original situation, Zhao Xing thought it normal for the Carlos Family to be involved; even if Great Zhou offended them, it wouldn’t be a big deal.
Brother Jing’s words were true, at most, only three Tao Domain Realms exist in Great Zhou; it’s hard to offend any major persona.
At worst, suffer a loss this time, temporarily retreat and let Great Zhou leave that area of trouble.
With the identity of the Primordial Realm, it’s unlikely anyone would continue to hassle Great Zhou.
But now, the situation suddenly became complicated.
"The first possibility, behind the Rainbow Moon Dynasty is indeed the Carlos Family. Upon discovering Great Zhou has me, a disciple of the Guluo River, they no longer pursue extermination, and then sent someone outside the border to alter history, also causing Emperor Wu and their memory deviations."
"Such tactics are customary for great families."
"Killing? Killing is too troublesome, unless things reach a desperate point, they won’t resort to killing. Simply making people forget related events will suffice."
In contrast, the Rainbow Moon Dynasty people are much coarser, choosing direct killing and territory seizure, ambushing Great Zhou’s personnel outside the border.
"Killing outside Jia Chen Pass, altering survivors’ memories inside the pass, two groups of people, two kinds of tactics," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "This is the terror of veteran-level families. It’s not up to me to call for mediation, Carlos has directly given the final handling solution—end here."
"I’ve already instructed Ji Che at the earliest opportunity, to retreat, to leave, presumably the Carlos Family will know too."
"One can only endure this matter, there’s no way to trouble the Carlos Family. Even if Great Zhou suffers losses, it can only endure temporarily. Some interests cannot be touched by ordinary people."
Zhao Xing knew clearly, things are different from the time in Yuanhai Ancient Country.
In Yuanhai Ancient Country, the strongest are Reincarnation Realm, same for East Extending Ancient Clan.
The Red Star Empire is different; the Empire is a superpower, Emperors are everywhere, Reincarnation is less than dogs, God Realm holds the fort, even if shaken, it won’t yield the same effect as before.
Even if there’s Old Qing’s favor, Old Qing won’t interfere with the Empire’s affairs, at most save my life.
Moreover, it’s not yet reached the point of saving life.
"There’s another possibility." Zhao Xing’s mind raced, "It’s the Carlos Family, really not involved, someone impersonating their name to stir up trouble within the Empire."
The reason for considering this is still due to the Yuanhai Ancient Country’s Ancient God resurrection event.
"So many Reincarnation Realm reincarnations in the Empire bring both benefits and drawbacks." Zhao Xing contemplated, "With so many additional Reincarnation Realms, the Empire’s original power structure must have been impacted."
Resources and territories are limited, if someone eats more, someone must eat less.
More than twenty thousand Reincarnation Realm reincarnations came over, each a brilliant mind, incredibly determined, and exceptionally talented hero.
How could such heroes be willing to work for the Empire? Surely, they’d have other thoughts, the Primordial Realm absorbs some but still needs heart trials.
What about those who haven’t passed the heart trial or even attended the Primordial Conference?
"The Empire surely knows the pros and cons, but still chose to accept, exactly because the Empire has been exploring Si Yue Desolate Domain; if successful westward expansion yields more cake so that all parties’ needs are met, accepting over twenty thousand Reincarnation Realms is undoubtedly a case where the pros outweigh the cons."
