Superbase Evolution

Chapter 25 The Fourth Black Bird

"Are you trying to say that the black bird is related to the Hulu Mountain we are going to?" Lin Shen understood what Lao Ye meant.

"Think about it carefully. Although Concubine Bai came from the Cape Base, she only studied and trained at the Cape Base. Even we don't know what her family background is, let alone the Qi and Wang families. Then why do they trust Concubine Bai so much and are willing to take such a big risk to come here? Along the way, they almost obeyed Concubine Bai's words. Even the alloy-based transformers who lost their subordinates did not complain to Concubine Bai, just because Concubine Bai said she knew where Hulu Mountain was? Even we are doubting why the Qi and Wang families trust her so much. This is too abnormal." Lao Ye said.

"What do you think?" Lin Shen had no intention of guessing and motioned for Lao Ye to continue.

"I've thought about it and there may be a possibility. The White Goddess does know where Hulu Mountain is, but she can't get in by herself. She must rely on some special things or power to get in." Lao Ye's voice was so low that Lin Shen, who was so close, could hardly hear it.

"Xuanniao?" Lin Shen understood what Lao Ye said.

"Yes, it is Xuanniao. If, as she said, it was the Fourth Master who asked her to take you to Hulu Mountain, then she only needs to take you there by yourself. Even if she needs help, she can just bring people from our Lin family. Why must she bring the Qi family and the Wang family?"

Lao Ye snorted coldly, "I couldn't figure it out before, but today when I saw Wang Tianer using the Xuanniao, I suddenly figured out some things. The only thing the three families have in common is that they all have the Xuanniao, and the Xuanniao was obtained near this canyon. Maybe the key to entering Hulu Mountain lies in the Xuanniao, so she must let all three families come here. In order to gain the trust of the Qi and Wang families, I'm afraid she has already told them that the Xuanniao is the key to entering Hulu Mountain, so Qi Shuheng and Wang Tianer will listen to her and do what she says, just to find Hulu Mountain. As long as they find Hulu Mountain, they can get rid of everything in Hulu Mountain that we have exclusively. They are just using each other and calculating against each other."

"Since Concubine Bai knows the location of Hulu Mountain, and the Qi and Wang families have the Xuanniao, why did they let us come? We don't know where Hulu Mountain is, and we don't have the Xuanniao." Lin Shen murmured.

"Maybe they are afraid that the Third Master and the Fourth Master are not dead in Hulu Mountain. If something happens, they can use you as a hostage." Lao Ye said this, raised his head and stared into Lin Shen's eyes, and continued with a complicated expression: "Maybe there is another possibility."

"What possibility?" Lin Shen felt that since Lao Ye was looking at him like that, what he would say next would probably be related to him.

"Maybe they suspect that you have the black bird." Lao Ye stared at Lin Shen with burning eyes and spoke slowly, enunciating each word.

Lin Shenwen was stunned: "How could I possibly have a black bird? Not to mention that the Lin family's pet black bird has been lost a long time ago. Even if it wasn't lost, it should be my second brother who inherited the black bird. If my second brother can't afford it, there are still my third and fourth brothers. How could it not be my turn?"

"The Lin family's Xuanniao is indeed lost, but that doesn't mean the Lin family doesn't have a Xuanniao." Lao Ye said in a low voice.

"What you said is very strange. Since it has been lost, it must be gone." Lin Shen stared at Lao Ye, not knowing what he wanted to say.

"Master Wu, you may not know this, but actually there were not three black bird eggs found that year, but four. The ancestors of the Qi and Wang families each got one black bird egg, while the ancestor of the Lin family got two black bird eggs."

"What?" Lin Shen's eyes widened in disbelief, and his voice couldn't help but become a little higher.

Lao Ye quickly reached out and covered Lin Shen's mouth: "Speak softly, be careful that there are ears on the other side of the wall."

"Why haven't I heard about our Lin family getting two black bird eggs?" After Lao Ye released his hand, Lin Shen lowered his voice again. "I heard about this from my master before. One time, my master asked Cang Yun and I to drink together. I don't know how we talked about the black bird." Lao Ye recalled: "My master said that the black bird nest was discovered by the ancestor of the Lin family, and he also contributed the most in the process of obtaining the black bird. So when he saw that there were four black bird eggs in the nest, the Qi and Wang families each got one, and the ancestor of the Lin family got two alone."

"Then why have I never heard that there are two Xuanniao in our family? Could it be that both Xuanniao were lost together?" Lin Shen asked puzzledly.

"No, only one black bird was lost. After the other black bird egg was brought back by the Lin family ancestor, no one has seen it since, because the Lin family ancestor said that the other black bird egg did not hatch successfully and turned into a dead egg."

Lin Shen was slightly startled. "Then our Lin family's ancestor had a really bad fate. Three black birds hatched from four black bird eggs, and the other one became a dead egg."

"You don't believe it either, right? The Qi and Wang families didn't really believe it either. They always suspected that the other black bird egg of the Lin family was not a dead egg, but was hidden as a trump card. So even during the period when the Lin family was at its lowest point, the Qi and Wang families didn't kill the Lin family because they were afraid that the Lin family might have another black bird hidden. This gave the Second Master the opportunity to rise and allowed the Lin family to maintain its current status."

Lao Ye continued to recall, "During that time, the Qi and Wang families had been testing the Lin family, wanting to know if the Lin family had hidden another Xuanniao. If not, the best outcome for the Lin family would be to have all the benefits of the Xuanniao base taken away, or even to have their family destroyed. But they didn't expect the Second Master to be so powerful. Before they could get a result from their testing, they found that even if the Lin family didn't have the Xuanniao, they would have to pay a huge price to get rid of the Second Master, and there was no chance anymore."

“Later, the growth of the Second Master had already made them feel terrified. Plus, the Third and Fourth Masters also grew up and rose to prominence. At that time, the Qi and Wang families were as scared as their grandsons. I’m afraid they couldn’t even sleep well. The Lin family, without the Black Bird, was even more frightening with those three Masters than with the Black Bird itself.” Lao Ye seemed a little proud when he said this, and chuckled twice.

"If the Second Master hadn't disappeared without a trace, the Xuanniao Base would have only had the word 'Lin' left." Lao Ye said, staring into Lin Shen's eyes again: "Brother Xiaowu, you should know best what kind of people those three masters are. In a place like the Xuanniao Base, there is no need to use the Xuanniao. If the Lin family really still has a Xuanniao..."

"Then it can only be on me, the most useless Old Five, right?" Lin Shen was not a fool, so he naturally understood what Lao Ye meant. He sighed helplessly and said, "Lao Ye, I really have never seen any Xuanniao. When the second and third brothers were here, I could walk around the Xuanniao base freely, and I was always protected by Alloy-Based Transformers, so I didn't need that thing at all. Besides, do you think that with my strength, even if I had the Xuanniao, I could survive against Qi Shuheng and Wang Tianer? I'm afraid that I would have been killed by them before the Xuanniao was summoned."

"Brother Xiaowu, I definitely believe you. But it's useless for me to believe you. The Qi and Wang families don't believe you, and Concubine Bai doesn't believe you. I think that Wei Wufu is most likely here for Xuanniao, otherwise why would he stay with you?" Lao Ye said coldly.

"I can't help it if they don't believe me. I really don't have it." Lin Shen thought for a moment and said, "And no matter how powerful the black bird is, it is just a crystal-based creature. It's hard to say whether it is really that useful."

Lao Ye wanted to say something, but he heard a noisy sound and screams coming from outside.

The two were startled and hurried out of the tent to see what was going on.

Wei Wufu, who was guarding outside the tent, had stood up and looked up at the night sky. The same was true for everyone else in the camp.

Lin Shen raised his head and looked in the direction they were looking at. He couldn't help but exclaimed, "Ah!"

(End of this chapter)