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Chapter 485 Nine Dragon Stone

After a moment's thought, Sun Bai said, "It seems you know quite a lot."

Faced with Sun Baifa's probing, Gu Shaoan chuckled and said, "It's nothing more than a matter concerning the land of China. Elder Sun, there's no need to be so cautious."

Upon hearing the words "the land of China," Sun Baifa paused, then continued to ask, "Who is the real identity of the current Bai Xiaosheng?"

Gu Shaoan stated frankly: "Two hundred years ago in the Great Sui Dynasty, Xiang Yutian was an unparalleled genius who unified the Demonic Sect and became the previous Evil Emperor, thanks to the sect leader of the Evil Sect."

It was only after Gu Shaoan revealed Bai Xiaosheng's true identity that Sun Baifa's last remaining tension finally eased.

Not everyone likes to keep secrets, especially for someone like Sun Baifa, who kept a secret for almost his entire life and even spent his whole life on the run because of it. For him, the word "secret" was too heavy.

After a long while, once all the tobacco that had been added had turned to ash, Sun Baifa spoke again: "Speak! How much else do you know, kid?"

Gu Shaoan replied, "I basically know most of it, including why the Great Xia Dynasty sealed the Nine Provinces as a place to nurture the dragon vein, and why the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion and the Sun family betrayed the Great Xia Dynasty and left the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion, changing their surname to 'Sun'."

Sun Baifa stared at Gu Shaoan in astonishment: "Has Baixiaoge already found out that we changed our surname to Sun?"

Gu Shaoan nodded and said, "We've got pretty much figured it out. We've even found out how many people are in your Sun family."

Gu Shaoan did not lie to Sun Baifa about this.

Within the Great Wei Kingdom, the strongest intelligence network consists of the imperial court, the Dragon Guard Manor, the Azure Dragon Society, the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion, and now the Sun family.

Based on normal timelines, the Azure Dragon Society would have reappeared in the martial arts world last year and then secured its position as the leader of the martial arts world within just six months.

Xiang Yutian then took control of four intelligence networks: the imperial court, the Dragon Guard Manor, the Azure Dragon Society, and the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion.

The intelligence network encompassed almost the entire Great Wei Kingdom.

The Sun family was also discovered by Xiang Yutian last year, who then arranged for Shangguan Jin Hong to kill Sun Baifa.

As a result, everyone in the Sun family was doomed to die.

Sun Baifa shook his head and said, "They've been hiding for hundreds of years, but I never expected they'd still be found out."

After a sigh, Sun Baifa looked at Gu Shaoan and said, "Xiang Yutian was killed by you. This old man and my Sun family owe you a huge favor."

If Xiang Yutian truly has a grasp of the Sun family's situation, not to mention the power he has accumulated over the years, Xiang Yutian alone would be enough to destroy Sun Baifa and the entire Sun family.

Gu Shaoan smiled lightly and said, "Xiang Yutian's scheme at Yixiantian was intended to plot against me. Even without Elder Sun's involvement, I would have taken action against Xiang Yutian. Elder Sun, you don't need to worry about that."

Sun Xiaohong, on the other hand, looked at Gu Shaoan with a blank expression, and then at Sun Baifa.

"Grandpa, what are you talking about?"

Seeing Sun Xiaohong's reaction, Gu Shaoan knew perfectly well that Sun Baifa had not yet told Sun Xiaohong these secrets.

Sun Baifa replaced the tobacco in his pipe with new tobacco, lit it, and took a deep drag. His eyes became distant and profound at that moment, as if he were recalling long-forgotten memories.

After a short while, he slowly put down his pipe and began to tell his story.

“Girl, this world is not just our Kyushu. Beyond Kyushu, there is an even more vast world, which is the Divine Land.”

Sun Xiaohong stared wide-eyed at Sun Baifa with disbelief.

Sun Baifa continued, "On that land of China, there exists a power called the Great Xia Dynasty, whose strength is unimaginable. Thousands of years ago, the Great Xia Dynasty's dragon vein was damaged, completely sealing off our Nine Provinces and using it as a place to nurture the dragon vein."

Afterwards, Sun Baifa recounted the matter of nurturing the dragon vein to Sun Xiaohong before continuing, "However, if the entire land of Kyushu were to learn of the Great Xia Dynasty's plans, it would inevitably make the matter of nurturing the dragon vein even more difficult."

"Therefore, the best way is to make the people of the Nine Provinces become frogs in a well, unaware of the vastness of the world, and unaware of the existence of the Great Xia Dynasty and the Divine Land."

"Therefore, after sealing the Nine Provinces, the Great Xia Dynasty secretly arranged for people from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion to be renamed the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion and to infiltrate our Nine Provinces."

"Then, the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion and the people of the Great Xia Dynasty worked together to plan and spent a full three hundred years erasing all the books and information about the Divine Land and the Great Xia Dynasty in the Nine Provinces, making the Nine Provinces completely forget the fact that they were in a sealed world."

Sun Xiaohong looked surprised, clearly also shocked by these secrets.

After Sun Xiaohong calmed down for a while, Sun Baifa continued, "Under the instruction of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion has also created countless wars and conflicts throughout the land of Kyushu."

"For hundreds of years, dynasties have been built and destroyed under these covert instigations, and countless lives have been lost in these schemes."

"But as countless people have died over the centuries due to the nourishment of the dragon vein and the rise and fall of dynasties, and as some have spent their entire lives hiding in the shadows like rats in a gutter, unable to see the light, some people in the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion have begun to feel weary."

"Gradually, the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion began to split into two factions." "One faction began to waver, no longer willing to continue aiding and abetting evil and harming the people of the Nine Provinces."

"The other faction, on the other hand, insists on remaining loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty, even to the point of continuing their mission until the dragon vein is fully nurtured."

"Because of the different ideologies of the two factions, the conflicts and contradictions among the people became increasingly greater when they were making plans for the various dynasties across the Nine Provinces."

"Finally, five hundred years ago, an unprecedented internal strife broke out in the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion."

"In that battle, almost all the experts in the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion were killed or wounded. Even the six elders of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, who were the strongest in combat, perished in that internal war. No one survived that bloody battle."

Sun Baifa paused for a moment, seemingly trying to calm himself down.

"Taking advantage of the internal strife within the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion, several people within the pavilion who were unwilling to continue aiding and abetting evil left the pavilion overnight with some of the intelligence networks it possessed. In order to completely conceal their identities and prevent the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion from tracking them down, these people decided to change their surname to Sun."

Upon hearing this, Sun Xiaohong's expression changed.

"Changing his surname to Sun, could it be..."

Taking in Sun Xiaohong's expression, Sun Baifa nodded and said, "That's right, these people who defected from Baixiaoge are our Sun family's ancestors."

"Sigh~"

Although she had already guessed, when Sun Baifa confirmed it with her, Sun Xiaohong still couldn't help but gasp and remained stunned for a long time.

After a moment, Sun Xiaohong, who had calmed down, said, "So, all these years, our family has been hiding here and there to avoid being hunted down by the people from Baixiaoge and the Great Xia Dynasty?"

Sun Baifa nodded and said, "That's right. To ensure safety, our ancestors set a rule that all members of the Sun family must leave the family and live their own lives in seclusion after reaching adulthood."

"This is to manage the Sun family's intelligence network, and also to prevent the people of the Sun family from being found again by the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion and the Great Xia Dynasty one day."

At this point, Sun Xiaohong spoke up: "Since we are all from the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion, why did the Hundred Knowledge Pavilion and the Great Xia Dynasty insist on finding us? Is it because they are worried that we will leak the affairs of the Divine Land?"

Sun Baifa shook his head and said, "So much time has passed. Even if we were to tell others, how many people across the entire Nine Provinces would believe it?"

"The reason why Baixiaoge and the Great Xia Dynasty have been relentlessly tracking us is because when our Sun family ancestor left Baixiaoge, he also took something with him."

Sun Xiaohong asked, "What is it?"

Sun Baifa said in a deep voice, "Nine Dragon Stone."

As he spoke, Sun Baifa glanced at Gu Shaoan beside him.

Seeing that Gu Shaoan's expression was normal and he did not show the same bewilderment as Sun Xiaohong, she then withdrew her gaze.

Amid Sun Xiaohong's confusion, Sun Baifa spoke up: "The most special thing about this Nine Dragon Stone is that it can gather the power of the earth's veins."

“Nurturing a dragon vein is no simple matter. Apart from the ethereal power of national destiny, it also requires the most basic energy, the power of the earth veins.”

"Only when the power of national destiny and the energy of the earth's veins are combined can the dragon vein be fully restored."

Sun Baifa's eyes became even more profound, as if he were telling a crucial truth.

"However, the Nine Dragon Stone is an extremely special thing. It can only be placed in the sealed land of the Nine Provinces, and absolutely cannot be placed in the Great Xia Dynasty of the Divine Land. This is determined by the characteristics of the Nine Dragon Stone itself, and no one can change it."

He paused for a moment, allowing the weight of his words to settle in everyone's hearts.

"Therefore, as long as the Nine Dragon Stone is in the hands of our Sun family, even if the dragon veins within the Great Xia Dynasty have accumulated enough national fortune, without the earth vein power contained within the Nine Dragon Stone, they will not be able to repair the damaged dragon veins."

"When the Great Xia Dynasty investigates, neither Bai Xiaoge nor Xiang Yutian will be able to escape responsibility."

Sun Baifa's tone carried a hint of determination.

"In other words, as long as we protect these Nine Dragon Stones, the Great Xia Dynasty's dragon vein restoration plan will never be truly completed."

"This is the real reason why our Sun family has been hunted down to this day."

While Sun Xiaohong was processing the hidden information Sun Baifa had revealed, Gu Shaoan spoke up, "Now that Elder Sun has spoken so frankly, there is something I would like to ask him about."

"The Great Xia Dynasty has set up special passages in the Nine Provinces. Whenever needed, people can be sent into the Nine Provinces through these passages."

"I happen to be going to the Great Sui Kingdom in a few days, so I wanted to ask Elder Sun if he knows where this passage is?"

　The story involves the protagonist's upcoming journey to the Sui Dynasty, so the writing will be a bit slow and detailed. Please forgive me!
　　
　
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