lcionline Chapter 245 It's so similar
Chapter 245 It's so similar
The sun sets in the west and night falls.
After having dinner with Ji Xiaoman in the hotel, Jiang Mingche went straight back to his room and wanted to go back to Xuantian Realm to release Haiyue and Caidie.
After all, he had already promised the two women that he would get them out of the Xuantian Realm after he arrived in Haidu.
Before Jiang Mingche could make any move, there was a rapid knock on the door.
"Who is looking for me at this late hour..."
Jiang Mingche felt a little strange, but he didn't think much about it. He just walked to the door and opened it.
What came into view was a tall, handsome man who looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old.
"Who are you.."
Jiang Mingche looked at the guy in front of him with some suspicion and frowned unconsciously. He couldn't remember any friends he had in Haidu.
Moreover, I had just checked into the hotel and someone came directly to my door. Could it be an old enemy?
Thinking of this, Jiang Mingche narrowed his eyes slightly, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
If this guy is really his enemy, then he doesn't mind sending him directly to 977 Fang Guixi!
"Your Majesty, I belong to the Empress!"
Sensing Jiang Mingche's undisguised murderous intent, the man shuddered all over and quickly began to defend himself.
"The Empress's people?"
"Do you think I'm a three-year-old kid?"
"The Tang Dynasty is so far away from the sea. How could the Empress reach here?"
Jiang Mingche sneered, his eyes full of disdain.
The Tang Dynasty is located in the Heluo area, and is separated from the sea by the desert in the clouds and the endless sea that stretches for thousands of miles!
Even if Wu Zetian had the ability to reach the sky, it was impossible for her to reach her hand directly here, right?
"There are so many people outside, could you please let me in to talk?"
Turning his head to look at the situation in the corridor, the young man lowered his voice and spoke.
"come in..."
After thinking for three seconds, Jiang Mingche made way for the other party half a body distance.
This guy's cultivation level is far inferior to his own, and Jiang Mingche is not afraid that he will play some tricks on him.
After entering the room, the man organized his words and then began to explain directly to Jiang Mingche.
"Your Highness, my name is Li Liguang. I am from Chang'an, a descendant of the Li Tang Dynasty, and the president of the Oriental Chamber of Commerce in Central City..."
"Five years ago, after leaving Chang'an City, I came to Haidu to do business under the secret order of the empress. I have been dormant here for all these years..."
"I heard that the prince came to Haidu, so I came here specially to visit..."
As Li Liguang spoke, fearing that Jiang Mingche would not believe him, he took out a document from his arms.
After taking the document from Li Liguang's hand, Jiang Mingche began to examine it with some suspicion. As he was looking at it, Jiang Mingche's pupils suddenly shrank!
There was nothing special written on the document. It was just that after Wu Zetian was appointed as the regent, she passed it down through the Three Books and Six Departments.
The document addressed to all officials of the Tang Dynasty was signed with Wu Zetian's seal.
Even the year, month and day at the end are exactly consistent with the time when he was canonized!
Wu Zetian's seal is very extraordinary and cannot be faked.
In other words, this Li Li Guang is indeed from Chang'an and a descendant of Li Tang?
"Since you are a descendant of the Li Tang Dynasty, why did the empress send you to Haidu to do business?"
After returning the document to Li Liguang, Jiang Mingche motioned for him to sit down and asked calmly.
Within the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian had expressly prohibited any discussion of the descendants of Li Tang.
In Chang'an City, even ignorant children would not easily say the words "descendants of Li Tang".
Anyone who mentions these four words will be punished with thirty lashes of the cane at the lightest, and imprisonment at the worst.
After all, Wu Zetian's imperial power was not obtained in a glorious way; it was snatched from Li Chengqian.
Although she seized power, Wu Zetian did not kill all the descendants of Li Tang. She only killed those who had rebelled against her.
Most of the bloodline of the Li family was preserved.
Even though they were stripped of their royal titles by Wu Zetian and became ordinary people at the bottom of society, these guys could still live a life of ease and comfort with the wealth they had accumulated in the first half of their lives.
These royal grandchildren and nobles were scattered throughout various prefectures within the Tang Dynasty, and Li Liguang should be a descendant of one of these lines.
"Her Majesty the Queen said that the Silk Road could boost the economic development of the Tang Dynasty and strengthen the connection between the Tang Dynasty and the countries in the Clouds and the Sunset Sea, so she sent me here..."
"In addition to building relationships, the empress also asked me to secretly investigate the division of power in Haidu and what the curse behind the Gaota family is..."
After a long silence, Li Liguang confessed everything truthfully.
Li Liguang had complicated feelings towards Wu Zetian.
If it weren't for this woman, he would at least have a title like a marquis, and be in great glory. However, after this woman came to power, she did not kill all the descendants of Li Tang, which was considered to be the most benevolent thing she could do.
Therefore, Li Li Guang felt both resentment and gratitude towards Wu Zetian.
"Investigate what the cursed power behind the Tower Family is?"
After hearing Li Liguang's words, Jiang Mingche remained silent.
I didn't expect that Wu Zetian knew all these secrets of the Haidu Arcana family... But when Jiang Mingche thought that this woman was Jiang Ziya's apprentice, he felt relieved.
Jiang Ziya must have told Wu Zetian some of these things back then.
"So, after five years of hiding in Haidu, what have you found out?"
After looking at Li Liguang, Jiang Mingche asked curiously.
Maybe he could get some information from Li Liguang that was not introduced in the background story.
"The power of the Tower Family's curse is that the body will crystallize and die..."
"Everyone in Haidu knows that the High Tower Family is the best at mechanical engineering, and the current ruler Miledy has even cultivated mechanical engineering to the pinnacle..."
"Using powerful mechanical arts, anything can be crystallized, but no one expected that the curse of the Tower Family would be this. No wonder this woman wears gloves all day long..."
Having said that, Li Liguang's mouth corners raised, revealing a sarcastic smile.
Although the Oriental Chamber of Commerce was established with the support of Miledy, Li Liguang's relationship with this woman was not very good.
After a pause, Li Liguang continued.
"In the inner city of Haidu, besides the Tower Family, there are also the World Family, the Judgment Family, the Chariot Family, the Moon Family. There are also other Arcana families such as the Hermit Family, the Bloodthirsty Family...
"These descendants of the Arcana family are born with a curse..."
"The descendants of the Tower Family will die after their bodies are crystallized. The Moon Family will kill each other. The Hermit Family will die immediately once they use the power of miracles. The Bloodthirsty Family is what Westerners call vampires."
"If I'm not mistaken, the woman who came with the prince this time is the descendant of Estella from the Hermit Family, right?"
After looking at Jiang Mingche, Li Liguang asked uncertainly.
He had only seen Estella's portrait before, and Ji Xiaoman looked very similar to her mother Estella, so he had this question.
"You guessed right, she is indeed Estella's daughter..."
Jiang Mingche glanced at Li Liguang with a puzzled look in his eyes.
I didn't expect that this guy had investigated Haidu's affairs so thoroughly. He could even recognize Ji Xiaoman's identity. He is quite capable.
"No wonder... they look so similar..."
After hearing Jiang Mingche's admission, Li Liguang muttered to himself.
"Knowing the secrets of the Arcana family, do you know anything about Captain Old Firehawk?"
After warming up a cup of hot tea for himself and pouring another cup for Li Liguang, Jiang Mingche asked calmly.
When Ji Xiaoman came to Haidu this time, the first person he wanted to look for was the old Captain Fire Eagle who had disappeared for a long time.
Before her death, Estella asked Ji Xiaoman that when she had the chance to come to Haidu in the future, she should go find Captain Fire Eagle, who would tell Ji Xiaoman everything.
After giving his cannon, cloak and mask to Lesio, Captain Firehawk disappeared. No one knew where he went, not even Lesio himself.
After Captain Fire Hawk disappeared, Lesio simply put on a mask, a cloak, and carried a cannon, becoming the fake Captain Fire Hawk and continuing to protect the safety of the people in the outer city.
"Captain Firehawk..."
"I've only heard a few clues."
"That old man must have gone to the Sea of Misty to stop the flooding of sea fluorite and the surge of the blue water in the Haidu Sea..."
"If you want to know more about him, Your Majesty, I'm afraid you can only ask Miledy..."
Frowning, Li Liguang said hesitantly.
Although he had a wide range of sources of information, Captain Fire Hawk's whereabouts were erratic and he always kept to himself, so no one knew where he had gone.
"So, what's the matter with you coming to see me this time?"
After memorizing the name Sea of Mist in his mind, Jiang Mingche looked up at Li Liguang again and asked.
This guy came to find me, definitely not just to get to know me.
"I heard that the prince is a martial arts master with unrivaled power, and is the patron saint of the Tang Dynasty..."
After praising Jiang Mingche a lot, Li Liguang then explained his purpose with a distressed look on his face.
"In a while, it will be the third anniversary celebration of the Oriental Chamber of Commerce..."
"By then, that woman Miledy will buy out the Oriental Chamber of Commerce from me. Then, all my connections will be cut off..."
"But Miledy is the elite of the Tower Family and the ruler of Haidu. I dare not openly resist her..."
"So when I heard that the prince had come to Haidu, I came to visit him as soon as possible..."
Although Li Liguang did not say it explicitly, he knew that Jiang Mingche must have understood what he meant.
If Jiang Mingche didn't intend to help him, then he could only hand over the Oriental Chamber of Commerce.
If that happens, all the things that Wu Zetian asked her to do will be messed up...