Chapter 277: Chapter 372: A Reality That Gets Closer and Closer_1
Actually, even now, Mu Huanqing was still reluctant to fully believe what Fang Ren had said, because the seductive lies of the Nightfall Organization had taken root in her mind for many years.
She feared that the Fang Ren speaking to her now had already been brainwashed by the Nightfall Organization, but she was sure of one thing: his love for her was real. However, when it came to the matters concerning Nightfall, she remained skeptical.
"Okay, I'll go with you when the time comes," Mu Huanqing readily agreed to visit the soldiers of the Nightfall Organization.
She needed to confirm this for herself; she feared Fang Ren might have been deceived by the Nightfall Organization. If everything turned out to be as she suspected, then she would use the formation skills Fang Ren had taught her to annihilate the Nightfall Organization.
If everything was as Fang Ren had said, then there would be no need for the Nightfall Organization to take action; she would lead the Nine Heavens Corps and cleanse Indra Sky herself.
Securing internal stability before extending one's reach abroad was a principle understood by many, just as the Central Area, in order to better resist the Void, could not tolerate any remnants of Nightfall.
But this matter was not like most others; it was not without a notion of right and wrong. There was indeed a right and a wrong, and Mu Huanqing, of course, would support the right side.
If Nightfall was in the right, then everything would be reversed. Similarly, for the better resistance against the Void by humanity, she would have to completely destroy Indra Sky and eradicate Bai Chaojin's ideology.
Fang Ren, seeing her agreement, could roughly guess at the hint of doubt in Mu Huanqing's mind. But this doubt was protective and not malignant, so he chose not to address it.
"There's another thing you should probably be aware of," he said.
"Tell me."
Fang Ren spoke, "That's about the Fifth-order Void Beast held for experimentation at the Linglong Bay Experimental Base in Indra Sky. Since the great battle, that Void Beast has been quietly transferred to the Tiandao Sword Sect, and by now, they should have already handed it over to Bai Chaojin's major organization."
"Void Beast?" Mu Huanqing paused, "What do they want with a Void Beast? Plus, all Void Beasts are killed in battle, only a handful are ever captured."
"Indeed, captured Void Beasts are used for research, but the Void Energy within this one has been applied to the human body," Fang Ren explained, "According to information obtained by Jiang Ling at the Linglong Bay laboratory, there are significant research results within this Void Beast.
If the main laboratory in Indra Sky manages to make further breakthroughs with it, then Bai Chaojin will subject his own granddaughter, Bai Qi, to what's termed 'the ultimate masterpiece' of an experiment."
"Xiao Xi!?" Mu Huanqing gasped in shock, "How could that be, Xiao Xi is Grandpa Bai's own flesh and blood! Even if they really conducted such experiments, they wouldn't use Xiao Xi for them. What Jiang Ling said is complete nonsense!"
Fang Ren still caressed her head calmly as he spoke, "Don't get worked up, listen to what I'm saying. The reason Bai Qi has been chosen for the ultimate experiment is because they want to create a being capable of directly destroying the Void, though as it stands, they might instead create a monster.
To achieve the effect of obliterating the Void, they would inevitably choose the human with the strongest cultivational talent on Earth. At the time when their experiments began, you were the strongest practitioner among humans, but Bai Qi, three years your junior, had even stronger talent, so they chose her."
Without stopping, Fang Ren continued, "There's also another thing I need to mention: not only does this experiment involve Bai Qi, but Bai Chaojin has also included me in his plans."
"And you too?"
Mu Huanqing was completely beside herself; Grandpa Bai of the Bai Family, whom she'd always regarded as the kindest and most loving, now planned to make her husband a subject for experimentation!
"Yes, I don't know when Bai Chaojin started this plan, but I've always felt that from the moment I was born, both myself and Bai Qi were tied to his experimental table. Part of my Spiritual Root is in Bai Qi's body, inherently compatible with her spirit.
The reason he arranged the engagement between me and Bai Qi back then was to use me as a supplementary ability for Bai Qi during the final phase of the experiment... something akin to a furnace," Fang Ren stated. "But what he didn't anticipate was that my Spiritual Root would regenerate and that it would possess an even faster cultivation talent than Bai Qi.
And he most certainly did not foresee my encounter with the Nightfall Organization."
Mu Huanqing was somewhat stunned; everything Fang Ren said seemed to flow so smoothly into her ears as though all the facts were indeed as he described.
She had always believed that as long as humans stood united and committed to resisting the Void, the day would come when the Void Hole would shatter. But she had never considered that while she was focused on fighting the Void, certain humans were already plotting all sorts of things...
"Once the experiment in Indra Sky is successful, Bai Qi will surely be urgently recalled to the Bai Family by Bai Chaojin, and I will also be taken away by the Bai Family under some pretext.
The reason Bai Chaojin says he will let me and Bai Qi get married after the Pill Competition, I believe, is definitely because the experiment in Indra Sky has a very high chance of success, and they want me and Bai Qi to keep pace with their organization's schedule," Fang Ren explained.
The more she listened, the more Mu Huanqing felt the reality of Fang Ren's words. There was no need for the Bai Family to be in such a hurry to marry off Bai Qi and Fang Ren immediately after the Pill Competition.
Although Fang Ren winning the championship after the Pill Competition was a very pleasing event, and Bai Chaojin said he wanted to add joy upon joy, which seemed reasonable. But the Bai Family is a major clan; they would certainly need to handle such a significant event as marriage with great care. The tight schedule after the Pill Competition left no time for such preparations.
Moreover, the day the Pill Competition ended was not a good day for a wedding. For a strict major clan like the Bai Family, how could the wedding day be scheduled so casually?
The more she thought about it, the more Mu Huanqing felt she was seeing the truth and increasingly believed everything Fang Ren had said before. But ultimately, there remained a trace of doubt in her heart.
Mu Huanqing's gaze grew more solemn, looking at her lovely daughter in her arms, she spoke, "The day after tomorrow, if he really intends to have Xiao Xi marry you, then I'll tear down the Bai Family."
Hearing this, Fang Ren laughed, "It's okay, I'll have a way to deal with it when the time comes."
"By threatening death?" Mu Huanqing gave him a disdainful look.
"Uhh... heh, hehe."
Fang Ren, having his thoughts guessed, wore an embarrassed expression.