Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 534: Finding the Man Behind the Scenes

"It was an important person in the palace who asked me to look for the news, but I don't know who it is. For those important people, they will not personally go out to do something unless it is absolutely necessary."

This answer did not surprise Chu Tai. Just as Qiao Ran'er said, for those guys who think they are superior, they will personally take action either when they think it is a critical moment or when there is no one available around them. Otherwise, whether it is servants or mounts, there must always be a layer of separation, as if this is the only way to reflect their status.

However, from what Chu Tai knew, within the Humane Dynasty, such a characteristic was also a symbol of status. After all, there were people like Si Shubai and Shen Zhanpeng in the court, and the three of them were not of the same kind.

Based on this characteristic, Chu Tai could roughly guess a few directions.

"Can you confirm whether it is a noble family, an aristocrat, or a powerful person?"

Qiao Ran was silent for a moment. The three identities mentioned by Chu Tai often refer to the same type of people, but upon closer inspection, they are different.

Aristocratic families mostly refer to those that have gone through several dynasties and still inherited the normal family system. The bloodline of this kind of people has undergone fundamental qualitative changes after being improved by multiple fourth-grade celestial beings or even third-grade immortals. From a certain perspective, this can be regarded as an evolutionary direction of the human race.

Their identity is also the most complex. The conservative part is the core of the conservatives, and the open part is the backbone of the reformists. They are very proficient in putting their eggs in multiple baskets.

The nobles are similar to the main line of Shen Zhanpeng's family. They are generally meritorious officials who followed the founding emperor. They have relatively strong bloodlines and systematic inheritance.

Many families among the nobles overlap with the aristocratic families, and only a part of them are completely grassroots, relying on the opportunity of founding a country to climb to their current position. Therefore, the style of most of these people is somewhat similar to that of the nobles, choosing to invest in various parties. A few grassroots nobles will choose to stick closely to the royal family or the court itself. Overall, the number of nobles who choose the reformists is lower than that of the aristocratic families.

The last group of powerful people refers to the local landlords, who are also the most steadfast part of the conservatives. To put it bluntly, most of these people have just established their superior status and have accumulated enough resources, but they do not have a stable inheritance system. Once the system is reformed, or the lower class impacts the upper class, they will be the first to suffer.

Therefore, among the powerful people, there are basically no people in the reform faction, and the few who choose to do so are just personal choices within the powerful people.

Of course, among these three categories of people, except for some reformists who devoted themselves purely to their ideals, the rest were not good people in Qiao Ran'er's view. The aristocratic families did not seem to take direct action against the common people, but their interference in the powerful was in itself a practice that increased the burden on the people's lives.

Moreover, Qiao Ran'er had seen the back side of many aristocratic families from the information in the thieves' sect. Their so-called etiquette and morality were largely "kindness" that allowed them to have enough food and drink. When a real turmoil came, this group of people would become even more dangerous.

Qiao Raner compared the two in her mind silently, and finally said uncertainly: "Although that guy tried to cover it up, judging from some of his actions and movements, he usually wears clothes that highlight his back or waist. This behavior is likely to show some symbolic patterns. He is more likely a noble than a powerful person."

"Is it possible that this behavior of his is some kind of disguise?"

Chu Tai proposed a possibility, but Qiao Raner shook her head and retorted, "It shouldn't be the case. Aristocratic families are already a symbol, and they don't need symbols like patterns. They themselves may pretend to be something for disguise, but their retainers and servants are unlikely to do so. Even if the powerful want to, they are afraid of the nobles and are worried about being caught, so it is unlikely that they will do so."

"So can we basically confirm that it is a noble faction? The nobles nearby are..." Chu Tai was calculating, and Qiao Raner suddenly said: "They may not be nobles nearby."

"What do you mean?"

Chu Tai frowned, and then he heard Qiao Raner smile bitterly and said, "I didn't think too much about it at first, and I didn't care too much. But now that I think about it carefully, the guy's tone and habits of speaking are a bit strange. He doesn't look like someone from nearby. Some of the slang he uses is also a bit strange. It seems that he is deliberately concealing his identity."

Hearing this, Chu Tai was a little embarrassed and whispered, "Although most nobles speak in the direction of the capital in order to highlight their status, some noble families or nobles from special places will ask their servants to speak with obvious local characteristics. Even if we know that they are deliberately concealing something, it will greatly increase the scope of our suspicion, which is troublesome."

Hearing this, Qiao Raner couldn't help but say, "Why don't we stop guessing? I'll just change my name when I get back."

Chu Tai saw that Qiao Raner didn't want to continue interfering in this matter. He was silent for a moment and pointed out a very critical issue.

"You can change your name, but what about your disciple? He seems to have good talent and has developed some rare magical powers. Do you want him to never use his talent for the rest of his life?"

Chu Tai's words made Qiao Raner silent again. He sighed and slowly said, "I know what you mean, but how can we interfere in this matter?"

"It is unavoidable. I have heard in Jinhua Sect that there is a high possibility of another collision in two days. Do you understand what this means?"

Qiao Ran'er shuddered all over. As the successor of the thieves' sect, he also knew some things.

Some seniors in the Thief Sect had discovered that during the first collision two days ago, True Lord Taiyi remained silent, while True Lord Yuli took decisive action to suppress the subsequent changes.

But it is said that later on, True Lord Hunyuan and True Lord Qingshi also took action to prevent the resurgence of the evil path.

Although some of this news is true and some is false, the fact that the demons once wanted to invade Middle-earth should not be groundless, considering the changes in the current human dynasty and the sudden appearance of demon monks.

Qiao Raner whispered, "I see. No wonder there are demonic cultivators here. Should they be here? So, is this also the reason why the Taiyi Immortal Sect, Wutai Alliance, and Emei Sect formed the righteous alliance?"

Seeing this, Chu Tai said, "Since you understand, you should know that the current situation is not something we can stay out of. The simplest thing is to choose your position well, so that you can have a better chance of living in the future."

Hearing this, Qiao Ran'er bowed to Chu Tai and said, "Thank you for your guidance, I know what to do next. But please let me go back first. I will discuss it with the elders and send the relevant information to Jinhua Sect."

(End of this chapter)