Soul Trigger

Chapter 441: Forgive Dragon
However, in this case, the successor of Prince Ling must also give priority to the "heir of Ling", that is, the legitimate son of Prince Ling.

Ji Yuan became the new Mausoleum King by suppressing a riot in a tomb when he was young, and was named "Yuan" by the Dragon Vein of Shenzhou.

According to the laws of the Shulong Empire, after meeting certain conditions and going through the relevant certification process, one can marry multiple wives. However, King Yuanling has only one legal wife, called "Madam Zhi", who is not at home today.

The son that Lady Zhi gave birth to Ji Yuan was named "Ji Ling", and he also had the intention of inheriting his position and becoming the next King Ling.

Ji Li thought, if that really happened, would he have to be called "King Lingling".

Unfortunately, he died in the recent turmoil.

Ji Li's return was a pleasant surprise to King Yuanling, and it also solved his current urgent problem: to re-establish an heir to the throne.

As for Ji Ruoxi, she was not the child of King Yuanling, but the child of the previous King Xiling who was squeezed out by him.

He took away the other party's title, and according to Shulong's system, he had to raise the other party's youngest offspring.

This is a system that emerged during the long-term replacement of the aristocratic system to resolve the conflict between the new and old aristocrats.

This adopted son (daughter) will have the second priority to inherit the throne of King Ling.

The loser still has a chance to make a comeback as long as he can prove his worth to Shulong.

So he could understand Ji Ruoxi's attitude towards Ji Li:
It's a conflict of interest.

But King Yuanling shook his head:
"She is a self-reliant child. She doesn't have this attitude just because you took away her rank. In the end, everything depends on strength. The so-called rank is just half a step ahead of others. She is just a little arrogant."

"She is one year older than you. You have to call her sister. And she did not continue her original surname, but took my last name Ji. You should understand that she is a member of our family."

Ji Li slurped a noodle:
"That means she is not my biological daughter, so can I date her?"

Snapped!
King Yuanling suddenly stood up from the chair that was cushioned by ten thick books:

"Throw away those dirty ideas you learned from Silla in your head!!! What a dirty thing!!!"

"Tsk, feudal."

Ji Li sucked the noodles into his mouth.

King Yuanling sat back down again:
“Anyway, don’t think too much about your sister. Tell me about yourself. How did you lose your memory since we lost contact a year and a half ago? What did you do in Silla? And how did you become the director-general of Aurora City?”

The family members now are indeed very different from what Ji Li had expected.

There was no life-and-death struggle between the parents, relatives and friends, and no filial piety on the child's side. He behaved in a tolerant and natural manner.

He just brushed aside the things that Ji Li didn't want to talk about.

He would tell Ji Li more about what he wanted to know.

But when he mentioned Ji Li's biological mother, he seemed very silent and didn't want to say more:
"Since you have lost your memory, you should focus on the present, familiarize yourself with the current environment in the country, and get along well with your sister and stepmother."

"We'll talk about your mother later."

However, it was difficult for him to eat at a table of this size with his body size... How come he only had so little meat? Did he cultivate himself to this size by practicing Mingzhao?

He chatted with the child's father from time to time, but more importantly, he was collecting information about Shulong. This empire was very different from what Ji Li had expected.

One is that the hereditary system that often exists in empires is not prominent here. Everything is under the influence of the dragon vein of China, subtly emphasizing responsibility rather than blood.

Although the nine mausoleum kings are powerful and have extremely high status and voice in the world of Reflection Walker, they cannot significantly interfere with the normal operation of society.

As for the current emperor, he is called "Tengjun" here. He has existed for many years and is about to be replaced.

The succession of the Son of Heaven is not by bloodline, but is selected by the Shenzhou Dragon Vein from the strongest person currently in the Shulong territory.

The dragon vein is the forgiving dragon, and it is the forgiving dragon’s people.

Therefore, the choice of dragon vein is the choice of the entire dragon.

Everything is based on Shulong itself as the principle, and everything is based on serving Shulong as our responsibility.

At present, Teng Jun has been in seclusion for ten years in order to break through to the paradox realm.

This is the choice that all Teng Jun will make in the final stage of their tenure. Only by becoming a paradox can one continue to be the next Teng Jun.

As for the paradox realm, it is currently known that three people within Shulong have reached the paradox realm.

The Keaton Federation, which is at the other extreme, originally also had three people, but according to King Yuanling, the latest news is that a fourth person has appeared.

From this, it can be seen that the strength of the three stages of Echo, Dark Illumination, and Paradox is extremely different. I wonder what level the Complete Dark Illumination of the Dian Po is at here.

As for Da Lei, he probably has paradox-level power, and no one knows how strong he was in his prime.

The current international situation is relatively good. Although there are constant minor frictions in the surrounding areas, every country has its own problems to solve.

On the Silla side, before Ji Li left, they were deeply troubled by the problem of "sealing the tomb", which was the "big tomb" of Shulong.

There are more than twenty such "big tombs" in Shulong, which shows the gap between the two.

In response to this, Ji Li raised the question that he had been thinking about since he entered Shulong.

That is: since the Shenzhou Dragon Vein has the ability to identify the Dead Apostles and the Evil Ones, why does the tomb still exist? What are the shadow puppets?
"The tomb is also the tomb of Shulong. The dragon veins cannot directly interfere with these spirit prisons. We still have to rely on the guards to solve them."

"As for the Shadow Puppet Masters... It was because the Dragon Vein would kill all the evil and dead apostles that appeared in the 'human world' within the Shulong territory that the Shadow Puppet Masters were born."

"This is an extremely special kind of evil that was only born in the unique ecology of Shulong."

"In the eyes of the Shenzhou Dragon Veins, they are normal human spirits. In the eyes of ordinary people, they are their relatives and friends, superiors and subordinates, and strangers who pass by in a hurry..."

"But underneath their painted skin, they are evil and strange."

"This kind of evil will hide in the human spirit society, and even be regarded as human spirits by the Shenzhou dragon veins. Even if they show their true form, they will not be killed on the spot, because they have become a part of the Shulong."

"They are no different from other evil beings. There are weak corpses and powerful dead apostles, but their unique ability is to replace the souls of people and take away their social identities. They become victims in the eyes of others, thus avoiding the dragon veins' killing."

"A similar situation has also occurred in the history of Shulong, and the shadow puppeteers are the weakest type. As the Shenzhou dragon veins adjust themselves, their ability to exploit loopholes will gradually disappear, and will be replaced by another kind of evil."

"Because the Shenzhou Dragon Vein itself also carries the opposite side of the entire Shulong, it is impossible that there is no evil and negative spiritual essence at all. It is just the evil characteristics of the Shulong."

In this regard, Ji Li has a general understanding of the overall awakening ecology of Shulong.

The problems that King Yuanling needs to face now are the disputes among the nine kings, the succession of the successor to the throne, and the recent major incident caused by the shadow puppeteer:

The death of Ling's adopted son.

"I hope you can become the heir of the mausoleum and take over my mantle. This is all I ask of you."

Ji Li said:
"What if I don't want to?"

King Yuanling instantly cast a piercing gaze at him, and spoke in a decisive and unquestionable manner:
"I'll let you think about it and have that thought."

"Besides... now it's not a question of whether you want to or not.

Although you are returning to the country in secret, when you enter here, countless eyes are staring at you. "

"The shadow puppeteers, the other king candidates, and even the grassroots strongmen, they will all be watching you."

"Although they cannot attack you outside of the ceremony under the protection of the Shenzhou Dragon Vein, they have ten thousand ways to attack you outside of that."

Ji Li frowned, but didn't say much -

He really needs a sufficiently powerful identity to achieve his goal.

In his opinion, it is reasonable to take risks according to the amount of help you get.

When he was in Silla, he was the chief of Aurora City and had been the victim of assassination attempts. How could he grow without pressure?

"I am investigating your brother's case. You do need to know the relevant details, as this will affect the resistance you will encounter. But I won't go into details here, and I don't need you to help him get revenge."

“As for the attack on the road, I heard about it from Sun Zhipeng, and I have arranged for someone to investigate. The other party revealed the characteristics of a dragon servant and brought a shadow puppet with him. Obviously, there may be collusion between the top leaders.

If you want to take revenge yourself later, I will inform you in advance."

King Yuanling's voice was very calm, and the little brat's face was calm and deep. Ji Li nodded in response:

"So what should I do during this time? Stay at home?"

He could sense that King Yuanling obviously had very complicated feelings towards him, and there were some things he was deliberately holding back from saying.

The first thing he did after returning home was to immediately give Ji Li some strength. Not to mention that it was for Wang Xuan or anything else, but the type of person who could do things without making too much noise was more to his liking.

"Of course you have something to do." Prince Yuanling tapped his chopsticks:
"Go to school."

(End of this chapter)