This was definitely done by the Cliff Divine King. How can this guy alter the chosen person for Daqian's Empress? Even if they are from the same family, the political meanings don't change much, but different is different.
He remembers glancing at the Riddler's records earlier, not giving it much thought at the time, but to say he forgot or misremembered it is absolutely impossible.
How did the Ancient Sea God manage to do this?
Can this even be altered?
It shouldn't be the case.
Soon, Song contacted Yu Ziqing once more, holding a record in hand which clearly documented that Song was right.
Yu Ziqing, however, understood that the names listed were indeed from the Xu Family, only differing by a single stroke.
One is 'Ji', and the other 'Ji', easily overlooked if not careful.
Song knew Yu Ziqing well, so he let him see the original record directly.
"Your Majesty, who is this again?"
"Who else could it be other than that bastard?"
Yu Ziqing mulled over it for a moment; something wasn't quite right.
Logically, once an Empress is established by a Divine Dynasty, it should be nearly impossible to alter.
Moreover, even if altered, all related records would be updated accordingly.
Strangely enough, Yu Ziqing distinctly remembered something entirely different.
In the past, he shouldn't have such a marked difference in perception, yet it really had been altered successfully.
The Ancient Sea God must be up to something tricky.
He would need to ask Shi about this situation.
Yu Ziqing, holding the communication jade board, suggested a few ideas to Big Island.
This was sent from Big Island some days ago, and after a hundred years of iterations, now reaching more than forty versions.
As a means of communication, it faces no issues, and without a base station, using Yang's lab as a medium is sufficient for use in the current world.
However, it can only be used as a phone; complex and large data cannot be transmitted swiftly by mere oral transmission.
It vexed Yu Ziqing that they had produced projections, yet only as a visual phone.
Bandwidth was completely wasted; couldn't something be added for transmitting large data?
If not for this conversation with Song by happenstance discovering something amiss, he would never realize things had changed.
If he had seen the firsthand data directly, such oversight wouldn't occur.
After offering suggestions, Yu Ziqing put away the jade board.
He headed directly to the underground cave to prepare to contact Shi there.
Last time, he contacted Shi by judging status directly; now, he didn't have this ability to contact anytime and anywhere.
Moreover, it's not necessarily safe.
In the cave, Yu Ziqing reached out to Shi, and after a long wait, received Shi's response.
"What's the Ancient Sea God up to lately? They even managed to alter the candidate for Daqian's Empress. Has he grown stronger?"
"I haven't been following him recently."
"Hmm? Did something happen?"
"I've been researching the things you left behind. I've already started comprehending them, gained some insights, and might soon comprehend a Dharma Method."
"The things I left...?" Yu Ziqing pondered briefly.
What did he leave behind for Shi to study?
A thought flashed, and he zeroed in on the target.
He was somewhat astonished.
How long has it been? Regardless of whether it works.
Just being able to comprehend, it's already quite extraordinary.
Shi's compatibility with those powers is exceedingly high, isn't it?
"Can you sense the trigger I left? Can you feel that kind?"
Forget it, don't tell me. Comprehend as you will.
It was meant for everyone to comprehend anyway."
"Hold on, I'll go take a look."
Shi left a sentence and vanished for several days before contacting Yu Ziqing again.
"I felt a strong unease in him; the traps you laid seem to have produced a significant effect."
He's a bit frenzied now, indiscriminately and crazily altering everything.
Everything has become a tangled mess, interconnected and mutually impacting.
What he couldn't normally accomplish, he inadvertently achieved one of them now.
Under these circumstances, I don't dare follow him.
It's too chaotic, a complete mess; if I interfere, I might get discovered.
Moreover, the more important thing, if I interfere, I won't know which direction the matter will develop."
Everything is different from before."
I must first comprehend a Dharma Method."
I have a feeling this Dharma Method is surely useful."
Shi finished speaking and quietly departed, leaving Yu Ziqing alone, standing by the stone wall, frowning.
Merely planting a seed shouldn't lead to the Ancient Sea God losing his composure so quickly, right?
Yu Ziqing thought he must also accelerate.
Let the Dao Court evolve to the next stage, at least having a fallback plan."
He continued to wander around Dali, absorbing the power of the Kun Character."
At the same time, the Ancient Sea God was delirious with joy."
He was delighted at successfully altering the candidate for Daqian Empress."
He felt that his restless search for new methodologies over past days finally bore some fruit."
Though he can't alter Emperor Qian, an Empress with a large background, with no bond with Emperor Qian, serves purely political significance.
Further, she's not renowned as a wise woman, granting him numerous actionable avenues.
After nightfall, the Ancient Sea God gazed into the entirety of this newly appointed Empress's life through a ripple in the River of Time, then determinedly extracted part of his form, transforming it into formless, shapeless information to descend upon Daqian Empress's image.
The next day, before dawn, the Empress abruptly awoke, alertly scanning her surroundings as her aura began leaking outward.
Soon enough, people dashed inside, and upon seeing palace maids and guards, the Empress slightly released her tension, retracting her aura.
"All of you may leave."
While grooming, she still recalled the dream she had last night, in which someone endlessly spoke to her."
"Has my younger brother not come today?"
"Your Highness, Young Master Xu is likely in the army and will depart to suppress the unrest the day after tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, the Empress's hand couldn't help but tense."
She distinctly remembered yesterday on the court there was still an argument, offering an excuse preventing her younger brother from heading to quell the unrest."
Of course, she didn't want her younger brother to do so; she knew best of his capabilities and intellect, as well as how today's unrest, even just in one area, was beyond her younger brother's ability to handle."
Today, why has he gone again?"
She recalled the voice she heard in the dream, speaking to her about these matters."
Chapter 1856: 505: The Seed Sprouts, Serendipity
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