Quick Travel: Card Destroyer

Chapter 369: Same Heart, Different Paths (Forty)

For some reason, after listening to Ji Liangqi's words, Bing Haoqi got goose bumps all over her body.

It doesn't seem too strange at first, but there is always a strange and ominous feeling lingering in my heart.

After an unknown amount of time, Ji Liangqi spoke again: "If it were just you, you wouldn't have the authority; but if you know, it means Fu Cangzhao also knows, so I will tell you."

"I'm listening." Bing Haoqi calmed his mind and changed his sitting posture to a dignified one.

Ji Liangqi nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "Since the establishment of the Card City five hundred years ago, it has been prosperous on the surface, but in fact it has fallen into a long period of stagnation. This is actually the result of the deliberate guidance of successive mayors."

Bing Haoqi made a "tsk" sound, and realized something was wrong: "The technology is stagnant, and it was deliberately done by the city's top management? Why?"

"In fact, when the city was first established, the first mayor worked with several designers to leave behind a city planning blueprint, which recorded the first mayor's initial vision for the city's future development," Ji Liangqi did not directly answer the question, but only spoke to himself, "Only successive mayors have access to this blueprint, but for some reason, each subsequent mayor chose an extremely conservative development strategy. Otherwise, the city would not have been able to maintain its originally designated scope for five hundred years. It should have at least expanded outward a little."

Bing Haoqi thought for a moment and asked, "What else do you know? For example, why did the mayors of all generations choose to bring the city's development to a near standstill?"

"I don't know about that. Only by asking the mayor in person can I understand why," Ji Liangqi shook his head. "But I think the mayors of all generations made such decisions not because they were unwilling to see the city doing well. But I don't know why, and Su Sheng's memory is also vague."

Speaking of resurrection, she remembered something and added: "By the way, the red earth transformation of the Fairyland cannot be controlled for the time being. That seems to be the price I have to pay for using my own power. I don't quite understand how to control it. So, not only you, but I am afraid that the time left for me is not much."

As soon as these words were spoken, the rest area was suddenly plunged into a heavy atmosphere.

Until Bing Haoqi felt something, she quickly stood up and said goodbye to Ji Liangqi: "Fu Cangzhao seems to be nearby, I will go find her."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

From behind, Ji Liangqi's voice came faintly: "Well, go ahead. She has kept me waiting for too long. You should finish early and take her home early. Don't make me wait too long."

Bing Haoqi uttered a small "hmm".

Although he felt something was wrong, the joy of meeting Fu Cangzhao soon diluted the feeling of disharmony, so he didn't take it to heart.

She ran through the crowd, and the news was still being broadcast on the screen of the Dongrong District Commercial Building.

"The speed of lateritization in the Fairyland area has returned to its initial level."

"Regarding the red soil issue, the leader of the White Doves once again called for the mayor to be held accountable..."

"Host, this way, this way!" Soon, under A Yao's guidance, the two people with two sides of the same coin met again.

When Bing Haoqi first saw Fu Cangzhao in his current state, she did not recognize him. It was not her fault. After all, Fu Cangzhao had been in disguise since he returned to the city with the help of the alien program. If it were not for the sharing of thoughts, Bing Haoqi would have really thought that the young man in front of her was another person.

With mind sharing, the exchange of information between the two can be completed almost instantly.

Combined with Ji Liangqi's testimony, they officially put the last piece of the puzzle together for the Dove faction's way of thinking.

Bing Haoqi's previous speculation was basically correct. If one wants to further understand the Dove Faction, one can only find the mayor himself and learn the actual content of the "blueprint". Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why both major factions are flocking to it.

Through mind sharing, Bing Haoqi understood why Fu Cangzhao was unwilling to get involved with any faction.

From the beginning to the end, the goals of the Sharp Blade Faction and the White Dove Faction were the same, which explains why the Sharp Blade Faction somewhat let the White Dove Faction do whatever it wanted, and did not let the funeral home directly assassinate the entire White Dove Faction, and also allowed the White Dove Faction to tamper with Cang Zhao's memory of what they did five years ago, allowing her to remain silent for five whole years.

If the Sharp Blade Sect had not let things run wild, Fu Cangzhao could have slaughtered all the alien species outside the city by himself.

Because of this incident, Fu Cangzhao has no good feelings towards any faction.

For the sake of the overall situation, they hurt the southern tomb keepers, Song Ximing, Fu Cangzhao's first adoptive mother, and even Fu Cangzhao himself.

They have the same goal but different paths. The only bottom line for the Blade Faction is that they cannot introduce alien species, but the Dove Faction did so in order to find clues to the blueprint.

If the mayor had handed over the blueprint, perhaps the fight between the two factions would have ended, but the mayor refused to hand over the blueprint. Although the two did not understand, since the mayor insisted on doing so, they could only conclude that there might be some additional factors that the two major factions did not know about.

"What are you going to do next?" Bing Haoqi asked her.

He asks questions even though he knows the answer, as if he is following a unique set of communication rules.

But Fu Cangzhao still answered: "I have to complete the southern tomb keeper's tour of the divine tomb. I need to stay in the Dongrong District for a few days and will not leave immediately."

Bing Haoqi responded casually: "Well, what is the Mausoleum of God?"

This question stumped Fu Cangzhao, as she didn't know what the Divine Mausoleum was.

As the name suggests, the Tomb of the Gods refers to the tomb of God, but why did no one tell her which god was buried there?

Or maybe grandma didn’t know either?

Even the tomb keepers of all generations didn’t know?

"Maybe Ji Liangqi would know something?" Just after solving one problem, a new one arose. Bing Haoqi forced a bitter smile on her face, trying to comfort Fu Cangzhao, "But now it seems that the person most likely to know the truth is the mayor himself..."

Before she could say the next word, Fu Cangzhao hugged her tightly in his arms. His furry head was buried in her neck, sniffing the light perfume behind her ear.

After being treated like this, an invisible flame suddenly burst out in Bing Haoqi's heart, driving her to pull Fu Cangzhao to find a nearby hotel, and they hurriedly checked in after completing the formalities.

They hugged each other tightly, entangled and fell on the bed, each greedily enjoying the scent of the other.

Bing Haoqi held Fu Cangzhao down, tore open his brand new white shirt, and lowered his head.

Fu Cangzhao cried softly, and her body trembled violently, but she did not choose to escape. She just closed her eyes gently and enjoyed this moment of tenderness.

The minute hand of the classical clock on the wall moved a few squares. Bing Haoqi stood up, moved closer to Fu Cangzhao's cheek, and playfully bit her earlobe: "Your current identity is Xi Miaoyin?"

"Hmm?" Fu Cangzhao's mind was still blank. He opened his eyes hazily, and there was a layer of mist on his dark pupils.

She seemed not to have heard what Bing Haoqi asked. She put her arms around Bing Haoqi, buried her head in his chest, and said coquettishly, "Don't leave, don't leave..."

"Okay, okay, I won't leave." Bing Haoqi was amused by her appearance. He held her childish face and sucked her tender cheek lightly. Then, as he did every time in the past, he kissed her warm and cool lips.