The male protagonist tricked me

Song Mansion, quiet in the afternoon.

However, in the room where the four brothers and sisters were discussing, the atmosphere was still solemn.

Without enough clues, it would be difficult to come to a conclusion about Lu Fenghua's affairs.

So Song Ao had no choice but to ask Song Cheng to help him find some detailed information, to see if he could find an opportunity to do a more in-depth investigation later, and the topic of several people in the room turned to their respective progress during this period of time.

"I have checked and checked carefully in the Xingyao Army." Song Ling's expression was solemn, "But there is no batch inspection method for things like Gu, and the nature is very hidden, although I already have a few. Object of suspicion, but haven't had a chance to verify it from them yet."

"However," Song Ling said with another smile, "These days, my cultivation has progressed very fast, and maybe I can break through to the seventh floor of the Star Sea this year. If I can catch up with the next overall rank adjustment, I might be able to be promoted school. With a higher level of authority and hierarchy, I think it will be more convenient for my investigation."

Song Cheng said: "There is no movement in the scientific research institute. I have also thought about it carefully. The old man has been obsessed with voodoo. Maybe in his mind, the voodoo that can be used to control people accurately is better than the voodoo we studied. Science and technology are more valuable."

"I guess he doesn't bother to attack in the scientific research institute, and the current situation is roughly the same." Song Cheng spread his hands, "At present, our biggest dilemma still comes from Gu. If you really say it, we can control it. The method of the Gu insect..."

"I'm not allowed to participate in the investigation." Song Xiang snorted a little dissatisfied, "But I took good care of my mother."

Talking about his mother, Song Xiang's expression also softened, "After Xiao Ao absorbed part of the Gu worms in my mother's body last time, my mother's physical condition has obviously improved. Some things that were used before have no effect. The medicine can also be slowly absorbed by her body now... If it can continue to improve like this, maybe Mom really has a chance to wake up."

Song Ao's heart skipped a beat.

The last time I met Lu Fanrou, he was only on the second floor of Xinghai.But now, I already have the cultivation base of the fourth level of Xinghai, maybe I can try again?

But before Song Ao could tell this matter, Song Xiang continued, "Besides, I discovered one more thing..." She blinked mysteriously, as if asking for credit , "Huh, I told you not to bring me to investigate things together, but I am very good!"

This young lady who is always playful and full of energy can always make Song Ao feel relaxed and happy.

He smiled and nodded, "Yes, we all underestimated my sister, so what did my sister find?"

Although Song Ao actually didn't expect Song Xiang to contribute any really valuable information, as long as Du Song Xiang's expression was filled with happiness and complacency, it was considered valuable to him.

Song Ling and Song Cheng looked at each other and smiled, and then both looked at Song Xiang with very expectant expressions.

Song Xiang twisted his waist slightly and sat up straight, cleared his throat and corrected his posture, and then he said solemnly: "Don't think that I just stay at home every day and have nothing to do. The furthest way I can go out is to be with me. Ladies from other families take a walk together, have afternoon tea or something, there is a lot of attention and knowledge in this!"

Seeing that several people were listening seriously, and didn't feel that she was talking nonsense at all, Song Xiang was even more satisfied, and the corner of his mouth smirked, "I thought, my sister is investigating Xingyaojun, my brother is investigating the scientific research institute, Xiao Ao Instead, I went to the new barracks..." Song Xiang glanced at Song Ao, pouted a little dissatisfied, "But Xiao Ao, I really want to criticize you by name! What kind of male lead script did you get? Ah, why do you encounter all kinds of adventures when you go out casually?"

Song Ao laughed in his heart, what kind of male lead script did he think he was?It's just following the main story line of the male lead and gaining a bit of the male lead's halo!

Although the current male protagonist script seems to be completely different from the male protagonist script of "The King of the Star Sea" he used to know, but no matter what, even if the script is changed, the male protagonist is still the male protagonist!

Seeing Song Ao looking at him with a smile on his face, Song Xiang immediately put his hands on his hips, "Anyway, I don't care, you have to bring me with you for this kind of thing in the future, otherwise I won't take care of you." The important information that came down has been told to you!"

"Why don't we bring you with us?" Song Ao made an exaggerated expression on purpose, and blinked at Song Xiang innocently, "The main problem is that we are short-sighted, and we didn't think about the direction of Miss Sister's investigation at all. I didn’t have time to arrange intelligence work for you.”

"But who is our little sister? You are a bold person with high art skills, and even in this situation, you still have important information! I wanted to say something directly that I admire, but I haven't heard what my little sister said. As for the information, it would be a bit exaggerated to directly say that I admire it too much, I am afraid that the young lady will think that I am too hypocritical."

"So, what does my little sister say?" Song Ao turned his head slightly, and looked at Song Xiang with the dimples at the corners of his mouth.

Song Xiang was so teased by him that he covered his mouth and laughed straight away, Song Ling on the other side also laughed, and shook his head helplessly, "Just pet her."

"Sister!" Song Xiang pursed his lips immediately, and gave Song Ling a dissatisfied look, "It's obvious that I, the older sister, spoils Xiao Ao!"

"Okay, okay, yes, you dote on everyone." When Song Cheng spoke to Song Xiang, his tone was several degrees softer than his usual speech. "So, should you tell us now, what information did you find?"

Speaking of business, Song Xiang also put away his playful expression, revealing the neat and capable side of the Song family.

"Naturally, you all know that two of the eight clans and six of the 32 families have always been friends with our Song family. On weekdays, most of the people I invite out for dinner and shopping are the female relatives of these families. .”

"Although it's a trivial matter for the little sisters to go out to eat and drink together, and they won't deliberately talk about respect and inferiority at this time, but everyone knows where the focus is."

Song Xiang frowned slightly.

In fact, she herself doesn't like this kind of "class sense" that divides people into different ranks.However, the empire has been like this since the founding of the country. Everyone is a player in the game and has developed such a habit.

As a lady of the Song family who is from the most noble family and loved by thousands of people, if Song Xiang came out and said that she hated this set of customs, it would not only be incompatible with etiquette, but also cause ridicule.

After eating all the bonuses, but turning around and jumping out of the circle to criticize this system, whoever does this will definitely become the object of ridicule and spurn by the entire upper circle.

"Although I don't like this, it's one of the faces of the family. My sister went to the army. This burden falls on my shoulders, and I naturally have to carry it."

"On weekdays, these little girls are really useless, and most of what they say is gossip. But recently...the young lady of the Li family is very abnormal."

"What kind of abnormal method?" Hearing this, Song Ling frowned.

She also doesn't like the way some aristocratic families treat their female relatives - they think that they only need to ignite the Xinghai, and they don't need to practice. They just need to be pampered at home and carry the face of the aristocratic family.

It was precisely because Song Ling hated this kind of life that he resolutely joined the army regardless of his father's opposition.

It's just that she was too young and energetic at that time, and she never thought that this burden might fall on her young sister.

Fortunately, Song Xiang didn't have many complaints about this. She also had a hard time cultivating due to her poor health, so it was better for her to stay at home and be a lazy noble lady, which made Song Ling feel less guilty.

"The Li family was originally among the 32 aristocratic families, so it can't be considered a high ranking." Song Xiang said, but don't look at her as the least knowledgeable and the most delicate one in the whole family.If it is really about the understanding of the aristocratic family, no one in the Song family may be able to match it.

"The young lady of the Li family has always been a bit arrogant. Although she always respects us in face, no matter what decisions she makes, she always tells us to listen to us. But in fact, I can see that she really wants to I came to this middle position only because the Li family's status is not obvious, so I can't be inferior to others."

"Speaking of the Li family, I have some impressions." Song Ling added, "If I remember correctly, Miss Li's name should be Li Rui. She has a younger brother named Li Zhi who works under me."

"Exactly." Song Xiang nodded, "Although I can see that she is high-spirited, this Miss Li has always been tolerant. She has never done anything beyond the rules or said anything that broke the rules... But recently, her behavior has been somewhat different from before."

"Not only did she start to center on herself, and formed cliques among the little sisters, but also there was some arrogance in her speech... Although she didn't say it explicitly, the subtext was almost saying that his Li family would no longer be inferior Above the position of the 32 aristocratic family, there must be a fight for it."

"These words really aroused some thoughts in me. After all, since the founding of the empire, the 32 aristocratic families that have been established have never been moved. Even if there is indeed a new family that has surpassed the original 32 aristocratic families, they still Didn't become a member of the famous and real family... Then, why did his Li family dare to make such a bold statement? Could it be that someone backed them, or did they have some source of information?"

After listening to Song Xiang's words, the others fell into deep thought.

Although they didn't expect Song Xiang to provide any practical and effective information at first——but when such news was presented to them, it still made people think deeply.

Especially when the Xingyao Army and the scientific research institute have made almost no progress, it may not be a good breakthrough to start from the aristocratic family.

Song Ling quickly grasped one of the key points, and said, "We haven't found any information yet, so it doesn't necessarily mean that we searched in the wrong direction or missed something! After all, people in this world know about Gu. There are not many, how to raise Gu, and only the old man knows how to get Gu, and he can't call other people into the Song Mansion to catch him. Before confirming that there is a large-scale technology to deliver Gu He must only break through alone."

"Yes." Song Cheng pushed his glasses, "Although there is no more accurate information to determine the reasons for the changes in the Li family, Xiaoxiang's observation has opened up a new way of thinking. My sister has discovered that Li Zhi has the same relationship as before. Any difference?" he asked.

Song Ling immediately sorted it out in his memory, and then frowned slightly, "Li Zhi is not a very outstanding person, and he has never had a sense of presence in the formation... But today I said so , his recent training seems to be much more diligent than before."

While speaking, Song Ling called up the training records in the optical brain.

As a major, she naturally had the task of training the soldiers under her command, and soon, a clear registration form for the training situation appeared.

Song Ling quickly searched for Li Zhi, enlarged the results, and directly showed them to everyone.

"If Xiaoxiang hadn't brought up Li Rui's changes today, which were just training results, I would never have noticed Li Zhi. But after taking out the data, it couldn't be more obvious."

Song Ling tapped Li Zhi's previous training results with his fingertips, and then tapped his current training results.

"In the case that the training content has not changed, and the Xinghai level has not been promoted, his training results have also improved a little bit too fast, especially in the battle results. The winning rate has increased from about 30% to about 70%."

"Could it be due to Gu?" Song Cheng questioned, "But at least we have never seen this kind of Gu."

"It's hard to say." Song Ling frowned and shook his head lightly, "We don't even know the function of the Gu planted on our own bodies, let alone understand the Gu insects planted on others... This is too late There's no reason to make progress."

After thinking for a moment, Song Ling raised his head and smiled at Song Xiang, "Xiao Xiang really helped me a lot this time, anyway, I will pay special attention to this Li Zhi, once I have someone to observe and track, things will become easier Some, if observed in detail, the result will be much faster.”

"I'll just say it, hum!" Song Xiang curled his lips proudly, but quickly asked curiously, "But sister, as I just said, I still haven't figured out this problem. The rules of the aristocratic family were established at the beginning of the empire. But after so many years, there are many rising star families, and some of them have even surpassed the previous 32 families in strength, but they are still 'real but unknown'. Front Forget about the four families and eight families, why even the position of the 32 aristocratic families has never been moved?"

Seeing that Song Ao looked over with a very curious gaze, Song Ling showed a helpless smile, "Of course it is because, at the beginning of the establishment of this aristocratic family system, it was not for the flow of power... This matter has nothing to do with It is related to the joint secret exploration."

Song Ao's ears perked up immediately upon hearing "Joint Secret Realm Expedition", waiting for Song Ling's explanation.

"The planet we live in now was chosen as the imperial capital because it has a comfortable scenery and climate, is located in the center of the galaxy, has a high safety factor, and is very livable. There is also another important reason, which is this There is an 'ancient relic' on this planet."

"Ancient ruins?!" Upon hearing this, Song Xiang immediately regained his spirits, "Why are there any ancient ruins? Why have I never heard of them!"

"Because of your poor health, you are destined to only cultivate to the third level of Xinghai and cannot continue to break through, so it is normal for you not to know—or, you should know, because this ancient relic is actually what we call "Joint Exploration of Uncharted Lands"."

"It is said that the discovery of this ancient relic gave the empire a very powerful boost, which allowed the empire to take root on this planet and began to develop steadily. When the empire was founded, the great families who contributed the most They all want a piece of the power."

"But those in power will die, and power may flow. In order to preserve their own strength to a greater extent, so that future generations can enjoy it longer, these patriarchs have thought of a way."

"The royal family consists of 32 aristocratic families, 45 families in total, and the key to unlocking the ancient ruins is divided into 45 shares. That is to say, if you want to open the ruins, you can enter it to practice or find some treasures. , requires the consent of all 45 families, and the presence of all of them, to have the possibility of opening the ruins."

"In this way, a natural alliance is formed. As long as other families still want this relic and benefit from it, they must maintain this alliance. So if a certain family is pushed out because of later decline, he can choose I will never hand over the key to the ruins in my hand again, so that no one can get the benefits of the ruins again."

"So that's how it is!" Song Xiang exclaimed in a low voice, resting his chin, "So as long as the good things in this ancient ruins haven't been taken away, this 32 aristocratic family will never fail!"

Song Xiang sighed for a moment, then said again, "But, especially those emerging families with real names, have they never thought about snatching the keys of a certain family and replacing them?"

"Of course someone has thought about it." Song Ling smiled slightly, "But the current family structure has not changed. Guess why?"

Song Xiang frowned slightly, but Song Ao, who finally understood what "Joint Secret Realm Exploration" was, sighed slightly: "Families that come from behind are very rare after all, as long as they are included in this system, Promise them that you can enter the ruins even without the key. After all, taking the risk to snatch the key is not guaranteed to succeed."

Song Ling glanced at Song Ao appreciatively, "That's right, that's right."

"However, what is in this relic that is so attractive?" Song Ao was a little puzzled, "After all, if the relic existed from the beginning of the establishment of the empire, all the good things in it should have been taken for so many years. right?"

"On the contrary." Song Ling shook his head, "Many people have seen the good things in it. But there are only a handful of people who can take things out of it."

"Why?!" Song Ao and Song Ling were surprised at the same time.

Being looked at by his lovely younger brothers and sisters with thirsty eyes, Song Ling was satisfied for a while, and his tone became softer.

"As you all know, if you want to enter this relic, there is a limit on the number of layers of the star sea—with the heart of the element as the boundary, the relic will automatically stop all people who have condensed the heart of the element in the sea of ​​stars, that is to say , the highest level of cultivation that can enter the ruins is the fourth floor of Xinghai."

"But there are certain dangers in the ruins. If the strength is too low, it is easy to cause accidents if you enter rashly. Therefore, each family will generally not send people whose Xinghai level is lower than the third floor."

"According to the regulations of the empire, there are 45 families, and each family can send up to three people to enter. That is to say, there will be a maximum of 130 five people in the ruins."

"It seems that there are not many people entering the ruins, but the opportunity is rare, and each family will naturally fill up the places available to them, and even resell them at a high price."

"However, there are no more than 100 people who can come out of the ruins alive each time."

Song Ao and Song Xiang, who were listening with great interest just now, were silent.

A loss rate of one-third... This is really shocking.

"In this ruins, the power of the star sea is abundant and extraordinary. Even if you don't take anything, it is an extremely suitable place for cultivation. Therefore, many people who enter it and can come out alive in the end, even if they can't get anything in the end, their cultivation base will be great. rise."

"So, even if the loss rate is so high, this relic is still very popular."

"Originally, in order to protect the relics, the joint secret realm exploration was only opened every five years. Although five years is not a long time, for many talented people, it is enough to practice all the way from igniting the star sea to the fifth floor of the star sea. .So if you don’t suppress your cultivation, it’s easy to miss the opening of the secret realm.”

"The aristocratic families thought that the opening of the ruins was too far away, and they wished they could open it once a year, so that they would have more opportunities to send people in. The last time the ruins were opened was exactly two years ago, but now it is ahead of schedule, naturally each family is I am happy in my heart." Speaking of this, Song Ling smiled, "It's a pity that joy is useless, I am afraid that in the end, I will not be able to get a single thing out. However, the cultivation base can be greatly improved, which is considered cheap for them .”

After this explanation, Song Ao had an idea of ​​this joint secret exploration.

This is like the "secret realm" in countless cultivating novels, perhaps it is a blessed place left by some ancient power, and it is the best weapon to give the protagonist a golden finger.

But even so, he still didn't understand a little...

Just as Song Ao wanted to ask, he heard Song Xiang ask in a slightly puzzled tone, "But why can't the things in the secret realm be taken out?"

Song Ling smiled slightly, "This is the magic of this ruin. Although there are many treasures in it, they will 'recognize the owner'. Only the owner it recognizes can take out the things. As far as I know, both His Majesty and the marshal once Something has been taken out of the secret realm, but no one knows exactly what it is."

"Hasn't my sister brought out anything?" Song Xiang asked again.

"No." Song Ling shook his head regretfully, "I've taken a fancy to a knife, but...that knife won't let me take it away."

Song Xiang nodded with all his thoughts, then turned to Song Ao, with a solemn expression on his face: "Xiao Ao, you must remember to bring out some relic souvenirs for your sister, you know?"

Song Ao laughed, but stretched out his hand cooperatively, "Okay, pull the hook."

Smiling, Song Xiang stretched out his little finger and hooked Song Ao lightly, "Pull the hook..."

But before he finished speaking, Song Xiang's expression suddenly changed—"Ah

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