Chapter 319 Where Are We Going, Dad? (6k)

When the three Tianxuan stars were confused by Ji Chan's words, Shen Cheng was also in a state of doubting his life.

At this moment, he looked at Du Tianming who suddenly appeared in front of him, and he was completely confused.

Although one of the purposes of his coming to the Eternal Empire was to meet Du Tianming, it did not mean that he wanted to meet in this special way.

I finally got hold of Jin Xing's body, but where did you, a little brat, come from?
Is this still in the country?
Looking at Shen Cheng's confused expression, Du Tianming did not urge him, but waited silently for him to react.

After a few seconds, Shen Cheng came back to his senses, looked around, and found himself in an ordinary living room.

He frowned and asked Du Tianming: "Where is this place?"

He still couldn't hear Du Tianming's voice, but he could tell what the other party was saying by reading his lips.

"This is a parallel world, also called the Realm of Nothingness in the Eternal Empire."

Du Tianming asked back: "I remember this is not your first time entering a parallel world, you should be quite familiar with it."

Shen Cheng nodded slowly. He was indeed very familiar with the parallel world, so he realized it the moment he was sucked in.

The reason I asked Du Tianming was just to confirm it again.

He saw Du Tianming sitting on the sofa, so he reached out to touch the sofa, but his palm went straight through, just like the previous two times he entered the parallel world, and was unable to cause any interference here.

"Why can you touch the things here but I can't?"

"Because you are now in the state of a soul, you are an independent observer outside of the dimension."

Du Tianming poured himself a cup of hot tea on the coffee table: "And not only my soul, but also my body has come to the parallel world, so I can touch the things here."

Shen Cheng raised his eyebrows in surprise: "How did you do that?"

"If I were to explain it, it would be very complicated and lengthy."

Du Tianming held the teacup in both hands and took a sip: "Are you sure you want to talk to me about such academic issues during this rare meeting?"

Shen Cheng was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "So you and Ji Chan are in the same group?"

He had completely calmed down from his previous confusion, and as soon as he calmed down he realized something was wrong.

Du Tianming rarely praised: "A keen sense of smell is one of the necessary factors for success. How did you discover it?"

"It looks like you were waiting for me here, which means you knew my whereabouts in advance, and the person who suggested that I go to Yongle City to find out information about Jin Xing was Ji Chan."

Shen Cheng has completely figured out the whole story: "Since Ji Chan knew that Qin Hao was missing, how could she not know about Jin Xing's situation. As a prophet and the strongest fortune teller in the world, she couldn't find you. This is very strange, unless she knew it a long time ago, but she didn't say it."

Du Tianming nodded slowly as he listened: "You guessed right, Ji Chan is a very shrewd person, otherwise she wouldn't have become Tianshu Star. She already knew where I was, but she didn't tell you because it was part of the deal between me and her."

The three words "Tianshu Star" surprised Shen Cheng.

Because he has known Tianxuanxing for a long time, he also knows that the seven leaders of the Stargazing Club are named after the legendary Tianxuanxing, and Tianshuxing is one of them.

Ji Chan is actually one of the leaders of the Stargazing Club, so doesn’t that mean he is a colleague of Tian Xuanxing?

Why didn't Tianxuanxing say a word after arriving at the Astrology Palace and didn't mention this matter to her?

Shen Cheng suppressed his doubts: "What is the content of your transaction?"

"Ji Chan hopes that you can put an end to the current chaos in the Eternal Empire and unify it again."

Du Tianming explained: "If I tell you directly that I am here, based on your personality, you will definitely come here immediately, so I have to conceal my location first and let you go to Baiye Country and Yongle City respectively."

Shen Cheng understood.

If he knew Du Tianming's exact location, he would definitely not be interested in the chaos in the Eternal Empire.

But with Ji Chan's manipulation, Xiao Qingque has now become the princess of Baiye Kingdom. Shen Cheng himself has also reached an alliance with Baiye Kingdom and received a lot of help from the Astrology Palace, such as the eldest and second brother.

In this situation, Shen Cheng can no longer stay out of it and can only go down this path.

"Heh, you guys..."

Shen Cheng laughed: "They are all very smart, and they have me under their control."

He had to admit that when it came to playing tricks, he was no match for Ji Chan and Du Tianming.

I thought I had taken advantage of everything, but in the end, I was still under their control and had to follow the route they had planned for me step by step.

"You don't have to be angry."

Du Tianming consoled her, "Ji Chan is a prophet. There is no exaggeration in this title. Even a legend can be schemed by her. If you are really angry, then beat her up when you get back. Just don't beat her to death."

His expression was so calm that he seemed inhuman, and his words of comfort were cold and lacked any warmth.

Shen Cheng was not too angry. There was nothing to say about being inferior to others in skills. At least he did not suffer any actual loss.

He quickly calmed down: "What about you? You specifically asked me to come to the Eternal Empire and chose such a place to meet me. What is your purpose?"

"My goal is the same as yours."

Du Tianming crossed his fingers: "Remove the curse of blood and regain freedom."

This answer is not surprising at all.

Shen Cheng recalled: "I remember you said in the video you left in the lake bottom laboratory that your research on the source blood curse has achieved certain results."

"Yes, the result of my research is to use the eternal blood to replace the source blood in the body, so as to achieve the effect of removing the curse."

Du Tianming looked Shen Cheng up and down: "I see you are also looking for the Eternal Blood. It seems you have found this method too."

This was not found by Shen Cheng, but the result of Black Agate.

It has to be said that the ideas of geniuses are always very similar. Whether it is Black Agate, Du Tianming, or the Life Tribunal, their ideas of solving the open blood curse are extremely similar.

Du Tianming continued, "But later I discovered that the amount of Eternal Blood is fixed. If I want to replace all the source blood in my body, I need to collect at least 70% of the Eternal Blood, and most of the Eternal Blood is in the bodies of the three Blood Kings."

He looked into Shen Cheng's eyes and said, "If you want to snatch food from the tiger's mouth, you must defeat the three blood kings. Can you do it?"

Of course he can’t do that. Now facing the legend, Shen Cheng can only flee in embarrassment.

If he wants to increase his strength, he has to find more eternal blood and dragon blood, but most of the eternal blood is in the bodies of the three blood kings. If he wants to take it away, he has to increase his strength.

This has completely fallen into a paradox.

Shen Cheng was silent for a moment before asking, "So what do you think we should do?"

"That's why I asked you to come to the Eternal Empire to see me."

Du Tianming raised his hand and pointed at Shen Cheng: "You are the key to solving this problem."

Shen Cheng pointed at himself: "Me?"

Du Tianming nodded: "Yes, you are the reincarnation of the Eternal Emperor. As long as you can become the real Eternal Emperor, you can forcibly lift the blood curse and restore freedom to all vampires."

This statement is consistent with Ji Chan's prophecy, which also says that Shen Cheng will eventually unify the entire Eternal Empire and rescue all vampires from the oppression of the curse.

However, after knowing that Ji Chan and Du Tianming were in the same group, Shen Cheng's trust in these two guys plummeted.

"You all say that I am the reincarnation of the Eternal Emperor, but I have a doubt."

Shen Cheng frowned and asked, "If I am really the Eternal Emperor, then why am I also cursed by the source blood?"

"Because you are not yet the true Eternal Emperor."

Du Tianming seemed to have known that Shen Cheng would ask this question, and he explained without hesitation: "From an academic point of view, you are now equivalent to an embryo that has split from the mother's body. You have the possibility of growing back into the mother's body, but this possibility depends on the growth environment and probability..."

Du Tianming's words were very complicated and Shen Cheng had to work very hard to understand them.

To put it simply, he is the Eternal Emperor's secondary account. When the main account is not logged in, the secondary account will be affected by the source blood curse just like an ordinary vampire.

The source blood curse can only be eliminated if the main account is logged in.

What Shen Cheng was most concerned about was whether his consciousness would be erased or swallowed up after becoming the Eternal Emperor. Du Tianming vowed that it would not.

Because Shen Cheng and the Eternal Emperor originally have the same consciousness, there is no question of one devouring the other. There will only be some more deeply hidden memories.

Although Du Tianming explained it very clearly, Shen Cheng still didn't quite believe it: "I always feel like you are fooling me now."

"This is normal, and I don't want you to trust anyone too much."

Du Tianming pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose: "Do you remember? Your blood is very special and has a fatal attraction to other vampires. This is the evidence that you are the reincarnation of the Eternal Emperor."

If Du Tianming hadn't said it, Shen Cheng would have almost forgotten about it.

However, this alone cannot fully prove that Shen Cheng is the reincarnation of the Eternal Emperor. He now doesn't even believe in Ji Chan's prophecy.

After a moment of silence, Shen Cheng said, "If you want me to believe you, tell me your identity and everything you know, and then I will decide whether to believe you or not."

"Yes, I invite you to meet me in this secret place just to tell you all this."

Du Tianming agreed without hesitation.

At this moment, an old man walked in from outside the living room. He glanced at Shen Cheng standing there and asked Du Tianming, "Is this the son you've been talking about?" "Yes."

Du Tianming nodded, and a hint of smile appeared in his calm eyes: "What do you think?"

Shen Cheng discovered that Du Tianming's attitude towards him was a little different.

In the video of their first meeting, Du Tianming's attitude was very stern and without any humanity.

But now he has become somewhat indulgent and accommodating, and even when introducing Shen Cheng to others, he seems to have a sense of pride.

The old man looked Shen Cheng up and down and said something harsh, "Oh, not so good, just as poor as you."

Du Tianming seemed to be used to his harshness and introduced him to Shen Cheng: "This is Lao Ruan, who is looking for his missing granddaughter in a parallel world and is now my partner."

"Old Soft? What kind of name is that?"

Shen Cheng replied: "Is it because he can't get hard? That's right, after all, he is so old."

This harsh answer made Lao Ruan scowl and thrust his hips towards Shen Cheng fiercely: "I'm much harder than you."

Shen Cheng looked at him with a smile.

If it wasn't for the impossibility of interfering with parallel worlds, he would have to pull this old limp's pants off and see how hard he really was.

Lao Ruan also realized that Shen Cheng was not someone to be trifled with. He snorted and stopped pestering her. He went into the bedroom next door to get something, then turned around and left.

Only after Lao Ruan left did Du Tianming begin to tell Shen Cheng about his identity and origin.

Du Tianming is his real name. He was originally a human being and a senior researcher of the Life Tribunal. Later, because of his mistakes, he was wanted by the Life Tribunal and had to flee from the Human Federation and run to the Eternal Empire.

In the Eternal Empire, Du Tianming accidentally met Bai Jun, one of the three blood kings.

At that time, Bai Jun was studying how to eliminate the sequelae of the Eternal Blood. The three Blood Kings were also deeply troubled by this, and could only suppress it with their powerful strength.

Du Tianming happened to be a genius-level biologist, so Bai Jun forced him to be hired.

In order to prevent Du Tianming from betraying him, Bai Jun directly turned him into a vampire.

"So, your superior is Bai Jun, and you turned Du Haijing into a vampire, Du Haijing turned Xiao Qingque into a vampire, and then it's me?"

"Indeed."

Shen Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. Above him, besides Du Tianming, there was Bai Jun. There were no other vampires in between, so he no longer had to worry about being suddenly implicated.

Bai Jun has been missing for twenty-one years, but his servants are still alive, which means he is still alive and well.

Du Tianming continued to tell the story, saying that after being turned into a vampire by Bai Jun, he was forced to work.

In day after day of research, both Bai Jun and Du Tianming discovered that it was impossible to eliminate the sequelae with their own abilities. The only way was to find the legacy left behind by the Eternal Emperor after his death.

Shen Cheng asked curiously: "The legacy of the Eternal Emperor?"

In fact, he was more curious about another thing. Since even the three blood kings could not eliminate the sequelae of the eternal blood, why could he and Xiao Qingque eliminate it just by doing something casually?

Bai Jun nodded: "The Eternal Emperor had been studying parallel worlds during her lifetime, and she even created a special space. In addition to the Eternal Blood that was taken away, all her valuables were stored in it."

After the death of the Eternal Emperor, the three Blood Kings have been secretly searching for the location of this special space.

Hard work pays off. Twenty-one years ago, Bai Jun was finally the first to find this special space.

Similarly, Bai Jun's sequelae of Eternal Blood are the most serious, so he doesn't have much time, because if he can find it, it means that the other two Blood Kings can also be found.

So Bai Jun and Du Tianming joined forces and set up a trap.

The two of them used one of Bai Jun's favorite concubines as a sample and created a special baby, this baby was Xiao Qingque, and then announced to the public that she was Bai Jun's biological child.

The three blood kings have not been able to give birth for so many years and have always been considered infertile, but the servants they created are fertile, which is really ironic.

Therefore, the appearance of Xiao Qingque attracted great attention from the other two Blood Kings and the entire Eternal Empire.

No one would think it was fake, because given Bai Jun's status and position, creating a fake offspring would not benefit him in any way.

However, the truth is, Bai Jun only wanted to use Xiao Qingque to attract the attention of Qin Hao and Jin Xing, so that these two opponents would turn their attention to reproduction, buying him time to enter the special space and obtain the Eternal Emperor's legacy.

But man proposes, God disposes. After Bai Jun entered the special space, Du Tianming immediately stole Xiao Qingque, who was still a baby, and told Qin Hao and Jin Xing the location of the special space.

As a price, Du Tianming was also wanted by the Baiye Kingdom and had to run back to the Federation with Xiao Qingque.

In fact, Xiao Qingque has been a vampire since she was a child, but she was created as a special individual who can survive without sucking human blood.

Under Du Tianming's hypnosis, both Du Haijing and Xiao Qingque always thought that they were human beings.

Shen Cheng looked at him in surprise: "Why did you do this?"

"Because my goal is not to help Bai Jun, but to regain my freedom."

Du Tianming's eyes revealed a hint of coldness: "If Bai Jun gets the legacy of the Eternal Emperor, then those of us who are controlled will only become his slaves forever and will not be able to escape. So I must let the three blood kings fight each other before I can find an opportunity."

Shen Cheng was silent. If it were him, he would probably make the same choice as Du Tianming.

And Xiao Qingque's life story turned out to be that he was just a tool created.

"Why did you take Xiao Qingque away? Wouldn't it be better for her to stay in Baiye Country and be a princess?"

"Without Lord Bai's protection, do you think she, a baby, can survive in such a dangerous environment as the Eternal Empire? Both the Qinwang Territory and Yongle City are drooling over her and want to capture her for research. When she grows up and comes back, she can still be of help to you."

That would be a great help.

Shen Cheng muttered to himself while observing Du Tianming's expression, wondering if he knew that Xiao Qingque had a special physique that could eliminate the aftereffects of the Eternal Blood.

"So, Bai Jun and Qin Hao's disappearance actually happened in a special space?"

"Usually when we enter a parallel world, we only appear as observers and cannot interfere with the parallel world. However, I have mastered a special method that can send my body into the parallel world as well."

Du Tianming explained: "This is my current situation, and the same is true for Bai Jun and Qin Hao. Their bodies and souls entered the parallel world together, and without my help, they can't get out."

Shen Cheng asked, "What happened to Jin Xing? Why is his body left outside?"

Du Tianming's lips curled up slightly: "Because at the beginning, I only sent Bai Jun and Qin Hao into the special space. Without my help, Jin Xing couldn't get in. Do you know why I did this?"

Shen Cheng thought for a few seconds: "If there are only Bai Jun and Qin Hao in the special space, under the influence of the sequelae, they will definitely fight each other and try to seize each other's eternal blood. If Jin Xing also goes in, the three of them will be wary of each other and will not fight."

"Yes."

Du Tianming nodded in agreement: "I was wanted and left the Eternal Empire. After settling you and Xiao Qingque, I returned to the Eternal Empire and cooperated with Jin Xing. I took the opportunity to send him to another parallel world, but I only sent half of him, so part of his body is still outside."

Shen Cheng wondered, "Is Jin Xing so stupid that he would be fooled so easily?"

"Of course not. Jin Xing has bound himself to me. If I leave, he will leave with me."

Du Tianming crossed his fingers, his eyes sparkling behind his glasses: "But he didn't expect that I would sacrifice myself and be trapped in a parallel world with him for nearly twenty years."

Shen Cheng was silent for a moment: "Then you leave Bai Jun and Qin Hao in the special space, aren't you afraid that they will get the inheritance of the Eternal Emperor?"

Du Tianming shook his head. "I went into that special space and found that there was actually a door inside that couldn't be opened. Based on the instructions on the door and after reading many books, I guessed that the prophets of the Astrology Palace knew how to open the door. I privately asked Ji Chan about it, and she admitted it. She agreed to tell me how to open the door, but her request was to end the current chaos in the Eternal Empire and free all vampires from the cursed slavery. This is the content of my cooperation with Ji Chan."

Du Tianming raised his hand and pointed at Shen Cheng: "And you are the candidate we chose together. Only you can accomplish this feat."

I don't believe you, you old man are such a bad guy.

Shen Cheng gritted his teeth and asked, "What about me? I shouldn't be your son, so where did I come from?"

"I took you away from the Living Tribunal. That's why I'm wanted by them."

Du Tianming leaned back slightly and said a shocking fact: "I don't know your true origins. I only know that you are the most confidential research project of the Life Tribunal. Out of curiosity as a biologist, I secretly contacted you, but I was almost caught and shot. At that time, life was in chaos for some reason, so I took the opportunity to escape and took you with me."

Shen Cheng's pupils trembled slightly, and his brain was even more confused.

How come after all these twists and turns, I'm still connected to the Life Court?
He couldn't help but ask, "The founder of the Life Tribunal is called Tianguan, and he looks exactly like you and me. What's going on?"

"what?"

Du Tianming's calm expression finally broke, revealing a trace of surprise: "I know Tianguan, but I have never seen him, let alone what he looks like."

Shen Cheng raised his finger and pointed at his face: "What's wrong with your face? You didn't look like this before, did you?"

"I didn't look like this before. I changed my appearance to this to avoid being wanted by the Life Court."

Du Tianming touched his face and said, "I heard Du Haijing say that you will look exactly like me when you grow up. I was very surprised. I don't know what the principle is."

Shen Cheng and Du Tianming looked at each other, and a shocking idea emerged in their minds.

Could it be that Tianguan is Shen Cheng’s father?

　I'm not feeling well today, with a sore throat and a headache, so there's only one chapter, but it has 6K words.

　　It should be back to normal tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)