area51novel Chapter 77: The Plan Succeeds
Chapter 77: The Plan Succeeds
Ye Chengfeng returned to the Fan residence and went to his room alone.
Feeling the true energy within his body, his cultivation level, which was originally above the ninth rank, had been reduced to the initial stage of the ninth rank.
"The Demon Seed of Sword Heart has taken a heavy toll on me, and I hope the reward will meet my expectations."
This time, Ye Chengfeng used his self-created Sword Heart Demon Seed on Fan Xian, which gave him new insights.
He planned to further refine his technique, as this was crucial to the success of his subsequent plans.
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Time flies, Fan Xian's injuries improve, and everything proceeds as in the original story. In the end, Lin Wan'er learns that Wu Zhu is the murderer of her brother.
This had nothing to do with Ye Chengfeng; at that time, Emperor Qing was rebuilding his father-son relationship with Fan Xian.
Ye Chengfeng also took the opportunity to leave the Fan residence and tracked the temple messenger based on the scent of the special potion.
The temple messenger is ultimately just a robot, and everything it does is pre-programmed.
Ye Chengfeng didn't get too close to him, but just followed from a distance, so the other party naturally couldn't notice him.
Not long after, Ye Chengfeng heard a loud noise coming from afar.
The battle between Wu Zhu and the temple messenger was a pure clash of strength, without any burst of true energy.
At the same time, Ye Chengfeng also discovered the imperial guards sent by Emperor Qing, who were carrying composite bows.
These imperial guards were all exceptionally skilled, with the lowest rank being eighth-grade archers.
It makes sense. With their lower strength, even if they were using composite bows, they wouldn't be able to harm Wu Zhu and the temple messengers.
"They're too strong, and they even have the Zhejiang Western Guards. How can I obtain the temple messenger's 'corpse' without anyone noticing?"
"Perhaps we can ask Wu Zhu for help."
However, after thinking it over, Ye Chengfeng decided to abandon the plan.
He feared that Wu Zhu, who had just finished fighting, would react violently upon seeing him and then strike him with his sword.
Ye Chengfeng couldn't withstand it.
As the Imperial Guards took their positions, countless arrows were fired at the place where Wu Zhu and the temple messengers were fighting.
At the same time, Ye Chengfeng slowly moved closer.
Although the Temple Messenger's basic stats are the same as Wu Zhu's, his combat skills are far inferior.
The Temple Messenger's combat style relies entirely on the combat assistance system.
Wu Zhu is different; his fighting style has long since moved beyond simply using combat assistance systems.
The two men parried the arrows while clashing their weapons together.
Wu Zhu used his body to block the arrows that kept coming at him, and dodged by tilting his head when he got close to the temple messenger.
As the temple messenger dodged the suddenly appearing arrows, the black staff he was holding shifted slightly.
Wu Zhu's black staff did not deviate, and struck the energy core of the temple messenger.
Seeing that the two had already decided the winner, Ye Chengfeng knew he could no longer hide the truth.
Ye Chengfeng circulated his true energy to its limit, and a small pit half a foot deep was actually stomped under his feet.
He was like a sharp arrow, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air.
By the time Ye Chengfeng arrived, Wu Zhu had already disappeared from the spot and left.
As for the Imperial Guards in the distance, they were quite far from where Wuzhu and the temple messengers were fighting.
Ye Chengfeng was confident that he would arrive before them.
However, the temple messenger's 'corpse' is quite heavy, and Ye Chengfeng's speed will definitely be greatly reduced while carrying the 'corpse'.
Once Ye Chengfeng arrived at his destination, the Imperial Guards naturally spotted him.
The commander of the Imperial Guards roared, "Who goes there? Put down the corpse!"
At the same time, he ordered the Imperial Guards to fire.
Ye Chengfeng naturally ignored the other party's warning, grabbed the temple messenger's 'corpse', and carried it on his shoulder!
"Wow, it's so heavy, it must weigh close to 300 pounds!"
Ye Chengfeng paused for only a moment before diving directly into the cave that Wu Zhu had created during his battle with the temple envoy.
He planned to hide in the water for a while. If he could transfer the consciousness of "Fan Xian" into the body of the temple messenger during this time, he could escape from this place at any time.
This is a large lake located on a mountaintop, and even the Imperial Guards would not be able to find him in a short time.
Ye Chengfeng found a place to stay at the bottom of the lake, then sat cross-legged and began to communicate with 'Fan Xian' hidden in his spiritual sea.
In the sea of spirit, Ye Chengfeng's figure slowly emerged.
Confined to a small mental space, Fan Xian slowly opened his eyes upon seeing Ye Chengfeng.
"Here you are. Your plan succeeded?"
"It's a success, but the temple messenger was damaged by Wu Zhu, and I can't repair it. Do you have a solution?"
Fan Xian pondered for a moment; of course, he couldn't repair robots.
"Let me go inside him and take a look!"
"Okay, get ready, I'll transfer your consciousness into his body now."
As he spoke, Ye Chengfeng subtly moved his thoughts, guiding Fan Xian's consciousness away from his own mental space.
"Sigh, this world's suppression of the spiritual entity is too severe."
Looking at Fan Xian, who had just left his mental space, and his listless appearance.
Ye Chengfeng dared not delay any longer and gently placed his large hand on the temple messenger's brow.
He didn't know where the temple messenger's memory chip was, so he could only let 'Fan Xian' find it himself.
About five minutes later, the temple messenger's previously dimmed eyes suddenly flashed with a stream of data.
"Phew, so these are robots from that era? They're really powerful!"
The temple messenger spoke.
Clearly, their plan had succeeded.
The other person placed their hand on their chest and said, "The wound is healing on its own, it just needs some time."
He looked up and explained something to Ye Chengfeng.
"I'm actually a little envious of you. With a robot body, you could practically live forever!"
"You're overthinking it. Even a mechanical body can't withstand the erosion of time, but if it's well-maintained, it should last for over a thousand years."
Fan Xian was only stunned for a moment before saying this.
This is the result he calculated based on the robot's computing power.
Even the temples, due to their age, couldn't last much longer.
"According to the information in the Temple Messenger's database, the temple contains many valuable items, as well as an AI that has awakened self-awareness. Shall we go?"
"Let's wait a bit longer. I'm too weak right now, and it's too dangerous to go to the temple at this time."
Ye Chengfeng directly rejected Fan Xian's suggestion.
"By the way, now that you have a body, what should I call you?"
Fan Xian lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.
He had wanted Ye Chengfeng to name him, but Ye Chengfeng simply ignored the question.
At this point, Ye Chengfeng brought up the matter again, clearly indicating that he had no intention of naming the child.
What do you think of the name Li Chengzhu?
"Li Chengzhu? What, you still acknowledge Emperor Qing as your father?"
"No, I just feel that the world shouldn't be like this. Although that woman is ruthless, I still admire her dreams."
Ye Chengfeng naturally knew that the woman Li Chengzhu was talking about was his mother, Ye Qingmei.
At the same time, Ye Chengfeng also realized that this guy wanted to be emperor!
"You wouldn't happen to want to be emperor, would you? An emperor with a lifespan of nearly a thousand years, and who is also incredibly rational, how interesting."
Hearing Ye Chengfeng say this, Li Chengzhu smiled, because he understood what Ye Chengfeng meant from his tone.
"Are you planning to help me?"
"Of course, your life or death is entirely in my hands, why would I refuse? But what about your identity? Should I tell Fan Xian?"
Li Chengzhu naturally realized this as well. He was now just a robot, and his body and identity were still occupied by Fan Xian.
"That's easy."
Li Chengze's appearance, which originally resembled Wu Zhu by nine points, gradually began to resemble Fan Xian by nine points!
"Can it even change your appearance?"
"You can only change it once because the data is reset; you can only edit the appearance once."
Li Chengzhu offered an explanation.