In the dark corridor, a crisp and subtle footsteps echoed.
Da da da.
Su Xingchi held a lantern that exuded orange light and walked alone in the dark corridor.
On both sides of the corridor are black iron fences, and behind the fence is bottomless darkness.
A darkness that even light cannot penetrate.
At the end of this long corridor, there is an empty cell, or it should be empty originally.
A small figure rushed over in an instant, but was immediately blocked by these black iron fences. She looked at Su Xingchi holding a lantern and said happily: "Brother Xiche, you are indeed here!"
"As expected, I'm not here." Su Xingchi looked at the small figure in front of him and sighed: "I came here to find you because you are here. My ancestors were almost dying of anxiety when they couldn't find you. Just stay there. What are you doing to find me?"
The child's voice was slightly scolding.
The small figure paused and looked up at Su Xingchi.
Under the light of the orange lantern, you can see that there is a little girl imprisoned in the black iron fence.
A very small girl, she looks like she is no more than two or three years old. She has strange white hair. It is better to say that it is silver hair.
These silver-like hair fell smoothly from her head and poured out, like a turbulent flow of silver.
"Why are you locked in there?" Su Xingchi looked at her and asked.
"I, I saw the door was open, so I came in." The little girl said sheepishly, "I came in, and then closed it."
These cages are designed to imprison powerful monsters, so normal people's entry and exit will not trigger them.
Just like the kind of trap specially used to catch elephants, mice can jump on the top of the grave.
But as soon as the little mouse walked in, the trap shut with a clang.
There was no doubt that there was either something wrong with the trap.
Either there's something wrong with the rat.
"Otherwise." The little girl whispered, "Call your mother-in-law to come over and help."
"Children's matters should be resolved by children." Su Xingchi looked at the little girl and said.
Saying this, he reached out and pressed the black iron fence.
It's normal to feel as cold as frost and snow when you get it, because this is fine black iron with excellent thermal conductivity, and it's a dark and cold underground here.
But then, a line of text appeared in front of Su Xingchi.
Black iron fence: A fence made of very strong black iron, which can be used to imprison legal-level prisoners and is valuable.
There is also a line of small words below: This fence is temporarily unable to complete its task due to damage to its corners.
"No wonder it's empty." Su Xingchi nodded, then walked to the corner of the fence, and sure enough, he saw a small gap there.
"Come here." Su Xingchi waved to the other party and led her here.
"Why didn't I find out that I can get out here!" The little girl was instantly surprised: "Brother Xiche is so awesome!"
To be honest, without the help of that thing, this dog hole would be really difficult to find. Su Xingchi nodded, then stretched out his hand to pull the little girl out: "The ancestor is still waiting for you, let's go out first. .”
"Well, how did you know I was here?" On the way, the little girl couldn't help but curiously asked.
She was really curious.
It's so deep and dark here, who would have thought she would be here?
"Then how did you come here?" Su Xingchi asked.
"I came out to look for you, but couldn't find you, so I asked other brothers. They said you were here, so I came in." The little girl said seriously.
"Yes, I just found my other brother and asked if you were here." Su Xingchi sighed.
When the two people were talking like this, they had already reached the door of the dungeon, and saw a boy with a bruised nose and face pointing at Su Xingchi: "This bastard beat me like this."
Beside him, there were several teenagers who looked taller and more difficult to mess with.
"Brother Xiche." The little girl hid behind Su Xingchi for a moment.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Su Xingchi touched the little girl's head.
Soft and slippery, just like ice-cold water plants.
"You were the one who told her I was here?" Su Xingchi asked, looking ahead.
"Those who play with bastards are also bastards." The tallest boy in front looked at the little girl and said contemptuously, not even intending to answer Su Xingchi's question.
When the sunlight from outside shines in, you can see that these children, including Su Xingchi, all have blond hair as bright as gold, and their eyes are as bright as gold flowing with liquid gold.
But there was only the little girl behind Su Xingchi. She had a full head of silver hair and only her eyes were timid golden.
Yes, it's an unmistakable sign of mixed race.
"If you want to say something, you can say it again." Su Xingchi looked at him and said expressionlessly.
"People who play with bastards are also bastards." The other party said loudly: "If you want to hear it, I can tell you a thousand times or ten thousand times."
"No, just one time is enough." Su Xingchi stretched out his right hand towards the other party and opened it.
I saw a small golden crystal in his right hand.
"Ancestor, you heard everything, right?" Su Xingchi said with a smile.
The little boy's smile was as bright as the sun.
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Walking out of the dungeon and into the warm sunshine, the little girl pursed her lips and looked up at Su Xingchi: "Brother Xiche, didn't you say that children's matters should be resolved by children?"
"Yes, this is only the first half." Su Xingchi touched the other party's head: "In the second half, if children can't solve things, they should be solved by adults."
The boy was not embarrassed at all: "There are so many of them and they are older than me. They are definitely not allowed to fight. They will never be able to fight in this life. They can only survive by telling their parents or something."
Saying this, the boy turned around and sighed: "Xingxi, let me tell you again, before you grow up, you must not leave the Longevity Palace alone, okay?"
"I just want to play with brother Xiche." Xingxi looked at the boy and whispered. She lowered her head and looked at her feet: "Why doesn't everyone like me? Is it because I am a bad boy?"
It's not that you're a bad boy, it's just that you look different from everyone else.
Su Xingchi said in his heart, but the quality of the child can still be changed, but his skin and hair color are destined at birth.
But it would be too cruel to say all this.
"They are just jealous of your good looks." The boy smiled and said softly: "The ancestors are still waiting for you, let's go there first."
Xing Xi looked at Su Xingchi and nodded slowly.
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The ancestors are the ancestors, and the ancestors live in the Longevity Palace.
This is something everyone in the entire imperial city knows.
The Wanshou Palace is larger and more exquisite than any palace in this imperial city, and even larger than the Chang'an Palace where Su Xingchi's father lived.
Su Xingchi's father is the current emperor of the Ste Empire, but he still comes to Wanshou Palace to pay his respects to his ancestor every day.
After all, in the St Empire, the ancestor is older than any other emperor, and this is also a public fact.
When Su Xingchi and Xingxi arrived at the Longevity Palace, their ancestors were indeed waiting for them.
The ancestor is a very good-looking old lady.
It looks good, but it probably doesn’t go well with an old lady.
But she is a really good-looking old lady.
There were already many wrinkles on her face, and her original blond hair was slowly turning white, like a reed slowly losing its luster in the sun.
But she does not become bloated due to old age like many old ladies. Standing there, she is like a fallen laurel tree. Even if the prosperity is gone, it still makes people feel quiet and peaceful.
"Come here, I've been waiting for you for a long time." The old lady waved to Su Xingchi and Xi Che, and then hugged Xing Xi who came to her: "Are you afraid?"
the old lady asked.
"I'm not afraid if Brother Xiche is by my side." Xingxi said with a smile.
Smile brightly.
The old lady nodded and looked at Su Xingchi: "Xingxi likes you very much."
Su Xingchi didn't speak, just nodded.
This old lady is the most noble person in the entire Sturt Empire. It is she who adopted and protected this great-great-granddaughter, ensuring that she can grow up freely and casually in this palace where the jungle is strong and the jungle is strong. Su Xing Chi was also happy to get the old lady's attention, just because compared to his father, the old lady was a thigh worth hugging.
In today's Sturt Empire, almost every emperor is a descendant of this old lady. Those emperors left this world one by one, but this old lady still lives in her Longevity Palace like an evergreen tree. She is very promising. The clouds are rolling and relaxing, and there are signs of flowers blooming and falling.
For Su Xingchi's father, he was just one of the emperor's many descendants. Especially Su Xingchi's mother was completely unpopular. Apart from the good news that she had not been relegated to the cold palace, there was no other news. Good news.
"I called everyone here today to announce something." After a brief greeting with Su Xingchi It’s my birthday. I didn’t plan to celebrate it originally. You see, I’m getting older. Every birthday makes me one year older. But everyone doesn’t want my old arms and legs to be peaceful. In this case, let’s just give it to the younger generation. Let’s seek some benefit.”
"There are still four months left before my 300th birthday. Within these four months, all underage royal members over three years old can go to the medicinal kitchen every day according to their order to receive corresponding cultivation resources to assist them. Practice, and revise the royal family sequence on my birthday. They have been urging me for a long time, so it’s not a problem that I have been holding back.”
"Then according to their requirements, the top ten in the sequence between the ages of three and five will be sent to the City of Stars to receive joint training from both sides."
Saying this, the old lady looked at the tall man in golden clothes standing aside: "Xice, what do you think?"
This tall man is Su Xingchi's father, the current God-Blessed Emperor of the St Empire.
"Of course this is a great thing." Xice nodded and said, "I will arrange it without bothering my ancestors."
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"On the three hundredth birthday, anyone over three years old can receive cultivation resources, and those in the top ten can go to the City of Stars to study abroad." Back in his room, Su Xingchi said in deep thought: "No matter how you say it, it's all heaven. The big good thing is that I am only three and a half years old this year, so this is tailor-made for me. If there is any shortcoming, it is that my royal family rank is not high at the moment."
"Now it's only the second sequence. If you want to be eligible to study abroad, you must at least be in the first sequence."
Saying this, Su Xingchi raised his palm and looked at his palm.
When he looked intently at the palm of his right hand, a seemingly transparent bead the size of a grain of rice slowly emerged there.
"So annoying."
Su Xingchi said this and put his palm on his forehead.
At that moment, Su Xingchi felt like he had risen thousands of feet from the plains into the clouds and mist. The next moment, he was already in a huge white jade square.
Above this square, there is a huge white temple floating, and around the temple, there are hundreds of milky-white light pillars connected to the sky and the ground. The bottom ends of these light pillars are connected to the white jade square, and the terminals are inserted into the sky without knowing where they will end. .
Su Xingchi slowly walked to a milky white light pillar and tentatively stretched out a hand.
"Apprentice-level exploration mission."
"This mission is currently too dangerous for you. Please increase your strength before trying again."
Above the light beam, such ruthless red words appeared.
The corner of Su Xingchi's mouth twitched. Although he was used to it, he still felt that the other party was mocking him.
