"What do you mean by this?" Ziyue wasn't surprised by the other party's demand for her, and said with a half-smile, "Don't you trust me?"
"Yes"
The answer was unexpectedly straightforward, which surprised Zhang Xiaoyun, who was standing next to her.
To be honest, no one here really trusts Ziyue, except for that martial arts priest.
The Ancient Demon within Ziyue was one of the initiators of the Warlock Dynasty plan, a princess with a high reputation. Unlike the royal family members who were awakened later, her prestige was roughly on par with that of the crown prince, something Zi Yue could not match at all.
This prince has done a lot. He was the first to recognize the value of the Reincarnator, made great use of Pu Yunchuan's memories, personally planned the plan to capture the Reincarnator, and was also the first to propose parasitizing the Blood Demon's high-ranking members who designed that group.
There were many opponents at the time, after all, the Reincarnator had strange constitutions and no one could guarantee their safety after being parasitized. However, Her Highness resolutely set an example, and it was because of this example that the Ancient Demon Clan unlocked a lot of notes left by Pu Yunchuan, and finally confirmed the Warlock Dynasty plan.
This achievement was immense, and it led to her immense fame at the time. If nothing unexpected happened, after the Ancient Demon Dynasty was re-established, this princess would be the next empress of the Ancient Demon.
But the problem is, she's too ambitious!
When the Warlock Dynasty project reached a critical stage, some technical difficulties remained unresolved. Time was of the essence for the Warlock Dynasty, and many ancient forces were already awakening and secretly probing. In order to avoid arousing suspicion, the collapse of that dynasty was planned to occur within ten years!
It was at this moment that the extremely noble princess proposed a risky method: Fusion!
Fusion is an extremely special secret technique of the Ancient Demon Clan. When they encounter a very talented parasite, such as a peerless genius from a powerful race whose future potential is the level of a clan leader or even a generation of Heavenly Venerable, Ancient Demon is fortunate enough to parasitize it early on, they will consider Fusion.
Fusion is no longer parasitism, but becoming a part of the other's body, completely merging into one species in thought and body!
This method has always been controversial because, even now, it cannot be guaranteed whether the Fusion species belongs to the original race or the Ancient Demon. Their thoughts are intertwined, which sounds mysterious, but does it truly retain independent thought?
Whether his thinking became the Ancient Demon's thinking or the Ancient Demon's thinking became his thinking has always been a point of contention.
This also means that unless an unparalleled genius appears once in billions of years, no Ancient Demon would be willing to use this secret technique, since no one can say for sure whether the Fusion will still be their own.
Historically, the method of Fusion has only been used three times, and each time it brought tremendous changes to the Ancient Demon Clan. The people who Fusion the first two times became the most outstanding figures of their time, bringing a large amount of inheritance to the Ancient Demon Clan and achieving a step-by-step rise. However, the last time it almost brought about the destruction of the Ancient Demon Clan!
The last person in question is someone many people have heard of; he is the first Demon Buddha.
That thing nearly destroyed the Buddha Kingdom and the Ancient Demon back then; no one believes it was a successful host.
When the princess proposed to completely Fusion with the Reincarnator, nine out of ten elders opposed it!
Ziyue was the most outstanding member of the Ancient Demon Clan, far more reliable than those who had not yet awakened. No one was willing to take such a risk for such a good leader, but the situation was special at the time, and the key outcome was just a step away.
However, the Reincarnator that Ziyue was parasitizing was determined and refused to reveal the most core version secret no matter what.
Ultimately, with Ziyue's persistence, everyone was persuaded, and the Fusion ceremony was completed!
After the Fusion ceremony, Ziyue's state became very ambiguous. Sometimes she was lucid, sometimes confused, and sometimes she would even experience periods of memory loss. The Ancient Demon elders all knew that this was a side effect of the Fusion. At that crucial moment, whoever's willpower could control the main body could completely control the other's talents and memories.
Outsiders can't tell the difference.
You don't know whether she is Reincarnator has mastered Princess Ziyue's memories or the real Princess Ziyue; you can only try to find out step by step.
In order to extract memories, at Ziyue's instruction, they used many cruel experimental methods, subjecting the opponent to extremely brutal mental and physical torture. It was precisely because of those terrible experiments that the opponent's spirit was finally weakened to the extreme, and Ziyue took the initiative for a short period of time, revealing key information.
They eventually uncovered the secret of the fourth version, granting them the skill to communicate with extraterrestrial spirits.
The Warlock Dynasty ultimately succeeded, and collapsed as planned ten years later, plunging humanity back into chaos.
But just as everyone was celebrating their victory, Ziyue escaped!!
"Your Highness, please forgive me. This old servant had no choice. Your sudden escape back then clearly occurred when your body was still in a state of flux. For the next thousand years, we have had our disciples secretly monitoring your condition. Your memory has remained unstable, and you have had a few moments of lucidity, but..."
"But what?" Ziyue raised an eyebrow.
The man in black looked at the other person, not knowing what to say. Ziyue had disappeared several times, completely escaping the Ancient Demon's surveillance on several occasions. No one knew what she had done in secret on those occasions, which led to him still not being sure whether Ziyue was really the same Ziyue princess from back then.
If the Martial Arts Priest is still alive and the plans laid out by the Ancient Demon Clan do not go wrong, then whether Ziyue is still the same Ziyue from back then is irrelevant and will not affect the overall situation. After all, she is just an individual, and the momentum accumulated by the Ancient Demon Clan cannot be overturned by an individual.
But now all the situations have collapsed, and none of the four forces' schemes have succeeded!
But given that the gains in this Cloud Capital seem destined to be divided up by other forces, how could he not be cautious?
"Fine." Ziyue looked at the other party's expression but didn't provoke them further. She simply handed over the spatial fragment containing Chen Ying: "Please keep it safe."
"Thank you, Your Highness!" The man in black's tone immediately softened.
It would be best if the other party cooperated; otherwise, even if the other party had the key later, he would probably still take action against them.
"Your Highness, please rest assured. Although my troops are few in number, they are the true elite of the Ancient Demon Clan. Those unruly demons of the Northern Lands have no chance of conquering this place."
"That would be best," Ziyue said with a slight smile.
"Then I shall take my leave. Please take good care of His Highness the Prince."
Upon hearing this, Ziyue glanced at Zhang Xiaoyun with a half-smile and said, "Of course, of course."
Zhang Xiaoyun: "."
Who the hell needs this guy to take care of them?
Couldn't you take me with you?
The mysterious man bowed upon hearing this, but just as he was about to leave, Ziyue suddenly spoke up, "You're also Fuser, aren't you?"
The other person froze instantly, and the atmosphere became even more eerie than before.
But this strangeness didn't last long. Just two breaths later, the other party laughed again, "It seems Your Highness doesn't remember this old servant. I owe my current state to Your Highness."
Ziyue: "."
After saying that, the other party didn't continue, and led his people directly towards the Black Tortoise Palace in the north. Zhang Xiaoyun, who was left behind, frowned. To be honest, he really didn't want to stay with Ziyue, but he also knew that he was extremely fragile right now and could not withstand the impact of the powerful aura of the battlefield. If he was not careful, he might be completely annihilated.
But
For some reason, he felt that staying here with this woman seemed more dangerous.