Chapter 273 Unraveling the Mystery
Although Wang Yao had learned how to control hatred rationally since the moment he walked out of the Dragon Pit Cave, when he heard the word Wei State, a trace of gloom quietly rose in his eyes.

Many things are easy to pick up but hard to put down.

Of course, this gloom only lasted for a moment, because soon, Wang Yao frowned slightly and said, "Isn't it too hasty? The army just fought with the Wu Kingdom, and the troops are exhausted. Many troops also need to replenish their lost troops. They need at least ten days to rest, right? Didn't you advise them?"

This was probably the most hurried battle Wang Yao had experienced in such a long time. In the past, after each battle, there would be a one to two month rest period, but this time, in less than two days, they were about to set out to the canyon again.

Zhuge glanced at Wang Yao with a hint of satisfaction. The soldier's calm reaction made him very satisfied. Along the way, he had witnessed the growth of this soldier.

"Of course I have some advice, but Your Majesty has made up his mind and is unwilling to accept my advice." Zhuge Liang said, "Perhaps Your Majesty believes that Wu's cessation of hostilities has relieved Shu of all worries, and now that we have the support of the thousand-gold heavy crossbow, we actually have the capital to fight the Wei Kingdom in the north, so you resolutely decided to go to war."

After a pause, Zhuge Liang suddenly said meaningfully: "Of course, I do not deny that Your Majesty may also want to take this opportunity to re-establish your prestige in the country. This is hard to say. But no matter what, since Your Majesty has spoken, we, as ministers, should obey His Majesty's will. I hope you will do your best. Do you understand what I mean?"

Wang Yao was silent.

In fact, the reason why Zhuge Liang came to tell Wang Yao about this matter was more because he hoped to give Wang Yao a reminder first; that is, he wanted Wang Yao to be as silent as a golden man.

Because Zhuge Liang knew very well that Wang Yao had always stood on the side of the soldiers. Once he learned that Liu Bei ignored the soldiers and insisted on going into battle hastily, Wang Yao would definitely be unwilling. At that time, as a young man, he might act impulsively to oppose Liu Bei's decision.

If that were the case, it would undoubtedly make Wang Yao's situation even worse; therefore, Zhuge Liang took the trouble to waste his precious time to come and warn Wang Yao first.

"I understand." Wang Yao naturally knew that many of the things Zhuge Liang did were to protect him, so he didn't say anything more.

Even though this matter was settled, Wang Yao stopped Zhuge Liang before he left and said, "I have something to ask you. I heard that the previous generation of Cang Tian Xiang Long and the previous generation of Wu State Guang Ming Zhi Hai knew each other? Moreover, they died in the same year inexplicably. What happened in that year? How much do you know?"

"Who told you this?" Zhuge Liang's expression changed slightly, but in a blink of an eye, he returned to normal: "Did Zhou Gongjin tell you? Hey, this guy, is he trying to borrow you to get information from me?"

Wang Yao didn't say anything, but he didn't deny it either. He just stared at Zhuge Liang. Zhou Yu's little plan naturally could not be hidden from the peerless strategy, but even so, Wang Yao still wanted to know about Zhao Yun's past.

After a moment's silence, Zhuge Liang suddenly pointed his finger at the sky, and the next second, his figure disappeared from the spot in the faint blue halo.

Wang Yao understood what he meant and immediately activated the flash function, leaping onto the city wall.

This place is located on a high ground and there are no strangers coming and going, making it a good place for confidential conversations.

"Wang Yao, perhaps you don't know this, but you actually know much more than most heroes. I hope you know your own limitations and don't talk nonsense in public. The more you know, the faster you die."

With his back to Wang Yao, Zhuge Liang looked out at the boundless land outside Jingzhou City and said leisurely, "When I traveled to all the ruins in the world and finally went to live in seclusion in Wolonggang, there was a mercenary who secretly wanted to steal the heavenly book I had. He was the third generation Cang Tian Xiang Long. Of course, he was eventually persuaded by me and stayed by my side."

Wang Yao knew all this background, so he just nodded.

But Zhuge Liang was very interested in this: "One thing I can't understand about you is that you seem to know the past of most of the heroes in this world, whether they are those you know or those you have never met."

Wang Yao casually said, "I heard it from someone. If I were really that powerful, there would be no need for me to ask you. So what happened next?"

Zhuge Liang did not delve into it further. Perhaps it should be said that he lost interest in delving into it because of sentimentality: "It's just that. At that time, Cang Tian Xiang Long was just like you now, a traditional rebel and a young man who hated evil. And as I just said, there are many secrets that even many heroes don't know the reason. One of the special cases is that energy crystals are actually the crystallization of the essence of the earth. I have also said before that over-extraction of the essence of the earth will only accelerate the death of the land, and eventually cause the world to become barren and desertified, and it will no longer be able to support human survival.

After following me for two years, the third generation of Cang Tian Xiang Long learned the truth. After that, he left Wolonggang despite my opposition, and even hid his identity, lurking around the world to steal energy crystals accumulated by various forces, hoping to return the stolen energy crystals to the earth and slow down the speed of the earth's death. "Well, I didn't expect the third generation of Cang Tian Xiang Long to be quite environmentally conscious!" Wang Yao couldn't help but joked.

But for Zhuge Liang, this was not funny at all: "Now you know why I didn't force you to use the energy crystal even though I knew the disadvantages outweighed the advantages, right? Because to some extent, I now agree with the practice of the third generation of Cang Tian Xiang Long. Although this idealistic behavior is stupid, it was not until many years later, when I saw the gradually dying earth, that I realized that in this world, there are many seemingly childish persistences that seem to be doing useless work, but they are precisely the most worthy of respect. Don't you think so?"

Hearing this, Wang Yao felt ashamed.

He could more or less understand the behavior and situation of the third generation of Cang Tian Xiang Long back then; it was just like before he came to this alien world, many people who advocated environmental protection were always not welcomed or taken seriously. They were obviously doing the right thing, but the world just ignored them, and they agreed with them verbally, but actually did something else.

But this also made me even more curious: "Why did the third generation of Cang Tian Xiang Long die in battle?"

Zhuge Liang said: "Unable to turn the tide and stop the war, the third generation of Cang Tian Xiang Long won over the then Wu State's Bright Sea in order to make their actions more convenient. Led by two people, they formed a bandit group of 100 people. The current Cang Tian Xiang Long was also one of them at that time. Because their skills gave them superb escape abilities, they roamed around the world for a long time, stealing energy crystals from all sides. No one knew their identities, and no one could catch them. Until... they were betrayed."

Wang Yao looked at Zhuge Liang with a strange expression, and his heart was in turmoil. What the hell! Could it be that the person who betrayed the third generation of Cang Tian Xiang Long was Zhuge Liang himself?
Zhuge Liang did not pay attention to the subtle changes in Wang Yao's expression, but just looked at the dry plain in the distance with deep emotion: "Jixia Academy, which has always been focused on collecting energy crystals, cannot tolerate the behavior of the third generation of Cang Tian Xiang Long. Therefore, under careful arrangements, Jixia Academy dispatched [Black and White Chess] to jointly annihilate them in a certain place. That year, it was the Battle of Chibi. In that earth-shaking battle, many people actually did not know that the third generation of Cang Tian Xiang Long and the previous generation of Guangming Zhi Hai died in another place at the same time. In order to prevent the side effects of extracting earth crystals from being known to too many heroes, causing other heroes to repeat their mistakes, Jixia Academy deliberately blocked the news, and their deaths later became a mystery."

It was not until this moment that Wang Yao finally understood. Although Zhuge Liang had only roughly outlined the entire incident, he could imagine the epic and moving past and at the same time he felt respect for it.

Although the starting points are different, there are also a large number of people with lofty ideals on this land who have fought to change the world!
Perhaps, the reason why Jixia Academy deliberately blocked the news and even Zhou Yu concealed it was probably because they were afraid that a hero would inherit the will of the third generation of Cang Tian Xiang Long? After all, once the nature of the energy crystal was revealed, there would definitely be resistance among the heroes. Who would want their homeland to continue to be invaded and corrupted for the ulterior motives of Jixia Academy?
At the same time, Wang Yao also began to make his own calculations; the will of the third generation of Cang Tian Xiang Long, in fact, isn't it also a way to attract other heroes or forces to join? Maybe the heroes can disdain the lives of the soldiers, but they can't be indifferent to the land where they grew up, right?

Just as Wang Yao was still lost in thought, Zhuge Liang came over and patted him on the shoulder.

Wang Yao looked up and saw Zhuge Liang's calm blue eyes. From those extremely deep eyes, Wang Yao felt that Zhuge Liang seemed to know very well what he was thinking at the moment!

But Zhuge Liang didn't say much after all, and instead said: "That's all I can tell you. You should have a good rest and prepare to enter the canyon battlefield in two days. Even though we have many heroes in Shu now, the Wei Kingdom is still a behemoth that cannot be underestimated."

"Then can you tell me, what exactly are black and white chess? Are they hunting down the current Cang Tian Xiang Long?" After hesitating for a while, Wang Yao finally asked the question that had been bothering him for a long time.

All along, there have been heroes around him who have vaguely mentioned things about [Othello], and some even seemed quite fearful of it.

Zhuge Liang looked at Wang Yao deeply, then slowly said: "The so-called black and white chess, also known as the Jixia Star Team, is a killer team specially trained by our Jixia Academy."

"Are they very powerful?" Wang Yao asked subconsciously.

"Black and White Chess is directly under the Three Great Sages. It brings together the most elite heroes in Jixia Academy. Everyone in the team is not only experienced in combat, but also a top master of level 15. They are the executioners who are responsible for assassinating heroes who betray the purpose of Jixia Academy. Because of their extraordinary abilities and the fact that they wear the black and white uniform of Jixia Academy, they are called Black and White Chess. The Yuange I told you about before is also a member of Black and White Chess."

Zhuge Liang stared at Wang Yao's face with an unprecedented solemnity.

"Wang Yao, believe me, if you want to protect yourself and the people around you, don't provoke those black and white chess pieces. They are not formidable enemies that you can deal with alone. Perhaps, the only team in the world that can compete with them is the Great Wall Guard at the end of the East."

After saying that, Zhuge Liang did not stop and directly activated his second skill to time travel back to his base camp. I guess he was going to look through those historical documents again.
As soon as Zhuge Liang left, the cell phone that Wang Yao had been hiding in his arms began to vibrate at the same time.

Wang Yao was in tune with what was going on. He opened the phone and saw a familiar string of numbers on the screen - 0003.

(End of this chapter)