Pretending To Be A Boss

But Tang Xian understood the meaning of these words.

Years of nurturing kindness, combined with gaps in memory, had endowed Tang Xian with aspects of humanity. His parents had left him just before he was about to enter school.

How much could he have been disliked at that time? Probably even someone like Shang Lu Xiaoke would subconsciously stay away from him.

Only an idiot like Yan Xiaoling would, because of a single sentence, because of a fool's intuition, come close to him.

And thus, she received redemption.

Tang Xian could imagine that perhaps his parents were also worried about these things, worried if anyone would come to redeem his future life.

Without it, he would probably revert to being the bullied number seven, right?

Therefore, the name Tang Xian might have been discarded by himself before he reached the age of twenty.

Tang Xian was silent for a while, then he said,

"Is my father, Tang Wen, also in the Eden ruins?"

"No, I didn't sense any other living beings in the Eden ruins, only your mother. But maybe it's because I naturally can't sense the Eden ruins. I didn't find your father," Bai Shuang responded calmly.

Tang Xian was startled again, never having imagined that his parents might have gone their separate ways.

There seemed to be many hidden implications here.

"What exactly is dad planning? Why did he and mother suddenly leave me all those years ago?"

Tang Xian couldn't figure it out, feeling that it might be a clue to breaking the situation.

Perhaps the legacy his parents left behind was not just the Eden bloodline, but now he couldn't get more information.

Tang Xian felt somewhat helpless and said,

"What was the phrase my mother left for you to say?"

"Enter the Eden sanctum last."

"That's it?"

"That's it," Bai Shuang said calmly.

For the first time, Tang Xian felt like he'd been tricked by his own mom. Couldn't she have been more clear?

At this time, Bai Shuang said, "The Eden ruins are far more dangerous than you think. Perhaps you don't need to interpret her words too intricately."

Tang Xian nodded, his mind was, after all, quite preoccupied with various things.

His parents' sudden departure, which he originally thought was just a piece of the puzzle, now seemed to be the final touch to the painting.

"Go to the Eden ruins last—it seems straightforward in meaning. Combined with my current situation, it looks as if it's telling me the order to seek the Beast God's legacy. But every step I've taken to this day was not inevitable, filled with randomness that can't be accurately predicted. Mother couldn't have calculated that," he mused.

What Tang Xian needed to do now was to find the Beast God's legacy. He thought he had already obtained the power of Eden, so this legacy should not need further searching. But now, it seemed... the things in the Eden ruins were probably far more complicated than he imagined.

After pondering for a long time, Tang Xian said,

"Thank you, Bai Shuang, for clearing up my confusion."

"You're welcome. This was what I promised her," Bai Shuang replied.

Tang Xian forced a smile. Had he known about his connection with Bai Shuang earlier, he wouldn't have had to go through so much trouble to get Li Xiaoyu close to Bai Shuang.

But then again… at that time, probably nothing he could have said would have made Bai Shuang take human form. And naturally, there wouldn't have been the events that followed.

"It looks like I must visit the Eden ruins. Although I don't usually listen to her, I believe her this time. I will take it at face value, go to the Eden ruins last," Tang Xian resolved.

"Maybe there lies danger."

"The rulers of Eden are already dead, what danger could there be?"

"Yet the Eden Tribe has not been wiped out, otherwise I wouldn't have been trapped when I entered the Eden ruins," Bai Shuang pointed out.

Tang Xian nodded, memorizing every piece of the conversation they had today.

After learning about the past between Bai Shuang and his family, Tang Xian began to ask about all the news Bai Shuang had gathered from traveling between the two worlds over the years.

Bai Shuang did not hide anything, knowing that Tang Xian was about to go on a far journey, so she explained everything in great detail.

Tang Xian, in effect, had obtained a much finer map of the minefield.

Among them, there were a few places that caught Bai Shuang's attention and were marked as key points.

The first place: the deepest part of the Hungry Sea.

Bai Shuang hadn't ventured into this area because the Hungry Sea was too dangerous, and also because she was not adept at naval warfare.

However, the creatures of the Hungry Sea had only become ferocious and bloodthirsty in the past few hundred years. Previously, that area was not known as the Hungry Sea but simply as the West Sea.

It was not until the creatures inside started to become ruthless and bloodthirsty, seemingly gaining some kind of effect where devouring other creatures made them stronger or even evolved, that the sea became filled with monsters over time, and the place thus transformed into the Hungry Sea.

It is said that the Hungry Sea was later swept through by one of the four ferocious beasts, Taotie, but after Taotie left, those sea monsters reemerged.

As for the deep-sea monsters in its deepest part, some are probably even beyond what Taotie could handle.

The second place was the moving islands in the south, which Tang Xian had already explored, and the first stop after entering the mining area was there.

The third place was the border of the Sin Snatching Territory.

In the battle where the Hundred Beasts united to hunt down Tang Xian, he had stopped his exploration of the Sin Snatching Territory, but by that time, Tang Xian had already sensed that the barrenness of that land was somewhat strange…

According to Bai Shuang's account, the Sin Snatching Territory was not as desolate and silent hundreds of years ago.

These changes had also occurred only in the past few hundred years.

Tang Xian was convinced there must be clues within, but the Sin Snatching Territory was too vast. Even though Bai Shuang had narrowed the target to the border of the Sin Snatching Territory, it would still take a long time to explore.

Furthermore, at the border of the Sin Snatching Territory, Tang Xian learned from Bai Shuang that there were indeed some terrifying creatures. They seemed to have escaped from the shattered Spiritual Purgatory, a type of being that existed between life and death.

Tang Xian was curious, hadn't the judge noticed that there was something wrong with the Sin Snatching Territory for hundreds of years?

To this question, Bai Shuang's answer was that in the past, the judge didn't dare, or perhaps might have sent some creatures to explore, but it is likely that it yielded no results.

The last place where Bai Shuang could not delve deeper was in the nests of the Zudun Giants.

But since the Zudun Giants were constantly migrating, their nests were also always shifting.

Upon hearing this news, Tang Xian asked,

"How many Zudun Giants are there in total?"

"More than a thousand."

"That many?"

Tang Xian shook his head slowly, realizing that the group of Zudun Giants he had encountered was probably not mainstream. Maybe they were just called by the Council of Beasts to repair the sacred mountain.

Thinking this, Tang Xian then inquired about some clues regarding the Zudun Giants, and why he suspected the Zudun Giants. Bai Shuang replied that after years of using Space Skill to wander the mining area, on several occasions, she witnessed these gigantic creatures carrying some kind of treasure at their core.

Bai Shuang couldn't see clearly.

Tang Xian wondered if it could be some beast god who also liked to live in coffins.

How big of a coffin would it take for Zudun Giants to carry?

Shaking his head, Tang Xian dismissed the idea.

"The Zudun Giants give me a mysterious impression as they worship the Zudun Sacred Tree, which seems to indicate their reverence for some divine entity," Bai Shuang said.

Bai Shuang continued,

"Locating the Zudun Giants is not difficult, but I don't know where they are currently. You'll have to find them yourself."

Tang Xian nodded.

After separating from the Galaxy, the judge, and the Sea God, there was the Sin Snatching Territory, the depths of the Hungry Sea, and the Zudun Giants, and among the six great beast gods, the other four were likely to be in those places. Thus, Tang Xian had acquired some preliminary clues.

"I'm sorry that I cannot be of more help to you," Bai Shuang spoke to Tang Xian for the first time with such tone and wording.

Tang Xian understood Bai Shuang's situation well and replied,

"Senior has already helped me a lot. Having narrowed down the region, I am one step closer to finding these inheritances."

"When do you plan to set off for the mining area? Which place will be your first target?"

"The southern islands. That's the place I'm most familiar with, and for the moment, it's also beyond the judge's reach. I didn't receive the Sea God's inheritance, but I think I already have a clue."

(Thank goodness~no break in updates)