689: Chapter 112 Maybe There Really Is Such a Thing 689: Chapter 112 Maybe There Really Is Such a Thing “The origins of the Red Lantern Society are quite complex.
Actually, I am not too sure about the specifics either; I’ve only heard it involved an artificial deities experint that occurred decades ago.”
Veronica is not a civil servant nun and has little interest in old books and docunts.
However, she is quite familiar with the situation regarding the Red Lantern Society.
After all, the Red Lantern Society and Qianjin Church appear to others as a pair of star-crossed enemies.
Although both champion the cause of protecting won’s rights, the Red Lantern Society focuses more on family and despises Foreigners intensely.
Qianjin Church focuses more on productivity while rejecting feudal superstitions.
Both organizations cooperate with and guard against each other, even going as far as to send undercover agents to spy on each other’s intelligence.
When Veronica says she’s “not too sure,” it’s really a modest way of speaking.
It’s the sa when Master Ye says he understands a little about everything.
As a non-civil servant nun, her understanding of extraordinary powers has already surpassed 99% of the ordinary people in this world.
“When investigating the Blood Cup Sect before, I rember I might have told you about it being a force secretly supported by Hell Monarch phisto, conducting artificial deities experints in Fusang.
Do you rember?”
“I rember, it’s that Yamata Orochi made by the Fusang people.”
“Right, actually there wasn’t just that experint at the ti, after all it was the transition of eras, and who could say for sure what the new era’s deities ought to look like.
So many old fellows were pushing similar experints in secret.
Not only in Fusang but also in Tiann, Annan, and even across the ocean…”
“If we say that the artificial deity plan in Fusang could be simply known as ‘Cup’, then the secret experint carried out in Tiann at that ti can be called as ‘Moth’.”
“Moth symbolizes transformation, symbolizes Feathered Ascension, which is also how the Western mysticism interprets Eastern Taoism thoughts.
There’s even a legend from thousands of years ago, in the age of ancient empires, a Taoist Saint gathered millions of followers and conducted a massive collective ascension ceremony.
Within a blink, swarms of moths covered the sky and devoured the vast empire in an instant.”
“…The Taoist Saint you ntioned, wouldn’t happen to be Zhang Jiao, right?”
“It’s not who said it, I’m just quoting.”
Veronica spread her hands, saying: “Anyway, soone believed in this idea and ca up with a transformation ascension plan.
Back then, the church…
not our Qianjin Church, but they were constructing welfare institutions, adopting abandoned children as the front, anwhile secretly conducting experints to study the secrets of Feathered Ascension.”
“The earliest group of Red-Robed Elders of the Red Apparel Society were the closest to success before that plan was terminated.
Their physical bodies completely dissolved, and their souls were contaminated.
If left unrestrained, they would quickly turn into Fierce Ghosts.”
“Back then, to solve their problem, soone specifically borrowed a piece of Seven-colored Coral capable of nurturing souls from the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, to house their souls in coral polyps…”
“And the Dragon Palace of the East Sea was there?”
“It was there at that ti.”
“When was that ti?”
“Probably about thirty years ago, I wasn’t even born yet, you’re asking but I wouldn’t know.”
Veronica shook her head, saying: “Later, most of those girls switched to practicing Incense Fire Divine Dao and regained their freedom.
Only the one who was most deeply transford, she ventured too deeply on the ‘Moth’ pathway, suffered the most severe contamination, and even the coral where her soul resided got corrupted, becoming fully integrated with her… You know who I am talking about.”
Bai Shanshan.
Wang Yunxiao nodded.
If this is about sothing that happened thirty years ago, it doesn’t quite match up with Li Mumu.
Reincarnation?
Or so other situation?
Or perhaps, could it be a mistake on my part?
However, Veronica’s ntion of the Dragon Palace of the East Sea reminded him of the intelligence Leng Nian had provided.
The Iron Blood Society is not only at odds with the President but also preserves what is called historical truth.
What is this all about?
“Iron Blood Society, huh…”
Veronica listened to the story told by Wang Yunxiao without showing any surprise on her face; instead, it took on a peculiar expression.
“I don’t know how to explain this to you, it’s quite complicated.”
“How complicated can it be?”
“Do you know which year Jesus was born?”
Hmm…
Wang Yunxiao paused for a mont before counter-asking, “What year is it now in the Western Calendar?”
“What if we don’t calculate by the Western calendar?”
“Then where would I know from!”
Wang Yunxiao thought to himself that Laozi is not a historian.
“That’s how complicated it is.”
Veronica shrugged and said, “The Temporal Tide rushes over, and the entire historical tiline becos chaotic.
The historical tiline in our country is relatively stable, but this stability is only relative.
Whether history has been tampered with or not, we aren’t the involved parties and have no clear idea.”
“For example, in the historical texts preserved by our Church, there indeed was ntion of the existence of the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, so logically, there should be dragons.
But if you look at society now, the concept of dragons is almost non-existent.
Other mythical creatures can occasionally be glimpsed, but the dragons of the East seem to have been completely fabricated.”
“Then there’s the history of King Mu’s Mansion, and how the Divine Martial Army led by my ancestor eventually beca the Qilin Army under the President, this part of history is just blank, nobody can clarify it.
The secrets hidden by the Iron Blood Society might involve this segnt of history, but outsiders have no way of knowing.”
“You don’t know either?”
“I was only a few years old at that ti, how could I possibly know.”
Fair to say, the ans of information transmission in those days were scant, like Wang Yunxiao himself, who usually got to know about societal affairs through reading newspapers.
History isn’t like a videoga strategy guide that distills all the key points, presenting them directly before you for easy understanding.
The sa event, penned from different standings and perspectives, could potentially be diatrically opposed, vastly different.
“You can’t clear things up just with words, instead of seeking answers from , it might be better to experience it yourself during the window period.”
“What is a window period?”
Veronica frowned slightly at his response, “You haven’t heard of the window period?”
“I study hard at school every day, what could I know?”
“Sss…
that’s bad!”
Realizing Wang Yunxiao genuinely did not understand the concept of a window period, Veronica’s expression suddenly turned grave.
Wang Yunxiao, puzzled: “Why’s it bad, make yourself clear!”
“The window period is the oscillation window of the Temporal Tide, it could also be considered a sign before the arrival of a great tide.
You know about tsunamis, right?
Before the tsunami waves hit the shore, there often appears a phenonon of the sea retreating at the coast.”
Veronica looked at Wang Yunxiao seriously and said, “You haven’t heard the term ‘window period’ up till now, which only indicates that Qinghe Middle School isn’t at the center of the Tide this ti, and you don’t need to ‘recognize’ this level of information.
It’s our Church that’s in trouble here, they are targeting us!”
“Maybe one day you’ll wake up and have completely forgotten about .”
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