Chapter 2944: The Emperor's Secret

'A father who wasn't even a demigod, yet the child still managed to advance all the way to Tier 2?'

It sounded quite inspiring.

Fu Qian had already taken a long, hard look at the generational relationships of the Blood Clan three times in the Sub-Deep Layer of Dreams. He could practically recreate their branching lineage in his mind.

The only pity was that the flowers lacked labels for names and achievements, making it hard to confirm whether each generation was weaker than the last.

Listening to Serana's account now, even though they were following a Child of Destiny script, the Blood Clan's behavior was actually quite relatable.

From top to bottom, they still had their strong and weak members, and even fathers without divinity could give birth to a Divine Child.

"So what's the problem now?"

Though the tale was fascinating, Fu Qian hadn't forgotten how this topic had started. He casually asked to confirm what exactly made this new version of a Divine Child different.

"The Wet Nurse is gone..."

Serana's answer wasn't exactly surprising. Such a powerful form of protection was simply gone.

"What do you think, Old Man?"

Deep in thought, Fu Qian didn't rush to any conclusions. Instead, he chose to consult the live audience. As a veteran Tier 2, Excellency Henry's vast experience made him a reliable source.

"Her condition is indeed very stable. At least for now, I don't sense any deficiencies."

He was as responsive as ever. Facing Fu Qian's inquiry, the Old Man pondered for only a moment before offering an optimistic judgment.

"As for why there's such an obvious difference when both are clearly stable forms... it does sound a bit bizarre, but logically, it's not impossible. For instance, this Divine Path itself might have changed."

...

'The Divine Path itself changed?' It was certainly a classic application of reverse thinking.

Besides, was this the benefit of retiring early? Even after living in a drunken stupor in a place like the Sacred Night Capital for so long, the Old Man's mind was still quite sharp.

Concise and to the point. Listening to Excellency Henry's analysis, Fu Qian nodded repeatedly.

"But how could that be... Can a Divine Path actually change?"

Even though she was the Tier 2 party involved in all this, her level of acceptance was surprisingly lower than the Old Man's.

Before Fu Qian could say anything, Serana had already asked in disbelief—wait, he seemed to have fallen into a habitual trap.

Although she was a newly advanced Tier 2, in terms of age and seniority, Old Man Henry had probably still been wearing split-crotch pants back when Excellency Serana was making her name in the jianghu.

"Normally, it indeed wouldn't, even if the corresponding higher entity were to fall."

However, facing someone who had become his equal overnight, Old Man Henry didn't show any signs of petty jealousy. He explained the matter in all seriousness.

"But on one hand, after the Long Night, the underlying rules of the transcendent world did indeed suffer some omissions. It's just that some sequences are more stable and were less affected... while some sequences have been nearly severed."

The next moment, he cast a glance at Fu Qian.

"On the other hand, perhaps the movement from absolving the felony was quite significant."

...

'So the Night Watchers really do know about the missing pieces in the transcendent puzzle?' Tonight was truly worth the price of admission.

Regarding certain sensitive transcendent secrets, the Old Man's earlier implication was clear: it would be better to discuss them directly in person once they reached the Night Watchers Headquarters.

At first glance, it might have seemed overly cautious, as if he were trying to keep himself out of trouble, but Fu Qian completely understood.

If he really wanted to keep to himself, why would he wade into these muddy waters with them?

The Old Man's purpose in making that suggestion was simple: to let Fu Qian display his academic spirit in person as much as possible.

Normally, when academic workers performed certain dangerous actions, everyone's tolerance for them was usually higher.

Even if he didn't say it aloud, the Old Man obviously felt that the alternate persona of an Academy professor was a good fit, and he wanted to help build up that character.

Since they were all veterans of the trade, any hint of pretense would be hard to hide from discerning eyes.

It was better to let the people of the Supreme Council personally experience what it felt like to converse with Professor Fu.

Beyond that, Henry could also maintain a more detached posture, thereby gaining a bit more room to mediate.

In short, some things were understood without needing to be said.

However, faced with Serana's doubts at this moment, the Old Man still made an exception and shared a bit more, allowing Fu Qian to satisfy his own curiosity ahead of time.

Missing pieces in the transcendent puzzle had caused certain Divine Paths to twist and distort.

The research findings that Excellency Nepheli had obtained on Ye Island back then had now ostensibly received official confirmation.

"Indeed. I've actually seen a bloody example of this myself, and it was also a Tier 2."

Meeting the Old Man's gaze, Fu Qian didn't shy away from sharing his own experiences.

"Emperor Yasui once personally admitted to me that his Tier 2 Form had encountered considerable trouble. Not only could he barely maintain it stably, but it was even constantly annihilating him."

The focus seemed to have shifted completely. As the party involved in the felony, he had directly derailed the topic toward the underlying rules of the transcendent world—and with perfectly sound logic.

"He was completely unable to understand it because he had no idea what went wrong. Listening to this now, it seems it can also be explained by the missing underlying rules."

...

The aura of an academic worker never needed to be faked.

Evidently, with his exaggerated accumulation of project experience, Fu Qian could speak of such topics effortlessly, which ended up startling everyone a little.

"Yasui Tokiyuki even told you a secret like that?"

This was especially true for a certain Shangjing regional director. Yuan Shan, who had kept a low profile and tried to remain unnoticeable ever since she finished throwing up, finally couldn't hold it in.

"Yeah, why wouldn't he?"

Fu Qian looked genuinely puzzled.

"Although I haven't dealt with him much, I can fully imagine the importance of such top-secret information. It's the kind of thing one wouldn't even tell their own parents or children—so exactly what kind of relationship do you have with him?"

It was obvious that Chief Yuan's worldview had taken a massive hit.

Although she had previously suspected that Emperor Yasui's affairs were related to Professor Fu, for her, the fact that Professor Fu and Emperor Yasui could have this level of communication was actually harder to believe than if Professor Fu had simply murdered the man.

"As for our relationship, we do have some history... I once acted as a middleman and introduced him to someone."

Fu Qian recalled the events and immediately told the truth.

An introduction...

Yuan Shan looked as if she had no idea how to express herself anymore.

"In any case, there's no need to worry too much about your own condition, nor do you need to worry about having the same troubles as Ambor."

Old Man Henry vividly demonstrated what it meant to be a strong backer. He immediately took over the conversation and delivered a closing summary.

"At least in my view, the entire process was completely standard, and even the venue was chosen exceptionally well—but it is getting late."

Glancing around after providing such a weighty endorsement, the Old Man was actually ready to take his leave without even drinking his tea, not forgetting to shoot Fu Qian an extra look.

"I need to head back and make some preparations. Where shall we meet later?"