Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 965: 601、The Mystery of Qing Chen’s Birth

Qing Chen frowned and looked at the B-Class Floating Ship, wondering if the steam train could withstand its firepower.

However, the three B-Class Floating Ships continued flying south, without stopping at all.

The Shadow laughed, “Don’t worry, they don’t know you’re on this steam train. After all, the journey has just begun, and we can’t let these people spoil our fun.”

Qing Chen was speechless.

His departure this time was extremely concealed, even his appearance had changed, and he hadn’t mentioned his route to anyone.

Yet what the Shadow said now was clearly an admission that “I’m the traitor.”

“Why did you sell me out,” Qing Chen sighed.

“Relax, just keep playing your role, no one will get hurt,” the Shadow replied with a smile.

But in his words, there was clearly a hint of killing intent.

Qing Chen paused, finally understanding what the Shadow wanted to do: “You plan to use me as bait, to help me kill those who want to kill me?”

Apparently, the main purpose of his journey with the Shadow was to kill.

The opponent knows that his days are numbered, so before leaving, he wants to help Qing Chen eliminate enemies, and bring down the strongest demigod of the younger generation with him.

That’s why the Shadow previously mentioned that the Chen Clan’s Demigod might target Qing Chen.

Not just might, the one the Shadow wanted to lure was Chen Yu.

The Shadow stared out the window at the endless wilderness, where the distant horizon met the blue sky, the ground covered with withered trees, the world desolate.

He muttered, “Back then, when someone came to the Qing’s Family to choose you as an Internal Test Player, I disagreed. I said you were so young, what if something happened in the Outer World, with no one to protect you? But our father disagreed, he said since change is coming, both of us have the ancestral bloodline, we must choose one to go. If I’m not going, you must.”

The Shadow continued, “If you go, all your memories would be erased by them. But I already had someone I couldn’t forget, so I couldn’t go… From this perspective, I owe you a lot.”

Qing Chen paused, it was the first time the Shadow showed a tender side.

He never thought someone so murderous would have this side.

Moreover, within those two sentences lies vital information, he and the Shadow were real siblings.

And the one who chose him as an Internal Test Player, who could it be? Clearly, it wasn’t someone from the Qing’s Family.

The Shadow watched his surprised reaction and laughed, “Brother, are you surprised? You actually have a biological brother in the Inner World.”

Qing Chen’s pupils contracted.

Brother.

No wonder the Shadow treated him so well.

No wonder the Shadow wanted to pass the Qing’s Family intelligence system to him.

No wonder he sensed no malice from the Shadow!

He actually had a brother!

Qing Chen fell silent.

At this moment, there was no need to say anything, the Shadow would naturally reveal the final veil of his identity.

The Shadow said, “Sorry, it should have been my fate to endure, but you have to bear it. I’ve been waiting for the arrival of the transmigrator all these years, and when the first one came, I was actually happy. Then I waited in No. 18 Prison, because years ago when someone came to the Qing’s Family again, I chose your place of descent, No. 18 Prison.”

Qing Chen asked, “So, you and my master made a deal to have him take me as a disciple?”

The Shadow laughed, “No, no, no, the real deal was that our father helped him rescue his friends, in exchange for Uncle Li Dong doing two things for him. First, to open the conditions for the containment of the Heaven and Earth Chessboard, allowing Taboo ACE-002 to see the light of day again. Second, to help you fake your death, turning you into the real Shadow.”

“Huh? The Heaven and Earth Chessboard isn’t with my master?” Qing Chen was surprised.

“Of course not,” the Shadow smiled, “After Uncle Li Dong completed the containment conditions, he left. That chessboard was taken by me through the Door of Shadow, bringing our father to retrieve it, although the conditions were gathered by Uncle Li Dong, our father was the first to contact the chessboard.”

Qing Chen pondered, “So, my master taking me as a disciple had nothing to do with the deal?”

The Shadow said, “The main purpose of this round of deals was to fake your death, separate you from conflicts, providing you an opportunity and space to grow. But Uncle Li Dong broke the deal, he shouldn’t have taken you as a disciple because our father didn’t want you to become a Knight. Knights’ ideals are too romantic and could potentially separate from the consortium… It proves true, most Knights born from consortia would escape the shackles of the consortia, venturing to wider worlds. Hence, our father was also angry for this; honestly, I’ve rarely seen him angry.”

Usually, humans only express anger when things spiral out of control.

And this deal did bring more variables due to Uncle Li Dong’s unauthorized decisions.

Qing Chen sighed, no wonder his master hesitated for so long when facing him.

Because breaking a deal would inevitably incur a cost.

Yet, Qing Chen once had doubts, while certain of his feelings for his master, he couldn’t help but think whether he was just a part of some deal.

Now it seems, his master sacrificed more for him than he imagined.

He asked, “What was the cost of my master’s breach of contract?”

The Shadow laughed, “The cost of breaching the contract was to go north and assassinate Jindai Chika for the Qing’s Family to create a change. Uncle Li Dong agreed, but hasn’t found the opportunity yet. Then, our father thought he was trying to take advantage without paying the price, so he used you to create an opportunity he couldn’t refuse.”

“That’s ruthless,” Qing Chen sighed, “Almost got me killed.”

“You’ll witness this old father’s ruthlessness in the future,” the Shadow said with interest, “In our father’s eyes, Uncle Li Dong collecting his son as a Knight was advantageous for the Knight Organization, ruining his plans. But from my perspective, clearly, the Qing’s Family gained the advantage, Uncle Li Dong not only gave you the Knight’s legacy but also the Puppeteer and Da Fu, it’s simply profitable, I don’t understand what the old man thought, he’s still angry at Uncle Li Dong.”

It was precisely because the old man was worried that once Qing Chen became a Knight, he’d completely separate from the Clan.

He was determined to send Qing Chen to Base A02, sacrificing over nine hundred Qing’s Family intelligence members’ lives to imbue Qing Chen with a sense of belonging to the Clan.

In fact, he did achieve that.

Even though Qing Chen has no intention of going back to take over power, he harbors more recognition for the Qing’s Family in his heart.

Even if he leaves the Qing’s Family, he’ll take some people with him.

And these people will undoubtedly become a new Qing’s Family.

On one side, Xiao Mengqiu and Yang Yang, witnessing this legendary exchange, revealed the most core power transaction, neither dared to interrupt or even breathe heavily.

Today’s conversation unlocked many mysteries for Qing Chen.

He had one last question, “Who is our father?”

The Shadow replied, “Qing Clan House Master, Qing Xun.”

“Of course,” Qing Chen sighed, “No wonder so many people paved the path for me.”

“Hey, hey, hey, what are you thinking? I’m the one who paved the way for you,” the Shadow laughed, tapping the table, “The one you should thank is me!”

“Thank you,” Qing Chen solemnly replied, knowing how much the Shadow had helped him, so the gratitude was sincere.

Seeing his earnestness, the Shadow didn’t know what to say for a moment. He waved his hand, “Don’t make it sentimental, it’s no fun.”

Qing Chen asked, “You said before you exhausted a century of time for someone… So, that was the person you couldn’t forget, right?”

The Shadow paused, “Yes.”

Qing Chen asked nothing more.

The Shadow glanced out the window, opened it, letting the outward rushing cold wind brush against his face, his brows now touched with a bit of frost, “Because of emotional indulgence, father was very dissatisfied with me. After this, in his eyes, I was just a transitional substitute before your arrival. I once detested this family bond, even thought of killing you to hurt him. Imagining him in pain on his eternally calm face was very satisfying. But Xiao Chen, you’re my brother, I couldn’t do that to you. I held you when you were just a baby, so tiny, afraid a gust of wind would blow you away… Then you peed all over my hand. At half a year old, you smiled at me, and grasped my finger with your tiny hand, and then you peed all over me again.”

Qing Chen’s eyes widened, what kind of unexpected narrative twist was this.

Yang Yang curiously watched the Shadow, “Is there more? Tell us more.”

Qing Chen quickly changed the topic, “Did you regret during that century?”

The Shadow calmly replied, “No regrets. The world is fair, for those awakened with time abilities, the limit of lifespan is set, each will die by 150 years old, every use of the ability diminishes lifespan. My life is nearly done, but never regretted, my remaining life is planned accordingly.”

“As long as you don’t regret,” Qing Chen said, “So what are you planning to do, following me out this time?”

The Shadow thought for a moment and said, “I want to draw out those who want to kill you, and then kill them all.”

Between casual words, he had already decided the fate of many.

This elder brother, before his own departure, burned the last of his life for his younger brother, unleashing a slaughter.

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