Chapter 89

Seeing the paper she had written herself a few years ago, Chen Xian first widened her eyes, then sighed in frustration. How foolish of her, why hadn't she destroyed all those study notes back then?

But even if she were as clever as ice and snow, she could never have predicted that her father, whom she had never met, would suddenly appear one day.

"Tianxin, do you remember? When I came to pick you up that day, after you agreed to go with me, you specifically went back to your room to get something important," Di Tianxia smiled. "It was some notebooks. You shattered them with your Yin energy on the ship and scattered them into the sea."

Chen Tianxin frowned slightly. To hide the greatest secret between her and her foster son, she had indeed done that. With her Yin energy cultivation, the notebooks were smashed into powder and scattered into the seawater, making it impossible to restore them.

"Your act of going back to the apartment to get something piqued my curiosity. You know, I've always been a very curious person, and Xiao Xian has inherited this trait from me."

At this point, Di Tianxia deliberately winked at his daughter, "So after we left together, I had my subordinates thoroughly search the apartment and found the notebook with this paper. At the time, I thought it was just Xiao Ai's whimsical creation of unique characters, like Mr. Tolkien. I didn't pay much attention to it. But after a while, I gradually obtained a lot of information about the Starship Legacy. These characters—strange characters written by my daughter in the notebook—were exactly the same as those on the legacy. I naturally considered the possibility of a coincidence, as it was indeed too incredible. But after comparing them one by one, I found that the similarity rate was almost 100%, which made me unable to stop thinking about it."

"How did Xiao Xian get these characters? After eliminating all the impossibilities, there was only one answer. After the Starship crash, she had an unimaginable adventure and obtained alien information. So, I began to arrange for professionals to investigate." Di Tianxia mentioned a name that Chen Xian least wanted him to mention at that moment, "Then I was surprised to find out that Li Pu, a Chinese teenager I once thought was insignificant, might have had a similar adventure."

Not like me. It was Li Pu who had the adventure first, and then he shared this secret with me. Chen Xian's delicate eyelashes trembled; apart from the details, her father probably already knew everything.

"Compared to his age, he is very skilled in combat. But this could also be due to your excellent teaching, Tianxin, or he might be a natural fighter like Tianhao." Di Tianxia looked at his "wife" with a clear gaze, "But he has a slightly strange habit. Generally, Chinese people are more accustomed to bathing in public baths than people from other countries. But he has never bathed outside or gone shirtless in public. Given his usual personality, he doesn't seem like someone who would feel shy about exposing his body to others. What is he hiding? I'm very curious."

He is hiding the "War God Armor" logo... Oh, Dad is too perceptive, Chen Xian was speechless.

"It seems you already know. Yes, he has a peculiar mark on his chest." Di Tianxia exhaled deeply, clearly this information had a significant impact on him at the time, "As for this mark, I later saw it elsewhere—on the body of an alien we salvaged. The comparison was completely consistent, which is hard to call a coincidence."

Chen Tianxin lowered her eyelids and said softly, "But in that case, you should also understand that even if you kill him, you can't take it away."

"Yes, that's a very reasonable logic." Di Tianxia nodded and smiled, "After that, he participated in a global idol competition. As a singer, he was very outstanding. Even more outstanding was his partner, the girl named Qin Yuezhuang. Her voice was beautiful, but this kind of pleasantness was still at the competition level. What truly caught my attention was that she performed multiple music styles that had never been seen before. And after I had someone investigate, all these songs were independently created by Li Pu for her."

"Moreover, I found out that he even serialized a 'fantasy' work about alien culture on the Black Cloak website, called 'A Guide to the Star Sea.' By the way, I've been following that book, it's very interesting, but unfortunately, he hasn't been writing much recently." Di Tianxia smiled, "From my calculations, perhaps this isn't just a teenager's whimsical idea. A martial arts genius, a musical genius, and someone who can write a popular web-serial science fiction that spans continents. Is there such a genius? It's possible. But..."

Di Tianxia shook the paper in his hand and sighed, "Xiao Xian, you are very smart, but you are still a teenage girl. If a childhood friend impresses a girl who is already close to him with such an outstanding performance on a TV show, even you would find it hard to control your emotions. So you used this language to chat with him on the Black Cloak website. This wasn't a very smart move. I couldn't understand these characters, but it led me to an obvious conclusion."

"Ai Li. You and he both had unknown adventures after the Starship crash." Di Tianxia pointed at his daughter's soft chest with his finger, "And he has even progressed further than you."

"Ah!!! Dad, you actually peeked at my naked body?" The beautiful fifteen-year-old girl instinctively covered her chest, staring at her biological father with a face full of shame and anger.

"Uh, it was just for the investigation, that's not the point." Di Tianxia affectionately rubbed his daughter's head, "You don't need to use this topic to make me feel guilty. Ai Li, I have no intention of harming your childhood friend. You might think Dad is a dangerous person, but you can trust me on this."

"Why didn't you mention this before, and why are you revealing it now?" Chen Tianxin hugged her daughter, her eyes filled with hostility as she warily watched her childhood friend who was trying to show kindness.

"Because if the Old Crow knew this information, even just a hint of it, Ai Li and the Chinese teenager named Li Pu would become his prized prey. He is the 'Last Magician,' and while he might view money as dirt, the development of these alien legacies is an irresistible temptation for him. Extraordinary wisdom is one of the organization's fundamental principles and his addiction." Di Tianxia spread his hands, "Tianxin, our daughter has obtained a great opportunity and a significant destiny, but for her, it's like walking on thin ice. We should help Ai Li firmly grasp the greatest opportunity in Earth's civilization."

"I can only read the language, I can't use these alien legacies," Chen Xian shook her head.

"But isn't there Li Pu?" Di Tianxia raised an eyebrow, as if he had already seen through everything, "You had a way to contact him, and he should have found a way to this school. If even the two of you together can't activate those Starship legacies..."

He smiled, the meaning was simple—if Li Pu and Chen Xian couldn't do it, then probably no one on this blue planet could.

"Ai Li, besides, isn't the research on alien culture something you've always loved?" Di Tianxia looked deeply at his beloved daughter,

"Di Tianxia, it's not just for your daughter, is it?" Chen Tianxin paused slightly and coldly pointed out Di Tianxia's unspoken plan, "If Xiao Xian can decipher the alien legacy and even activate it, she will become a target. The Chinese military might keep it secret, but once there are results, it won't stay hidden for long. Then, whether it's the Raven King or the Last Line of Defense, any organization with the power and opportunity to obtain the legacy will spare no effort to get her."

"So in China, in the core territory of 'Qianlong,' she is much safer than abroad," Di Tianxia admitted.

"Then, you can use 'Qianlong' to deal with the Raven King, right? Because you are still not his match in a direct confrontation." Chen Tianxin looked deeply at Di Tianxia, her extremely charming eyes flashing with a hint of sorrow, "Indeed, it's a good strategy, but are you even calculating your own daughter? You keep disappointing me..."

Di Tianxia shook his head with a bitter smile, "Tianxin, since Ai Li has been involved in this great destiny, she will naturally be swept into the tide of the times. Yes, it's a strategy, but it's also the best way I can think of for us. Even if the high officials in China knew about this, they couldn't refuse such an opportunity. The Raven King might know it's a trap, but as long as Xiao Xian truly advances the development of the alien legacy, he will have no choice but to jump in. And he can't wait, because no one can predict the enormous changes and advantages that alien technology might bring. But it's certain that it will be a civilization-level advancement, comparable to the Industrial Revolution. Whether it's the Raven King, the Americans, the Japanese, or anyone else, they will not want to be outsiders in this tidal wave. China certainly won't want to be left behind, especially after the last hundred years when the Chinese were left behind in the Industrial Revolution, which was a painful lesson for the Chinese."

Your daughter will be one of the core participants in this new revolution, and my enemies will jump into this trap one by one. This is the strategy of Duke Phoenix, Di Tianxia.

—But what he didn't fully tell Chen Tianxin was that this might just be the first step toward his true goal.

A step that would cause a dramatic change in the tide of the times in the near future.

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