Chapter 92: The Whistleblower
Chapter 92: The Whistleblower
“Huh?”
Ling Yi was stunned for a moment. He slowly frowned and looked at Hu Xiaoxian. “Beast Tide?”
Hu Xiaoxian gave a light nod, looking at Ling Yi. “I’m not lying to you. It’s true.”
Ling Yi looked at her and confirmed, “Beast Tide? In Spring City?”
Hu Xiaoxian nodded again, very seriously. “Yes, Spring City.”
“Spring City will have a Beast Tide? That’s too far-fetched, right?”
Ling Yi’s face was full of disbelief. Spring City simply didn’t have the conditions for a Spatial Rift that could form a Beast Tide.
The nearest rift was the famous No. 305 Spatial Rift, located over seven hundred kilometers away in Zhao Country.
If there was a possibility of a Beast Tide forming near the No. 305 rift, that was somewhat plausible.
A place like Spring City, which only had a few tiny cracks, might at most have a few second or third-tier Demon Beasts occasionally crawl out. How could it possibly form a Beast Tide?
There was another question Ling Yi was also very puzzled about. He looked at Hu Xiaoxian and asked, “What does this have to do with you being chased?”
Hu Xiaoxian looked at him. “The old dog that chased me was here to scout ahead. It discovered my trail.”
“Our two races had grievances a very long time ago. We have always been hostile, so it wanted to kill me.”
“As for the Beast Tide… it really doesn’t have much to do with me, but it does have to do with you humans. I spoke out to warn you, even though you probably wouldn’t be affected even if a Beast Tide appeared.”
“Wait a minute…” Ling Yi looked at her. “Old dog, it’s a dog demon, right?”
“Yes, a dog demon from the Canine Race,” Hu Xiaoxian said.
“They… and your race, had grievances a very long time ago?” Ling Yi looked at Hu Xiaoxian.
Hu Xiaoxian nodded.
“Then here’s the question. The Spatial Rifts opened just over a hundred years ago. The invasion of the Demi-Human Race and Demon Beasts into the Mortal World also happened after the Spatial Rifts appeared,” Ling Yi looked at Hu Xiaoxian. “So when you say ‘a very long time ago,’ how long ago are you talking about?”
“You mean this?” Hu Xiaoxian looked at Ling Yi. “Do you really not know that this world was overrun by Demon Beasts thousands of years ago?”
Ling Yi shrugged at her. “I really don’t know.”
Hu Xiaoxian: “…”
Are reincarnated great beings always this low-key?
“You… didn’t you all crawl out from the Spatial Rifts along with those Demon Beasts a little over a hundred years ago?” Ling Yi looked at Hu Xiaoxian.
“Who told you we all appeared with the Spatial Rifts? We are local foxes!”
Being lumped together with those Demon Beasts by Ling Yi seemed to be an unhappy thing. Hu Xiaoxian couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Ling Yi. “Our race’s existence in this world is no shorter than yours humans!”
Ling Yi frowned. He thought of the Enchantress who left a Grotto Abode in the Mortal World at some unknown time, and those cultivation Sects that existed for countless years. Suddenly, he had a feeling—the world he knew seemed to have a huge difference from the real world!
The worldview he had formed over many years suddenly felt a little shattered.
“You don’t actually believe human history is really as short as your propaganda says, only a few thousand years, do you?” Hu Xiaoxian looked at Ling Yi, even forgetting her nervousness.
Don’t reincarnated great beings all carry complete memories? Did this one get beaten up on the Path of Reincarnation? How many things did he have to forget to become this ignorant?
“This planet has existed for billions of years… billions of years, Young Master. How many civilizations have risen on this land over such a long time is already hard to verify. Probably only by asking those Star Gate Disciples would we know. But I can tell you very clearly, whether it’s the Demi-Human Race or the Demon Beasts, they definitely did not just appear in the Mortal World in the last hundred years!”
“Someone sealed this world, preventing those Extraterritorial Realm Demon Beasts from entering our world!”
“And the local Demi-Human Race, just like those hidden Sects and Ancient Sects, hid in Miniature Worlds, silently watching the development and changes on this sealed land.”
“In the past hundred years, the once unbreakable seal became loose. In the past, Star Gate Disciples always came to maintain it. Recently, for some unknown reason, fewer and fewer people came to maintain it, and the time between… grew longer and longer.”
“Similarly, over this long period, many hidden Sects slowly declined. The Demi-Human Race was the same.”
“Losing the Mortal World’s land as a foundation, it became very difficult for everyone to be as glorious and prosperous as before.”
“So, some hidden Sects began trying to connect with the secular world, looking for their spokespersons.”
“But they hated the Demi-Human Race, feared the Demi-Human Race, and deliberately portrayed us as the same as those Extraterritorial Realm Demon Beasts… making people fear us, treating us as enemies.”
The little fox spirit became more and more agitated as she spoke, her delicate, palm-sized face full of resentment.
“Because of our race, we are naturally distrusted. It’s really too hard to blend into this world.”
“Every time human civilization rose, the Demi-Human Race was the group of poor wretches that got suppressed.”
“Even in the legendary most ancient era of deification…”
“We couldn’t escape misfortune.”
The little fox’s tone became gloomy. “The Canine Race is also a local Demi-Human Race, but they have betrayed now! They would rather mix with those Extraterritorial Realm Demon Beasts than, like their ancestors, desperately try to gain human recognition and blend into the human world…”
After hearing this speech, Ling Yi was dumbfounded.
Hu Xiaoxian’s words completely overturned the history he had learned and mastered since childhood.
It gave him a very absurd feeling.
This was a sealed world.
Many civilizations had existed in the past.
The Demi-Human Race had existed for no less time than humans.
They, like the hidden Sects, once lived on this Mortal World’s land.
Demon Beasts and part of the Demi-Human Race came from the Extraterritorial Realm.
In the past, it was always the Star Gate Disciples who protected this world. It was just in recent years that this protective force grew weaker and weaker…
Whether prehistoric civilizations existed in the world had always been a topic of endless debate in archaeology and science. But after so many years, no conclusion had been reached.
Supporters and opponents each stuck to their own views. No one could produce evidence strong enough to overpower the other side. No one could convince the other.
But for Hu Xiaoxian, these were not issues at all.
As for the Enchantress… she probably didn’t even bother to mention this.
Among the things Hu Xiaoxian said, only the mysterious Star Gate Disciples were something Ling Yi had heard of, but he didn’t have any real understanding.
“Enchantress, is what she said right?”
For questions he couldn’t figure out, he naturally had to ask the encyclopedia.
But this time, the Enchantress didn’t answer.
“Enchantress?”
“Big sister?”
“Little sister?”
“Miss?”
“Auntie?”
“…”
“What’s going on?”
“Hey…”
“Don’t scare me…”
Ling Yi called out several times in a row, but the Enchantress gave no response at all.
Hu Xiaoxian, seeing Ling Yi fall into silence, thought he was shocked. She said softly, “Actually, you don’t need to worry too much. Whether it’s those great demons or the Beast Tide, none of them dare to run wild here where you are…”
Ling Yi snapped back to reality and looked at her, asking, “What about others? This city? Where will they crawl out from?”
Hu Xiaoxian shook her head. “I also don’t know which Spatial Rift those Demon Beasts will crawl out from. But I’m sure, Spring City here will definitely face a Beast Tide. The time is probably tonight, at the latest no later than tomorrow morning…”
Ling Yi immediately took out his phone.
Hu Xiaoxian looked at him. “Are you going to notify others? It’s too late! The terror of the Beast Tide is something you can’t even imagine! It’s something current human civilization simply can’t withstand.”
Ling Yi asked her, “So, all the ordinary people in this city might die in this Beast Tide, right?”
Hu Xiaoxian nodded. “Not many will survive. I suspect this Beast Tide might not be an isolated incident. This could be an opportunity the Extraterritorial Realm Demon Beasts have been waiting for years. Of course, that’s just my guess.”
She looked at Ling Yi seriously. “Even if the Young Master shows great power and can protect this city, what about other places?”
Ling Yi looked at her. “We’ll do as much as we can.”
Hu Xiaoxian stood frozen, watching Ling Yi pick up his phone and start making calls.
He kept calling for over half an hour!
Ling Yi notified almost everyone he could reach—
“No time to explain. A Beast Tide is likely about to hit Spring City. This Beast Tide might be large-scale. Yes, not just Spring City. I can’t one hundred percent guarantee the truth of this information, but I think taking necessary precautions is always right. If nothing happens, that’s the best outcome—just treat it as a drill. If, unfortunately, I’m right, at least we’ll be prepared, right?”
Gu Tong, Qin Hao, Zhang Chenggong and Meng Xu from Zongwu Academy—Ling Yi notified them one by one.
When he called Zhang Chenggong and Meng Xu, who were both promoted by his Adoptive Father back in the day, they apologized to Ling Yi immediately.
Ling Yi expressed his understanding.
They had been dismissed from Zongwu and expelled by Zhao Tianping before Ling Yi was, so they didn’t know about Ling Yi’s situation at the time. They also hadn’t expected Zhao Tianping to be shameless enough to target Ling Yi, a junior.
Like others expelled from the academy, these two were immediately taken under protection by the Military Headquarters.
At the time, the Military Headquarters had also wanted to take Ling Yi, but he refused.
What happened afterward was dizzying. By the time the two returned to the academy, Ling Yi had already left the Capital City, and they couldn’t contact him.
So, Ling Yi never blamed them. He reminded them both to take this seriously.
Now the academy was in its new term. Even if this was false information, it could be a chance to test the students’ emergency response abilities, right?
He even notified Sister Zhao.
Like with the others, his wording was careful, because he couldn’t guarantee one hundred percent that what Hu Xiaoxian said would happen.
But the little fox spirit’s earnestness and the Enchantress’s unusual behavior made Ling Yi feel this was almost certainly true.
Afterward, Ling Yi went into his class group chat and sent the message there.
Among his classmates now, except for him and Luo Xue, everyone had joined the army. They definitely wouldn’t react as quickly as before.
Only Luo Xue replied soon with a message—What’s going on? Are you sure? You’re the whistleblower?
After the group chat, Luo Xue called directly.
As soon as the call connected, she skipped the small talk and asked directly, “Where did you get this news? Is it accurate?”
Ling Yi said, “It should be.”
Luo Xue on the other end was very straightforward. “Okay, I understand. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. You must protect yourself.”
Ling Yi said, “Don’t worry!”
Finally, he called Su Qingqing. She and Xiaomei had been living in their newly bought villa lately.
Even though the Capital City was probably the safest place, Ling Yi was most worried about these two, his closest people in the world.
“Take Xiaomei and go to the Military Headquarters dormitory immediately. Don’t come back for the next few days…”
Putting down the phone, Ling Yi rubbed his tired face and looked at Hu Xiaoxian, who had been staring at him. “If you’re lying to me, I’m dead.”
Hu Xiaoxian shook her head. “How dare I lie to you? It’s just… You spread this message out like this. Will they believe you? Besides causing panic, I really can’t think of any other meaning this message could have.”
Ling Yi shook his head. “No, they won’t panic. They’ll just get prepared and then… fight back head-on! As for whether they’ll believe me…”
At that moment, people slowly started appearing in the class group chat—
He Qin: “The northern Black Tortoise Legion received the alert. Thanks for the whistle, Old Ninth.”
Yan Zhongliang: “The southern Vermilion Bird Legion received it. Thanks, Old Ninth!”
Qiu Zhu: “The western Tiger Roar Legion received the alert. Thanks, Ninth Brother. I’ll report it immediately and raise our alert level.”
Luo Yong: “The eastern Divine Dragon Legion received it. Thanks for the whistle, Ninth Brother. Will report immediately!”
Jian Ying: “The Military Headquarters received it. Thank you, Class President.”
Hu Xiaoxian leaned her little head over, curiously looking at the conversations in the class group chat on Ling Yi’s phone screen. Then she looked at Ling Yi in surprise. “They really believe you? Without even asking?”
Ling Yi glanced at her. “Because the one who blew the whistle is me.”
Right then, a dog’s bark suddenly came from outside.
“Woof!”
The little fox spirit shuddered in fright, her eyes wide as she looked at Ling Yi. “What’s going on?”
“What’s wrong, dear???”
Ling Yi became anxious.
He understood clearly in his heart that it must be because something went wrong with the Enchantress, which caused problems with the protection here.
This old dog that was chasing Hu Xiaoxian had followed her scent and found them!
Ling Yi silently activated the Formation Array.
But he didn’t know if this Formation Array left by his Adoptive Father would work against a Dao-Entry Grade hound demon.