Chapter 194: The Plan to Draw the Snake Out of Its Hole
“My Kong Family was merely fortunate enough to have recorded a few scattered fragments.”
“These several remnant pages of the [Emperor's Exegesis] are regarded as priceless treasures by our ancestors and have been locked away deep within the library pavilion. If we had not happened to discuss Han Sushu’s lineage today, I would never have secretly taken them out.”
Kong Zhao continued communicating with Li Shun while writing characters in midair with his finger.
“The [Emperor's Exegesis] is unfathomably mysterious. At first glance, its writing appears completely identical to the commonly used script of Great Qian. Yet if one merely confines oneself to copying down isolated words and phrases from it, it is like falling into a cloud of mist. There is simply no way to discern their true meaning. Only by completely reproducing an entire passage can one glimpse the whole picture.”
“Moreover, everything recorded within concerns forbidden events from before the founding of Great Qian. If one carelessly discusses them aloud, one will inevitably suffer an inexplicable backlash and invite a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions. Therefore, you and I can only communicate through this silent method.”
“After all, whenever words or phrases concerning the past are involved, they will invariably be erased by some inexplicable and mysterious force.”
Kong Zhao’s fingertip flew through the air, rapidly inscribing a long string of characters.
Li Shun stared intently at the characters that appeared in midair only to vanish moments later, nodding deeply in agreement.
He then wrote: