Chapter 164: Hidden History
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 164: Hidden History
After departing the Heavenly Domain, Xie Bai returned to the Void Insect Hive.
The hive remained largely unchanged, with countless Void Insects maintaining its operations as they always had.
Xie Bai descended from the sky, landing at the theme park she had visited before. The moment her feet touched the ground, she couldn't help but freeze.
The current state of the theme park could hardly be called a "park" anymore...
Thump!
A figure came flying out from a pile of dilapidated ruins, whistling past her.
As the person soared by, Xie Bai reached out and caught him, bringing him to a steady halt in mid-air. Once she saw who it was, she couldn't hide her surprise.
"Melos?"
The legendary architect steadied himself in the air and opened his eyes with some difficulty. When he realized it was Xie Bai, his voice cracked with emotion.
"My Lady... you’ve finally returned. While you were away, I..."
Halfway through his sentence, Melos fell silent, seemingly at a loss for words.
Xie Bai looked up, surveying the wreckage before her. Towering amusement rides lay toppled in every direction, and countless Insect staff members were scattered about like limp gummy worms.
To call the scene "unbearable to look at" felt like an understatement.
After setting Melos down, Xie Bai climbed to the highest point of the ruins. Looking around, she felt a pang of regret for the destruction.
"Forget it... I'll just have Melos rebuild it later."
Sensing their presence through her bracelet, Xie Bai quickly locked onto the location of the two little ones. She fixed her gaze on a surviving plushie shop not far away, and her silhouette blurred.
In the next instant, Xie Bai appeared in the shadows behind the two girls.
"Whoa, look at this one. Doesn't it look a bit like Sister Xiaobai?"
"Hmm... round and white all over, with a hint of pink at the tips... it really does look like her..."
Before the girl could finish, Xie Bai’s voice drifted from behind them.
"You two... seem to be having quite a lot of fun."
Startled by the voice, the two little ones jumped and spun around in a panic.
"Wah! Sister Xiaobai... when did you get back?"
"We—we were being good! We listened!"
Seeing their guilty expressions, Xie Bai was momentarily speechless. She pointed to the ruins behind her, her tone flat.
"And what exactly happened back there?"
Faced with her questioning, the two stammered out an explanation.
"Well... sometimes we got a little too into the games and forgot to control our strength. It was an accident..."
"We’ve never played with things like this before. We didn't realize they were so fragile..."
Xie Bai let out a soft sigh after hearing their excuse.
"You two... forget it." She shook her head. "I suppose it was too much to ask Melos to keep you in check. If you want to play in the future, I have to be right there with you."
Relieved that Xie Bai wasn't going to punish them further, the two little ones nodded vigorously.
"Okay, Sister Xiaobai! We'll definitely be careful from now on!"
"Next time, we definitely won't forget to bring you along!"
Having settled the matter, Xie Bai glanced at her surroundings. "If there's nothing else, let's leave."
With that, Xie Bai began to walk away, and the two little ones immediately scrambled to follow her.
Once the three had gone, Melos straightened his clothes and walked into the center of the ruins. He stared at the wreckage and muttered to himself.
"To think such an accident would happen on opening day. It seems this park still isn't up to standard..."
Thinking this, he looked at the Void Insects lying all over the ground.
"Everyone, get up and get back to work."
Upon receiving the order, over eighty percent of the Insects crawled up and quickly rejoined the reconstruction efforts.
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After leaving the theme park, Xie Bai brought the two little ones back to the Central Palace and entered her room.
Looking at the room she hadn't visited in a long time, Xie Bai felt a wave of nostalgia.
"Mm... it really has been a while."
Her body relaxed, and she let herself fall onto the large, familiar bed. Feeling the soft, comfortable embrace of the mattress, she instinctively buried her face in the pillows.
Watching Xie Bai collapse onto the bed, the two little ones asked tentatively, "Um... Sister Xiaobai, what are we doing next?"
"You're not going to send us back to the Land of Distortion, are you?"
Hearing their concern, Xie Bai rolled over. "Hmm... if you want to go back, I suppose I could..."
"No! Absolutely not! We were bored to death there!"
"Sister Xiaobai, we really know we were wrong... please don't send us back, okay?"
The two little ones rushed to Xie Bai’s side, tugging on her arms and pleading incessantly.
Faced with their frantic pulling, Xie Bai quickly replied, "Alright, alright, I won't send you back."
She managed to wiggle out of their grasp and rolled to the other side of the bed.
"However, I need to rest for a bit. Once I'm rested, I'll take you somewhere else to play. How does that sound?"
The two little ones fell silent instantly.
"Somewhere else?"
"Is it that new area on the other side of Heavenly Mountain?"
Xie Bai nodded. "I'll take you there for a look when the time comes. But until then, you must stay by my side. No more running off on your own."
Having received Xie Bai’s promise, the two little ones nodded obediently.
"Mhm! Okay, Sister Xiaobai, we definitely won't run off this time!"
"If we run off again, we'll go straight back to the Land of Distortion!"
With their promise secured, Xie Bai wrapped herself in the quilt and rolled over. "Fine then. I'm going to sleep for a while. If you aren't tired, you can play here for a bit."
She pulled the covers over her head. After a moment, she peeked out from a corner to check on them.
Huh...
They actually weren't running off.
Seeing the two little ones skillfully pull out a board game and begin playing quietly on top of the quilt, Xie Bai finally let her guard down.
In her plan, once Maomao had settled the players and they had reached level one hundred, she could take the two little ones to the Western Continent to investigate the situation.
While the children were distracted, Xie Bai secretly pulled out the Book of Truth under the covers. Since obtaining the new Fragment of Truth, she hadn't had a chance to properly examine the hidden history within.
At Xie Bai’s command, the Fragment of Truth floated gently above the Book of Truth and merged with it.
【 The "Book of Truth" has recorded a piece of hidden history. It is now available for viewing. 】
A moment later, the Book of Truth automatically flipped to the page containing the hidden history.
【 The Arrival of God (Viewable) 】
Xie Bai blinked in surprise at the title.
"The Arrival of God... which god is this referring to?"
She thought for a moment and shook her head. There was likely only one god who would be obscured by hidden history.
Driven by curiosity, she clicked on the segment. Despite being mentally prepared, the sudden wave of dizziness still made her head spin.
As her vision shifted, Xie Bai found herself in a hazy, hallucinogenic space. Through her blurred sight, she saw two figures.
The one opposite her... seemed somewhat familiar. But the other figure, shimmering with a brilliant golden light, was someone she had never seen before.
In the next second, the familiar figure sat down, propped a cheek on one hand, and spoke nonchalantly.
"So... you would truly rather see humanity go extinct, fate fall into chaos, and the world come to an end, just to ensure those True Gods fall completely?"
The figure let out a faint smile.
"My noble Alchemist."