Chapter 1641: Chapter 1268: Northern Mongolian Secrets, Mission of Guardianship

The distinguished Northern Mongolian royal family, with ancestors actually of servant origin—no wonder Borjigin Nian is feeling down. Even Gu Changsheng feels a bit uncomfortable about it!

It’s not that Gu Changsheng looks down on Borjigin Nian’s lowly ancestral background; Gu Changsheng is not the kind of person who cares about such things. However, it’s unfortunate that Borjigin Nian’s ancestors were servants specifically of the Sand Sea Wolf Tribe!

That’s quite something, isn’t it?

Fufeng Tianlan nearly took their lives several times, and the mastermind behind it all, if Gu Changsheng’s intuition is right, should be the one behind Fufeng Tianlan!

Fufeng Tianlan possesses the ability to transform into a wolf, undoubtedly part of the Sand Sea Wolf Tribe, so the mastermind can’t possibly escape suspicion!

The last thing Gu Changsheng wants to hear now is that Northern Mongolia, provoked by Fufeng Tianlan and others, has any connection with the Sand Sea Wolf Tribe beyond mere exploitation!

However, things never go as planned; the more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen!

What Gu Changsheng was worried about actually happened!

"Because my existence is the best proof of Northern Mongolian royal ancestors’ distant and shameful past!" Borjigin Nian looked at Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, pondering for a moment before finally summoning the courage to speak.

Upon hearing this, Gu Changsheng furrowed his brows tightly and couldn’t help but ask in confusion, "What do you mean?"

What does she mean by her existence is proof?

Gu Changsheng was a little baffled!

"Gu Changsheng, my existence is the best proof that my ancestors were once Sand Sea slaves! Borjigin Lvchi doesn’t believe it, because he is not part of the legitimate royal lineage, he has no right to know, nor the right to remember, but I do! I am the only legitimate princess of Northern Mongolia; I know all the secrets of Northern Mongolia, everything, all of it, I know!" Borjigin Nian looked at Gu Changsheng and spoke with unwavering certainty, "Gu Changsheng, although I don’t know if the Tears of the Goddess in the Sand Sea can really bring your parents back to life, what I am sure of is that the Divine Demise Land truly exists in the Sand Sea! The world where the True God fell, the isolated Divine Demise Land, though no one has ever reached it, it truly exists!"

Upon hearing this, a bright look of joy immediately appeared on Gu Changsheng’s lovely face, "Are you sure?"

Even though Gu Changsheng is an atheist, in this time and space, the existence of the Manman Bug and Little Monk Bu Jie is the best counter-argument to her atheism!

Gu Changsheng is not a stubborn person; if her atheism becomes a shackle that hinders the resurrection of her parents, Gu Changsheng would rather give up her faith!

Because her faith, in this time and space, seems so absurd!

"Really, because Borjigin Lvchi came to inquire about the whereabouts of the Secret Realm Key to the Divine Demise Land, and within Northern Mongolia, they are secretly searching for that Secret Realm Key with great commotion!" Borjigin Nian shook her head as she said this, a self-mocking smile appearing on her lips, and said hatefully, "That traitor, he has betrayed Northern Mongolia, willingly becoming a lackey of the Sand Sea! How can the Secret Realm Key to the Divine Demise Land fall into the hands of the people of the Sand Sea! Absolutely not!"

"Borjigin Nian!" Hearing this, Gu Changsheng immediately growled, "Borjigin Lvchi’s betrayal of Northern Mongolia is already blatantly obvious, why are you still angry at this point? What on earth is the Divine Demise Land and the Secret Realm Key about? Speak!"

The focus of Gu Changsheng’s attention is different from Borjigin Nian’s!

Borjigin Nian, as a princess of Northern Mongolia, is naturally filled with righteous indignation at Borjigin Lvchi’s betrayal!

However, Gu Changsheng is more aware than anyone that if Borjigin Lvchi hadn’t betrayed Northern Mongolia, with support from the Sand Sea from the North Sea, how could he have stirred up chaos under Gu Changsheng’s watch?

By detaching herself from the situation, Gu Changsheng could see it more clearly!

For example, whether people of Northern Mongolia have betrayed or not is unrelated to Gu Changsheng; Borjigin Nian is concerned about this, but Gu Changsheng is always concerned about everything related to the Sand Sea!

"I don’t know! Gu Changsheng, that’s something I don’t know! The ancestors of the Northern Mongolia Royal Family were once slaves to the Sand Sea Wolf Tribe, but this is precisely the past that the royal family members were eager to forget. So, over time, many past events have drifted away with the wind, and no one remembers them!" Borjigin Nian heard this, shook her head, and slowly spoke, "Although I don’t know exactly what the Divine Demise Land is about, I am very clear that the Secret Realm Key must not fall into the hands of those from the Sand Sea!"

At this point, a look of determination appeared on Borjigin Nian’s face. She shook her head resolutely, looked at Gu Changsheng and her senior brother, and continued in a deep voice, "Gu Changsheng, brother, the reason the Secret Realm Key ended up in the Sand Sea is not simply that my ancestors were once slaves of the Sand Sea! My father told me that the original meaning of Northern Mongolia’s existence was to guard that Secret Realm Key and prevent the Sand Sea Wolves from obtaining it, stopping them from opening the Divine Demise Land! For this, my ancestors, as slaves, rebelled against the Sand Sea Wolf Tribe, led their people, and established the horse-riding nation of Northern Mongolia on the vast grasslands outside the Sand Sea!"

"Gu Changsheng, do you know why we became a horse-riding nation, living a nomadic life without a fixed home?"

Borjigin Nian looked at Gu Changsheng, speaking somewhat anxiously, "Do our people of Northern Mongolia not know that having a fixed home is better? People say that we Northern Mongolians live by chasing water and relying on nomadism for survival, but in fact, that’s wrong! The reason we are like this is because of habit!"

At this point, a misty look appeared in Borjigin Nian’s eyes, and she continued slowly, "My ancestors, carrying the Secret Realm Key, betrayed the Sand Sea to prevent it from falling into the hands of Sand Sea people, to prevent them from opening the Divine Demise Land. Gu Changsheng, don’t ask me why my ancestors preferred to turn their backs on their oath as slaves to carry the Secret Realm Key away from the Sand Sea; I don’t know! My ancestors’ betrayal once enraged the forebears of the Sand Sea Hualang Clan, and with the Secret Realm Key still in my ancestors’ hands, they tried several times to leave the Sand Sea to capture my ancestors!"

"Under such circumstances, my ancestors could only lead their people, driving the horses, cattle, and sheep they lived on, moving and escaping time and again. Over time, this fleeing became a unique way of survival for us in Northern Mongolia. Habit is a terrifying thing; it can set one’s thinking rigid! Forgetting to change, we Northern Mongolians are the same!"

"After a long period of fleeing, gradually, my people got used to this lifestyle. They never thought about improving the water sources like you did in the Central Plains, nor did they think about settling in one place. We live by moving from water source to water source, living a nomadic life from the beginning of our ancestors to this day..."

With that, Borjigin Nian closed her eyes tightly; when she opened them again, the depths of her eyes were filled with a determined look, and she said in a deep voice, "Gu Changsheng, brother, you know that we Northern Mongolians have always believed in Longevity Heaven! It’s Longevity Heaven that makes our cattle, sheep, and horses strong, that allows us to sing and dance under the moonlight after a day of grazing! My ancestors were the same; they also believed in Longevity Heaven, yet they still turned their backs on their oath as slaves, willing to betray Longevity Heaven, to carry the Secret Realm Key away from the Sand Sea. Although I don’t know the reason for my ancestors’ actions, I know that there must have been a reason they had no choice! Therefore, the Secret Realm Key must not fall into the hands of the Sand Sea Wolf Tribe; it is something my Northern Mongolia must protect even if the country is destroyed and the people are dead!"

At this point, Borjigin Nian’s eyes filled with tears, and she said firmly, "My people don’t know this secret, but my father does, and I do! To protect the Secret Realm Key, my father can die, I can die, my people can die. The reason Northern Mongolia was established at all is to guard it. Northern Mongolia may be destroyed, its people may all die, but the Secret Realm Key must never fall into the hands of the Sand Sea Wolf Tribe! This is what we must protect with our lives; it’s the mission of all my Northern Mongolian ancestors and the mission of my Northern Mongolian people! Gu Changsheng, do you understand what I’m saying?"

Gu Changsheng, upon hearing this, appeared slightly stunned but eventually nodded difficultly under Borjigin Nian’s resolute gaze. "I understand...but, Borjigin Nian..."

At this point, Gu Changsheng couldn’t help but glance at her evildoer, a look of conflict flashing in her eyes, and continued hesitantly, "But Borjigin Nian, I need to reach the Divine Demise Land, and I also need the Secret Realm Key. I don’t know exactly where the Tears of the Goddess are hidden in the Sand Sea; I can’t let go of even the slightest possibility, I..."

When Gu Changsheng said this, her eyebrows had already furrowed into knots!

The importance of the Secret Realm Key to Northern Mongolia is such that Borjigin Nian said that to protect it, her father could sacrifice his life, showing that the Secret Realm Key is everything to Northern Mongolia!

Protection and mission!

Northern Mongolia’s protection and mission were born for a key...

Yet Gu Changsheng wants to take away what Northern Mongolia has always protected, as if it were a mission...

Because she needs it!

Because the cold, silent coffin settled behind her carriage needs it!

For this reason, Gu Changsheng, in her status as the Southern Emperor, advanced north step by step, overcoming numerous difficulties to reach Northern Mongolia...

For this reason, she faced the entire Sand Sea Wolf Tribe, an unknown and powerful enemy!

She won’t give up!

Nothing can block her path forward!

However, when her path forward conflicted with Borjigin Nian’s mission of protection, Gu Changsheng hesitated...