Bai Xi said in a low voice, "I found the old divine physician's body in the Bingling Mountains in Harbin, and it was preserved in a crystal coffin submerged in the lake..."
Bai Han was greatly shocked upon hearing this. "What? How could such a thing happen?"
Bai Xi slowly looked up at Bai Han.
She knew that Bai Han was not lying to her at this moment, which meant there was only one possibility: the old divine physician was not alone. It was highly likely that something or someone was pushing things from behind him, or perhaps his descendants... still existed, with the goal of opening the so-called sacrificial heavenly hall.
"So, do you know what the sacrificial heavenly hall really is? And what the consequences will be after it is opened?"
Bai Han gritted his teeth. "I only met the old divine physician twice when he wore a black cloak and met with my father. On one occasion, they were discussing something, but it wasn't clear. According to the old divine physician's words, once the sacrificial heavenly hall is opened, all spiritual energy will converge in one place, granting immortality to those inside the hall!"
Bai Xi frowned slightly upon hearing this.
Immortality...
Previously, in Shangyang, Han Rui had mentioned this topic to her.
However, the so-called Han family challenge turned out to be the corpse from her previous life, and their understanding of the so-called treasure was the immense wealth within it.
Now, putting all the pieces together.
It meant that the old divine physician originally intended to use her blood sacrifice to open the sacrificial heavenly hall.
But in her previous life, she died protecting Han Mo, and all the preparations at that time turned into a futile dream.
Han Mo's obsession with their love, wanting to revive her, gave the old divine physician new hope. Even knowing his own end was near, he still wanted to find an opportunity in future generations to open the sacrificial heavenly hall again.
Thus, he began to lay out his plan.
First, he made Han Mo sacrifice himself, transforming into an immortal monster, to find the means of her resurrection.
Then came the long wait of over three hundred years, waiting for her rebirth, waiting for the chance to open the sacrificial heavenly hall once more.
But in three hundred years, variables could have appeared everywhere. Could he truly have orchestrated such a grand scheme?
"The old divine physician is already dead, his body slumbering in the lake in the mountain cave of the Bingling Mountains. This so-called sacrificial heavenly hall may never reappear."
Bai Han no longer hesitated. Since all their cards were on the table today, he said straightforwardly, "I divined again previously. In my divination, I saw the sacrificial heavenly hall being opened, and you were hung in mid-air, being blood-sacrificed to death, with a man in a black cloak on a high platform. This proves that their plan is still ongoing, and according to the current trend, it is very likely to come true."
That day, he had also divined for Bai Xi regarding the changes at the sports center, but what happened then was completely different from what he had seen.
He had repeatedly felt that his divination was flawed, or perhaps the other party had changed their methods temporarily due to some issue.
But now it seemed that perhaps those people had already seen through all their actions clearly, so they were always prepared for various contingencies, changing with their changes, or perhaps deliberately setting a trap to mislead him into seeing the wrong scene.
"Xiao Xi, don't worry, I will never let this happen!"
No matter what, he would do his utmost to protect Xiao Xi, both for his past beliefs and to atone for his past actions!
Bai Xi looked at Bai Han before her.
The man before her no longer had the appearance of the white-clothed youth who had made her scream in pain and shiver with cold. Instead, he was the family she needed to protect in this life, and the brother who had held her hand and watched her grow up when she was young.
Bai Xi hesitantly called out, "Bai Han..."
Bai Han was slightly startled, and a hint of emotion flashed in his clear, moist eyes that were skilled at disguise.
She no longer called him Han Luo, but... Bai Han.
Yes, even if she couldn't forgive him at this moment, as long as she considered herself Bai Han, and not Han Luo, he felt a sense of joy in his heart.
He remained silent for a few seconds and then revealed a secret he had never told anyone else. "Actually, there's one more thing. I didn't tell Han Mo before. I deliberately leaked the news for him to come and save you because that person's plan also involved him."
Everyone thought he had deliberately designed for Han Mo to come for the position of Han family patriarch, wanting to take the opportunity to eliminate him. But they didn't know that it wasn't him who wanted to do this, but the conspiracy of his father and the divine physician.
To this day, he remembered the divine physician's name – Xuan Ji.
Bai Xi was slightly taken aback, and she had a vague feeling of a conspiracy brewing for a long time. "I will investigate this matter thoroughly."
Clearly, these repeated incidents proved that danger was closing in.
If she couldn't fight back, then the results predicted by Bai Han would await her.
The entire matter was extremely complex, spanning over three hundred years, and uncovering all the truth was not an easy task.
If the sacrificial heavenly hall was Xuan Ji's goal, then how did Xuan Ji's descendants know that she had been revived?
Moreover, if opening the sacrificial heavenly hall only required her life as a sacrifice, then it would have been much easier to act against her before she became the God of War.
She could clearly see Han Mo's feelings for her, and she believed that Han Mo did not know Xuan Ji's secret, nor did he know that the method of resurrection he inquired from Xuan Ji would turn them both into monsters.
He became immortal, while she became bloodthirsty.
However, Xuan Ji might have been able to control these things, but how would he plan his subsequent moves?
If his descendants were alive now, did his descendants, like him, truly desire to open the sacrificial heavenly hall? Or, did he also use a method similar to hers to be reborn? What was his identity now, and when did he plan to act against her?
Everything seemed like a tangled mess, with no thread to pull.
Besides being cautious, what she could do now was to sort out what was happening before her, and she harbored a slight selfish thought... If everything was orchestrated by Xuan Ji, then perhaps she could find a way to revive Han Mo.
With this thought, her eyes deepened slightly.
After leaving the suite, Bai Xi contacted people from Qingyu City. That phone number was given to her by Bai Han.
The moment the call connected, a low male voice came from the other end of the receiver. "Subordinate Wang Zhi, greetings, Queen. May I ask if Queen has any need for assistance at this time?"
Listening to the person on the other end, Bai Xi felt a slight ache in her chest.
He had calculated everyone, arranged everything after leaving her, and woven this grand deception for her.
"Was Han Mo properly buried?"
The person on the other end was silent for a few seconds and said faintly, "Queen, have you remembered King? Your subordinate has already arranged for him to be placed in a resting place outside M City, as King had instructed."
He could not change King's thoughts and decisions, but the first time he saw Queen, he knew that their connection was mutual. No matter how well King arranged things, Queen might still remember him.
Hearing this, the pain in Bai Xi's heart intensified.
Yes, in Han Mo's memory, she knew very clearly that he had died for her, but facing this matter directly now, she still felt sadness.
"Was the body processed in any way?"
Uncle Wang said faintly, "Although King is dead, his condition is special... the body does not rot or decay, as if he is still alive."
Upon hearing this, Bai Xi was slightly stunned, her grip on the phone tightening.
"I will go to accompany him after I finish dealing with the matters in Haidao City."
At these words, the person on the other end immediately protested, "Queen, absolutely not. Please live well for King!"
The woman before him was exchanged for the master's sacrifice of his life. How could he allow her to casually risk her life? That would render the master's sacrifice meaningless.
Bai Xi heard the person on the other end and let out a bitter smile. "I don't intend to die, because I know he is still alive within my body. I just want to go there and live in seclusion, keeping him company when I have nothing else to do. After all, he has waited for me for so long. It's my turn to wait for him this time..."