Chen Meina looked at Li Xuan blankly for a long time and then said: "I really didn't expect you to grow up so fast... You may indeed have some qualifications now.
But I still want to remind you that the enemy you will face is the most terrifying force on this continent. If you..." "Stop talking!"
Li Xuan stretched out his fingers and sealed Chen Meina's mouth, "Just tell me what you are afraid of, and I will take care of the other things!"
This all-inclusive attitude may be a bit chauvinistic, but it is the gentlest method Li Xuan can come up with.
He just wants to let Chen Meina know that as long as he is here, there is nothing to fear! Chen Meina's beautiful eyes flashed with moisture, she gently put her forehead on Li Xuan's shoulder, and whispered: "My enemy is Daxi
The country..." She paused and added: "...the whole country!"
...Ten years ago, Dusain, the capital of the Great Western Kingdom.
In an extremely vast manor on the outskirts of Dusain, twelve-year-old Chen Meina rode a pony across a stream, quickly passing through a grassy field, and stopped under an awning.
Jumping off the pony, Chen Meina threw herself into the arms of an old man with a gray beard under the shed and said, "Grandpa, you are secretly studying again! Doctor Raphael said that your body is not suitable for long-term research.
You should rest more!"
The old man took off his reading glasses and said with a smile: "Mina, if you don't go riding a horse, why do you care about me?"
"Who told you not to pay attention to your body?"
Chen Meina pouted, "The doctor asked me to look at yours!"
"Okay, I won't watch anymore."
The old man put down the thick stack of calculation paper in his hand.
Chen Meina glanced at it and said, "Grandpa, are you studying the circuit of the talisman array again?"
The old man smiled and nodded: "Yes, I have a new idea recently. I plan to make some improvements to the current talisman circuit system. Maybe I can make a subversive discovery!"
Chen Meina stuck out her tongue and said: "A subversive discovery?
Grandpa, it has been forty years since you invented the talisman circuit. It has been developed in many countries, and now you want to subvert it?"
The old man's face became serious, and he said seriously: "It is because it is developing too fast that I want to improve it.
In fact, I regret now that I released it before the circuit of the talisman array was perfected. As a result, the current development has exceeded my imagination..." Chen Meina was stunned: "Grandpa, they all said that your invention changed the world.
, giving countless people the possibility of becoming monks, but why do you seem unhappy?"
The old man smiled bitterly and said: "Mina, you don't know, my inventions are now used more and more as killing machines.
Ordinary soldiers can become powerful monks after being equipped with talisman engine equipment, which makes the war more terrifying several times! Now not only Daxi, but also Daqi and Dachu are crazy about using talisman arrays.
The circuit is used in war. If this continues, a world-destroying war is not impossible! By then, I will be the sinner of the Five Wheels Peak Realm!"
"impossible!"
Chen Meina covered her mouth in surprise, "They all say grandpa is the greatest inventor in history!"
"That's just the official statement. In fact, many people hate me to the core!"
The old man shook his head and sighed, "They don't know that I originally invented the talisman circuit, just to apply it to people's livelihood, hoping that people can have a more convenient life.
What I didn’t expect was that the official government used it to strengthen military armaments... Although this was not my original intention, it was also caused by me!"
Seeing that the old man was in distress, Chen Meina murmured: "Isn't there... no way to change it?"
The old man suddenly became excited again: "Of course there is a way, that's what I'm about to do! In my vision, the talisman circuit should benefit mankind, bring welfare and help to mankind, rather than destroy it!"
The old man became excited and talked a lot to Chen Meina.
That was her most profound memory of her grandfather in her childhood! A few months later, the weather gradually turned colder, and the old man's body became weaker and weaker.
Chen Meina walked into the old man's study holding a cup of hot tea and saw him lying on the desk, calculating something seriously.
"Grandpa..." Chen Meina put the strong tea on the table. Seeing the old man's grayer hair and haggard expression, she couldn't help but say, "You have drank six cups of strong tea today.
Dr. Raphael said drinking so much strong tea is tantamount to slow suicide!"
The old man raised his head, with a trace of ridicule flashing in his eyes that were clouded by aging: "At my age, even if I don't drink, I won't be able to live for a few days.
In this case, why are you afraid of chronic suicide?"
As he spoke, the old man grabbed the strong tea and drank it in one gulp.
The strong tea in his throat seemed to bring him strong energy, and the old man buried his head in calculation again.
Chen Meina said worriedly: "Grandpa, why are you working so hard! The research is endless, you should rest more!"
The old man shook his head and said, "I don't have much time!"
Chen Meina was surprised: "Impossible, Dr. Rafael said yesterday that although your body is weak, most of it is due to overwork.
As long as you get a good rest, you can recover!"
"It's not my body..." the old man said calmly, "It's because someone doesn't want me to live!"
"What!"
Chen Meina covered her mouth and widened her eyes in surprise.
The old man raised his head and said seriously: "Mina, pack your things and leave Dusain in the next few days and go to the countryside.
I have a few trustworthy students in the countryside, and they will protect you!"
"Grandpa, what are you doing?
Who will do anything against you! You are a recipient of the national medal, and the country will protect you!"
Chen Meina said.
The old man smiled, and the sarcastic look appeared in his eyes again: "The country is the one who wants to harm me..." "How could it be!"
Chen Meina couldn't believe what the old man said.
The old man continued: "I used to be a hero of the country, but in the newspapers in recent days, some people have called me an enemy of the country.
Soon, this country will really regard me as its enemy!"
"Why, why is this happening!"
Chen Meina didn't understand.
It was clear that the head of state visited the old man a few months ago and awarded him a medal. How could the old man change from a hero to a public enemy in such a short period of time?
"Because I refuse to hand over the latest research on the talisman circuit to them."
The old man gave the reason, "They need my research to strengthen the army. I don't agree with it. I also hope to take back the patent rights of the talisman circuit and destroy all talisman engines used in the military..." "Grandpa, you..."
Even though Chen Meina is still young, she understands the danger of doing this. This is simply destroying the military foundation that the country has established for a long time. It is no wonder that the country's attitude has changed so drastically! "Did I go too far?"
The old man coughed a few times and said, "I also know that I am too radical.
If I had more time, maybe I could slowly change everyone's attitude and understand that the talisman circuit should not be used in war.
It’s a pity that I’m too old and don’t have enough time!”
"But if you do this, you will be hated by the entire country!"
Chen Meina said anxiously.
"That's right...so I should bear this hatred alone, instead of dragging you down!"
The old man said.
"No, I want to be with grandpa! When my parents passed away, I promised them to take care of you!"
Chen Meina shook her head insistently.
"Silly boy..." the old man gently stroked Chen Meina's hair, "You won't have any effect if you are with me, and you will be used as a bargaining chip to threaten me.
I am now the enemy of the entire country, and they will soon use any means to deal with me... Son, I hope you can live, live well, and do what I have not finished.
If one day, the talisman circuit can be used in places other than war and bring good news to mankind, it will prove that everything I do is valuable!"
"And I can't complete these tasks, so I can only rely on you!"
The old man looked at Chen Meina seriously and spoke word by word. Even though ten years had passed, those words still lingered in Chen Meina's ears, and she never dared to forget them! After hearing this, Li Xuan had already understood.
Although he had made many guesses about Chen Meina's life experience, he could not have guessed this result at all! "You...you are actually..." Li Xuan pointed at Chen Meina, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Yes, my grandfather is the inventor of the Talisman Array Circuit, Chen Hailong."
Chen Meina said calmly, "Ten years ago, he was secretly assassinated, and it was at that time that I escaped from the Daxi Kingdom and fled all the way to the Yunteng Empire.
If I hadn't been saved by your father Li Yunhe, maybe I would have died long ago!"
Some of the doubts in Li Xuan's heart were finally answered. No wonder Chen Meina always had so many hidden worries. No wonder her attainments in talisman circuits were better than many masters. No wonder she brought the design drawings of the talisman circuits with her! It turned out that she
She is the granddaughter of Chen Hailong, which explains everything! Li Xuan has always been full of admiration for Chen Hailong, who invented the Talisman Array Circuit. But when he learned that his fiancée was actually a direct descendant of Chen Hailong, his heart suddenly surged.
A sense of mission! Is my time travel just to continue Chen Hailong’s unfinished work?
Thinking of the evolution from the talisman array circuit to the talisman array geometry, and the will in the Tower of Babel, Li Xuan suddenly realized that his time travel was not accidental, and seemed to contain some deep meaning! Just like the previous one
It’s the same as Xiaoqianxianjie! This kind of power makes Li Xuan a little wary and a little bored.
As a Daluo Jinxian, how could he be troubled and restrained by this kind of power?
When you regain your strength, you must find out who is secretly controlling it! Turning his mind back to his eyes, Li Xuan comforted him softly: "Mina, I don't care who or what the force is, as long as they dare to hurt you, I will not let you go.
Get past them!"
Chen Meina nodded and snuggled into Li Xuan's arms, feeling infinite safety and warmth.