Imposter Young Master
Chapter 949 - 954 Banned Books

Chapter 949: Chapter 954 Banned Books

Situ Haoyun, humiliated by Yang Gang, could only sweep his sleeve in anger and leave.

Although he was a prince of the Tianhe Empire, this place was very distant from the Tianhe Empire.

Moreover, the Daxia Federation was considered a vassal state of the Muyang Empire; the Tianhe Empire’s influence over it was negligible.

The Yan family’s mansion was a sprawling architectural complex resembling a garden, covering an area of 3 square kilometers, and astonishingly, not a single building in the vicinity exceeded ten stories. This made the count’s mansion appear even more noble and imposing.

Upon arriving at the Yan Mansion, Lucy was led by the servants to bathe and change her clothes, while Yang Gang suggested they visit the study.

He wanted to learn more about the control of spiritual power.

On Pandora Star, every nation took the protection of intellectual property very seriously. The days when one could freely search for resources on Earth’s internet were long gone.

Here, due to the protection of intellectual property rights, knowledge truly translated into money.

Yang Gang, short on funds, also knew that precious materials simply could not be bought online.

Yan Qingqing agreed as well.

In the study, Yan Qingqing went to prepare tea for Yang Gang.

The study was left with only Yang Gang.

Yan Qingqing’s study was extravagant. The books were neatly arranged in eight rows by four columns, with nearly ten thousand volumes, many of which were valuable historical books.

However, after searching repeatedly, Yang Gang failed to find any books on the control of spiritual power and had no choice but to give up in disappointment.

Picking up a few books at random, Yang Gang listlessly flipped through the nonsensical "Human Hell", the fabricated "Holy Scriptures", and the even more ludicrous "Self-Cultivation of Actors". Eventually, unable to force himself to continue, he wandered about the study.

When his gaze unintentionally fell upon a concealed cabinet, Yang Gang’s heart began to race uncontrollably.

"Could it be that spiritual power treasures are hidden there?" Yang Gang suppressed the excitement in his heart and slowly approached the cabinet.

This cabinet almost matched the surrounding paint in color, with a small window that only allowed the passage of a palm, and it seemed to have hidden functions. However, for some reason, whether it was Yan Qingqing’s carelessness or something else, the hidden function of this concealed cabinet was not activated.

Yang Gang did not dare to directly reach in with his hand, so he found two metal strips to use in place of his palm.

Inside was indeed a book.

Yang Gang’s heartbeat accelerated again, and he carefully extracted the book from the cabinet.

But when his gaze fell upon the yellowed cover of the book, he was truly startled.

"Looking for Our Haggis"

This was a best-selling book in many countries, but it was a notorious forbidden book in the Muyang Empire and its vassal states.

The laws of the Muyang Empire dictated: Anyone who privately hoarded this forbidden book would be punished by the extermination of their entire family!

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The origins and author of "Looking for Our Haggis" were unclear; it was rumored to have been written at the beginning of the interstellar colonization era.

No sooner had the book hit the market than it faced the Muyang Empire’s fierce suppression, and it was later simply classified as a forbidden book. The Muyang Empire’s punishment for reading, collecting, or circulating this book was extremely severe; the lightest punishment was one hundred lashes and three years in prison. In the most severe cases, the offenders were torn apart by horses, and their whole family exterminated!

Within the Muyang Empire’s sphere of influence, the book was mostly circulated among bandits, pirates, and those who opposed the State Religion.

Yang Gang had only heard of the book before, but he had never read it.

He flipped through it briefly and got a rough understanding of its content.

It was a book that questioned the Dark Moon Sect, boldly accusing its followers of ostensibly worshipping Hajis but being utterly anti-Hajis at heart.

The book also daringly speculated that the Sacred Altar at the Dark Moon Sect Headquarters did not honor Hajis, but rather a man-eating monster.

"No wonder it’s a banned book, its views are too sharp, almost entirely negating the very value of the Dark Moon Sect’s existence."

Just as he was about to put the book away, Yang Gang suddenly felt a twinge of doubt.

What was Yan Qingqing up to? Why was she secretly keeping this book? This was a crime that could doom her entire family!

Although the Daxia Federation was a federated government body, it was also a vassal state of the Muyang Empire, just like the relationship between Eldon Kingdom and Longqi Empire.

In the "Holy Scriptures" of the Dark Moon Sect, slave trading was not illegal, which also provided the theoretical basis for the Daxia country to retain slavery.

"Although she likes to express her individuality, she shouldn’t bring disaster to her family. Ah, kids these days," Yang Gang said, shaking his head as he was about to put the book back.

But just then, the door suddenly opened, and a voice sounded, "Eh, where’s Yang Gang?"

Yan Qingqing’s gaze fell on the book Yang Gang hadn’t managed to put back in place, and her complexion suddenly turned somewhat pale.

"Ah, so you don’t like the Dark Moon Sect either. Neither do I," Yang Gang said nonchalantly as he hid the book again and simultaneously activated a concealed device.

Yan Qingqing’s face went ashen, her suppressed anger evident as she said, "Nonsense, the Dark Moon Sect is our State Religion!"

"Oh, is that so? Then how would you evaluate the actions of the Dark Moon Sect and the Main Church? I’ve heard that the Dark Moon Sect sacrifices a witch at the end of every month."

"Nonsense! Those are all rumors!"

"Then how do you explain the disappearance of more than ten witches every year?"

"I—I’m not a member of the Church; how would I know!" Yan Qingqing’s confidence was clearly shaken.

After a moment of contemplation, Yang Gang spoke lightly, "The book, I’ve read it. The author questions the Dark Moon Sect, which nominally worships the creator god Hajis but in fact blasphemes Hajis, being outright heretical anti-Hajis. This viewpoint, without solid evidence, I dare not recklessly speak on. However..."

Yang Gang paused, then added, "However, the fact that they sacrifice witches is true."

Yan Qingqing hung her head for a long time before looking up and saying, "Yes, I’m investigating that too. Oh, and your friend—my buying her for ten million wasn’t without reason. According to my intelligence, she is also one of the witches."

"Just as I suspected," Yang Gang said, unsurprised.

"I’ve been suspecting the Church for several years now, only recently making some progress," Yan Qingqing mentioned, suddenly adding, "Yang Gang, have you heard of the Celestial Sound Religion?"

"Oh, the emerging religion that has risen rapidly in the southwestern region these past few years?"

"What do you know about this religion?" Yan Qingqing asked further.

After a brief pause, Yang Gang responded, "To be honest, not much."

"The Celestial Sound Religion, by its name, means to listen to the voice of God. This god—Celestial Sound Religion does not specify who it is. But based on my conjecture, it’s likely Hajis. The first Chapter of their Holy Book, the ’Heavenly Voice Scripture,’ explicitly states: ’A day will come when our god will awaken, and then, the blasphemers will face divine punishment.’"

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