Chapter 28: Background and Secrets
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Ding, congratulations, Master, you have obtained the system's reward, purple gold behemoth bloodline, and Xuantian Heavy Sword."
As the system prompt was heard, Ye Xuan looked at the system page internally to check the introduction of the purple gold behemoth bloodline and Xuantian Heavy Sword.
Purple gold behemoth bloodline: The user can obtain the inheritance of the purple gold behemoth bloodline and the berserk attribute.
The Xuantian Heavy Sword was formed from meteoric metal. It was completely black and incomparably huge.
These two rewards were very suitable for Iron Slave. By giving him the bloodline and the heavy sword, he could easily cultivate him into a powerful warrior.
Ye Xuan nodded in satisfaction.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
Ye Xuan turned around and saw Jin'er and Ping' er standing outside the hall. "What's the matter?"
"Your Highness, we've brought Mei'er here to ask for your forgiveness," Jin'er said.
The two women retreated to the side, and a beautiful figure knelt in the courtyard. "I, Mei'er, pay my respects to Your Highness."
Ye Xuan came to the outside of the hall and glanced at Mei'er. This woman was the most beautiful of the three sisters. Even though they were triplets, they were still different. "Jin'er, take her away. She will stay in the Eastern Palace from now on."
Jin'er and Ping'er quickly thanked him and helped Mei'er up. The three women left the Eastern Palace courtyard.
The triplets served him and played with him.
....
On this day, Jue Ying sent over the confessions of Zhao Gao's interrogation of the Grand Preceptor, Grand Tutor, and Left Minister. Ye Xuan took the document. "Has Zhao Gao left for the city?"
"Your Highness, we have already left the city for the Southern Kingdom."
Ye Xuan sat down in front of the desk and opened the document to read. Jue Ying quietly left the Eastern Palace as if he had never been there.
Like Lin Mo, the Left Minister also belonged to Xuantian Sect. All these years, they had been sending disciples to Xuantian Sect through the Chang'an Academy, helping Xuantian Sect accumulate wealth in the empire.
Grand Tutor Li Lingxiao belonged to the Fuzi Palace. This force was rather mysterious and included all the scholars and calligraphers of the world. They cultivated the ancient books of the Saints and cultivated the Righteousness Qi. According to the Grand Tutor's instructions, Fuzi Palace was after him.
Li Lingxiao had only been ordered to take his life and bring his body back.
Fuzi Palace was a little interesting. They read ancient books of the Saints but killed people.
He was also a scholar, and he studied the Spring and Autumn period. Why would he be afraid of Fuzi Palace?
It was Grand Preceptor Li Chuntian's identity that surprised Ye Xuan. He was actually a descendant of the Dark Clan.
It was recorded in ancient books that the Dark Clan was the most mysterious in the nine states. For a hundred years, the nine states were under the control of the Dark Clan. Later, the nine states were in chaos, and the Great Dark Empire collapsed.
At this point, the nine states had been in chaos for 50 years. In the end, various major empires appeared one after another, occupied the nine states, and established new empires.
It seemed that he had to have a chat with the Grand Preceptor personally.
Ye Xuan put the document on the desk, thoughts flying through his mind. He was very confused. These people were after him, but he was ordinary and had no secrets.
Why did they all want to kill him?
After a moment of thought, he left the Eastern Palace and walked toward Yangxin Hall.
Emperor Xia had said that when the battle of the north was over, he would tell Ye Xuan about his mother. Ye Xuan had always felt that the appearance of Fuzi Palace and the Dark Clan should be related to his mother.
In Yangxin Hall.
Seeing Ye Xuan's arrival, Emperor Xia motioned for him to take a seat. "Xuan'er, what brings you here?"
Ye Xuan got straight to the point. "Since we've won the battle in the north, you can tell me about my mother."
Emperor Xia was not surprised at all. "It's time for you to know. When I was traveling the world, I met your mother. After I found out that she was the princess of the Tianyu Empire, the two countries chose to marry."
"Everything went smoothly until three years ago when we were defeated in Hantian Pass. All the blame was on your mother. I wanted to send her away, but she insisted on staying. At that time, the officials forced me to kill her."
"That night, a hundred strong cultivators came to the imperial palace to assassinate your mother. The ancestor and I fought with all our might, but we were still at a disadvantage. At the most critical moment, a mysterious man came and saved your mother."
"That night, before your mother left, she threatened me with her life and had the chance to tell me some secrets. She is indeed the princess of the Tianyu Empire, but she is also a descendant of the Yu Clan. The person who saved her was sent by King Yu."
"The ancestor said that the person's strength is at least above Mingxuan realm."
A descendant of the Yu Clan?
Ye Xuan nodded. "Father, do you know about Fuzi Palace and the Dark Clan?"
Emperor Xia replied, "The cultivators who entered the palace that night were from Fuzi Palace, the Dark Clan, the Blood Sect, and the Sky Demon Sect. Why they wanted to kill your mother is a mystery. But before your mother left, she begged me to protect you."
"I have been mediocre all my life, and I have no achievements in governing the empire. I have also let down your mother. Xuan'er, if you have the chance, you must save your mother from the Yu Clan."
Ye Xuan said, "The Grand Tutor belongs to Fuzi Palace, the Grand Preceptor is a descendant of the Dark Clan, the Left Minister belongs to Xuantian Sect, and the Empress Dowager belongs to the Nine States Alliance. The Empress Dowager has infiltrated the palace under the orders of the Ninth Prince in an attempt to seize the throne."
"I have found them all, but these people are only the lowest-level pawns of the various great forces. If they can't achieve their goals, they will definitely come back again."
To be honest, he really admired Emperor Xia. The entire court was filled with treacherous people, yet he was still able to keep the empire going until now. It could be called a miracle.
Emperor Xia's expression was a little complicated. "I don't know their true identity, but I always knew that they had disloyal intentions. If I remember correctly, these people appeared in Xia in the year of my wedding with your mother."
"That's why they knew about your mother's identity a long time ago. There's one more thing that I have to tell you. When you were born, a strange phenomenon descended from the sky. Five-colored divine light enveloped you, and your luck filled the sky."
"Your mother was worried that your identity would be exposed, so she asked the ancestor to cover up the phenomenon. It was also at that time that the ancestor was seriously injured. Even after more than ten years of recovery, he could no longer recover from the hidden illness."
"The ancestor was once a half-step Poxuan, but now his cultivation has fallen to Mingxuan level two. Xuan'er, if you have time, go and see the ancestor."
Ye Xuan nodded. He now knew why the Great Xia Empire had been able to hold on until now. It was because of the ancestor. "Don't worry, Father. I'll go when I have time."
In fact, his heart was filled with doubts. Logically speaking, the previous owner of this body was the son of destiny or the destined one. How could he have transmigrated and taken over the body?
"Master, this means that your life is tougher than his."
Ye Xuan was speechless.
The system's words rendered him speechless.
"Father, I will take my leave first."
Knowing what had happened that year and linking everything together, it was time to meet Li Chuntian and the other two. Ye Xuan knew that they still had things to say.
Zhao Gao left the imperial capital with Dragnet and handed the three of them over to Cao Zhengchun. They were now locked up in the embroidered uniform guards' command center.
Ye Xuan's figure appeared in the manor, and Cao Zhengchun quickly came to his side. "Your Highness, you're here. Are you here to interrogate Li Chuntian and the other two?"
"Bring them up. I have some questions to ask!"
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