Consort Qi wants to kill Sang Hua...

Upon hearing this, Lord Xie suddenly narrowed his eyes, and a murderous intent began to rise around him—

"She actually dared to touch Sang Hua?!"

"Father?" Even Xie Shu noticed her father's strange behavior. "Father, what's wrong with you...?"

Father is angry because of Sang Hua?!

"I understand. I will handle this matter. I will definitely go and talk to her." Lord Xie had already made up his mind.

"Father... ...knew Sang Hua before?" Xie Shu could easily tell from his father's words that his father seemed to have some relationship with Sang Hua that he was unaware of.

Is it really as my mother said...?

What is the real relationship between the father and Sang Hua's mother?

Xie Shu knew her mother's hatred for Sang Hua stemmed from Sang Hua's mother, but...

"...If those things hadn't happened, Sang Hua......would be your cousin." Lord Xie said, looking up and sighing with regret. The past was vivid in his mind, and he felt a faint pain in his chest. "Her birth mother was someone I cared for like a younger sister, and her maternal grandfather was my mentor who gave me a second chance at life."

Even though his wife had many doubts.

But he never had any romantic feelings for Sang Hua's birth mother.

His junior sister is not to be defiled; she is the best woman in the world.

Xie Shu suddenly realized...

He had no idea that his father and Sang Hua had such a relationship... "Father and Madam Huo are actually fellow disciples?"

Lord Xie laughed, “Sang Hua’s birth mother is not Madam Huo.”

Xie Shu realized, "...I've heard that Sang Hua was born to General Huo's mistress and was later adopted by Madam Huo."

“Sang Hua is not General Huo’s daughter-in-law either,” Lord Xie added.

"Then who is she... ..." Xie Shu was surprised. All his suspicions had been denied. He really didn't know who Sang Hua was.

"Her birth mother was the former Empress Wang. Now you know who she is, right?" Lord Xie stood with his hands behind his back in the moonlight, his head held high, just like the proud young man who once learned martial arts from his master.

"The previous dynasty..." Then she is...

Hawthorne was actually the person His Majesty had been searching for relentlessly for years, sending countless people to find him...

An orphan of the previous dynasty?!

Xie Shu murmured to herself, "Sang Hua, she's actually... ...the former dynasty... ...the former emperor's... ..."

"She was born to Empress Wang, but not to the late Emperor." Having said this, Lord Xie had nothing more to hide from Xie Shu and went to sit down in a nearby stone pavilion.

Seeing Xie Shu's reaction as if struck by lightning.

It took Xie Shu a long time to recover, and she walked towards her father with extreme surprise. "Father, that Sang Hua..."

"My master, who is also your grandmaster, was a reclusive cultivator with considerable skill. Later, when the world descended into chaos, to save the people from suffering, he resolutely left his master and fellow disciples and descended the mountain. With his exceptional abilities, he fought against the enemy and protected the land... Later still, he took in many people like myself and taught us skills. The former Empress Wang was his only daughter..."

Lord Xie spoke of his childhood experiences training with his master and fellow disciples, and now all he could do was sigh.

They and their fellow disciples followed their master, learning martial arts and military strategy.

The master would also teach them some Qimen Dunjia, Hetu Luoshu and divination techniques. Among the fellow disciples, those with higher aptitude learned better.

There were also those who were less gifted, but the master never looked down on any of them. He always treated them like his own sons and taught them patiently.

They followed their master to conquer all directions, learning their own skills.

The junior sister is the master's only daughter. She grew up with them and is more like their younger sister...

"Then she..." Xie Shu became a little curious and couldn't help but want to ask more about Sang Hua's birth mother, but as soon as the words left her mouth, she felt that it was a bit impolite to ask in this way, so she changed her question, "What kind of person was Sang Hua's birth mother...?"

She was the only daughter of that old General Wang.

Another former empress...

Presumably, the all-knowing General Wang would pass on all his skills to her.

Perhaps she is one of the rare women in this world.

"She is a... very intelligent woman." Lord Xie carefully considered which words to use to describe his junior sister. "She is beautiful, very intelligent, interested in everything, and learns everything very quickly. Whether it's military strategy or anything else... she started learning later than us, but she learns faster than us. Even when Master is busy, we will ask her questions."

Upon hearing this, Xie Shu couldn't help but think of Sang Hua.

A smile unconsciously crept onto my face...

It seems that Sang Hua is very similar to her mother; she is interested in everything and learns very quickly.

Suddenly, he realized his thoughts and, fearing it would arouse his father's suspicion, quickly lowered his head... "She is truly a rare woman."

"Yes..." Lord Xie sighed.

Many of the fellow disciples who followed their master had secretly harbored feelings for their junior sister.

But it was just a secret crush...

Lord Xie said, "There is no one in this world who is worthy of her."

The same applies to him.

There is no one in this world who is good enough for his junior sister.

"But why would such a woman enter the palace... ...and become the empress of the previous dynasty?" Xie Shu pondered her identity, wondering why someone as intelligent as her would become...

After the fall of the kingdom.

There are many stories circulating about the death of the former dynasty's empress.

There are various versions of her story, but without exception... she died in the palace, in that great fire. "Could it be that she craved power?"

There seems to be no better explanation than this.

Such a clever woman must have been quite self-important.

There's nothing wrong with desiring the highest power.

Driven by her lust for power, she entered the palace and became the empress of the previous dynasty...

What about Sang Hua?

Xie Shu felt a pang of pain in her heart when she thought of Sang Hua.

Although Sang Hua was born to that extraordinary woman, who was rare in the world, her father was not the emperor of the previous dynasty. So, who was Empress Wang's father?

"It was her fate." Lord Xie sighed helplessly, his eyes already glazed over. "Entering the palace was her destiny; no matter how she tried to escape, she couldn't. Even though she had someone she loved, she couldn't escape her fate of entering the palace, which destined her to be separated from that person..."

That man was Sang Hua's father.

Biological father.

Xie Shu took a deep breath and held it. "Who is that person?"

Lord Xie paused there, lost in thought for a long time, and could only shake his head helplessly. "I don't know." After a while, he said, "Both my master and she saw through the secrets of heaven and knew that she was destined to enter the palace. She tried her best to change her fate, but she was powerless. I only heard her arguing with my master, and my master mentioned that person... ...saying that he was a fellow disciple."

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