77: Suddenly I ate a big melon

While eavesdropping, Long Aotian finally learned why the Imperial Family's Li Er Immortal Ancestor and Ren San Immortal Ancestor had appeared.

Shi Rufeng was right; an Imperial Family Mahayana Realm God Protector of the Nation was almost beaten to death by Wu Xin, and the Imperial Family did not intend to let it go.

Otherwise, how could the Imperial Family establish itself in the Eastern Barrens and become one of the two major powers?

The mysterious Phoenix Family powerhouse who injured the Imperial Family's God Protector of the Nation must give the Imperial Family an explanation!

At the same time, the Imperial Family also needed to know the true origin of that mysterious Phoenix Family powerhouse and whether she held a grudge against the Imperial Family.

"That mysterious Phoenix Family powerhouse's strength is unknown. Li Er and Ren San are both Middle Stage Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivators. Together, they can even contend with a Late Stage Tribulation Transcendence Realm powerhouse. That mysterious Phoenix Family powerhouse should be in trouble!"

Long Aotian thought to himself, feeling a bit worried for the Phoenix Family.

"Imperial Father, if Emperor Ye God Protector's judgment is correct, the person who attacked Emperor Ye God Protector in the Shi Family is very likely a Long Family powerhouse. In that case, your subject suggests that our Imperial Family should mediate the conflict between the Shi and Long Families, and it would be best to have the Shi Family release those two Long Family Old Ancestors.

Otherwise, the destructive power of a Mahayana Realm powerhouse is terrifying, and your subject worries that the entire Royal City will become restless."

Seventh Princess Ye Changxi suggested.

"Hmm? This fairy sister is truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and speaks so pleasantly. How could someone like Shi Youse be worthy of this fairy sister? It's simply a toad wishing to eat swan meat..."

Hearing Ye Changxi's words to help the Long Family, Long Aotian immediately changed his view of the Imperial Family, especially of Ye Changxi. She looked more beautiful and pleasing to the eye with every glance. He praised her fiercely in his heart, while simultaneously slandering Shi Youse as a toad wishing to eat swan meat.

"Seventh Imperial Sister, you have been in the Cloud Palace for many years and haven't returned. Do you understand the grievances between the Long Family and the Shi Family?

Speaking of this, the Shi Family truly cannot be blamed.

What did the Shi Family do to the Long Family?

Nothing!

The cause of the conflict was Long Bubai, the Long Family Clan Chief, receiving a slap from Shi Gandang. How big of a deal is that? If one's strength is weak and cultivation is low, isn't it normal to receive a slap from a stronger person?

But the result was good; the Long Family then fought the Shi Family to the death as a whole!

In this King's opinion, a cultivation Family like the Long Family, which brainlessly resists stronger individuals, should be annihilated, especially in the Eastern Barrens under our rule.

If we wait for the Long Family to grow and then they resist our rule at the slightest disagreement, what then? It's better to nip it in the bud.

Those two Long Family Old Ancestors should not only not be released but should be resolutely killed!

That mysterious Mahayana Realm powerhouse, suspected to be from the Long Family, who shows such disregard for our Imperial Family, even daring to attack a God Protector of the Nation, should be executed without mercy!"

First Prince Ye Xianmeng said sternly.

"..."

"..."

Inside the main hall, there was a deathly silence.

No one expected that First Prince Ye Xianmeng's opinion would be so contrary to Seventh Princess Ye Changxi's opinion.

"..."

Long Aotian's face also turned ashen with anger upon hearing Ye Xianmeng's words. How much hatred did this damned Ye Xianmeng have for their Long Family? Why is it that among those surnamed Ye, some are as beautiful as celestial beings, while others are as ugly as loaches?

"First Imperial Brother, what do you mean?"

Ye Changxi's fair face also couldn't help but be covered with a layer of frost, and she retorted sharply, "The Shi Family merely sent you two women. Is that why you're speaking up for them so much?"

"Hmph!"

Hearing this, Ye Xianmeng's face sank, and he said coldly, "And what about you? Why are you speaking up for the Long Family?

Ye Changxi, don't think this King doesn't know that you were the first to fall for Long Bubai before Hua Buwan, but in the end, Long Bubai and Hua Buwan ended up together and even had a chubby son. For years, you've been plagued and hurt by love, always hiding in the Cloud Palace and rarely returning.

Heh heh, if not for the Long Family facing an annihilation crisis, and you worrying that your old lover might be captured and killed by the Shi Family, you probably wouldn't have even returned from the Cloud Palace, would you?"

"..."

"You!! What nonsense are you spouting!"

Ye Changxi's face turned red with anger, but she felt an inexplicable sense of grievance in her heart, and her eyes couldn't help but well up.

The others looked a bit unsettled.

Judging by the situation!

This seems!

Quite plausible?

"???"

Long Aotian was dumbfounded!

It was so sudden, he just ate a big melon about his own father?

This Seventh Princess Ye Changxi once had a fling with his father?

But later, something happened, and the two ultimately couldn't be together.

Could it be that his father was two-timing?

And the ship sank?

And the person on the other ship was his mother?

Long Aotian was extremely unsettled at this moment.

This melon was truly too big.

Even looking at the melon field from thousands of meters away, one could see the grandeur of this melon.

Is Ye Changxi fair?

Yes!

Skin as fair as snow!

Is Ye Changxi rich?

Yes!

Rich enough to rival a city!

Is Ye Changxi beautiful?

Yes!

Beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal!

One might ask, where would his father find such a woman who is not only fair, rich, and beautiful, but also a noble Princess of the Eternal Leaf Imperial Dynasty, with Heaven-Defying Martial Arts Talent and powerful strength, almost impeccable in every way?

Long Aotian didn't believe that his father would be willing to give up Ye Changxi, and seeing Ye Changxi's current situation, it seemed she still harbored feelings for his father and couldn't let go.

What exactly happened between them?

"Cough!"

At this moment, Emperor Ye cleared his throat, stopping the argument between the siblings, and stated, "Let this matter rest. No more arguing. The Imperial Family will neither help the Shi Family annihilate the Long Family, nor will it mediate the conflict between the Long Family and the Shi Family. Let the two families do as they please; the Imperial Family will not interfere!"

"..."

"...Yes!"

..."Hmm? Could the problem lie with Emperor Ye?"

Long Aotian's Divine Sense was focused on each of them. Emperor Ye, seeing Ye Changxi's eyes red with grievance, seemed to have a noticeably guilty and unnatural expression?

"Could it be that they were not a good match?

Ye Changxi wanted to marry his father, but Emperor Ye strongly opposed it?

Ten years ago, the Long Family was merely a small cultivation Family that had barely established itself in Thunder Dragon Royal City. Even the Great Ancestor hadn't broken through to the Soul Emergence Realm. How could the high and mighty Emperor Ye possibly look favorably upon such a small cultivation Family?!"

Long Aotian felt that he might have vaguely guessed the hidden truth.

Even if the reason wasn't entirely Emperor Ye breaking up the couple, Emperor Ye definitely played an ignoble role in it.

"This Ye Xianmeng has a problem.

All four princes are Early Stage Soul Emergence cultivators, but Ye Changxi is at the Ninth Revolution Peak Stage Soul Emergence, having caught up from behind.

If there were no comparison with Ye Changxi, Ye Xianmeng would be considered decent among the four princes, but with Ye Changxi as a comparison, the four princes appear quite useless.

Especially Ye Xianmeng, the First Prince, harbors great hostility towards Ye Changxi. Is he worried that his Imperial Father will pass the throne to Ye Changxi instead of him?"

Long Aotian also noticed something problematic about Ye Xianmeng's deep hostility towards Ye Changxi, while Ye Changxi herself was quite magnanimous, merely very angry.

It was nothing more than a struggle for the throne!

Ye Changxi's return made Ye Xianmeng feel that smoothly inheriting the throne might be difficult. This was a world where martial arts reigned supreme; whoever had the strongest fist was right. Ye Changxi's cultivation skyrocketing to the Ninth Revolution Peak Stage Soul Emergence upon her return, just a step away from the Divided Soul Realm, left him both shocked and panicked.

How could he have such a sister?

With such a sister, what future did he, as a brother, have?

God!

Why was Ye Xianmeng born, if Ye Changxi was also to be born!

Why didn't she marry Long Bubai back then?

Why didn't she get married? Why didn't she get married?

Could it be that she didn't marry for the sake of inheriting the throne... 3/5