The woman was taken away, and Jiang Bai, watching the departing crowd, called out to stop the last maid.

"Wait a moment."

The maid turned around: "Does Your Majesty have any further instructions?"

"Who was that woman just now? I think I have a connection with her."

Jiang Bai smiled slightly, which naturally made the maid lower her guard.

"Her name is Linluo. She was originally the youngest daughter of the Fourth Elder, and is now His Highness's concubine. She made a mistake a few days ago, so His Highness has confined her to her quarters."

"Linluo?" Jiang Bai frowned. "The Fourth Elder is always arrogant. How could he allow his beloved daughter to become a concubine?"

Although the Wu tribe has a royal throne, it is still different from the emperor's family. Even a royal concubine is a noble one, but a concubine in the Wu tribe is, to put it bluntly, a mistress.

Most members of the Wu tribe have only one wife and rarely take concubines.

The maid's expression changed, and after hesitating for a long time, she whispered, "Miss Linluo was originally betrothed to His Highness by the former king to be his principal wife, but an accident occurred in the middle, so she had to become a concubine."

Jiang Bai was somewhat surprised; this was actually her father's decision.

Her father's marriage of other women to Li Kejun clearly showed that he did not want him to inherit the throne of the witch clan.

Li Kejun disobeyed his orders and ultimately did not marry Linluo, which likely caused the father and son to completely break off their relationship.

It's hard to say whether this is the prelude to the final disaster.

"I understand, you can go now." Jiang Bai waved for her to leave before continuing on his way back.

Perhaps, Linluo's existence will be an obstacle for Liko-kun to inherit the throne.

Most of the Wu tribe people live at the foot of the mountain, except for Li Kejun's palace, which is located at the highest point of the mountain.

Jiang Bai arrived at an ordinary little courtyard, where Yuan Mo, a Gu Master and an old friend of her parents, lived.

"Master Yuanmo, I apologize for disturbing you this time."

She knocked on the door, and after a while, someone opened it.

The person who opened the door was somewhat unexpected for Jiang Bai. This person looked very young, about the same age as her. How could he be an old friend of her parents?

Did he know all those things?

Jiang Bai began to doubt whether this person was clear about those things. If he was still a child at that time, he would have forgotten them like she did.

"Your Holiness, have you come to see me for something?"

Although Jiang Bai was meeting Yuan Mo for the first time, Yuan Mo had seen her at the banquet and knew her identity.

He was somewhat surprised by her arrival, but remained relatively calm.

After leading Jiang Bai into the house, he left to make tea.

Jiang Bai took the opportunity to look around his room, which contained mostly books about medicine and poison.

"Your Holiness, please have some tea." He brought the tea back and placed it on the table.

Jiang Bai turned to look at him, showing some interest in those medical Gu: "I've long heard that Lord Yuan Mo is the strongest Gu master in the clan, and his use of medical Gu is superb, capable of bringing the dead back to life and healing flesh and bones."

Yuan Mo shook his head with a faint smile: "No, that's all exaggerated by the clansmen. Although the medical gu can save people, it is far from being able to kill them."

Jiang Bai returned to his chair and sat down, taking a sip of his tea: "I came here today because there is something I want to ask Lord Yuan Mo about."

"Your Excellency, may I ask?"

“I want to know what happened to my parents back then. The clansmen said that you lived in the Fuming Temple on the mountain at that time, so you should be the one who knows the most about what happened.”

Jiang Bai had asked other members of the clan, but Li Kejun had already given an order that the matter should not be discussed casually, so no one dared to tell Jiang Bai the truth about what happened back then.

Yuan Mo's hand holding the cup paused in mid-air. He glanced at Jiang Bai before chuckling softly, "To be honest, Your Highness, His Highness came to see me yesterday and spoke of the very thing Your Highness asked about."

Jiang Bai's smile gradually disappeared; Li Kejun's hand had actually reached out so wide!

She slammed the cup down on the table, barely concealing her anger: "If Lord Yuanmo knew what happened back then, he shouldn't have listened to what that person said."

Perhaps she really did find the wrong person; this person should remember nothing at all.

"I never said I wouldn't tell the Holy Maiden, why are you in such a hurry?"

Yuan Mo looked at her with amusement, making her feel a little embarrassed.

"I... I thought you wouldn't say anything." Of course, she thought he had already sided with Li Kejun and had forgotten that her father was his master.

Yuan Mo was her father's eldest disciple, with exceptional talent, and was older than both her and Li Kejun.

"The events of that year are long past, and the past may have become somewhat obscured, but I will never forget them. Speaking of which, I still remember what the Holy Maiden looked like when she was a child. I even held you in my arms back then, and you loved playing with me the most."

“Li Kejun was the son of a friend of Master’s. At that time, the Wu Clan fought against the martial arts world. Master’s friend and his wife were killed, leaving only ten-year-old Li Kejun. Master adopted him. At that time, you were still in your master’s wife’s womb.”

"After you were born, my master was overjoyed, which meant that the Holy Maiden of this generation was born. Three years passed in this way. By then, Li Kejun had grown into a handsome young man. We were all unaware that he had already vowed in his heart to become the next king. My master first took a liking to me and intended to groom me as his successor."

"When you were little, you didn't seem to like Li Kejun very much and angered him many times. Later, our clan suffered another invasion from the outside world. Outsiders coveted our clan's treasure and would not give up until they got what they wanted. This time, our clan had not yet recovered from the last great war and suffered heavy casualties. My master was also on the verge of death at that time, and my master's wife lost you when you were three years old because of the escape."

"Although Master did not blame Mistress, she missed you day and night, which caused her to become somewhat mentally unstable. Not long after this incident, Master, despite his illness, rebuilt our clan and discovered the cause of the disastrous defeat. It must have been a traitor within the clan. Master placed his suspicions on Li Kejun, and only then did he realize that this boy he had adopted was ambitious."

"Suspicion aside, my master had no evidence at the time, so he could only let him go. Afterwards, he took a series of actions to attack him, hoping to cut off his ambition to inherit the throne. King Li was cunning and ruthless, so my master did not think he could become a good king."

"But man proposes, God disposes. My master's health was severely damaged after that battle, and he unfortunately passed away five years later. I was supposed to inherit the throne and govern my tribe first, but Keli Kejun secretly plotted against me and poisoned me, thus successfully seizing the throne. My current appearance is the aftereffect of the poisoning I painstakingly cured. Although I am thirty years old, I look only twenty years old."

“He wanted to kill me afterward, but the key to the treasure vault in the back mountain was in my hands. That key not only opens the treasure vault, but is also a symbol of the king’s status. He couldn’t kill me without finding the key. Now, because of his tyranny, many of his people are dissatisfied with him, so he is eager to marry you in order to consolidate his position as king.”

Jiang Bai was stunned after hearing this: "So that's how it is."