Xuanyuan Zhi stared at Xuanyuan Duo for a while before revealing the mystery: "It was a fire phoenix that rescued her and Bai Shi."
"A fire phoenix?" Xuan Yuanduo was instantly stunned: "Isn't that a legendary divine creature? Are you sure you're not mistaken? Is it a peacock or something?"
Xuan Yuanzhi glared at him: "Xuan Yuanyu and I both saw it, and not only us, but all the Imperial Guards saw it too!"
Because they didn't want to reveal the news of Su Xuening and Bai Shi's rescue, in case Xuan Yuanzhan didn't know and they could continue to use Su Xuening and Bai Shi to threaten him, he and Xuan Yuanyu ordered the Imperial Guards not to spread the news of their rescue, and not to mention anything about the Fire Phoenix or the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast.
Xuanyuan Duo was stunned: "I seem to have heard before that a fire phoenix appeared in our capital city. There were also rumors that it was a giant phoenix kite. I never thought that there was actually a fire phoenix. Is this fire phoenix the Vermilion Bird divine beast?"
He thought such divine creatures only existed in legends and really couldn't understand the difference between the fire phoenix and the Vermilion Bird.
In fact, Xuanyuan Zhi wasn't very clear about the difference between the two, since the Vermilion Bird wasn't their Eastern Chu's guardian beast. However, he had his own understanding: "The Fire Phoenix and the Vermilion Bird should be the same thing."
Xuanyuan Duo was taken aback again, and then exclaimed in surprise, "But isn't the Vermilion Bird divine beast the guardian beast of Western Liang? How come it suddenly came to Eastern Chu? And even rescued Su Xuening and Bai Shi?"
Seeing that Xuanyuan Duo had finally gotten to the point, Xuanyuan Zhi glanced at him and said, "The Xuanwu Divine Beast is the guardian beast of our Eastern Chu, but have you ever seen it in Eastern Chu?"
Xuanyuan Duo immediately shook his head like a rattle drum.
Just kidding, even the Emperor himself probably hasn't seen the Xuanwu divine beast before, where would he have seen it!
"So do you think that if the Xuanwu divine beast really exists, can the few of us make it obey us?"
Without a second thought, Xuanyuan Duo shook his head again like a rattle-drum: "Impossible, how could it listen to us?"
He might not even listen to his father, let alone us.
Moreover, the Xuanwu divine beast has never appeared in Eastern Chu, and he even doubts whether the Xuanwu divine beast even exists!
Xuanyuan Zhi sighed softly: "So who do you think would be the one to send the Vermilion Bird divine beast to rescue Su Xuening and the Bai family?"
Xuanyuan Duo froze, as if he instantly understood something: "Is it the Western Liang royal family?"
Xuan Yuanzhi sneered: "It's probably not as simple as the Western Liang royal family. It's very likely that it's the Western Liang Empress! Just as you and I could never control the Xuanwu divine beast, the Vermilion Bird divine beast in Western Liang is probably not something that an ordinary royal family can control either."
Upon hearing the words "Empress of Western Liang," Xuan Yuanduo was completely stunned: "No, why is this Empress of Western Liang involved in the internal strife of our Eastern Chu?!"
It is an unwritten rule among the four nations of the Xuan Tian Continent that nations should not interfere in each other's internal strife. Why would Xi Liang rashly intervene in the internal conflict of Dong Chu? This is far too unruly!
Xuan Yuanzhi raised an eyebrow: "That's a good question. So why do you think the Empress of Western Liang would interfere in the internal strife of your Eastern Chu if she had nothing better to do?"
Xuan Yuanduo was completely baffled by Xuan Yuanzhi's question: "How would I know? If I knew, would I be asking you?"
Isn't he just throwing his problem back at him?
Xuan Yuanzhi said with a hint of exasperation, "Isn't it simple? That means Su Xuening has a connection with Xiliang? And she can get the Empress of Xiliang to send out the Vermilion Bird divine beast for her. Just think about what kind of relationship they have!"
These words were like a bolt from the blue for Xuan Yuanduo: "Su Xuening has a connection with Xiliang? That can't be right. Isn't she Su Renzhong's daughter? How could she have a connection with Xiliang!"
Su Xuening was a native of Eastern Chu, and he would never have imagined that Su Xuening could have any connection with Western Liang.
Xuan Yuanzhi glared at him again: "Su Xuening is Su Renzhong's daughter, and Su Renzhong is indeed from our Eastern Chu, but do you know where Su Xuening's mother is from?"
Xuanyuan Duo was once again stumped by Xuanyuan Zhi's question. It took him a while to process what he was saying: "You mean Su Xuening's mother is from Xiliang?"
Xuan Yuanzhi narrowed his eyes: "Perhaps it's not just a matter of the people of Xiliang. The one who can drive the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast must be someone of a very important status in the Xiliang royal family, and it's even possible that it's the Empress of Xiliang!"
"You mean Su Xuening's mother is the Empress of Xiliang!" Xuan Yuanduo almost shouted out in surprise.
This news was absolutely explosive for him.
Seeing him yelling and shouting, Xuan Yuanzhi glared at him unhappily: "What are you yelling about? Be careful someone hears you!"
He and Xuanyuan Yu have been keeping this a secret, determined not to let the news that Su Xuening and Bai Shi have been rescued by Xiliang spread, as they might be able to use it against Xuanyuan Zhan.
Xuanyuan Duo immediately fell silent, but he was still reeling from the immense shock. He lowered his voice and said, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Wasn't Su Xuening's mother an orphan Su Renzhong brought back from the battlefield? She was always alone and helpless, beautiful but without any family background. How could she suddenly become the Empress of Xiliang? How is that possible?"
Xuan Yuanzhi sighed weakly, "It's precisely because she's an orphan that she has endless possibilities!"
These words startled Xuan Yuanduo. What he said was true; an orphan could have any identity, but the identity of the Empress of Xiliang was too great. The contrast was so great that it was almost unimaginable.
"However, if Su Xuening's mother is the Empress of Western Liang, then wouldn't she have stayed in our Eastern Chu for nearly twenty years? Isn't it said that a country cannot be without a ruler for a day? Could an Empress of Western Liang have stayed in Eastern Chu for so long?"
Xuan Yuanzhi didn't understand this question either. He frowned and said, "I don't know either, but judging from the fact that she can drive the Vermilion Bird Divine Beast to save Su Xuening, she should still be the Empress of Xiliang, and she has regained power in Xiliang!"
He was not from Xiliang and knew nothing about Xiliang, but he knew that anyone who could control the Vermilion Bird divine beast was no ordinary person, and that was why he always felt that Xiliang was a threat.
For no other reason than that Su Xuening was rescued by the Empress of Xiliang.
Even if the Empress of Xiliang might not care about Xuanyuan Zhan's life or death, Su Xuening would definitely care about him. That's why they had to consider Xiliang if they wanted to take action against Xuanyuan Zhan.
Xuanyuan Duo finally realized the seriousness of the situation: "So what do we do now?"
Who would have thought that Xuanyuan Zhan had Xiliang backing him up? Won't this cause a huge uproar?
Xuan Yuanzhi narrowed his eyes menacingly and said, "No matter what, deal with Xuan Yuanzhan first!"
Xuanyuan Yu is right. If Xuanyuan Zhan doesn't die, they will die. So now is not the time to consider Xiliang. We have to kill Xuanyuan Zhan first!
Xuanyuan Duo nodded silently, but his heart was in turmoil.
He felt that this matter was getting bigger and bigger. If things went wrong, wouldn't it lead to a war between Western Liang and Eastern Chu?
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