In the past, after the succession ceremony of the goddess of the goddess clan, it was the ceremony of enthroning the crown princess of the royal family. These two women would undoubtedly be the most noble in the future Dragon Empire.
But Long Haotian saw everything on the stone that day clearly. Mo Xiangjun, who had a deep relationship with Long Kun in the past, has died, and Long Kun has also been dead for many years. It is impossible for the Goddess Clan to have twin girls again. Does that mean that the prince he is about to be enthroned will have no legitimate son in the future?
It is undeniable that Long Haotian felt uncomfortable, so the future crown prince, the second prince Long Xiang, would definitely also feel resentful.
But the rules of the ancestors were there, and Long Haotian was afraid of the Mohist School. Even if he felt uncomfortable, he dared not go against the wishes of his ancestors.
Therefore, when the Long family saw the Mohists vigorously promoting the Goddess's succession ceremony, one can imagine the shadow in their hearts.
"Father, are we just going to accept this cowardly way? Without a legitimate son, how will I face the future?"
Long Xiang looked at the low-key yet luxurious invitation in front of him. The veins on his forehead jumped uncontrollably, and his already gloomy face became even more distorted.
Long Haotian glanced at him calmly: "This is the rule set by our ancestors. If you don't follow it, are you planning to confront the Mo family?"
"But father, I refuse to accept. Why? Why did I have to face such a thing when it was my turn? Wouldn't the Mo family consider our Long family? Even if we don't have one of the twin daughters, don't we still have the Mo family daughter? Wouldn't it be natural for their daughter to be the queen?"
Long Haotian sneered: "Why? Why do you say that? Just because this is the rule set by our ancestors, you don't accept it, but did I accept it back then?"
Hearing this, Long Xiang was shocked, as if he just remembered that his father also had no legitimate son. No matter how favored Long Kun was in the past, he was not a legitimate son, and the queen at that time...
"Father," Long Xiang's throat was dry, and he looked at Long Haotian hesitantly.
Long Haotian glanced at him expressionlessly: "After all, this matter is also our Dragon Clan's problem. If your brother hadn't done such a conscienceless thing back then, Mo Xiangjun wouldn't have ended up like that. Now that you have no legitimate wife, it has nothing to do with the Mo Clan. If we put forward a different opinion on this, the Mo Clan will surely not let it go."
"Now, whether it's Long Kun or Mo Xiangjun, they are all a thing of the past. Without the Mo family as a relative, although you will lose a strong backing, but a blessing in disguise. Don't worry, I will personally select a suitable concubine for you."
Even though Long Xiang was indignant, what else could he say after seeing his father had said so much?
But in his heart, he hated the dead Long Kun even more.
Long Kun, damn Long Kun, it’s you again. If it weren’t for you, how could I, the crown prince, be so cowardly?
"Father, I heard that on August 15th, the people of Mo Yin went to Sifang Continent to bring Ling Yuan and Young Master Yan to the Mo Clan. What do you think they are going to do?"
Long Haotian tapped the table nonchalantly. Although his face was calm, his eyes were deep and unfathomable.
"These two girls are not simple either. They helped to eliminate the zombies and also helped to make the antidote. The contributions they made to the Four Continents are unmatched even by our Dragon Empire. Mo Yin intends to win them over, and he must want to recommend them to his faction at this succession ceremony."
Long Xiang raised his eyebrows and said, "Speaking of which, these two girls are hiding something very well. Who could have imagined that the eldest lady of Fengchi Villa is actually Ling, the former regent princess of Siyou Kingdom?"
"And Gongzi Yan, just because of her status as the young master of Never-Sleeping City, we can't underestimate her. But we never expected that Gongzi Yan would be a woman."
"Father, I just became interested in them, but Mo Yin took action and took them back to the Mo family without giving us a chance to react. It's a pity to think about it!"
"Regret? There is nothing to regret. No matter whether Ling is the regent princess or the eldest daughter of the Feng family, she is already married. How long can Mo Yin keep such a person? Wei Jie is not someone who can be easily dealt with."
"Similarly, we have never been able to find out who is behind this Never Sleeping City. Although it seems to have no background, the Never Sleeping City's defensive and offensive power cannot be underestimated. This can be seen from the eradication of zombies this time, especially the black liquid. I always feel like I have heard of it somewhere."
Speaking of the black liquid, Long Xiang suddenly became interested. When Long Haotian said, "I seem to have heard of it somewhere," his eyes suddenly became stern and he raised his head instantly.
"Father, I remember now. Have you forgotten that a few months ago, when the Mohists helped the Four Continents, they sent two girls to encircle and suppress them? I remember that at that time, they used a few large pits to burn tens of thousands of zombies into charcoal. Do you think this liquid is the same as the one used by Young Master Yan?"
After Long Xiang reminded him, Long Haotian also remembered, "Oh right, after that incident, I sent people to check the identities of the two girls, but the results were not satisfactory. Apart from knowing that they were from the Mo family, we didn't even know what they looked like. One of them rode a small silver dragon. According to the information I have, there is no one in the Mo family who can own a silver dragon. Who do you think these two girls could be?"
Long Xiang had never paid attention to such things before. When he heard Long Haotian mention it out of the blue, he subconsciously took a breath.
"Silver dragon? Isn't that a noble silver dragon second only to the obsidian dragon and the diamond dragon? Who is so capable? Who can actually contract a silver dragon?"
Long Haotian nodded, and at the same time, his brows furrowed deeply.
"It seems that our current strength is still not enough to penetrate the Mo family. Mo Yin's motive this time is too unpredictable. And this Ling Yuan, who was inexplicably 'killed' a few years ago and now appears inexplicably again, where has she been in the past few years?"
"Besides being the young master of Nevernight City, does Young Master Yan have another identity? No, we must send someone to the Four Directions Continent to investigate. Xiang'er, I'll leave this matter to you!"
Before, everyone's attention was focused on studying the zombie virus, and no one thought about how these two people were involved. Now that he saw that they were valued by Mo Yin, the old emperor became uneasy.
The four major families in Kyoto also expressed doubts about this.
Needless to say, the Ling and Hua families, those in power all know the true identities of the two sisters. As for how the people below think about it, it is not within their consideration.
On the contrary, the Lin family and the Xue family, like Long Haotian, had not noticed any details before. After layers of screening, they discovered that these two women were much more mysterious than they had imagined.
When the Lin family discussed this issue, Wei Jie's senior brother Lin Yutang was naturally indispensable.
As the eldest grandson of the Lin family, Lin Yutang was placed with high hopes. Otherwise, he would not have been handed over to old man Zihe for personal instruction.
When they asked about Ling Yuan, Lin Yutang's expression was very complicated, because the current Feng Yuan and the Ling Yuan many years ago were so different.
At that time, she was still fat, dark and ugly, but when she met Feng Yan again, she was thin and white. Although she knew that the face could be changed, the figure and skin color were not easy to change, right?
Therefore, when the news spread in Sifang Continent that Ling Yuan was Feng Yan, he instinctively doubted it. However, when he knew that the news came from the fourth young master Feng Chi himself, he hesitated again...
"I know very little about Ling Yuan. She died in the corpse transformation a few years ago, and her body had even rotted. When Wei Jie was about to bury her, a stranger came and snatched her body away. Since then, Wei Jie has been like a madman, practicing desperately and refusing to admit that his princess was dead."
"After so many years, no one knows whether the Regent Princess is dead or alive. But there were rumors that her body had indeed decayed. I think it's not groundless. Ling Yuan disappeared for many years and she suddenly appeared this time as Feng Yuan. It's obvious that she wants to break off all ties with the past. I never thought that Wei Jie would chase her to Fengchi Villa."
"There is another very important point. Now the four continents are saying that Feng Yan is Ling Yuan, but there are only a handful of people in the Dragon Empire who have actually seen Ling Yuan. You may not know that Ling Yuan was fat and ugly back then, but you also saw Feng Yan on Stone Island, right? Do you think her appearance can be associated with Hei Pang Ugly?"
As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted the attention of the senior members of the Lin family: "You mean..."
"A person's appearance may change, but it's not easy to change their figure and skin color, right?"
The eldest elder of the Lin family stroked his graying beard and looked at Lin Yutang thoughtfully.
"But no matter whether it is Feng Yan or Ling Yuan, their medical skills are obvious to all. In the past, Ling Yuan used her own skills to prevent the outbreak of corpse poison in the Never-Sleeping City. Even during the coup in the Siyou Kingdom, she also made a lot of efforts, although she died in the end because of the corpse poison. Of course, whether the death here is true or false is still unknown."
"As for this Feng Yan, she single-handedly resisted the scourge from the Dragon Empire during the Four Directions Festival. Many people were poisoned by corpses, and even Wei Jie was not spared. In the end, wasn't it thanks to her that they got rid of the poison?"
"Although these two people may look very different, one thing is certain: they are the only ones who can make drugs to fight corpse poison. What do you think?"
The words of the Great Elder caused the top leaders of the Lin family to fall silent at the same time.
Ling Yuan has such a complicated life story, and Gongzi Yan's life story is even more confusing. Why did Mo Yin invite these two girls to join the Mo clan at the same time?
At this time, the second elder of the Lin family suddenly said, "There is one more thing you have forgotten, that is Ling Yuan. The second branch of the Ling family recognized her as their adopted daughter. Although she is an adopted daughter, everyone in the second branch of the Ling family treated her very well. They even changed Ling Yuan's name to Ling Yuan when she returned to the empire this time, and she officially became the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Ling family. Do you think the Ling family will know something?"
"In fact, I've been wondering until now, was the second branch of the Ling family expelled from the empire and sent to the four directions just because they angered the old man of the Ling family? For so many years, this question has been bothering me and has always puzzled me. As far as I know, the overall strength of the second branch is better than that of the first branch. So what's wrong with the old man Ling that he wants to send his second son and his family to the four directions?"
"Moreover, the most confusing thing is, since it is an exile, why did this old man go there to join in the fun? Is there something more attractive in the Four Continents than the Dragon Empire?"
The words of the eldest master of the Lin family made everyone frown. In fact, this problem has troubled them for many years. They have investigated it, but the Ling family has a very strict discipline and they can't find out anything.
After a brief silence, the second master of the Lin family suddenly had a bold guess.
"Brother, if what you said was true, and if the Ling family, who had a very good relationship with the Mo family, deliberately sent the second branch out, does that also mean that the Hua family treated the third master Hua Yao in the same way?"
Hua Yao?
Thinking of Hua Yao, the thief who once caused chaos in the empire, everyone's expression changed.
However, due to Hua Yao's special profession, many people looked down on him. However, this person's ability was the best among their generation back then. Even though he was born a thief, his comprehensive abilities were beyond the reach of many people.
Since no one thought of Hua Yao for a while, when the second master of the Lin family suddenly asked this question, everyone gradually came back to their senses: "If I'm not mistaken, Hua Yao just came back this year, right? What is he doing in the Hua family now?"
"He basically never leaves his house, but I seemed to have seen him over Stone Island before."
"So what is he doing in the Four Continents?"
At this time, the third master of the Lin family sneered with disdain: "What else can he do? Isn't it just going back to his old ways and doing some sneaky things?"