Szelote was the first to come to his senses. He quickly squatted down and helped Xie Qi, who was kneeling on the ground, up.
Then, Szelote raised his hand and gently stroked Xie Qi's cheek. The mark had begun to turn red, clearly indicating a severe beating. He frowned distressedly and asked softly, "What are you doing? Doesn't it hurt?"
Xie Qi tightly grasped Szelote's hand that was touching his face and explained anxiously, "I'm sorry, everything I said just now was a lie. In fact, Xie Teming cast a spell on your earring, and he has been watching everything that happens here through it. I did this just to show him that he has been watching us the whole time."
However, after hearing Xie Qi's words, Xie Nuoke was the first to express his disbelief and shouted angrily: "You are talking nonsense! Why would my father do this?! He has no reason at all!"
Hearing this, Xie Qi turned his head, his eyes serious, but his words made everyone present break out in a cold sweat. "Because Xie Teming has made a deal with the Demon King. He is watching you and wants to lift the Demon King's seal. Then, Saint Kaya City will be the first place to be invaded by monsters."
"This... this is impossible! Everything is peaceful outside, there is no danger at all, how could the Demon King be released! My father would never make a deal with the Demon King." Shenok's voice was full of disbelief and anger, he could not accept this fact.
"Peace? This is just an illusion. Every year, people die accidentally while carrying out missions arranged by Xie Teming. Do you really think it's that simple? Have you found the body? You can't find it at all, because Xie Teming has already sacrificed it to the Demon King."
“…How could this be…No…How did you know…You’re lying!”
Finney walked behind the emotional Shenok and patted his shoulder gently, trying to calm his excitement.
Then, Finney looked at Xie Qi and said coldly, "You have to provide evidence for this unfounded claim. Otherwise, we won't believe you."
Xie Nuoke immediately agreed: "That's right! I can't just take whatever you say! I don't believe you." He stared at Xie Qi with distrust in his eyes.
Xie Qi looked at their obviously suspicious eyes and sighed helplessly. He then slowly raised his hand that had been wrapped all this time and gently untied the cloth wrapped around it.
As the strips of cloth peeled off layer by layer, the totem on the back of Xie Qi's hand gradually revealed itself. His eyes were as calm as water, as if he had anticipated this moment.
"I'm telling you this as Prince Sherkaqi, and you still don't believe me?" Xie Qi's voice was deep and firm, carrying an undeniable authority. "After all, I know better than anyone what happened fifteen years ago."
His words were like a heavy hammer, hitting the hearts of the three people. They stared at the totem on the back of Xie Qi's hand with wide eyes in disbelief.
The appearance of this totem means that the seal of the devil has begun to loosen, and an unprecedented crisis is about to come.
What shocked them even more was that Xie Qi turned out to be Prince Sherka Qi. They had originally doubted Xie Qi's identity, but now, the appearance of the totem made them no longer able to doubt what Xie Qi said.
"How is this possible..." Shenok muttered to himself, his face full of astonishment and confusion.
"We saw him cremated with our own eyes..."
However, Xie Qi simply explained calmly, "The cremated corpse you saw was just a puppet created by my mother."
At this moment, only Szelote's blood was boiling. His pupils contracted sharply, and his eyes stared straight at Xie Qi, as if he wanted to see through him.
The next second, Szellot straightened his back, knelt on one knee, and placed his right hand on his left shoulder. He looked at Xie Qi with a firm and ardent gaze, and said in a slightly trembling but extremely firm voice, "My Highness, Szellot, your knight, will fulfill his loyalty to you with his life."
However, when Xie Qi saw Szelot suddenly kneeling down, he was shocked. Without thinking, he knelt directly on his knees with a thud, kneeling face to face with Szelot.
"Your Highness..."
Before Szelote could finish his words, Xie Qi interrupted him, "I am your boyfriend, not His Highness. In front of me, you will always be my equal, even more important than me."
However, upon hearing these words, Szelote's heart trembled violently, and the words that were on the tip of his tongue could not be uttered.
He looked into Xie Qi's eyes, which were full of sincerity and affection, as if there was a flame burning, making him involuntarily indulge in it.
After Xie Qi finished speaking, he helped Szelote, who was still in a daze, and pulled him to sit down on the bed.
Then Xie Qi looked at Xie Nuoke and the others and said, "Come and sit down too. I will tell you everything you want to know, even the truth about my parents' death fifteen years ago."
Late at night, only Xie Qi's low, slow voice echoed in the air. The three of them sat silently around him, listening to him recount the distant past.
As the truth unfolds, they seem to be drawn into a world full of mystery and conspiracy, and every word is like a key, gradually unlocking the truth hidden behind it.
When Xie Qi told the three of them everything he knew without reservation, their expressions grew solemn. Their eyes flickered with shock, anger, and helplessness. The complexity of this truth was beyond their imagination.
"I was severely injured and don't remember what happened or who I am. That's why I haven't returned to Saint Kaya City in all these years. It was only six months ago that I remembered everything."
After Xie Qi finished speaking, the room was completely silent, as if even the air had frozen. After a long moment, no one spoke, and the entire space seemed to be shrouded in a heavy atmosphere.
Xie Qi understood that this news was too shocking and would take time to digest. So, he waited quietly, giving them enough time to accept it.
After a long time, Xie Qi finally broke the silence. He looked at Xie Nuoke and said slowly, "I know it's hard for you to accept it right now, but there are things I must tell you. The current king is not your father. Earl Xie Teming died before my parents. If I'm not mistaken, your mother may have noticed something, so Xie Teming silenced her."
At this time, Xie Nuoke held Xie Qi's hands tightly with both hands, his eyes blurred with tears, staring straight at Xie Qi, his body shaking constantly, and sobbing continuously.
He was so sad that he couldn't say anything, but only used his eyes to express his inner pain and confusion.
Xie Qi reluctantly pulled his hand away, then turned to look at Finney and said, "Finney, take him back to his room first. Give him some time to digest this information."
Finny nodded respectfully and without saying anything, led Xie Nok out of Xie Qi's room. The moment the door closed, the room fell silent again, leaving only Xie Qi and the silent Szelote.
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