Chapter 174 The Last Remaining Royal Bloodline of the Jade Lan Kingdom
Chapter 174 The Last Remaining Royal Bloodline of the Jade Lan Kingdom
Xiao Xian's physical condition was much better than Xie Yaochuan had expected. Just two days later, he was able to get out of bed and walk around.
Xie Yaochuan examined Xiao Xian's injuries very carefully. Although there were still scars on his chest, they had largely healed.
This speed of recovery is truly extraordinary, even frightening.
At once……
It doesn't look like a real person...
Moreover, the old man didn't do anything for him at all; he just stitched up his wound and stopped the bleeding.
He relied entirely on his body's self-healing ability.
At this moment, Xiao Xian was holding a calligraphy brush, his eyes slightly dim, and he was concentrating on sketching the entire layout of the princess's mansion, the layout of the entire city of Peiji, and the location of the hidden underground room on the paper.
Every stroke is incredibly precise and meticulous.
After finishing the painting, he slowly raised his head, looked directly at Xie Yaochuan, and said, "This is all the information I know. I can tell you with certainty that Princess Lian'an is connected to that Sand Kingdom, and we can eliminate it without hesitation. However, her princess's mansion, which cost so much effort and money, is not just for show."
Facing this seemingly young boy, Xie Yaochuan dared not be careless in the slightest, nor would he simply treat him as a child.
The map he just drew is enough to prove that he knows the entire city inside and out.
“You can’t do it alone. We need to get the Mu family’s secret guards to scout in.” Xiao Xian pushed several maps he had drawn in front of him.
"So, it's time to return to the capital."
Xie Yaochuan took the map he had drawn, nodded, and looked at him sharply. "You want us to leave as soon as possible?"
Xiao Xian raised an eyebrow slightly and tossed the cleaned brush into the brush holder. "Hope."
"Why?" Xie Yaochuan looked straight at him.
Xiao Xian paused for a moment, looking at his face. "What they want to do is open the tomb. Yu Xi must leave, or she will be relentlessly hunted down."
"A tomb chamber?" Xie Yaochuan couldn't figure out what kind of tomb chamber this place could be related to.
It was a remote and impoverished place, located on the very edge of the Moon Kingdom. Although there were many mountains, they gradually became barren, bordering the desert...
Xie Yaochuan paused, looking at this place with mountains and water.
When the Jade Lan Kingdom existed, its territory was extremely large. However, when the kingdom was destroyed, its territory was quickly divided up. No country wanted the desert, so it simply became a natural barrier.
This area was indeed on the border of the Jade Lan Kingdom before, but now it belongs to the Moon Kingdom.
In other words, the tomb he mentioned is related to the Yulan Kingdom?
He had previously heard that the tombs of the Jade Lan Kingdom were all built in the desert...
Seeing the strange look on his face, Xiao Xian chuckled softly, his eyes indifferent, his smile unfathomable. "As you think, I am from the Jade Lan Kingdom."
"I don't know why the Mu family chose the name Yu Xi. If it were me, I would also use these two characters."
“I am the treasure of the jade balustrade.”
"She is the only remaining member of the royal bloodline in the Yulan Kingdom."
"It is Lan Ke of the future Jade Lan Kingdom."
This was the second time Xie Yaochuan had heard the word "Lan Ke".
But this time he understood something.
"What does Lan Ke mean, Your Majesty?"
“She is the empress in the language of the Moon Kingdom.” Xiao Xian’s eyes softened. “Therefore, with her here, the tomb must be opened, and she must leave before the sacrificial ceremony begins.”
"At that time, the prince and princess must have temporarily entrusted their child to the people of Yulan Kingdom in an emergency, and erased all traces of her origin. They just never imagined that there would be so many malicious people in Yulan Kingdom."
Xiao Xian pushed a small box forward, and when he opened it, there was a small blue dumpling inside.
Xie Yaochuan was taken aback, and looked up to meet his cold, lifeless eyes.
“The Mu family is the maternal clan of the imperial concubine. We have no intention of invading the Yue Kingdom, nor do we want to take back our territory. But I want Yu Xi to grow up safely. She trusts you very much. If you reveal Yu Xi’s identity after taking this medicine, I will activate the main ingredient and kill you.”
Xie Yaochuan stared at the pill emitting a faint blue light in front of him, realizing that what the other party said was true.
Even though the Moon Kingdom was on the verge of destruction in the previous life, he still firmly supported Yu Xi in fighting to the end to defend the Moon Kingdom.
Without the slightest hesitation, Xie Yaochuan resolutely picked up the pill and swallowed it.
Then, he gave Xiao Xian a gentle smile and patted his head lightly, saying, "We'll set off tonight."
After a brief pause, Xie Yaochuan looked at him seriously again and said earnestly, "You must also grow up safely."
He was just a child.
It's just that they're carrying too much on their shoulders.
When Yu Xi was carefully lifted from the bed and placed back on the bed, she remained asleep and did not wake up.
The soldiers guarding the city were surprised to see them preparing to leave and asked, "A grand sacrificial ceremony will be held tonight at Hai hour (9-11 PM). Don't you want to stay and watch the ceremony before you leave?"
Xie Yaochuan shook his head and replied, "A sudden emergency has occurred at home, and I cannot delay any longer. I must set off for my hometown immediately. I will come to attend the ceremony again if I have the opportunity next time."
After saying this, he nodded slightly to the guard, then picked up Xiao Yuxi and got into the carriage that had been waiting at the city gate.
After the carriage had traveled a short distance, Xie Yaochuan lifted the curtain and looked at Pei Jicheng, which was gradually becoming smaller and hidden in the mountains and forests.
With her eyes slightly lowered, she looked at Xiao Xian, who was leaning against the carriage, quietly not saying a word.
What is the purpose of this ritual?
Xiao Xian rubbed his fingers and looked through the open carriage curtain. Unlike Xie Yaochuan, he was looking at the mountains behind Pei Jicheng.
"Drain the blood of those connected to the royal family and attempt to open the tomb using a sacrificial array. If that fails, they will begin slaughtering the ordinary people of the Jade Ring Kingdom."
Xie Yaochuan was startled and immediately pounded on the side of the carriage to stop it. He looked at him in disbelief, "You're just going to send them to their deaths like this? Those are your people!"
"Clan members?" Xiao Xian's lips curled up slightly, a hint of sarcasm in his smile.
"If it weren't for them, the Yulan Kingdom's palace would be located in the Heze Desert, and these countries would never have been able to find it in their lifetime. Yet the Yulan royal family was slaughtered overnight. They deserved to die."
As if remembering something, she sneered and looked at him. "The Jade Lan royal family all have their own shadows, they have a second life, do you know that?"
Xiao Xian's eyes reddened slightly, and endless hatred surged from his eyes like an unstoppable flood, engulfing everyone in it.
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