Ye Kunlun had a guess but was also somewhat uncertain.
Long Qi knew much more than he had imagined, and coupled with Uncle Long’s identity as one of the twelve Kings, Long Qi’s identity was self-evident.
Long Qi looked at Ye Kunlun’s determined gaze and did not hide anything. “My identity is what you think it is.”
Ye Kunlun asked, “The Empress of Huaxia?”
Long Qi nodded.
Although Ye Kunlun had guessed, he was still shocked to see Long Qi personally nod.
He could never have imagined that his senior sister would be the supreme ruler of Huaxia, the Empress of Huaxia!
No wonder, when he caused such a commotion in the capital, Shanhetái had not made any moves, allowing him to cause trouble!
For anyone else, Shanhetái would have intervened long ago.
But Ye Kunlun was still filled with countless doubts. The Emperor of Huaxia was actually a woman?
This was probably something no one would have expected!
He figured there must be many secrets involved.
“What? Scared by my identity?” Long Qi looked at Ye Kunlun and smiled charmingly.
Ye Kunlun came back to his senses and shook his head, “Not scared, but I never expected it. Senior Sister, you’ve been hiding your true self so deeply!”
Long Qi sighed softly, a hint of sharpness in her eyebrows. “There’s no other way. If I don’t hide deeply, how can those people in Shanhetái behave themselves!”
“Tell me about it,” Ye Kunlun knew that Long Qi harbored too many secrets.
Now that he knew Long Qi’s identity, he couldn’t let her bear it all alone.
“I am willing to share the burden with Senior Sister,” Ye Kunlun said.
Long Qi felt a warmth in her heart.
If there was anyone she could confide her secrets to, it would be Ye Kunlun!
Long Qi tidied her thoughts and looked at Ye Kunlun as she began to recount the past.
“My brother and I are twins. Originally, my brother should have succeeded the throne, but my brother mysteriously disappeared on the night of my birth.”
“The experts of Shanhetái searched the entire Shanhetái, but they couldn’t find a single clue. My brother seemed to have vanished into thin air!”
“To stabilize Shanhetái, Father had no choice but to keep this matter a secret.”
“So, from that day on, I took my brother’s place and inherited the throne!”
“After my brother disappeared, that bloodline curse appeared within me. Originally, the experts of Shanhetái said I wouldn’t live past nine years old. Fortunately, at the age of eight, I met my master. Father told the outside world that I was frail and used cultivating as an excuse to have my master take me back to Kunlun.”
“It wasn’t until three years ago, when Father passed away, that I returned to Shanhetái.”
Long Qi’s account was not complicated, but Ye Kunlun heard countless doubts and even conspiracies within it.
What kind of place was Shanhetái?
Even if a fly flew in, it would be impossible to escape the scrutiny of the experts of Shanhetái.
How could Long Qi’s brother have vanished into thin air?
After his disappearance, Long Qi developed a bloodline curse. These two events were surely related.
Ye Kunlun’s first thought was that the imperial family had offended someone, and that person had come for revenge!
But if it was revenge, why not take both siblings?
Or did the perpetrator have other plans?
“Senior Sister, did your father know the origin of the bloodline curse within you?” Ye Kunlun asked, a thought striking him.
Long Qi replied, “When Father learned of the bloodline curse in me, he only said four words: ‘karma cycles.’ After that, Father’s health deteriorated day by day!”
“It seems he knew something, but didn’t tell you.”
“Before my father passed away, he told me that to resolve the bloodline curse on me, I needed to go north.”
Long Qi’s expression was tinged with sadness as she recalled her father’s last words.
“North, huh?”
Ye Kunlun frowned slightly, and for some reason, he thought of the Barbarian Tribe. Also, at the very beginning, Han Qingmian had also told him to go north.
Coupled with the fact that the man with the mole on his face had also gone north.
Ye Kunlun felt that these matters might be connected.
“Yes, but over the years, Fifth Uncle also sent people to investigate in the north, but they didn’t get any useful clues.”
Ye Kunlun knew that Fifth Uncle, as mentioned by Long Qi, was likely Uncle Long.
“Does Eunuch Yuwen know about this matter?”
Ye Kunlun suddenly asked.
Long Qi nodded and replied, “Eunuch Yuwen knows about this matter. What’s wrong? Do you suspect him?”
Long Qi saw Ye Kunlun’s thoughts and smiled, “Eunuch Yuwen served my father and my grandfather, and I grew up under his watch. If he hadn’t handled matters for me all these years, I would have encountered even more trouble in Shanhetái. His loyalty to the royal family is beyond doubt.”
Seeing Long Qi’s trust in Eunuch Yuwen, Ye Kunlun nodded. “I’m not suspecting him, I just want to understand the reason behind the matter. Everyone who knew about it back then is a suspect.”
Long Qi nodded, agreeing with Ye Kunlun.
As the Empress of Huaxia, she was not a mere ornament; on the contrary, she was very intelligent!
“Back then, including Eunuch Yuwen and Fifth Uncle, there were seven people who knew about this matter. One of them has already passed away.”
“This means there are four people still alive. Do I know any of them?” Ye Kunlun asked.
“Daoist Wuji,” Long Qi replied. “He also knows about this matter. Everyone involved took an oath not to leak this matter and to always be loyal to the royal family.”
Ye Kunlun thought of Daoist Wuji, with whom he had exchanged blows. With his strength, even back then, he was a top-tier expert in Shanhetái.
“Where are the other three people?” Ye Kunlun continued to inquire.
“Two of them have been in seclusion in Shanhetái, and one has been traveling abroad for many years and has not yet returned.”
Long Qi did not hide anything from Ye Kunlun, but she said with concern, “Junior Brother, this matter is too complicated, and you know nothing about the royal family’s affairs. Please don’t get involved!”
Long Qi naturally knew that this matter was far from simple, and she did not want to drag Ye Kunlun into it.
“Senior Sister’s affairs are my affairs,” Ye Kunlun shook his head with a serious expression. “Besides, I was just planning to head north anyway, so I’ll investigate this matter for Senior Sister along the way. Perhaps I can find the source of the curse!”
“As long as the source of the curse is found, the curse can be resolved. However, a drop of Senior Sister’s vital blood will be needed.”
Ye Kunlun took out a white porcelain bottle and, without waiting for Long Qi’s consent, directly collected a drop of vital blood from her fingertip.
“Then promise Senior Sister that you will be careful in everything!” Long Qi was both touched and worried.
In the years she had spent in Shanhetái, despite being the Empress, she had been cautious and wary at every turn.
All her worries had to be hidden in her heart; she had never mentioned the royal family’s secrets even to Ye Feihua.
After knowing that Ye Kunlun had come to the capital, Long Qi had thought about meeting him more than once but had refrained.
Firstly, she was afraid of meeting Ye Kunlun in her current appearance.
Secondly, even if she met Ye Kunlun, she felt that nothing could be changed.
The only thing she could do was to let Shanhetái observe the situation and let Ye Kunlun stir up the capital!
Fortunately, Ye Kunlun was not in danger and had repeatedly surprised her!
Ye Kunlun put away the porcelain bottle and gave Long Qi a reassuring look. “Senior Sister, rest assured, there are very few people in this world who can harm me.”
“By the way, how did you know that Shanhetái’s fortune was lacking?”
Long Qi withdrew her thoughts, remembering something, and quickly inquired.