"Yuan'er, what did he say to you? Why did you suddenly change your mind, leave Blackwind Town, and abandon the idea of training in Blackwind Forest?"
On the road out of Blackwind Town, the old woman asked in confusion.
"He merely guessed that someone might be planning to strike at me and urged me to return to the capital at once." Xia Yuan narrowed her eyes and gazed toward the Imperial City as she slowly said, "However, I will not return immediately. I want to invite Great Grandfather out and see exactly who wants to kill me."
"Can his words be trusted?" The old woman frowned. "Wouldn't inviting your great-grandfather out be making a mountain out of a molehill?"
She was of a very senior generation and was already one hundred and sixty years old.
Yet the great grandfather Xia Yuan spoke of was of an even seniorer generation than she was. He was already two hundred years old and was one of the Great Xia Royal Family's foremost powerhouses.
"I did not wholly believe his words. Still, I also feel that if my imperial brothers and sisters found an opportunity to kill me, they truly might act. To be safe, inviting Great Grandfather out is the best choice." Xia Yuan shook her head, her expression gradually turning cold. "If someone truly dares lay a hand on me, then in the future, I will no longer care that they are my siblings."
"Alas." The old woman fell silent for a moment, shook her head, and could only let out a sigh.
She had lived through such things herself and knew full well what this group of people could do in their struggle for the throne.
Therefore, whenever the throne changed hands, a storm of blood and gore would inevitably arise,