Weiyang Was Personally Admitted by the Crown Prince

"What?"

Ye Lingling leaned closer to Dugu Yan, looking at her curiously.

Dugu Yan smiled mysteriously and whispered into her ear, "Weiyang was personally admitted by the Crown Prince."

Ye Lingling's eyes widened. "The Crown Prince?"

She was slightly surprised.

"Is she a member of the Heaven Dou Royal Family?"

That was Ye Lingling's first thought.

But unfortunately, Dugu Yan shook her head. "No."

"Then?"

Ye Lingling seemed rather interested in this matter.

It was rare for Dugu Yan to see something that interested Ye Lingling this much.

She smiled and said, "According to the Crown Prince's guards, Weiyang was someone he encountered while traveling. As for what happened between them, there's no definite account. But most likely, His Highness Qinghe pitied Weiyang, which was why he arranged for her to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"What about Weiyang's parents?" Ye Lingling asked again.

Based on what she knew of Dugu Yan, since Dugu Yan had looked into the relationship between Xue Qinghe and Ning Weiyang, she must have also investigated Ning Weiyang's family background.

Ning Weiyang had never told them about her family, nor had she mentioned her relationship with Xue Qinghe. There had to be a reason for that.

The more they knew, the better. That way, they could avoid touching on Ning Weiyang's sore spots as much as possible and keep from making her sad.

At Ye Lingling's question, Dugu Yan wore an expression that said, You really do know me.

The night was deep and silent.

Dugu Yan glanced at Ning Weiyang, who was lying on the bed. Only after confirming that she was not awake did she whisper, "Weiyang is from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Her father is a direct disciple of the sect's inner branch, while her mother was an outer disciple. But her mother passed away many years ago, so I couldn't find out anything more specific."

After hearing this, Ye Lingling nodded, her gaze involuntarily shifting to Ning Weiyang.

She was actually from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

But...

If she was from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, why wasn't she studying within the sect? Why had the Crown Prince brought her to Heaven Dou Royal Academy instead?

Seeing the confusion on Ye Lingling's face, Dugu Yan seemed to have expected it. She immediately explained, "Weiyang's mother's martial soul was a Three-Bladed Dagger, and her father's martial soul was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Yet Weiyang awakened a Peony Flower. There's no need to spell out what that means; you and I both understand."

At this point, Dugu Yan's brows furrowed slightly. "Because of that, Weiyang was expelled from the sect. That was what led to everything afterward."

"..."

Ye Lingling said nothing, but the look in her eyes as she gazed at Ning Weiyang grew more pained.

No wonder Weiyang never spoke of her family. So that was why.

A six-year-old child who had only just awakened her martial soul had been cast out of her home. And she was a girl. If she had not encountered Xue Qinghe, how could she possibly have survived?

Ye Lingling's brows knitted as well.

A child did not necessarily inherit one parent's martial soul completely. Mutations were not impossible either. How could they cast her out of the family over something like that?

Clearly, that was not the only reason.

"Actually, the bigger reason was that Weiyang's Innate Soul Power was only rank three, and she was a plant-type Soul Master. Perhaps the people of the sect felt she could not bring any benefit to the sect. Since she also hadn't inherited either of her parents' martial souls, it gave rise to even more baseless speculation."

Dugu Yan sighed, unsure what to say for a moment.

Ye Lingling fell silent for a while.

Both of them subconsciously looked toward Ning Weiyang.

Ning Weiyang lay on her side and slowly opened her eyes.

"..."

A dim rose-red glimmer suddenly flickered in her eyes.