Cracked Heaven Crown Prince's remarks left Li Yun utterly baffled.
His name had been Li Yun in his previous life, and it was Li Yun in this life too; that could only be a coincidence. If asked where the surname he had in his previous life had originated, he could have given a detailed account.
But this was the Ancient Celestial Continent. He truly had no idea where that surname in the eastern part of the Ancient Celestial Continent had originated.
As for the Wood Emperor, he was even more bewildered.
He had never even heard of him.
He had no idea what Cracked Heaven Crown Prince meant by saying all this, so he could only brush it off. "Of course, I have that surname. But as for this Wood Emperor Your Highness speaks of, I have never heard of him."
Cracked Heaven Crown Prince smiled. "It is only natural that you have not heard of him. In fact, there are probably not many people on the Ancient Celestial Continent today who still remember the Wood Emperor. There may not even be any records concerning him left."
"Only our branch of the Liehuang Imperial Clan has preserved certain texts recording some secret histories, and still retains humble reverence for our Ancestor, the Wood Emperor."
"Your Highness, now that you put it that way, I have become rather curious about this Ancestor, the Wood Emperor. Might I be fortunate enough to hear more?"
"Why not?"
"Your Ancestor is also my Ancestor."
"If we truly discussed seniority, it is hard to say which of us ranks above the other..."
Cao Lin's expression immediately changed at those words, and he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please mind your words..."
"Mind what words?"
"Eunuch Cao, withdraw first. There are certain secrets concerning our Li Clan