White Shadow Stab

"I've thought about this. Captain Wu's situation may be extremely unusual. Grandpa once told me that His Majesty's bloodline is actually... True Phoenix Blood! Of the four great families, our You Family's bloodline is the closest to His Majesty's. It's just that... perhaps because our bloodlines were so closely related, we were once granted tremendous trust and power.

But later, our You Family had a very unpleasant experience with the royal family. After that, the You Family's bloodline became especially diluted.

Captain Wu's situation is extremely similar to the royal bloodline Grandpa once told me about—the True Phoenix Bloodline."

"His Majesty and Captain Wu both have the True Phoenix Bloodline..."

As Fang Yue thought back to Captain Wu's situation, his expression gradually turned strange.

"You mean Captain Wu is actually His Majesty's illegitimate son or something?"

"Shh! Don't say things like that!"

You Sisi hurriedly covered Fang Yue's mouth with her hand. But when she felt the warm breath he exhaled, she immediately realized what she'd done. Blushing with embarrassment, she quickly pulled back her right hand and spoke in a low voice.

"Grandpa told me about the Nine Princes back then, and mentioned some things about His Majesty. He said His Majesty had once been young, too, and had quite a few romantic entanglements. But the only ones he truly acknowledged and left behind were the Nine Princes. If His Majesty intended to abdicate, then the next ruler of Qing would have to be chosen from among them."

Fang Yue furrowed his brow. "Do the Nine Princes all have the True Phoenix Bloodline, too... and the Power of Resurrection, like Captain Wu?"

You Sisi shook her head. "I don't know. No one has ever truly killed one of the Nine Princes. Or rather, even if someone had killed one