406 Mistake

"The second prince of Yanlong Kingdom, Pure Sea."

He Ping set down the scroll in his hand and chuckled. "Then for what purpose did this prince of Yanlong Kingdom go out of his way to make a move against our ships...?"

"This matter is somewhat complicated to explain." Daoist Yunji answered respectfully, then proceeded to explain.

"As for the ship raid, Prince Pure Sea did not specifically mean to become our enemy. At its root, this concerns the struggle for Yanlong Kingdom's throne. Our fleet simply happened to be in the right place at the right time and was used by Prince Pure Sea as the blade with which to kill another."

After Daoist Yunji and Yu Buxin captured Prince Pure Sea's soul and used a soul-searching technique, they learned the cause and course of events from the remnant soul of Yanlong Kingdom's second prince.

Although the ruler of Yanlong Kingdom had three sons, his eldest, the Yanlong Crown Prince, was the firstborn and had always been regarded throughout the kingdom as the next ruler, he also had two younger sons.

Unlike the Yanlong Crown Prince, the eldest son born to his principal wife—the queen who had died in childbirth—his two younger sons, Pure Sea and Three Good, had both been born to his concubine, Lady Zhaoyuan.

The ruler of Yanlong Kingdom greatly favored Lady Zhao'ai. This lady's origins were also connected to the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, one of the three great chambers of commerce. With that status behind her, Lady Zhao'ai held an exalted position and was especially beloved by the ruler.

Out of love for the mother, he loved her children as well. The ruler doted on the two young princes, and after they grew up, Lady Zhao'ai continued whispering in his ear, hoping to have