Zhang Lexuan's Background

At his words, Ye An and Zhang Lexuan almost raised their heads at the same time.

Du Busi, meanwhile, gave a soft sound of surprise. His expression unchanged, he said, "It seems Your Majesty intends to speak of matters concerning the Wangyue Viscount Family."

Wei Tiance nodded. Both his expression and tone grew far more solemn.

"The Wangyue Viscount Family was not originally a noble family of the Heavenly Soul Empire, nor was it a noble house inherited from the Heaven Dou Empire. Even within the Heavenly Soul Imperial Family, the origins of the Wangyue Viscount Family are a secret known only to each successive emperor."

As soon as he finished speaking, Du Busi's interest was immediately piqued.

Zhang Lexuan unconsciously tightened her grip on Ye An's hand. As Ye An firmly held her hand in return, a few suspicions arose in his heart.

"Sect Master Du should know that over four thousand years ago, the collision of continental plates caused Douluo Continent and the Sun Moon Continent to connect. Seeking to unify the continent, the Sun Moon Empire, with its advanced soul tool technology, swiftly launched a war against the three empires originally belonging to Douluo Continent."

Listening to Wei Tiance, Du Busi nodded and spoke with obvious reluctance. "Of course I know this piece of history. At the time, the headmaster of Shrek Academy gathered dozens of Titled Douluo and ultimately defeated the Sun Moon Empire. But what does this have to do with the Wangyue Viscount Family?"

"Could Your Majesty be saying that the Wangyue Viscount Family came from the Sun Moon Empire?"

The moment those words fell, Wei Tiance fell silent.

Hm?

They really were from the Sun Moon Empire?

A look of astonishment instantly appeared on Du Busi's face, while Zhang Lexuan's body suddenly tensed.

In the minds of most people in the three great empires, the Sun Moon Empire was an outsider and an enemy. Yet she was actually a descendant of the Sun Moon Empire...

Ye An keenly noticed Zhang Lexuan's reaction. He said nothing, merely gripping her hand even tighter.

Zhang Lexuan froze slightly at this, then subconsciously turned to look at Ye An. Looking into those pitch-black eyes, she felt the faint unease rising within her instantly melt away.

"The Wangyue Viscount Family did indeed come from the Sun Moon Empire, and they even possess a portion of the Sun Moon Imperial Family's bloodline."

Wei Tiance glanced at Zhang Lexuan before continuing. "Back then, a conflict erupted within the Sun Moon Imperial Family. Later, some members of the imperial clan left the Sun Moon Empire and came to the Heavenly Soul Empire."

"The inherited Moon Martial Soul of the Wangyue Viscount Family is precisely the Silver Moon Martial Soul possessed by those members of the Sun Moon Empire with imperial blood. Several centuries ago, during the reign of the late emperor, he accepted the Wangyue Viscount Family and granted them the title of Wangyue Viscount. In truth, the late emperor had intended to support the Wangyue Viscount line in ascending the Sun Moon Empire's throne after conquering the Sun Moon Empire in the future, thereby controlling the entire Sun Moon Empire. However, that opportunity never came, and so this secret has been passed down until today."

"However, during the reigns of successive late emperors, there had always been wariness toward the Wangyue Viscount Family. As a result, their title had not advanced any further in hundreds of years. Yet they had always remained utterly loyal to the Heavenly Soul Empire and had never done anything detrimental to it."

"After I ascended the throne, I had considered placing greater importance on the Wangyue Viscount Family, but..."

At this point, Wei Tiance could not help but sigh.

But soon, Wei Tiance spoke seriously. "I do not know who was responsible for the destruction of the Wangyue Viscount Family, but since it concerns the Sun Moon Empire, there may be another hidden twist to this matter."

Du Busi narrowed his eyes slightly.

Looking at it this way, the Heavenly Soul Imperial Family might truly have known nothing about the destruction of the Wangyue Viscount Family.

To the Heavenly Soul Imperial Family, the Moonwatch Viscount was equivalent to a nuclear weapon. Should war break out in the future and the Sun Moon Empire be defeated, the Heavenly Soul Empire could completely make use of the Moonwatch Viscount's Sun Moon Imperial Family bloodline, just as Wei Tiance himself had said.

The Heavenly Soul Imperial Family wanted the Wangyue Viscount Family to continue more than anyone else.

Then the person behind Xuan Ye Earl...

They might as well capture Xuan Ye Earl directly and force him to reveal the mastermind.

The method was simple and effective.

But remembering that he had promised Zhang Lexuan she would avenge herself personally, Du Busi thought it over and ultimately abandoned the idea.

Ye An was not particularly surprised by what Wei Tiance had revealed.

Zhang Lexuan's Moon Martial Soul truly resembled the Silver Moon Martial Soul of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial family. He would never believe the two were unrelated.

As for the person behind Xuan Ye Earl... if nothing unexpected had happened, it could only be Shrek Academy.

After all, Zhang Lexuan had been the sole survivor when her entire family was exterminated, and Mu En, already half-crippled, had happened to appear near Heaven Dou City and brought her back to Shrek Academy. When all those matters were connected, everything seemed incredibly strange.

But after hearing Wei Tiance explain the origins of the Wangyue Viscount Family, Ye An suddenly felt that things might not be so simple.

Perhaps Shrek Academy had not merely valued Zhang Lexuan's cultivation talent, nor merely wanted to bind her to Shrek Academy.

The Moonwatch Viscount's true identity might have been the real catalyst.

Seeing Zhang Lexuan's talent and bringing her back to Shrek Academy instead seemed more like something done conveniently along the way.

Of course, all of this was merely Ye An's speculation based on rumors from his previous life.

Whether it was truly as he suspected, perhaps the answer could only be found through Xuan Ye Earl.

Zhang Lexuan lifted her head slightly, clearly realizing this as well.

Although she wanted even more to take revenge with her own hands, compared to that, she desired the truth even more.

If they continued to delay, waiting until she was strong enough to personally take action and seek revenge against Xuan Ye Earl... unforeseen complications might arise.

If the true culprit behind everything chose to silence him first, she might never learn the real reason her family had been destroyed.

Thinking of this, Zhang Lexuan subconsciously met Ye An's eyes.

There was no need to say it aloud. Zhang Lexuan saw encouragement in Ye An's gaze.

Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan immediately took a deep breath and spoke softly. "Teacher, I want to... seek the truth now."

As her words fell, Du Busi's eyes suddenly lit up, while a trace of understanding appeared in Wei Tiance's eyes.

Just as he had guessed, Zhang Lexuan herself and Du Busi had long known who was responsible.

"Teacher."

Noticing Ye An's gaze and Zhang Lexuan's expression, Du Busi nodded slightly and made his decision at once. "In that case, your teacher will take you to uncover the truth right now!"