Zhang Lexuan's "Origin" Speculations

Shrek Academy, Inner Court Office.

At this moment, Zhang Lexuan was wearing a light blue long dress, exuding a gentle and dignified temperament, with every gesture displaying the demeanor of a well-bred lady.

When she saw this text, her body stiffened abruptly.

She took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in her heart; Zhang Lexuan's face turned somewhat pale.

She reached out and gently touched her chest, her heart pounding wildly inside.

From childhood, she always believed that she was just the daughter of an ordinary nobleman in the Heavenly Soul Empire, until her family was wiped out, Mu En saved her and brought her to Shrek.

She had never doubted her origins, but Lin Ye's words were like a pebble, creating huge ripples in the calm lake of her heart.

Silver Moon Martial Soul... A branch of the Sun Moon Imperial Family's Martial Soul... The princess...

These words kept echoing in her mind, making her feel dizzy.

She walked to the mirror and looked at herself. The familiar face seemed somewhat unfamiliar at that moment.

Is she really a princess of the Sun Moon Empire? If so, why is her family in the Heavenly Soul Empire?

Why were their entire family wiped out? What secrets lie behind all of this?

Countless questions flooded her mind, making Zhang Lexuan's feelings incredibly complicated.

She had always thought her past was simple, but now it seems that her background is far more complicated than she imagined.

She even began to wonder if the massacre of her entire family was truly just a simple vendetta, or if it was related to her background.

Wait a minute, if that's the case, does everything make sense now?

Zhang Lexuan and her family were a collateral branch of the Sun Moon Empire. They lost in the Imperial Family struggle and were implicated. As a result, they moved away from the Sun Moon Empire and went to the remote Heavenly Soul Empire to live in anonymity.

Therefore, Zhang Lexuan did not know her identity, only that she was born into the Heavenly Soul Empire.

But then another question arises: what kind of conflict between nobles could escalate to the point of annihilation?

It's important to understand that even if nobles fight to the death, the most they might do is assassinate or suppress each other; they would never commit the act of wiping out an entire family.

If that were the case, it would be terrifying. If I don't like the look of you today, I'll wipe out your entire family.

Tomorrow, someone even more powerful might take a dislike to me and wipe out everything I have.

That's impossible; such a thing couldn't possibly happen.

This means that people from the Sun Moon Empire discovered that Zhang Lexuan and her family were remnants of the old regime, so they launched a ruthless attack and wiped out the family.

Mu En happened to find Zhang Lexuan Zhang Lexuan brought her back, which seems to make sense, but something about it is still a little strange.

As Zhang Lexuan watched the words continue to appear in her mind, her body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

Lin Ye's speculation coincided with her own vague guess.

If that's true, then her family was wiped out because of the Imperial Family infighting, and the murderers who killed her parents and relatives were likely her own clansmen, members of the Sun Moon Imperial Family family.

This realization sent a chill down Zhang Lexuan's spine.

She had always thought of herself as an orphan, with no ties to anyone, but now she suddenly realized that she carried the deep-seated hatred of her family's blood feud.

She didn't know what to do. Should she seek the truth and avenge her family? Or should she stay at Shrek and continue living her peaceful life?

She walked to the window, looking at the bright sunshine outside, but her eyes became incredibly lost.

She grew up in Shrek Academy; Shrek was her home, Mu En was her family.

But if she really is a princess of the Sun Moon Empire, then there is an unbreakable connection between her and the Sun Moon Empire.

What's more, there's the deep-seated blood feud of her family waiting for her.

Zhang Lexuan sighed softly, a hint of pain and struggle flashing in her eyes.

She didn't know if Mu En had known about her background all along. If he did, why hadn't he told her? Was it to protect her, or was there some other reason?

Countless questions Entanglement in her mind, leaving her feeling utterly exhausted.

She knew that from the moment she read this entry in her diary, her life could never go back to the way it was before.

The carefree Zhang Lexuan has disappeared.

She is now a person burdened with family secrets and a deep-seated hatred.

Regarding Zhang Lexuan's background, although I have a general idea, the doubts in my mind not only haven't been resolved, but have only grown bigger and bigger.

The previous vague claim of being remnants of the Imperial Family infighting might seem to connect everything at first glance, but a closer examination of each detail reveals too many flimsy flaws.

Combining the scattered foreshadowing and hints in the original work, I have sorted out two completely contradictory guesses, each of which is self-consistent.

The first guess, which is also the most logical and the easiest to come up with.

Zhang Lexuan's family is the only core branch within the Silver Moon Lineage of the Sun Moon Empire capable of rivaling the Sun Lineage.

A century ago, an unprecedented battle for the throne broke out in the Sun Moon Imperial Family. At that time, the Silver Moon Lineage, with its extreme talent for Soul Tool and its deep roots in the military and the Hall of Consecration, had almost touched the edge of imperial power.

But at the last moment, the Sun Lineage used unknown dark methods, not only winning the final victory, but also taking the opportunity to launch a thorough purge to eradicate the Silver Moon Lineage.

Countless Silver Moon Clan members perished, and even those from the collateral branches who had surrendered and posed no threat were not spared.

Zhang Lexuan's ancestors were among the few survivors of that massacre. With a small number of trusted followers, they evaded capture and eventually fled to the Heavenly Soul Empire, which was separated from the Sun Moon Empire by the sea. Thereafter, they lived in anonymity and completely severed all ties with the past.

To protect their descendants, they didn't even tell their true origins, leaving only the legacy of the Silver Moon Martial Soul.

However, they ultimately could not escape the spies of the Sun Moon Imperial Family. More than a decade ago, their whereabouts were finally exposed, and a massacre ensued.

The entire family of over a hundred people perished. Only Zhang Lexuan, who was still an infant at the time, was found by Mu En, who was recuperating in the Heavenly Soul Empire. She was saved and taken back to the Shrek Academy to be raised.

This conjecture perfectly explains why she possesses the Silver Moon Martial Soul, why her family suffered a catastrophic disaster, and why she knew nothing about her origins from childhood to adulthood.

The second guess is much darker and far more subversive than the first.

Zhang Lexuan's family was not a loser in the struggle for the throne, but rather "rebels" who actively chose to betray the Sun Moon Imperial Family.