Yue Xiaofei's voice rang with accusation and fury!
This was the deepest thorn in his heart!
He could neither understand nor forgive it!
Faced with Yue Xiaofei's almost accusatory questioning, Ye Jincheng showed not a trace of guilt. Instead, a complicated smile crossed his face.
"Who told you your father was wrongfully imprisoned?"
"Huh?"
Yue Xiaofei froze. "Wasn't he?"
"Of course not."
Ye Jincheng slowly shook his head and said something that shocked Yue Xiaofei all over again.
"Putting your father in Yanshan Prison wasn't my decision. It was his own choice."
"What?!"
Yue Xiaofei's eyes nearly popped out of his head. "My dad... asked to be locked up? How is that possible?! Why would he do that?"
"Because he needed an identity that would let him disappear completely from everyone's sight."
Ye Jincheng's voice grew low and grave.
"He went into hiding under an assumed name to forge a sword for the nation... a blade sharp enough to crush its enemies and secure its future!"
"Forge a sword for the nation?"
Yue Xiaofei's heart raced. He had an inkling of what that meant!
"That's right."
Ye Jincheng nodded.
"Five years ago, your father uncovered leads concerning the betrayal of the [Night Watchers]."
"He discovered several powerful, high-ranking traitors hidden within our ranks!"
"These traitors had colluded with overseas hostile forces, including [Skull and Bones], in an attempt to overthrow the Dragon Kingdom!"
"Their influence was deeply entrenched, reaching every level of our nation. Even the Eight Great Clans had their agents among them!"
At that, Yue Xiaofei stopped breathing.
He remembered the name Cao Longxiang had been about to utter before his death!
"The Cao Family?"
The question slipped out instinctively.
"The Cao Family is only one of them."
Ye Jincheng's gaze grew unfathomably deep.
"Besides the Cao Family,