After Shen Muran married the Bone-Scraping Blade, she bore Emperor Yongchang a child behind her husband's back, but the child was actually Jiang Buping's-the most badass part was that all three Great Grandmasters thought the child was theirs.
Pulling that off really was no easy feat.
And now, the Ten Great Clans still considered her one of their own. They had even jointly nominated her child as their new spokesman.
Thousand Faces suddenly felt that he had lived far too simple a life.
Compared to Shen Muran, he was as innocent as a fledgling just starting out.
Shen Muran's death had been far too unjust.
Heaven had denied her the years she needed.
The final outcome of many things often depended on how long the decision-makers lived.
In Thousand Faces' eyes, Shen Muran had already taken her personal abilities to their utmost limits, and there was nothing to fault in her plans.
Unfortunately, achieving great things took seven parts hard work and ninety-three parts luck.
Shen Muran simply hadn't been lucky enough.
Shen Hegui was still talking. "Muran, you've worked hard all these years. Alone in the Divine Capital, maneuvering around His Majesty while dealing with the Prince of Jiujiang's pestering. As your father, I knew it all. I saw it all."
Thousand Faces lowered his head, his eyes faintly reddened, looking touched by this fatherly love.
In truth, he was still digesting these bombshells.
Shen Hegui continued, "All the Ten Great Clans will send people to this birthday banquet. The Xie Family, in particular, has sent the Qilin Young Master, Xie Ciyuan. I'll bring him to see you shortly. Once he confirms Xunyang's bloodline, the Society of Light will immediately acclaim Xunyang as the Lord of Shadows. Everything we've worked to achieve for the Retired Emperor will ultimately belong