Chapter 509: Chapter 238: The Path of Empty Promises

Monarch Yuehan was a young genius Painting Saint.

He was the youngest Painting Saint in the entire history of the Cangyuan Realm, achieving the title at the age of seventeen.

At that time, in the Cangyuan Realm, he could be considered a rising star. Countless painters believed that Monarch Yuehan would likely enter the realm of Great Freedom with his Divine Soul and ultimately become the new Painting Immortal.

Then Monarch Yuehan met Jiang Qianrou.

He secretly started seeing Jiang Qianrou. Initially, Jiang Tianyun didn’t mind; having had a daughter in his old age, he adored her and was quite satisfied with Monarch Yuehan.

However, one day, for reasons unknown, Jiang Tianyun suddenly opposed the two being together.

This turn of events was something Monarch Yuehan completely didn’t understand.

Eventually, one day, Monarch Yuehan seemed to discover something, and he eloped with Jiang Qianrou. The two even had a child together in the end.

Upon seeing this, Li Changqing also felt a heaviness in his heart. It seemed that this child was undoubtedly Li Hengsheng.

Could it really be as Yue Qingwu said, that he was Monarch Yuehan’s brother, and Li Hengsheng was his nephew? Is that why he felt a blood-related connection to him?

Could Li Hengsheng really not be his son?

Afterwards, Monarch Yuehan was imprisoned in the Eternal Prison. Jiang Tianyun did not kill him but wanted to obtain something from him.

But none of this information was written, as there were originally very few details related to Jiang Tianyun.

In the end, Monarch Yuehan, the genius of his generation, fell, and the Yue family distanced themselves, viewing him as a family traitor.

"Reality is indeed harsh."

Li Changqing shook his head silently.

But in the information, Li Changqing also saw a very familiar name.

Li Jingsong!

Monarch Yuehan and Li Jingsong were once close friends.

The two, representing the youngest Painting Saints of their time, had their disputes, but unfortunately, Li Jingsong courted disaster by attempting to paint a dragon, ultimately ruining his own future.

Seeing Monarch Yuehan’s gradually unfolding life, Li Changqing gained some understanding of him. His life was quite remarkable; he even ventured into the Cloud Wasteland and encountered renowned Painting Saints from across the world.

He even met quite a few Painting Saints from the Ghost Race.

At one time, he matched wits with a powerful presence known as the Faceless Painting Saint in the Cloud Wasteland for three months, ultimately narrowly emerging victorious.

"Such a genius, all because of a woman..."

Li Changqing thought it was a pity.

However, no matter how much Li Changqing looked over the materials, he couldn’t find anything about this supposed elder brother, Yue Zhengjun.

Did such a person really exist?

Li Changqing was very skeptical about this matter.

But Yue Qingwu seemed to have given a very reasonable explanation.

Following this, Li Changqing opened Yue Qingwu’s information and read her profile.

Compared to her brother Monarch Yuehan, Yue Qingwu appeared much simpler, yet she was also a favored daughter of the Yue family. Although she didn’t have talent in painting, she was not lacking at all in cultivation.

As Li Changqing read on, he discovered another familiar name.

It was Li Jingsong again.

Li Jingsong had once pursued Yue Qingwu, and there was a brief relationship between them.

Moreover, Monarch Yuehan was imprisoned in the Eternal Prison, yet as his own sister, Yue Qingwu was not affected at all. Instead, Celestial Sea City appointed her to a high management position, something Li Changqing didn’t expect.

The more Li Changqing read this information, the more alarmed he became.

For he felt that Yue Qingwu, this seemingly harmless girl, was deeply hidden.

Lin Qingyi liked Yue Qingwu; he was always being manipulated by her.

Even this tactic alone is not something an average person could achieve.

"This Li Jingsong..."

Li Changqing murmured in thought: "Got played by this girl Yue Qingwu!"

The first Painting Saint of the younger generation.

One person would suffice, wouldn’t it?

In Yue Qingwu’s view, the first Painting Saint of the younger generation naturally should be her brother Monarch Yuehan.

What was Li Jingsong compared to that?

He actually dared to compete with Monarch Yuehan for the position of the first Painting Saint.

Using Li Jingsong’s affection for her, Yue Qingwu subtly provoked him, leading him to fly into a rage for her beauty. He went to the Void Dragon Island to paint a dragon, and the end result was that although Li Jingsong was lucky enough not to die on the Dragon Island, he became a cripple.

He fell from the Painting Saint level, with no hope of recovery in his lifetime.

Afterwards, that fool Li Jingsong felt he no longer matched Yue Qingwu and ran off to Dao Mountain in Minghong State, licking his wounds alone.

Perhaps at this time, Li Jingsong was still fantasizing that his sudden disappearance would cause Yue Qingwu to search the world frantically for him, deeply worried.

Li Jingsong never imagined that it was all part of Yue Qingwu’s plan.

Yue Qingwu, in Celestial Sea City, was part of the most powerful intelligence network. If Yue Qingwu truly wanted to find Li Jingsong, she could do it within minutes, but after all these years, there has been no news from her.

Li Jingsong never suspected a thing.

Thinking of this, Li Changqing couldn’t help but feel a bit of sympathy for Li Jingsong, a former Painting Saint prodigy who had fallen in love recklessly.

But this fact also proved that this girl Yue Qingwu was no ordinary person, and distrusting her was the right call.

Moreover, Li Changqing had become increasingly certain of one thing.

The ones setting the stage behind the scenes might just be people from the Yue family, and it was highly likely to be the two siblings, Yue Qingwu and Monarch Yuehan.