You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 589 - 106, Who is the traitor?

"Indeed..."

After hearing what the Third Prince had said, Lin Yue couldn’t help but feel a slight sinking in his heart.

Three requests, and one yet unused?

That is to say... if he were to kill the Twelfth Prince in the future, the Third Prince would inevitably intervene.

A master of two Heavenly Reversal Paths and a proven powerhouse, even if he achieved Harmonization, he would have no confidence in handling it.

Even with Divine Artifacts and Semi-Divine Artifacts on his side, the opponent undoubtedly had them too, and his personally crafted Semi-Divine Artifact would only be more powerful!

However...

The Third Prince didn’t know that he had the potential to master the Ultimate Path; perhaps even if he harmonized, the Third Prince would still not consider him a threat, which could be considered an advantage for him.

If he could find someone to help block the Third Prince, he could still kill the Twelfth Prince in the future.

Lin Yue deliberately took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Prince Jing just mentioned... thanking my previous incarnation Xiahou Shou? Did I hear that correctly?"

"Indeed," the Third Prince smiled.

"Why say that?" Lin Yue couldn’t help but ask.

Reincarnation into royalty is mostly out of being selected by the Divine Emperor, out of necessity, without the ability to resist.

After all, each Prince and Princess were prodigies of their respective eras, first in their domains; who would willingly be selected as offspring?

Reincarnation is tantamount to erasing one’s current self, and in the new life, am I still ’me’?

It was because the memories of the new life dominate, coupled with the identity and the excellent talents of the royalty, otherwise these prodigies wouldn’t have complied.

But to say who truly wished it, there were probably very few.

Yet this Third Prince seems quite willing?

"The original me, although yearning for freedom, was bound from birth."

The Third Prince smiled and said, "It was only after being chosen by the Divine Emperor that I truly broke free from my shackles, for which, of course, I have you to thank."

Shackles?

Lin Yue did not quite understand his meaning.

"Prince Jing, it was the Primordial Demon Ancestor who helped Xiahou Shou back then?" Lin Yue asked quietly.

Xia Lie’s former life, Xiahou Shou, survived the Great Yu Emperor’s Mausoleum because the Primordial Demon Ancestor intervened.

"That could be said," the Third Prince smiled, "but it’s not entirely accurate."

"Not entirely accurate?"

Lin Yue grew even more puzzled.

It either is or it isn’t; how could there be an answer that’s not entirely accurate?

He didn’t understand.

But the Third Prince clearly did not wish to elaborate, only shaking his head and saying, "Well, that’s all I have to say; you may go now."

Lin Yue did not continue to press and, cupping his hands, turned and left.

In the empty Inner Hall, the Third Prince gazed at the mural on the wall, silent for a long time, suddenly retrieving the gift box Lin Yue had given him.

And then, he burst into a joyful laugh.

"You, oh you... freed from me, yet still unable to free yourself from your own heart."

On that scroll, visible amongst the faint mist, was a man riding a great golden-winged roc...

...

"Your Highness."

After leaving Prince Jing’s Mansion, Baili Fengzhi suddenly spoke, "I thought the atmosphere at Prince Jing’s birthday banquet would be tense, but it turned out to be quite calm?"

Lin Yue smiled and shook his head, "It’s just calm on the surface; if there were no sin in killing a Prince and it did not violate any rules, Prince Eight and Prince Twelve would have taken action against me long ago. With Prince Eight’s Heart Demon Path and Prince Twelve’s Heart Phase Poison, others would need to be constantly vigilant to interfere."

Baili Fengzhi nodded slightly, then said, "You got along very well with Prince Fifteen today; perhaps we could consider pairing up in the future?"

"Pairing up?" Lin Yue laughed, "I’m afraid that won’t work."

"Why not?" Baili Fengzhi asked curiously.

"Prince Fifteen isn’t as simple as he appears on the surface."

Lin Yue said, "He hasn’t proven his path yet and doesn’t devote himself to farming or Buddhism like the Seventh Princess and the Fourth Prince. His mother, indeed a Demon God, has always been sealed, even suspected of collusion with the Demon Clan; it seems he doesn’t have much background."

He shook his head, "A man like that has been involved in factional strife for a long time, has never allied with other princes, and still thrives easily, do you think he’s still simple?"

"Is someone secretly aiding him?" Baili Fengzhi gained some understanding.

Lin Yue narrowed his eyes, "Legend has it that the Winged Demon God of the Demon Clan originated from the Buddhist Sect, and Prince Fifteen received help from the Buddhist Sect during factional conflicts; later, he even refined a golden-winged roc from somewhere unknown..."

"I heard that Prince Fifteen’s mother, Cloud Consort, originated from the Buddhist Sect as well?" Baili Fengzhi said.

"Anyway, there’s definitely a connection..."

Lin Yue pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "If among the princes of the Great Yong Imperial Family, there is one who betrayed to join the Demon Clan, who do you think is the most likely?"

"A traitor?" Baili Fengzhi was shocked, "A Prince turning traitor? How is that possible?"

She had heard a rumor—

The princes and princesses are bound to the Twenty-four Heavens, directly linked to the survival of Great Yong Kingdom; should Great Yong perish, all royalties would die.

Thus, the princes and princesses are tied to the ship of Great Yong.

A prince joining the Demon Clan against Great Yong would be akin to seeking death.

Although it is a legend, it was also conveyed by the God Emperor, hence highly credible.

"You haven’t yet transformed to develop a Saint Heart, not understanding it is normal."

Lin Yue shook his head slightly, "But... for some people, certain things may indeed be more important than life itself."

"But a prince being a traitor seems a bit..." Baili Fengzhi furrowed her brows.

She knew that Lin Yue always had access to some secrets unknown to others; perhaps there being a traitor among the princes was also a secret Lin Yue had uncovered?

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