Chapter 1891: [Not Sticking to Trifles] (Part 2)

Wei Sa and Yan Nujiao were both with Qin Yutong; Hu Xiaotian noticed that Qin Yutong's eye sockets were red, obviously she had just cried, and he couldn't help feeling a bit strange—given Qin Yutong's strong temperament, she wouldn't easily shed tears; could it be that she had encountered something major again?

Yan Nujiao greeted Hu Xiaotian and whispered: "Qin Yutong doesn't know what's wrong; just now when we came over, she obviously cried."

Hu Xiaotian smiled slightly; Wei Sa and Yan Nujiao made an excuse to go find Tang Qingxuan to chat, leaving them a private space so Hu Xiaotian could console Qin Yutong.

After the two left, Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "How come? Why did you cry for no reason?"

Qin Yutong bit her cherry lip and said: "What?" She furtively glanced at the bronze mirror beside her, and indeed saw her eye sockets were red; she softly sighed: "I just found out today that my mother died at the hands of Ling Jiazi."

Hu Xiaotian was startled in his heart; he had never heard Qin Yutong mention this before, and according to what he knew, Qin Se and Ling Jiazi had a very good relationship back then, even to the point of calling each other sisters.

Qin Yutong then explained the whole story: originally, the secret lay entirely in that hairpin Hu Xiaotian brought; Qin Yutong wore the hairpin, at first nothing unusual, but this morning while doing her makeup, she felt a spiritual connection with the hairpin, and images flashed in her mind.

Hu Xiaotian, upon hearing her, immediately understood: this hairpin is equivalent to the skull; descendants of those with the Mandate of Heaven bloodline can also transmit their memories through some means. Qin Se fused part of her memory into the hairpin; after many years, this hairpin was found by Zhou Ruizhen, and then Hu Xiaotian presented it to Qin Yutong, from which she learned what happened back then.

Hu Xiaotian saw that Qin Yutong still had the hairpin inserted in her hair, so he reached out to take it off.

Qin Yutong exclaimed in surprise: "What are you doing?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "Let me see if I can sense the information inside." After all, he had previously sensed something from the skull, so he thought he might also be able to perceive the secret in the hairpin, but this time he was disappointed; holding the hairpin in his palm for a while, then inserting it into his own hair bun produced no reaction at all, and he sheepishly laughed, returning the hairpin to Qin Yutong and saying: "You'd better not wear it for now; after all, it's somewhat nefarious—if your emotions are unstable, it could affect our baby."

Qin Yutong, hearing him bring this up again, hurriedly glanced around, feeling a bit guilty, and reminded him: "Don't talk nonsense; it would be bad if people found out."

Hu Xiaotian sat beside her, put his arm around her fragrant shoulders, and asked: "What news did your aunt leave for you?"

Qin Yutong said: "My mother's original purpose in going to Kangdu was not to get close to my father, but to find the remains of the two Mandate of Heaven individuals who had been captured by Dakang; my ancestor—that is, the remains you discovered in the Wuxian Sect—was also one of those Mandate of Heaven beings who descended here, and although several such beings came here, their leader was captured by Dakang."

Hu Xiaotian nodded; it seems the two Mandate of Heaven individuals captured and massacred by Dakang back then were the two most important among that group of extraterrestrials.

Qin Yutong said: "Later my mother discovered that Ling Jiazi was different, so she approached her, trying to uncover her origins; because Ling Jiazi discovered her, she suffered misfortune—otherwise, with my mother's skills and wisdom, she wouldn't have fallen victim to those villains." The villains she referred to are naturally Meizhuang and Ren Tianqing.

Hu Xiaotian sighed, comforting Qin Yutong: "It's been so many years; you don't need to grieve. Your affairs are my affairs—I will certainly not let those past sinners go unpunished." The fact Qin Yutong discovered proves that the fortunate survivors among the Mandate of Heaven beings back then were not united; one of them fled to Xichuan and entered the Wuxian Sect, and it was precisely because of his appearance that the Wuxian Sect directly developed and grew strong.

Qin Yutong said: "Ling Jiazi is already dead—what revenge is there to talk about? My mother viewed these matters lightly; she never wanted me to avenge her. She loved my father, and her greatest wish was for our family to live peacefully and ordinarily—unfortunately, even that simple wish cannot be fulfilled." She paused, bit her cherry lip, and said: "Xiaotian, I'm afraid—could my mother's fate befall me?" For some reason, ever since she became pregnant, this thought has repeatedly surfaced in her mind.

Hu Xiaotian believed that among the Mandate of Heaven beings who came to this world back then, there must have been a split; there were both good and evil among them, some never gave up the wish to return to their homeland, while some of their descendants have come to regard this place as their homeland—Qin Se is clearly one of them.

Hu Xiaotian gently embraced Qin Yutong and said: "Rest assured; with me here, no one in the world can harm you."

After staying three days at the Zhouzhou Ranch, Hu Xiaotian went to Dongliang Jun; upon arrival that day, a secret envoy came from Da Yong—this person was the cousin of the current Emperor of Da Yong, Xue Daoming, namely Dong Tianjiang; Dong Tianjiang's visit this time was not in an official capacity; he had previously gone to Shaoyuan to visit his two elder brothers, then came to Dongliang Jun to pay a visit to Hu Xiaotian, his old friend from the past.

The Dong family holds an extremely high status in Da Yong; it is one of the few families qualified to be mentioned alongside the Jingguo Duke's Manor. Although Lady Dong Shu had died, Xue Daoming ascended to the throne of Da Yong; although Li ShenZhou's aim was to support a puppet he could control, developments did not go smoothly; after a brief slump, Xue Daoming, with the support of the Dong family and a group of veteran officials, began a counterattack.

Hu Xiaotian anticipated that Dong Tianjiang's visit certainly wasn't just for catching up, and indeed it was not; upon seeing him, Dong Tianjiang got straight to the point: "Prince, I have come this time by imperial order to discuss an important matter with you."

Hu Xiaotian smiled: "Your kingdom's Grand Princess had just met me in Kangdu not long ago; if General Brother is also here for the alliance between our two states, I can only say sorry." He, however, guessed that Dong Tianjiang was not here for the alliance.

Dong Tianjiang said: "The Grand Princess going to Kangdu to discuss the alliance is not our Emperor's intention." That single sentence already exposed the deep contradictions within Da Yong today.

Hu Xiaotian secretly thought: Dong Tianjiang is probably eighty or ninety percent here to discuss with me how to eliminate Li ShenZhou; if that's true, Da Yong's downfall is also inevitable; to get rid of Li ShenZhou they wouldn't hesitate to seek help from an outsider like me, but this would only benefit me—why not?

Dong Tianjiang smiled: "My sovereign is preparing to send you a gift, Prince."

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