Chapter 75: Ling'er, This Is Your Fate (Please Subscribe!!!)

Wentian City, Imperial Palace.

Emperor Li Long lay half-reclined on a soft couch, eyes closed, enjoying the delicate hands of a concubine brushing across his forehead.

"Your Majesty, your brows are furrowed so tightly; are you dissatisfied with my service? Or do you find me an eyesore here?"

The concubine's charming voice made Li Long open his eyes, shaking his head with a smile:

"Heh, my beloved concubine, you jest. You are a peerless beauty of the Earthly Realm; how could I be dissatisfied?"

"I was merely recalling some old matters from years past."

The concubine, who looked to have some exotic flair, perked up at these words, leaned her head on Li Long's shoulder, and asked coquettishly:

"Can Your Majesty tell me about it? I am very interested!"

Li Long knew this concubine was not curious about what he was talking about, but was merely using this opportunity to get closer.

What she truly wanted was to seize this chance to conceive a dragon seed and solidify her status in the palace.

But she was destined to be disappointed today; Li Long was not in that mood right now.

Without pushing the concubine away, the Emperor of Beigan just leaned quietly on the couch and spoke indifferently:

"I was thinking of a pitiful little girl."

His gaze deep, he let out a soft breath.

"My daughter."

My Ling'er.

Is Li Lingling truly the waste that outsiders believe her to be?

No.

How could the daughter of Li Long be a waste?

When Li Lingling was still in the womb of Ran Guifei, the Imperial Physician had already predicted her talent through various signs.

This child would not only be no waste, but would be the most successful one since the Li and Ran families began intermarrying!

Her bloodline power was stronger than Li Long's, and she might even have the ability to rival the Taizu Emperor who founded the Li Family!

But Heaven has unpredictable winds.

Li Lingling is a girl.

Of course, this point is actually of little consequence.

Although the ideology of valuing men over women still exists in feudal dynasties, it is mostly limited to mortals.

When all is said and done, in a world of high martial arts, strength is the only factor that determines status.

And Dao Technique, Spirit Qi, talent... these factors related to strength often do not favor any particular gender.

And when gender is not a necessary factor in determining strength, the distribution of power often changes accordingly.

The Li Family has dominated the Beiming Divine Continent for so many years; it is not as if they haven't produced a few empresses with great talent and bold vision.

The real problem... lies in Li Lingling's fate.

The night before she was born, the Dragon Vein of Wentian City became restless, shaking down the city wall in the north of the city and causing dozens of casualties.

Li Long observed the celestial phenomena that night and calculated a result that left him silent.

The Blood Demon Blade hung in the sky, a lonely star descended to the dust, harming only itself.

His child would not only have a fate of great misfortune, but this danger was specifically directed at herself.

A Blood Star Fate is, furthermore, a fate of self-destruction!

She was born with the appearance of premature death; if not for the extraordinary methods of the Imperial Physician, Li Lingling would not even have lived long enough for Li Long to save her.

After finally snatching Li Lingling back from the hands of the King of Hell, the Imperial Physician, after long deliberation, confessed the truth to Li Long.

"Your Majesty, the Princess's fate cannot be saved by my medical skills; it is Heaven's mandate."

"And Heaven's mandate cannot be defied!"

"This old subject is powerless."

To this, Li Long's reply at the time was simple.

He said:

"Either you honestly provide a solution today, and I will promote you and grant you a lifetime of glory and wealth."

"Or, I will exterminate your three clans."

Everyone knows that executing the nine clans is cruel, but in fact, the scope of exterminating the three clans is even larger than the nine.

Executing the nine clans only involves the nine groups within the paternal line, but exterminating the three clans includes the paternal, maternal, and marital families.

Such a punishment is the most severe in any era.

The Imperial Physician was silent for a moment before saying helplessly:

"Your Majesty, I have served you in the palace for so many years; you must be aware of my situation."

He looked at Li Long expressionlessly and said:

"You must know that I have been without kin since childhood and remain alone to this day, right?"

You want to exterminate the three clans of this lone man?

Why go to such trouble? You might as well just say you'll cut off my head...

And Li Long spoke with an equally expressionless face, not feeling the least bit awkward.

"I know, that is why I said it."

"I was just scaring you!"

"If I didn't say it like that, how would you, you old fox, be willing to tell me the truth?"

Knowing his thoughts had been seen through by the Son of Heaven, the Imperial Physician had no choice but to tell the truth:

"Your Majesty, it is not that I intentionally concealed it, but... I truly do not suggest you do this."

"In the world today, only your Heavenly Son Dragon Qi can suppress the Princess's fate, but doing so will inevitably slow your cultivation and affect the Dragon Vein of Beigan."

"But even so, this is only a temporary expedient; it treats the symptoms but cannot cure the root cause."

"Although the Blood Star Fate is suppressed, it has not disappeared; instead, it will gradually accumulate that disaster until it can no longer be suppressed and erupts completely."

"If the Princess is allowed to cultivate the Dao, the Dao Technique will likely fuel her baleful aura, and she would likely only be able to last until the age of six."

"And if the Princess is not allowed to touch the Dao Technique but only practices body refinement, she can use her own Qi and blood to offset a portion of the Blood Demon Blade disaster, but she can only extend her life by ten more years, lasting until the age of sixteen."

"Furthermore, during this period, the Princess must not step half a step outside the Imperial Palace; once she is far from the Dragon Qi, the Blood Star Fate will surely backfire on her!"

Looking at this powerful ruler he had watched grow up with his own eyes, the Imperial Physician said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty is a rare person who values emotions; whether it is six years or sixteen years, when the Princess passes away at that time, it will cause you no small amount of harm."

"In this subject's opinion, it is better to suffer a short pain than a long one."

"In this way, it is a good choice for both you and Her Highness the Princess."

The Imperial Physician, having given up all hope, finally stiffened his neck and glared at Li Long, unafraid of death.

"I ask that Your Majesty make a decision soon."

Li Long did not reply to the Imperial Physician at the time, nor did he punish him for his crime.

He carried Li Lingling away alone, and the father and daughter spent the night in the room deep within the Imperial Palace where the Dragon Vein was strongest.

That night, Li Long dismissed all the guards and did not let anyone approach the Imperial Palace.

Even Ran Guifei, after waking up, was ruthlessly blocked outside the palace when she wanted to see the child.

The next day, the Imperial Physician who had delivered Li Lingling retired to his hometown, went into complete seclusion, and no one ever saw him again.

From that day on, the only person in Wentian City who knew the truth was Li Long.

After that day, the entire Wentian City knew that the newly born Princess was a cripple born unable to cultivate the Dao.

It was also on the afternoon of that day that Ran Guifei, supporting her body that had not yet recovered from childbirth, took a sword to the Ran Family and cut off sixteen heads.

And this year is the end of the fifteenth year since that day.

In one more month, Li Lingling will turn sixteen.

Furthermore, she is far from Wentian, currently at the Divine Path Sect.

Does Li Long not know what sending Li Lingling to the Divine Path Sect implies?

He knows.

But he is gambling.

Gambling that this most mysterious super sect, gambling that this Divine Path Sect, which is the best in the world at calculating fate, will have a solution.

If the Princess of Beigan dies miserably after joining the Divine Path Sect, what consequences will that lead to?

He believes Sikong Yu is not unaware.

Under those circumstances, the Beigan Dynasty would not sit idly by for reasons of both emotion and logic; it would have to reach its hand into the Divine Path Sect.

Li Long is forcing Sikong Yu to act.

If this succeeds, Li Lingling will be spared from a disaster and pass the tribulation of her sixteenth year.

Suddenly, Li Long recalled the evaluation the Imperial Physician had made of him back then as a "person who values emotions."

Li Long opened his eyes, his gaze devoid of ripples.

"If this matter does not succeed..."

Thinking this, Li Long loosened his palm.

A precious pearl worth ten years of tax revenue from a commandery slid from his hand and hit the ground without a sound.

"Ling'er."

Crack!

"This is your fate."

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