It's no wonder that the speculation from the Ying Five side, the Crown Prince was killed by Xia Longyuan himself... Only if he killed him himself, it would make sense why Tang Wanzhuang was silent, why there was silence in the world, and why the Wang family wanted to rebel. Otherwise, such a serious political event should have caused bloodshed everywhere, even if there was an explanation, it should have been a bloody massacre, but I have never heard of any waves caused by this matter.

Either Xia Longyuan had another reason to suppress Tang Wanzhuang and them from investigating, or he simply did it himself.

But he only said "wanted to kill," didn't say he really wanted to kill, and didn't say why he wanted to kill so early but didn't actually do it until last year... In short, it made Zhao Changhe so frustrated that he stopped and no longer continued the topic of the Crown Prince, and instead continued to talk about Xia Chichi and Zhao Changhe:

"I won't talk about the Crown Prince's matter anymore, and the change of heart was not at that time. When I left, I didn't leave anyone by her side because the Luo family was originally my trusted aide, and I thought it was enough to have the Luo family watching over her. I didn't expect that there would be a mistake in the plan. Who knew that this guy actually had the guts to come up with a crooked idea, and sent someone to report that she gave birth to a prince. The thought process was so strange that I never thought it could be false."

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Zhao Changhe really wanted to send an expression of covering his face and laughing and crying.

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In short, everyone's guesses are wrong. The answer to some things is very simple, because Xia Longyuan is also human and humans make mistakes... He can even understand Xia Longyuan's capsizing this time. Who could have expected that the Lord of Luo would dare to play like this, it's too outrageous.

Xia Longyuan also felt somewhat helpless: "Well, since it's a boy, I won't accept it, just leave the jade pendant as it is. I never sent any experts from the palace, it was the Luo family who recruited experts and claimed it to the outside world."

At this point, he sighed again: "She was also a strong person, but she fell into madness and died because I didn't return in time... It was something I didn't expect."

Zhao Changhe said, "It's because she was moved by true feelings, although there may have been another purpose at the beginning..."

"Hmm." Xia Longyuan did not comment, just continued: "When she died, I had the internal guards investigate. At that time, I knew that she had actually given birth to a daughter. But as I said just now, my thoughts had already changed at that time, and I had no intention of accepting it. I didn't even deny the rumors about the prince, and even ambiguously pushed it forward. If the Luo family wants this prince identity, then give it to them, I hope they can bear it."

Zhao Changhe shook his head, and could only say that it was a mistake. If he hadn't been deceived by the false information from the Luo family, he would probably have accepted it earlier, and there would be no Senior Brother Luo Qi.

The destruction of the Luo family was really self-inflicted, even if Zhu Que didn't destroy them, Xia Chichi would probably do it herself after she found out. I wonder if Zhu Que's slaughter had anything to do with finding out the truth about the past after entering the palace, seeking revenge for her sister?

Xia Longyuan let the rumors about this prince spread outside, with a malicious intent to watch the show. Without his ambiguous attitude, others would not be so sure that the Luo family had a prince.

After talking for so long, Xia Longyuan didn't want to delve deeper into the matter of the Crown Prince's death, but instead talked about the family affairs in detail. It was more like he was using Zhao Changhe as a medium to talk to his daughter...

Does this prove that he still has some fatherly affection? He doesn't want his daughter to keep hating him? Just like he said with a smile that a father-in-law is also a father, it doesn't seem like the behavior of a heartless person.

The matter of killing the Crown Prince probably has another story behind it... but this Xia Longyuan probably won't say.

Essentially, Xia Longyuan didn't come to answer Zhao Changhe's questions, he was here for his daughter.

If he says "I'll treat you specially" and "let you enter the capital without regrets," there may be some truth to it, because he's a fellow villager. But when fellow villagers meet, it's not necessarily all tears of joy, his attitude is hard to predict... so Zhao Changhe didn't dare to talk to him directly about this matter.

The two fell silent again for a while, and Xia Longyuan suddenly said, "Why did the blind man send you to Chichi's side? What's his intention?"

Zhao Changhe sighed, "I don't know, it looks like I drew it."

Xia Longyuan was stunned for a moment, and for the first time, he turned to look at Zhao Changhe with surprise.

Zhao Changhe took the opportunity to ask, "Does Senior know the meaning behind this?"

Senior... Xia Longyuan chewed on the word, then suddenly smiled slightly and withdrew his gaze, "The Heavenly Dao is dead, the world is falling apart, the Great Dao no longer gathers, and the Qi Luck is uncertain. Countless pairs of eyes that once hid in the dark, are now watching this arena, this nurturing pot, each with their own thoughts."

Zhao Changhe said, "We are all gu released into this world. Selecting different Qi Luck, different qualities, and nurturing them to a certain extent... is it a way of harvesting a kind of Heavenly Dao or Human Dao Qi Luck?"

Xia Longyuan asked, "Why do you guess that?"

"Because you look like you are resisting, and you are at a disadvantage, unable to take care of everything."

Xia Longyuan burst into laughter, "You thought I was evil before, but now you think I'm good."

Zhao Changhe said, "Please enlighten me, Senior."

"Whether I'm resisting or not." Xia Longyuan's smile faded, his eyes calm and indifferent, "I'm actively looking for trouble for them."

Zhao Changhe: "..."

Xia Longyuan said, "What is your pursuit?"

"To go home."

"..." Xia Longyuan suddenly choked.

Zhao Changhe really wanted to give him a look of helplessness, but it's really hard to communicate with fellow villagers without using emojis.

Xia Longyuan suddenly smiled again, "Good pursuit."

Zhao Changhe said, "What about you, Senior?"Xia Longyuan was amiable, as if he truly was conversing with a fellow villager and junior: "Once, my pursuit was the pinnacle of martial arts. When my martial arts reached a certain level, I naturally began to desire to sweep across the six harmonies, to unify the world, and to establish a vast empire. As I mentioned earlier, I was also considering the stability of an empire."

Zhao Changhe said, "A man should have such aspirations. These pursuits are quite normal."

"But as everyone knows, that's not the end. The divine abilities of the gods and buddhas from the previous era are what truly matter. To put it crudely, it's about achieving immortality; to phrase it nicely, it's about understanding the true essence of power. When you've done everything that should be done in the mortal world, don't you feel like something is still missing?"

Zhao Changhe pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Some may feel something is missing, others may be content. Of course, a hero like you, senior, would probably find it insufficient."

"Of course it's not enough. I even find what I have now tasteless. Isn't that just a reality show in the eyes of others? Is that interesting?"

Zhao Changhe slightly narrowed his eyes; he had felt the same way before, feeling like a reality show for the blind, which was particularly annoying.

Xia Longyuan said, "If it's tasteless, then let it go."

Zhao Changhe subconsciously stopped in his tracks and turned to look at him.

Let it go... What was he letting go of?

The vast empire he had fought so hard to establish, the supreme imperial throne, the world's reverence.

He was letting it go.

Not in defiance of anything, but because he himself didn't want it.

"What they are scheming is irrelevant. Perhaps they all want to become the Heavenly Dao..." Xia Longyuan pointed to the sky: "They're just a bunch of dry bones in a tomb... What you can do, can't I?"

"Boom!"

The gentle weather suddenly thundered.

The sunlight hid, and the sun and moon lost their luster.

A bolt of lightning struck down, and Xia Longyuan threw a punch to meet it: "Let's see if my fist can split the heavens!"

With a loud "bang," a terrifying force swept through. Zhao Changhe raised his hand to shield his face and was pushed back several steps. Peering through the gap between his arms, he clearly saw Xia Longyuan sway slightly.

Huangfu Qing said he must be secretly battling with some people, and it was indeed so... How could he care about the "little ants"?

But although he swayed, the sky cleared.

The lightning dissipated, and the sunlight reappeared.

His "chūnibyō" punch's name, was it really derived like this...? But at this moment, Zhao Changhe didn't find it chūnibyō at all, nor did the excited Longque on his back, which couldn't stop trembling.

When a punch can truly shatter lightning and disperse the clouds, it can only be called the divine might of the Son of Heaven, making the universe yield.

This was the first time Zhao Changhe had witnessed such a direct defiance of the heavens in this world. At Xia Longyuan's level, he could actually achieve such a feat. Are we all still beings of the same dimension?

He truly could stand face to face with gods and buddhas, rightfully claiming the title—The Unrivaled Under Heaven!