Live-in Son-in-law-Chapter 1169: Blood Test
Yun Changqing remained silent, his gaze coldly scrutinizing Yun Baixuan in front of him. In truth, both father and son's feelings were the same; though they were father and son, they felt like strangers to each other.
At this moment, there was no sense of blood relation between them.
Yun Changqing kept quiet, naturally Yun Baixuan dared not speak either, and could only stand stiffly. His heart was in turmoil; from the looks of it, his father hadn't summoned him just to talk about restoring his freedom. The scent of blood drifting through the main hall made him particularly uneasy.
What Yun Baixuan didn't know was that what would happen next would chill his blood.
"Follow me inside."
Suddenly, Yun Changqing turned and walked away.
Yun Baixuan was stunned for a moment, then hurried to follow.
The father and son entered the main hall one after the other.
What met their eyes were bodies strewn about and blood everywhere; Yun Baixuan felt a chill down his neck. It wasn't that he feared the dead—he had caused the deaths of countless people. But this was his mother's chamber; unless something major had happened, no one would be killed here.
Subconsciously, Yun Baixuan looked up, and at one glance, he almost fainted on the spot.
His mother was trembling all over, wrapped in a quilt, kneeling on the bed. On the floor lay a man, stark naked.
Impossible, this couldn't be, it wasn't what he thought... Yun Baixuan's mind buzzed. He couldn't deny that the first reaction he and his father had upon seeing this scene was similar.
At this moment, only the Emperor, Empress, Pang Di, Yun Baixuan, and Yun Zheng were present in the hall.
"Yun Zheng, the Blood Testing Stone."
The thick scent of blood in the hall made one's heart tremble, but the Emperor's voice was cold enough to chill to the bone.
Yun Zheng stepped forward and took out a stone the size of an egg, transparent like glass—it was the Blood Testing Stone.
The Blood Testing Stone was extremely precious; its primary function was to test blood lineage. Back when the Blood Flood Dragon said Qin Yi had Holy Blood, just a test with this Blood Testing Stone would reveal it.
Another function of the Blood Testing Stone was to test whether bloodlines were connected.
If close relatives bleed onto the stone, their blood would merge and emit the same glow. If they were not blood relations, their blood would repel each other, emitting two different glows.
Yun Baixuan didn't understand what the Emperor meant by suddenly taking out the Blood Testing Stone.
However, the Emperor had already forced a drop of blood from his fingertip onto the stone. He then looked at Yun Baixuan, "Drop a bit of blood on here."
Yun Baixuan showed an expression of disbelief; what was the Emperor insinuating? Was he suspicious that he wasn't his biological son? Yun Baixuan felt a bit angry; they were father and son, was there a need to be doubtful to this extent?
But as the son, he could only comply without resistance, anger in his eyes as he stepped forward. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
On the bed, the Empress was already filled with terror, trembling all over. Was what the Emperor doing? Had he discovered that Xuanxuan wasn't his child? If it really was verified, they were doomed.
"Xuanxuan, no." The Empress cried out.
Suddenly, the Emperor looked at the Empress, shocked.
The Empress said, "Emperor, we were husband and wife, why do you treat me like this? I am guilty, ashamed of your love, you may kill me. But you and Xuanxuan are father and son; this is an unchangeable fact. Once Xuanxuan's blood drops on there, the rift between father and son can never be erased."
The Empress knew she absolutely couldn't allow Yun Baixuan's blood to drop onto the stone; otherwise, they would all perish. She decided to sacrifice herself to save Yun Baixuan. Although she was sinister and calculating, she was ultimately a mother.
The Emperor's eyes showed a moment of struggle; he had seen Yun Baixuan's resentful gaze clearly. The Empress was right; once the blood was dropped, if it was verified they were father and son, a rift would inevitably form between them.
"Emperor, it was my wrongdoing; you may kill me. But Xuanxuan is your child, and for over thirty years he's called you father; do you really dare to doubt him like this?" The Empress tearfully pleaded.
The Emperor closed his eyes tightly; once the blood was dropped, the bond between father and son would be ruined. But if he didn't, it would remain a thorn in his heart.
Yun Changqing was never a generous man; he was stubborn, arrogant, and cold-hearted. Otherwise, he wouldn't have vomited blood upon seeing the Empress in adultery with another man.
Finally, the Emperor opened his eyes wide, looking at Yun Baixuan, "Drop a bit of blood on there."
The Empress's eyes went vacant as she collapsed on the bed.
Yun Baixuan clenched his fists, fury ablaze in his heart. But an order from the Emperor must be obeyed; they were not a regular family, even if the man before him was his father, he had no choice but to comply.
Slowly, Yun Baixuan raised his hand and forced out a drop of blood from his fingertip. Everyone watched intently as the blood fell from his finger, landing on the Blood Testing Stone, fusing with the Emperor's blood.
The Emperor activated the Blood Testing Stone.
The two drops of blood on the surface of the Blood Testing Stone emitted a glowing red light.
A touch of excitement appeared in the Emperor's eyes; it was one kind of glow, meaning Yun Baixuan was his biological son.
However, in the next second, the two merged drops of blood suddenly separated, as if disgusted with each other; one drop occupied the left half of the stone, the other occupied the right.
At this moment, the left half of the Blood Testing Stone erupted with dazzling red light, shining on Yun Baixuan as if he were covered in blood.
Meanwhile, the right half of the Blood Testing Stone burst out with brilliant green light, casting the Emperor's entire body in green, from hair to eyebrows.
The hall was deathly silent; everyone ceased breathing.
"How could this be? Impossible, fake, the Blood Testing Stone is fake, all fake, there's something wrong with the stone." Yun Baixuan screamed in madness, unable to accept anything; he was of regal blood, the Emperor's son, the Second Prince of the Yunyue Empire, the future Emperor; he refused to believe what he was witnessing.
Yun Changqing, however, stood like a fool, his eyes vacant, staring at the Blood Testing Stone which flickered with two kinds of light, as if his Essence Energy had been absorbed by the glow.
"Father, there's something wrong with the Blood Testing Stone, absolutely something wrong, I am your son, I am your son."
"Mother, tell Father there's something wrong with the Blood Testing Stone."
Yun Baixuan was like a mad dog, shouting loudly.
But the Emperor wore a dazed expression, as if senile. The Empress was like one mourning the dead, speechless, knowing that now everything was over.
"It's you; you brought forth the Blood Testing Stone, did you tamper with it?" Yun Baixuan grabbed Yun Zheng's shoulders, growling with a twisted face.
Yun Zheng hadn't moved; without the Emperor's order, Yun Baixuan was still the Second Prince; Yun Zheng could only let Yun Baixuan vent his madness.
However, at this moment, an unexpected occurrence took place; Pang Di, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly sprang up with madness flickering in his eyes, struck a palm towards the Emperor's back, tearing the air with terrifying Palm Wind.
If struck, the Emperor would surely die.
