You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 598 - 110, Crown Prince Pursues and Kills_2

After Si Yangqi’s Divine Soul had collapsed and he had fallen into a coma, he woke to find himself still alive, while the Peng Clan’s Demon Saint had been slain.

If it was the work of Xiahong Feng, the terrifying strength to kill a defiant Heavenly Demon Saint at just over twenty years of age was simply unimaginable, even ridiculously strong.

At least...

Throughout history, he had never heard of such a terrifying genius.

"Does Your Highness know who that man is?"

Duanmu Yan couldn’t help but ask, "Among the powerful figures recorded by our Demon Clan in Great Yong, there’s no trace of such a person. It’s quite unbelievable."

Not to mention a figure who was just one step away from becoming a Saint, even Great Cultivators and those Four Symbols Practitioners with immense potential were all within the scope of the Demon Clan’s recorded list.

But this man was the sole exception, without the slightest information.

"I don’t recognize him."

Lin Yue certainly wouldn’t tell the truth.

Xiahong Feng had a very high Martial Arts Talent and had even been summoned by the Crown Prince, but shortly after the summons, in his early twenties, he had feigned death in Eternal Night.

A meteoric instant; it was normal for the Demon Clan to lack detailed records.

"Not recognize?"

Duanmu Yan clearly didn’t believe Lin Yue and just asked, "Does Your Highness know why our clan has shown you this past?"

Lin Yue looked at him.

Duanmu Yan spoke in a deep voice, "The most important phrase was ’Our child is already being nurtured, we just need to keep it from the Crown Prince.’ Does Your Highness understand how much critical secret is revealed by this phrase?"

"Secret?" Lin Yue raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Your Highness, like myself, is unpredictable by fate. Do you know how such people come into being?" Duanmu Yan asked.

"Ancient Human Clan," Lin Yue said.

"Correct, the Ancient Human Clan. It seems Your Highness knows quite a lot."

Duanmu Yan nodded and continued, "The Ancient Human Clan was the favorite of the very first Divine Spirit of heaven and earth, unable to be observed or restricted by the Heavenly Dao. Even if their souls were scattered to the winds, they would return to the embrace of the beginning. Therefore, like myself, Your Highness must have once been of the Ancient Human Clan, just having gone through reincarnation to become an Eternal Night Clan member."

Lin Yue remained silent.

In fact, he was still of the Ancient Human Clan and had not undergone reincarnation.

Could it be that he did not become his mother’s child through reincarnation?

Initially...he thought he was someone who had crossed over through possession.

Later, after coming to understand the mystery of breaking free from the womb, he thought he had just awakened memories of a past life, thus appearing to have crossed over.

Now, it seemed that it wasn’t through reincarnation?

And his origins as someone from the Ancient Human Clan were still unclear to him.

"Does Your Highness know why your father wished to keep this from the Crown Prince?"

Duanmu Yan spoke somberly, "I don’t even need to think about the reason. It must be the same as my reason for betraying the Human Clan."

"Why?" Lin Yue frowned slightly.

He could feel that the Crown Prince had a strange attitude towards him, and the Second Prince had always been protecting him.

"Because... nearly every person unpredictable by fate has been killed by the Crown Prince."

Duanmu Yan spoke slowly, "The Star Lord is also investigating this matter. If Your Highness meets him someday, you can ask him... there have been some people in history unpredictable by fate, but without exception, they were captured and executed by the Crown Prince’s orders, some even personally killed by him."

Lin Yue was taken aback and frowned, "The Crown Prince has always been killing those unpredictable by fate? Why?"

No wonder the Second Prince had been protecting him all this time...

"We too do not know the reason."

Duanmu Yan spoke with a heavy voice, "I am only alive because the Demon Clan and the Star Lord came to my rescue... Back then, I was framed and had to kill my way out and hide, hoping the Crown Prince would rectify my name through Heavenly Dao calculations. Who would have expected that what awaited me was a series of assassination attempts!"

A cold glint flickered in his eyes, "Even if the Crown Prince couldn’t investigate those unpredictable by fate, he could investigate the others involved in the case. It’s impossible he didn’t know I was framed. But after my case drew attention, knowing I was innocent, the Crown Prince still ordered my execution and even framed me for colluding with the Demon Clan, later annihilating my family... forcing me to appear!"

Lin Yue narrowed his eyes slightly.

He naturally had investigated Duanmu Yan’s past.

Duanmu Yan was once one of the Pentarchs of the Punishment Department, with a promising future and a good character. His sudden transgression and collusion with the Demon Clan indeed seemed abrupt.

However, after he was chased down, Duanmu Yan actually did collaborate with the Demon Clan.

"If they said I colluded with the Demon Clan, then I will truly collude with the Demon Clan for them to see."

Duanmu Yan spoke with a cold and somewhat desolate voice, "Unfortunately... before I could move my clan, the Crown Prince had already ordered the extermination of my entire clan, pushing me to such a desperate state. What’s wrong with me allying with the Demon Clan? I want to become a Heavenly Demon and see Great Yong fall!"

Lin Yue had learned of Duanmu Yan’s secrets and naturally knew his words were true.

However, the Demon Clan that had rescued him back then, must have been that Prince who defected to the Demon Clan.

"Your Highness."

Duanmu Yan looked at Lin Yue and said, "Duanmu once made moves against Your Highness for the Demon Clan but never intended to kill you, nor did he target your family members, right?"

He said in a low tone, "It’s only because... seeing Your Highness, Duanmu feels like he’s looking at his former self. I understand the situation you are in now and do not wish to watch idly as the Crown Prince has you killed. Please understand this point."

"You didn’t target my family?"

Lin Yue laughed, his tone mocking, "What about Baili Fengzhi then? I don’t believe that was entirely her own doing."

"Baili Fengzhi..." Duanmu Yan glanced at Baili Fengzhi and then transmitted a message through Divine Thought, "Rest assured, Your Highness, Baili Fengzhi has not been controlled. She was only guided by dreams, making her more inclined to believe us. Moreover, what we told her was indeed the truth, which is why she believed us. Otherwise, that weak power of dreams alone could not truly control her heart."

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