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Chapter 809 The Truth

Chapter 809 The Truth
Princess Ankang stared at the old man frozen in the ice sculpture.

This is the Emperor Yuan of Beiliang, Concubine Xiao’s father, and her grandfather.

"Grandpa..."

Princess Ankang couldn't help but say something silently in her heart and memorized the appearance of the old man in front of her.

She turned to look at Xiao Lingshuang, and asked, "Cousin, this place is not affected by the cold wave, is it because..."

"That's right, it's all thanks to grandpa." Xiao Lingshuang nodded.

"Did you see the ripples that just came out?"

"This should be the power left by my grandfather, but over the years, the frequency of the ripples has become lower and lower."

"It used to be like a continuous heartbeat. Now it only beats once in a long time, but the effect of isolating the cold wave here has not been significantly weakened."

"I always felt that Grandpa was not completely dead and was still protecting me, but if these ripples stopped completely..."

There was sadness in Xiao Lingshuang's eyes.

Ever since Lord Yuan froze everyone in Holy Snow City, only this ice sculpture of her grandfather remained with her.

If it weren't for the thought that she still had, Xiao Lingshuang, a little kid alone in this endless cold wave, would have been driven to collapse long ago.

Xiao Lingshuang relied on this safe zone and the supply reserves in the palace and spent more than ten years here alone.

The hatred in her heart carried her through these long years.

As a young child, she learned all kinds of skills with the help of martial arts books collected by the Beiliang royal family, just so that one day she could kill Xiao Baiyun, the enemy who killed her father.

But she also knew in her heart how slim this possibility was.

Xiao Lingshuang tried many times, but she had no way to leave this safe zone.

She would also be affected by the cold wave, and she was afraid that she would become like her father and not recognize her own relatives.

And how could the murderer of his father, who had already escaped, come back here?

But today, this impossible thing happened.

When Xiao Lingshuang discovered the commotion outside the main hall, he was ready to die today.

She thought that the zombies had broken through the safe zone and entered the palace.

But when she saw the appearance of the person who entered the main hall, she immediately realized that her more than ten years of loneliness had not been in vain.

"Cousin, do you understand now?"

"Don't stop me from taking revenge."

As Xiao Lingshuang spoke, she stretched out her hand and grasped the air. An ice sword condensed out of thin air and appeared in her hand.

Everyone around him was stunned. They didn't notice any fluctuation of true energy in Xiao Lingshuang at all.

"She gained a power here that is completely different from true Qi!" Li Xuan was shocked.

"Cousin!" Princess Ankang grabbed Xiao Lingshuang's sword-holding hand.

At this time, Xiao Lingshuang discovered that Princess Ankang actually had a strange power that was no weaker than her own.

Along the way, Princess Ankang has been absorbing white crystals, and recently she has been absorbing high-quality white crystals.

Her physique even surpassed Li Xuan's.

"Give him a chance to explain."

"At least, let him plead guilty and die."

"We have the means to make him tell the truth."

Princess Ankang stared into Xiao Lingshuang's eyes and spoke very seriously.

"Because he also has the blood of the Xiao family."

Xiao Lingshuang tried hard but failed to break free from Princess Ankang's hand.

When she met Princess Ankang's eyes again, her heart trembled.

This cousin who looks much younger than me actually has such a domineering side.

Finally, Xiao Lingshuang had to agree: "Okay, I can promise you."

"But after he pleaded guilty..."

"Don't worry, cousin. I will never stop you, and neither will anyone else!" Princess Ankang made the promise before Xiao Lingshuang finished her words.

"Your Highness, we can start anytime."

Seeing that Princess Ankang and Xiao Lingshuang had reached a consensus, Nirubail, who had been prepared for a long time, stepped forward and spoke.

"Okay, let's ask Xiao Baiyun what's going on."

A hint of fierceness flashed in Princess Ankang's eyes.

If Xiao Baiyun really betrayed Beiliang as Xiao Lingshuang said, Princess Ankang would be the first one who would not let him go.

Xiao Baiyun was pressed in front of Yuan Guojun's ice sculpture.

Nirubel was also very rude and forced him to kneel down in front of Genkoku-kun.

Princess Ankang and Xiao Lingshuang came before him.

"Xiao Baiyun, tell me what happened back then."

"If you tell even a single lie, you will die here to pay your respects to grandpa and the innocent people of Beiliang."

As soon as Princess Ankang finished speaking, Nirubail and others each used their own methods to verify the lie.

Holy fire, sword intent, runes, and Buddhist self-examination.

The four methods were used on Xiao Baiyun. If he concealed anything, he would be discovered immediately.

"I have never betrayed Beiliang."

Xiao Baiyun said calmly.

Li Xuan and Princess Ankang immediately looked at the people who verified the lie.

It turned out that they all looked stunned.

"he……"

"He didn't lie."

When Nirubel said this, she seemed quite surprised.

Nan Fengxuan, Zen Master Jingyuan and the hermits of Xige also nodded.

They all showed varying degrees of surprise.

"Impossible, he's lying!"

Xiao Lingshuang shouted excitedly.

The ice sword in her hand never disappeared.

But Princess Ankang held her hand tightly.

"Cousin, let him finish."

Xiao Baiyun looked up at Princess Ankang and Xiao Lingshuang, with a look of relief in his eyes.

He turned to look at Xiao Lingshuang and said calmly: "Lingshuang, I really didn't recognize you at first. You were just a yellow-haired girl back then."

Xiao Lingshuang still had an angry look on her face, but tears as big as beans kept falling.

Who can understand the loneliness and misery she has endured here alone for more than a decade?
She grew from a child to a graceful young lady.

Apart from her grandfather's ice sculptures, she had no one to talk to.

She had a nightmare at night, dreaming that her father turned into ice and wanted to kill her. She could only escape to her grandfather's ice sculpture to find a sense of security.

Xiao Lingshuang blamed all of this on Xiao Baiyun.

But now Xiao Baiyun said that he had never betrayed Beiliang. How could Xiao Lingshuang accept this?

"Ling Shuang, my brother's death really has nothing to do with me."

"Back then, I followed my father's order to go and support my eldest brother. When I found my eldest brother in the underground city, he was already seriously injured."

"Someone set up an ambush for my brother. They are very powerful..."

Xiao Baiyun's eyes were dazed, as if he had returned to that day.

That was the first time he saw his elder brother in such a state of disgrace.

Xiao Bingyun's reputation for bravery spread throughout Beiliang, and he was known as Beiliang's number one master.

But that day, any one of their opponents could suppress Xiao Bingyun.

Xiao Baiyun had never thought that there were so many masters hidden in Beiliang.

Moreover, those people were still able to display their true energy freely at that time. It was obvious that they were top masters who had achieved the pinnacle of martial arts before the cold wave.

At that time, due to the influence of the cold wave, the Beiliang warriors were constantly losing their true energy.

The situation is most obvious among the middle three-grade warriors, while the upper three-grade warriors can still hold on for a while longer.

It was also because of this incident that the already turbulent Holy Snow City became even more chaotic.

The cold wave, which should have been a good sign, caused heavy losses to Beiliang. People died every day in Shengxue City for various reasons.

The prestige of the Northern Liang government among the people is gradually collapsing.

Those warriors who were losing their true energy naturally didn't want to sit and wait for death. Many of them wanted to fight for a chance of survival while they still had strength, or go crazy at the last minute.

As the number one master in Beiliang at that time, Xiao Bingyun was putting out fires everywhere in Shengxue City.

But something went wrong that day. A group of masked masters planned to ambush Xiao Bingyun.

When Xiao Baiyun and his men arrived, his elder brother was already at the end of his strength.

Xiao Bingyun used his last bit of strength to cover Xiao Baiyun as they escaped through the secret passage.

That was the last time Xiao Baiyun saw his elder brother.

Xiao Baiyun was also wounded in the battle. He desperately escaped through the secret passage all the way to Xishan.

He was afraid that those masters would chase him out from the secret passage, so he wanted to take a detour from the West Mountain and return to Shengxue City to report to their father.

Although Lord Yuan is old, he can still use Beiliang's Heavenly Dao Realm methods.

Beiliang's Tiandao realm methods are strongly bound to the throne.

Prince Yuan originally wanted to pass the throne to the eldest prince after the cold wave, but it was too late.

Xiao Baiyun got lost several times in the wind and snow.

At that time, he did not have much experience in surviving in the wild.

After the cold wave began, everyone stayed in the city, intending to enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

They were fully prepared, but they didn't know that this was the cage that would trap them to death.

When Xiao Baiyun finally found Holy Snow City, it was already inaccessible.

The cold wave intensified again, and Xiao Baiyun couldn't even see the imperial palace. The blizzard in the sky blocked his view.

The only thing he could do was to touch the extremely cold walls of Holy Snow City again.

In order to survive, Xiao Baiyun turned and walked into the wilderness.

The core of the cold wave was in Holy Snow City, and the situation in the wild was not as bad as it is now.

When Xiao Baiyun fled from Shengxue City, he did not bring much supplies with him.

Next, Xiao Baiyun began a wandering life that lasted for more than ten years.

He was never sure what happened to Holy Snow City in the end because he did not have the ability to enter Holy Snow City again.

He gave himself the task of breaking through the cold wave and seeking outside help.

He had to give himself a reason to live.

Xiao Baiyun wandered for more than ten years. During this period, he reached the border of Beiliang several times, but failed to leave smoothly until he met Princess Ankang and her entourage in Chuijin City.

When he saw Princess Ankang's eyes, he knew that Princess Ankang was his niece.

In the Northern Liang royal family, Concubine Xiao is the only bloodline left outside.

Xiao Baiyun didn't know what happened to his third sister.

Only when he saw Princess Ankang and heard that they were here to dispel the cold wave did hope rekindle in his heart.

The hope brought by paralyzing yourself is ultimately different from the hope brought by outsiders.

But when Xiao Baiyun followed them into the Holy Snow City and saw the scene in the underground city, he still felt desperate.

He was afraid that there might be a familiar face among those frozen into ice.

He was even more afraid of entering the palace to confirm the result that he was most unwilling to admit.

The same is true.

Xiao Lingshuang was the only one left in the palace.

And this niece hates me to the core.

Xiao Baiyun wandered in a daze in the cold wave for more than ten years, but his mind was not completely confused.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to figure out how to determine directions in a cold wave.

It is understandable that Xiao Lingshuang regards herself as an enemy.

Xiao Baiyun was not afraid that his niece hated him, but he was afraid that his father thought the same way.

Xiao Baiyun looked up at the ice sculpture of Yuan Guojun, tears already streaming down his face.

From childhood to adulthood, he was never as good as his eldest brother in any way, nor did he have as much prestige among the people as his third sister.

He has only a little cleverness to his credit.

But Xiao Baiyun has had the same nightmare for the past decade.

He was afraid that his father would think that his clever second son had become a deserter.

Xiao Baiyun may be misunderstood by Xiao Lingshuang and Princess Ankang, but he doesn't want his father to think so.

"Father, I did not escape..."

"I really didn't run away..."

"I didn't kill my brother..."

Xiao Baiyun crawled towards the ice sculpture of Yuan Guojun and explained with tears in his eyes, his voice hoarse.

Nirubel and others who surrounded him silently made way.

They all confirmed that what Xiao Baiyun said was true.

Princess Ankang also silently took a step back and gently closed her eyes. A tear flowed down her face and finally fell on Li Xuan's body.

Li Xuan also quietly withdrew his perception.

Xiao Baiyun did not lie.

He was just one of the many tragedies in this cold wave.

Xiao Lingshuang was still standing in front of Xiao Baiyun, but she had already broken down and cried. She was unwilling to accept this truth.

"Liar, liar!"

"Hurry up and tell me these are all your lies, you deceived me!"

"Speak up, speak up!"

Xiao Lingshuang threw away the ice sword in her hand, but her fists hit Xiao Baiyun on the head and back again and again.

She rejected the truth.

Xiao Baiyun was beaten and knelt on the ground and crawled towards Yuan Guojun.

Xiao Baiyun's head was broken, and blood flowed down the wound, staining half of his cheek red, mixed with tears. His body was staggering as he crawled with difficulty.

The heart-wrenching pain made him ignore it all.

He just wanted his father to come back to life and give him a chance to explain.

But Xiao Baiyun will never have such an opportunity in his life.

"cousin!"

Princess Ankang hugged Xiao Lingshuang and asked her to stop.

If the fight continues, Xiao Baiyun will be beaten to death.

Xiao Lingshuang staggered and fell to the ground when being hugged by Princess Ankang.

"Dad, Mom, Grandpa..."

Xiao Lingshuang seemed to have returned to the time when she was eight years old, opening her mouth and bursting into tears.

Xiao Lingshuang called out, but now no one could respond to her.

She grew up alone in this deserted palace. Although her body had grown into an adult, her heart remained at the age of eight.

Xiao Baiyun finally crawled to the feet of Yuan Guojun. He hugged Yuan Guojun and kept explaining while crying, as if explaining it ten thousand times would not be enough.

Princess Ankang hugged Xiao Lingshuang and comforted her silently, tears constantly flowing down her face.

These were the only two relatives she had left in Beiliang, but now they had become like this.

At this moment, Princess Ankang hated the endless snow.

When others saw this scene, they couldn't help but fall into grief.

Several masters sang the Buddha's name together and recited Buddhist scriptures to comfort the souls of the dead in the cold wave.

Li Xuan wiped Princess Ankang's tears for a while, and seeing that she was still crying, he asked Yu'er and Sharon to take good care of her.

He sneaked out of Princess Ankang's arms and came to the door of the main hall.

Outside the door, the snow is still falling.

Li Xuan has always regarded dispelling the cold wave as a mission given to him by heaven, and also for the purpose of protecting Daxing.

But now, he had another reason to do so.

Li Xuan didn't notice it until he saw the snow.

But when he saw the people trapped in the snow, he truly saw the disaster.