Chapter 368 Assistant's Birthday Bonus

I stared intently at Xia Chuan and said, "Yan Pianxian died after the battle at Tiewa Temple. Are you telling me she gave birth a year later? Do you take me for a fool?"

Xia Chuan shook his head. "I can tell you that every word I speak is true."

"Because the person who helped Yan Pianxian deliver the baby was Xia Yuting."

My face grew even darker. Xia Chuan probably understood what I meant, so he continued to explain, "I've also done some investigation into this matter."

"Back then, before Li Chunfeng and Yan Pianxian entered Tiewa Temple, they had already planned to retire from the martial world. I suspect Yan Pianxian was already pregnant at that time."

"Before Yan Pianxian died in battle, she must have used some secret technique to protect the fetus in her womb. That's why Yan Pianxian's body didn't rot, but instead accumulated to nourish the fetus."

"However, a dead person carrying a child takes longer than a living person. That’s why you were born a year later."

Xia Chuan said, "According to my speculation, after Li Chunfeng buried Yan Pianxian, he dug her up again. Then, he sneaked into the Samsara Division, released Qu Mo, and stole the Ghost God Relic, hoping to save Yan Pianxian."

"However, I don't know what secret method he used."

"Of course, all of this is just my speculation."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but take a deep breath.

When I was at Tiewa Temple, I saw my dad take away the Ghost God Coffin.

The Ghost God Secret Technique should be in that coffin.

My dad wanted to revive Yan Pianxian, not use the Ghost God Secret Technique to help him become a Ghost God.

According to rumors, my dad buried Yan Pianxian!

However, for so many years, I have never seen my dad burn paper money or worship the deceased.

I remember I asked my dad, "Other people go to sweep graves and burn paper money during Qingming Festival and the Ghost Festival. Why don't we ever go?"

My dad told me, "There's no one to worship. Who would I go to worship? Isn't it better for our family to save a step compared to others?"

This can only mean that Yan Pianxian is not dead!

Otherwise, my dad would definitely worship Yan Pianxian.

I barely suppressed the doubts in my heart and said, "Who were the fierce souls released back then?"

Xia Chuan said, "I only know that one of them was the soul of an Asura."

I said in a deep voice, "What about the other two?"

Xia Chuan said, "The other two were the souls of Wang Xing."

"Back then, after I discovered this secret, I originally planned to kill the three infants to eliminate future troubles."

"But as I was about to make my move, I encountered an uninvited guest—the messenger of the Yitian Chess Master. He not only stopped me from killing the three infants, but also brought me a Blood Chess Piece."

Xia Chuan took out a Blood Chess Piece from his Confucian robe and placed it on the table. "I have to admire the eloquence of that messenger. He persuaded me in just half a day."

"He not only made me give up the idea of killing the three infants, but also made me willingly wait for the three children to grow up slowly."

Xia Chuan sighed and said, "The reason that messenger gave me was very simple. That is, a contender with the Mandate of Heaven might appear among these three children."

"If the Emperor appears in the Confucian School, then in the future, the martial world can be turned into a Confucian nation."

"The martial world influences the secular world, and Confucianism will surely flourish again!"

"This obsession has become my inner demon."

"I have been doing my best to cultivate Xia Zhou and Xia Mengying, and I have also been painstakingly searching for Li Chunfeng's child."

"Finally, you have all gathered here!"

Xia Chuan's words were somewhat different from my speculation, but they were generally the same.

I retorted, "Since you don't know who the Emperor is, why did you choose to give up on Xia Mengying first?"

Xia Chuan shook his head and said, "Actually, I had already planned to give up on Xia Mengying."

"How can the dignified Confucian School submit to a woman?"

"Xia Zhou is more suitable to be an Emperor. Xia Mengying can only be his assistant."

This time, Xia Chuan spoke without me asking, "Hall Master Li, you must have a doubt: Why didn't I directly tell Xia Mengying the truth and let her willingly assist Xia Zhou, but instead forced her to become a traitorous Confucian, right?"

"I have three purposes in doing so."

"First, compared to Xia Zhou, Banxianzhuang is more optimistic about Xia Mengying. Yan Xing and others have even decided to cultivate Xia Mengying as the next Village Master. In this regard, Xia Zhou, who has always been traveling outside, is not as good as Xia Mengying."

"What I want to do is to hand Banxianzhuang over to Xia Zhou. With the support of Banxianzhuang, Xia Zhou can gain a foothold in the martial world."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but sneer and say, "Good idea! What else?"

Xia Chuan said, "Secondly, I want Xia Mengying to subdue the rebellious Confucians and the heretical Confucians."

"Although those people have already betrayed the Confucian School, their strength cannot be underestimated. If they can be integrated together and secretly assist Xia Zhou, his strength will be enough to shock the martial world."

"Hall Master Li, you don't need to feel strange about this."

"Throughout the dynasties, nine out of ten treacherous officials and cruel officials were disciples of the Confucian School. However, they are indispensable people under the Emperor. Some things have to be done by someone, right?"

"I think Xia Mengying is the most suitable."

I nodded again and said, "That's also reasonable. What else?"

Xia Chuan looked at me and said, "Thirdly, it's for Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall)."

Happy birthday to two lovely assistants: Zixi (Feng Ruoxing) and Xia Xia (Xia Mengying)!

Two assistants have the same birthday, hahaha, what a coincidence! Here's an extra chapter!

A few days ago, Ling'er (Zero) also had a birthday, but she didn't tell me. This can be reneged on! She's in charge of proofreading my manuscript and can't see the messages here, so everyone don't tell her, hahaha…