Chapter 1417: Chapter 718. Murong Xue
Chapter 718
Murong Xue’s lineage was the direct bloodline of the Murong Clan, and they had always been the heirs to the throne of Mu Country! Like many great families, the position of head of state in Mu Country was only inherited by the direct lineage of the Murong Clan…
However, as time passed, the direct lineage of the Murong Clan became increasingly thin, while the branch bloodlines grew more robust! By the time of Murong Xue’s generation, the heirs were only Murong Xue and her big brother Murong Han…
Initially, those from the branch lines did not dare to take overt action, until after Murong Han’s wife gave birth to twin brothers, Murong Jing and Murong Yu, and then those people could no longer sit still…
They had originally thought that only Murong Han remained of the direct lineage, and that if enough time passed without him having an heir, they could use this as a reason to coerce him into ceding some power. What they didn’t anticipate was that under the vigilant supervision of the branch bloodlines, Murong Han’s wife — who had always been neglected and even ostracized by Murong Han — suddenly gave birth to a pair of twins…
Although Murong Ting died due to complications during childbirth, the children survived, which caused great rage among the branch bloodlines of the Murong Family. But with the direct lineage elders of the Murong Clan guarding them, they could only seethe with anger, having no way to act…
It was not until later that they finally found an opportunity by using a maid planted beside Murong Xue’s father to poison the ancestors of the Murong Clan’s direct lineage, and directly imprisoned Murong Xue’s parents, grandpa, and others…
They threatened Murong Han and his sister, demanding they hand over the twin brothers Murong Jing and Murong Yu, or else they would kill their parents! As Murong Han could not bear to see his parents humiliated and was about to agree, Murong Xue gritted her teeth, took her two nephews along with Murong Lan Hui, and left Mu Country, fleeing to the mortal world of Haotian Continent…
When Murong Xue escaped, she took two children from another family, used medicine to change their appearance to look like Murong Jing and Murong Yu, thus buying them some time…
But, she knew her trick would not hold up for long! Being a person of the Murong Clan, she could not escape the clan’s pursuit…
After having Murong Lan Hui make a sworn oath to protect the twin brothers Murong Jing and Murong Yu with their lives, she separated from them and wandered throughout various locations in Haotian Continent. Her intent was to use herself as a decoy to draw away Mu Country’s pursuers and protect the safety of her two nephews…
What Murong Xue had anticipated soon became a reality. Not long after, people from Mu Country realized that the supposed Murong Jing and Murong Yu were fakes, and thus began to pursue and assassinate Murong Xue…
They quickly traced Murong Xue’s aura, relentlessly chasing her to her hiding place. Furious at not finding Murong Jing and Murong Yu there, they tortured Murong Xue cruelly to force her to reveal the whereabouts of the twins, injuring her without killing her. In the end, Murong Xue attempted to self-destruct, but by a twist of fate, she fell into the Secret Realm and was rescued by Mo Jiuli…
The purple necklace given by Murong Xue to Mo Jiuli was the symbol of the identity of the ruler of Mu Country. Those from Mu Country thought that the necklace was in the possession of Murong Jing and Murong Yu, yet they did not realize it was with Murong Xue, who had then gifted it to Mo Jiuli…
After being saved by Mo Jiuli, Murong Xue returned to Haotian Continent once more, found Murong Lan Hui, and asked them to lead