14: The origin of the Blood God Sect and what happened back then!

After Chu Yun and Luo Feng entered the Princes Residence, they were led by a servant on a general tour of the residence.

The residence included everything from a back garden to rockeries and pavilions.

Afterward, Chu Yun and Luo Feng arrived at the main hall. As soon as they sat down, a plump middle-aged man entered, accompanied by four young female maids.

"Greetings, Your Highness, Commander Luo!"

"I am the head steward of the Princes Residence. Your Highness can call me Ah Tai."

This plump man was the residence's steward personally chosen by Shi Minyue for Chu Yun.

Luo Feng had informed him of this on the way.

This Ah Tai, despite his unremarkable appearance, was actually a genuine Shattered Realm expert.

He was someone Shi Minyue had brought over from the Shi Family.

Therefore, Chu Yun completely trusted him.

"Steward Tai, in the future, I'll have to trouble you with all matters within the residence," Chu Yun nodded, speaking calmly.

Ah Tai respectfully responded, "Your Highness is too kind. These are all part of Ah Tai's duties."

"Oh, right, Your Highness, these four maids were carefully selected by Ah Tai for Your Highness. They will be responsible for Your Highness's daily life."

"Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, why don't you go attend to His Highness?" He pointed at the four maids, gesturing.

"Yes!"

"Your Highness, Little Autumn is here to brew tea for you."

"Your Highness, Little Summer is here to massage your shoulders."

"Your Highness, Little Spring is also here to pound your shoulders."

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The four young women, all quite attractive, rushed to Chu Yun's side and began to attend to him with various methods.

Chu Yun was still somewhat unaccustomed to it.

He recalled that in his previous life, although he was a battle-hardened Great Emperor, he had still diligently and properly attended one-on-one tutoring sessions.

Having four people attend to him at once made him truly unaccustomed.

"Stop, stop, stop."

"Little Autumn, Little Summer, you four can leave for now."

"This Prince still has some matters to discuss."

Chu Yun had serious business at the moment and could not indulge in enjoyment, so he could only ask them to leave for now.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Then, if Your Highness needs anything, please don't hesitate to command us."

After the four finished speaking, they withdrew.

"Steward Tai, please sit," Chu Yun said, his expression unchanged.

"Your Highness, this... this isn't appropriate?"

"There's a distinction between master and servant. Ah Tai would never dare to be disrespectful," Ah Tai said, somewhat embarrassed.

"What's with all this talk of respect or not? You are my Imperial Mother's trusted confidant, which makes you family. If I tell you to sit, then sit. Don't bother with formalities," Chu Yun said very directly.

"This... alright."

"Then, thank you, Your Highness."

Ah Tai slowly walked to a nearby seat and sat down.

"I've just returned to the Imperial City, and everything within this city is a complete mystery to me."

"Therefore, I need the two of you to answer some questions for me, to help me familiarize myself with some of the relationships within the Imperial City," Chu Yun stated his request directly.

Luo Feng said, "Whatever Your Highness wishes to know, simply ask."

"Your Highness, please speak. Commander Luo and I will certainly tell you everything we know," Ah Tai also said.

Chu Yun's expression was composed as he spoke, "Commander Luo, what kind of background does the Blood God Sect, the one behind the Blood Xuan Venerable we encountered earlier, have?"

Luo Feng explained, "Your Highness, the Blood God Sect is also a Sect force within the Great Xia Dynasty."

"However, they are not bound by the Imperial Dynasty. They are located in Nanzhou, one of the thirteen states, and their status in Nanzhou is equivalent to that of the Wangxian Taoist Sect in Qingzhou."

"They are the undisputed sole overlord."

"Furthermore, the strength of the Blood God Sect is even above that of the Wangxian Taoist Sect. The most crucial point is that the Blood God Sect possesses old monsters in the Heavenly Phase Realm. Their foundation is so profound that even the Imperial Dynasty is unwilling to fall out with them."

Chu Yun had learned that above the Venerable Realm was the Heavenly Phase Realm.

And experts of the Heavenly Phase Realm were also known as Celestial Venerables!

They were terrifying existences that transcended the Venerable Realm!

Looking across the entire Great Xia Dynasty, excluding the Imperial Family, there were no more than ten Celestial Venerable-level experts!

And the Blood God Sect occupied one of these spots, which was enough to show the depth of this Sect's foundation. No wonder they didn't put the Wangxian Taoist Sect in their eyes.

"So that's how it is."

"Then how does the Blood God Sect compare to my Imperial Mother's maternal family?" Chu Yun asked again.

At this moment, Ah Tai proudly spoke up, "Your Highness, you may not know this."

"Your Highness's maternal grandfather, the Old Family Head of the Shi Family, is also a Heavenly Phase Realm expert!"

"In fact, the Old Family Head's strength is much greater than that Celestial Venerable of the Blood God Sect!"

"Compared to the Shi Family, the Blood God Sect can only ever be the younger brother."

Chu Yun fully understood Ah Tai's strong reaction after thinking about it carefully.

Luo Feng nodded, admitting, "Indeed, the Shi Family's foundation is still superior to that of the Blood God Sect."

After hearing all this, Chu Yun stroked his chin and said, "Since my Imperial Father is the Great Xia Emperor, and the Shi Family is so powerful."

"Then why was I still missing back then?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Ah Tai's expression immediately became somewhat solemn and serious. Luo Feng also had a grave look on his face and said, "Your Highness, your disappearance back then... it happened suddenly, and it was very strange."

"Strange?" Chu Yun stared at him with both eyes.

"Precisely."

"Your Highness, when Consort Shi gave birth to you back then, the Imperial Dynasty happened to be facing an invasion from an enemy, and His Majesty was personally leading the expedition, not in the Imperial City."

"And on the third day after Consort Shi gave birth to you, you mysteriously disappeared."

"After the incident occurred, Consort Shi was frantic and mobilized all the power around her. Even your maternal uncle, the Shura Venerable, personally entered the palace to search."

"But the result was that no clues whatsoever could be found. You vanished without a trace, as if you had evaporated from the world."

"It wasn't until His Majesty returned and ordered us Shadow Guards to investigate at all costs."

"After so many years of secret investigation, we can almost confirm that the problem did not originate from outside, but from within the Imperial Palace."

"On the day Your Highness disappeared, everyone who entered the palace, including their trusted confidants and friends, and even anyone they had interacted with, we investigated thoroughly, and there were no issues with any of them."

"Therefore, Your Highness's disappearance could only have been carried out by someone who already lived within the Imperial Palace!" Luo Feng told him in full detail.

Chu Yun's expression was serious. Hearing this, he also understood that his parents had never given up on investigating the truth of that year.

When he was editing his background, he actually had information about the original Ninth Prince Chu Yun in his mind.

The reason he was able to edit his background to be that of the Ninth Prince Chu Yun of the Great Xia Dynasty was precisely because the original Ninth Prince had already died!

In other words, the Ninth Prince back then didn't just disappear; he was directly killed.

And now that he had returned, if those who killed the Ninth Prince back then saw that he wasn't dead, then the possibility of them making another move was almost certain.

Even his maternal uncle, the Shura Venerable, couldn't find any clues, which further highlighted the seriousness of the matter.

"Alas."

"Although this background is good, with a father, a mother, and powerful backing, it is fraught with danger."

Chu Yun sighed inwardly.

Then, he looked at Ah Tai, "Steward Tai, you've been by my mother's side for so many years. Do you happen to know if my mother has any suspected targets regarding this matter?"

Ah Tai looked at him with an unusually solemn expression, uttering only two words: "The Empress."

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