Baili Hongzhuang's lips curved into a faint smile. "I also learned about this when I left the General's Manor. I found it among the things my mother left behind."
"As for this jade pendant, my mother hung it around my neck when she carried me back. If it weren't for you recognizing this jade pendant, I would have never known its significance."
Daughter of the Lan family!
This thought immediately flashed through Emperor Beichen's mind, but he quickly dismissed it as impossible.
He was well aware of the grandeur of the Lan family. How could such a prominent family have a child abandoned outside?
"How did the General's Lady bring you back at that time?" Emperor Beichen asked again.
Baili Hongzhuang recounted the situation at that time, explaining it clearly to Emperor Beichen. She also wanted to know the truth about her origins.
"Bathed in blood?" Emperor Beichen's eyebrows furrowed. The Lan family had always been dominant, and even in the entire Holy Xuan Continent, there were few forces that could contend with them. The children of the family would never end up in such a state.
But if that weren't the case, how could Baili Hongzhuang possess the Lan family's jade pendant?
Suddenly, Emperor Beichen's eyes narrowed, and he remembered something!
"Wife, is it true that you couldn't cultivate?" he asked abruptly.
Baili Hongzhuang nodded slightly. "Yes."
"Then... what was the reason you couldn't cultivate?"
All along, everyone knew that Baili Hongzhuang was a waste, unable to cultivate. However, no one knew whether it was due to a physical condition, meridian blockage, or something else.
Baili Hongzhuang observed Emperor Beichen, feeling that he seemed to know something, or he wouldn't have suddenly asked such a question.
"My dantian was shattered," Baili Hongzhuang answered truthfully.
When she learned about this matter, she also found it very strange. Most of the waste in this world were unable to cultivate due to physical conditions or meridian blockages. Shattered dantians were usually the result of severe injuries.
She was so young at that time that it was unlikely for anyone to have dealt such a heavy blow to her.
Finally, upon hearing Baili Hongzhuang's answer, Emperor Beichen's expression changed dramatically. The calmness on his face revealed a hint of shock.
"Does my shattered dantian have anything to do with my origins?" Baili Hongzhuang's voice quivered.
Emperor Beichen's gaze darkened, and he slowly said, "I remember that there was a sensational incident in the Lan family years ago. There was a significant internal conflict, and the beloved youngest son of the Lan family even turned against the family, killing some members of the clan. Later, he left the Lan family with his wife and daughter."
Baili Hongzhuang was taken aback. If the Lan family really had such an incident, could she be...
"At that time, this matter had a tremendous impact and caused great turmoil within the Lan family. Lan Yunxiao, who was highly regarded as the next family head, became the subject of bewilderment due to his confrontation with the family. But this is a secret of the Lan family. Under the deliberate concealment of information by the Lan family, most people only knew the outcome but not the reasons behind it."
"Are you implying that I might be Lan Yunxiao's daughter?" Baili Hongzhuang asked aloud.
Emperor Beichen pondered for a moment. "It's not impossible. Your jade pendant is the symbol of the Lan family, and only the direct descendants of the Lan family would possess it. It's absolutely impossible for it to fall into the hands of outsiders."
"But back then, it seems like my parents were pursued and forced to leave me in the General's Manor," Baili Hongzhuang frowned. "Could it be that the Lan family was hunting down my parents?"