Chapter 1206: Chapter 1197: Astonishing News
Mo Wangchen had such doubts.
It was because, just now, when the woman used her bloodline power.
The Divine King Blood within him sensed something.
“Uh…”
The woman was stunned for a moment, and she recognized Mo Wangchen at a glance.
She was somewhat surprised; she hadn’t expected to encounter him here.
“I am… Ji Ya…”
After the surprise, the woman spoke with a smile.
“Ji Ya?”
Mo Wangchen was taken aback; this name was certainly not unfamiliar to him.
On his journey south, during the destruction of the Xuan Emperor Palace, Mo Wangchen naturally heard the news of her attacking the Sky Peng Clan. She is one of the few remaining bloodlines of the Ji Family now.
Unexpectedly, he ran into her here.
“How many people from the Ji Family are left now besides you?”
Lin’an City, with its beautiful scenery, was bustling with people and traffic. It is one of the major ancient cities within the Smoke Martial Alliance.
At this moment, Mo Wangchen and Ji Ya had arrived at the Zuimeng Residence in the city.
This was the highest-scale inn in Lin’an City, and the two sat on the third floor of Zuimeng Residence.
“To the Little Ancestor, besides you, me, and the Emperor’s Daughter, there are only a few dozen people left in the Ji Family.” At this moment, Ji Ya seemed somewhat reserved in front of Mo Wangchen.
“I’m not much older than you, so don’t call me Little Ancestor. I heard you call Sister Ziyue, just call me brother.” Mo Wangchen waved his hand.
“This… isn’t quite right?”
Ji Ya was momentarily stunned. Ji Yihao was the Divine Ancestor of the Ji Family, and Mo Wangchen was his reincarnated son, so naturally, he should be called Little Ancestor.
To be honest, she was born over nine hundred years ago, separated by countless generations from the past Ji Changkong. How could she dare to call Mo Wangchen brother?
“Are the people of the Ji Family now all living in the Yan Emperor Palace?” Mo Wangchen asked.
Ji Ya nodded, “According to some elders, since the Divine Ancestor left, the surviving Ji family members have all lived inside the Yan Emperor Palace, even now.”
“How does Yan Ruyi treat you?” Mo Wangchen was curious.
It was strange to him that Yan Ruyi did not completely annihilate the Ji Family. However, by comparison, that was not much different from extermination, perhaps.
In ancient times, how prosperous the Ji Family was, the most powerful family in the world. It is said there were nearly ten thousand tribesmen, and after facing adversity, only a dozen people remain now.
“Grandmother didn’t make things difficult for us… Perhaps, to her, the Ji Family is no longer a threat… Not worth making things difficult… And over the years, although we have always lived in the Emperor’s Palace, she hasn’t confined us, otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to be here now.”
“Are you saying that the Ji Family people are free to come and go from the Yan Emperor Palace?” Mo Wangchen frowned. If so, why are those surviving members of the Ji Family still staying inside the Yan Emperor Palace?
In the past, wasn’t it because of Yan Ruyi that the Ji Family ended up like this? Those people should detest Yan Ruyi to the core, so why would they still stay by her side?
Ji Ya nodded and fell silent, as if she had something unspeakable. Mo Wangchen said, “Do you have something you want to tell me?”
“Once, I heard Grandpa Ji Han say that the reason he didn’t take the Ji Family people out of the Yan Emperor Palace was because… inside the Emperor’s Palace…”
“Ji Han?” Mo Wangchen was curious.
Ji Ya nodded, “Mm, Grandpa Ji Han is now the oldest person in our Ji Family. He is the grandson of our Great Elder from ancient times. Although he was born several decades after the Ji Family faced adversity, Grandpa Ji Han knows many things that we don’t.”
Upon hearing this, Mo Wangchen was astonished. Several decades after the Ji Family faced adversity?
Doesn’t that mean this Ji Han has existed for nearly millions of years?
“Ancient God?”
He was surprised; if not an Ancient God, it could not be possible to have such a long lifespan. Even if they were Demigod Realm experts, surviving a million years would be impressive.
“Grandpa Ji Ya is not an Ancient God Realm expert, just an ordinary Heavenly Immortal, but he has a Divine Status within him. His cultivation has been sealed by Grandmother and hasn’t progressed for nearly millions of years, but it’s because of his Divine Status that he has lived until now.”
Mo Wangchen understood and was extremely astonished. He did not expect there was still such an old ancestor of the Ji Family alive. “You said earlier that you heard Grandpa Ji Han mention something?”
Ji Ya was silent, seemingly unsure of how to start. After a moment, she sighed slightly and said, “Grandpa Ji Han said… that the current Grandmother isn’t the real Grandmother…”
Upon hearing this, Mo Wangchen was taken aback. Yan Ruyi cultivated the Heavenly Reversing Evil Technique, the legacy of the evil embodiment of the Ancient Yaochi Queen Mother of the West. Strictly speaking, the current Yan Ruyi could not be said to be the same as the past Yan Ruyi.
Seeing the expression on Mo Wangchen’s face, Ji Ya shook her head, “That’s not what I meant. Grandpa Ji Han said… inside the Emperor’s Palace… there is another Grandmother…”
“What?!”
Mo Wangchen was so shocked he stood up from his seat, extreme astonishment on his face, “Another Yan Ruyi?!”
“Mm.” Ji Ya nodded and continued, “The current Grandmother is just a separated form, and the real Grandmother, according to Grandpa Ji Han’s speculation, should be imprisoned somewhere inside the Emperor’s Palace…”
“Are you sure?”
Mo Wangchen took a deep breath, trembling internally, realizing there seemed to be many things he was unaware of.
“Over the years, although Grandpa Ji Han has not told me much, I can see that the main reason he hasn’t left with the Ji Family is probably to save the real Grandmother.”
“What about Ziyue? Was she made the Emperor’s Daughter because she knows about this?”
Mo Wangchen frowned. He had always been puzzled as to why Ziyue would compromise with Yan Ruyi. Now, she should have regained her past life’s memories. Yet if that’s the case, it makes even less sense for her to stay by Yan Ruyi’s side.
It seems likely now that Ziyue must know something.
Ji Ya nodded, “When Sister Ziyue first returned, she was not willing to stay in the palace, and she even tried to attack Grandmother. But how could she contend with Grandmother’s strength? Later, Grandpa Ji Han met with Sister Ziyue, presumably told her something.”
“If what you say is true, how could Yan Ruyi ignore this matter?” Mo Wangchen was puzzled.
Ji Ya shook her head, “Grandmother has never said anything about it, nor has she stopped the meetings between Sister Ziyue and Grandpa Ji Han. Maybe she is confident, or perhaps she just doesn’t care…”
“But three hundred years ago… Sister Ziyue suddenly came to me… she said she saw the real Grandmother in the depths of the Emperor’s Palace!”