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Moreover, the old Emperor's current expression and words seemed to be saying his last words. He doted on his son, but more importantly, he was hoping for his son to become a dragon.

"But …" The white figure disagreed and continued speaking of the reason why she didn't want to become Emperor.

He was originally no different from a king. In this life, all he wanted was to grow up happily. After that, he would find a suitable wife, get married, and have children. He would live this way for his entire life.

"Bai Ying, you disappoint me."

The old emperor was already infuriated. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. It was unknown whether they were due to anger or something else.

"Father, you are still young, and your son is still young. In recent years, can you not even mention about this matter?"

Liruo's eyes narrowed. There seemed to be some meaning behind the old emperor's words, and the white shadow was not as ignorant as it was at the moment.

He said this as if to cover something up.

Or could it be that he really didn't want to be the Emperor, and thus had developed such a simple personality?

No, that's not right.

The white shadow acted like a child, but in reality, it was inside the cave before and after.

He made her feel more considerate.

Not to mention being as sensible as Xuanyuan Mo, but at the very least, he was someone with a sense of responsibility. Then, what was the reason for him to act like this?

"Don't mention it?" The old emperor's eyes narrowed, revealing a domineering aura that belonged solely to someone in a superior position.

"Bai Ying, you know my body the best. How can you just stop mentioning it?"

"No, I don't want to hear it."

Panic flashed in the white shadow's eyes, but he still didn't want to mention it.

It wasn't that he didn't understand, but he just didn't want to face it.

So why?

Why did the old emperor have a helpless expression when he mentioned this?

Could it be, was it really because his body was in a bad condition?

Then, what kind of illness did he have?

She looked at Xuanyuan Mo, whose expression was the same as hers.

"Big brother, why aren't you willing to face reality?"

Since he couldn't figure it out, he might as well ask.

"…" He did not expect Li Ruo to be able to see it, the white shadow thought for a while and continued speaking.

"Father's health has never been good." He said that the old Emperor held out his hand to stop Liru, as if he did not want him to know these things.

However, it was forcefully interrupted by the white shadow.

"Many years ago, we learned that there is a place called Xiao Yao Palace that has all kinds of elixirs. and have been looking for it. "

He seemed to really like fans, and when he spoke, the fans would start to move naturally.

"Ever since my mother died, wanting my royal father to live for a few more days has become the only wish in my heart. But sadly, Xiao Yao Palace is only a distant legend.

"Until three years ago, when royal father's illness became worse and worse. At that time, several countries were in a state of suffering, and the years of war caused the citizens to lose their lives …"

"It's a good thing that Xuanyuan Mo was the first to step into the Li Kingdom. If someone from the other two countries were to come, our country would definitely not even have a single corpse left."

At this point, Bai Ying felt gratified.

Several other countries are always guilty when they step into other countries.

Only Xuanyuan Mo could truly treat the people of other nations as his own people.

Although he had been beaten to a pulp by Xuanyuan Mo back then, he still admired Xuanyuan Mo from the bottom of his heart.

No matter how one looked at it, this man was undoubtedly the most outstanding.

"At that time, royal father's illness was already getting worse, but strangely, after so many years, no one was able to tell what kind of illness royal father was suffering from. It was also during that war that I accidentally discovered that the water that led to the main city area of our country was abnormal, and afterwards, I sent someone to investigate."

"It was also by chance that I finally found the footprints of Xiao Yao Palace. It was then that we began the great project of secretly constructing the cellar. "

"A while ago, I received a letter from Empress Xuanyuan, saying that it was highly likely that you had fallen into the hands of Xiao Yao Palace, and even said that the general had already left first. Following that, I brought a group of people to head out from here, thinking of what they could do after entering, and also went to look for the legendary secret medicine along the way."

"You know what happened after that."

Li Ruo nodded. If it was according to what the white shadow said, then the white shadow also didn't know whether or not Li Ruo had any contact with the people from Xiao Yao Palace.

"I don't remember what happened before." Li Ruo stood up and leaned lazily against Xuanyuan Mo.

He didn't feel that such things were going down in the world at all.

"So, I don't know why I offended hall master Xiao Yao, nor do I know if I knew him before."

These words seemed to be a statement, but in reality, Liruo was only probing and inquiring.

"Although you were a bit domineering before, you are actually a straightforward person. You dare to love, dare to hate, and hate others. You may have offended them at some point. "

Li Ruo nodded. She could feel that not only had she offended him, but she had completely offended him.

But the reason could not be that simple.

Because when he looked at her …

It was complex and deep.

"However, this is actually not possible. According to what you have said before, this is an incident specifically aimed at you, and the order was directly issued by the hall master of Carefree Palace. That also means that you have something that he needs, and it must be personally taken by him."

As Li Ruo thought about it, the white shadow was actually not a simple person, and he also wasn't the type of person who acted like he was free from work.

The reason why he didn't want to take over the throne was because he didn't want to face the fact that the old emperor's body was getting worse.

He thought, if he'd always been like this since he was young, and the old Emperor had always been worried about him, then wouldn't that mean that his lifespan would increase slightly?

Moreover, he was actually a very meticulous person. When he observed and analyzed things, he was not one bit inferior to anyone.

This was Li Ruo's idea, and also the most genuine form of the white shadow.

"Then, what is the butterfly mark on my body?"

"That thing has been around since you were born." The old emperor answered.

During the days when your mother was pregnant with you, it had rained heavily since leaving the country and the fog had not dissipated. The people had even called you a monster and said that you should be dealt with as soon as possible. The old Emperor sighed slightly when he spoke of the past.

At that time, the people did not want to live, and there were endless complaints from the people. But strangely, on the day you were born, the sun suddenly appeared, and it was so dazzling that people couldn't even open their eyes. The haze that lasted for a long time finally dissipated.

"I originally gave you another name, but after thinking for a long time, your mother felt that you should be a shallow woman, so she named you Liru. However, she never would have thought that your character …"

The old emperor slightly shook his head, but there was no blame in his eyes.

"This is our fault. We let you mess around the entire time, and that's why we raised you. It's a good thing Xuanyuan doesn't mind." As he spoke, the old Emperor looked meaningfully at Xuanyuan Mo.

It seemed that this general had some ability. Otherwise, how could he have raised his delicate daughter to such an outstanding level in just two years?

Xuanyuan Mo felt a little awkward. Back then, he didn't intend to marry Liru so he had also suspected and tortured Liru quite a bit.

As such, Bai Mei's fiery gaze was something he could not withstand.

"As for the butterfly imprint on your body, that was something that existed since you were born. We are also very curious, because we have never heard of anyone whose birthmark would look like a butterfly."

"Then, do you know how many butterflies I have on me?" Li Ruo asked.

"One is already rare, why would there be more?" Bai Mei smiled. She didn't understand why Liruo would ask such a question.

"But there's more than one on me."

As she spoke, Liru rolled up her sleeves. The original golden butterfly had recovered its original gray color after the unusual movement last time. It was still like this ever since, as if it had fallen asleep.

"What's going on?" Surprised, the old Emperor took Liru's hand and examined it closely.

"I am certain that when you were young, because your mother was curious, she had examined your body. There was only one." White Meera looked over Liru's arm.

"How strange, this clearly doesn't look like it was formed in the Houtian realm."

"Then... When I was young, did I like daffodils? White or red? "

"No, you don't." This was not too different from the results of the previous investigation.

"Strange, I clearly remember that you only have one on you. Why would there suddenly be one?"

However, Liru was shocked by his rambling.

How did Yu Yan know about a secret that even his own father did not know about?

Liru retracted his arm, not intending to continue the topic.

"Your Imperial Majesty, Lord Mo has arrived."

The emperor nodded, and not long after, Mo Shang and Su Lin arrived.

"Judging from your complexion, you've recovered quite well."

"Looks like you're not bad too."

"Those plants should be the antidote." Su Lin nodded and went to look at Liruo's arm.

The bones had already been reattached by her, and if there wasn't any rejection, they should be able to grow back.

"Where's Qingyan?"

"She originally wanted to follow us, but she kept vomiting midway. At first, she only thought that she was tired from working on the boat. After checking, she discovered that she was pregnant and had been forcefully kidnapped by Xuanyuan Yi."

"That's good news." The more she didn't want to have children, the more she had children.

Xuanyuan Yi would definitely be very happy.

She touched her stomach and suddenly thought of Xuanyuan Mo's words from a few days ago.

He said, "If we dream together, then now you are willing to bear fruit for our dream."