Dual Cultivation God Returns

Chapter 315 Ancestral Bloodline Regression

Wu Long and Wu Mengqi arrived in front of the Imperial Palace, and were greeted by an old man that Wu Long contacted in advance.

"You have returned, a wise choice"

The old man said looking at Wu Long, and the latter smiled, nodding to him.

"I promised His Highness, so here I am"

"I hope you can do what you said you can"

"I wouldn't have come if I didn't"

The old man looked at Wu Long and then turned his gaze toward Wu Mengqi.

"This is Wu Mengqi"

Wu Long smiled and the old man sighed as it seemed like Wu Long did not take this as seriously as he should in his opinion.

"Follow me"

"You are not going to introduce yourself?"

"Will you listen?"

"What am I, a rude person?"

The old man stared at Wu Long for some time without answering.

"Alright, I will rephrase, the timing is not off for an introduction this time"

"Hehe, Wu Long is a meanie"

Wu Mengqi giggled as she held on to Wu Long's arm.

"It seems this lady here has more common sense, the name is Chu Ren"

The old man replied with a still sulky look at Wu Long who wryly smiled.

They went through the outer garden and then halls of the Imperial Palace, as Wu Long and Wu Mengqi both felt gazes on them.

While passing through the Grand Hall of the detached palace of the Crown Prince, Wu Long suddenly stopped prompting Chu Ren to stop as well.

"What is it?"

Chu Ren asked as he looked behind to see Wu Long stare at the wall with a curious expression as a smile touched his lips.

He then traced his line of sight to a big painting in abstract style on the wall and a smile touched the old man's face as a light of appreciation appeared in his eyes.

"Haha, it seems you have a good taste at least, this painting is a masterpiece by an artist who became so popular he was invited by the ambassador of the Wood Spirit Empire, the capital of arts and culture, to paint the portrait of the Blade Empress.

It is named 'Starry Lion Ancient Palace', though the artist declined to translate the meaning of the work or its name, there is something incredibly captivating in it"

lightsnοvεl There was a proudness in Chu Ren's voice as the painting was highly sought, with various royal family members as well as members of the noble families and even members of the Profound Martial Valley, one of the Five Great Sects vying for it. And after a bitter bidding it was the Crown Prince who was able to obtain it, proudly displaying it in his Grand Hall.

'Heh, I guess I was not able to erase all traces of that man's existence, but oh well, at least this one is something he can be proud of'

Wu Long chuckled as he saw something different in the strokes of the painting even though it was masterfully concealed in the abstraction and turned his head, continuing forward as Chu Ren led him in an elevated mood.

Song Minfu met them in his study, standing up as they walked in and gesturing toward two sofas in the corner of the office. Wu Long and Wu Mengqi sat on one side as Chu Ren stood behind the sofa Song Minfu sat on.

"I am not going to lie, you have made me nervous, for a period of time I even thought you would attempt to hide and renege on your promise"

"Not when all of my movements and connections are within your reach"

"Haha, but you took all your women away with you"

"Not all of them, but I do see how this would have raised some doubt. Especially with the ploy some people from this palace tried to pull"

"Haha, I must apologize I suppose for the inconvenience, it truly is not easy to be an Imperial Household member"

"Barely an inconvenience, but I imagine it would bring some trouble down the line"

"I assure you that was not my intention"

"Nevertheless, I am here, and have everything necessary, assuming you have the rest of the ingredients that I asked Mister Chu Ren here"

"We do, we also prepared an alchemist..."

"That would not be necessary, I have an alchemist that can handle it, since none other than her can do what I need"

"Are you speaking about Miss Yu? Is she not too young and inexperienced, I have heard that her reputation in the Alchemy Tower leaves much to be desired, and even more so in the recent months..."

"Speaking from the perspective of the one who knows how to cure your daughter, she is the only alchemist that is up for the task at the moment"

Wu Long smiled and Song Minfu slightly widened his eyes. There was no pretense in their conversation as both did not bother to conceal that the Crown Prince knew Wu Long's every move and connection while he was on the Azure Eagle Empire and even beyond.

The 'inconvenience' Wu Long met on that rainy day in the Wood Spirit Empire was what shifted the balance of the conversation to proceed in a more equal manner of responsibility for the delay.

"Will Miss Wu also assist in curing my daughter?"

The Crown Prince then turned his gaze to Wu Mengqi who shook her head.

"It is nice to meet you, Your Highness, but no, I am here just accompanying Wu Long"

'You mean hiding from Ling'er'

Wu Long inwardly chuckled.

"I see, oh, she has arrived"

"Sorry to keep you waiting, it has been a while, Mister Wu, it is my pleasure to meet you Miss Wu"

As Song Minfu nodded to Wu Mengqi, a soft door knock resounded in the study and the door opened to reveal a beautiful woman in a veil that covered the upper part of her face.

"It has been a while, Your Highness"

"The pleasure is mine, Your Highness"

Wu Long and Wu Mengqi stood up to greet the princess, and after smiling to them Song Lingfei approached the sofas and gracefully sat down beside her father.

"I express my gratitude for agreeing to treat my condition"

"Your Father and I had an agreement, so there is no need to be so humble"

"We all know that it was an agreement in which Father profited the most, since both his and your parts of the agreement were in his favor"

The corners of the lips that were visible under the veil turned up and Wu Long smiled back while Song Minfu shook his head with a wry smile, not arguing.

"We tacitly agreed to not acknowledge that, Your Highness"

Wu Long chuckled, seeing that she was not oblivious to how the world worked.

"Then I must apologize for that slip of the tongue"

She smiled in response.

"Your Highness...!"

"Lingfei..."

"It is alright, Father, I have a feeling this disguise holds no meaning in front of Mister Wu if he was not polite"

As she raised her hands to the veil woven into her complicated hairstyle that covered her upper face Song Minfu's eyes widened, his and Chu Ren's voices coming at the same time. But she simply smiled and continued to take the two massive golden accessories that held the veil down at both sides, and proceeded to remove the veil, revealing a beautiful face. As she opened her eyes Wu Mengqi widened hers since her eyes were a glowing silver color that had dark shadows moving across the iris.

She has also removed a necklace, as her hair turned azure color from black.

'Incredible'

Wu Long's eyebrows slightly went up as well.

"Your bloodline is even purer than I believed"

Wu Long smiled and Song Minfu nodded with a sigh.

"Which is why her eyes cannot be concealed by jewelry"

"No, you do not understand, her regression to the ancestral state does not even mean the bloodline of the Azure Eagle Spiritual Beast Race"

This time, all three people across from Wu Long and Wu Mengqi next to him showed surprise.

"What do you mean? Our ancestor is a member of the Azure Eagle Race as you guessed before, here, I can prove it"

Song Minfu removed a ring he was wearing and his eyes turned silvery, though not as distinctly silver as his daughter as his hair turned azure color, his face also becoming slightly younger and more handsome.

Wu Long recognized the ring as well as the necklace Song Lingfei took off to be the work of his Sect Master, as was all of the jewelry that concealed appearance of the Song Dynasty. It was likely that this was a sort of leverage that Lian Zhiqiu held over them as she was the only one capable of producing such a high class inscription for them to conceal their appearance.

"I do not doubt that, but Azure Eagles are themselves one of the branches of descendants of the Great Void Eagle Spiritual Beast Race, and your daughter's regression to the ancestral bloodline has tapped into that lineage"

Wu Long calmly explained and the three looked at him in astonishment. 

Song Lingfei was a special case, and shown to their ancestor, the member of the Azure Eagle race not long after her birth. And Song Minfu knew that she had a closer bloodline to their ancestor, though was not able to see the link between it and her cultivation causing her problems, but what Wu Long was speaking about at this moment, if true, was an even more amazing discovery.

"Would that create a complication in treating her condition?"

Song Minfu asked with a worry.

"No, but the Neidan of the Demonic Beast I asked for before would have to be of a higher tier.

"That is no problem, we have prepared different ones just in case"

Chu Ren raised his voice, and Wu Long nodded.

"Then there should be no problem"