nucmednet Chapter 596 is a good idea.
Chapter 596 is a good idea.
The steward's face was full of astonishment: "Grand Tutor Liu? How could Grand Tutor Liu be Night Demon?"
Ye Qinghao remained calm, though his face was cold: "How is it impossible? After all, I never expected that the person who has been by my side for over twenty years would be Ye Mei."
"And my son..."
Ye Qinghao pursed his lips tightly: "I was thinking before, if Ye Zirui is also Ye Mei, and he stayed by the Crown Prince's side for so long with the purpose of bewitching the Crown Prince, then there must be someone else behind Ye Zirui and Liu Xueying."
"After all, Ye Zirui is still young and doesn't know much about the affairs of the court. He probably doesn't have that much ambition, nor does he understand so much planning."
"If it's Liu Enze, then I'm not so surprised."
Ye Qinghao sneered: "I felt something was off about Liu Enze back then."
"Back then, he competed with me for Su Wan. He originally had a chance, but in fact, he gave it up himself. Su Wan once told me that she couldn't see any love for her in Liu Enze's eyes at all."
"At the time, I found it a bit strange. If I didn't love her, how could I fight with her to the point of mutual destruction? I just thought she was saying it casually and didn't take it too seriously."
"Later, Liu Enze remained unmarried because of Su Wan, and after Su Wan died, he was so heartbroken that he went out to travel around. I then stopped taking Su Wan's words to heart."
"But now that we know Liu Enze is Nightshade, everything seems to have a reasonable explanation."
Ye Qinghao stood up and paced back and forth in the study: "It is precisely because Liu Enze is Ye Mei that he pretends to compete with me for Su Wan, and pretends to like Su Wan. This makes people think that he is not getting married because he is deeply in love with Su Wan, rather than that there are other clues."
"And his previous claim of being heartbroken and wandering around because of Su Wan's death was just an excuse. He was most likely using Youfang's name to do something shameful."
Ye Qinghao slammed his hand on the table, then turned sharply to the butler: "Send someone to investigate where Liu Enze has been all these years."
The butler frowned: "It's been quite a long time, I'm afraid the investigation might not be complete."
"It's alright." Ye Qinghao pursed his lips. "You just need to find out what you can."
"Yes."
"As for Ye Zirui," Ye Qinghao said, slightly bending his fingers, "I think Ye Zirui is also quite strange."
“Although he is Ye Mei, he looks just like an ordinary person, and he is my son, Ye Qinghao.” Ye Qinghao gripped the corner of the table tightly: “He is my son, Ye Qinghao, so his future is limitless.”
"Under these circumstances, why would he choose to be Liu Enze's dog instead of following me and inheriting the Ye family business..."
Ye Qinghao frowned, completely baffled: "There must be a reason for this."
Ye Qinghao tapped his fingers lightly on the table: "And since he's secretly contacting Liu Enze, I need to think of a way to get him to pass on some messages I want him to send to Liu Enze..."
Ye Qinghao's fingers twitched slightly, then he stood up and said, "I'm going to the palace."
Ye Qinghao ordered a carriage to be prepared and went straight into the palace.
Yi Yun Kui was watching a play at Changting Garden when the palace servants brought Ye Qing Hao there.
The play was already more than halfway through, and it wasn't something he usually heard. Ye Qinghao listened for a while, but he still couldn't understand what the play was about.
The play ended quickly, and Ye Qinghao stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."
"Hmm." Yi Yun Kui's gaze remained fixed on the stage, but his expression was not good.
"Prime Minister Ye, do you think there really are people in this world who look like ordinary people?"
Ye Qinghao was startled by Yi Yunkui's question and abruptly raised his head: "Your Majesty... why would Your Majesty ask such a question?"
“This play…” Yi Yun Kui leaned back in his chair: “This play is about how there are Night Demons in this world. They look just like ordinary people, but they pretend to be ordinary people and live in this world under all sorts of identities.”
"But because they are still Night Elves, they can bewitch people and use Night Elves' magic to make people do things according to their wishes."
"They could be hiding in various places, perhaps the wife of a court official, a court official, or a soldier on the battlefield..."
"Their ambition is for Nightbringers to rule the world and no longer be something that lives in the shadows and cannot see the light of day."
Yi Yun Kui pursed his lips: "This play tells the story of a Night Demon who becomes an important minister in the court, then plots to seize the throne, and is eventually discovered and killed by the emperor."
"I've heard that the person who wrote this play was inspired by a Night Demon who looked like a human. But because that Night Demon also had feelings, she fell in love with him during their time together, eventually revealing her true identity and leaving him. That's what gave him the inspiration..."
Ye Qinghao knelt on the ground, feeling a thin layer of sweat seeping out from his back.
It was no coincidence that Yi Yunkui watched this play.
Could it be that someone else has also discovered Nightshade's secret...?
It's even possible that they discovered Liu Enze was a Night Demon, and that's why they used this play to remind Yi Yunkui.
Ye Qinghao pondered to himself and quickly made a decision.
"I have heard of some Night Elves who look no different from humans. However, it is only mentioned in storybooks. It is said that such people are born from the union of a Night Elf and the birth of a Night Elf who looks like a human."
"Then, with the proliferation of the human-like Night Demon offspring, such Night Demons gradually increased in number."
"However, the Nightshade race is not very good at reproducing. Even if there are Nightshades, they are probably only a minority. With just a few Nightshades, it is probably not easy for them to threaten the world. Your Majesty need not worry."
"No need to worry?" Yi Yun Kui narrowed his eyes, then laughed: "What do I have to worry about?"
However, a murderous intent gradually crept into his eyes.
The killing intent gradually spread, but quickly dissipated. Then, Yi Yun Kui turned to look at Ye Qing Hao: "I heard that your daughter once broke free from Ye Mei's illusion. How did she break free?"
Ye Qinghao quickly replied, "This humble servant asked Qing'an, and Qing'an said that when she discovered it was an illusion, she thought she had no other way out, so she simply killed everyone in the illusion. And then... she came out."
"Kill everyone in the illusion?" Yi Yun Kui's lips curled into a chilling smile: "That is indeed a good idea."