Chapter 1349: History (Pink Ticket 15-Vote Bonus Chapter)

Chapter 1349: Chapter 682: History (Pink Ticket 15-Vote Bonus Chapter)

The Bright Pearl Lamp on the roof cast a soft light, and Huangfuming’s eye sockets were quite deep. The light shone between his brows, inevitably leaving a shadow, handsome yet leaving a touch of mystery.

Seeing her not speaking, Huangfuming assumed she agreed, so he said: “When visiting the King Jinghai Mansion, sister probably knew that my family had some connections with the Ancient Barbarian Tribe, right?”

Ning Xiaoxian nodded lightly. This was not just her conjecture but a suspicion held by many forces in the Southern Continent. Although King Jinghai never publicly admitted it, the evil aura and peculiarity exuded by this family were enough to support this fact.

“The Ancient War was essentially a deadly struggle between the Barbarians and the Demon Clan. The bloodiness and cruelty during the process need not be elaborated upon. In any case, you know the final result: the Demon Clan won, and the defeated Barbarians were slaughtered cleanly, leaving no trace of the race in the Southern Continent.” Huangfuming narrated calmly, without sadness or joy, and his expression was more distant and indifferent than peaceful and harmonious.

At that moment, she had the illusion that this young man, who was less than twenty, shared the same insight into the red dust as Changtian.

Ha, how could that be? She mocked herself inwardly and then heard him continue: “But even though pure-blood Barbarians were exterminated, there have been long-standing intermarriages between this race, the Demon Clan, and the Human Clan, so some bloodline remained in the Mortal World. Even if the Demon Clan intended to, they couldn’t completely purge these Barbarian descendants hidden within the bloodlines.”

“Sister has traveled on the continent for a long time, probably aware that some cultivators or humans can indeed wield some Witch Evil Curse Technique and Divine Skills of the ancient Barbarians, but they only learned superficially. One, they can’t use it as skillfully as the Barbarians did; two, using these spells mostly comes at the expense of their life force. Only my family—” He poured himself a cup of Spiritual Tea and took a gentle sip, “My family always knew the Barbarian blood flowed within us, yet with intermarriages with ordinary humans, it grew fainter. However, the Barbarian descendants could contain only limited Spiritual Power or demonic power, unable to perform the Blood Exchange Technique. It wasn’t until five hundred years ago that the elders of the clan devised a way to concentrate the bloodline, making the Barbarian blood increasingly concentrated in the descendants. Besides using secret techniques, the most crucial method… sister, can you guess?”

A method to preserve the bloodline? A thought flashed through Ning Xiaoxian’s mind, and she slightly opened her little mouth but didn’t speak.

Huangfuming, so perceptive, understood from her expression and couldn’t help but smile bitterly, “Just as you are guessing at this moment, besides inventing corresponding spells, the most crucial method to ensure the purity of the bloodline is close kin marriage! Therefore, among the descendants of our family, twenty percent are malformed or imbecile, while others have varying degrees of madness and irritability. However, the benefits of this method are immense because our ancestors were of the purest Royal Family bloodline. Once the bloodline was purified, cultivating all kinds of witchcraft and spells became straightforward, far faster than ordinary people, and the potency goes without saying.”

She pressed her lips. Incest on this continent also has a long tradition, and even now, many Demon Clans and Human Clan families accept such behavior. Not to mention here, even in her original world, the Ancient Egyptian royal family placed great importance on blood purity, with marriages between father and daughter, mother and son, brother and sister, or elder sister and younger brother being commonplace.

“My ancestors have exchanged such heavy costs for the increasingly vast territory of the King Jinghai Mansion. The longer time passes, the higher the concentration of the family’s bloodline, and the more powerful the divine skills they can unleash. Until my father gave birth to me, I am the member with the thickest bloodline in the history of the Huangfu family.” Huangfuming’s tone was unwavering, yet she could not help but feel a chill in her heart.

“At this time on this continent, most humans already call close kin marriage ‘incest,’ and legal principles have started to emerge. So although my father had twelve concubines, my real biological mother was his own elder sister! This secret has always been known only to the core members of the Huangfu family.”

“You…” she murmured, unable to finish. No wonder Huangfuming’s character had been violent and capricious since childhood, turning out to be the product of such a deformed family relationship!