You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 848 - 227: The Sixteenth Prince and Yu Shiqi

"Is he dead?" The Second Prince smiled slightly and said, "But not completely dead."

"Not completely dead?" The Crown Prince frowned slightly.

"You can predict him but cannot predict the Divine."

The Second Prince chuckled and said, "The Sixteenth Prince once found a Creation Lotus Seed in Beiyuan Mountain, did you know that?"

"Creation Lotus Seed..." The Crown Prince murmured, and with his deductive ability, he instantly figured out many things.

He suddenly looked at the Second Prince and said, "That disciple of Tantian Sect beside King Xia, Yu Shiqi?"

"Of course."

The Second Prince nodded slightly and said, "I'll go see her."

...

Prince Xia Mansion.

The night was tranquil, Baili Fengzhi sat under the mulberry tree in the courtyard, flipping through an old book. On the stone table in front of her were several plates of snacks and fruits.

Yu Shiqi sat opposite her, idly tilting her head, occasionally grabbing a fruit or a piece of snack.

"Little Yu, don't you need to close up and cultivate?"

Baili Fengzhi glanced at Yu Shiqi and said helplessly, "Why accompany me all day long?"

"Your Highness instructed," Yu Shiqi blinked and said, "Your Highness said Sister Fengzhi is lonely, so let Little Yu accompany you more."

She stuffed another grape and said, "Little Yu is just short of the tribulation to prove and transcend, I need to adjust my state well, no need to retreat."

Baili Fengzhi looked at her helplessly, shook her head and said, "I don't know when he will return."

Nowadays, her Divine Soul is extremely weak, almost useless, only her body is relatively strong.

Suddenly—

"He's coming back soon."

A gentle voice suddenly echoed in the courtyard, and a figure sitting in a wheelchair appeared beside the stone table.

Baili Fengzhi heard the voice and looked over, stunned, and immediately stood up.

"Second Prince."

Yu Shiqi was also startled, quickly stood up.

The Second Prince smiled slightly and said, "No need for formalities, I have some matters to discuss with Yu Shiqi, is it convenient?"

"You talk."

Baili Fengzhi didn't say much, then turned and left.

Yu Shiqi looked at the Second Prince somewhat apprehensively and said, "Second Prince, do you have any matters with me?"

The Second Prince looked at Yu Shiqi, observed her for a moment, and softly sighed, "The Creation Lotus Seed is truly wondrous, even I can't discern much, only sensing another you."

"What does Second Prince mean?" Yu Shiqi asked, puzzled.

"It's normal that you don't know."

The Second Prince smiled slightly, then his eyes flashed with divine light, suddenly a phantom world emerged, enveloping Yu Shiqi within it. Immense pressure suddenly erupted.

How terrifying is the full power of a Son of God's Heart Phase?

In just that instant, Yu Shiqi felt her mind instantly go blank, and a terrifying pressure akin to death enveloped her, as if the sky were collapsing.

At that moment, Yu Shiqi's eyes suddenly completely changed.

The previously naive and clear eyes like a fawn turned into a bottomless depth and darkness.

And at that instant, the terrifying Heart Phase world that seemed to overturn the sky also vanished.

Everything seemed like an illusion, nothing had happened.

"Indeed..."

The Second Prince's lips curved into a slight smile as he looked at Yu Shiqi and softly said, "Sixteenth Brother, you are indeed still alive."

Yu Shiqi's face was slightly pale. She took a deep breath and shook her head, saying, "If Second Brother wished to see me, you could have simply said so. Was there a need for such measures?"

Her voice was still the same, but her tone seemed as if it belonged to another person.

What was most special were her eyes.

Eyes are the windows to the soul, and at this moment, Yu Shiqi's eyes were no longer clear and naive. They were now a deep, unfathomable darkness.

"Sixteenth Brother has yet to prove and transcend."

The Second Prince spoke softly, "If I had said so directly, you might not have been willing to see me, right?"

Yu Shiqi sighed and said, "When did Second Brother find out?"

"When Seventeenth Brother told me you had obtained a Creation Lotus Seed, I figured it out."

The Second Prince smiled, then glanced at Yu Shiqi and said, "You have quite a talent in the Heart Phase lineage; to have transformed memories into a Second Layer of self-concealment and forged a new physical body most apt for inheriting the Divine Skills bloodline and Tantian Path with the Creation Lotus Seed. No wonder the Crown Prince couldn't find you."

"It was merely a precautionary step." Yu Shiqi shook her head, "Ultimately, the real me is dead after all."

She sighed, then looked somewhat earnestly at the Second Prince and said, "Coincidentally, I also wish to ask Second Brother a question."

"Go ahead." The Second Prince looked at her.

Yu Shiqi pondered for a moment, then softly said, "This persona of mine was formed by the divided memories of the Sixteenth Prince and Yu Shiqi. So, am I the Sixteenth Prince or Yu Shiqi?"

The Second Prince laughed and asked, "What do you think?"

"I don't know." Yu Shiqi said, "I feel like I am the Sixteenth Prince, but the real Sixteenth Prince is already dead. I am merely his memories, so in reality, I should be Yu Shiqi."

The Second Prince smiled slightly and said, "There were others like you once, having such confusion, but... first, you need to understand, what exactly is a person?"

"A person..." Yu Shiqi murmured.

"A person is the direction of all causal relationships." The Second Prince spoke softly, "To those who see you as Yu Shiqi, you are Yu Shiqi. To those who see you as the Sixteenth Prince, you are the Sixteenth Prince."

Yu Shiqi pondered for a moment, then cupped her hands and said, "I have been enlightened."

The Second Prince smiled, saying, "Before you were killed by the Crown Prince, you had left such a precautionary step, which was truly unexpected."

Yu Shiqi shook her head and said, "I originally intended to use the Creation Lotus Seed to create a special avatar, but I didn't expect I would die. That caught me by surprise, which led to the disintegration of the Tantian Sect."

"Speaking of which, now I understand."

The Second Prince suddenly said, "Back then, when Seventeenth Brother brought the Tantian Sect into the capital and was attacked, that master of Yu Shiqi was always waiting for the enemy to kill you. That's because he wanted to use the life-and-death crisis to force out your second persona, right?" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Did Second Brother notice back then?" Yu Shiqi asked in surprise.

"It was the Crown Prince who found out." The Second Prince shook his head.

Yu Shiqi remained silent for a moment, then said, "I did tell Master, making him swear to secrecy. Unfortunately, this harmed him. Back then, to hide from the Seventeenth Prince, he had to lie while wearing the Truth Mask, causing his cultivation to stagnate for years."

She sighed and said, "When I found out I died that year, the only ones I could trust were those in the Tantian Sect. Returning to Di Hong City was also very challenging."

The Second Prince softly said, "So, you named yourself Yu Shiqi, implying you are the next after the Sixteenth Prince?"

"Yes." Yu Shiqi nodded slightly.

"Was the Tantian Sect going to Qingdu an attempt to deceive the world and substitute one thing for another?" The Second Prince asked.

"That was the original plan."

Yu Shiqi said helplessly, "Your Majesty established the Twenty-four Heavenly, and by then, sixteen princes and seven princesses had already appeared. Only the last one was delayed in appearing. At the time, I thought, since so many princes had appeared, the last one was most likely to be a princess. Hence, I determined that the body nurtured by the Creation Lotus Seed would be female."

She shook her head, "I intended to replace the last princess when her bloodline awakened. My body nurtured by the Creation Lotus Seed has the purest Xiahong bloodline, along with my Innate Divine Power. I could perfectly impersonate the final princess."

The Second Prince couldn't help but laugh, saying, "But you didn't expect the last one would still be a prince?"

"Yes."

Yu Shiqi shook her head helplessly, "So I had to implement a second plan, allowing the Tantian Sect to follow the Seventeenth Prince and become his retinue to gain sufficient opportunities."