Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2196

Chapter 2196 Truth and Fortune

Back in the throne room, Seshan took a step forward and stood in the spot where Cassie had previously kneeled. She did not lower herself, though, remaining upright as she looked up at her mother. The Queen regarded her with a distant expression. After a while, she sighed. "I think you have an idea of what has to be done now."

Seishan nodded curtly. "I do, mother."

Ki Song looked at her and smiled wryly. "Don't try to fool me with that refined expression, girl. You have not changed at all since you were little like a mouse… come, out with it. I can see that you have questions. Was what I said so surprising?"

Seishan hesitated for a few moments, then bowed slightly and said in a reserved tone:

"Then, I will ask. I do have questions… two of them, to be precise."

The Queen just waited silently. Seishan raised her head and looked at her mother with a hint of a somber emotion in her eyes. "You said that Changing Star had to be dealt with… for no other reason but cold logic. That you would not leave the child of your enemy alive, knowing that they could return to seek revenge one day. Was that true?"

Ki Song raised an eyebrow. "You should have been aware of our past efforts to erase the Immortal Flame clan from existence for a while now. Ah, I see… it's not the deed itself that sparked your curiosity, but the motivation. Well, I suppose it is true. Granted, I don't have a habit of going around disposing of children. It is not every enemy that has to be erased without a trace."

She sighed.

"...But little Nephis was. Because she was the daughter of Broken Sword and Smile of Heaven, the heir of Immortal Flame — a child like that would never have grown up to be a nobody. It was too dangerous to leave her be."

Seishan remained silent for a while. Then, she asked in an even tone:

"So, will I and my sisters be disposed of for the same reason, should you fall in the battle against the King of Swords?"

The dead youths laughed, and Ki Song herself smiled in amusement. "Why? Don't you have faith in your mother?"

Seishan lingered with the answer. In the end, she looked at the Queen with a steadfast expression. "I do... I believe that you will win." Ki Song chuckled. "Why?"

Seishan frowned and stayed quiet for a few moments. Then, she said evenly:

"Because we are of the Song clan. The King of Swords received his kingdom and his Lineage from others… but you earned them yourself. He had everything, while you rose from nothing. You clawed and fought, struggling to gain every little piece of what he had been given freely. He is arrogant, while you are cautious. But most of all…"

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