In the council hall, a pin drop could be heard at that moment.
Prince Geller said that Ye Chui was a fake illegitimate son, and Archbishop Elisa in red suspected that Ye Chui was indeed the real illegitimate son and used a bloodline stone to test it, then… the illegitimate son turned out to be the most unremarkable servant beside Ye Chui.
It was Jacob, who only had a bounty of fifty gold coins on him when they were previously wanted by the empire!!!
Are you all messing about!?
Elisa had maintained a composed demeanour ever since entering the council hall, carrying the steadiness unique to the elderly along with the dignity of holding the highest position. He had heard rumours about how Ye Chui and his group acted in unexpected ways, but in his view, it was something to dismiss with a laugh. What kind of waves could they stir up in front of him? From the very beginning, he had not taken Ye Chui seriously at all, and then… he now fully experienced the unreliability of Ye Chui and his group.
The moment the bloodline stone confirmed that Jacob was the illegitimate son, he nearly fell flat on his backside.
The reason Elisa proposed using the bloodline stone to test the bloodline was not just because of all the suspicions, but because he had utilised the “Volume of Prophecies” from the Holy Scriptures, expending enormous effort to perform a prophecy.
Prophecies cannot be conveyed accurately, only vague images and information can be seen, and this prophecy mentioned that the illegitimate son would return from the north, and that this illegitimate son would bring a heavy blow to the church!
It was because of this prophecy that Archbishop Elisa in red was convinced that Ye Chui was the illegitimate son.
Coming from the north of the Warm Water River, always holding hostility towards the church, all that matched, but… but he never imagined that the illegitimate son was not Ye Chui but the little follower beside Ye Chui!!!
Prince Geller also instantly turned into a statue of clay, staring blankly and unable to speak. Moments later, he seemed to come back to his senses, a wry smile appearing on his face as he thought to himself inwardly, “This Ye Chui… he actually deceived even me!”
He believed that Ye Chui and his group must have known Jacob’s identity from the start, but deliberately concealed it without saying anything, in order to protect the real illegitimate son until reaching the imperial capital. What tremendous courage!
The truth of the matter was not hard to understand: back in Windrock City, the old emperor left behind his bloodline and dispatched a guard to protect it, but after he returned to the imperial capital, due to various matters, he could not bring the illegitimate son back. Until later, when Prince Geller returned to Windrock City to search for the emperor’s bloodline and explored what had happened in the past, he discovered that the guard had always loyally fulfilled his duty in protecting the old emperor’s bloodline. Jacob had originally been thought by Prince Geller to be the offspring left by that guard.
During the illegitimate son’s childhood, because someone wanted to make a move against the illegitimate son, the guard took the illegitimate son and fled Windrock City, and after wandering, the guard died, leaving the illegitimate son to end up in Stan Town.
At that time, Prince Geller had almost confirmed that the illegitimate son was Ricken, who grew up together with Ye Chui and Lessa.
Now, Prince Geller suddenly understood that the guard back then, in order to protect the illegitimate son, had actually taken his own son away from Windrock City to divert the attention of the pursuers. Ricken was not the illegitimate son, but the son of that guard! The real illegitimate son was that little kitchen helper who had been imprisoned in the Windrock City lord’s mansion for nine months, Jacob!
“These fellows do things that always catch people off guard, bringing the real illegitimate son to the imperial capital and even to the council hall. It seems I will have to reward them handsomely afterwards.” Prince Geller thought inwardly, his evaluation of Ye Chui and his group rising another level. He smiled as he looked towards Ye Chui and his companions.
As a result…
Ye Chui and the others were surrounding Jacob in the middle, the shock on their faces even more intense than Prince Geller’s.
“Jacob, you are actually the illegitimate son!”
“Oh dear, this is truly unexpected. Jacob, why didn’t you say so earlier?”
“Jacob is actually His Majesty the Emperor’s lost illegitimate son. I… the man I chose is actually the real illegitimate son?”
“Jacob, you… you had such a hidden identity all along.”
“I… I do not know what is going on. My mother never mentioned anything about my father…”
…
Prince Geller: Alright then, it seems they themselves did not know Jacob’s identity either. They brought Jacob here purely by accident…
“Impossible, this is impossible. How could the illegitimate son be that servant? That servant actually shares the same bloodline as us!?” At this moment, the Fifth Prince, the Flower Prince, stood up in surprise and retorted.
“The bloodline stone does not lie. He is indeed the offspring of Charles III, there is no mistake about that.” At this point, Posley spoke up for Jacob. Her eyes examined Jacob in some surprise, then glanced at Ye Chui, a defeated expression appearing on her small face. This matter completely exceeded her imagination.
“Jacob is my son.” The old emperor stood up at this time, saying with a full face of smiles.
While everyone was utterly shocked by this truth, only the old emperor’s expression remained calm. On Dragon’s Nest Mountain, the first time he saw Jacob, he had already recognised him, because Jacob looked too much like his mother!
At that time, the old emperor quickly figured out the key points. His loyal guard, in order to protect his bloodline, had not hesitated to sacrifice his own son to ensure the illegitimate son’s safety!
His fat body, at this moment, moved with incredible speed. The moment he learned of Jacob’s identity, he had wanted to embrace his son. He walked over to Jacob’s side and forcefully pulled him into his arms: “My son, you have finally returned to my side…”
“Your Majesty the Emperor…” Jacob was startled, but his eyes also began to moisten. He looked pleadingly towards Ye Chui and Debbie. Debbie hurriedly made a gesture to him, urging him to quickly call him father. Ye Chui also smiled encouragingly at him. Only then did Jacob slowly embrace the old emperor, “Father…”
The other princes: “…”
The old emperor had never hugged them like this before…
The First Prince, still harbouring resentment towards Ye Chui because of the Ninth Prince’s death, had no good impressions of Ye Chui’s companions either. He frowned and stepped forward at this time, saying: “Father Emperor, are you really certain he is that illegitimate son? Bloodline and appearance can also be disguised with some life magic. I wonder if you left any token on him back then?”
“Life magic cannot deceive the bloodline stone either.” Posley retorted.
“That may not be the case. Humanity has yet to touch the boundaries of magic. Who knows if some new spell capable of confusing the bloodline stone has been born?” The First Prince insisted, looking towards Ye Chui, “Moreover, the magic used by Mr Ye Chui consists entirely of spells unheard of by others.”
“I believe the First Prince is correct. Your Majesty the Emperor, the matter of the illegitimate son is of great importance. I hope Your Majesty will consider it carefully.” The elderly Grand Scholar also chimed in at the appropriate moment.
Ye Chui not being the illegitimate son was good news for the other princes, as it meant they had one less competitor. But the illegitimate son turning out to be Ye Chui’s little brother, after witnessing Ye Chui’s scene of defeating Snake-Haired Yuren with two punches just now, they all understood what a massive threat it would be to them if Ye Chui supported this illegitimate son.
The old emperor glanced at the others somewhat indignantly, knowing they were deliberately causing trouble. But after pondering for a moment, he still said: “When I left Windrock City back then, I left behind a magic guide book…”
“F-Father, I am not a magic mentor. I have no talent for being a magic mentor…” A look of panic immediately appeared on Jacob’s face. He had once hoped to become a great warrior, but after reaching adulthood, he discovered that he had no talent at all as a swordsman, magic mentor, summoner, or believer. This had always left him somewhat resentful and inferior.
The old emperor smiled and patted Jacob’s shoulder: “I did not have much talent back then either. This is irrelevant. However, the magic guide book I left behind, though called a book, is actually a chain. It is one of the only three magic guide books in the Star Empire that can transform into a pendant.”
“A magic guide book that can transform into a pendant?” Jacob suddenly thought of something and looked towards Posley.
Posley fiddled with the pendant she wore on her chest with her finger: “Magic guide books that have evolved their own will transform into pendants after the host dies. Such magic guide books are extremely rare, most are in the Magic Guild. The Attendant and the Twelve Phases all use magic guide books in pendant form. Additionally, some pendant magic guide books are passed down in the hands of the imperial family.”
“Correct, but the pendant magic guide book of the Star Empire cannot compare to the ones used by the Attendant and the Twelve Phases. It has been passed down for thirteen generations and was once used by the third emperor of the empire.” The old emperor replied, then looked at Jacob, “That magic guide book should still be with you, right? That magic guide book can prove your identity!”
Ye Chui and the others also looked at Jacob curiously.
Jacob’s whole body trembled: “I, I did have such a pendant before, but… but later…” He looked as if he was about to cry, “Later, it was lost.”
“Lost… lost!?” Everyone was shocked once again.
Jacob hurriedly explained: “I always protected it very carefully, but one day it just suddenly disappeared. I do not know how it was lost…”
“The pendant is an item of the Star Empire’s imperial family. It possesses its own consciousness and should not be easily lost…” The old emperor said in shock, “You… did you lose the pendant on your sixteenth naming day?”
Ye Chui immediately understood the old emperor’s meaning. The pendant had not actually been lost, but had entered Jacob’s body on his sixteenth naming day.
In other words, the reason Jacob could not awaken the magic guide book was not because he lacked talent, but like Ye Chui, he already had a magic guide book within his body.
Jacob frowned and thought for a moment, then answered: “It seems… yes, it was lost on that day… This, this…”
“Jacob, quickly try summoning the magic guide book.” Debbie also figured it out and hurriedly urged him.
“But how do I summon it…” Jacob looked pleadingly towards Ye Chui.
“Hmph, if he had truly become a magic mentor long ago, how could he not have felt the magic guide book inside him?” The Fourth Prince sneered coldly at this time.
Although Posley had opposed Ye Chui and his group earlier, she now seemed to have developed great interest in Jacob and spoke up for him: “Pendant magic guide books are different from ordinary magic guide books. They have evolved their own consciousness and choose their host from the beginning, spending a long time in close companionship with the host. Therefore, after entering the magic mentor’s body, the magic mentor does not feel anything.”
“Then, then Miss Posley, how do I summon the magic guide book?” Jacob hurriedly sought help from Posley.
“It is very simple. You just need to imagine ‘magic guide book, come out’.” Posley replied, though her eyes held some mischief. This girl was not genuinely trying to help Jacob. Was summoning a magic guide book really that simple?
“Oh, then, then I will try…” Jacob said, still extremely lacking in confidence, spreading out his hands.
The Fourth Prince, Tenth Prince, and others all sneered coldly. They now increasingly felt that this illegitimate son Jacob was also fake. If the magic guide book was truly inside him, how could he never have noticed it? Even if it was real, he had not summoned it before, so how could he suddenly summon it now?
However…
A flash of white light, and a rather large magic guide book with an orange cover appeared in Jacob’s hands. It was not as big as the one belonging to the Black Attendant, but it was still much larger than an ordinary magic guide book.
Everyone present: “…”
Bloody hell, it actually summoned successfully!?
Did this group never once act according to common sense?
Even Posley showed a shocked expression. She had only said it casually just now…
Summoning a magic guide book was not particularly difficult, but Jacob had not summoned it for over a year before. It could not be that he suddenly could now, right?
They once again turned shocked gazes towards Jacob.
Jacob also looked full of surprise: “Eh, eh, it really summoned… I never tried summoning it before!”
This was actually not hard to understand. Jacob had never thought of himself as already being a magic mentor. Under such cognition, how could he have the chuunibyou urge to summon a magic guide book?
Until now…
“Jacob, quickly see what attribute your magic guide book has!” Debbie hurriedly asked.
“Oh.” Jacob hurriedly flipped open the pages of the magic guide book, and as he did so, he said:
“The advanced magic attribute of earth magic: Gravity!”
