Inside the City Lord Mansion, within an elegant house.

Bai Yue was silently standing in front of his bed, holding a piece of paper with delicate handwriting.

Just now, after escaping from the hands of that demon, he came here immediately, aiming to uncover the secret mentioned by his wife hidden under the bed.

The note wasn't large, but the content recorded within was extremely rich, plunging even this City Lord known for his iron fist into a long silence.

He did not expect the truth to be like this; it turned out his wife had such an unknown side.

The content on the note was mostly written in a literary style.

Although the number of words seemed few, the content was actually rich; it mainly narrated the origin of Shangguan Jingling.

It turned out that Shangguan Jingling's original name wasn't this, but "Jiang Ling." The reason for this name was because she needed to survive.

"Jiang Ling..."

Bai Yue, hair loose, murmured the name, his eyes full of reluctance.

He was very familiar with the surname Jiang, and there were few in the entire Dafu Dynasty who didn't know it.

All because of a large-scale incident that happened several years ago.

Back then, after Emperor Xuan Yang ascended the throne, he vigorously searched for the traces of immortals, sparing no national resources to do so.

Most people opposed this matter because no one believed these so-called immortal legends were true.

Little did they realize how many emperors in ancient times ultimately met their demise in the pursuit of Seeking Immortality.

Seeking the ethereal immortality, they devoted themselves to Daoism day and night, leading to extravagance and national instability, becoming objects of ridicule for later generations.

Therefore, this matter was opposed by nearly all the ministers at the time.

However, there was a lone exception— the former State Preceptor, Jiang Wen'an.

Jiang Wen'an, as the State Preceptor, held an extremely high position in the court.

It was precisely because of his support that Emperor Xuan Yang could continue this nation-exhausting journey of Seeking Immortality for over a year.

But similarly, this situation also led to Jiang Wen'an, a renowned literary scholar State Preceptor, being labeled as a sycophant.

In the Dafu Dynasty, the surname Jiang was very rare, so whenever it was mentioned, people would immediately think of the State Preceptor.

Yet, the once highly esteemed State Preceptor shocked the public by committing such absurd acts, filling the people and the full court of civil and military officials with deep resentment towards him.

It was just an unavoidable situation.

After all, the other person involved was the Emperor himself, and given a choice, people instinctively deflected the blame onto the supportive minister.

They believed the Emperor was deceived by his flattering words, and that's why he did such absurd things.

However, just as the Emperor's journey of Seeking Immortality progressed into the second year, a sudden news broke out.

The news was that he abandoned this plan and ordered the execution of all cultivators, the burning of all books related to cultivation, even uttering the annihilating phrase of the Dao.

No one knew why Emperor Xuan Yang suddenly changed his mind, even going as far as to the extreme contrary to his previous actions.

Yet, there's a saying, "Mind one's own business and never meddle."

The Emperor targeted only the cultivators, which didn't concern others, so not many were willing to speak up for them.

Of course, the main reason was that the Emperor managed to stop himself in time, halting this behavior that was destabilizing the nation.

This was more than people could ask for, so naturally, they wouldn't speak out to prevent him from severing the Daoist tradition.

Thus, cultivators across the world were nearly wiped out, and the remaining few shifted their allegiance, never daring to call themselves cultivators again.

Of course, the cultivators here did not refer to those mythological beings with true mana.

Rather, it referred to groups like fortune-telling Taoists and Taoist Priests, similar to Pei Laoliu from before.

However, as unfortunate as it was, Jiang Wen'an, as the current State Preceptor, had another widely known identity.

That being the temple master of Qingxiu Temple, the head of Taoists at that time.

Even though he had long retired, once the Emperor decided to settle scores, Jiang Wen'an naturally couldn't escape.

Consequently, an event known to the entire nation occurred.

After finding no success in Seeking Immortality, Emperor Xuan Yang finally saw through the State Preceptor's true nature and, in a fit of rage, ordered the execution of the entire National Master Mansion, sparing no one.

And Jiang Ling, also known as Bai Yue's wife, Shangguan Jingling, was the youngest daughter of State Preceptor Jiang Wen'an.

Fortunately, this most beloved daughter of his was adopted by a wealthy family in her youth, changing her surname to Shangguan and renaming her Jingling.

At that time, Jiang Wen'an was merely a poor scholar, struggling with family poverty to the extent of not having enough to eat, which is why he had to have his daughter adopted out.

These matters were completely unknown to Bai Yue as Shangguan Jingling's husband.

Understandably, since her background was so entangled, it wasn't something she could easily disclose.

Now, after reading the note, Bai Yue finally understood his wife's true origins, as the daughter of the former State Preceptor.

Of course, the note contained more than that.

Most shocking to Bai Yue was that his wife, aside from being Jiang Wen'an's daughter, was also a cultivator with research in mystical arts of cultivation.

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