Chapter 337 Barrier

Jiang Yue just rolled her eyes at the king's words. Is he telling her that she is his daughter?

For some reason, Jiang Yue found everything comical. A man who can't show his true face telling her that a country belongs to her sounds like a fairytale from the books and novel that she loved to read in her previous life.

Moreover, Although Jiang Yue is curious about the identity of her father, her enthusiasm in meeting him is not that high. This is because she still does not know about her true feelings about this whole thing.

Her mother who turned out to be alive told her that even she doesn't know how Jiang Yue's father looked like. That right there is a sign that her father does not trust her mother enough for him to show her his real face.

This alone is making Jiang Yue feel that her father does not deserve her mother at all. Of course, she also knew that her mother might also be lying to her. After all, she did not tell Jiang Yue everything.

"So, are you going to continue?" she asked.

Seeing Jiang Yue's reaction only made Gideon more confused than he was minutes ago. His observation told him that Jiang Yue loathed him. She should have no reason to feel such a strong emotion for him. Unless she knows what about between her father and Wang Ruo.

Why does it seem like Jiang Yue already knew everything about her birth? In Gideon's thinking, it would not be possible for Jiang Yue to know this stuff because no one else knows this except him and the people involved. Or maybe the queen had been suspecting something but even she should not be aware of these things.

"It started when someone from the Kim Family betrayed us and our Family." he continued. "At that time, the Li Family were more powerful than any other family in the east. That person from the Kim Family tricked our ancestor who was also the king of M Country at that time to gain access to the underworld. He pretended to be his friend while he was slowly building his own empire."

"At that time, the King was still showing his real face to everyone. He was trusting and kind to his people."

"Yet, the one from the Kim Family had caused a lot of chaos from inside the parliament and attempted to oust him from his seat. The Kim Family at this time is not as powerful as they are now. However, they already have good backing's from the underworld. Mafia's and crime organizations from all over the world were supporting them. So they could infiltrate the country."

"This betrayal was later on discovered by the queen. She told the king about his friend's actions and… he was heartbroken."

"From then on, he instructed everyone who had the possibility of succeeding the throne to cover their faces. So no one will know their real faces. To protect us."

"He wanted us to walk down the streets with no one recognizing us. He wanted us to infiltrate organizations, study our friends and everyone around us carefully. He wanted us to be very careful of betrayals and... to not establish a relationship outside of our family. To not form a relationship to someone we do not know."

"Now, you should understand that your mother is just no one." The king made a deliberate pause while gauging Jiang Yue's reaction. "She is not a royalty. She was a painter, someone who loves arts and music. Or so we thought."

"So you thought that my mother is just a commoner so she does not deserve to be with my father? Whoever he is?" Jiang Yue frowned.

"Yes. That is right."

Jiang Yue instantly clenched her jaws when she heard his words. However, she tried to control her emotions. "Continue."

"After that betrayal, every other king never showed their true faces in the public. We… we were trained not to show any other emotion aside from being amiable."

"Then on the fifth King came. At that time, the rivalry between the Li and Kim Family became more and more chaotic, they started killing each other."

"So he set up a law that stated that we need to marry someone from the Kim Family to let the king balance the power between the two families."

Seeing Jiang Yue raised an eyebrow at him, Gideon let out a chuckle. "Let me explain."

"At that time the Kim Family started gaining some support from our enemies. This made the fifth king decide to try and control the Kim Family by marrying them into the Li Family. In that way, all of our children will have each other's blood. This will suppress the Kim Family and try to stop them from creating more chaos in the country."

"However the Kim Family never stop plotting for the throne."

"Alright... Stop... I want to ask you something." Jiang Yue interrupted. "How does one become a king in M Country?"

"By blood," he answered.

"So people don't have to fight each other?" Fu Jin clarified.

"Right."

"But how…"

A small laugh escaped Gideon's mouth, interrupting Fu Jin's words.

"Power Fu Jin… it's all about Power. Did you ever wonder why all the previous Kings were a Li? And not someone from the Kim Family? Because we are still more powerful than them."

"In this world, power is everything. And that is the reason why we are still up there running a country and not our enemies."

Both Jiang Yue and Fu Jin glanced at each other, confusion was still visible in their eyes. If they remember correctly the country was ruled by someone from the Kim Family before.

"So… I still don't think that I have something to do with any of these?" Jiang Yue asked. She wanted to ask a lot of things. Yet, asking more could only show that she is interested and that is something that she does not want to portray.

"Because you, my dear… could destroy the thin barrier that is keeping the Li Family from eliminating our enemies."

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