You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Because at this moment she had clearly felt the barrier inside the dwelling, given her realm, she couldn't detect even the slightest sound or movement. Should a dungeon truly be created with a Dungeon Talisman and such a barrier be laid down, it indeed would be difficult to notice. "Waste." Xia Lie snorted coldly and continued, "However, this time, by exploiting that commoner Lin Yue, I've gained quite a few benefits. It can be considered a blessing in disguise for this palace." Benefits? Baili Fengzhi looked at him and didn't inquire further, only saying, "Your Highness, I understand your plan to have someone impersonate a Prince and take on this risk, but I fear it won't be easy to execute. There are indeed many in Qingdu who suspect that you are the Xiahong of this bloodline awakening..." "It's very simple, just use this matter to set a trap." Xia Lie said coldly, "Three months ago, I also made a name for myself here in Qingdu. It was just that day, by accident, I was poisoned by a miracle medicine that commoner Lin Yue had acquired from who knows where. The guard you dispatched was killed by him, and I nearly died as well. Thankfully, he wanted to torment me, which gave me the opportunity to deceive him by playing along..." Baili Fengzhi immediately took the chance to probe, "Miracle medicine? Your Highness, what kind of miracle medicine?" "You're asking me? How would I know?" Xia Lie huffed, "The medicine was colorless and tasteless, just like water. Every time I only drank a little, I would fall into a deep sleep for who knows how long. That commoner also fed me a kind of miracle medicine that rendered me completely weak, preventing me from resisting. I had no choice but to trick him, delaying for time, until finally my bloodline awakened and I found a chance to counter him." "Could it be Soul-binding Water?" Baili Fengzhi speculated, "The other might be Soft Muscle Powder, Bone-dissolving Powder, or some such drug..." Compared with such details, it indeed seemed believable and reasonable, so her belief strengthened a fraction more. "Don't change the subject." Xia Lie frowned and said coldly, "I'm telling you all this so you use this incident to pretend that my disappearance these past three months was a ruse you had set." "A ruse I set up?" Baili Fengzhi suddenly understood his meaning. Xia Lie glanced at her and said flatly: "After some time, you will find an opportunity to publicly claim— 'This time, I, Xia Lie, disappeared silently for three months. It was not a true disappearance, but a false scenario you deliberately crafted. 'Including all this commotion you've raised by bringing troops to Qingdu to find me – all these actions are merely part of a ruse you've laid out, to lead others to think of me as the Prince in order to hide and protect the true Prince.'" Xia Lie spoke in a low voice, "By doing so, as long as we introduce a suitable person to assume the role of Prince, everyone will think that I am a fake one. Once I'm no longer seen as the Prince, I will naturally be safe." Baili Fengzhi nodded thoughtfully, "There are very few in the world who know Your Highness' true identity. Indeed, this could be workable." Although she still harbored doubts, upon further consideration, she realized that this plan was indeed feasible. This time she, as the commander, had come to Qingdu in a grand manner, but because she knew that Xia Lie was not dead and that he would awaken his bloodline on his coming of age, she was not worried and her actions were thus not so hasty. This in itself had caused doubt among many. Coincidentally, Xia Lie's disappearance three months ago was also very strange – to be imprisoned by an ordinary person like Lin Yue was incredible and hard to believe. If in the future it were to be claimed that "Xia Lie is not really the Prince, but was only used to make you believe he is, in order to protect the real Prince," Then it would sound even more credible. Truly a plot within a plot. "Your Highness truly deserves to be the Prince, so clever indeed." After understanding his idea, Baili Fengzhi couldn't help but softly praise. She knew that, while Xia Lie's character might be a bit twisted, he was indeed clever. Originally unappreciated within the Xia Residence, he had never attended private school nor been taught martial arts by someone, but just from self-taught martial arts and eavesdropping on young masters' private lessons, he had attained quite impressive martial skills and the ability to read and write, evidencing his cleverness. "Then Your Highness, who do you plan to substitute for your Prince identity?" Baili Fengzhi asked. "Do we even need to think about it?" Xia Lie glanced at her and said expressionlessly, "The best choice, of course, is that Lin Yue. Conveniently, he is also an orphan, merely the lowest of commoners, making it easier to forge." "Oh? I'm not very astute, please elaborate, Your Highness," said Baili Fengzhi, feigning ignorance. Xia Lie spoke coldly, "Just now, after the bloodline awakening inside the building, I used the Innate Divine Power to recover my strength and killed Lin Yue on the spot. Those present saw it all." He said in a low voice, "When Lin Yue reappears later, since dead men can't come back to life, everyone will naturally believe... Lin Yue is the key to this ruse, the faux death was to hide him, and when we later announce him as the true Prince, others will naturally believe." Baili Fengzhi said with some doubt, "Your Highness, you killed Lin Yue; how can he still appear?" After finishing her words, she saw Xia Lie's lips slowly curve upward. "After my bloodline awakened, the resulting Innate Divine Power allowed me to perfectly disguise as another, naturally, this can be achieved." Xia Lie slightly lifted his chin, "Just need to impersonate Lin Yue, with the Xiahong bloodline as evidence, to solidify Lin Yue's Princely identity." "Later on, just by releasing the Divine Power, Lin Yue, as the Prince, will vanish without a trace. This is the perfect way to hide where no one would be able to find me, and there is no risk of my divine skill disguise being seen through, is there any safer method than this?" Saying this, he added, "Right, aren't you suspicious whether I am real or not? Shortly after I transform into Lin Yue and bring him forward for you to see, you will know." "Innate Divine Power?" Baili Fengzhi suddenly realized. Although Xia Lie said so, she still retained some doubts in her heart. "Your Highness." Baili Fengzhi hinted again, "Before long, I'm sure an Envoy from the Imperial Family will come to take you to Di Hong City; the Patrol Envoy will verify the authenticity of your bloodline. At that time, I can proclaim that Xia Lie was merely posing as the fake Prince, and with you transformed into Lin Yue, it'd be easier to convince others once the Envoy confirms his bloodline." Besides suggesting a plan, her words were also testing Xia Lie. If he were of a false identity, once the Patrol Envoy arrived, he'd surely be exposed; how could he not panic at this time? "I understand." Xia Lie nodded indifferently, but glanced at her and asked, "Are you probing me again?" Baili Fengzhi maintained her composure and said, "I am merely providing some advice." Naturally, she did not dare admit that she was still doubting Xia Lie. "Heh heh..." Xia Lie let out a cold laugh, suddenly saying in a chilling tone, "Most importantly now, my Innate Divine Power requires some Essence Blood to transform into someone else. Hand over half of your Essence Blood to me at once, and consider this your chance for atonement." "What?" Baili Fengzhi's expression changed.