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Chapter 584 My Non-existent Parents, Who Am I?
After breakfast, Li Chengxiao and Song Ciyuan began to tour the entire manor.

Although the butler and servants found it strange that the usually reclusive master of the house was suddenly interested in accompanying guests to tour the manor, they dared not ask. They simply stepped aside before the master and his guests reached their assigned areas to avoid disturbing their enjoyment of the manor tour.

So the two walked along, and the surroundings were so quiet that they couldn't see a single person in sight.

Song Ciyuan once again personally experienced the prestige that guy had left in this hillside manor.

"You really know how to put on a show!"

Li Chengxiao didn't bother listening to his complaints and walked towards the Yuan Family Ancestral Hall, which wasn't far ahead.

Besides the courtyard where Song Ciyuan lived as a child, this ancestral hall was also one of his main destinations this time.

We've already made quite a haul, but I wonder if we'll find anything else in this ancestral hall.

The black door was pushed open, and ignoring the candle-shaped lights that were lit up all around, Li Chengxiao walked straight to the offering table at the very back.

Song Ciyuan caught up, but paused at the door. He looked at the few memorial tablets that were faintly visible on the altar not far away, clenched his fist, and stepped over the threshold.

Since the memories of living in this manor are all false, are the father, mother, grandfather, and grandmother enshrined in this ancestral hall who belong to the name Yuan Qingzhuo real or fake?

By the time he hesitated and walked to the offering table, Li Chengxiao had already looked at all the memorial tablets on it.

Hearing Song Ciyuan's footsteps as he entered, she turned her head and glanced at him expressionlessly.

However, Song Ciyuan no longer cared about his senior brother's gaze. He stared straight at the memorial tablets standing on the table, his mouth agape and his eyes filled with disbelief, "How could this be..."

empty!

On the luxurious memorial tablet made of high-quality materials, a quick glance reveals that it is completely blank!

This scene left him both incredulous and utterly ridiculous.

"How could this be?"

Li Chengxiao heard him mutter to himself, "Those who do not exist naturally do not need to be worshipped."

"Then who am I?"

He could at least console himself that he might have lived somewhere else, even if he had no specific memories of living in this manor.

But if the memories of his father, mother, grandparents, and other relatives are all false memories forcibly implanted into his mind and do not actually exist in reality, then where did he come from?

It couldn't have popped out of a crack in a rock, could it?
Li Chengxiao walked to a chair and sat down. He looked at Song Ciyuan, who was still doubting his life, and kindly reminded him, "Since your parents are fake, you are very likely an orphan."

Song Ciyuan's lifeless eyes moved with difficulty. "So, Yuan Chaoyu and I are the same, both adopted by that guy? But why would He do that? If He wanted to send me to the Canglan Realm to cause trouble, why not just go directly there? Why go through all this trouble? Doesn't He find it troublesome to pull this adoption charade?"

This left him speechless!
"Since He chose to do this, there must be a reason for it. It may be to conduct a screening."

"Wha, what?"

"Just like the possession in the Canglan Realm, not just any body can be taken over. It depends on compatibility, the body's potential, and so on. Otherwise, it's a waste of time. You may not be the first one adopted by Him, but you are the most suitable. And the facts have proven that, haven't they? You have turned the Canglan Realm into a mess, almost causing its collapse. Even Han Ying and I have been branded as demons and demon swords. We are either being hunted down or on our way to be hunted down. All of this is thanks to you."

The ancestral hall was already colder than other places, but upon hearing his senior brother's guess, Song Ciyuan felt even colder than the hall itself, and his teeth chattered uncontrollably. "I...I'm not..."

Li Chengxiao looked at the empty memorial tablet beside him, pondered for a moment, and then said, "This is my speculation: He had two plans. First, He established the Yuan family in this world and fabricated a sufficiently reasonable family background. With this background, it would be easier to adopt and screen orphans who met His requirements. After He adopted you and confirmed that you met His requirements, He brought you to the Canglan Realm to complete the task He gave you. In this world, He took over your body after you left. You will know what happens after that."

The soul was sent to the Canglan Realm to stir up trouble.

The body that remained continued to develop secretly in this world under the identity of Yuan Qingzhuo, until it reached its current scale.

Whether it's the soul or the body, they've made the most of it.

Song Ciyuan opened his mouth but couldn't utter a rebuttal.

First, there were fabricated memories, and then there's this blank memorial tablet, both of which demonstrate that the so-called Yuan family members don't actually exist.

He had to admit that his senior brother's speculation was quite reasonable.

He even had a feeling that this might actually be true!

"But why would He do that?"

“I’m not sure yet, but I can say that He has big plans. By the way,” Li Chengxiao looked at Song Ciyuan’s still dazed expression, “you’d better secretly get a kinship test done with Yuan Chaoyu next.”

Song Ciyuan's expression immediately became even more dazed.

"Me, with Yuan Chaoyu?"

"Firstly, it seems that both you and Yuan Chaoyu have been adopted by Him. Secondly, something happened at Que Mountain. When He went into the mountain to try and seize the stone fetus, Yuan Chaoyu fell seriously ill, seemingly taking the brunt of the suffering in your body. Otherwise, your body wouldn't have survived until it reached the mountain. Originally, Hanying and I suspected that Yuan Chaoyu's fate matched yours, which is why He adopted and used him. But if you two are related by blood..."

The rest is self-explanatory.

If the two are related by blood, or even siblings, then it would be even easier to take advantage of them.

"I, I will arrange for the testing as soon as possible."

He had already accepted the fact that he was an orphan with no other relatives, and was just an unlucky tool that had been selected. But if Yuan Chaoyu really was his sister, it was somewhat of a consolation.

Seeing his changing expressions, and finally looking somewhat relieved after learning that Yuan Chaoyu might be his sister, Li Chengxiao had no choice but to remind him, "You seem to have forgotten something: Yuan Chaoyu likes her brother."

Song Ciyuan's gratified expression suddenly froze.

"Um?!"

"Although she's not your supposed older brother, she likes Yuan Qingzhuo."

Song Ciyuan: "..."

Good luck!
He received so much information in such a short time that he completely forgot about such a serious problem!

Looking at the 'I'm going to break down' meme in front of him, Li Chengxiao got up to leave, not forgetting to add, "This is a private matter between the two of you. I've said all I need to say. Handle it yourself. Stay here and calm down for a while."

Song Ciyuan stared blankly at his departing figure for a long time before finally letting out a long howl: "What kind of mess is this?!"