Is it possible... that the Grand Ancestor Emperor... is still alive?
In the Zhao family courtyard, by the pond, when Zhao Douan slowly voiced this speculation, he clearly saw the face of the Empress reflected in the water showing a shocked expression, and then her slender eyebrows slowly raised.
Regarding this speculation, which could be called "absurd," the Empress did not immediately refute it, but after thinking for a while, she asked, "Why?"
Zhao Douan hesitated for a moment, shaking his head, "I can't provide evidence, it's just a guess. Besides, wouldn't any emperor be unwilling to die? It's not like he didn't have means to live forever. Tuoba Weizhi is an example, and Pei Niannu too. If the former was a coincidence from Qi Country's experiment, then what about Pei Niannu? I actually suspect that Xu obtained a lot of things from the heritage left by Qi Country back then, including methods to make the Divine Soul eternal..."
