Xia Wanning.
She was originally a princess of the Hailing Kingdom.
Less than half a year after her birth, she was kidnapped by a villain.
Back then.
She was still in swaddling clothes, with a pair of extremely bright eyes.
Mo Yan snatched her away and raised her in the Ghost Domain.
When she was a toddler in her childhood, Mo Yan would always fly into a rage whenever he saw her.
Seeing her always reminded him of the days when Luo Feiyan was raised by his side.
However.
Xia Wanning was not Luo Feiyan, nor could she ever become Luo Feiyan.
As for Xia Wanning, Mo Yan mostly let her grow up on her own. Everyone in the Ghost Domain knew she was an orphan with no parents. Since Mo Yan didn't discipline the others, being bullied and beaten was just a routine for Xia Wanning.
But what Mo Yan didn't expect was that.
In such a cruel environment, Xia Wanning actually managed to grow up.
Later on, he was even more surprised to find that this little girl could actually use spiritual power and was a natural alchemist.
From then on, a plan took root in Mo Yan's mind.
So.
All the subsequent events.
Were all arranged by Mo Yan.
Xia Wanning's nerves had been previously traumatized, and with Mo Yan's hypnosis, she really thought she was a daughter of a noble family.
After Xia Wanning grew up by Ye Ling's side, Mo Yan sent a protector from the Ghost Domain to approach her and then showed those so - called "evidences".
He then guided Xia Wanning from the sidelines.
Making her think that if it weren't for Ye Ling, she would be the female emperor of the Dongze Wilderness.
At that time, Xia Wanning was infatuated with the emperor who was dressed in plain cyan and looked like a celestial being. Seeing how doting the emperor was on Ye Ling, her heart was always filled with jealousy and hatred.
If there were no Ye Ling, all this would be hers, including the emperor's affection.
Once such an idea took root and with someone guiding her from the side, Xia Wanning would think that Ye Ling was in the wrong.
At that time, Qing Feng from the Ghost Domain told her that the reason Ye Ling was so kind to her was that it was Ye Ling who had destroyed the Xia family back then. Ye Ling wanted to become the female emperor of the Dongze Wilderness, so she had planned that massacre.
But Ye Ling was afraid of being criticized by the world, so she had to take Xia Wanning by her side and teach her carefully.
Xia Wanning always thought this was the truth.
So whenever Ye Ling was kind to her, even more attentive than to others, she would think it was because Ye Ling felt guilty.
Because Ye Ling had killed her family and for the so - called friendship in the Jianghu and to show the world, she was being so kind to her.
These were the hatreds engraved in Xia Wanning's bones.
She also always believed that those were true.
So.
She gradually became stronger under Ye Ling's care.
Ye Ling would always smile and praise her whenever she saw her.
In front of Ye Ling and the emperor, Xia Wanning pretended to be extremely gentle and kind, but as soon as she turned around, she could hardly show a good face to others.
Song Zhiyi said she was ungrateful.
Ji Qinglin always followed her around.
Gu Zhiruo didn't even look at her on normal days.
The most excessive one was Dongfang Yuxi. Every time he saw her, he would always stay far away. If he couldn't avoid her, he would find other excuses to leave. In short, except for Ji Qinglin, the other children adopted by Ye Ling didn't like her.
Xia Wanning once thought that the reason why Dongfang and the others had such a bad attitude towards her must be because of Ye Ling's instruction.
Even the siblings Chu Wen and Chu Nuan by Ye Ling's side wouldn't even say hello when they saw her. Chu Wen even said she was artificial.
All these things combined.
No matter how kind and special Ye Ling was to Xia Wanning, her hatred for Ye Ling only grew deeper.
So.
Later on, as soon as she found an opportunity, under the instruction of the Ghost Domain, she united with the four major families.
She told the four major families that as long as Ye Ling existed, they would never have a chance to rise. They would always be stepped on by Ye Ling.
Ye Ling was powerful and proud. She never bothered to deal with interpersonal relationships. She was so arrogant that she thought everything could just follow the natural course.
She didn't know that her abilities had already made the people of the four major families extremely envious.
Wang Cheng, the head of the Wang family, was a cunning old fox. He was in charge of intelligence across the world and was extremely greedy for money. Xia Wanning promised him that if Ye Ling died, all the treasures in the palace would belong to him.
Lin Feng, the head of the Lin family, always valued his reputation. There were many disciples in the Dongze Wilderness who would call Lin Feng teacher. But he also had a fatal weakness, which was his lust. There were many concubines in his mansion, but he never dared to be too wanton. Because as soon as he showed any signs, Ye Ling would send someone to tell him not to do anything immoral, let alone rob civilian girls.
That was why the head of the Lin family also harbored deep resentment towards Ye Ling.
As for the head of the Yuan family, he was mainly in charge of weapons. At first glance, he seemed to have no weaknesses. His appearance and martial arts were both excellent. But Xia Wanning still caught a glimpse of his heart, which was that Yuan Xin had long been in love with An Susu, the head of the An family.
So, as long as they started with the head of the An family, it would be much easier to draw Yuan Xin into this deal.
An Susu had a cold and elegant temperament and had a high pursuit of divine beasts. Therefore, Xia Wanning spread the word that there were divine beasts like the Bai Ze, as well as extremely rare divine beasts like the phoenix and the Chongming Bird in Ye Ling's palace.
Lured by these divine beasts, An Susu also fell into this whirlpool. Since An Susu was involved, the head of the Yuan family naturally wouldn't be absent.
Therefore, the four major families united because of interests and self - centeredness.
Next, it was up to Xia Wanning to mediate.
She first transferred Chu Wen and Chu Nuan out of the capital city while quelling the war. The children Ye Ling had raised also returned to their original places because they had grown capable.
At this point.
Chu Wen and Chu Nuan led the heavy troops out of the city.
Ye Ling's jade flute was also tampered with by Wang Xiling, a little girl from the Wang family. Of course, this was also under the instruction of the Wang family and Xia Wanning.
They wanted to make Ye Ling helpless in the most dangerous moment.
Without the jade flute.
The emperor couldn't rush to the scene. By then, no matter how powerful Ye Ling was, she wouldn't be able to escape.
It's a pity.
What a meticulous plan.
Xia Wanning had exhausted all her efforts.
She thought she had avenged herself and could get everything she wanted.
But unexpectedly.
After all she had done, in the end, she had actually made a wedding dress for the Ghost Domain.
And then.
Now.
At this moment.
The man in the purple - gold black robe told her that everything she had done before was wrong.
Her hatred was false.
Her identity was false.
The only real thing was Ye Ling's meticulous care for her.
But Xia Wanning was blind back then. She only thought that care was out of guilt and remorse.