Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

Chapter 216 Return to Hometown

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The next day.

Guan Xun Gao stood on the Loess Canyon, his gaze sweeping down. He saw piles of white bones along the ten-mile stretch of road, not a single living person in sight. He knew that after she left that day, a terrible fight or massacre must have taken place here.

However, there were no horse skeletons or vehicle and cargo remains, suggesting that some survivors had already left the area.

While recuperating at Elder Mu's place, her internal energy was not only temporarily suppressed, but she also discovered that the energy cluster of the Heavenly Infant Cicada Flower had actually condensed into a bean-sized star point, like a seed, sprouting into a tiny flower shadow.

It sprouted and regenerated within her.

However, this commotion did not affect her physical condition; in fact, the energy emanating from the sprouting caused her to level up.

But this remains a hidden danger, and a solution must be found sooner or later.

Guan Xun looked up at the dazzling sunlight, touched his eyebrows and eyes, and couldn't help but sigh, "The weather is really nice."

He took out the map from his storage ring, glanced at it briefly, then tiptoed and with a whoosh of his wings, flew off ten miles away.

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A few days later.

On an island shaped like a crescent moon, the sounds of children playing and banging drums filled the air, creating a lively atmosphere.

In the low-lying area of ​​the island, near the beach, it was particularly quiet. In that open space, there was an altar with incense burning and a few offerings on it.

A little girl with pigtails was kneeling beside the fire, placing the colorful flowers she had picked one by one into the brazier to burn.

He then placed the fruit he was carrying on the altar, muttering to himself.

"Big sister, the island is so lively today! My mother gave birth to a little sister for me, and everyone is very happy."

"Although today isn't the day of the sacrifice, this fruit is delicious, so I brought it especially for you! I also saved one for Sister Lin Miao, but she's not here..."

As Lin Wanyue spoke, her mood clearly became somewhat low.

The guards standing behind couldn't help but sigh, "The young lady is so sensible; she's nothing like the naughty girls they described."

Another person echoed this sentiment: "Yes, yes, I think they're just talking nonsense."

However, just as the guards were about to soften, they saw Lin Wanyue wipe her dress and stand up abruptly.

She picked up the sacred fruit from the altar and put it in her mouth, speaking indistinctly, "Sister, I've given you fresh fruit, so these sacred fruits are mine now. It's just a matter of reciprocity!"

The two guards looked at each other blankly, and could only watch helplessly.

They hadn't believed the other guards when they heard that the young lady would so openly steal spirit fruits, but now that they saw it with their own eyes, they were truly dumbfounded.

Suddenly, an unidentified aura rapidly approached this direction.

In the blink of an eye, the group noticed a huge shadow looming overhead, and then a figure appeared in their field of vision.

The group immediately became alert and quickly shielded Lin Wanyue behind them.

"May I ask who you are? Do you have any invitations?"

Guan Xun did not rush to reply. Instead, he looked around and saw that the place had changed drastically. It must have been quite a commotion back then.

"An invitation?" She glanced at the group, then her gaze fell on the altar beside her. Seeing that her own name was engraved on it, she couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

“No.” She shook her head. “I have something to discuss with your clan leader. Please go and inform him that… the elixir is quite good.”

"This...please wait a moment." The two guards exchanged a glance, and the other one hurriedly went in to report.

From the moment the newcomer appeared, Lin Wanyue stared intently at him, her expression shifting between deep thought and strange looks. Her round eyes darted around, and finally, after racking her brains, she covered her mouth with her small hand in disbelief.

"Sister? You're the eldest sister?" she exclaimed in surprise, pointing at the altar.

"Hmm?" Guan Xun then turned her gaze to the girl. As she frowned, she heard the girl scream again.

"Sister! You're not dead! But where did your little snake go? How did it disappear? Did it get lost because it didn't listen to me?"

Guan Xun was slightly taken aback, and finally recognized the startled little girl in front of him as the one who had been full of schemes and clamoring to play with Chi Rong.

“It’s you, little sister.” She raised an eyebrow, took a few steps forward, ignored the guards beside her, and waved to Lin Wanyue. “Sister, I have something urgent to attend to. Please take me inside to find the clan leader.”

He paused for a moment, then added, "Or you could ask Sister Lin Miao."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wanyue paused for a moment, then quickly shook her head: "Sister Lin Miao isn't here, but Grandpa Clan Chief and the others are all inside."

She waved her hand gently, looking somewhat excited: "Let's go, sister! Let's go inside!"

The guard, naturally not recognizing Guan Xun, was at a loss upon seeing this scene: "Young Miss, no, we must inform them first..."

"Shut up!" Lin Wanyue pouted, snorted coldly, pushed the person aside, and walked straight in with her hands on her hips.

Although she was young, she grew up in the clan's previous environment and naturally knew how to read people's expressions. She noticed the expressions of the clan elders and other elders whenever they talked about her older sister!

Moreover, both Sister Lin Miao and her mother said that the eldest sister was the benefactor who saved their clan! What's the point of reporting this?

"Hmph." Before leaving, Lin Wanyue didn't forget to make a face at the guard.

Watching the figures disappear from sight one after the other, the guard was sweating profusely with anxiety. His duty was to guard the reporting, and that was the rule. If it was broken, he would be derelict in his duty.

After much deliberation, he picked up the emergency notification jade slip at his waist.

"Reporting to the elder, someone has trespassed on Crescent Island..."

"It's a woman, her strength is unknown, and the young lady seems to know her, preventing us from stopping her..."

Then, he crushed it.

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Along the way, Lin Wanyue frequently asked Guan Xun questions, but most of them were about Chi Rong's whereabouts.

Guan Xun was a little tired. Her consciousness wandered around, and she casually asked, "You just said Lin Miao isn't here?"

"Hmm." Lin Wanyue said in a muffled tone, "Sister Lin Miao left three months ago, and I don't know where she went."

She changed the subject, a hint of glee in her voice: "But she gave me a lot of spirit fruits before she left! They're so delicious, the kind from the sacrificial altar. Sister, you probably haven't tried them before, have you? Grandpa the clan chief has a lot more. You can try some when we get there."

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The meeting hall.

Chief Lin was sitting high up, discussing something with several elders below him.

A stern-looking, rather young elder suddenly felt a buzzing in his ears, and then his face showed mild anger.

"Does the Fourth Elder have a different opinion on this matter?" Noticing the commotion, Clan Chief Lin coughed lightly and asked slowly.

The Fourth Elder frowned, stood up, and cupped his hands in greeting: "That's not the case. We just received an urgent report that a woman has trespassed on the island and is heading this way."

"what?!"

As the Lin clan chief's angry voice fell, the other elders also let out a chorus of astonishment.

After the previous battle for clan leadership, the news that a powerful figure was in charge of Crescent Island had already spread.

But after only a few short years of stability, are people already causing trouble?

"Hmph!" Just as the Second Elder slammed his fist on the table in anger, someone hurriedly announced from outside the door.

"Report!"

“A woman came to see the chieftain, and she said…”

"What did you say?" Chief Lin asked.

The guard hesitated for a moment, but still uttered words that even he found baffling: "Say... the elixir is very good."

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The council chamber fell silent instantly, as if it were still water.