She Meng's Wisdom!
Yan Shoujing was handed over to the Tenth Elder...
Chu Xinghe naturally heard the news as soon as it was released.
However, Chu Xinghe firmly believed that with the toughness of our deputy sect leader, no matter who went up there, it wouldn't make a difference!
But just as Chu Xinghe feeling confident, he realized that things weren't as simple as he had imagined.
"Wouldn't it be too cruel to hand that Human Race over to the Tenth Elder?"
"The clan leader and the others are too ruthless... If it really comes down to it, let's just kill that Human Race. Handing him over to the Tenth Elder is too suspenseful!"
"Yeah, we could subject them to all 3,200+ types of torture from the Fox Clan ten times over. There's no need to hand it over to the Tenth Elder..."
Chu Xinghe: "???"
Chu Xinghe had never really paid attention to the Tenth Elder before. Was the Tenth Elder really this ruthless? Was his interrogation that fierce?
Perhaps because Chu Xinghe been wandering around the clan these past two days and had helped everyone a lot, although his identity had not yet been verified and he was still under suspicion, people were not as hostile as before.
Faced with Chu Xinghe's doubts, Hu Gui had been the first to capture Chu Xinghe, spoke calmly, "Xinghe... you arrived late and don't know much about the Tenth Elder... Let me tell you something and you'll understand... You were just lucky... you were caught up in the sacrifice and became a offering, otherwise you might have been handed over to the Tenth Elder..."
Hu Gui then gave a brief description of the Tenth Elder's situation.
The tenth elder of the Fox Clan is named Hu Xiaocui!
She's known as the most beautiful woman in the Fox Clan!
The title of the Tenth Elder, the most beautiful woman in the Fox Clan, was not earned through a beauty pageant, but through fighting.
In the Fox Clan... no one who is better looking than the Tenth Elder can fight him, and even those who are better fighting than the Tenth Elder dare not fight him...
Because the Tenth Elder cultivates the Fox Clan's most unique Art of Fox Allure...
When this technique is mastered to its highest level, it can bewitch people with its Art of Charm alone.
Just as Chu Xinghe was marveling at the Vice Sect Master's good fortune—as if dying under a peony flower was a romantic death—a commotion broke out around them.
The next second, Chu Xinghe saw a giant Fox Clan member, more than two meters tall, carrying the howling Vice Sect Master Yan Shoujing as he walked by.
Are these the legendary Ten Elders of the Fox Clan?
Good heavens... isn't the Tenth Elder's appearance a bit too outrageous?
You could say her height is one thing... but the Tenth Elder's weight... and her appearance...
Who the hell said that only Charm Physique are born with alluring bodies?
Is our Elder He as beautiful as a flower?
In the past, if someone asked Chu Xinghe this question, Chu Xinghe would chuckle. But today, upon seeing the appearance of the Tenth Elder, Chu Xinghe swore to the heavens that compared to the Tenth Elder, Elder He was definitely on the level of being as beautiful as a flower!
To put it simply, if he were captured by the Tenth Elder, and if the Tenth Elder intended to use his Art of Charm on him, Chu Xinghe swore that he would spill everything he knew immediately and then only ask for death!
"Don't call me 'Brother Shoujing'... Xiao Cui'er will heal your injuries right away, let me take good care of you..."
The Tenth Elder, carrying the Vice Sect Master who was shouting "I, Yan Shoujing, only wish to die!", disappeared into the crowd.
In that instant, Chu Xinghe finally understood why everyone was talking like that...
Killing someone is just a matter of beheading them... Fox Clan... Aren't you all a bit too ruthless? I, Chu Xinghe, think you have no humanity at all!
The Tenth Elder's residence has been sealed off... The Tenth Elder said she wanted to have a good talk with Brother Shoujing... If anyone dares to disturb her, she'll drag them along for the talk!
After this news spread, even the guards who were originally stationed outside the Tenth Elder's residence were frightened away.
Chu Xinghe burst into tears... "When I became a sacrifice, I thought I was the worst luck imaginable... Now it seems I should take gifts to Priest Hu Han to properly thank him for his benevolence in giving me life."
Being human... becoming a sacrifice isn't so scary...
Chu Xinghe didn't want to know, nor dared to know, what would happen between the Tenth Elder Xiao Cui'er, and Brother Shoujing...
While Chu Xinghe waited anxiously, a bright teleportation beam appeared outside the Fox Clan. The Hu You Fox Clan's Elder Hu You, along with the Snake Spirit Clan's Chief She Meng and Deputy Chief She Kui, arrived at the Fox Clan.
Fox Clan Chief Hu Shang dropped the chicken leg and led all the elders and priests of the Fox Clan, except for the tenth elder, out to greet them.
And Chu Xinghe also met the legendary Snake Spirit Clan for the first time!
The moment Chu Xinghe saw She Meng and She Kui, he felt the mark of the Lord of the Dark Moon planted in his body by the Great Sage flicker.
That very moment allowed She Meng and She Kui to clearly see Chu Xinghe's presence in the crowd.
For a split second, tears welled up in their eyes!
That's right... he is indeed the Holy One I've been looking for!
We Snake Clan can finally live!
Despite their excitement, She Meng and She Kui did not show it on their faces, and everything seemed to be normal.
The Fox Clan arranged a grand banquet to welcome the two Snake Clan leaders to the Fox Clan.
At the banquet, Chu Xinghe was also brought by Hu Han to She Meng and She Kui.
"She Meng, this is Hu Xinghe, and he is the one our Fox Clan wants to identify. We ask She Meng to take the trouble to do so," Hu Shang said from the side.
"The Power of the Prophet... Could it be the Power of the Prophet within him?!" She Kui stared at Chu Xinghe in disbelief.
Many Fox Clan were incredulous when they heard She Kui utter the words "the Power of the Prophet"!
It must be understood that the Power of the Prophet is an extremely ethereal and elusive force. Although it's possible that Elder Hu You had already informed the Snake Clan, to claim that this Snake Clan's vice-chief could discern the Power of the Prophet at a glance is simply too astonishing.
Not to mention the Fox Clan, even Chu Xinghe was dumbfounded... Um... She Kui... I know you really want to show off, but could you please not include me when you're bragging?
Elder He? Your behavior is so outrageous, you know we'll easily be exposed?
She Meng, standing nearby, quickly gave She Kui a meaningful look... "That's too much, brother... you're overacting..."
She Kui seemed to realize that he had overacted, and dared not speak casually anymore.
It had to be She Meng. After observing Chu Xinghe for a while, She Meng said, "Clan Chief Hu Shang, please rest assured, I will personally verify his identity for your Fox Clan. If there is even the slightest something amiss about him, I will find it for you, just as I did two hundred years ago!"
"Thank you very much, Chief She Meng Mistress! How about we ask Chief She Meng Mistress to lend a hand tomorrow?"
"No need for tomorrow, it might be too late for anything to happen, let's do it tonight!"
Hearing She Meng's words, the Fox Clan present were very happy, but at the same time, they all had doubts in their eyes.
It's well known that the Snake Clan is notoriously greedy, yet this time, both Snake Clan Chiefs, She Meng and She Kui, came together, and according to Elder Hu You, neither of them even mentioned asking for any resources.
What exactly is this Snake Clan up to?
Hu Shang, also looking puzzled, said, "Clan Chief She Meng Mistress, our She Meng Fox Clan has prepared a small gift to ask for your help this time. We hope you will not refuse."
But as soon as Hu Shang said this, She Meng smiled slightly and said, "Clan Chief Hu Shang, I am very clear about the situation of your Fox Clan. To put it bluntly, I, She Meng, don't even look at your resources."
Many Fox Clan frowned, but despite their frowns, they had to admit that what She Meng said made sense.
"I, She Meng, have come here not for the resources of your Fox Clan. The reason I am here is because Elder Hu You told me that Saint... cough cough... Chu... cough cough... Hu Xinghe has received the Prophet Inheritance of your Fox Clan. Although I do not know why the inheritance was only partially completed, this matter still concerns our entire Demon Race!"
Upon She Meng this, many Fox Clan nodded in agreement.
That makes sense. The Fox Clan isn't particularly strong in combat, so why is it ranked among the eight major clans?
Because the Fox Clan is a prophet!
When the Fox Clan's prophets still existed, they were known as the wisest among the Demon Race!
For all major events of the Demon Race, each race would consult the Fox Clan's prophet for prediction. It can be said that it was precisely because of the prophet's existence that each race avoided many losses.
The meaning of "She Meng" is unpleasant, but also clear. Everyone knows what your Fox Clan was like in the past, but now your Fox Clan is different. You have the Hu Xinghe, which has received the Prophet Inheritance.
If Hu Xinghe can truly become a new prophet in the Future, then he will not only be a prophet for the Fox Clan, but also a prophet for the entire Demon Race.
She Meng explained, "The reason I didn't ask for resources this time is quite simple: I wanted to see if your Fox Clan was truly about to produce a prophet..."
If so, then not only will I, She Meng, not take a single penny, but my Snake Clan is also willing to become close friends with the Fox Clan. On the contrary, if there is a problem with this Hu Xinghe, or if his Prophet Inheritance is fake, then I'm sorry, you will have to give me, She Meng, three times the resources you had two hundred years ago!
After She Meng spoke, all the Fox Clan understood that She Meng had been plotting this all along.
If Xinghe is a prophet of the Future, then She Meng is essentially betting on the Fox Clan in advance. No matter what problems the Snake Clan encounters in the Future, the Fox Clan prophet can provide them with assistance.
Conversely, She Meng receives three times the resources... This certainly aligns with the greedy nature of the Snake Clan.
After She Meng finished speaking, all the Fox Clan present fell silent, for this was a gamble.
Not only the She Meng gambles, but the Fox Clan must also gamble. If they lose, the Fox Clan must contribute three times the resources.
Listening to She Meng's words, Chu Xinghe, even though it was his first time meeting She Meng, that this Snake Clan chief was terrifying.
His words were actually paving the way for himself. The verification result would be absolutely correct. However, if he verified it without saying anything, the Fox Clan might suspect that he had some kind of relationship with the Snake Clan.
After all, the Snake Clan is always greedy. They would do anything for the Fox Clan without asking for anything in return, and in the end, the verification result was that there was nothing wrong with it. Even if the Fox Clan did not suspect it on the spot, they would definitely have realized it afterward.
But after saying this, She Meng not only revealed the greedy nature of the Snake Clan, but also provided a perfect explanation for why he didn't mention resources in the first place.
It's not that the Snake Clan doesn't want resources, but rather that Snake Clan have high hopes for the Fox Clan's Future prophet. So, if the verification is correct, the Snake Clan can form an alliance with the Fox Clan, which is equivalent to betting on the Future prophet in advance.
While it's unlikely that verification will fail, saying that failure will result in a threefold penalty is a way to reassure the Fox Clan.
This She Meng is something else!
As expected, after She Meng finished speaking, all the Fox Clan frowned...
As expected of the Snake Clan, they are insatiably greedy. Before, he offered help without mentioning resources, which made me suspect something was amiss. Now it seems he was indeed plotting something; he's not just after resources, he's after the Xinghe...