"Grandmother, what you didn't know was that in the aftermath of what happened forty years ago, nearly ten thousand members of our Jiang Clan Royal Family died because of it as well," Jiang Qianyi said solemnly.
"What? Even the descendants of my Jiang Clan..."
The Phoenix God Palace Grand Elder looked at Jiang Qianyi, utter disbelief filling her eyes, her expression steeped in grief.
The next instant, the Phoenix God Palace Grand Elder abruptly turned around and pointed the Seven-Colored Scepter in her hand at the Phoenix Spirit Queen, glaring as she rebuked her, "You... how could you..."
"Mother, things are not as you imagine. I had my difficulties too. Everything I did was only to preserve the Phoenix Spirit Race's stability. Otherwise, internal strife would have erupted long ago, and the people would have been plunged into misery and suffering," the Phoenix Spirit Queen defended herself.
Then, without needing any orders from the Phoenix Spirit Queen, the Clan Heads of the Zi, Chen, Chi, and Wu clans behind her stepped forward one after another and began defending her as well.
Their general meaning could be summed up in one sentence: the Phoenix Spirit Queen had acted as she did for the safety and development of the entire Phoenix Spirit Race. She had been left with no choice. Otherwise, even more people within the Phoenix Spirit Race would have died.
Ye Zhen watched the anger gradually fade from the old lady's face—the Phoenix God Palace Grand Elder's face—as her attitude began wavering once more, and he could not help sighing softly.
Just as Caiyi had said, this old lady truly was far too easily swayed.
To a certain extent, some of the Phoenix Spirit Clan's troubles were directly connected to this old lady.
Caiyi's mother had ended up with such