Now it could be explained why, back in the vortex, Lin Heng and Jiang Jingyi had faced Calamity.
Calamity had seemed to selectively ignore Lin Heng, infecting only Jiang Jingyi.
That was because Lin Heng's Fortune had temporarily been lent to Jiang Jingyi, so they could only peck and gnaw at her.
As for whether hiding Calamity was painful, Dugu Zixuan had once had a small patch on her arm infected. She had felt nothing at first, but removing it had been exceptionally agonizing.
Not to mention that Jiang Jingyi's entire body was like that. She still had to suppress it while clearing it away bit by bit.
Dugu Zixuan pondered for a long while before finally nodding slightly.
She seemed to approve of her approach.
"So that should count as the first reason, right? Their karma is intertwined. Then what's the second reason?"
At those words, Jiang Jingyi immediately turned serious. She straightened up considerably and stared directly at her. "The second reason was to leave Lin Heng a safeguard for his future work on the Heavenly Action Continent!"
"Among your Dugu Clan, before the heir apparent has been decided, Fortune absolutely cannot be on him."
"Why?"
"Because there can only be one heir apparent, right? Two qilin sons cannot share one mountain—one mountain cannot hold two tigers!"
"Overwhelming the other side isn't enough. What matters is Fortune. If Fortune is on Lin Heng, your Ancestor Qingyang might not necessarily support Lin Heng to the very end."
"As far as I know, that qilin son from Nine Dust Hall has clear support behind him, and not just from one person, but two."
The moment those words came out, Dugu Zixuan could no longer keep herself composed.
There were only three ancestors in Great Mountain now. Other than Dugu Qingyang,