The vixen scattered and found good places to hide. In a moment, they saw Princess Jiayin, wrapped in a black robe, carrying a dying man into the house.
She gently placed him on the ground, "Ah Heng, don't worry, I will definitely save you."
After saying that, she placed a kiss on Zhao Lingheng's forehead and turned, her eyes determined, towards the sandalwood box.
The moment she reached out to touch it, a flash of purple lightning repelled her. Her right hand was instantly burned, and the white fur on her arm flickered in and out of sight.
The foxes outside the house, seeing everything inside clearly through Jun Jiuli's secret technique, all rushed into the house.
Clan Leader: "Fourth Daughter, who is this man on the ground? Why are you betraying our Fox Tribe?"
Jiayin turned with a hint of panic, but immediately looked at the elders of the tribe with sorrow.
"Clan Leader, he is my husband. He is on the verge of death, and only the divine elixir can save his life. I beg the Clan Leader for mercy."
"Do you remember our tribe's rules?"
"Clan Leader, just this once. Ah Heng is a good man, a good husband. He will never bring disaster to our tribe. I guarantee it with my life. Clan Leader, please save him."
"You are now willing to covet our tribe's treasure for this man. What other evil deeds might you do for him in the future?"
The Clan Leader, recalling the scenes he had seen beforehand, found his anger difficult to quell.
"No, no. Clan Leader, didn't you say that immortal elixir was saved for me? Now I want to use it to save the one I love, why do you disagree? Are you trying to pocket my immortal elixir?"
The more she spoke, the more she felt she was in the right, and she looked at the other foxes with some hostility. She had the highest cultivation in the tribe, and if she couldn't use the immortal elixir, it must be because these old fellows had tampered with it behind her back.
Fox Six Fire, unable to bear it any longer, pounced, intending to hit Jiayin. Jiayin agilely dodged, flicked her hand, and sent Fox Six Fire flying to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Fox Six Fire coughed, unable to get up from the ground for a long time. The fur on the faces of the other fire foxes was pulled back, revealing their white teeth and pink gums.
Some even bristled and hissed at Jiayin, letting out low growls. It was only then that Jiayin realized she had angered everyone, and that the one she had just flung was her own father.
She quickly apologized and went to help Fox Six Fire up. "Father, I'm sorry. I was just in a moment of panic, please forgive me, Father."
"I do not have a daughter like you."
Jiayin looked wounded, "Father, I truly didn't mean to."
After steadying himself, Fox Six Fire distanced himself from Jiayin and quietly retreated into the fox crowd. He warned his wife and other children that from this day forward, Jiayin and their family were no longer related.
"The immortal elixir is merely an inanimate object. Its greatest meaning lies in saving a life. Just because Ah Heng is a mortal, are we to stand by and do nothing?"
Clan Leader: "Wicked creature, from now on, you are no longer a fox of my Fire Fox Tribe. Leave this place at once."
"I refuse. Ah Heng is my life. If he dies, I will not live either."
"Hmph, do you really think your few words can threaten me? You've already been expelled from the tribe, who cares if you live or die."
"Clan Leader Grandpa, was all these years of affection fake? He is the one I love most. Are you going to abandon me for such a small mistake? I am your kin!"
"The moment you violated the main tribal rules and defied your father's authority, you ceased to be one of us. I advise you to leave quickly and stop eyeing the sacred object."
"Good, very good, you are forcing me."
After speaking, she summoned her long sword, her oppressive aura making the younger foxes tremble.
The Clan Leader's eyes were filled with disappointment, "Fourth Daughter, do you truly intend to be this way? Is the Fire Fox Tribe that bore you less important than some man from outside?"
"Clan Leader Grandpa, you forced my hand. Ah Heng is my life. We promised to be together forever, and if there is a way to save him, I will not give up. You have no chance of winning, so hurry up and tell me how to open the wooden box."
"Fourth Sister, don't! Fourth Sister, have you gone mad? We are family. Has this man bewitched you? Quickly kneel and apologize to Clan Leader Grandpa."
"Fourth Sister, *sob*~"
Fox Six Fire: "Shut up, you don't have a sister like that. She is the sinner of our Fox Tribe, our enemy!"
Seeing Jiayin so ruthless and decisive, he now fully believed what Jun Jiuli had predicted.
Jun Jiuli floated out at this moment and slapped Jiayin across the face forty-nine times. The force of the blows echoed with each slap, leaving Jiayin's mouth extremely swollen and her face askew.
Her hands and feet were bound by vines, making resistance impossible. Not a single fox spoke a word in her defense, and the few young foxes who had been quietly sobbing before also fell silent.
Jun Jiuli: "So satisfying, truly satisfying. The best part is my hands don't hurt, hahaha~"
Shui Wa: "Shaking in fear.jpg, Host is too brutal, what to do. This heroine just deserved to be beaten for being so foul-mouthed, but the Host is too terrifying, must learn a lesson (°ー°〃)~"
"What kind of monster are you? Why are you hitting me!" Jiayin said, her words slurred.
"I hit you because I want to. See if anyone dares to object."
"We will do as the Lord commands."
"You, how can you do this? I am the one with your bloodline, your kin." She struggled against the vines, attempting to persuade the foxes to help her.
The foxes ignored her.
Jun Jiuli floated over and stepped on the face of the male lead, who was feigning sleep. Such a little thing, able to endure for so long without making a sound. He could fool the heroine, but not himself. Injuries of this degree wouldn't look like this.
Presumably, when the heroine fed him the inner elixir, she was practically singing with joy, wanting to play the suona. Such hypocrisy, gaining benefits while acting wronged.
He merely wanted to get rid of this demon of a heroine. If Chu Yanxin's father didn't hold significant military power, would he still marry her?
Jun Jiuli ground his foot down a few more times, and the crisp cracking sound of his high nose bridge could be heard. Jiayin looked as if her father had died, her eyes about to spew fire.
"No... no, don't touch him. Take out your anger on me. Don't hurt the one I love, I beg you, it's all my fault. He's just a mortal and cannot withstand your divine power."
"I don't want any immortal elixir anymore. I'll take him to a doctor for treatment. From now on, I will leave the Fox Tribe and never return. Please, sir, don't hurt him, please, I truly know I was wrong."
"Sir, please be merciful. I cannot live without him. For the sake of my being from the Fire Fox lineage, spare the two of us this time."
Zhao Lingheng finally opened his eyes and hurriedly waved his hands, trying to remove Jun Jiuli's foot.