After Chu Feng and Long Nanxun left, the elders like Ling Tao, who had been kneeling on the ground, stood up one after another.
Their faces, however, looked terrible, as if they had just suffered an extreme shock. Though they were all Supreme Realm powerhouses and elders of the Long clan, they now appeared utterly lost and unsettled.
Only Elder Ling Tao, after calming down, had a complicated look in his eyes.
“Elder Ling Tao, what should we do?”
“How did Long Nanxun suddenly get the clan leader’s personal token?”
“Could something unexpected have happened?”
Finally, one elder asked Ling Tao.
They were all loyal to Long Mumu and her mother. Their futures were tied to the status of the mother and daughter.
Now that Long Nanxun had the clan leader’s token, they were deeply worried.
After all, Long Nanxun was Long Xiaoxiao’s man.
“No unexpected event could have occurred.”
Elder Ling Tao said.
“Elder, what do you think is going on?”
The elders asked in unison.
“Long Nanxun is a lovesick fool. He would do anything for Long Xiaoxiao.”
“But with his status alone, how could he obtain the clan leader’s token?”
Elder Ling Tao said.
“Elder Ling Tao, do you mean Long Nanxun stole the token?”
“But how could he possibly steal the clan leader’s personal token?”
The elders said.
“Within the Long clan, no one would dare show disrespect to the clan leader’s token. Just now, none of us dared to examine it closely, did we?”
Instead of answering directly, Elder Ling Tao asked the others.
“Elder, do you mean the token might be forged?”
They suddenly understood.
Though the token looked very much like the real thing.
As Elder Ling Tao said, none of them had dared to look at it carefully.
So, thinking about it, it was possible that the token was fake.
“That possibility cannot be ruled out.”
Elder Ling Tao said.
“If that is the case, Long Nanxun is done for. Forging the clan leader’s personal token is a crime punishable by the extermination of his family. Not only will he die, but his immediate family will be buried with him.”
One elder said.
“It might even have been instigated by Long Xiaoxiao.”
A strange arc formed at the corner of Elder Ling Tao’s mouth.
Seeing this, the other elders present understood his meaning.
If the token was indeed fake, it would surely have been Long Nanxun’s own idea, unrelated to Long Xiaoxiao.
After all, Long Xiaoxiao had been imprisoned this whole time, and Long Nanxun had never been able to see her.
But if they insisted it was Long Xiaoxiao’s instruction, Long Nanxun and his allies could not deny it.
So, this might be a chance to completely bring down Long Xiaoxiao.
“Elder, what should we do?”
Someone asked.
“Report this matter to Princess Mumu. Her Highness will know how to handle it.”
Elder Ling Tao said.
“Yes, sir.”
As soon as he spoke, someone immediately shot into the sky, left the area, and flew towards the distance.
…
After locking onto their target, Chu Feng and Long Nanxun headed straight for the Moon-Gazing Pavilion.
Below the mountain peak was a lake.
The peak itself was covered in pink cherry blossoms.
A pink pavilion stood at the cliff’s edge.
That was the Moon-Gazing Pavilion.
At that moment, a woman sat in the pavilion, gazing at the sky, seemingly lost in thought.
She was Long Xiaoxiao.
“Xiaoxiao.”
Upon seeing her, Long Nanxun was extremely excited and shouted from afar.
Hearing someone call her name, Long Xiaoxiao turned her head.
But the moment they saw her, both Chu Feng and Long Nanxun’s expressions changed, and their hearts ached.
Long Xiaoxiao was not only pale but also extremely thin. Her once adorable face now looked somewhat aged.
There was no trace of a young girl’s vitality or energy on her face, especially in her eyes, which were utterly lifeless.
Her red eyes were full of bloodshot veins. Heaven knew how many times she had cried these past days.
But her condition was clearly not just due to excessive grief.
“Young Benefactor, why are you here?”
Seeing Long Nanxun and Chu Feng, Long Xiaoxiao was very surprised.
Yet a joyful smile appeared on her face.
That smile was still sweet, bringing a spark of youthful vitality back to her deathly pale face.
“Xiaoxiao, what happened to you?”
“Was it them?”
“What exactly did they do to you?”
Long Nanxun was deeply worried for her. Believing it was Ling Tao and the others’ doing, he released killing intent in his fury.
Compared to Long Nanxun, Chu Feng asked no questions. After landing beside Long Xiaoxiao, he took her wrist and began diagnosing her.
“Why are you cultivating a forbidden technique?”
“And taking forbidden drugs?”
Chu Feng asked Long Xiaoxiao.
“Young Benefactor is still so amazing. You even discovered this.”
Long Xiaoxiao said with a smile.
“Forbidden technique, forbidden drugs?”
Hearing this, Long Nanxun seemed to understand something. He looked at her with both blame and heartache.
“Xiaoxiao, how could you be so foolish? Even if you want to save Lady Zhaoyue, you shouldn’t treat yourself like this.”
Long Nanxun said.
“I thought if I surpassed Long Mumu in cultivation, I might win Father’s favour and plead for Mother. Perhaps Father would release her from the forbidden prison.”
“But I failed.”
Long Xiaoxiao said this with self-reproach.
“Xiaoxiao, you don’t have to do this. There is a way to save Lady Zhaoyue now.”
Long Nanxun said.
“A way? What way could you possibly have?”
Long Xiaoxiao showed little reaction. She seemed not to believe him.
It was not that she looked down on Long Nanxun, but she knew him too well.
If even she had no solution, how could he?
How could he be that capable?
“There really is a way. Chu Feng has a way.”
“Chu Feng, he might be able to save Lady Zhaoyue.”
Long Nanxun said.
“Young Benefactor?”
Hearing this, Long Xiaoxiao immediately looked at Chu Feng.
A special light shone in her previously lifeless eyes.
