“Xiaoxiao!!!”
Suddenly, a figure blocked their path.
It was the Long clan chief, and he knelt down again.
This time, he knelt before his own daughter.
This kneel left Long Xiaoxiao stunned.
For a moment, complex emotions flooded her eyes.
This was her lofty father.
This was the father who held the power of life and death in the Long clan.
With one word from him, not to mention others in the clan, even his wife and daughters would have to die.
In the eyes of Chu Feng and the ox-nosed old Taoist, the Long clan chief was just the clan chief.
But in Long Xiaoxiao’s heart, the weight of this father was entirely different.
Before this, Long Xiaoxiao had never even imagined that her exalted father would one day kneel before her.
This scene had a tremendous impact on her.
It shocked her so much that she did not know what to do.
“Xiaoxiao, your father was wrong. I wrongly accused you.”
“But the dragon vein source did not manifest in you earlier. Not only could I not sense it, no one else could either.”
“You cannot entirely blame your father. This was completely a misunderstanding.”
“Please do not leave the Long clan.”
“Do not truly blame your father.”
The Long clan chief said with a face full of apology.
“Father, you are my father. Even if you hit me, scolded me, or wronged me, I would not blame you.”
“But that mother and daughter pair have always wanted to put my mother and me to death.”
“You are aware of this matter. If Chu Feng had not come to the Long clan today, my mother would still be imprisoned in the forbidden dungeon, and I would still be under confinement. Whether we lived or died in the future was uncertain.”
“How could I dare stay in such a Long clan?”
Long Xiaoxiao said.
“Xiaoxiao, say no more. Your father knows what to do.”
The Long clan chief stood up and took a few steps back.
But he did not look at Long Mumu and her mother. Instead, he said loudly.
“Just now, who struck my daughter Xiaoxiao? Kneel and admit your mistake.”
These words were not very loud, but they were extremely grating to the ears.
As soon as he spoke, Long Mumu and her mother hurriedly knelt down and begged Long Xiaoxiao for forgiveness.
Having seen the situation clearly, the mother and daughter no longer dared to show any arrogance or think of resisting. They could only bow their heads, admit their faults, and seek self-preservation.
“Kneel before her.”
The Long clan chief roared.
Hearing this, Long Mumu and her mother crawled to Long Xiaoxiao’s front.
At this moment, the pair no longer had their previous vicious expressions. Instead, they cried with faces like rain-soaked pear blossoms.
If people who did not know the circumstances saw this scene, they might think the mother and daughter had suffered great grievances.
They truly performed the three words “fake hypocrisy” to perfection.
Long Xiaoxiao did not even glance at Long Mumu and her mother, for she did not want to see their disgusting faces.
Pfft.
Pfft.
But suddenly, two sprays of blood erupted, and then this part of the world fell silent.
People looked carefully and could see that the dantians of Long Mumu and her mother had been pierced from behind.
The one who pierced their dantians was none other than the Long clan chief.
This scene was already unexpected, but who would have thought an even more shocking scene would follow.
Swish, swish.
The Long clan chief suddenly raised his hand, and two bursts of blood scattered.
Long Mumu and her mother were completely reduced to two pools of blood, splattered before Long Xiaoxiao.
“Xiaoxiao, from now on, within this Long clan, no one will ever threaten you again.”
The Long clan chief said.
His words seemed to show concern and protection for Long Xiaoxiao.
But in Chu Feng’s eyes, he could not see that. What he saw was only this clan chief’s ruthlessness and cruelty.
Clearly, Long Mumu and her mother were the wife and daughter he currently loved most.
Yet, for the sake of benefit, for the future of the Long clan, he could strike without hesitation.
From this, one could see what a ruthless figure the Long clan chief was.
If today it had not been Long Xiaoxiao who truly fused with the dragon vein source.
Then the one to die would have been Long Xiaoxiao.
This father would absolutely show no mercy.
Perhaps thinking the same as Chu Feng.
After witnessing her father’s ruthlessness, Long Xiaoxiao was clearly frightened. Her body swayed, and she fainted.
“Master, quickly check on Xiaoxiao.”
After Long Xiaoxiao fainted, the Long clan chief was extremely worried.
Seeing this, the ox-nosed old Taoist took out a pill and helped Long Xiaoxiao take it.
Miraculously, after taking the pill, not only did Long Xiaoxiao’s appearance recover in an instant, her aura also became much more stable.
“Clan Chief, do not worry. Princess Xiaoxiao’s heart fire has been removed. She is fine now.”
“Barring accidents, Princess Xiaoxiao will certainly fuse perfectly with the power of the dragon vein source. What she needs now is only time.”
The ox-nosed old Taoist said.
“Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master.”
The Long clan chief was immensely grateful. Chu Feng could tell that the clan chief’s gratitude now was not feigned but came from the heart.
Looking at the Long clan chief like this, the ox-nosed old Taoist smiled and nodded.
But seeing his master’s smile, then looking at the Long clan chief and Supreme Elders, each tense and sweating profusely.
Chu Feng suddenly felt some sympathy for them.
Chu Feng had realised that from beginning to end, only one person had been orchestrating everything.
That person was his master.
Even within the Long clan, these great figures of the Long clan had still been toyed with in his master’s palm.
By now, Chu Feng knew everything had been designed by his master.
This seemingly tortuous situation had all been deliberately created by his master.
The dragon vein source power not manifesting, Long Xiaoxiao suffering blame.
Then, the dragon vein source power greatly revealing itself, the Long clan chief and Supreme Elders filled with regret.
Thus, Long Mumu and her mother died tragically.
Everything was perfectly timed.
And all of it came from his master’s hand.
Most importantly, before this, even Chu Feng could not see a single flaw. Instead, he had worried about the unfavourable situation, his emotions rising and falling with it.
Even he had been toyed with in the palm.
“My master is truly somewhat terrifying.”
“However, I like it.”
As Chu Feng sighed inwardly, a smile lifted the corners of his mouth.
Chu Feng had come all the way from the lower realms, seen many martial cultivation experts, and once taken great figures as masters.
Those figures, to the Chu Feng of that time, were all lofty and awe-inspiring, earning his heartfelt admiration.
Yet none could make Chu Feng feel such admiration while also such uncertainty as the ox-nosed old Taoist.
But Chu Feng liked this feeling.
Such a master seemed even more interesting to him.
