Chapter 1839: Chapter 1837: The Final Struggle

At this moment, Liu Ling was still kneeling under the divine altar in the Phoenix Clan Divine Land Hall.

Her heart was filled with fear and despair.

The change was too sudden, so sudden that she wasn’t mentally prepared at all.

Liu Ling suddenly remembered how Chu Chengfeng had treated her these past few days, and then she suddenly understood; before, he never treated her this way.

Even when she was first brought back, he merely settled her down, and sometimes, she wouldn’t see any trace of Chu Chengfeng for a week.

But these past few days were different; he was almost always under her watchful eyes, especially during the days they returned to the Divine Land, they were inseparable except at night.

And the place they stayed was just in two adjacent rooms; at this moment, Liu Ling finally understood that Chu Chengfeng wasn’t deeply affectionate towards her, this was all about controlling her, watching her, preventing her from running away.

It’s hateful that she had been deceived by Chu Chengfeng; if she had known that Chu Chengfeng had long known the truth from back then, how could she foolishly return?

Never thought this person could be so insidious and vicious, she really underestimated him, but now she had no strength to resist, because her Lifebound Spirit Fire was devoured by Chu Chengfeng.

Her Fire Phoenix also disappeared, and now she was just like an ordinary person; at this moment, Liu Ling’s heart was full of despair, along with deep-seated hatred and pain.

But she couldn’t speak, because everything was suppressed by Chu Chengfeng, she couldn’t even beg for mercy.

By now, Chu Chengfeng had already gained control over the situation, and began recounting in detail everything he remembered about the events before and after the calamity to those in the hall. After he finished speaking, the elders and clan members connected the dots of the past events, and it was thoroughly understood.

They couldn’t believe that the Wife of the Old Clan Chief, along with Liu Ling and Shui Liuzi, who often came and went here, could have such wolfish ambitions.

Elder Sima stepped forward with a frown, his eyes full of anger, wanting to seek justice for his daughter, but apparently under such circumstances, it was more pressing to deal with Liu Ling first. He looked harshly at this venomous woman, not expecting such a snake-hearted mind beneath a gentle face.

The Old Clan Chief back then was truly blind, how could he pair such a woman with his own son?

Then, thinking about this, a few elders glanced at each other in unison, and voiced their inner doubt, "Clan Leader, now that you know, why did your stepmother, the Wife of the Old Clan Chief, do this?"

Chu Chengfeng looked down at Liu Ling kneeling on the ground. With a wave of his hand, a spiritual fire swiftly came, releasing Liu Ling’s restraints. Seizing the opportunity, Liu Ling cried out in pain, "Mo Li, brother, spare me, I was wrong, it was just a momentary lapse in judgment back then, I never thought so many things would happen, I was deceived by Shui Liuzi, you see, in the end, didn’t I kill him? Spare me, I promise to leave the Phoenix Clan, and never return here again..."

One has to admit that Liu Ling is a woman who knows when to bow and when to stand tall. At this point, knowing there’s no going back, she still thought about pleading for mercy.

And at this moment, Sima Xiaowen felt a chill, still standing at the spot she stood earlier, staring blankly at everything before her, her mind flickering with countless fragmented images, everything that appeared on the Memory Stone, she seemed to have remembered, yet seemed to have not. Her mind was extremely chaotic now.

The matter back then indeed had another truth, but how did Chu Chengfeng know about it, and why hadn’t he revealed a single word these days?

No matter what, she, Sima Xiaowen, after all, was also involved.

"...Liu Ling, if I spare you today, the souls of the thousands of Phoenix Clan people will never forgive me!"

"Mo Li, brother, if you spare me, I’ll tell you a secret, about your stepmother’s secret. We can exchange with this, okay?"

Chu Chengfeng slowly curled the corners of his mouth, carrying a cruel and ruthless smile, "Liu Ling, I have no interest in knowing the secret you speak of, after all, she is already dead."

He had personally killed her.

Not even leaving her a chance for Nirvana, at that time, he was embracing a heart of mutual destruction.

"...This secret should be very important to you too. Don’t you want to know why the Clan Leader demanded so much from you, don’t you want to know why your stepmother brought me back back then?"

"...These are not important." Chu Chengfeng’s voice carried a coldness as he mockingly looked at Liu Ling, and said word by word, "I will have my own means to know."

Actually, he already knew.

However, this involved the dignity of the clan leader’s father, and he couldn’t let Liu Ling say it, nor would he disclose it to other clan members; what’s past is past, both sides had paid a heavy price, so his primary focus now was dealing with Liu Ling.

At this moment, the solemn and sacred ritual had turned into a venue like an execution ground.

The elders of the Phoenix Clan were slightly better, but as the Third Elder of the Phoenix Clan sorted everything out, his face darkened as he stepped forward and harshly questioned, "Liu Ling, you are also a member of the Phoenix Clan, all those who died were your blood relatives. Tell me, why would you do such a thing?"

The Great Elder and the Second Elder of the Phoenix Clan, one died in a foreign land, the other in that disaster, sacrificing to save a few clan members, only to be killed by them in turn. Therefore, the Third Elder had always harbored a grudge over that past event, something that lingered in his mind persistently.

But because of the closure of the Divine Land, there was no way to verify what had truly happened back then. Moreover, even after turning things upside down, the elders of that time couldn’t find the truth.

But who would have thought there was such a reason?

None of them imagined that all of this was orchestrated by Liu Ling, the Young Clan Leader’s Wife of that time.

Liu Ling was the most beloved woman of the Wife of the Old Clan Chief back then, always kept by her side. From a young age, Liu Ling was always cherished by the Phoenix Clan; during times of resource scarcity, good resources were provided to her first. After all, she was the future Clan Leader’s wife, a very important existence for the Phoenix Clan in general.

However, who would have thought that the one colluding with outsiders to break the seal would be Liu Ling herself.

What wasn’t clear back then was all understandable now.

Liu Ling knelt on the ground, unable to move. She knew she would definitely meet her end here today, with her mind in turmoil, frantically searching for a way out.

At this moment, hearing the Third Elder asking her, her eyes turned, clutching onto a last hope, she struggled to say, "Third Elder, I didn’t want this either, it was all Shui Liuzi forcing me, he said the Clan Leader’s Wife was poisoned, and the antidote was in his hands. If I didn’t do as he said, he would harm the Clan Leader’s Wife, you know she treated me with great kindness, like my own mother..."

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