"You bad guy, you bad guy! You're the one who killed my mother! Right?!" Xiaoyou was struggling in her aunt's arms, wanting to go forward and fight the village chief.

"So it really is you, Village Chief." My aunt was also in shock at this moment.

Seeing Xiao You's frantic state, all the disciples turned away, unable to bear it. Shu Lan's worst fears had come true: Xiao You simply couldn't accept the fact that the village chief had harmed her mother, and was on the verge of madness.

The other villagers then realized what had happened and were all in disbelief.

"My husband went missing before, and when he was found, he was already a dried-up corpse. So this was done by the village chief!"

"My son! My son! My son is so unfortunate! He died at the hands of a villain!" An old woman, leaning on her cane, tried to swing it at the village chief. But due to her old age and frailty, she couldn't break through the disciples' defenses.

"My daughter is too!"

"My wife!"

...

The villagers cried out, wishing they could devour the village chief's flesh and bones.

"How can you face us? How can you face Xiaoyou?" An old man cried, tears streaming down his face. "Xiaoyou thought you were such a good person! And this is how you treat her, how you treat us." The old man pointed at the village chief with a trembling finger, almost unable to breathe.

Nana was also in a state of extreme shock. "Grandpa, if I had known that you were trading many lives for mine, I would never have agreed." After saying that, Nana began to cough violently, spitting out a mouthful of blood with a "poof," and her breath immediately became weak.

"Nana, Nana, what's wrong?!" The village chief was extremely anxious when he saw his granddaughter vomiting blood.

The Fifth Elder stepped forward and examined Nana's body, then shook his head at the village chief. "The blood worms inside her have died. The Blood Demon's so-called 'extending your granddaughter's life' was actually implanting blood worms into her and then regularly feeding them something to stabilize them, thus achieving the effect of extending your granddaughter's life."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Blood Gu Mother Worm should be inside the Blood Demon's body. Now that the Blood Demon is dead, the Blood Gu Mother Worm is dead too, and the Blood Gu Offspring Worms can no longer survive."

"Then, then my granddaughter..." The village chief said anxiously.

The Fifth Elder looked at Nana with pity. "Of course she can't survive. Her body is already severely depleted and she's only kept alive by the Blood Gu worms. Once the worms die, she won't be able to live either."

The village chief's face turned ashen, and his eyes gradually lost their luster. "Nana, it's all Grandpa's fault, it's all Grandpa's fault that you're like this!" The village chief shed tears of remorse.

"Immortal Master." Nana was already very weak, but she still managed to speak. "I know that Grandpa's crimes cannot escape death. I don't ask you to spare Grandpa, I only ask that you give Grandpa a quick death."

“We will not deal with your grandfather. We will hand him over to the villagers to deal with. Go and talk to the villagers,” the Fifth Elder said.

"Okay." Nana forced herself to stand up and walked with difficulty to the villagers. Then, to everyone's astonishment, Nana knelt down in front of the villagers and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Nana, what are you doing? Stop right now!" the village chief screamed.

“Fellow villagers, I know that my grandfather’s crimes are too numerous to count, and as his granddaughter, I also have a responsibility.”

"Nana, it's not your fault, it's Grandpa's fault."

"I don't ask you to spare my grandfather, but I beg you, for my sake and for the sake of our many years of friendship, to give him a quick death. Please stop torturing him, okay?"

The villagers fell silent. Just when Nana was about to give up, an old man spoke up: "I agree. We will give your grandfather a quick death."

"I agree."

"Me too."

...

Only Xiaoyou remained silent. "Xiaoyou?" Nana looked at Xiaoyou nervously.

With her aunt's comforting words, Xiaoyou's emotions had calmed down. Looking into Nana's hopeful eyes, she finally said, "Okay, Sister Nana, I agree."

"Thank you!" Nana smiled weakly. Finally, as if she had let go of everything, she breathed her last and collapsed to the ground.

"Nana!" The village chief's wailing echoed throughout the valley behind the mountain.

Seeing this, all the disciples fell silent.

Shu Lan watched this farce unfold, and a sense of enlightenment dawned on her.

"True human affection is precious. But when a person abandons their basic human decency, that affection becomes a disaster. What is destined to be yours will be yours, and what is not, you cannot force. Things obtained through dishonest means will ultimately backfire on you," Shu Lan murmured.

Just then, Shu Lan felt as if a shackle had been removed from his body. It was this realization that had elevated his state of mind.

Shu Lan's initial restless eagerness to return home gradually calmed down. He decided to let things take their course and quietly enjoy each day. He suddenly realized that returning to the real world wasn't so urgent anymore. He was doing quite well in this world so far, so he decided to savor it as much as possible.

Shu Lan felt the magical power within her body surging, as if she was about to break through again.

Shu Lan suppressed the urge to break through and decided to return to Tinglan Peak before attempting to do so.

The Fifth Elder and the others handed the village chief over to the villagers to deal with, and the villagers kept their promise and gave the village chief a quick death, allowing him to die without pain.

Qin An remained silent throughout the journey.

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