Candlelight flickers
She stepped over the threshold with embroidered shoes with dark red patterns on a black background, and her red lips curled up under her hood. "Chief, it's me."
The hood was taken off, and the weird pupils looked at Zi Xiangli. Who else could it be but Su Man?
Zi Xiangli was very surprised to see Su Man. Thanks to the gossip, everyone in the six realms knew about the fact that Su Man snatched away the beloved Cang Yanlong of the Emperor of Heaven and the two of them eloped with the Emperor.
Not only that, even the Emperor of Heaven's public wanted notice for Su Man and Cang Yanlong was interpreted as the Emperor of Heaven wanting to snatch the man from Su Man.
The Emperor of Heaven was so enraged by his beloved that even the ghost world suffered. Su Man was a dangerous person right now. If the Emperor of Heaven knew she was hiding here, the fox clan would probably be implicated as well.
Thinking of this, Zi Xiangli looked alert, "Aren't you in the ghost world?"
Su Man knew that Zi Xiangli was afraid of getting into trouble, so she dispelled her concerns and said, "Don't worry, clan leader, no one knows that I'm here with the fox clan, and it won't have any impact on you or the fox clan."
Zi Xiangli breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still wary of Su Man. "In that case, why did you come to my fox tribe so late at night?"
"For this."
Su Man raised her hand, holding a letter between her index and middle fingers.
Zi Xiangli was confused. "Are you here to deliver a letter to me?"
"Yes, but this letter is not for you. It was written by the High Priest himself and sent to the Heavenly Palace."
"Heavenly Palace?"
Zi Xiangli immediately denied it, "Impossible. If the High Priest sent a letter to the Celestial Clan, he would have let me know. Since I don't know, he couldn't have sent it."
Su Man wasn't surprised by her reaction. Zi Xiangli had been by Qingli's side ever since she inherited the position of clan leader, and their relationship was very close. It was obviously unrealistic for her to doubt her partner based on just a few words.
Su Man didn't argue with her, but instead said, "The Nine-Tailed Fox lineage is cursed, and none of its males can survive to adulthood. What do you think about this, Chief?"
Zi Xiangli frowned slightly. "The law of nature is cyclical, and the rise and fall of races is common. You don't mean to say that this matter is related to the high priest, do you?"
"The rise and fall of races is common, but since when have the strong men in the six realms suddenly fallen one after another? Until now, the Celestial Clan has been the only one in power. Has the Clan leader never thought about why?"
"What do you want to say?"
"I found this letter in the Emperor's residence. Please have a look at it, Chief."
Zi Xiangli took it with a mixture of suspicion. After reading the contents, her expression changed from nonchalant at first to increasingly solemn. Suspicion, disappointment, and sadness all crossed her face, casting a shadow over her.
She closed her eyes slightly and asked, "Did you really get this from the Emperor of Heaven?"
Su Man smiled and said, "The clan leader already has the answer in his heart, so why ask?"
It was quiet and silent. The candlelight flickered at an inopportune moment, and the shadows of the two people moved slightly.
"I know it's hard for the clan leader to accept this for a while. Today, only the Nine-Tailed Fox lineage was exterminated. If the Emperor of Heaven feels that the Fox Clan is a threat tomorrow, will he wipe out the Fox Clan as well?"
"So you called me here today not just to tell me that there's a traitor in the Fox Tribe, right?"
"yes."
Su Man placed several other letters on the table and said, "I hope that you, the clan leader, can come forward and gather the other clans to overthrow the Emperor of Heaven."
These words were too outrageous. Zi Xiangli's expression changed instantly. "Ridiculous! The Emperor of Heaven is the supreme ruler of heaven and earth. To overthrow him is simply a foolish dream."
"Supreme of Heaven and Earth? That's a self-proclaimed title held by the Celestial Clan. Millions of years ago, all beings in the six realms were equal. If it weren't for Nan Ming and General Cang Yan pacifying the conflicts among the six realms, how could the Celestial Clan hold the position of Heavenly Emperor now?"
"this..."
Seeing Zi Xiangli was speechless, Su Man continued, "Just because the Emperor of Heaven is worried, the lives of the Fox Clan members can be sacrificed at will. Because Long Junling is from the Celestial Clan, you have to greet him with a smile. How long do you want to live like this, being controlled by others?"
These words precisely hit the most painful part of Zi Xiangli's heart. As the clan leader, she was responsible for the entire fox clan. Now that she knew that those foxes had died in vain, if she sat back and did nothing, she would be unworthy of being the clan leader.
After a long time, Zi Xiangli made a decision.
"The high priest's magical power is not inferior to mine. If he knew that I wanted to unite with the leaders of other tribes to rebel, I'm afraid he would stop me."
Hearing Zi Xiangli's words, Su Man also breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't worry about this clan leader. Just call him over. I'll hide in the dark and will definitely be able to catch him off guard."
"you?"
Zi Xiangli looked doubtful.
Su Man let her look at him, spreading her hands and saying, "After all, I have escaped from under the nose of the Emperor of Heaven. I am not the same person I was yesterday."
Before Zi Xiangli could confirm again, there was a knock on the door.
"Chief."
Hearing Qingli's voice, Su Man pointed at the wardrobe and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Chief? Are you in there?"
"exist."
Zi Xiangli turned around to confirm that everything was fine before opening the door.
As soon as the door opened, Zi Xiangli was hugged and pressed against the door.
The tip of his cool nose slid across her neck. "Was the clan leader bathing just now?"
Qingli lowered his head with a smile in his eyes, just like usual.
Their eyes met, and Zi Xiangli looked away, "Yeah."
Zi Xiangli's slightly abnormal behavior aroused Qingli's suspicion. He frowned slightly, but returned to normal when Zi Xiangli turned her gaze.
In order not to arouse Qingli's suspicion, Zixiangli calmed down and pulled Qingli's clothes upside down, pressing him against the wall. "Why are you so late today? Did someone seduce you?"
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