“Your mother is not the clan chief. You are my sister. Jiang is our mother.”
Lin had been following behind Jiang Shuyin when he suddenly rushed out.
Xiang Xie sneered as if she had heard a bad joke: "My mother is the most noble clan leader. I don't have a useless sister like you. Who is Jiang? Does she deserve to be associated with me?"
Jiang Shu's breath hitched, and a smile slowly appeared on her face: "Alright, alright, I'm not worthy. Please, ma'am, move aside."
Xiang Xie looked her up and down: "You're Jiang? Release my mother right now, or else... Ah!"
Jiang Shuyin really didn't want to listen to this silly child anymore, so she grabbed her and they went into the palace together.
The main hall was built with great effort, and its decorations were dazzling. The lamps were made of thousands of luminous gemstones, and there were transplanted exotic flowers and plants in the corners. The throne in the center was made of colorful glazed glass. The wealth and extravagance of the hall could not be seen at a glance.
The high priest walked out from the side hall, wearing newly changed clothes. When she saw the clan chief and Xiangxie in her hands, she didn't show any emotion. The pretty and cute girl beside her was looking at her with curiosity.
"Jiang, it's been a long time. Let's talk things out. Let's put the clan chief and Xiang Xie down first."
Jiang Shuyin loosened her grip on Xiang Xie's hand, but even if she let go, it was useless since the thin thread binding the clan leader's spiritual power was still attached to her.
Xiangxie broke free from her grasp and ran to the High Priest's side, glaring fiercely back at her: "You wait, how dare you treat me like this, the High Priest will help me kill you."
Jiang Shu closed her eyes briefly: "..."
What a terrible thing to do, I've been raised into a spoiled brat.
The high priest's face stiffened, and he was secretly annoyed.
Didn't you see that the clan leader is in her hands? If they joined forces, there might be a chance, but how can she possibly defeat him alone?
"Big sister, are you stupid? She's the best."
"You're the idiot, you're the fool."
Meng Shen, who is ranked third, was born with a disability, and his emotional and intellectual intelligence is not very high.
The high priest only discovered by chance that the child was simple-minded, blessed by the sea god, and had always been very lucky. He made an exception and took the child from the clan chief to raise as his own, and was the designated successor to the high priest.
Whoever's child it is, they should protect them. The high priest shielded Meng Shen behind him and said, "Xiang Xie, stop talking. This matter is none of your concern. Go stand aside."
Before Xiang Xie could think of anything else, she was pulled behind a pillar by a heavy force.
Once she saw who it was, she raised her hand and punched him: "Hehua, what are you doing? I need to save my mother."
He Huayan said indifferently, "If you really want to save them, then watch from here." She turned to look into the hall, her hand still tightly clasped on her elder sister's wrist.
The outsider said, "The high priest and the chieftain went to great lengths just for a few children? We could have talked things out, but I don't understand why you suddenly harbor so much resentment towards me and want to kill me."
The merfolk from the other dimension fell silent, lowering their heads quietly.
Jiang Shuyin continued, "Who saved you from the danger of your clan's extinction? Who brought you to this new world? I believe I have done nothing wrong to the Merfolk, yet you repay kindness with enmity. I don't understand."
The clan leader moved her lips, her chest heaving. She needed to say something, but she lacked confidence because she was not in the right.
The high priest had to speak up to save face for the merfolk: "Jiang, we are very grateful to you, but Alvin's death hurt her too much. The chieftain did not mean to take her anger out on you; she was just blinded by anger at the time and regretted it later."
The high priest looked at the clan chief, who avoided his gaze; she was still unconvinced.
"High Priest is joking. Alvin is selfless, while the chieftain is selfish. If you don't believe me, let her ask her own heart. She should swear to the sea god and see if she still remembers her original intention when she became chieftain, and how many of the points she swore in front of her people have she actually fulfilled."
Jiang Shuyin used to be good at writing tragic stories, and her words were like knives stabbing people's hearts.
The clan leader looked dazed. She couldn't even remember why she had become the clan leader in the first place. She had worked so hard to learn martial arts, not because she coveted the power of the clan leader. She vaguely remembered that she had prayed to the Sea God: hoping to become the clan leader and change the situation in which the Merfolk had been manipulated by the Moon God for thousands of years.
The outcome did change, but the person who did it wasn't her.
The clan chief suddenly aged and looked up at Jiang Shuyin: "You've won."
Jiang Shuyin felt confused; hadn't she already won?
The phone hidden in my side pocket suddenly vibrated; it was a message from the system.
[Testing revealed that none of the nine offspring conceived by the host and Alvin are capable of reproduction, and therefore cannot be included in this offspring raising system.]
Jiang Shuyin was stunned for a moment.
She quickly typed a message and sent it to the system: What caused this?
[Similar to reproductive isolation, but the situation is more unique, possibly because you didn't reproduce sexually in the first place.]
Jiang Shuyin understood, turned off her phone and put it back in her pocket. She looked up at the merfolk present, but Xie Yin was nowhere to be seen behind her. Perhaps he didn't want to come in because the palace was so dazzling.
She was quite confused after the system suddenly interrupted her.
But there's one thing that needs to be addressed now: "Should we replace the clan leader? What does the High Priest think?"
The high priest was slightly taken aback: "...The Holy Maiden hasn't arrived yet."
"Then go and invite them."
The Holy Maiden rushed over, glanced at Jiang Shuyin, and said directly, "I agree to change the clan leader and recommend Changji to be the clan leader."
Changji doubted he had heard clearly, but the people around him turned to look at him and spontaneously made way for him to walk to the core area.
Jiang Shuyin knew this was Alvin's eldest son, gentle and kind. She nodded to him, and Changji's eyes immediately reddened. He quickly lowered his head.
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