Sang Ci scoffed, "They're nothing but a bunch of selfish and hypocritical people."
In the three days before Xiaoyu broke through to the pearl, Sang Ci's father guarded Xiaoyu's spiritual pearl day and night. He died due to excessive transfer of nurturing spiritual power, and Sang Ci's family was struck by lightning.
After Xiaoyu was born, his heterochromatic eyes led his clansmen to accuse him of being a demon, saying he was an unlucky person who had caused his father's death, and they set up a fire to burn the newborn Xiaoyu to death.
Sang Ci's family pleaded desperately, and finally the clan agreed to temporarily spare Xiao Yu's life, but on the condition that Sang Ci's mother would go hunting in the mountains with the hunting team every day.
The mountains are dangerous, and the women of the Sancho tribe take turns hunting. In order to protect Xiaoyu, Sangci's mother has to go up the mountain every day to contribute to the tribe without compensation. She can only get the least amount of meat from the game she hunts.
When Xiaoyu was only one year old, their mother never came down from the mountain again. Without their mother's support through hunting, their family ran out of food, and the elderly grandmother and three grandfathers had no choice but to go up the mountain to dig up medicinal herbs to make a living for the family.
Grandma Sangci broke her leg at that time, and her great-uncle and second great-uncle also died on the mountain one day while they were collecting herbs.
Only the third grandparents and the two of them remained in the family. The heavy burden fell on the third grandfather. He would often leave the tribe for a few days after collecting herbs to sell them, and he was not sure if he could sell them all.
For more than a decade, his family had been trampled and bullied by their clansmen, and Xiaoyu had not left his home for many years.
Fortunately, Sang Ci was quite promising. From the age of ten, he took the initiative to follow the women to the mountains to hunt and learn skills. He gained the appreciation of the clan chief and now has a place in the clan. The clansmen no longer dare to bully them as they used to. However, Xiao Yu is still the jinx in their mouths.
Sang Ci hated them, hated everyone in this tribe.
He wished they would all go to hell.
After Sang Ci finished speaking, tears seemed to well up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
It was indeed a sympathetic story, but when Leng Qingning thought of her own situation, she gritted her teeth in anger and quickly calmed down.
Leng Qingning recalled that day at the teahouse with General Xie and the others. It was only after General Xie called out "Your Highness" that Sang Ci noticed them. It was no secret that the young king of Dayue personally escorted the general to the scene. Since Sang Ci was in Dayue territory, he must have guessed that she was the young king of Dayue.
"You knew all along that I wasn't an ordinary princess, didn't you?"
Sang Ci nodded: "I did know from the beginning that you were the young king of Dayue, and that your mother empress doted on you. In the eyes of our people, you were the best tribute gift. But that was their opinion. What I wanted was for them to die."
"From what you're saying, you deliberately brought me here so that your people would kill me, because you're certain that even if they don't admit it, my mother will still kill them to avenge me? Don't your people think of this? If I die, my mother will definitely destroy you all. Do they think they have no scruples?"
Sang Ci sneered: "They are all arrogant. They think that offering you as tribute to the Beast God will surely bring rain next year and save the tribe's fate. They don't think that a princess can make the Yue Kingdom go to war with us. Although our tribe is small, it still has hundreds of thousands of people. Besides, didn't your Great Yue Kingdom send troops to attack Cang Qiong?"
"Heh, your tribe has a bit of cleverness." But not much. "Then what did you mean by 'after tonight'? Isn't the tribute due tomorrow?"
"You'll find out soon enough." Sang Ci picked up his bowl and chopsticks. "Your Highness, the food is getting cold, please eat quickly."
Leng Qingning didn't touch her chopsticks. Sang Ci's sudden revelation of these things must mean he was brewing a bigger plan. She was also frantically thinking about how to escape. The key was that secret exit, which could only be found through Xiaoyu.
Sang Ci frowned almost imperceptibly when she saw that she wasn't eating.
Leng Qingning caught this scene. She hesitated for a moment, then picked up her chopsticks and ate a few bites, but did not drink the wine.
As expected, Leng Qingning fainted again.
“That’s a good boy, so I won’t have to give you any more drugs.” Sang Ci’s tone was cold, but his expression was complicated.
Two hours later, it was already dawn, and the clansmen were all asleep. Sang Ci carried Leng Qingning to a secret passage.
They easily dealt with the two guards and made their way through the secret passage out of the tribe.
As dawn approached, Grandma Sang and her family finally welcomed their grandson by the roadside. This place was already some distance from the tribe, but less than five miles from the border of the Jin Kingdom.
Grandpa Sang stepped forward to help Leng Qingning down, and anxiously said to Sang Ci, "Get in the carriage quickly, we need to get into the city as soon as possible, otherwise it will be all over if the clansmen catch up with us."
"I know, Grandpa. Has everything been arranged with the Holy Physician? When can we get the eye transplant?" Sang Ci seemed even more anxious than his grandfather.
"Everything is ready, just waiting for us to get there."
At this moment, Xiaoyu showed a resistant expression: "Brother, no, I don't want to get my eyes changed, my sister will die if I get my eyes changed."
"No, Xiaoyu, that holy doctor has superb medical skills. He will ensure your safety. Trust your brother."
"No, I don't want to change." Xiaoyu burst into tears in an instant, her deep blue eyes appearing exceptionally bright and clear in the hazy sky.
"Xiaoyu, listen to me! These eyes on your face will ruin your life." Grandpa Sang said with heartache.
"What about my sister?" Xiaoyu cried out, not understanding why his family was so insistent on getting him an eye transplant.
He never cared about what his people thought...
All he wanted was for his family to be together.
Sang Ci's face was heavy, and there was some reluctance in her eyes. After a few seconds of silence, she said, "Brother will take care of her for the rest of her life. When the time comes, we will find a secluded place to live in seclusion, and you can grow up healthy and get married and have children."
Xiaoyu pleaded in a trembling voice, "No, brother, please don't hurt sister. I don't want to have my eyes replaced. I don't want to get married. I just want to live with you all..."
Ignoring Xiaoyu's cries, Sang Ci placed Leng Qingning on the carriage and, together with Grandpa Sang, pushed the struggling Xiaoyu onto the carriage.
Just as Sang Ci turned around to help the two elderly people into the carriage, Leng Qingning inside the carriage slapped Sang Ci on the back.
This palm strike carried 80% of the power of a cultivator. Sang Ci coughed up blood on the spot, staggered forward, and knocked down two elderly people. All three of them fell to the ground.
"Sister, you..." Xiaoyu was shocked, tears still clinging to her cheeks.
After a second of reaction, he quickly looked at his family members who had fallen to the ground, wanting to jump out of the car to help them up.
Leng Qingning grabbed Sang Yu and pulled him to her feet.
Sang Ci coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, and Grandpa Sang and Grandma Sang staggered to their feet to help Sang Ci up.
Grandpa Sang, his face contorted with resentment, roared at Leng Qingning, "Let go of Xiaoyu!"
"You're faking it?" Sang Ci's mouth was full of blood, and he was shocked for a moment.
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