Xuan Yuancheng arrived at the forbidden area—the ceremony held under the Floating Life Giant Tree—in a daze.
The Xuanyuan people had long since gathered here.
Rarely, Xuanyuan Cheng saw his mother, who had been by his elder brother's bedside for many years, here. She was chatting with the other aunts with a smile on her face.
The head of the Xuanyuan family had two sons.
Unlike her youngest son's extraordinary talents, her eldest son was bedridden from birth, supposedly due to physical defects and a serious illness. Lady Xuanyuan had been heartbroken over her eldest son's illness and thus rarely cared for her youngest son.
Xuanyuan Cheng did not experience much parental love from a young age, but his ancestor doted on him, so he held a high position among his peers.
"Xiao Cheng".
It was the ancestor calling him.
The clansmen all turned to look at him, waiting for him to help the ancestor walk toward the Floating Life Tree to begin the ceremony.
A sense of unease spread through his body, and Xuan Yuancheng stiffly moved forward under the gaze of his clansmen...
The ceremony went very smoothly.
The Ancestor Xuanyuan smiled kindly and spoke at length with the younger generation.
Just as the appointed time arrived and the patriarch was about to take the lead in cutting his arm, the smile on his face suddenly froze.
Someone has broken into the dungeon!
That reckless little mouse actually dared to come back!
It also brought a bunch of other rats with it!
"Ancestor?"
"It's alright, let's continue."
Forcing back a smile, Ancestor Xuanyuan had no time to deal with those troublesome fellows. As long as the ceremony was completed smoothly, crushing them would be as easy as crushing ants!
The ceremony continued.
The floating petals that had absorbed the blood began to bear green fruit. They ripened quickly, turning pale pink in no time. Under the moonlight, they were exceptionally beautiful, and their color gradually turned redder, a sign of ripeness.
The clansmen all showed joy, but no one noticed that Ancestor Xuanyuan was secretly activating the array that had been set up long ago.
As the formation beneath their feet took shape, Xuan Yuancheng frantically tried to escape, but was trapped inside and unable to leave no matter what he did!
"Ancestor! What are you doing?"
"Xiao Cheng, don't worry. It's because the ancestor values you and specifically wants to pass on the Xuanyuan family's legacy to you." In front of everyone, the Xuanyuan family head blatantly lied.
“Your father is right, Xiao Cheng. You are the most promising of the younger generation,” said Ancestor Xuanyuan. “Good child, the inheritance is so precious. This is the blessing that I bestow upon you. Come, just take my hand.”
At this moment, Xuanyuan Cheng was met with envious glances from his clansmen.
but……
[Your body is indeed quite good; no wonder Xuanyuan Hengzhi wanted it.]
The man's words kept echoing in my ears.
His instincts told him not to touch!
But it was too late. Xuan Yuan Hengzhi's wrinkled and loose old hands, like withered wood, touched the young man's delicate skin. He could no longer hide the greed in his eyes. This young body would soon be his!
However, unexpected changes occurred.
After the floating fruit matures, it does not stop growing as before, waiting for people to pick the fruit.
The fruits were still turning red, some even turning large patches of deep red. Before long, they would turn into a puddle of overripe, rotten fruit and fall to the ground!
This is such a waste of resources!
"Ancestor! What's wrong with the Floating Life Fruit?" A member of the Xuanyuan clan asked anxiously.
They were all looking forward to receiving their share of the floating fruit.
At this rate, all of this year's Floating Fruit is probably ruined!
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