"No!"
The swiftness and ferocity of this move could only leave You Su and the others to watch helplessly as the tragic patricide unfolded before their eyes.
Suddenly, the ground trembled and the Feather Transformation Realm’s furious strike turned out to be terrifyingly immense, leaving Xiang Wenting seemingly pulverized.
Contrary to expectations, as the dust settled, a slim and powerful figure emerged. Mr. Xiang’s aggressive blow was halted a foot away from the newcomer, unable to advance further.
The person wasn’t anyone else but the chief elder of the Profound Sky Sect, one of the three heads of the Exorcism Bureau—Celestial Technique Venerable.
"Mr. Xiang, your drastic act against your kin was a bit too hasty."
Celestial Technique Venerable looked mercifully at the dumbfounded city lord before him.
"Your sins are undoubtedly deserved. Considering your years of contribution to the city, I hoped for your return to reason, to lessen your punishment. Yet you show no remorse, and sacrificed your son to protect yourself. You greatly disappoint me."
In front of Celestial Technique Venerable, Mr. Xiang appeared as a helpless and weak child, trembling as he knelt, knowing there was no room for reversal.
Even if... even if the person before him was just a projection, he stood no chance.
Unless the Venerable hiding in the City Lord’s mansion took action, but how could he possibly expose himself for Mr. Xiang?
Suddenly, Mr. Xiang raised his gaze, filled with hatred for the black-clad youth who seemed to anticipate it all.
This boy was the source of the collapse, igniting Mr. Xiang’s hope that the Venerable would not come to his rescue, for only in that way could the Venerable drag the boy down to hell with him!
You Su ignored Mr. Xiang’s hateful look and put away the jade bead back into his embrace. He had already crushed a jade bead when the dream centipede was exposed.
"You Su, explain what’s going on."
The chief elder spoke to You Su in a friendly tone.
"Yes."
With a respectful bow, You Su began to enlighten the bewildered crowd:
"Qiao Xiuying, a mere mortal, indeed made rapid progress in her cultivation through sinister means, but it was not her decision; she was pressured by Xiang Wenting. Qiao Xiuying’s wish to return home was a sign that she hadn’t loved Xiang Wenting enough to abandon her family and life. She overlooked Xiang Wenting’s possessiveness. He used dream centipedes to manipulate her into accepting the ghost mite’s invasion, thus pushing her onto the path of immortality, and through various tricks, made her unable to leave him.
What Xiang Wenting didn’t anticipate was that ghost mites could drain a person to death. After Qiao Xiuying’s demise, he was frightened, and to prevent his son’s exposure, Mr. Xiang hid Qiao Xiuying’s body and began cultivating the ghost mites within it. This is evident from the state of these ghost mites, which are similar to the two I captured, creating a false narrative that she was the mother of ghost mites. Thus, he was generous in letting us obtain Qiao Xiuying’s body, while he pretended to refuse, actually guiding us to conclude the case. Fortunately, the dream centipede remained too loyal to Xiang Wenting, preventing wrongful accusations against a tragic woman who died for love. Beyond harboring guilt and slander, Mr. Xiang committed patricide to clear suspicions, earning nothing but admiration."
With those words, Ji Lingruo and Zi Yiyi finally came to their senses. Meanwhile, Mr. Xiang was already holding his unsuccessful son, shedding tears of regret.
Xiang Wenting allowed his father to hold him, his beard and hair disheveled over his entire face. Through the gaps between the strands, a faint smile of fulfilled desire seemed to meet You Su’s distant stare.