"Kill me or slice me, as you please," the Fourth Elder closed his eyes, facing death with resolve.
"Fourth Elder, why must you do this? I have no intention of killing you."
Although Feng Xian's attacks were fierce, she had never intended to kill her own clansmen.
"You have already betrayed the Feng Yin clan. Even if you don't kill me, I will hunt you down in the future."
Feng Xian faltered, "Fourth Elder..."
"There's no point in saying more..." the Fourth Elder coldly interrupted Feng Xian.
"Fourth Elder, I truly did not intend to kill you," Feng Xian said.
The Fourth Elder sneered, "What use is it to say such things now? Wasn't the First Elder killed by you? Make your move!"
Feng Xian pursed her lips. She truly hadn't intended to kill the Fourth Elder, and the First Elder's death was also an accident.
However, the Fourth Elder would not listen to her explanations.
Suddenly, Feng Xian felt a force guiding her hand to raise the sword she held and stab towards the Fourth Elder.
Before she could react, her sword was already at the Fourth Elder's chest. "What... what is happening?"
She was doing things she didn't want to do, against her will. "Feng Xian, don't kill the Fourth Elder."
Accompanied by a voice, Feng Xian saw her sword plunge into the Fourth Elder's chest.
Blood gushed out. The Fourth Elder looked at the sword in his chest and stared intently at her, "Feng Xian, you..."
"It wasn't me, it really wasn't me..." Feng Xian dropped the sword and sat down on the ground.
"Feng Xian, how dare you kill the Fourth Elder?" The Third Elder was furious.
"It wasn't me who killed him, it really wasn't me..."
"The facts are before us, and there's no room for denial," the Third Elder said coldly.
Feng Xian shook her head, "It really wasn't me..."
"Xian'er, get up. You're carrying our child," Bei Jiang Wang stepped forward to help Feng Xian up. Feng Xian grabbed Bei Jiang Wang's hand, "Your Highness, I really did not kill the Fourth Elder."
"This King believes you..."
"But, but they don't believe me..."
"Xian'er, this King will always believe you..."
Feng Xian bit her lower lip, and Bei Jiang Wang held her tightly.
"None of you will leave," the Third Elder roared, his entire body exuding a chilling aura.
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Elder retreated a step and said coldly, "Zi Jie, you take Xian'er and go first."
"Mother, what about you?" Bei Jiang Wang asked.
"I will cover your retreat," the Fifth Elder said slowly.
"None of you will escape. I will use your heads to mourn my eldest brother and Fourth Brother," the Third Elder declared, his words as sharp as a sword as he lunged towards the Fifth Elder.
The Fifth Elder retreated to dodge, but she could not stop the Third Elder's attack. She was pushed back, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Mother..." Bei Jiang Wang cried out in distress upon seeing this.
The Fifth Elder wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said coldly, "Go..."
"None of you will escape..." The Third Elder waved his hand, a sword slash across the air, causing stones to roll and blocking their path.
"Third Brother, whatever grievances you have, come at me. Don't make trouble for them."
"Little Five, get out of the way..." the Third Elder said coldly.
The Fifth Elder stepped forward to shield them, "As long as I am here, you will not harm them."
"Little Five..."
"Third Brother, unless you step over my dead body."
"Fourth Brother is dead, Eldest Brother is dead. Little Five, what are you doing? They are all your kin, how can you bear to watch them die like this?"
"Third Brother, calm down. Feng Xian did not do this intentionally. She didn't mean to."
"Not intentionally? You say she killed the First Elder and the Fourth Elder unintentionally? Then what about her absorbing Eldest Brother's cultivation? How do you explain that?"
The Fifth Elder faltered for a moment.
Taking advantage of this, the Third Elder struck decisively. The Fifth Elder was sent flying, and the Third Elder advanced towards Feng Xian.
Feng Xian was startled and could only resist.
Suddenly, that mysterious power reappeared. Feng Xian involuntarily raised her hand, and the sword in her grasp flew towards the Third Elder.
After a few exchanges, the Third Elder was at a disadvantage. In full view of everyone, Feng Xian's sword moved towards the Third Elder.
"Presumptuous..." a deep, icy voice rang out. A white light pierced the air, landing directly in front of Feng Xian's sword, blocking its path.
Feng Xian was forced back several steps by this force. To everyone's astonishment, an elder in a green robe descended from the sky.
His solemn face was unusually cold, his gaze as sharp as frost.
Upon seeing him, the Third Elder rejoiced, "Second Brother, you finally decided to come out of seclusion."
"Second... Second Brother..." The Fifth Elder was greatly surprised.
Feng Xian was also astonished. Why had the Second Elder emerged?
The most mysterious figure in the Feng Yin clan had appeared.
Legend had it that it was this Second Elder who had signed the covenant with the royal family.
With white hair and a youthful complexion, no one knew his true age; it seemed he had always looked this way.
"Second Brother..." The Third Elder approached the Second Elder like a child.
The Second Elder glanced at the Third Elder and said coldly, "How disgraceful. You can't even defeat Little Five."
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Elder slowly lowered her gaze. The Second Elder then spoke, "Little Five, I am happy you have found your child. However, the Feng Yin clan is, after all, the one that raised you. Is this how you repay kindness with ingratitude?"
The Fifth Elder trembled, feeling ashamed and nowhere to hide. "Second Brother, I know I was wrong, but... I want to be with my child, I want to leave."
"No one is saying you cannot leave, but it is not now," the Second Elder said coldly.
"Second Brother, things have reached this point. Whether I can leave or not, I have no way back. Second Brother, for the sake of our past shared life, let me and them leave!"
The Second Elder looked at the Fifth Elder for a long time before saying, "Very well."
The Third Elder was taken aback, "Second Brother, how can you let Little Five leave? She..."
"But I have a condition," the Second Elder suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Elder looked up and asked, "What condition?"
The Second Elder raised his eyes, gazed into the distance, and said slowly, "Your skills were all learned from the Feng Yin clan. Return them all."
The Fifth Elder trembled. "Second Brother, must you be so heartless?"
Hearing this, the Second Elder said coldly, "Without the abilities of the Feng Yin clan, will your son abandon you? If that is the case, you might as well stay in the Feng Yin clan!"
"No... that won't happen..." the Fifth Elder shook her head.
"Since that is so, return what you owe to the Feng Yin clan. Feng Xian, you too..." The Second Elder suddenly looked at Feng Xian.
Feng Xian trembled. Return her cultivation? Then what would be the difference between her and a stranger?
She shook her head. "Second Elder, you cannot take back my skills. You have no right to do so."
"I am the Executive Elder of the Feng Yin clan, and I have no right? Or are you afraid? Afraid that without the power of the Feng Yin clan, he will no longer want you?"