Lao Rui quickly told her that no one else knew about it, and she had not reported it to anyone. After all, Xue Xiangyang was Elder Lao’s beloved pet, so after she confirmed the news, she came to report to Elder Lao at the first opportunity. Lao Xinhua assured her that she had done very well and that she would report this to the clan and grant her the greatest reward.0

“Thank you, Elder, I…” Lao Rui began to say. But before she could finish, her expression suddenly froze. She stared at her clan elder in disbelief and said, “Elder, why…why are you doing this?”0

Lao Xinhua did not explain as she crushed Lao Rui’s source of life, killing her instantly. After double-checking, Lao Xinhua extracted the source poison from Lao Rui and carefully preserved it. Only then did she dispose of the corpse. 0

Lao Xinhua sighed. “I am sorry, Granny Rui. You have served the clan diligently for so many years, but I still had to kill you. I know you did it for my sake. But I could not bear to give up Xue Xiangyang. I’ve known for a long time that he was a traitor, but I just could not bring myself to harm him.0

“The treasure was lost by the Hui Yao clan, and the ones who suffered the greatest casualties were the other clans. Even if Xue Xiangyang has stolen my source poison, I don’t care. As long as I can be with him forever,...0