Granny She looked at Linglong and said.
Linglong was stunned upon hearing this, and said to Granny She: "Granny, I donât need you to protect me; I just want your support at the Elder Council!"
Granny She replied, "Linglong, how come you still donât understand, you canât win against Na Su!"
Linglong looked at Granny She, her eyes full of shock, as if she no longer recognized the Granny She in front of her.
Was this still the Granny She who had always been so accommodating and caring toward her?
Linglong hesitated, staring intently at Granny She. Granny She avoided her gaze, thinking to herself, sorry Linglong, this old woman is the current Lord She and must be responsible for the whole Yin Snake lineage.
Na Su is at his peak now and has offered me the position of leader of the Five Sects.
I canât give up this position to help you!
As Granny She pondered, Linglong stood up, looked at Granny She, and said, "Granny, does what you just said mean you wonât support me?"
Granny She sighed and said, "Yes."
"Granny..."
Linglong was dumbfounded, not knowing what to do. She couldnât believe that her most trusted Granny would betray her at this moment.
She looked blankly at Chen Jie.
But she saw Chen Jie already standing up and saying, "Linglong, since Granny She has spoken to this extent, pressing her further would be your fault."
"Granny, I know you have your difficulties, I wonât say more, we shall take our leave."
"Linglong, letâs go!"
With that, Chen Jie cupped his fist and wanted to take Linglong away.
Granny She then reacted, looked up at Chen Jie and said, "Stop."
Chen Jie looked at Granny She, and Granny She said, "Mr. Chen, I canât control where you want to go, but Linglong must stay."
Linglong frowned and said, "Granny, you..."
Granny She said, "Linglong, Granny is doing this for your own good, these outsiders just want chaos in the world, now they want to take you and harm your brother, you canât go with them!"
Linglong: "Granny, what are you talking about? Itâs Na Su who wants to kill me, not me harming him!"
Granny She, upon hearing this, looked at Linglong and said, "Linglong, you must be mistaken, Na Su doesnât want to kill you, he just wants to be the temporary leader."
"But..."
Linglong looked at Granny She.
Granny She said, "Linglong, the world is in chaos now, this is the opportunity our Five Poison Sect has long dreamed of to rise up. Our ancestors were driven out of the Central Plains by the Han people, and weâve been living like rats in these Ten Thousand Mountains, this canât continue."
"We have endured until today with great difficulty, the world is in chaos, we can take advantage and establish our own territory, fulfilling our ancestorsâ wishes, at this time, we need a powerful leader."
"Na Su started practicing martial arts at three, went to the battlefield at fifteen, victorious in every battle, our Miao people all believe in him, at this time, only if he becomes the temporary leader can he lead our Miao people to once again stand on this land that belongs to our ancestors!"
Granny She looked at Linglong, and Linglong was stunned.
After a while, Granny She said, "So, Linglong girl, do you understand? The position of temporary leader should be his."
"You shouldnât compete with him."
"Granny, he wants to kill me!"
Linglong was completely dumbfounded, she couldnât believe Granny She could say such things.
Granny She said, "But didnât he fail to kill you?"
"Granny, do you know what youâre saying?"
Linglong couldnât believe it.
Granny She remained calm and said, "I know, of course, I know what Iâm saying."
Linglongâs eyes turned red upon hearing this.
"Granny, you are the closest person to me besides my mother, how can you treat me like this, you..."
Saying this, Linglong wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "I understand now, Granny."
After saying this, Linglong said to Chen Jie, "Brother Jiu Si, letâs go."
Chen Jie didnât say anything, indeed, the betrayal by her most trusted Granny had certainly caused immeasurable harm to this young girlâs heart, but there was nothing to be done, this is reality!
Chen Jie sighed and quickly said, "Letâs go."
"Stop!"
At this moment, Granny Sheâs voice came again, Linglong turned her head to look at Granny She and said, "Granny, you want to capture me?"
Granny She sighed and said, "Linglong, stay with me for a while, once our Elder Council approves Na Su as the temporary leader, Iâll let you go, rest assured during this time, whatever you want to eat or play, Granny will satisfy you!"
"I wonât!"
Linglong shouted in sadness at this time, Granny She sighed upon hearing this and said, "I canât let you decide that!"
"Come!"
With one command, a group of Snake Soldiers rushed in from outside, holding bows and arrows, now fully drawn and aimed here.
Seeing this, Linglongâs face showed anger and she said, "Granny, you actually want to act against me!"
Granny She stood up and said, "Linglong, donât force me!"
Linglong gritted her teeth and said, "Granny She, I, I have misjudged you."
"Fourth Brother."
Linglong shouted to Chen Jie, Chen Jie heard this and shielded her behind him.
Granny She saw this and waved her hand, immediately ten Snake Soldiers holding Miao Blades surrounded Chen Jie and Linglong.
Granny She said at this time, "Linglong, donât blame Granny, Granny is doing it for your own good."
Linglong gritted her teeth and said, "Elder She, donât call me Linglong, call me Saintess!"
Granny Sheâs expression changed slightly, knowing that Linglong saying this was equivalent to saying something heartless, she then gritted her teeth and said, "Alright, Saintess, please stay!"
"I wonât!"
"Then sorry, capture them!"
Granny She said, and immediately, ten Snake Soldiers charged at the two of them, Chen Jie upon seeing this, protected Linglong behind him.