Grandfather, you're not selling out your granddaughter.
It was your granddaughter herself who wished to follow Yu Longting willingly.
But I also didn't dare to bump into the gun barrel of Lin Huan just after the Lin Family had encountered a disaster, so I shifted the topic, "Grandfather, you've been toiling in the Pill Room for four days, you must be exhausted. Why don't you rest a bit earlier?"
"Can't rest yet; things haven't been handled. Wanwan, if you're tired, go rest." Lin Huan patted my shoulder, then immediately commanded the disciple beside him, "All fox demons, kill."
An overwhelming and terrifying aura of deadly force suddenly emanated from him.
"Yes, Sect Master." Each Lin Family Disciple was highly skilled in cultivation and was accompanied by powerful Taoist Magic Artifacts.
The foxes, although somewhat cultivated, had lost the protection of the Formation as well as the strong support of Lin Qianshan and Su Qiang.
As vulnerable as infants without the power to fight back, they were picked out one by one and slaughtered.
In an instant, mourning filled the air, and the atmosphere was heavy with the smell of blood.
"Take her away, the fallen demon fetus." Lin Huan glanced indifferently at Su Qiang's swollen belly, his brows not even furrowing, then turned and left.
Dragged along like a dead dog, Su Qiang followed Lin Huan's steps, and her agonizing screams pierced the air, "Snake Lord, save me... I will be more... loyal, more empathetic, and care about you more than Su Wan... "
I stared at Lin Huan's retreating back, slightly dazed.
The decisiveness of my grandfather's killings was shocking, but not repulsive.
Not just grandfather, I myself had experienced a family bloodbath.
My heart had suddenly hardened, growing cold-blooded, showing no mercy or compassion to enemies.
"Did the Lin Family's methods frighten you?" Yu Longting's hand rested on my shoulder, turning me slightly so that my gaze moved from the bloody scene to him.
I smiled faintly, "To be kind to an enemy is to be cruel to oneself."
Compared to the bloody scene of scattered fox corpses, the sight of the people of the Lin family dead when I first arrived at the Lin Residence truly pierced my heart like a thousand arrows.
"Then what are you daydreaming about?" Seeing the night breeze was a bit strong, Yu Longting pulled my collar closer and covered my hands.
My stiff, frozen hands warmed up, and I sighed softly, "Worrying about Xintang. Could Xintang be a Human-Snake Hybrid?"
Yu Longting stroked my nose, "Yes, otherwise she wouldn't share traits with both humans and snakes and be able to be used in the Thousand Corpses Formation."
"If she is a Human-Snake Hybrid, why did her legs only now turn into a Snake Tail?" I had determined through my contact with Lin Xintang that she was no different from a normal person before.
Yu Longting spoke casually, "Previously, the snake traits were recessive. They were later activated by the Forbidden Woman's Technique."
I lowered my eyes, even more concerned about Lin Xintang's future, "So you're saying, Xintang might not be Lin Gang's daughter, and she has no blood relation to Grandfather anymore..."
The air was filled with the pungent odor of Snake Blood, a clear testament to how intolerant my grandfather was toward Different Races.
"Lin Huan won't spare her, but what does that have to do with you? It's not because you find her cute and want to protect a demon right under Lin Huan's nose, is it?"
Yu Longting pinched my chin with one hand, his brow and eyes filled with a playful and wicked charm. His enchanting appearance was shrouded in a bewitching mist, stunning and almost surreal.
Fearing that meddling would upset Yu Longting, I tugged at the fabric around his waist and lightly rubbed his flank with my fingertips, flattering, "I knew I couldn't hide my thoughts from you. I do want to protect Tangtang. Yu Longting, in this world, only you understand me best; even my mother didn't understand me this much."
After speaking, I blinked, then blinked again.
A look on my face that begged for the great Snake Lord's mercy.