CHAPTER 2076: CHAPTER 2074: DEFIANT SIBLINGS

But the Second Elder quickly calmed down. Wasn’t there still Bai Ruozhu? Even if Bai Zepei was lucky, with extraordinary talent, it was impossible for the entire Bai Family to be like that. He didn’t believe that Bai Ruozhu, going in so timidly, could come out unscathed!

The next second, the Main Gate of the Trial Ground suddenly began to flicker, the glowing areas on the door dazzlingly bright, then bursting into a brilliant purple light.

Then the Stone Gate slowly opened, and Bai Ruozhu came out from inside, not only unharmed but with hardly any dust on her clothes, as if she’d just gone on a leisurely outing!

"Ruozhu!" The Bai Family members quickly rushed forward, and the Third Elder and Jiao Ling rushed over too.

"Dad, Mom, I’m fine." Bai Ruozhu said with a cheerful smile. Then, seeing her second brother outside, she felt relieved, "How’s second brother doing over there?"

"Quite good." Bai Zepei also broke into a smile, but at this moment, he felt incredibly at ease, a smile meant for his sister.

The Third Elder said excitedly, "You two kids are something else. To see such outstanding younger generations in my lifetime, I could die without regrets!"

Jiao Ling said, a bit complaining, "Uncle, what are you talking about? We Jiuli people all have long lives. You’re still in your prime."

The Third Elder laughed loudly, "Alright, alright, I won’t talk nonsense. I have to watch us rise."

Elder Su also excitedly walked over, looking from Bai Zepei to Bai Ruozhu, "Well done, I was right not to have mistaken you!"

Bai Ruozhu gratefully smiled back at him. Regardless of his past attitudes regarding the Great Elder incident, he had always taken care of them, even at the risk of becoming enemies with the Second Elder.

Several other elders also came to offer congratulations. Finally, it was the Sixth Elder who remembered and said, "With such talents in the clan, we must celebrate properly. They’re both tired today, so let them rest first. How about we hold a banquet for celebration tomorrow?"

The other elders nodded one after another. Bai Ruozhu and Bai Zepei also agreed cooperatively.

"Impossible, this is impossible, how can they be alright, clearly..." The Second Elder, as if possessed, began expressing his agitation, drawing everyone’s attention.

"Grandpa, are you okay?" Fo Lanying rushed over to support the Second Elder. Her lower lip was bitten until it bled, but she still retained a trace of reason, awakening the Second Elder.

"Eh, why does the Second Elder look unwell? Do you need a doctor?" Bai Ruozhu turned to look at the Second Elder, who was pale, and asked, feigning incomprehension.

"You..." The Second Elder had just said one word before he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Fo Lanying glared fiercely at Bai Ruozhu and said, "You did it on purpose, you want to infuriate my grandpa to death? Your heart is truly evil!"

"As a doctor, it’s customary to ask when I see someone looking unwell. Is that wrong now? If you’re worried about your grandpa, how come you didn’t notice his internal injury relapsing? It seems the Second Elder’s injury is because of you." Bai Ruozhu glanced disdainfully at Fo Lanying, like looking at a loser.

Indeed, Fo Lanying was a loser in front of her, which stung Fo Lanying’s nerves, and she shouted, insanely, "You ruined my grandpa’s MechanicalMechanism Cat, otherwise, how would he be injured? You mixed breed shouldn’t have returned to the clan. As soon as you came back, you started harming people. Who knows if the Quanrong Clan sent you here!"

This remark was truly heart-piercing. The faces of the Third Elder and Elder Su fell. Obviously, it was Fo Lanying who violated the rules in the competition. Why didn’t she reflect on using the Second Elder’s Mechanical Cat and failing to control it?

And can ’mixed breed’ be casually abused like that? Nowadays, many in the Jiuli Clan have mixed blood from marriages with other tribes. Are they all mixed breeds?

Moreover, the Jiuli Clan hasn’t had such outstanding young people for many years. How could they be forced away by the Fo Family?

Especially Bai Zepei, who had just been enlightened; the elders looked at him with eyes glowing.

"How dare you!" Bai Zepei shouted sternly, followed by a beam of white light shooting from his forehead towards Fo Lanying. Fo Lanying couldn’t dodge it at all, and promptly fell to the ground clutching her head.

"Our Bai Family members are not for you to insult. Today is just a warning, but next time, I won’t hold back." Bai Zepei said coldly.

The Second Elder hurried over to support Fo Lanying, angrily pointing at Bai Zepei, "Rebellion, it’s rebellion, came out from the Enlightenment Tablet and started hurting people, doesn’t the clan rule that no internal conflict should be allowed?"

Bai Ruozhu scoffed, "The Second Elder should keep that to himself. Weren’t you surprised we were unharmed even though we encountered Mandala Flower Powder?"

"What Mandala Flower Powder?" Elder Su was startled.

"For the past three nights, someone put Mandala Flower Powder into my grandma’s well. The medicine should still be there at this hour. Elders, you can have a doctor check it out. However, if no one poisoned, by midnight it’ll be undetectable. So this method is indeed concealed." Bai Ruozhu laughed, "And Mandala Flower Powder isn’t a particularly strong poison; generally, it goes unnoticed. But if we entered the Illusory Realm in a daze, hallucinations are likely. Would we have passed the trial? Dying inside was the most probable outcome."

The Second Elder felt another surge of blood rising. Turns out she knew everything, and she had turned the tables, playing him like a monkey!

With so many watching, the Second Elder could only bite down to swallow back the blood, and keeping a straight face, said, "I merely dislike you siblings, wouldn’t stoop to poisoning. Perhaps you staged it to falsely accuse me?"

Bai Ruozhu’s lips curled up, and the Second Elder suddenly felt a chill on his back. Why did he find that smile particularly sinister?

"Of course, it wasn’t the Second Elder who poisoned. I marked the person, and we’ll properly interrogate them later." She said with more curve to her lips, "Isn’t there a Soul Searching Technique? Then I’ll trouble the elders."

"Nonsense, just claiming the other poisoned, it’s baseless slander, and you want to command the elders?! Do you really think you’re Heaven’s favored child?" The Second Elder tightened his heart, blurting it out.

"What makes the Second Elder nervous? That person isn’t from the Fo Family; otherwise, couldn’t I just settle the score directly with you?" Bai Ruozhu feigned ignorance.

"No need to trouble the elders. I’ll do it." Bai Zepei suddenly said.

Bai Ruozhu showed a look of delight, it seemed her brother had made significant gains.

Elder Su was also very pleased, knowing Bai Zepei wouldn’t overestimate himself. If he could use the Soul Searching Technique alone, that meant he was well-suited for that position.

The Second Elder’s blood surged again out of anger, spewing out a mouthful of blood.

"Second Elder, you should quickly see a doctor. No need to worry about us finding the poisoner. I’m definitely not suitable to treat you, lest there’s more confusion later." Bai Ruozhu said with a mischievous smile.