Tushan was a sacred spirit of the Green Hill Clan, but ever since her ancestor had married the late human emperor, Yu the Great, they'd been publicly acknowledged as traitors of the monster spirits. For thousands of years, the Green Hill Clan had sacrificed their flesh and blood to the monster spirit emperor. It wasn't until Yaoyao became a sky monster that she'd escaped that fate.
When I was still in the Green Hill Kingdom, everyone in the Green Hill Tribe believed that I was the Divine Messenger, especially the High Priest. He was sure that Yaoyao had obtained the Fox King's True Blood and was definitely the heir chosen by the Fox King.
However, Chief Qingqiu obviously didn't think so. She even doubted my identity as the Oracle.
Therefore, as the clan leader and the high priest questioned each other, the Green Hill Clan soon split into two factions.
One faction supported the High Priest, believing that only Yao Yao could be the leader of the Green Hill Tribe and even the Fox King in the future.
The other side believed that Tushan's bloodline represented traitors. The higher Yao Yao's position was, the greater the danger she would bring to the Green Hill Clan and even the entire spirit creature race. Therefore, according to the tradition, it was best to sacrifice Yao Yao to the spirit creature emperor.
Only with the awakening of the demon thearch would the demon race have true hope.
On one side was the clan leader of the Green Hill Clan for many years, and on the other side was the High Priest with extraordinary status. Both of them had the support of many clansmen, and the situation was in a stalemate. The entire Green Hill Clan was in a precarious situation, and even Yao Yao's position in the Green Hill Clan had become subtle.
After listening to Yao Yao's words, I finally understood Clan Chief Qing Qiu's actions earlier. Looks like our trip this time has unintentionally been swept into a dispute.
Although Yao Yao's strength is high, but after all she is still inexperienced, she doesn't know how treacherous people's hearts are.
She was afraid that she would not be able to defeat the fox demon clan leader.
The current situation was in a deadlock, and there was still room to turn the situation around. If Patriarch Qing Qiu used some tricks in secret to obtain the support of his clansmen, then it would probably be difficult for him to go against all of them, and his life might even be in danger.
I thought for a while then asked, "Yao Yao, what do you think?"
She shook her head and said that she didn't know either. She only hoped that the chief and the priest could end their dispute and reach a consensus.
It could be seen that she did not know what was at stake, and that the High Priest was most likely the one in charge.
Although the time I spent with Yao Yao is not long, but I understand her character very well.
She was kind-hearted and simple, so she was easily deceived.
When faced with such a situation, all she wanted was to end the dispute as soon as possible. However, what she didn't know was that when it came to a battle of ideas, it was usually a battle to the death. There was almost no room for reconciliation.
Under such circumstances, the only way was to strike first.
Seeing that she was so kind, I didn't say anything else.
I patted her head and gestured for her to bring me to the High Priest. I wanted to understand the situation and mention the matter of the Monster Pill.
Yao Yao nodded and brought us back. When we were about to reach the Fox King Palace, we walked in another direction.
Along the way, some of the Green Hill clansmen greeted us when they saw us. They were even more respectful towards Yaoyao. There were also some who saw us from afar and hurriedly avoided us.
Combining what Yao Yao said before, I naturally knew what was going on.
About ten minutes later, we arrived at the High Priest's residence.
This was a very ordinary-looking courtyard with only three thatched cottages.
However, the thatched cottages were hung with colorful cloth strips. We had passed by many courtyards on our way, but it was the first time we had seen such decorations.
From Yao Yao, I knew that such decorations were unique to the High Priest's residence. It was said that the cloth strips were very important to the Green Hill clan.
After hearing what she said, I took a few glances at the cloth strips. However, I didn't see anything special about them.
On the contrary, the evil sacrificial spirit stood at the side. He stared at the cloth strips with an excited expression.
When I asked him the reason, he paused and replied, "There is a wild aura on this item."
I nodded. He was a man from the wild, so he was definitely very sensitive to this aura.
Perhaps it was because he had seen these items that he recalled the past. Although it had been thousands of years, his heart still palpitated when he saw the items from that time.
At that moment, the High Priest seemed to notice my arrival. He quickly opened the door and walked out. He bowed at us and said, "Saintess, God's Envoy, please come in."
I led Yao Yao into the house and looked around. There was a portrait in the main hall of the house. The portrait looked like a half-human, half-beast. It was exactly the same as the Fox King's statue that I had seen previously.
I had some doubts when I saw the portrait.
The Fox King should be worshipped by the Monster race. How could he allow others to worship him privately?
The High Priest seemed to see my doubts and quickly explained, "God's Envoy, please don't blame him. This is the tradition of the Green Hill clan.
The sacrificial line must hang the Fox King's portrait on the God's throne and worship him daily to ask for the Fox King's protection. "
I nodded and didn't ask any more questions. I sat down at the side.
The High Priest seemed to live alone. He boiled water and made tea himself.
I recalled that when I had come to Green Hill Country previously, it was his son who had brought us to the Fox King Palace.
That person had left a good impression on me. Thus, I casually asked why I hadn't seen him today.
After hearing my question, the High Priest sighed. "That unfilial son … Let's not talk about him."
It was just a casual question, but I didn't expect to get such an unexpected answer. Could it be that there was some animosity between the father and son?
I wanted to ask further, but after thinking about it, it was their family matter. With my identity, it wasn't appropriate for me to ask about it.
Thus, I didn't mention it again. After exchanging pleasantries, I went straight to the point and asked the High Priest, "When I was in the Fox King Palace, I saw that the Green Hill clan leader was unhappy. He seemed to be disgusted with me. I don't know the reason, but I hope that the High Priest can tell me."
I didn't tell him that I had found out the reason from Yao Yao. I wanted to see what the High Priest had to say.
After all, Yao Yao was still young and inexperienced. Although the High Priest was on her side, I couldn't rule out the possibility that the High Priest was using her identity to achieve other goals.
If that was the case, I would be falling into their trap if I got involved. It would be disadvantageous to Yao Yao in the end.
After hearing my question, the High Priest quickly nodded and said in a deep voice, "This is considered a scandal of Green Hill Country. If I were to say it, it would be a joke.
However, since the Divine Messenger mentioned it today, I don't dare to hide it. "
Thus, he explained the situation again, and it was the same as what Yao Yao had said.
I nodded and temporarily ruled out the possibility that he had ulterior motives.
However, from his words, I heard a piece of information that I hadn't heard from Yao Yao before.
According to the ancestral system, the position of the Green Hill clan leader was changed every hundred years. However, there was another rule in the ancestral system, which was that the Green Hill clan leader had to have at least a Yang God cultivation base.
Since ancient times, the Monster clan had suddenly disappeared. For thousands of years, the bloodline of the Green Hill clan had been difficult to continue. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was not as abundant as it had been in ancient times. Thus, the cultivation speed of the Green Hill clan became slower and slower. In the recent hundreds of years, there was almost no new Yang God Celestial Master.
Thus, in recent generations, no one had mentioned the ancestral system of changing the position every hundred years.
As time passed, everyone had even forgotten about it.
Even the Great Priest in black had thought that the Monster clan was on the decline and that the Green Hill clan would only become weaker. It wasn't until Yao Yao's appearance that he saw hope.
Although Yao Yao was from the Tushan clan, her bloodline was excellent and she had obtained the Fox King's true blood. Her cultivation speed wasn't inferior to some of the ancient geniuses. She had even been recognized by me, the Divine Messenger. Thus, he firmly believed that Yao Yao was the one who could revive the Green Hill clan.
On the other hand, the Great Priest knew what the Fox clan leader was thinking.
If the Green Hill clan leader had done it for his own benefit, the Great Priest of the Green Hill clan could have deposed him. However, under the current circumstances, he had no choice but to suppress his clansmen's suspicions. He could only spread the ancestral rules in private to incite discussion among the clansmen.
However, he had underestimated his clansmen's worries. Moreover, the Green Hill clan leader had used a thunderous method to suppress the matter. There was nothing he could do at the moment.
Left with no choice, the Great Priest could only use his prestige in the clan to stand up for Yao Yao. That was how he managed to win the support of half of the clansmen.
However, in the end, the two sides were in a stalemate. It was difficult to determine the winner within a short period of time.
After saying that, he looked at me and suddenly knelt down. "I know that the Divine Messenger is on good terms with the Saintess. If I can get your support, no one in the Green Hill clan will oppose it.
Divine Messenger, please help Green Hill return to its glory. "
After hearing that, I didn't immediately agree to it. Instead, I frowned and pondered.
In terms of closeness, I naturally had to help Yao Yao. However, the Great Priest of the Green Hill clan kept talking about the glory and hope of the Green Hill clan. It was true that Yao Yao was from the Green Hill clan, but if she really wanted to be the Green Hill clan leader, it wouldn't be as simple as just a status. She would have to bear many responsibilities and bear a lot of pressure.
Thus, I had to ask for Yao Yao's opinion on this matter.
Thus, I turned to ask Yao Yao for her opinion on this matter. In the end, she shook her head and expressed that she didn't want to be the clan leader. She just wanted to be with her clansmen like her mother had said.
From what she said, it was obvious that she acknowledged her identity as a member of the Green Hill clan. Moreover, she was willing to listen to her mother's arrangements.
Apart from that, I didn't have many other thoughts.
To be honest, although I had the identity of the Monster Emperor, it was too far away. As compared to the rise of the Monster clan, I was more concerned about Yao Yao's opinion.
Thus, I conveyed Yao Yao's opinion to the Great Priest and asked him not to make things difficult for Yao Yao.
Unexpectedly, after hearing that, the Great Priest knelt on the ground and kowtowed fiercely. As he kowtowed, he cried, "Absolutely not … Only the Saintess can lead our Green Hill clan to rise again. The Fox King is still waiting for us. We definitely can't continue to fall."
Seeing him in such a state, I frowned.
Disregarding everything else, in terms of age, he was considered an elder. I felt awkward receiving such a huge bow from him.
Just as I was about to help him up, Yao Yao, who was at the side, beat me to it.
She squatted beside the Great Priest and wanted to help him up. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she cried, "Grandfather Priest, don't be like this. Quickly get up."
The Great Priest wasn't moved and said, "If the Saintess doesn't agree to this matter, I will kowtow to my death in front of you."
Yao Yao was kind-hearted. Moreover, the Great Priest had taken good care of her.
She had long treated the Great Priest as her family. She had never seen him like this before.
She quickly nodded and agreed.
After hearing that, the Great Priest finally stopped moving. He knelt on the ground and looked at Yao Yao, praising her.
I stood at the side and couldn't help but sigh in my heart. Once Yao Yao decided to fight for the position of the patriarch, the Country of Green Hill would be in turmoil. This was just a small matter. The most important thing was that Yao Yao herself would carry a heavy burden and her life wouldn't be as peaceful as before.