26 The Truth Revealed

Cang Lian, hearing that his granddaughter had lost her healing ability, said with deep distress, "Xiao Qian, after such a thing happened, why didn't you tell your grandfather?!"

Cang Qian replied indifferently, "Grandfather, to be honest, if I had told you back then, would you have really believed me?"

Cang Lian was momentarily choked for words. He then sank into profound remorse.

Cang Qian pushed Sang Yingying away and retracted the dagger into her system's storage space. She knew that at this point, there was no longer any need to threaten Sang Yingying to make Dian Na speak, for once a crack had been torn in a lie, it could no longer be hidden.

She walked slowly to Dian Na and said, "High Priest, tell me, what really happened to my healing ability? We have reached this point; there is no sense in hiding it anymore!"

"Do not speak!"

"Cang Qian, you wretched female, I will kill you!"

Sang Yingying, her eyes bloodshot, scrambled up from the ground and tried to rush over to strangle Cang Qian. Naiwa and Quan Gang immediately rushed over and pinned her down.

Watching the restrained Sang Yingying, High Priest Dian Na sighed and said, "The day you awakened your healing ability, I went to your home."

"Passing by your room, I accidentally saw that you had awakened the healing power. I told Yingying about it. She was very jealous and knew that I understood some forbidden arts, so she asked me to find a way to transfer your healing ability to her."

"The bowl of soup you drank contained the sleeping powder I formulated myself, which could keep you unconscious for two hours. I used those two hours to transfer your healing ability to Yingying."

Cang Qian took a deep breath and asked again, "A year ago, was it also Sang Yingying who used that sleeping powder to drug Banai, and then had Chen Yu break his legs?"

Dian Na slowly closed his eyes and nodded.

"And on the day of the Beast Rite, regarding my fertility, did you also lie to cooperate with Sang Yingying?" Cang Qian continued.

At the mention of her fertility, Dian Na looked up abruptly. "I didn't lie about that. I truly couldn't determine whether the Beast God’s guidance indicated a silver-white grade or a white grade."

"If it were indeed silver-white, which represents the highest level of fertility, honestly, I didn't quite believe it either, because the ancient records of the beast world have never documented the appearance of the highest fertility level."

Hearing this, Cang Qian questioned, "Because you didn't believe it, you preferred to trust Sang Yingying, who claimed it was the white grade representing infertility just to slander me?!"

Dian Na lowered his head. "I admit that I failed to fulfill my duties as High Priest."

"However, judging from the pulse and energy readings I took just now, you are indeed the legendary highest-grade fertility. Otherwise, you couldn't have become pregnant in such a short time."

Cong Ying, sitting in the central seat of honor, was watching Cang Qian with eyes that shimmered with excitement. Ten years ago, the High Priest in the Beast Palace had predicted that he would meet a young female with the highest-grade fertility who would bear his heirs. He had waited year after year, yet he had never encountered her. Who would have thought that today, while following the Che family caravan to such a remote village, he would actually run into her! No wonder he had felt an inexplicable affinity for this young female when he saw her at the village entrance earlier.

Meanwhile, after hearing Dian Na's words, the surrounding clansmen were not only shocked by Cang Qian’s highest-grade fertility but also began to condemn Dian Na and Sang Yingying.

"It’s truly an eye-opener. How can a beast be so evil?"

"So the real wicked female is Sang Yingying, not Cang Qian!"

"What kind of ghost blinded me back then that I helped a wicked female like Sang Yingying slander Cang Qian?"

"Dian Na, as a High Priest, actually learned forbidden arts. Does he want to become a member of the Evil Beast Tribe?!"

"I think Dian Na should be sentenced to death by fire!"

"Not just Dian Na, Sang Yingying should also be burned at the stake!"

"Yes, death by fire! They should all be burned..."

Hearing the clansmen, Ai Chuang, standing nearby, immediately knelt down and begged, "No, please don't burn Yingying, I beg you, I don't want to die!"

But the clansmen ignored him, continuing to shout for them to be executed by fire. Hearing the clamor, Sang Yingying panicked; fear made her tremble all over, and before long, she fainted from fright. Naiwa reached out to check her breath and said to Cang Qian, "She's fine, just fainted."

Cang Qian was speechless. To be so cowardly and yet stir up so much trouble for so long—she was truly impressed. She raised her hand and said to the shouting crowd, "Please, everyone, calm down!"

The clansmen had completely changed their perspective on Cang Qian. They felt guilt, apology, and newfound trust toward her, so as soon as she spoke, everyone fell silent to listen.

"The matter regarding the High Priest and Sang Yingying should be decided by the Chief."

After speaking, Cang Qian turned to look at her grandfather. Cang Lian, his eyes slightly moist, walked around the table to Cang Qian's side. "Xiao Qian, you have been wronged for so many years!"

"You are pregnant now; it's not good to stand for too long. Sit down and rest. Leave the rest to Grandfather; I guarantee I will get you justice."

Cang Qian nodded and sat back in her seat. Chief Cang Lian stood in the center of the honor seat and said to everyone, "High Priest Dian Na has violated his duties, used forbidden arts in private, conspired with Sang Yingying to steal Cang Qian’s healing ability, and harmed Banai. He shall be sentenced to death by fire!"

Dian Na collapsed onto the ground with a thud.

Cang Lian continued, "Sang Yingying used forbidden means to steal Cang Qian's healing ability, conspired with Chen Yu to harm Banai, and even attempted to kill Che Baiyuan’s newborn beast cub. Her crimes are heinous and unforgivable! She shall also be sentenced to death by fire!"

Sang Yingying, having just regained consciousness, heard what her own grandfather had said. She immediately crawled forward, grabbing Cang Lian's robe, and cried, "Grandfather, I am your granddaughter! How could you do this to me!"

"You have always doted on my cousin, that wretched female, since I was a child. Have you ever cared for me at all?!"

Cang Lian closed his eyes and said sternly, "Guards, take Dian Na and Sang Yingying away. Lock them up, and execute them by fire in three days!"

"Yes."

Four male beasts standing guard immediately stepped forward and dragged Dian Na and Sang Yingying away.

Cang Lian composed himself, opened his eyes, and continued, "Chen Yu and Ai Chuang, not only knew the truth and failed to report it, but also conspired with Sang Yingying and Dian Na to commit evil."

"As accomplices, while they may not deserve death, they cannot escape punishment. They are to be expelled from the clan, never to return! Chen Yu has already been captured. Guards, seize Ai Chuang as well, lock them up, and after the executions in three days, expel them both from the tribe."

"Yes."

Two other male beasts stepped forward and hauled Ai Chuang away. Ai Chuang screamed all the way, but not a single clansman paid him any heed.