When a Blade of Grass Wants to Become Immortal

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: She’s Done with the Scum Ex-Husband 17

The entire Xu Family estate was surrounded, leaving no way in or out. The Phoenix King and Queen Phoenix flashed into Ji Huadan’s bedroom.

”Huadan, is what Fan Yin said true?”

The Phoenix King’s hands were trembling. He couldn’t believe it. ’This woman... she always seemed so well-behaved and docile, only having occasional tantrums and competing with Song for attention.’

He never imagined it would be like this!

Ji Huadan shot the Phoenix King a mocking glance, saying nothing.

”Father, whether it’s true or not, we’ll know once we start digging in her courtyard.”

Ji Xiaosong didn’t want to waste any more words with her. It was time for action.

An enraged Feng Fan Yin led Ji Xiaosong to the courtyard by the entrance. Feng Cangwu followed close behind. Seeing the spot Feng Fan Yin pointed to, he immediately recalled the scene he had witnessed before.

’So that’s when it happened! Many of our clan members had already been buried alive in this very spot!’

Feng Cangwu hesitated no longer. His hands quickly formed a series of seals. A powerful beam of light from a Spell shot from his hands, heading straight for that patch of courtyard.

Instantly, the earth roiled and dust flew into the air as a massive, deep pit gradually appeared.

The skeletal remains of Phoenix Clan members were exposed for all to see. Some skeletons were incomplete, while others were still contorted in the agonized positions of their final struggles.

A nauseating, putrid stench filled the air.

Seeing this, the members of the Phoenix Clan were overcome with grief and fury. Cries of anger rose and fell in waves.

”Ji Huadan, you depraved, wicked woman!”

”Such cruelty is unforgivable by heaven and earth!”

”For a crime against humanity like this, death by a thousand cuts is too good for you!”

”You evil creature! How are you worthy of being one of the Phoenix Clan? You should be cast into the eighteen levels of hell!”

”Ji Huadan, your actions are monstrous! Your death is the only thing that can appease these wronged souls!”

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Seeing this, Ji Huadan finally broke her silence, bursting into maniacal laughter. ”HAHAHAHA! So what if it was me? They all deserved to die! They were nothing but lowly palace servants, a bunch of peasants. They annoyed me. It’s their honor to nourish the flowers and trees in this courtyard!”

The Phoenix King trembled with rage. He pointed at Ji Huadan and roared, ”You have committed such heinous crimes! Even ten thousand deaths could not absolve you of your guilt!”

”So what? Can you kill me? I’m carrying two children! The Phoenix Clan’s population is dwindling. As long as I can still get pregnant, there’s nothing you can do to me!”

Ji Huadan’s form grew increasingly ethereal. The Phoenix King gritted his teeth and waved his hands, injecting a surge of potent Spiritual Power into her body to forcibly stabilize her form.

”Speak! Why do you have a Demon Seed? And how did you collude with the Demon Clan? If you utter a single lie, I will see to it that your soul is scattered to the winds!”

Ji Huadan snorted coldly and turned her head away, still refusing to speak.

Queen Phoenix stepped forward and said sharply, ”Huadan, don’t persist in your folly. Confess everything, and perhaps you can still accumulate some spiritual merit for your unborn children.”

”Spiritual merit? HAHAHAHA...” Ji Huadan’s laughter grew even more unhinged.

”I watched with my own eyes as my parents fought the Demon Clan! I watched them die to save me! They accumulated so much merit, so why couldn’t they survive?”

Tears streamed down Ji Huadan’s face as her expression became more frantic. ”I don’t know when the Demon Seed was planted! All I know is that I guarded the dead tree my parents left behind day after day. Then, one day, I discovered I had been corrupted by the Demon Seed. I was in agony! I struggled! But what could I do? Did you really think I could escape it?”

Her words didn’t sound like a lie. Ji Xiaosong and the others knew they wouldn’t get any more information out of her for now.

The Phoenix King slowly closed his eyes. For a moment, his face was a mask of pain and conflict.

When he opened them again, his gaze was filled with resolve.

”First, give these clan members in the courtyard a proper burial. As for Ji Huadan, she will be dealt with according to clan law after she gives birth.”

Hearing the Phoenix King’s decree, Ji Huadan went limp and collapsed, all strength leaving her body.

「Next, it was time to deal with Mother Xu.」

She had been the first one to run out just now, and her intentions were self-evident. No matter how she tried to cover her tracks, she could not dispel the suspicion directed at her.

”Father, Mother, let’s go to the second location where there’s Demonic Qi,” Feng Fan Yin said.

Palace servants took Ji Huadan away, and the gazes of everyone else fell upon Feng Fan Yin.

It was then that Xu Yang finally understood what was happening today.

”Wait! This is the Xu Family estate! How can you search it at will based on the word of a mere child? Aren’t you afraid of wronging an innocent man by making such a scene? Even if Ji Huadan is guilty, you can’t just trample on the dignity of the Xu Family!” Xu Yang shouted, trying to stop them.

Feng Fan Yin glared at Xu Yang and said, ”Elder Xu, if you have nothing to hide, why fear a search? This matter of Demonic Qi concerns the safety of the entire Phoenix Clan. We cannot afford to be careless.”

Xu Yang’s face darkened. ”Little girl, stop spouting nonsense. What proof do you have that there’s a second source of Demonic Qi?”

Feng Fan Yin was undaunted. ”Elder Xu, once I find the proof, let’s see how you’ll talk your way out of it then!”

The Phoenix King spoke up. ”Xu Yang, if this proves to be a misunderstanding, I will give the Xu Family a proper explanation. But this is no small matter. We cannot afford to overlook a single clue.”

Xu Yang gritted his teeth, but under the Phoenix King’s authoritative presence, he dared not say another word. He could only watch as the crowd headed toward the second location of Demonic Qi.

Mother Xu managed to keep her composure at first, but when Feng Fan Yin led the group to the Spirit Pool in her bedroom, she began to tremble all over.

Feng Fan Yin circled the Spirit Pool, then crouched down. She touched the water lightly with her small hand and closed her eyes, as if sensing something.

A moment later, she opened her eyes and said to the Phoenix King, ”Father, the Demonic Qi is hidden very deep, but I have a way.”

With that, Feng Fan Yin’s hands formed a seal, and a beam of golden light shot from her palms into the pool’s water.

The water began to churn, forming a massive whirlpool.

Feng Fan Yin shouted sharply, ”Rise!”

A huge stone slab at the bottom of the pool began to rise slowly. Beneath it, a dense cloud of black Demonic Qi swirled in the center of the pool floor.

Everyone gasped. Xu Yang’s expression turned hideous, while Mother Xu collapsed directly to the floor.

Feng Fan Yin looked at Mother Xu and said coldly, ”Old madam, what do you have to say for yourself?”

Mother Xu’s lips trembled, but she couldn’t utter a single word.

It wasn’t just the Phoenix King and his retinue who were shocked; Xu Yang and the palace servants who attended to Mother Xu were equally astonished.

Who could have guessed that the pool Mother Xu soaked in every day actually contained Demonic Qi? And judging by Mother Xu’s reaction, it was obvious she knew all about it.

”Oh no! This is a channel to the Demon Clan!”

Feng Fan Yin’s expression changed drastically. Her little face tensed, and her eyes filled with vigilance.

She quickly took a few steps back, her hands once again forming rapid seals.

”Father, lend me your strength!”

Feng Cangwu immediately complied. A powerful golden light emanated from both of them, enveloping themselves and the crowd.

”Everyone, be careful! We must not let the Demon Clan break through using this channel!” Feng Fan Yin shouted.