"You know him too?" the Fifth Elder asked.
"In the capital, everyone knows him," Xue Zi Ning replied.
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Elder's eyes blazed with hatred. "It's him, it's him..."
Xue Zi Ning frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "But he's been dead for many years."
The Fifth Elder trembled, looking at her. "He... he's dead?"
Xue Zi Ning nodded and answered truthfully, "Yes."
"Dead? He's actually dead?" The Fifth Elder suddenly burst into laughter, more sinister and terrifying than before.
"Fifth Elder..." Xue Zi Ning couldn't help but call out.
"How did he die? How?" The Fifth Elder suddenly grabbed her, demanding an answer.
"Killed by... by Xue Zi Ning..."
The Fifth Elder suddenly let go. Xue Zi Ning breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, she saw the Fifth Elder crying and laughing, her demeanor completely devoid of normalcy.
Suddenly, she began to tear at a piece of cloth, looking up at the sky and wailing, "Xue Wen Jie, why did you die? You shouldn't have died. If you had to die, it should have been by my hand."
The Fifth Elder roared, then raised her sword and plunged it fiercely towards her own chest.
Xue Zi Ning was shocked and rushed to stop her. Just then, two white lights flashed from the ancestral temple, and the Fifth Elder was instantly subdued, her sword falling to the ground.
"Let go of me..." the Fifth Elder growled.
Xue Zi Ning saw that the two arrivals were men. One held the Fifth Elder by the side. One of them said, "Xiao Wu, calm down."
The Fifth Elder looked up at the man speaking, grabbed him, and asked, "Third Brother, tell me, is Xue Wen Jie dead?"
The Third Elder was taken aback. The man beside him said, "Xiao Wu, who told you that? How could Xue Wen Jie be dead? He will definitely die by your hand."
"Third Brother, tell me, tell me the truth. I don't want to be deceived anymore," the Fifth Elder stared intently at the Third Elder, her gaze fixed.
The Third Elder sighed, "Xiao Wu, why are you doing this?"
"Third Brother, I want you to tell me yourself."
The Third Elder reached out and stroked the Fifth Elder's head. "Xiao Wu, why are you so persistent?"
"Third Brother, tell me, please tell me!" the Fifth Elder begged tearfully.
"Third Brother, tell her," the Fourth Elder said softly.
The Third Elder sighed and looked at the Fifth Elder. "Xiao Wu, Xue Wen Jie is indeed dead..."
"Why didn't you tell me?" the Fifth Elder clutched the Third Elder's arm, demanding.
"You were fixated on Xue Wen Jie. I was afraid that if I told you, you would lose the will to live..."
The Fifth Elder was stunned and looked at the Third Elder. "I had my suspicions, but I trusted you, Third Brother. I truly trusted you, and yet, in the end, it was you who deceived me, Third Brother."
"Xiao Wu..."
The Third Elder looked at the Fifth Elder, who was in despair.
Seeing this, the Fourth Elder quickly whispered, "Third Brother, Xiao Wu seems a bit off."
The Third Elder reached out and struck the Fifth Elder's neck forcefully. The Fifth Elder fainted.
"Xiao Wu..." the Fourth Elder said with concern.
"She's just fainted," the Third Elder replied.
The Fourth Elder asked, "How would Xiao Wu know Xue Wen Jie is dead?"
The Third Elder sneered, "Someone told Xiao Wu."
Xue Zi Ning's heart leaped. She saw the Third Elder and the Fourth Elder turn to look at her with grim expressions.
"I... I didn't know about the feud between Xue Wen Jie and the Fifth Elder. If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have said anything," Xue Zi Ning quickly explained.
"Third Brother, since she arrived, Feng Er died, and now Xiao Wu is like this..." the Fourth Elder's voice carried a sinister undertone.
The Third Elder glanced at Xue Zi Ning and said, "She has a Soul Lamp on her."
"So what?" the Fourth Elder asked coldly.
Xue Zi Ning frowned. Being discussed in terms of life and death felt quite unpleasant.
"We can't touch her," the Third Elder said in a low voice.
"Why not? Just because she triggered the Soul Lamp? I don't believe it, I'll try," the Fourth Elder said slowly.
"Xiao Si, don't be impulsive." The Third Elder grabbed the Fourth Elder, preventing him from acting.
The Fourth Elder turned to the Third Elder and asked coldly, "Let go of me..."
"Xiao Si..." the Third Elder's voice held a hint of coldness.
The Fourth Elder could only restrain himself, but his tone towards Xue Zi Ning was not good. "Who told you to come here? Don't you know that outsiders are forbidden from entering the ancestral temple?"
His expression was as cold as frost, as if he wanted to devour her.
"Fourth Elder, it was the Soul Lamp that guided me to the ancestral temple," Xue Zi Ning said.
The Fourth Elder was about to say something more when the Third Elder pulled him back and said to him, "We will not pursue this matter today, but if there is a next time, we will not be lenient. By then, even the Soul Lamp will not save your life."
"I understand." Xue Zi Ning knew when to stop and turned to leave.
After Xue Zi Ning left, the Fourth Elder shook off the Third Elder's hand and said coldly, "Third Brother, what are you afraid of? Although the Soul Lamp is our clan's ancestral treasure, with our combined power, the Soul Lamp cannot interfere. Why?"
"Xiao Si, do you think she was able to enter the ancestral temple because of the Soul Lamp?"
Hearing this, the Fourth Elder asked with some confusion, "Isn't it?"
The Third Elder shook his head and looked into the distance. "Do you remember when Xue Wen Jie came to the clan?"
The Fourth Elder trembled. "Third Brother, why bring him up?"
"I remember that Xue Wen Jie also triggered the Soul Lamp, but he was never able to enter the ancestral temple."
The Fourth Elder suddenly understood. "Third Brother, it seems there was such a thing. Of course, Xiao Wu was angry then, thinking we intentionally prevented Xue Wen Jie from entering, but this young lady entered today."
The Third Elder nodded. "Xiao Si, I don't know if you have this feeling, but I believe this young lady is not simple."
"Third Brother, what are you trying to say?" the Fourth Elder asked instinctively.
"There are only two possibilities for her to enter the ancestral temple. One is that she might be a member of the Feng Yin clan."
"That seems unlikely," the Fourth Elder did not believe Xue Zi Ning was a member of the Feng Yin clan.
"Then there is only one possibility." The Third Elder said.
"What is it?" the Fourth Elder asked.
"She possesses an identity that the ancestral temple would recognize."
"An identity? What identity?" the Fourth Elder asked.
"Royalty," the Third Elder said seriously.
The Fourth Elder was stunned. "How... how is that possible?"
"I hope it's not true. The Feng Yin clan does not want to be involved with any member of the royal family again. Feng Da is dead, Feng Er is also dead. If this continues, the Feng Yin clan will eventually be abandoned by the times."
"Third Brother, should we kill her then..."