Chapter 76: She Is the Heaven

"Qinghuan, the High Priest cannot go, that Divine Fox will not drink her fresh blood."

A Mu suddenly came out and told Nan Qinghuan that A Yu must not be allowed to offer blood, Nan Qinghuan thought these tribe members were truly ignorant, "A Mu, that fox isn't any Divine Fox, it's been dead for a long time."

"It's dead, but the Divine Fox can drink a lot of fresh blood; it's still alive, its soul is alive."

Nan Qinghuan was speechless, "A Mu, everyone watch closely, I'll show you right now what this so‑called High Priest is up to."

After saying that, she strode toward the Sacrificial Altar; A Yu, apparently afraid she would expose her, immediately sent fire to block her, "Block her, don't let her ruin the Ritual."

The fire tried to step forward to stop Nan Qinghuan, but was stunned by Ying's gaze; Ying pulled Nan Qinghuan up onto the Sacrificial Altar together, "Huaner, whatever you want to prove, I support you."

With Ying's support, everything she did went much more smoothly; she immediately stepped forward, grabbed the dead fox, then examined it closely and saw the trick, "A petty sleight of hand, everyone look, this is the secret of how the fox drinks blood."

She suddenly slit open the fox's belly, took out a small wooden bottle, gently tipped it onto the Sacrificial Altar, and the bright red blood instantly spilled onto the ground.

The onlookers were stunned by the scene, "This…"

A Mu instantly understood, "A Yu, how dare you deceive us?"

It turned out the Divine Fox's blood‑drinking involved a small wooden jar hidden in its belly, and this realization made the tribe members very angry.

"A Yu, how do you explain this?"

Ying also hadn't expected this to be the truth behind the Divine Fox's blood‑drinking; he glared fiercely at A Yu, and A Yue suddenly became flustered, seeing Nan Qinghuan expose the fox's secret; she bit her lip, "This…"

"I can't put it into words, A Yu, let me speak for you. All these years you, the High Priest, have relied on this dead fox to deceive the tribe, claiming that the Blood Moon's arrival brings a great disaster and that my fresh blood must be offered to the Ritual so the Blood Moon will vanish. Nonsense—this blood is right here; the Heavenly God will not drink this polluted blood, and you, a hypocritical fraud, cannot fool the tribe."

"It's not like that, it's not."

"Guards, seize A Yu for me."

At Ying's command, Dashan and Ji Lei rushed forward to seize A Yu; A Yu tried to run but was caught after a few steps, "Kneel."

"A Yu, you've deceived us for so many years; we truly believed the Divine Fox would drink blood, and now you…"

The tribe members were very disappointed with A Yu; Shiva, seeing this, hurried forward, "You have captured the High Priest; the Blood Moon will remain suspended, and you'll await the Heavenly God's disaster."

After speaking, Shiva kept striking the Bronze Drum, muttering incantations; at that moment a strange strong wind rose, and the wind made the tribe members uneasy.

"Ying, the Heavenly God won't really bring disaster, will it?"

"It won't. Everyone, please trust me; the Blood Moon will pass at midnight, and when the sky clears I guarantee no disaster will occur."

Nan Qinghuan's words struck the tribe's hearts like a calming hammer; Ying stood by her side, seeing her whole body radiate light, and at that moment heaven and earth turned to nothingness.

In his eyes and heart, there was only Nan Qinghuan's graceful silhouette.

As soon as Nan Qinghuan finished speaking, a swarm of flickering fireflies darted out of the foliage, drawn to the light on her body and gathering around her; seeing this, Youchao Xuan suddenly knelt respectfully, "The Heavenly Book says that when divine light descends upon a person, that is the true Heaven's Daughter. The Goddess is not only a Goddess; she is also the Heaven's Daughter."

"Heaven's Daughter?"

The tribe members were stunned; seeing Nan Qinghuan enveloped by a halo of light, the fireflies appeared to them as divine messengers, and instantly everyone knelt. Shiva, witnessing this, was also shocked, opening her mouth in disbelief.

"How could the Heaven's Daughter be her?"

"Huaner, are you the Heaven's Daughter?"

Nan Qinghuan saw the tribe kneeling, and even Ying preparing to kneel before her; she immediately steadied him, "Hey, don't kneel recklessly. I'm not any Heaven's Daughter, I…"

"Huaner, you are the Heaven's Daughter. With the Ying Tribe having a Heaven's Daughter, what more could we worry about?"

For the first time, Nan Qinghuan saw conquest ambition in Ying's gaze, and the tribe below raised their hands high, shouting, "Unify, unify."

In an instant, the shouts echoed through the forest, capable of shaking the valley.

"Ha ha."

Ying suddenly, overjoyed, lifted Nan Qinghuan into his arms, then spun around on the Sacrificial Altar; the tribe members immediately rose and gathered around them, singing and dancing, while the fireflies, startled, fled in all directions.

"Hey, put me down, put me down."

She still had business to attend to, and when Ying saw her trying to get down he prepared to release her, but he couldn't bear to, and actually… hoisted her onto his shoulder. Nan Qinghuan, terrified, tried to get down, but Ying held onto her legs, "Don't move recklessly; this way you look like the Heaven's Daughter."

The tribe saw Ying place Nan Qinghuan on his neck, and they again knelt, offering their respects to Nan Qinghuan, "Salutations to the Heaven's Daughter."

Seeing the tribe kneel, A Yu and Shiva remained motionless; Youchao Xuan snorted coldly, "A Yu, Shiva, when you see the Heaven's Daughter, how dare you not kneel?"

Shiva, though startled by Nan Qinghuan's identity as the Heaven's Daughter, secretly disliked this female, yet as Shiva she still had to kneel to her.

The Heaven's Daughter is sent by the Heavenly God, a rank above the Goddess.

She cannot refuse to kneel.

"Shiva, salutations to the Heaven's Daughter."

Seeing the old witch kneel, Nan Qinghuan had no intention of sparing her; recalling how A Qing, so young, had been starved to death, she thought she wanted to kill the witch.

She ignored her, her gaze turning to A Yu, "A Yu, you won't bow?"

A Yu hadn't expected to be destroyed tonight by Nan Qinghuan; she clenched her teeth but still didn't kneel, "I don't believe she is the Heaven's Daughter."

"Boldly, Dashan, throw A Yu into the wolf den."

A Yu kept struggling, "If you kill me I'll still be dissatisfied. She isn't the Heaven's Daughter; she came to harm the tribe, she is…"

"Oh dear, the Blood Moon is gone, truly gone."

In an instant, a tribe member shouted; that massive Blood Moon truly vanished from the sky, and the tribe's admiration for Nan Qinghuan deepened, "A Yu, just concede. Omu is the Heaven's Daughter; see, the Blood Moon is gone, she said it would disappear and it really did."

"Yes, A Yu, admit your mistake, otherwise Ying will throw you to feed the wolves."

A Yu saw that the Blood Moon truly had disappeared; she remained indignant, glowering at Ying, "Ying, she's a disaster; you'll regret this."

Ying's gaze was sharp; to any woman it was icy, "Drag her away."

He had little patience for any female other than Nan Qinghuan; after A Yu was dragged away, Nan Qinghuan merely gave her a cold stare, "She deserves it."

A Yu was taken to feed the wolves, and only then did Nan Qinghuan look at the kneeling Shiva, "I have already released all the females from the Treehouse; A Qing was starved to death, Shiva, you are to blame."

Hearing this, Shiva immediately rose, "You released those females, how could you…"

"Why can't I? They don't bring any blood‑shed disasters; it's just their monthly periods. Every female has it each month, a natural cycle like the full moon. Tribe members, many females have died from isolation; this tragedy must end."

Hearing this, the tribe members all echoed, "Whatever the Heaven's Daughter says is law. Shiva, you must no longer isolate them."

"But Ying, this is tribal custom, this…"

Ying, however, stared coldly at Shiva, "This is Huaner's wish, so we'll comply."

"Great! We won't have to go to the Treehouse to starve and freeze anymore."

"The women were very pleased with this decision; they even sang and danced beside the Bonfire in celebration. Seeing the tribe so happy, Ying also laughed heartily, about to say something when a voice of anxiety came from not far away."

"Ying, it's not good."