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Chapter 4681: 5.0433 Distinctions in Affection

Qiao Mu suddenly smiled at him again, nodding, "Okay."

Long Hui, however, felt a chill run down his spine. His cousin rarely smiled at him when speaking, but the feeling was unsettling, leaving him feeling uneasy.

It was like...

Long Hui shook his head, forced a smile back at her, and with sword in hand, ran towards the rhinoceros-hide people.

Qiao Mu turned to look at Young Master Ding again. She saw him smiling as he watched her, not speaking, his gaze strangely enigmatic.

These rhinoceros-hide people possessed extremely tough hides, and their offensive capabilities also seemed quite formidable. Fortunately, the Heaven Slaying Battle Group, after a period of training and integration, had significantly improved their teamwork. With their numerical advantage, winning against the rhinoceros-hide forces without casualties was basically a foregone conclusion.

With their first victory, the members of the Heaven Slaying Battle Group were all extremely excited, cleaning up the battlefield and collecting their spoils.

"Qiao Qiao, are you suspecting the Long Hui siblings, or Ding Yun?" Little Taisui paced slowly, catching up to Qiao Mu and asking.

To be honest, Qiao Mu found them all somewhat suspicious.

The entire 倾城岛 (Qīngchéng Island) had an irreconcilable feud with Tianyun, so that could be entirely ruled out.

Other than that, the elderly, weak, and women and children on the island, like Long Xinghua's group, were unlikely to have any connection with Tianyun.

That left the siblings Long Hui and Long Xiangyun, and the siblings Ding Yun and Sikong Fuling.

Her intuition surprisingly leaned towards... suspecting the Long clan more. After all, they had a record of past transgressions.

Moreover, Long Hui had suddenly sought them out, earnestly wishing to join their Heaven Slaying Battle Group. In the process, he had brought people over to Snow Island despite countless hardships. On the surface, it certainly seemed like they were irreconcilably opposed to Tianyun.

But his clansmen, by now, should all have joined Tianyun, shouldn't they?

However, as for Ding Yun, despite knowing him for so long, she still couldn't quite see through him.

And speaking of which, his real name should be Long Yun.

Could it be?

"Old Patriarch," Tushen (图先知), holding a fox-headed staff, slowly glided his body to stand before Long Qian, who was sitting with his eyes closed in meditation.

"Speak."

"The situation with Miss Xueyuan cannot be delayed any further. She is the hope of our entire clan."

Long Qian closed his eyes. "Do you think I'm not anxious? But what can be done?"

"She is the future prophet, even more prescient than I am."

"Every judgment she has made has been completely correct."

"She foresees our future tied to the Ten-Thousand-Year Mermaid Pearl. We must retrieve it at any cost, Patriarch! There can be no more hesitation."

Long Qian took a deep breath, his breathing heavy as he closed his eyes.

"She is, after all... my granddaughter."

"Patriarch!" Tushen said urgently, "Miss Xueyuan is also your direct eldest granddaughter."

"And with her talent and ability, as long as she can awaken, within three years, she will surely lead our entire clan to dominate the major sea regions around Forgetfulness River."

"Don't forget. Miss Xueyuan fell into a coma precisely because she exhausted her vital energy making prophecies for our clan for the next thirty years."

"How can you betray Miss Xueyuan's earnest heart for an outsider? She is the one who has tirelessly dedicated herself solely to the prosperity of our clan, the one who has continually given everything."

"Patriarch, there are distinctions in affection. Please make your decision soon."

Long Qian sighed deeply. "Go and invite the Thirteenth Elder out of seclusion."

A hint of joy flashed in Tushen's eyes, and he quickly bowed. "Yes."