Protect Our Chief

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At the same time.

In Gu God Village, before the altar.

Elder Ga and Elder Chan’s two factions each stuck to their own arguments, their quarrel growing ever more heated, even stirring up emotional opposition among many Celestial Human Realm Level Great Village Chiefs.

Seeing the situation slipping further out of control, Former Saintess Dai’s brows furrowed deeply. "Silence!"

At this moment, the pallor on her face had slightly faded. Her voice, wrapped in thick Profound Qi, swept out and shook people’s minds and souls, and the place immediately quieted down.

Right now, Former Saintess Dai, though she had suffered Severe Injury to her Primordial Qi after reversing the sacrificial refinement of the Celestial Silkworm, was ultimately still a Peak Purple Mansion Realm powerhouse—what the Saint Gu Worm Race would call a Half-Step Gu Saint.

For the Saint Gu Worm Race, which had not produced a true Gu Saint in many years, she was already a peak figure.

As the saying goes, "even in death, a tiger’s might remains"; the authority she had accumulated over the years would not vanish in an instant.

Her gaze swept sternly over Elder Ga, Former Quasi-Saintess Ya, and the group of noisy opponents, as she spoke coldly: "The Saintess inheritance ceremony is supremely sacred. Since ancient times, in my Saint Gu Worm Race there has never been anyone who dared cause trouble at the Saintess inheritance ceremony and attempt to disrupt it. What’s more, Saintess Jing’s succession was the result of a collective vote by all the Elder Gu. Anyone who seeks to defile this sacred inheritance ceremony is a traitor to the entire Saint Gu Worm Race."

"Elder Ga, if you dare act recklessly again and interrupt the Saintess inheritance ceremony, don’t blame me for treating you as a traitor and killing you on the spot."

Elder Ga’s heart trembled, and fear arose.

He knew that Saintess Dai had always been someone who did what she said. Since she had spoken thus, it meant she truly harbored killing intent.

He no longer dared speak, but inwardly he was secretly anxious. What’s wrong with that Wabak guy? Why hasn’t he made his move yet?

If they waited until that Wang Luojing finished refining the Celestial Silkworm, things would be hard to salvage.

Just as his anxiety peaked—

Suddenly.

A shrill insect whistle resounded through the entire Gu God Village, the sound piercing and sharp, one shriek after another, seeming as if it would tear people’s eardrums apart.

This was the alarm issued by the hidden sentries the Saint Gu Worm Race had placed in the dark!

The alarm sounding could only mean one thing: someone was attacking the village!

Including Former Saintess Dai, everyone’s expression changed.

Elder Ga, however, beamed with joy.

"Good, good, good! They finally came~~ I’ve been waiting far too long."

"Boom!"

With a heaven-shaking explosion, the gates of Gu God Village were blasted apart in an instant.

Normally, this was impossible. Although the Barbarian Gu Race was far less advanced than Daqian, Gu God Village was the core city-fortress of the Barbarian Gu Race. Not only did it have strict defenses, it also possessed a Witchcraft Array that combined offense and defense in one.

Even a Divine Power Realm Cultivator would have to expend quite some effort to force their way into Gu God Village.

For it to be breached so easily clearly meant there was an insider.

Just as everyone was shocked and suspicious—

A figure suddenly appeared in the sky.

He wore a Gu Master’s hooded robe characteristic of the Saint Gu Worm Race, and his exposed arms were covered in tattoos. As he appeared, a vast and imposing aura swept down, making even the air seem to congeal.

At the same time, his rumbling voice echoed above the altar: "Pan Chida, I, Wabak, have returned, hahahaha~"

Wabak?

Most of those present were still somewhat confused, but several elderly Elder Gu were all shocked. How could he have come back?

Back then, Wabak had contested Saintess Dai for the succession. After losing, he resorted to despicable means, causing Saintess Dai to be unable to receive the complete inheritance. When the matter was exposed, he was hunted down and fled, his whereabouts unknown.

So many years had passed that Ordinary People and even many Great Village Chiefs no longer knew of this person. Only the Elder Gu who had lived long enough still remembered what had happened back then.

"Wabak!" Elder Qi shouted angrily. "You traitor of the Saint Gu Worm Race, you still have the nerve to come back?"

"Today is the celebration of the new Saintess’s succession, a day of joy for the entire clan. As the Grand Elder, it’s only natural that I return to take a look." Wabak’s voice was extremely arrogant. "I heard that this new Saintess obtained her succession through despicable means. As expected of Pan Chida’s Disciple—such truly inherited despicableness."

"Wabak, my brother, your timing is perfect." Elder Ga roared in grief and indignation. "Come and judge for us—why should our Saintess position be given to a despicable Qian Kingdom person?"

"That traitor Wabak has no right to decide who becomes Saintess," Elder Chan retorted.

"Back then, Wabak was only wrongfully hunted because of Pan Chida’s slander. He merely accused Pan Chida of keeping a Qian Kingdom pretty boy. What was wrong with that?"

The scene descended into chaos, voices clashing back and forth.

Without a doubt, Wang Luojing’s "inheritance ceremony" had been interrupted yet again.

Standing ramrod straight behind Wang Shouzhe, Emperor Longchang couldn’t help but secretly send a teasing voice transmission to him: "Things are lively today~~ one unexpected incident after another, all sorts of riffraff crawling out. With the situation so out of control, your plan of ’sparrows taking over the dove’s nest’ is probably going to collapse. Why don’t we... hehe~"

"Why don’t we what?" Wang Shouzhe replied helplessly.

He felt a bit exhausted.

Your Majesty, if you’re going to come, just come. Can’t you quietly watch the show? You really have a lot of things to do.

And he, Wang Shouzhe, still had to cooperate and help satisfy His Majesty’s urge to complain.

"Why don’t you beg Us, and We will step in to help you Control the situation, so your Wang Luojing can smoothly inherit the Saintess position." Emperor Longchang’s heart was itching to act; he very much wanted to undo his disguise, suddenly jump out, and declare, "I am Emperor Longchang—whoever dares rebel, I’ll slap you all to death with one palm!"