After being reborn, I stole the female lead's cheat ability and raised the empress.

Chapter 228 The Saintess Chapter (2)

Xia Li and the other two quickly bowed to Jiu Li, their hearts filled with respect.

Xia Li, in particular, knew that the Holy Maiden Jiuli held a revered position on this continent.

She not only possessed great power, but also had the world in her heart.

She also knows some other inside information.

In their previous lives, the Jiuli were also renowned throughout the world.

This is the story of a mother who sacrificed her life to save her tribe.

But she didn't need this in the first place.

It was the demons who seduced her daughter, tricking her into going to the forbidden area of ​​their tribe to break the seal. Unfortunately, her daughter was blinded by love and actually did it. When Jiuli found out, she sacrificed herself to protect the seal, but some demonic beasts still escaped and wreaked havoc. As the holy maiden who controlled the seal, Jiuli was utterly condemned by the world.

Now that we've encountered this situation ourselves, we certainly can't let Jiuli repeat the same mistake.

So Xia Li found an opportunity to talk to Jiu Li alone.

Jiu Li looked at her gently, his gaze as if he were looking at a junior: "What were you trying to say to me just now?"

Xia Li smiled and said, "I can tell fortunes. I feel like you have a daughter who's obsessed with love and a son-in-law who loves to trespass on forbidden lands."

Upon hearing this, the Great Saintess's eyes blazed with fury: "What son-in-law? He's nothing but a barbarian who trespassed into our clan's forbidden territory."

She understood; the man her daughter had brought back was partly responsible for the monsters' rampage!

Although it was unclear how the other party knew, Jiuli's attitude was resolute:

"Thank you for letting me know, young lady. If this were true, I would never accept this son-in-law!"

Given the gravity of the matter, Jiuli immediately convened a meeting of the tribe's high-ranking officials and sent people to fetch her daughter, Jiuyue, and her boyfriend, Yihao.

As the two walked hand in hand past Xia Li, Xia Li said, "Looking at her radiant aura, she has the feel of a next-generation saintess."

Jiu Yue: "...I am the next Holy Maiden."

Xia Li: "!!!"

Are you her love-obsessed daughter?

On the high seat, Jiuli tapped the ground lightly with his scepter, a symbol of his status, to signal everyone to be quiet.

Then she spoke with a serious expression: "Jiuyue, as the next Holy Maiden, do you know what your responsibilities are?"

Jiu Yue felt a little guilty. Could it be that her mother knew about that matter?

She lowered her head, fidgeting with her fingers, pondering whether she should confess and seek leniency.

She's his biological daughter after all; how could Jiu Li not know when he saw her like that?

She was furious: "Kneel down!"

Jiu Yue pulled Yi Hao, not allowing him to kneel.

She herself knelt firmly on the ground, apologizing with utmost respect and fear: "I'm sorry, Mother, Elders, I didn't mean to trespass into the forbidden area. It has nothing to do with Yihao. It was all my own choice."

Upon hearing this, the elder slammed his hand on the table leg and demanded sharply, "Why did you go? Don't you know what's being held inside?"

Jiu Yue trembled in fright and stammered, "Be-because of curiosity..."

Jiuli was so angry he almost laughed: "You've been well-behaved since you were a child, and you haven't been to the forbidden area for more than ten years. Now that Yihao has only been in the tribe for less than a month, you're already curious?"

Jiu Yue knelt silently.

Enraged, Jiuli pointed at her and cursed, "I think you've fallen for some random man and your heart is completely smitten. You've even abandoned your mission and the safety of your tribe. Do you still deserve to be a saintess?"

Jiu Yue lowered her head, her eyes filled with regret: "Yes, I'm sorry, Mother, I... I'm sorry, I didn't expect to release the magical beast."

"..."

Fine, Jiuli only gave her two choices: "Either you ask him to leave the clan, or you give up your status as a saintess and leave the clan with him."

Jiu Yue's face turned deathly pale: "Mother..."

She only went to Jindi to satisfy her beloved's curiosity, how could the consequences be so serious?

The elders around them also began to try to reconcile the situation.

"Holy Maiden, isn't this going too far?"

"Never mind, Jiu Yue didn't mean it. She'll be better in the future."

Jiuli interrupted everyone directly: "An unintentional mistake? She can do it once for this man and then do it again. But we can't always turn danger into safety."

Her face held an unwavering resolve.

Jiu Yue knelt on the ground in fear and begged, "No, no, Mother, I didn't mean it. Please forgive me this time."

"Spare you?" Jiuli pondered for a moment. "It's not impossible..."

Jiu Yue's heart immediately ignited with hope.

Then Jiuli continued, "...Unless, he is executed!"

Jiuli pointed at Yihao, his eyes blazing with anger.

Jiu Yue immediately shielded the person behind her and pleaded, "No, Mother, you can't do this."

Jiuli sneered: "Why not? Because his entire territory was almost destroyed, and the whole world was almost thrown into chaos because of him. He is a sinner of the whole world, he deserves to die!"

Her words were powerful and resounding!

No one dared to contradict her, except for one person.

Jiu Yue lay prostrate on the ground, her tears filled with the same resolute determination: "No, this whole thing was my fault from beginning to end. Mother, punish me if you must. I'm willing to die for what I did wrong. I only beg you, Mother, to forgive him."

As Jiu Yue spoke, she glanced sadly at Yi Hao.

Yihao also looked at her, his eyes unfathomable.

Jiuli asked, puzzled, "Is he really that important?"

Jiu Yue was still saying, "Mother, I love him."

Jiuli was furious: "You!"

Anyone would be furious in this situation.

Jiu Yue, however, seemed oblivious to her mother's anger and sorrow, continuing to plead for her beloved: "Mother, Mother, please let him go! He didn't mean it... I'll take him away, I'll take him away right now. I promise he won't appear here again, please, Mother..."

Seeing his daughter like this, Jiu Li felt utterly hopeless.

She blinked hard, forcing back the tears in her eyes.

He turned his back to her and said, "The quasi-saintess, Jiu Yue, has committed a grave error and now requests to be expelled from the tribe. You are given one nightfall to leave the tribe with your man, or you will be killed without mercy!"

"Mother!"

Jiu Yue cried out in sorrow.

Seeing that he still wouldn't turn around, September knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, saying:

"I have no way to repay the kindness of my mother and all the elders in raising me. I wish you all peace and well-being. Consider me dead now."

After saying that, she took Yihao's hand and left without looking back.

"Ugh……"

To everyone's surprise, she chose her beloved without hesitation between her mother and him.

Everyone dispersed, leaving only Jiuli standing there.

She remained in the same posture as when Jiu Yue left.

She didn't turn around until dawn.

Her resolute face was now streaked with tears.

She asked herself if she had let down her ancestors, if she had let down the world, but she had let down her daughter.

It's because she didn't raise her daughter well.

This is why my daughter became completely devoted to someone just because of a little bit of care and love from them.