HLnovel Chapter 566 I have objections!
Chapter 566 I have objections!
However, the First Elder's words seemed to set the tone, and the moment Li Shisan finished speaking, he could already hear someone walking away from outside the door.
Li Shisan suddenly realized that no matter what outcome they reached in their discussion, if the Grand Elder said Hua Rui would die, Hua Rui would die.
No, this shouldn't be happening!
Li Shisan glanced at the Grand Elder, who hadn't even blinked, then got up to run outside, but was blocked by two clansmen at the door.
Li Shisan instantly lost his composure and shouted, "What are you doing? Get out of the way!"
Neither of them moved an inch.
Li Shisan looked at them in disbelief, then turned to look at everyone in the room, finally focusing on Chief Li: "Grandfather, it was Xueyan who dragged Miao Jiang into this, not Huarui!"
Chief Li frowned and did not reply.
Seeing Li Shisan's appearance, the Third Elder pointed at him and cursed, "Get back here! Look at the state you're in! Does it matter if you're Hua Rui or not? Those two sisters colluded with outsiders, putting Miao territory in danger. One hundred and fifty-four people from Yuhua Village, one hundred and fifty-four lives! They violated the clan rules, shouldn't she die!"
"She didn't have to come back. All of this could have been unrelated to her! She didn't run away after realizing something was wrong, nor did she remain silent. She specifically reminded me to tell you about this. She was thinking of the entire Miao region, yet you didn't ask a single question, didn't care, and just killed her with a single sentence!" Li Shisan had never been so angry. He even shouted out without thinking, "Is this our clan's rule?!"
"You insolent fool!" the Fifth Elder roared. "How dare you question the clan rules? Drag him away and lock him up!"
Li Shisan was quickly restrained, but he still raised his head and shouted, "Since I am a person from Miao territory, why can't I question them!"
"Well said!" The Second Elder tapped her cane, her gaze sharp as she questioned, "I would also like to ask, if it is a clan rule, why can't we question it? What we are discussing now is how Miao territory should handle this matter and resolve the current crisis, not the time for you to deal with people!"
The Second Elder was from Yinhua Village, where the village chiefs for generations have been women, making it the only village among the thirteen Miao villages where women are in charge.
Moreover, Yinhua Village is the third largest village in the entire Miao region, so Granny Yin is not only the second elder, but also very prestigious in the village.
As soon as she spoke, Yin Caiping, the current leader of Yinhua Village, immediately chimed in in support, "The Second Elder is right. What we should be thinking about now is how to resolve the current crisis, not dealing with a little girl. If you want to deal with her, you should first come up with a solution. Chief Leader, we of Yinhua Village do not agree to deal with Hua Rui now."
Chief Li turned to the Grand Elder: "Grand Elder, since there are objections to this matter, why not put it aside for now and wait until we come up with a solution before dealing with Hua Rui according to the clan rules?"
The elder lifted his eyelids and said, "Bring the person over here."
Hua Rui and Lu Yangyang were quickly brought over.
The person originally sent was only supposed to bring Hua Rui, but Lu Yangyang realized something was wrong and insisted on coming along.
The Miao people in the council hall immediately turned pale when they saw that an outsider had come in.
The Third Elder immediately said, "What did I say? These two sisters are blatantly colluding with outsiders, putting Miao territory in danger. I think they should be dealt with first!"
Hua Rui, bewildered, hurriedly knelt down: "Hua Rui greets all the chieftains and elders. Hua Rui knows that she has committed grave sins and is willing to bear all the blame. She only asks the chieftains and elders to tell her the way to Yuechuan Kingdom, to find His Highness and the innocent people who have been caught up in this, and to resolve the crisis in Miao territory."
"Hua Rui!" Li Shisan cried out urgently, instinctively trying to break free from the person restraining him.
Sure enough, after Hua Rui finished speaking, the Grand Elder didn't even glance at her, and simply said, "Drag her away."
Several people immediately stepped forward, grabbed Hua Rui and Lu Yangyang, and tried to drag them out.
The Second Elder stood up: "Stop!"
She turned her head and questioned the elder with a sharp gaze: "You're practically half-buried, are you going to go back on your word?"
The First Elder's voice was cold and deep: "Leaking clan secrets deserves death."
The Fifth Elder immediately chimed in, "Those two sisters, one colluding with the Crown Prince and the other with outsiders, have brought such a great disaster to the clan. They deserve to die ten thousand times over!"
The Third Elder also said, "This matter involves His Highness. Under the power of the emperor, we are nothing but ants. You care about her life or death, but who cares about the life or death of the entire Miao region?"
Other village chiefs echoed this sentiment.
“That’s right, she leaked our Miao territory’s secrets and put it in danger. We must deal with her first!”
"Yes! If it weren't for those sisters, we wouldn't be in such a passive position now!"
"Not only her, but this outsider must also be dealt with!"
There were also dissenting voices among them.
"What's the point of arguing now? Let's think of a solution first. Are we just going to sit here and wait to die?!"
"What good will punishing her do? They'll all die together eventually, sooner or later!"
Until Chief Li shouted, "Shut up!"
The council chamber finally quieted down.
Chief Li stood up, bowed to the Grand Elder, and said, “Grand Elder, Hua Rui has her faults, but now we should be thinking about how to resolve the current crisis. Can we discuss this matter later?”
The elder tapped his cane: "Our Miao region worships the Gu God, it is the will of Heaven. Those who defy the will of Heaven shall die. Do you have any further objections?"
"I have an objection!" Lu Yangyang suddenly spoke up.
No one expected that at this moment, Lu Yangyang, a young girl, would suddenly interrupt them, and all eyes immediately turned to her.
Lu Yangyang looked at the Grand Elder sitting in the chair above and asked in a clear voice, "Is destiny more important than human life, more important than your Miao territory?"
The First Elder's deep, dark eyes remained unmoved. "Yes."
Lu Yangyang shook off the two people holding her down and clapped her hands: "Did you all hear that? So what do you have to discuss? Your Grand Elder never intended to solve this problem from the beginning. His only idea was that if problems arose, you should all die. That's the fate of your Miao region. And this sin was brought about by the Xueyan sisters. If you want to hate, then hate those sisters."
"Is the Elder wrong?" Yin Caiping asked curiously.
Lu Yangyang laughed: "So you don't hate the Crown Prince for his insatiable greed, for recklessly disregarding human life and causing the deaths of more than a hundred people in Yuhua Village under the guise of wanting to obtain the Longevity Gu, nor do you hate your Grand Elder for not trying to do anything, for making you accept the consequences when there was still a chance to resolve the current crisis. Do you think he is right?"