Chapter 2061: Chapter 2058: Aftermath
Ling Feng was stunned; he didn’t expect Mia to handle them all so effortlessly.
"You’re amazing!" Ling Feng took a deep breath and said.
Mia proudly said, "I have the ability to communicate with all things, you know. These Blazing Poison Bees are my little pals, so they were destined to fail. All sorted!"
As she spoke, Mia winked and said, "But this is my little secret. Other than my grandpa, no one else knows. You mustn’t tell anyone, okay?"
Ling Feng nodded, "Don’t worry, I’m aware. But what do you plan to do with these people?"
"Leave it to my grandpa!" Mia said, "These kinds of things are better left for Grandpa to worry about!"
With that, she gave the Fourth Elder a complicated look, her expression somewhat lonely.
The rest was quite straightforward; when Ling Feng and Mia dragged Yun Zhong out of the Beehive, the entire Dark Feather Elf Clan was shocked.
No one expected Yun Zhong and his people to be hiding in the Beehive, a place perilous for outsiders.
The Clan Leader of the Dark Feather Elf Clan personally led the Elders Council and came forward, "Mia, you’ve captured these people. So, what about our Spirit Pearl Treasure?"
Mia took out the Spirit Pearl Treasure from her pocket and proudly said, "The Spirit Pearl Treasure is here. Thanks to Big Brother Feng’s help, otherwise, I might have been in danger and unable to retrieve the Spirit Pearl Treasure!"
The Clan Leader’s eyes showed a look of delight; finding the Spirit Pearl Treasure with his granddaughter was truly a fortunate event.
"Good, very good, Mia, you did an excellent job!" The Clan Leader laughed heartily, "And this must be the Ling Feng Mia mentioned; you helped us retrieve the Spirit Pearl Treasure, making you an honored guest of our Dark Feather Elf Clan. We will certainly reward you generously!"
Ling Feng chuckled, "I only helped a little; the credit mostly goes to Mia."
The Clan Leader smiled and said, "Mia, take Ling Feng to rest, and leave this to me!"
"Alright, Grandpa!" Mia nodded, then said to Ling Feng, "Big Brother Feng, let’s go!"
What the Clan Leader had decided regarding Yun Zhong’s group was something Ling Feng was neither clear about nor concerned with.
His current concern was how to utilize the goodwill of the Dark Feather Elf Clan towards him to gather more information.
"Um... Big Brother Feng, I know Ye Luo did some bad things to you, but can you forgive him?" Mia timidly asked Ling Feng on the way, "Big Brother Ye Luo only acted that way to quickly find the Spirit Pearl Treasure; he didn’t mean it."
Ling Feng gave a bitter smile, "I originally wanted to seek revenge, but since Mia asked, I’ll consent. But may I ask why Yun Zhong wanted to steal the Spirit Pearl Treasure?"
Mia explained, "Our Spirit Pearl Treasure is very powerful, but only our Dark Feather Elf Clan can wield it. It’s said that the Spirit Pearl Treasure is a gift from the Goddess of Nature to our Dark Feather Elf Clan, and it can even directly lead us to the Holy Mountain!"
Holy Mountain? A glimmer of light flashed in Ling Feng’s eyes; he finally heard news about the Holy Mountain.
"Well... may I ask where the Holy Mountain is?" Ling Feng asked, "My purpose in coming here is to go to the Holy Mountain!"
Mia nodded, "Visitors who come here all want to go to the Holy Mountain. But I’m sorry, I don’t know where the Holy Mountain is!"
"What? You don’t know either?" Ling Feng was a bit surprised.
Mia said, "Yes, the Holy Mountain is a sacred place in all our hearts. Perhaps only the leaders of various tribes actually know the true location of the Holy Mountain. I’ve only been to the Holy Mountain once with my grandpa when I was very young, but back then I was too little and don’t remember much."
Ling Feng’s face showed a hint of disappointment.
"But don’t be disheartened, Big Brother Feng; you’re a valued guest of our Dark Feather Elf Clan. I’ll ask my grandpa for you!" Seeing Ling Feng a bit downcast, Mia hurriedly comforted him.
Ling Feng took a deep breath; that was all he could do for now.
Later, Ling Feng was accommodated in a very comfortable room by Mia: "Big Brother Feng, if you have any needs, feel free to reach out to me; my room is just across."
Ling Feng nodded, then settled down to rest quietly. The present situation was favorable for Ling Feng; he needed to carefully contemplate his next steps.
Meanwhile, at the Elders Council, the atmosphere was quite heavy.
The matter of the Fourth Elder couldn’t be hidden from everyone, and it was undeniable that he had colluded with Yun Zhong to steal the Spirit Pearl Treasure. The pressing issue now was whether to delve deeper since such matters could hardly involve only one elder.
"Lao Si’s crime is absolutely intolerable!" In the silence, the Clan Leader surveyed everyone and said sternly, "Regardless of what he aimed to achieve, the Spirit Pearl Treasure is untouchable—it’s the most supreme existence for our Dark Feather Elf Clan!"
The Second Elder coughed and said, "Exactly, Lao Si was too foolish. We never expected the always quiet Lao Si to be such a person. We must punish him severely!"
Everyone chimed in; the Fourth Elder had always been unpopular but no one anticipated he would act against the Spirit Pearl Treasure, crossing everyone’s bottom line.
"Clan Leader, could it be that only the Fourth Elder was involved?" The Third Elder stepped forward and said, "I suspect others were involved. I propose we must extract the truth from Lao Si."
"Third Elder, are you implying that there are other traitors besides the Fourth Elder among us? How is that possible!" a council elder couldn’t help but ask.
The Third Elder snorted, "It’s uncertain. I just don’t believe Lao Si would have such audacity, and even if his plan succeeded, he wouldn’t have become the Clan Leader with his credentials!"
The Clan Leader chuckled, "Regarding the matter of the Clan Leader, I have something to say!"
"Back then, we had all agreed that whoever retrieved the Spirit Pearl Treasure would become the next Clan Leader of the Dark Feather Elf Clan..."
Before the Clan Leader could finish, the Second Elder interjected, "Clan Leader, let’s drop this. After all, Mia has already retrieved the Spirit Pearl Treasure."
The Clan Leader smiled lightly, "Second Elder, we can’t just say that. We just issued a council resolution; if we cancel it now, where would our Elders Council’s authority be? I believe that since Mia retrieved the Spirit Pearl Treasure, she should be the next Clan Leader. What do you think?"
