Sure enough, Wan Ning didn't have to wait too long. Clan leader Luo Ran used the key to open the stone door.

Hearing the movement of the stone gate, Wan Ning reached out and shook the hanging bell on his left hand.

Then, as Luo Ran was standing at the stone gate waiting, he heard a few bells ringing in his ears. He looked up and saw a bell on the stone wall swaying a few times. The sound came from there.

Luo Ran knew that this was the signal from the Saint Lady that she allowed him to enter, so he walked in immediately.

Arriving at the hall, Luo Ran bowed and said, "Saintess, we have already found out that there are problems with Ah Yue and her mother."

Wan Ning didn't say anything and continued to wait for him to finish.

"Her mother is not from our tribe. She is a woman that Sang Shun brought back from outside. That's how she gave birth to A Yue."

Sang Shun is A Yue's father and a member of the clan.

At this point, the clan leader knelt down in front of the Saint for the second time and said, "Please forgive me, Saint. We were not good at judging people and allowed someone with ulterior motives to enter here."

The first time he knelt before the Saint was when he was chosen to be the next successor to the clan leader. The Saint chose him among a dozen children of the same age.

Chief Luo Ran was asking for forgiveness, and he hoped that the Saint would not be angry. After all, when they carried A Yue's body home, A Yue's mother seemed to have expected it and was sitting in the house waiting.

When they first met, they laughed crazily and said that they had finally won. In fact, she didn't know that the saint was alive again.

With the clever response of the tribe leader Luo Ran, A Yue's mother was induced to tell the truth. It turned out that she was from the Wuyao tribe.

It was because the Wuyao tribe was dissatisfied with the Yinyue tribe always having the highest status among all the tribes, so out of jealousy they sent her to sneak in here and wait for the opportunity.

Under the careful planning of A Yue's mother, A Yue was chosen by the tribe to enter the forbidden area to take care of the daily life of the saint.

Ah Yue looked at the Saint, whose appearance had not changed at all for decades, and gradually became jealous. With her mother's insinuation, she had been putting drugs in the Saint's drinking water and food every day for the past three years.

The dosage is tiny, and it will take time for the saint's body to completely lose its vitality.

This is why Wan Ning felt so much pain in his internal organs when he just came here.

Wan Ning understood the whole story and nodded: "Yes."

Her voice was still as light and cold as usual, just like the Saint herself, giving people the feeling that she was always high above and far away from the world. It was as if she should live in the clouds, without being tainted by the mundane and trivial world.

Even he, the clan leader, did not dare to look the saint in the eye, because her eyes were full of compassion and tolerance.

Because of his own mistake, the saint who had been pure for many years suffered pain and torture, and he, as the patriarch, was terrified.

Looking at the clan leader Luo Ran kneeling on the ground, Wan Ning asked him to get up.

"Tell everyone in the clan to prepare trials for the children!"

After hearing what Wan Ning said, Luo Ran was terrified again: "Saint, you...you..."

What surprised Luo Ran was, was the saint's health condition no longer good?

But if you look closely, the saint's appearance has not changed. She still looks so cold and holy, not like someone who is about to lose her life.

Wan Ning nodded calmly: "I don't have much time left, hurry up!"

Now Luo Ran didn't dare to guess anymore and agreed immediately.

Then the tribe leader Luo Ran went out. When the news that the next saint woman candidate was about to be selected was released, the whole village was in an uproar.

Some lamented why the saint suddenly wanted to choose an heir, while others were eager to let their daughters enter. If they were lucky enough to be chosen, it would be a great honor!

On Wan Ning's side, clan leader Luo Ran personally sent his daughter-in-law into the cave to take care of the saint's daily life.

Wan Ning had no objection to this because she would be leaving here in a few years.

At the same time, Wan Ning was also making preparations. Every time she selected a new candidate, the Saint would set up obstacles for inspection.

So ten days later, she opened the stone door.

At that time, the clan leader was waiting outside with a dozen girls of different ages. When they saw the stone door open, Luo Ran immediately led the girls inside.

Wan Ning led them through the cave and came to an open area.

The little girls were very curious when they suddenly saw the saint, and couldn't help but look at Wan Ning secretly.

Wan Ning also let them look at him, then pointed to the woods in front of him and said, "Go through. I'll wait for you on the other side."

After saying that, Wan Ning walked to the other side on his own.

Tribe leader Luo Ran looked at the dense forest in front of him. He didn't know what obstacles were set up inside, so he couldn't enter.

But he still comforted all the children softly: "Listen to the Saint Lady and go."

Some of these children were eight or nine years old, some were twelve or thirteen, and the oldest was no older than fourteen. This was the age limit for being selected as a saint, and it was the same for every term.

So next, the girls walked into the woods and started walking through.

By this time Wan Ning had already reached the other side, by the water curtain, and she was witnessing everyone's actions.

In fact, it was not these obstacles and tests set by Wan Ning, but what she saw in the notes of previous saints, which showed her the aspects to consider in selecting suitable candidates.

She just followed suit and carried on as usual.

He raised his hands and looked at his fingertips. A burst of light just came from there, and then a curtain of water formed in front of him.

(Do I really have immortal power in my hands now?)

No, Wan Ning felt that what he had in him should more appropriately be called "magic power."

This was something the original owner had obtained through her sincere daily prayers and her own efforts, so she had to make good use of it.

Soon, the girls went through the tests of crossing the river and passing through the maze.

Finally, Wan Ning personally arranged a fantasy world. The fantasy world would change according to their wishes, and the one who came out earlier would have the advantage.

As Wan Ning expected, a ten-year-old girl named Xueying stood out in the end, and she is also the protagonist of this story.

Finally, Wan Ning brought Xueying to the secret room and asked her to perform the same ritual prayer as himself.

"Lord God, the girl next to me, Xueying, is the next saint I am looking for. Please let me know if she is worthy of your attention."

After waiting for a while, there was no movement in the secret room.

Wan Ning guessed that this was because the God did not stop it.

Then he led Xueying out of the cave. This was the first time Wan Ning walked outside the cave since he came here.

Today, she was dressed in white, with her black hair tied up with a wooden hairpin, and her face covered with a white veil, revealing only a pair of eyes.

The clan leader Luo Ran personally led the way for Wan Ning, and many clan members followed behind him. They all came to a high platform together.

Many tribesmen were seeing the Saint for the first time, and they were all curious in the silence.

Everyone knelt down and prayed to God.

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