The top-level junior sister also wants to act weak today

When Yan Chuan heard this, he immediately retorted: "How could I kill someone?"

He had already been captured by Luo Wei once, and now he was afraid that he would give Jiang Yingxue the impression that she had something to do with demons.

"Then this Taoist Priest Lu..."

"He's been dead for some time. He was possessed by a demon and was doing evil together with the fox demon. When I found him just now, he had just thrown the two royal heirs into the teleportation barrier, and then his real body and the barrier disappeared together."

Everyone fell silent when they heard this.

Just now, several people from the eight great families were thinking that although it was easy to find 108 pairs of boys and girls, it was not easy to find a pair of royal heirs.

Well, now they found it...

"Oh, right!" Chu Zhenghong stood up and said, "Didn't the nine-tailed fox just say that she knew a lot about Na Luo? If we ask the person surnamed Luo out, and then all the major sects send people to kill him, wouldn't that prevent the Demon King from descending?"

"That might be a bit difficult," Yan Chuan explained. "Luo Wei once captured me. That place is very secretive, like another world, isolated from the outside world. Without teleportation, there's no way we could find him."

When everyone heard this, they began to panic: "What should we do? Are we going to watch the demon king descend into the world?"

Yan Chuan comforted him, "There's no need to be so discouraged. Now that we've captured the fox demon, we can take it back to the sect for interrogation and see what happens."

Chu Zhenghong couldn't help but sigh when he heard this: "Today, a fox demon nearly massacred the city. If the demon king descends, how can we protect ourselves? When demons wreak havoc, who will save us? When will the savior appear?"

The members of the eight great families around them began to whisper among themselves, speculation and unease spreading in the air: "Yes, if the savior could arrive sooner, then more casualties could have been avoided, and perhaps there wouldn't have been the monster slaughtering the palace today."

"In my opinion, the person who can become the savior must be no ordinary person. He must have extraordinary cultivation. Perhaps he is already hiding in a sect."

A young man from an aristocratic family spoke excitedly, his eyes filled with anxiety. "Besides, didn't the prophecy say that this person possessed the ability to foresee the future? If that were true, then he should have known long ago that he was the savior. If he's really as I think he is, then... isn't it incredibly cold-blooded that he hasn't revealed himself yet?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Chuan immediately frowned in displeasure and glanced coldly at those who were discussing it. "Everyone, the prophecy says there are two ways to defeat the Demon King. One is for everyone to go all out, and the other is for the savior to arrive. Why are you all thinking of waiting for the savior instead of going all out?"

Someone immediately said, "That's because going all out would require sacrificing countless lives."

"Then the savior's life is no longer a life?" Yan Chuan's indifferent tone was tinged with some inexplicable anger.

"Isn't it good to sacrifice one life in exchange for the lives of many?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Chuan frowned, "Everyone, three hundred years ago, the Snow Demon committed evil, causing an avalanche in the northern border, and three thousand cultivators sacrificed their lives as a dam. One hundred years ago, the South China Sea was in chaos, and the seventy-two island masters sacrificed their blood to suppress the sea. Fifty years ago, in the great battle to subdue demons, the entire First Peak of the Xianyun Sect was wiped out except for my master. Which catastrophe was carried by one person?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Yingxue suddenly turned, her skirt billowing like clouds, and she used her spiritual power to outline a battle formation in the air. The battle formation diagram showed a variety of living beings, including a hunched old farmer in the southern rice paddies and a young man guarding the northern city wall.

Jiang Yingxue said slowly, "It would be wonderful if one life could be exchanged for the lives of many, but the prophecy only says that the savior can defeat the Demon King, not that he can single-handedly eliminate all demons. When the Demon King descends, all demons will break free from their shackles. If the savior fights the Demon King in the north, who will protect the misty rain of Jiangnan? Who will guard the sweet dreams of the children?"

She tapped her fingertips, and the formation diagram transformed into fireflies that scattered. "You're looking for a savior to save the people, and Luo Wei and the others are also looking for a savior to eliminate as soon as possible. Is it really right to find the savior now and expose him to the public?"

Everyone lowered their heads after hearing this.

Jiang Yingxue continued, "For Luo Wei and the others, they need to do two things: first, strengthen their own strength, and second, find ways to weaken the forces in the prophecy. But don't forget, the forces in the prophecy aren't just the saviors, they also include various sects and cultivators.

Luo Wei wants to eliminate more than just the savior! They want to slash the very backbone of humanity—the heads of the clans who fought tonight, every cultivator who dared to draw their swords against the demons. Clearly, they're targeting you eight great families today!

The aristocratic family has been peaceful for too long. I believe it's been a long time since anyone has fought a monster like tonight, which is why they feel desperate when facing such powerful demonic forces. If I hadn't been here today, everyone might have been on the verge of death. But we can't always arrive with perfect accuracy.

The fire of salvation should be spread in the hearts of all living beings. If you want to save your own life, if you want to protect the lives of your loved ones, then you should not look to the savior, but become your own savior.

Before he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the field became oppressive and heavy, and everyone was silent.

Jiang Yingxue's eyes were filled with the tenderness of a goddess, yet also a hint of coldness.

In fact, she never wanted to be a savior from the beginning to the end. She just wanted to save herself and the people she loved.

But now that it has come to this, she can't just abandon the people.

The sky in the east gradually turned pale, and the light of morning light sprinkled down like golden threads, as if a new hope was ignited.

Between heaven and earth, the breath that had been silent all night began to revive, and the light of the morning sun shone through the mist and fell on the face of the fifth princess who was lying on the ground.

She was seriously injured and could only use all her strength to crawl forward. Suddenly, she grabbed Jiang Yingxue's ankle and said, "Lady..."

Jiang Yingxue was startled by the person at her feet. She quickly found a recovery pill from her ring and stuffed it into her mouth. Then she asked, "What's wrong?"

Fu Rong swallowed the pill while crying. She wiped her tears and said, "It's nothing. I just feel that looking at you is like seeing hope."

Seeing this, Cen Yizhi continued, "Princess, you are also the new hope of Canglan Country. Right now, it seems that you are the only one in this country who can continue to shoulder this heavy responsibility."

"So you're the princess of Canglan Country." Jiang Yingxue paused and smiled at her, "Yes, you're also the hope of Canglan Country and the savior of your people."

After saying this, she turned around and said, "Everyone, we will take the fox demon back to the Xianyun Sect for interrogation. If we have any reliable and useful information, we will inform all the sects and families as soon as possible. We will take our leave now."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Yan Chuan and the others and shrugged: "Let's go back."

Cen Yizi followed with Chu Ying on his back. Not long after they went, he seemed to hear the sound of the eight great families paying homage.

"Your servants, we pay our respects to the Queen!"