Wu Xiaode finished speaking, patted her shoulder, and turned to leave the treasure room.
In the Shangmo family’s treasure room, Qiong was left alone.
She held the Space Gem in her hands, her expression dazed, as countless thoughts flashed through her mind.
The Council is now in great chaos.
Arian has also temporarily left.
Should she take this opportunity to escape alone?
This wealth would be enough for her to use for thousands of years to come.
Stay away from this place of dispute!
She clenched the gemstone in her hand, her breathing becoming rapid.
A gemstone on her finger lit up.
—It was communication from the family.
Qiong let out a cold laugh and pressed the gemstone.
A deep male voice sounded.
"Father, I recognize your voice, how can you still have the face to contact me?" Qiong said softly.
"Did you get the Human Puppet Forging Skill?" the male voice asked.
Qiong’s gaze fell, and she said, "I got it."
"Very good, come back to the family at once, this time you are the greatest hero!" the male voice said.
"Father... when the Shangmo family was destroyed, I had already asked the Council for help, but the Council never sent anyone," Qiong continued.
The male voice paused for a moment, then spoke again:
"You might not know, but the Council was originally prepared to come to the rescue. However, Council City has also been attacked, so the people I sent couldn’t make it. Thankfully, you survived! That’s a great fortune!"
Qiong bowed her head, silent for a moment.
—Clearly, there was no rescue, none until the end of the world.
That period was so long, that even Siang had managed to arrive here through the secret passages.
Yet the wealth of the Shangmo family was nearly frozen.
So Father, you must have made a deal with the other families to divide up the Shangmo family’s assets.
As your daughter, after over eight hundred years in the Shangmo family, endured the torments of Siang, and in the end, you betrayed me.
—All just to split the Shangmo family’s wealth.
Qiong looked at the Space Gem in her hand.
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Why should she return?
Return to the side of a person who betrayed her?
As if he sensed the change in her mood, the male voice became much softer:
"Once you return, I will let you manage a part of the family’s power, specifically in charge of all the female members—you are my most prized daughter!"
Qiong stood stock-still.
Unknowingly, a tear dropped onto the gemstone.
In charge of the women...
Eight hundred years of suffering, and all that’s exchanged for is managing women for the family?
She couldn’t help but recall what Arian had just said.
"You are the lady of the family now and will be in the future. The family’s wealth is under your control, and all the family’s affairs will be decided by you from now on. For truly significant matters, you can discuss and decide them with me."
Yes, she had thought wrong before.
If she were to take the treasure and flee alone, not only her own family but other families wouldn’t let her go either.
No matter how vast and infinite the realms, they would find her.
They would pounce on her like hyenas and scavenge everything clean.
There really was nothing more to say.
In life, one must fight; there is never a moment to back down.
Qiong gently wiped the corner of her eye and a lazy smile appeared on her face as she softly said:
"Father, there’s something you may not know."
"The Shangmo family is still here, I am still its lady, and..."
"Now I hold the power."