Chapter 1198: Chapter 24: The Fox Clan Holy Daughter Incident (Part 1)

With He Lai’s help, Yun Sheng managed to control Hu Yue effortlessly upon arriving in Cangdu.

"He Lai! You lowly Half-Beast, how dare you conspire with the vile Human Clan to plot against me. Just you wait, the people of the Sky Fox Tribe will never let you off."

Inside the Cangdu City Guardian Mansion, the hulking Hu Yue was tightly bound, hurling curses at He Yunsheng and Lai.

Gradually, his voice faded to a near whisper, his eyes losing focus, until eventually, he was completely turned into a puppet.

"Master, that’s amazing!" Little Yingying was startled at first when she saw Hu Yue.

But as Yun Sheng’s corpse puppetry gradually worked its magic, Yingying was no longer afraid upon seeing Hu Yue become a puppet devoid of personal consciousness; instead, her eyes filled with excitement.

She and Bo Bo circled around Hu Yue, poking and prodding, treating him like a giant toy.

"Bo Bo, Yingying, both of you stop playing. Bo Bo, take Yingying to meditate and practice the Marrow Jade Technique," Yun Sheng said, looking exasperated.

Her precious disciple’s ability to accept things was far better than she had imagined.

Especially since she had teamed up with Bo Bo, the two of them had been up to all kinds of mischief along the way.

With reluctance, the pair left, one person and one sheep.

"He Lai, Hu Yue is already controlled. After becoming a puppet, he will act no differently than a normal person. Just keep manipulating him in secret as you did before," Yun Sheng’s effect of the Golden Puppet Eyes is permanent unless she lifts it herself; otherwise, Hu Yue will remain as he is for life.

"Master Yun, the issue with Hu Yue is resolved, but I just discovered a letter from the Hu Capital," He Lai said, taking out a letter.

The letter was newly received by Hu Yue, but due to the arrival of Yun Sheng and He Lai, he hadn’t had the chance to reply.

It was an urgent letter, stating that three candidates sent from Cangdu to Hu Capital to participate in the selection of the candidate Heavenly Fox Saintess were assassinated en route.

"Hu Capital? Heavenly Fox Saintess? What is this all about?" Upon hearing the term candidate Heavenly Fox Saintess, Yun Sheng became quite curious.

"Hu Capital is the capital of the Sky Fox Tribe Country, and the candidate Heavenly Fox Saintess selection is to elect a new Holy Daughter for the Sky Fox Tribe. A few years back, the previous Heavenly Fox Saintess, Hu Sheng, mysteriously disappeared and remains missing. According to the rules of the Sky Fox Tribe, if a previous Holy Daughter goes missing or dies for three years, a new Holy Daughter can be selected. For this selection, the Elder Council suggested using a folk selection model, allowing all Heavenly Fox women from the eight great capital cities to participate," He Lai explained truthfully.

The Heavenly Fox Saintess holds an extremely revered status in the Sky Fox Tribe Country, ranked just below the Clan Leader and the Elder Council.

Past Holy Daughter selections were always conducted with utmost caution, and corresponding candidates from each of the eight great capital cities within the Sky Fox Tribe Country were sent to Hu Capital for assessment to choose the final candidate.

If a city has a Heavenly Fox woman chosen as the Holy Daughter, it is considered an honor for the entire city.

Cangdu is no exception; for this selection, Hu Yue and He Lai went through rigorous choices.

"These Heavenly Fox candidates were pureblood Sky Foxes from renowned families in Cangdu. Though they were heavily guarded en route to Hu Capital, unexpectedly, they still met misfortune halfway," He Lai looked at the letter, visibly troubled.

"If that’s the case, then just select three more people," Yun Sheng said indifferently.

"Master Yun, you may not be aware, but this isn’t the first batch of girls sent to Hu Capital. About half a month ago, three were sent to Hu Capital, and they were also assassinated along the way," He Lai shook his head continuously.

Being a Heavenly Fox Saintess, even as just a candidate, is an honor.

According to the Sky Fox Tribe’s regulations, the Heavenly Fox Saintess must meet certain criteria.

She must possess the Heavenly Fox Bloodline, be an unmarried virgin, aged between sixteen and twenty-five, have a clean background, and be of good appearance.

When the criteria for Cangdu’s Holy Daughter candidates were announced, numerous Heavenly Fox women from prominent families and clans in Cangdu flocked to compete for the Holy Daughter selection.

Back then, Hu Yue and He Lai were overwhelmed with choices before finally selecting suitable candidates.

Originally, they were delighted to send three Holy Daughter candidates to Hu Capital, but shortly after the girls were dispatched, a tragedy struck.

The three Holy Daughter candidates and those guards who escorted them to Hu Capital were all killed, with no survivors.

Helplessly, Cangdu had to conduct another Holy Daughter selection.

However, the news of the mysterious assassination of the three Holy Daughter candidates had spread, and during the second selection, the number of participants dropped by fifty percent.

After all, though being a Heavenly Fox Saintess is an honor, those girls from pureblood Sky Fox families are unwilling to risk their lives for no reason.

"Master Yun, in addition to this time, six Holy Daughter candidates have already been killed. If it were you, you wouldn’t want to risk sending your daughter to Hu Capital either," He Lai was now deeply troubled over how to proceed with the third Holy Daughter selection.

"This matter is quite strange; who exactly is the perpetrator, and for what purpose is there not a single clue?" Yun Sheng sensed something was amiss.

"No clues whatsoever; the attacker comes and goes without any trace and strikes ruthlessly, leaving no survivors or leads each time. I’ve already sent people to investigate, and other cities have also had issues with their Holy Daughter candidates sent to Hu Capital. It seems the attacker is targeting the Sky Fox Tribe Saintess selection this time," He Lai calculated the time left until Hu Capital’s deadline for candidate submission was only half a month.

He Lai had no choice but to grit his teeth and issue a notice for the third Holy Daughter selection.

Just as he expected, after going through two strange assassination incidents, the originally fierce competition for Cangdu’s candidate selection for the Holy Daughter turned desolate.

Five days after the notice was issued, only a pitiful number of ten people signed up as candidate Heavenly Fox Saintesses.

"These people are really not up to par," He Lai complained, looking at the registration details of the candidates.

Among the women, most had average looks and relationships; one was even lame.

Sending such candidates to Hu Capital would risk infuriating the Sky Fox Elder Council and inviting ridicule from other cities.

But if he didn’t select from these, where was he going to find three willing participants for the Holy Daughter selection within half a month?

"He Lai, are the people you selected all pureblood Heavenly Foxes?" Yun Sheng glanced at the profiles of the new Holy Daughter candidates, coughing a few times.

Even she, as a woman, felt that these new candidates were quite disappointing, no wonder the usually agreeable He Lai couldn’t bear to look.