The development of events was somewhat beyond Chen Jiuge's expectations.

Aphran surrendered voluntarily!

It would take almost seven days to redeploy the Seven Kill Army, but on the third day after Zi Qianlian set out, Aphran noticed that the monthly delivery of blood water had not arrived on time.

Wang Chang, who was in charge of transportation, also remained behind closed doors, showing no intention of reporting to her.

Aphran understood that she had been exposed.

In fact, Aphran didn't want to revive the Five Stars Tribe. Utilizing her identity as the legitimate successor of the Five Stars Tribe to have Xing Yan provide blood was merely due to unwillingness.

However, others did not think the same. They felt that the Five Stars Tribe could not possibly be destroyed. A newly risen Star Moon Tribe, whether in depth or strength, was not even half of what the Five Stars Tribe once was. Why should they submit to such power?

Especially now that those mountain people, once regarded as weeds, share the same status with them, it made the warriors of the Five Stars Tribe feel even more suffocated.

They were dissatisfied. Under the instigation of these people, coupled with a strange treasure left by her father, Aphran grew a desire to make an attempt, leading to the current situation.

Kneeling on the cold ground, Aphran turned her head to glance at the guards beside her. Their faces showed identical dissatisfaction and resentment towards her.

Their eyes, fiery like flames, seemed to question her: "Why surrender, why not resist!"

"Resist?"

A self-deprecating thought crossed Aphran's mind. She looked past these guards towards the more distant servants, who were also from the Five Stars Tribe, but because of their low status and ordinary cultivation, could only become servants responsible for Aphran's daily needs.

The loyalty of the guards went without saying, but Aphran knew that it was because she was the only descendant of the Five Stars Tribe. If her brothers and sisters were still alive, she would probably be insignificant.

Realizing this, Aphran felt somewhat deflated. When she discovered her exposure, she considered whether to resist, but thinking of the servants who understood nothing, smiling in the peaceful environment of the Star Moon Tribe, she was stunned.

This was a smile never seen before in the Five Stars Tribe, so genuine, yet so unattainably distant!

"If I resist, will they die?"

This thought lingered in Aphran's mind, and eventually, she inexplicably surrendered.

The guards were shocked by Aphran's actions, even forgetting to resist, and were thus captured by a group of patrol guards with lower cultivation.

"I'm curious, since you have the desire to revive the tribe, why didn't you resist? Those guards shouldn't be a match for your guards!" Chen Jiuge asked, puzzled.

Aphran's actions left Chen Jiuge confused. Did Aphran naively think that she would be let go this time?

"If I say I was forced, would you believe me?"

Aphran's pale golden eyes stared blankly at Chen Jiuge.

For some reason, Chen Jiuge saw a trace of fatigue in them.

Before Chen Jiuge could reply, Zi Qianlian whispered in his ear: "Clan Leader, Chu Tianshu and Rong Huo are here, waiting outside the hall. Should we let them in?"

"Chu Tianshu and Rong Huo, huh? Let them in!"

There's no need to stop these two; besides, there's no way to stop them. The Spider Queen didn't come, and Sorrowful Girl was sent by Chen Jiuge to the Lan Mansion to search for that peculiar study, so she wasn't here. With Rong Huo's King Level cultivation, if he truly wanted to enter, no one could stop him here.

The fact they were waiting outside for their summons was already commendable, indirectly showing Rong Huo's recognition of the Star Moon Tribe, although it's possible he was merely pretending.

Soon, two people walked in from outside the hall.

Chu Tianshu, in white clothes, with the demeanor of a graceful man, was an Elder of the Soul Suppressing Holy Land. After leaving the Five Stars Tribe and becoming the Ruling Elder of the Star Moon Tribe, he spent a large sum collecting numerous vestment robes from those True Realm cultivators.

Perhaps only these familiar vestment robes could bring him a semblance of his past feelings.

As for the other, tall and thin, it was Rong Huo. During his time managing affairs in the Star Moon Tribe, Rong Huo became visibly thinner, understandably so, given that transforming a brute adept in using force into a civilian role was indeed challenging for him.

"Boom"

Chen Jiuge was just about to rise to greet the two when Rong Huo suddenly knelt down, the great sound echoing continually throughout the great hall.

"What does Elder Rong Huo mean by this?" Chen Jiuge frowned and asked.

"Clan Leader, this old man is willing to exchange his status as Ruling Elder for the Young Master's life!" Rong Huo declared firmly.

Rong Huo's action not only stunned Chen Jiuge but also dumbfounded Chu Tianshu, who came with him.

"Elder Rong Huo, what are you doing?" Chu Tianshu couldn't help but question.

Although Chu Tianshu betrayed the Five Stars Tribe, in fact, after the submission to the Star Moon Tribe, Chu Tianshu had been accommodating the former people of the Five Stars Tribe in every aspect, even utilizing his power to grant them some benefits.

Furthermore, Chu Tianshu was not the only one who betrayed back then; he was merely the leader.

And these warriors, being related by blood and marriage, shielded one another during the siege of the Three Lives Tribe; no one emerged without protecting others!

Moreover, the decline and downfall of the Five Stars Tribe was an inevitable event, just that these loyal warriors were initially unwilling to accept it, but after so long, they should have understood by now.