After Transmigration, I Snag a Stunning Bigwig as My Husband

Chapter 1192 - 22: Journey to the Southern Border (Part 11)

If Qin Han’er’s background is revealed before going to Wangu Mountain, their situation would be dire.But now, the most important Sacred Gu on Wangu Mountain is on their side.

This is undoubtedly an amulet for them.

The Holy Daughter spoke up, and both Chu Shun and Qin Han’er breathed a sigh of relief.

Then—

They were taken away and continued to be locked up.

Chu Shun, "...."

Qin Han’er, "...."

However, though they were still locked up, this time the attitude was much better.

Last time, Chu Shun refused to enter the cell and was shoved in. This time, they were much more polite, saying, "Please."

Anyone unaware might have thought they were honored guests in a cell.

Chu Shun asked for food, and this time it was brought to them.

Four dishes and one soup.

It looked good but tasted quite ordinary.

Chu Shun and Qin Han’er ate in the cell, while after they left the hall, it was in chaos.

The nine elders were split into two factions, one wanting to execute Qin Han’er, the other defending her.

As a Holy Daughter, betraying vows and abandoning Wangu Mountain, she ought to be punished.

Yet the parents’ and children’s sins should not be interlinked.

So the debate was whether the former Holy Daughter’s sins should be exacted from Qin Han’er.

Besides, the Sacred Gu sides with her!

Isn’t the selection of a Holy Daughter precisely to raise the Sacred Gu?

Logically, whoever the Sacred Gu chooses should be the Holy Daughter.

But no one voiced this final thought.

Wouldn’t that be clearly stepping all over the Holy Daughter’s face?

The debate in the hall was endless until the Seventh Elder shouted, "Stop arguing!"

His voice was so loud that the blood rushed to his head, causing dizziness.

Still, yelling loudly had a noticeable effect.

The hall quieted down.

The Holy Daughter sat there silently.

The elders exchanged glances.

"Seventh Elder, what do you suggest we do?" the Great Elder asked.

If he knew what to do, that’d be great.

The Seventh Elder looked at the Great Elder and said, "That Miss Qin has already married and had two children, yet the Sacred Gu still favors her, which shows that the Holy Daughter can indeed marry."

The Holy Daughter is not permitted to marry.

It’s an ancestral rule passed down through generations of Wangu Mountain.

The arrival of Qin Han’er tells them that the Sacred Gu doesn’t necessarily require the Holy Daughter to remain pure.

Seventh Elder speculated that this ancestral rule exists to prevent the Holy Daughter from getting distracted by marriage, as a woman should focus on supporting her husband and educating her children once married.

Moreover, what would the title of the man the Holy Daughter marries be on the Holy Mountain?

They might heed the Holy Daughter, but the influence of the one who shares her pillow shouldn’t be underestimated.

This way, chaos would ensue in Wangu Mountain.

It’s simpler for the Holy Daughter not to marry.

Several elders remained silent, and the Seventh Elder continued, "If Miss Qin is truly the daughter born after the last Holy Daughter left the mountain, and her visit is to seek the antidote for the Unity Gu, it shows that the previous Holy Daughter kept her promise. We released Elder Tao, and she upheld her part by not revealing the Gu raising skills."

Mr. Tao was also an elder of Wangu Mountain.

After being expelled, he was replaced by someone else.

She didn’t even tell her own daughter, preferring instead to let her take the risk of coming to Wangu Mountain – what more is there to doubt?

They’ve fretted over this for years and can finally rest easy.

"But she betrayed her promise to Wangu Mountain!" the Great Elder said coldly.

"And used the Gu raising skills to threaten us!"

"Without severe punishment, how can we warn others?!"

Unable to find the previous Holy Daughter, the mother’s debt falls to the daughter to repay!

Qin Han’er saved Seventh Elder’s grandson, and he and Mr. Tao are good friends. Whether in the past or now, he’s never been as stern as the Great Elder.

The Great Elder’s words left Seventh Elder somewhat at a loss as well.

Being a Holy Daughter, descending the mountain for love, truly was improper.

However, she used the Gu raising skills as leverage to save her father, which seems understandable.

But an example like this indeed shouldn’t be set. For now, Seventh Elder didn’t know what to do either.

"The Sacred Gu recognizes her. If we simply execute her, will something happen with the Sacred Gu?" Seventh Elder conceded.

They could execute Qin Han’er, but the Sacred Gu needs to be infallibly secure.

The elders had nothing to say.

At this moment, the Holy Daughter clutched her chest and said, "I’m exhausted. May the elders please force the Sacred Gu out of her body first, and then deliberate further."

Upon deliberation, the elders decided to heed the Holy Daughter.

Just when Chu Shun and Qin Han’er had finished eating, the elders arrived.

The dim cell seemed to brighten with their presence.

Chu Shun belched and said, "Finished discussing?"

His lazy demeanor was genuinely infuriating.

The Ninth Elder looked at Qin Han’er, "First, expel the Sacred Gu from your body."

Qin Han’er stepped behind Chu Shun.

Chu Shun rolled his eyes.

Now that the Sacred Gu is their amulet, can they easily give it away?

Chu Shun’s attitude angered the Ninth Elder.

Looking at him, Chu Shun said, "I am the Heir of Duke Jingguo of Daqi. I came to the Southern Border under the Emperor’s order. Prince Beimo is my good brother. If I die in the Southern Border, wouldn’t Wangu Mountain weigh the consequences?!"

The Ninth Elder didn’t realize Chu Shun held such an esteemed status.

The Southern Border was just a small country, barely half the size of Beimo.

Executing Qin Han’er was Wangu Mountain’s affair, even a family matter, but the Heir of Duke Jingguo of Daqi represented a national affair when taken seriously.

If Qin Han’er’s execution led to war, Wangu Mountain couldn’t bear the blame.

Moreover, the Sacred Gu still sided with Qin Han’er.

The Ninth Elder was so angry he was blowing his beard and glaring.

With a flick of his hand, a Gu worm flew toward Chu Shun.

Before Chu Shun could react, his body became as rigid as a slab and collapsed.

Qin Han’er’s face turned pale.

The Great Elder entered the cell, Qin Han’er with a fearful look, and Chu Shun struggled, "No, don’t..."

Hmm.

The words wouldn’t come out clearly.

But Qin Han’er understood the meaning: Don’t give them the Sacred Gu.

Handing over the Sacred Gu would ensure their downfall.

Yet the Sacred Gu wasn’t something Qin Han’er could refuse to give up easily. The nine elders, working together, forcibly expelled the Sacred Gu from her body, sealed it in a pot, and took it away.

Because Qin Han’er was the Heir’s wife, they didn’t kill her on the spot.

But whether they’d let her go, nobody knew.

They spent the night in the cell.

Chu Shun remained stiff throughout the night.

Truly.

He had never been this stiff his entire life.

Only by midday the next day did someone open the cell and let them out.

Wangu Mountain decided not to kill them.

After detoxifying the Gu, Chu Shun said, "Hand us the method to detoxify the Unity Gu, and we’ll leave the mountain immediately."

The Great Elder was somewhat irritated.

They were letting them go, yet they dared to ask for the detoxification method?!

However, Seventh Elder said, "This was previously promised, and indeed Miss Qin expelled the Sacred Gu from her body; we should fulfill our promise."

The other elders had nothing to say.

At their age, it wouldn’t do to go back on a promise to a younger generation.

They hurriedly sent them down the mountain to settle the matter.

Yet—

Another problem arose.

The Holy Daughter refused to give them the method to detoxify the Unity Gu.

And she was steadfast, unmoved by any persuasion.

Only the Holy Daughter knew the method, and if she refused, even the elders were powerless.

Chu Shun’s temper flared, never encountering someone so infuriating before.

Isn’t this just mocking them?!

"A dignified Holy Daughter, yet so unreliable?!" Chu Shun fumed.

The Holy Daughter smiled coldly, "If Miss Qin’s mother, your mother-in-law, had kept her promise and remained loyal to the Holy Gu Mountain, then how would I have taken this position as Holy Daughter?!"