Capítulo 970: Chapter 970: Terms of the Deal
It was as if a once tranquil and profound abyss had begun to show signs of flowing tides.
As if ti, once stagnant, had suddenly started moving again.
The black-and-white imagery had gained color, and at this mont, Samuel Chalrs truly felt all the emotions within his mories.
These were Samuel Chalrs’ feelings for Scarlett Jennings.
He gazed at her, his dark eyes uncharacteristically showing a slight tremble, and upon closer inspection, a long-lost and gentle light could be seen.
However, Scarlett Jennings didn’t notice that glimr of light at the mont.
Her attention was caught by the sudden appearance of a golden halo in her hand, and she could feel the conscious contract power emanating from it. Although it felt odd, she had no ti to ponder this unexpected change right now.
Samuel Chalrs, in his efforts to help her, even resorted to their past identities, so she shouldn’t let herself be distracted.
Seeing that she was “unmoved,” Samuel Chalrs was about to say sothing, but Magnolia Hearne’s voice interrupted again, this ti directed at Qi Qi,
“You really stumbled into sothing big.”
You truly found yourself an extraordinary son-in-law for your daughter.
Magnolia Hearne was also surprised; she couldn’t understand why the rules of the Dragon Vein that ca into existence with Scarlett weren’t effective, but that didn’t prevent her happiness for Scarlett, and furthermore…
She retorted to Emily Hearne,
“I am just more reliable than you.”
Especially as a mother.
Emily Hearne gave her a calm glance before looking back at Samuel Chalrs,
“As Scarlett Jennings’ husband, you indeed have the right to intervene in today’s matter. But as Dragon Vein, you shouldn’t ddle.”
Emily Hearne seed to sigh and slowly stood up from her seat. She walked through the two sides of the Elders and directly approached Scarlett and Samuel Chalrs.
Her eyes seed to harbor so obscure emotion, but it was fleeting, and she hid it casually. Staring at Samuel Chalrs, she said,
“The Ten-tailed Sky Fox concerns not only the Hearne Lineage but all the Demon Clan. Even you can’t make all Elders of the clan give up with just words.”
It wasn’t the first ti Scarlett Jennings had heard of the sches behind the container, but it was the first ti hearing about the sche’s true purpose.
The first ti knowing the purpose of seeking a container, she rely thought it was to fulfill the ten-thousand-year unachieved Ten-tailed Sky Fox. She thought it was to restore the Hearne Lineage to the pinnacle status within the Demon Clan.
But now thinking back, she realized she had oversimplified things.
The creation of the Ten-tailed was not just about the Hearne Lineage, but about the entire Demon Clan. Samuel Chalrs not refuting Emily Hearne imdiately ant she was telling the truth.
Samuel Chalrs had always known what the Hearne Lineage intended to do.
Scarlett Jennings wanted to ask more, but Emily Hearne clearly wasn’t going to give her the chance. She looked directly at Samuel Chalrs,
“For your sake, you can take them all away today, but if you want our clan to abandon the refining of the Ten-tailed… Adults should at least offer an equivalent exchange.”
Even as Dragon Vein, it wouldn’t be feasible to make the Hearne Clan give in with just a word.
If he’s choosing to protect her, he should at least offer an adequately weighted bargaining chip.
Samuel Chalrs understood what Emily Hearne ant, and when he decided to stand up, he had already made up his mind.
Without considering Scarlett’s matters, he was about to respond when Scarlett Jennings pressed down on his wrist abruptly.
Before he could speak, she replied first,
“He doesn’t need to trade; your negotiation is with .”
Scarlett Jennings didn’t know exactly what Emily Hearne or the Hearne Clan wanted ultimately, but she could guess what Samuel Chalrs would need to sacrifice in exchange for using the Ten-tailed Sky Fox.
At most, it was that golden light of his, or even… his Vital Stone.
Just like before, when he warded off hundreds of Heavenly Dao’s Tribulation Thunders for her, and that ti, he dispersed his golden light to save the Fortune of Sea City…
He had given up enough of his golden light for her, for them.
She neither needed nor wished for him to sacrifice more.
Moreover, he wasn’t entirely himself yet…
Without giving Samuel Chalrs a chance to speak, Scarlett Jennings stood forward, eting Emily Hearne directly. She could feel the demon energy pressure emanating from her clearly.
It was an imnse power she couldn’t contend with at the mont.
But she was unafraid, because…
There was him, behind her.
“I will remain as a container for the Ten-tailed Sky Fox within the Hearne Clan.”
When Scarlett Jennings spoke these words, Donovan Jennings couldn’t help but exclaim again, “Scarlett!”
Scarlett Jennings turned to Donovan, giving him a reassuring look before facing Emily Hearne once more. Her eyes showed a calmness and maturity beyond her years.
“But I have my conditions. You must accommodate my way; otherwise… you can also choose to be at an endless deadlock with .”
She was betting that the Hearne Clan did not want matters to escalate to that extent.
Fortunately, Scarlett Jennings did indeed grasp Emily Hearne’s and the attending Elders’ psyches.
If a peaceful resolution were possible, they certainly wouldn’t want to pursue an endless conflict.
“Let’s hear your conditions.”
Emily Hearne eyed Scarlett Jennings, her gaze faint, as if intrigued.
Then Scarlett Jennings began,
“From now on, the Hearne Lineage and all of the Demon Clan must not harm my brother or my family.”
This was her first condition.
Donovan Jennings and Magnolia Hearne’s eyes flickered slightly, wanting to say sothing but unsure what.
Emily Hearne didn’t hesitate, nodding directly in agreent,
“Agreed.”
“The second condition, I want to cultivate on my own. Unless it’s confird that I cannot cultivate into the Ten-tailed, you cannot forcibly turn into a container for the Ten-tailed.”
As Scarlett Jennings finished speaking, Emily Hearne did not imdiately agree; instead, an Elder beside objected,
“Though your talent is high, plenty in the clan are just as gifted. Does the clan have to wait around for you if you can’t cultivate into the Ten-tailed?”
Among those present, Aaron Hearne and Emily Hearne were both exceptionally talented from a young age, but after cultivating into the Nine-tailed, their demonic power seed to hit a bottleneck and couldn’t advance further.
If not, they wouldn’t have focused their efforts on the container.
In response to the Elder’s words, Scarlett Jennings glanced at him calmly,
“Since it’s a condition, there will naturally be a ti limit for this cultivation.”
Scarlett Jennings held up five fingers towards Emily Hearne,
“Five years. If, after five years, I cannot cultivate into the Ten-tailed, I will let the clan handle as they wish.”
This was the ti she was earning for herself to grow stronger.
During this period, with the Hearne Clan’s promise and Samuel Chalrs’ “supervision,” it could ensure that Donovan Jennings would no longer be entangled in the Hearne Clan’s sches.
As for her, even if by then she couldn’t cultivate into the Ten-tailed, at least she would have gained enough strength to contend with the Hearne Clan.
By that ti, she wouldn’t—be at anyone’s rcy.
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