A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 45

As Murong Huang finished speaking, the disciples of Myriad Flower Holy Land began to vote like crazy. Of course, the voting privileges varied among different ranks of disciples. Outer disciples could cast a single vote, inner disciples had ten votes, direct disciples got one hundred votes, outer elders received one thousand votes, inner elders had ten thousand votes, and the Five Guardian Elders had fifty thousand votes, while Murong Huang, as the Holy Lord, commanded a total of one hundred thousand votes.

However, relying solely on Murong Huang’s votes would not guarantee that Murong Xue would become the Holy Maiden, so he initially ordered the members of his faction to vote for her.

Currently, it was clear that Mo Caihuan and Lin Yahuan were the least popular, having barely reached ten thousand votes after half an hour—this was only because some people felt sorry for them and voted out of pity.

On the other hand, the gap between Murong Xue and Su Qiaoran was not as significant as expected; they were simply separated by about one hundred thousand votes. Su Qiaoran had two hundred thousand votes, while Murong Xue had one hundred thousand. If it weren’t for Murong Huang’s arrangement, Su Qiaoran would likely have three hundred thousand votes. Nonetheless, the situation was still quite precarious.

The gap between Su Qiaoran and Murong Xue remained consistently at one hundred thousand votes, and Murong Xue couldn’t seem to close that gap. Seeing this, Murong Huang no longer hesitated and directly cast his one hundred thousand votes for Murong Xue.

This decision was made on the premise that the vote difference between Murong Xue and Su Qiaoran was not too large. Otherwise, Murong Huang would never have voted for Murong Xue. However, once Murong Huang intervened, the Five Guardian Elders also began to cast their votes, with four voting for Su Qiaoran and one for Murong Xue. This shift pulled the votes back to a lead of fifty thousand votes over Murong Xue.

Soon, an hour of voting drew to a close, and the final rankings appeared in the Holy Land’s main hall. Mo Caihuan had two thousand votes, placing last; Lin Yahuan took third place with fifty thousand votes; Murong Xue was second with three hundred fifty thousand votes; and Su Qiaoran took first with four hundred fifty thousand votes.

At this sight, the disciples of Myriad Flower Holy Land cheered.

“Senior Sister Su is amazing! I knew Senior Sister Su was the Holy Maiden!”

“Long live Senior Sister Su! Thank you for not sending me to Red Stone!”

“I said, if Senior Sister Su weren’t the Holy Maiden, I would doubt if there were any shady dealings in our Myriad Flower Holy Land.”

Hearing the disciples’ cheers, the elders who voted for Su Qiaoran displayed satisfied expressions. After all, they had always believed in Su Qiaoran since she was young. They believed that if she became the Holy Maiden, she would undoubtedly lead their Myriad Flower Holy Land to new heights and restore its ancient glory!

Murong Huang, on the other hand, let out a helpless sigh. Although he anticipated this outcome, he still felt somewhat unhappy when it actually happened. However, he could not oppose the entire Myriad Flower Holy Land just to make his daughter the Holy Maiden. With his current strength, he was far from able to achieve such a feat. If this led to the disciples of Myriad Flower Holy Land leaving for other Holy Lands, it would be a loss for his own faction too.

Thinking this, Murong Huang stood up intending to announce that Su Qiaoran was the new Holy Maiden of Myriad Flower Holy Land, but just then, Murong Xue, who had been closing her eyes, suddenly stood up and decisively said, “Hold on, I have something to say!”

Seeing Murong Xue stand, Su Qiaoran furrowed her brows, thinking to herself, could it be true? It seems I must prepare for the worst.

On the other hand, Murong Huang’s interest was piqued. Could it be that his daughter had another trump card?

With this thought, Murong Huang cleared his throat and then asked slowly, “Murong Xue, what do you want to say?”

Murong Xue walked leisurely to the center of the Holy Land’s main hall and looked at everyone present as she slowly spoke. “What I’m about to say concerns your Holy Maiden Su!”

Upon hearing Murong Xue point directly at Su Qiaoran, many of Su Qiaoran’s followers couldn’t help but feel angry.

“What is Murong Xue doing, losing her temper? Or does she plan to expose some dirt?”

“Whatever, our Holy Maiden Su is the best, and we will always protect her!”

“I’m curious to see what kind of nonsense Murong Xue can spout!”

Many turned their gazes toward Murong Xue, their eyes filled with hostility, eager to see what trick she would pull.

However, Murong Xue paid no mind and took out the Recording Stone, addressing the higher-ups of Myriad Flower Holy Land. “Everyone, inside this, there is a recording of our Holy Maiden’s wedding. I think you should see what Su Qiaoran has been hiding from us.”

With that said, before anyone could react, Murong Xue played the footage from the Recording Stone.

A scene emerged from the Recording Stone, clearly showing Su Qiaoran on her wedding day with Wu Hao. Once the disciples of Myriad Flower Holy Land saw the content on the screen, they were all shocked.

They had never expected Su Qiaoran to be married; after all, she was the goddess in their hearts, and now that they learned of her marriage, their hearts were shattered.

Su Qiaoran’s expression appeared extremely calm upon witnessing this scene. She remained in the Myriad Flower Holy Land solely for one purpose— to achieve the outcome of becoming the Holy Maiden. From the very beginning, she had no intention of keeping her marriage secret from the people of the Holy Land; she had planned to announce it after she became the Holy Maiden.

Clearly, Murong Xue’s actions now provided Su Qiaoran with a great opportunity.

Before Su Qiaoran could speak, Murong Xue continued, pressing forward.

“Everyone, you can see now that Su Qiaoran was married to another person even before she became the Holy Maiden. This clearly goes against the principles of our Myriad Flower Holy Land. Personally, I believe Su Qiaoran no longer qualifies to be the Holy Maiden.”

“Moreover, I dare swear on my life that every image in this recording is genuine. If you don’t believe me, you can check it yourselves.”

As Murong Xue’s words settled, the crowd fell into silence. However, the reaction Murong Xue had hoped for— for the disciples to turn against Su Qiaoran upon discovering the truth— did not materialize. Instead, the group expressed their sorrow, saying:

“Saint Maiden Su, we won’t dislike you just because you’re married; you must find happiness!”

“That’s right! If you’re being wronged, leave that man and come back to us in the Myriad Flower Holy Land; we will always be your family!”

“Yes, although it pains us, we still sincerely wish to say, Holy Maiden, you must be happy.”

“Go for it, Holy Maiden Su! You will always be the best in our hearts!”

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