Chapter 2177 - 1906: Palace Coup (Part 2)

Chapter 2177: Chapter 1906: Palace Coup (Part 2)

Upon hearing these words, everyone was astonished.

Even Lang Gu, who had remained calm and silent all along, couldn’t help but show a slight change in expression.

Lang Hong’s actions were clearly a power grab, intending to force Lang Gu to step aside; his intentions were sinister indeed.

However, in the matter concerning Lang Xiaoran, there indeed were reasons related to Lang Gu, and the involvement was considerable.

After a moment of silence, Lang Gu looked at Lang Hong with a gloomy expression and spoke: "Lang Hong, what do you think I should do?"

Lang Hong revealed a cold smile, stood up, and boldly called out Lang Gu’s name, saying loudly: "Lang Gu, if you can find Lang Xiaoran and give Mang Hen an explanation tomorrow, then our Wolf Spirit Clan will survive the calamity, and you will remain as the Clan Leader."

"But if you cannot find Lang Xiaoran, the Wolf Spirit Clan will inevitably face the wrath of Mang Hen. In that case, you must take responsibility and resign as the Clan Leader. I, Lang Hong, though unworthy, am willing to shoulder this heavy responsibility, take on the position of Clan Leader, face Mang Hen tomorrow, and ensure the safety of the Wolf Spirit Clan."

After speaking, Lang Hong looked at Lang Gu, not concealing the arrogance in his eyes, as if he were already the Wolf Spirit Clan Leader.

The entire wooden house fell silent, the expressions of the Wolf Spirit Clan’s senior members varied.

Those supporting Lang Gu naturally felt anger.

Those supporting Lang Hong looked at Lang Gu with threatening expressions.

However, in this matter, no one could make the call but Lang Gu, the Clan Leader.

After a long silence, Lang Gu sighed and pondered: "Lang Hong, I hope what you say is true. If you can’t ensure the safety of the Wolf Spirit Clan, I will definitely not let you off. Now, I announce that the position of Clan Leader..."

"Clan Leader, Miss Xiaoran is back, Miss Xiaoran is back!"

Suddenly, a voice from outside interrupted Lang Gu.

Upon hearing Lang Gu’s words of concession, Lang Hong thought the position of Clan Leader was his for certain, but who knew Lang Xiaoran would suddenly return.

The smile that had just appeared on his face instantly disappeared, replaced by a cold and gloomy look.

Why return now of all times, and ruin my major plan?

Lang Hong felt displeased, but Lang Gu was overjoyed, leaping to his feet and heading outside the wooden house, exclaiming excitedly: "Xiaoran has finally returned!"

He was happy not because the troublesome matter with Mang Hen could be resolved.

But because he had always worried about his daughter’s safety, and now with Lang Xiaoran back, he could finally put his anxieties to rest.

When everyone exited the house, they saw crowds of people and mutant giant wolves gathered outside; it seemed the entire Wolf Spirit Clan had come out upon hearing of Lang Xiaoran’s return.

Lang Xiaoran walked in from the crowd, followed by five mutant giant wolves including Gu Feng, looking travel-worn and weary.

However, when she left, she was at the early stage of the SSS level, but now she had advanced to the mid-stage of the SSS level.

"Father."

Seeing her father, Lang Xiaoran felt a surge of joy and threw herself into Lang Gu’s arms.

Lang Gu rubbed Lang Xiaoran’s head, feeling a sense of sourness in his heart, and said without any context: "Xiaoran, you really shouldn’t have come back."

Lang Xiaoran looked up at Lang Gu with a slight frown: "Father, what happened?"

Before Lang Gu could answer, Lang Hong coldly said: "What happened? You disappeared without a word and took our clan’s Guardian Beast, Gu Feng, with you—utterly reckless. Fortunately, you’ve returned; otherwise, without the Guardian Beast, how could our Wolf Spirit Clan stand among the Beast Spirit Clan?"

"And besides, you know Mang Hen intends to marry you. Yet you deliberately left without a word, leaving the problem for the Wolf Spirit Clan. Do you realize how great a disaster you have brought upon the Wolf Spirit Clan by doing this?"

Lang Hong’s words were filled with self-righteousness, always revolving around the interests of the Wolf Spirit Clan, with no regard for Lang Xiaoran’s feelings, sounding instead extremely heartless.

Lang Xiaoran rolled her eyes at Lang Hong, ignoring him, and turned to her father: "What? Has Mang Hen visited? Wasn’t there an agreement for half a year? Why is he suddenly making trouble?"

Lang Gu sighed and said: "Who knows what madness overtook Mang Hen. He suddenly demanded days ago that we send you to the Python Spirit Clan. Since you were not here, the matter has been dragging on. Mang Hen has urged several times, and now he has declared he will come to the Wolf Spirit Clan to marry you tomorrow."

Lang Xiaoran showed anger, exclaiming: "This Mang Hen is truly bullying, I refuse to marry him!"

Lang Hong coldly retorted: "You don’t want to marry, so you just won’t? If Mang Hen gets angry, not one of us in the Wolf Spirit Clan can stop him. Sacrificing you to ensure the entire Wolf Spirit Clan’s safety, what’s so wrong with that? Lang Xiaoran, I’m telling you, you have no choice."

"Lang Hong, I respect you as an elder and don’t want to argue, but if you keep pushing, I’m not afraid of you."

Having gone through the expedition to the Daxia Ruins, Lang Xiaoran became more resolute. Previously she accepted everything passively, but now she was not afraid of Lang Hong and confronted him directly.

Lang Hong was momentarily stunned, his eyes widened with arrogance, and he said, "Lang Xiaoran, what kind of attitude is this? Do you think that just because you’ve advanced to the mid-phase of the SSS level, you can ignore everyone? Let me tell you, for the Wolf Spirit Clan, you must marry Mang Hen."

Lang Xiaoran shouted, "No, I will not marry him. I already have someone in my heart."

The most beautiful woman of the Beast Spirit Clan has a beloved!

Upon hearing this, the people of the Wolf Spirit Clan were all surprised, speculating about who Lang Xiaoran’s beloved might be.

She doesn’t even want to marry the genius Mang Hen, so her beloved must be Gui Shou from the Turtle Spirit Clan or Yuan Zhen from the Ape Spirit Clan, and these two are almost as good as Mang Hen.

Even if they’re not the best, they would at least be from the younger generation of the Leopard Spirit Clan or the Bear Spirit Clan, which is not bad.

But what difference does it make if she has a beloved?

Although Mang Hen ranks among the top three of the younger generation, he is actually the undisputed number one.

Moreover, his strength surpasses many of the older generation, with just a few people stronger than him.

Such an outstanding talent, who in the entire Beast Spirit Clan would dare compete with him for a woman?

Even if Lang Xiaoran has a beloved, she might have no choice.

Lang Hong dismissed it with a smile, disdainfully saying, "Xiaoran, who is your beloved? Tell us, I want to see which member of the younger generation from our Beast Spirit Clan is stronger than Mang Hen."

"Lang Hong, shut up!"

Lang Gu couldn’t stand Lang Hong’s sarcastic tone, angrily rebuked him, and glared fiercely at Lang Hong.

Lang Hong’s face showed displeasure, he gritted his teeth, appearing thoughtful, but ultimately did not argue with Lang Gu.

However, the sinister look in his eyes flashed, as if he had decided to deal with Lang Gu.

"Xiaoran, tell us what happened during your absence."

Lang Gu’s face showed tenderness, his tone very gentle when speaking to his daughter, completely different from his harshness toward Lang Hong earlier.

Lang Xiaoran nodded and recounted her thrilling experiences to everyone.

When they heard she was traveling with Song Yun, the Wolf Spirit Clan’s expressions changed drastically, unable to understand Lang Xiaoran’s actions.

They had a natural hostility toward outsiders.

However, when they heard Song Yun helped solve the Insect Spirit Clan’s troubles, they revised their opinions of him, feeling a sense of favor.

Later, upon learning of Lang Hai’s betrayal and his killing of the giant wolf Shen Wu, everyone was furious.

To the Wolf Spirit Clan, the Mutant Giant Wolf was not a pet but rather a family, comrade, clansmen. Lang Hai’s act of killing Shen Wu was despised by the Wolf Spirit Clan.

Lang Xiaoran continued, recounting the battle outside the gates of the Daxia Ruins, her entrance into the Xia Palace, Song Yun slaying Hu Xiao from the Tiger Spirit Clan, and then opening the Four Symbols Dragon Trapping Formation, among other events.

Though Lang Xiaoran did not intentionally praise Song Yun, everyone listened with admiration of Song Yun’s strength, turning their initial favor into reverence.

They realized that outsiders might not be as treacherous as imagined.

At least this person named Song Yun was loyal, decisive, and strong.

After finishing her story, Lang Xiaoran’s face flushed, but she spoke with firm resolve, "In any case, my heart belongs only to Song Yun, and I will never marry anyone else. Song Yun promised me that after he leaves the Longxuan Sect, he will come here to find me."

Seeing Lang Xiaoran’s determined appearance, Lang Gu felt tremendous difficulty and remained silent for a long time.

As a father, he naturally wished for his daughter’s happiness.

But as the Clan Leader of the Wolf Spirit Clan, he had to consider for the entire clan.

He furrowed his brows, pondering, "Xiaoran, I don’t want to destroy your happiness, but as for Mang Hen..."

Lang Xiaoran confidently said, "Don’t worry, father, Mang Hen is no match for Song Yun. If he dares take me back to the Python Spirit Clan, Song Yun will destroy the entire Python Spirit Clan."

Lang Hong scoffed, "Haha, you’re really funny, Mang Hen is the Beast Spirit Clan’s top genius. How could an outsider possibly be his match?"

"Lang Xiaoran, come out!"

Before Lang Xiaoran could respond, an angry bellow came from outside the Langling Clan Tribe.