"It was her!" Lucy Luan pointed at Tanya Lu. "She killed my little sister to refine Hex Worms!"
"What nonsense are you spouting? You just found some random bug because you know I practice Hex Worms, and now you want to frame me? I’m telling you, I’m not taking the fall for this!" Tanya Lu snapped back, her tone fierce and shameless.
Lucy Luan said nothing and released the Taiching Clarity Charm from the cave.
Every detail from that book was recorded with perfect clarity.
High Goddess Vivian Lu stood frozen for a long moment, staring at Tanya in disbelief. "You... What were you trying to do?"
Tanya Lu’s face turned ashen. She said nothing.
She never expected Lucy Luan to have discovered everything so early... How did she figure it out?
"Our parents died young. I raised you myself. When your husband passed, I brought you into Peach Blossom Haven and let you treat it as your home." High Goddess Vivian Lu looked at her. "And this is how you repay me?"
"From the very first moment I saw Quentin Lian, I fell in love with him." Tanya Lu looked at Quentin. "Sis, I never wanted to hurt you, but I love this man!"
"You didn’t want to hurt me..." Vivian Lu laughed through her tears, then slapped Tanya hard across the face. "You say you don’t want to hurt me, yet you killed my child and tried to steal my husband! If you really wanted to hurt me, would I even be alive right now?"
Tanya Lu took a deep breath and suddenly declared, "Yes! That’s right! If I really wanted to harm you, you’d have died hundreds of times already!"
"You..." High Goddess Vivian Lu was so furious she couldn’t speak.
"Sis." Tanya crawled over and clung to Vivian’s skirt. "Just make me your concubine! Everyone already says the sisters share one husband anyway."
Vivian Lu stared at her coldly.
"Sis..." Tanya sobbed, "You’ve always treated me so well, how could I not know? But... having the man I love so close, yet separated by mountains and rivers—do you know how much that hurts? If you grant me this wish, I’ll be satisfied for life! I don’t want anything else! I’ll serve you both like a loyal Divine Attendant..."
Listening to her pleas, Lucy Luan sent a private message: "Big Brother, do you think Mother Goddess will go soft again?"
Ryan replied, "Mother Goddess is kind, but her heart is resolute. Otherwise, how could she have ascended to High Goddess?"
Lucy Luan nodded.
High Goddess Vivian Lu looked at Tanya, tears streaming down her face. "Is that so? You love your brother-in-law so much it hurts that badly?"
"Yes, Sis!" Tanya’s eyes lit up. "You’ve always been the most gentle and understanding—please, have pity on your little sister!"
Vivian Lu swept her sleeve, shoving Tanya away. Suddenly, she said, "If that’s how you feel—then leave the Lumina Realm forever!"
"What..." Tanya Lu couldn’t believe her ears.
"Ryan," called Vivian Lu.
"Mother Goddess."
"Exile her. She is forbidden to return for all eternity!" Vivian Lu commanded.
Ryan nodded, giving Tanya a cold look. "Will you leave on your own, or do I have to escort you out?"
Tanya shook her head, sobbing, "No, Sis! Please don’t do this to me..."
"Tanya, from now on, don’t call me ‘Sis’ anymore." Vivian Lu said. "Our relationship is severed. If we meet again, we’re strangers!"
Tanya glared at her, gritting her teeth. "So ruthless... So all these years, your mercy and compassion were just an act?"
Lucy Luan sneered, "Tanya, do you even know what mercy and compassion mean? Mercy is for the pitiful, compassion for the lovable! For someone as selfish, traitorous, and inhuman as you, the only word that fits is ‘disgusting!’"