Chapter 1414: Lie
Yu Hongluan hesitated.
Yes, she hesitated.
Although Jewel Tree Prince killed her father, although she couldn’t wait to be rid of him, the Stranger was right about one thing. If he surrendered, the secrets and intelligence he carried would greatly benefit humanity. Not only would they be able to reduce their losses and casualties effectively, they could create more effective and specific countermeasures against the Rakshasa Kingdom and deal it a heavy blow. They might even be able to exterminate the Rakshasa Kingdom once and for all.
Yu Hongluan’s breathing grew heavier despite herself. Her expression was conflicted, and her heart was in disarray.
On one hand, as the daughter of her father, she wanted to slay Jewel Tree Prince and take revenge. On the other hand, she was a member of humanity. She could not disregard the greater good from her decisions no matter how much she wished for it.
For a time, she could not arrive at a decision.
She did not notice that a dark glow had appeared on the Five Jewel Tree of Wonder while she was struggling to make a decision. It was spreading from the roots of the Five Jewel Tree of Wonder and up toward the tree trunk.
As it spread, the penta-colored tree trunk began turning gray, the transparent, flawless leaves of jade and veluriyam became dyed in blue and black, and the colorful jades and pearls blackened like coal.
“What are you doing, Jewel Tree Prince?”
Finally, Yu Hongluan noticed something was going on with the Five Jewel Tree of Wonder and flew into shock and rage. The scarlet luan behind let out a long screech and engulfed the tree in flames.
Yu Hongluan did not look happy though. It was because she could clearly sense that Jewel Tree Prince was still alive.
As expected, the Five Jewel Tree of Wonder rumbled for a moment and began growing bigger once more.