Yan Qing's consistent principle is that she will never take the blame for something that isn't hers. Especially now, being targeted by an ancient being is not a good thing.

So she activated the Heaven and Earth Dice, assuming a defensive stance. If the Cave God made any other move, she would show no mercy!

The Cave God seemed shocked by the speed of her change of expression, which confirmed one thing for him—

"You're not her! Tell me, who are you?"

Yan Qing pouted, "I came in by accident, do you think I wanted to be with you? Besides, I don't even know who this 'she' you keep talking about is!"

"I'm so wronged! I'm trapped in this wretched place!" she exclaimed angrily.

The cave spirit suddenly deflated, and his attitude softened considerably. "You said you came in by accident? Have you seen that damned Chu?"

Wow, he sounds even angrier than her. What on earth did Chu Jiang do to turn the Cave God into this state?

She remembered clearly that a hundred years ago, he was a handsome and sunny young man! Although he was far from being as good-looking as Chu Jiang, he was still a good-looking guy!

“That’s right,” Yan Qing didn’t deny it. “To be precise, I was just with him a moment ago, but unfortunately, I guess my fate is similar to yours now—”

She looked around at the enormous cave cage and sighed.

"I hope I won't be as unlucky as you and get locked up here too."

Then she deliberately put on a dejected look, appearing extremely forlorn.

Whether the cave spirit truly believed her or was merely pretending, his hatred for Chu Jiang only deepened.

"The man surnamed Chu now holds a mysterious Gold Rank title. The only person in the world who can compare to him is that old monk. As for the other one, probably no one knows who he is. Therefore, it is almost impossible to defeat him by force."

The cave god's words were filled with endless regret, "Back then, I tried to outsmart him but failed, and this madman outmaneuvered me, which is why I ended up like this."

Yan Qing still remembers that when she left the world a hundred years ago, her last impression was the extremely bright light emanating from the entire body of Chujiang No. 2.

What she wants to know most now is what exactly happened back then that led to this so-called cave god's tragic end.

So she tentatively asked, "Aren't you a cave god? You should be much more powerful than that grandson of Chu Jiang, right? How could you have been outsmarted by him?"

The cave spirit was stunned for a moment, and then he choked.

The other party clearly didn't want to tell her the truth, but unfortunately, Yan Qing had just watched their live broadcast and knew the whole story very well.

This cave god was no good at all. He deserved his fate.

However, we still need to hear the explanation.

The Cave God has spoken, “Back then, I accidentally ended up here, and by chance, my divine consciousness merged with Wuyun Mountain, thus becoming the Cave God of the Eighteen Villages. As for Chu Jiang, he suddenly barged in and forcibly abducted the Fallen Flower Cave Maiden who was performing a ceremony, which is how our feud began.”

"Later, he used insidious tricks to expel me from my original body. I had no choice but to possess a newly dead corpse, which is why I became this ghostly figure."

“I see,” Yan Qing readily agreed. “It seems that Chu Jiang was originally a ruthless person.”

Deep in her heart, through fragments of words, she pieced together a truth that was almost a fact—back then, Chu Jiang must have used some kind of self-harming method to forcibly expel the other from his body, and his own body was injured and fell into a deep sleep in an underwater cave where he was imprisoned.

After much thought, this reason seems closest to the truth. Furthermore, Chu Jiang must have been deeply injured, otherwise he wouldn't have remained asleep for a century.

"By the way, Senior Cave God, may I ask you a question?"

The cave spirit clearly wanted to coexist peacefully with her at this moment, so naturally he did not refuse, "Go ahead and say it."

"The Gold Rank titles are strange. Didn't you say they were extremely powerful? Could they be able to create countless clones? For example, appear in many different places at the same time?"

"This cave spirit really knows?" he scoffed sarcastically.

"What do you mean by 'many clones'? It's clearly just a wisp of divine consciousness leaving his body, possessing someone else's body, and then transforming into his own appearance. That's why people think he has the ability to create clones, but it's just a petty trick."

Yan Qing's eyes lit up. She finally understood the strange things about the Azure Dragon Coffin earlier. It turned out that they were all manifestations of Chu Jiang's divine consciousness.

However, she found it strange that the message inside the Azure Dragon Coffin made her believe Chu Jiang. Most importantly, the message was written by herself.

She couldn't understand this matter at all.

Chu Jiang must have realized by now that he wasn't the one he loved, which is why he threw himself here. No matter how you look at it, this person doesn't seem like someone he can trust.

And inside the coffin carried by the Azure Dragon, the words he spoke before he disappeared—Yan Qing was surprised to find that she had clearly remembered a few of them before, but now she couldn't recall a single word.

What the heck is this?

The cave spirit had been subtly observing the suddenly appearing girl. Judging from her appearance, she looked exactly like Qingqing.

Qingqing carries that person's blood, as well as his own, which is why he was able to control the other party's self-destruction.

He had never told anyone this secret. For over a thousand years, his initial plan was actually to utilize the art of bloodlines. The Fallen Flower Cave Maidens were women he had carefully selected to continue his lineage. Although they were mortals, most of them possessed spiritual power, only they were unable to cultivate.

Unfortunately, with the exception of one woman, none of these women were able to bear him any offspring, and they ultimately became materials for him to wear down the Asura Netherworld Token.

The only one who succeeded escaped while he wasn't looking, even though she was pregnant.

He once said that he had secretly sent people to search for many years, and only recently did he finally find the only surviving person—Qingqing. Therefore, he secretly instructed some people in the Eighteen Villages to help stage a trick in which the Fallen Flower Cave Girl deserted at the last minute.

Chu Jiang was originally just an innocent bystander who was dragged into this mess. Who would have thought that this person would be so fierce, directly defeating the Cave God himself and becoming a Gold-Rank Title Monster?

Given this reversal, it's no wonder the Cave God hates him.

Yan Qing glanced at the cave god; she simply couldn't bear to look at his dignified appearance.

Just then, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted overhead, and a bolt of purple lightning, as thick as a wrist, struck straight in, instantly creating a large hole in the cave above.

The cave spirit was almost grazed by the lightning, and screamed.

"Chujiang!!!"