Just then, Shi Xinyi cried out in pain, and in a moment, the once vibrant young woman's face was covered with wrinkles.
As Shi Xinyi felt her life force draining away, the pain on her face intensified until she saw her black hair turn white. She broke down, crying out, "How did I get so old? Ah, Mother, save me!"
A hint of reluctance flashed in Shi Jie's eyes, but in the end she didn't say anything.
"What, you won't let your good daughter stop the space tunnel?" An Ge finally understood. Forcibly tearing open a plane consumes the caster's lifespan. Lu Sha's lifespan is long, so it might not be noticeable, but Shi Xinyi is just a mortal, so it is particularly obvious.
Shi Jie seemed to have resigned herself to her fate, and sneered, "The space tunnel won't close anytime soon after it's opened. She's received so many benefits from me, so sacrificing herself for her mother is a fitting end."
An Ge never expected that the scene of motherly love and filial piety would change so quickly. "Even if I hadn't intervened, Shi Xinyi would still have encountered such a situation, right? You are really heartless to use your daughter's lifespan to open a dimensional tunnel."
"Hmph, if she becomes a chosen one, what does that little bit of lifespan matter? What a pity..." Shi Jie looked at An Ge, her eyes filled with hatred.
"So this is my fault?" An Ge shrugged. "Don't make yourself sound so innocent. You can't be sure if you can get the divine spark, and with your abilities, it's wishful thinking to try to give the divine spark to Shi Xinyi. To put it bluntly, you want my divine spark. Whether I'm there or not, the result is the same."
Touched on her secret, Shi Jie's eyes flickered. She had initially wanted to help her daughter when she learned about the summoning ritual, but after hearing Shi Xinyi's words, she became increasingly envious of the divine status of the chosen one in this dimension, and finally decided to seize An Ge's divine status for herself.
Even after learning that the summoning would come at the cost of her lifespan, she still did not stop herself from meeting Shi Xinyi. At most, she would give Shi Xinyi some things to prolong her life after she succeeded.
Shi Xinyi couldn't accept the conversation between the two. "Mother, you've hurt me? You actually hurt me? Why?"
Shi Jie was too lazy to pretend anymore. "You are just a vessel for me to leave in this plane. If the Heavenly Dao of this plane had not discovered my existence, why would I have had to escape to another plane? Fortunately, you deceived the heavenly secrets, which allowed me to leave safely."
Upon learning the truth, tears streamed down Shi Xinyi's face, her wrinkles etched with emotion. "So, my birth wasn't anticipated. Haha, I see. I... I hate it so much." With that, she stared wide-eyed at Shi Jie, her life extinguished.
Shi Jie looked reluctant. Although Shi Xinyi was born from her desire to escape this dimension, she was still her bloodline to some extent. If she could, she wouldn't want to harm her own daughter like this.
But what terrified her more than her daughter's death was the closing of the spatial tunnel! She turned sharply, watching the slowly closing portal, and could no longer remain calm. "No!"
An Ge felt a pang of sadness. She hadn't intended to let Shi Xinyi go, but she hadn't expected her to leave in this way. Looking at Shi Jie's appearance, she suddenly felt sorry for Shi Xinyi.
One's own life is not even worth a space tunnel.
"Stop yelling. Even if the space tunnel isn't closed, you still won't have a chance to leave. You're not actually hoping someone can rescue you through the tunnel, are you?" An Ge suddenly thought of the teleportation array in the backyard of the inn and raised an eyebrow. "A teleportation array?"
Shi Jie's pupils contracted slightly. Could the other party's divine nature possess the ability to read minds?
"Don't speculate wildly. My divine power doesn't have such heaven-defying abilities." She has ways to protect herself, so it's not surprising that others do too. But even if they do, it seems that the other party's use of the teleportation array is restricted.
Shi Jie suddenly raised her head, even more incredulous. But what terrified her more than having her thoughts exposed was her fate. "What do you want?"
"Don't worry, you won't survive. Cough, no, you won't die for now. I'm very curious about how the evil god conducted his experiments; your divine essence looks like it's almost fused with you."
Shi Jie's mouth dropped open in astonishment, and she increasingly regretted her impulsiveness. This chosen one, ranked first on the wanted list, was far more terrifying than the organization had imagined. Just how many secrets did she know?
“It’s not surprising that I know. I recently defeated a false god. The opponent’s godhood wasn’t as well integrated as yours.” With another potential threat eliminated, An Ge was in a great mood and said a few more words.
Shi Jie originally didn't want to speak anymore, but after hearing An Ge's words, she became indignant, "I clearly have better talent, but I was only given a low-level godhood, I'm not convinced!"
"Since you don't submit to the evil god, tell us everything you know. If you confess and cooperate, at least your life can be saved."
Shi Jie closed her eyes, expressing her resistance through her actions. She didn't believe An Ge's words; if she didn't speak up, there was still a chance she could be rescued by the organization, but if she did, there would be no hope at all.
An Ge sighed. What she had just said was true, but unfortunately Shi Jie didn't believe her.
She could more or less guess why Shi Jie wasn't cooperating. It could only be said that both Shi Jie and Lu Qinghe trusted the Evil God too much. She was certain that once the Evil God knew Shi Jie was in his hands, the one who would most want her dead would be the Evil God himself.
"Fine, I won't talk then. The evil god is doing experiments, and I happen to have someone here who wants to do an experiment too. I'll just use you as a test subject to study you." An Ge sneered, and with her words, anyone who didn't know better would think she was the evil god.
Under Shi Jie's furious glare, An Ge directly summoned Liu Tingxue, handing Shi Jie over to her, "The person is in your hands now. Study her carefully."
Liu Tingxue said happily, "I was just worried about not having a suitable research subject. Lu Qinghe is too capable, and some research is not suitable to be done with him."
The conversation between the two terrified Shi Jie. "You actually used the Chosen Ones for research."
"Isn't that strange? If they can study evil gods, why can't we?"
"Don't you pride yourselves on being righteous?"
An Ge let out a villainous laugh, "I never said that the Evil God admired me and wanted to recruit me into their camp. Unfortunately, I'm just a rebellious person and don't want to be subordinate to anyone. If you let me become the Evil God's boss, I might consider it."
Spending so much time with Zhang Zhengyi has made An Ge a natural at lying. She feels like she's a villain now, and she has to admit, being a villain is pretty cool.
Liu Tingxue did indeed intend to study the two people's divine status, but she would never do what Shi Jie thought. They were civilized people, and no matter what, they would not do anything too outrageous.
However, she really disliked Shi Jie and naturally didn't want her to have an easy time. "Take her away!"
An Ge waved her hand, and Liu Tingxue, who had been watching the show, suppressed a smile and said, "An Xiaoge, wait for my good news."
An Xiaoge is full of energy again, that's great!
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