Zuan shook his head slightly: "I didn't lie to you."
"If you're not lying to me, why would the Holy Maiden say you're her lover? Aren't you from the future?" Princess Peacock couldn't hold back her tears as she spoke. Even now, he's still lying to me.
Many people noticed the situation and looked at each other with strange expressions.
Seeing how heartbroken Princess Peacock was, it was clear that she was deeply in love.
That guy is really despicable. One saintess wasn't enough for him, he even had designs on Princess Peacock!
However, after what had just happened, everyone was wary of his cultivation level and dared not step forward to stand up for the princess.
Zuan was also extremely troubled at this moment, as he really couldn't explain the reasons to Princess Peacock.
Seeing his silence, Princess Peacock cried even more bitterly.
At this moment, a gentle voice sounded from the side: "Qingwu, he really didn't lie to you, because I, like him, am from the future."
The saintess had already arrived beside the two of them. As she spoke, she deliberately cast a soundproof talisman to prevent outsiders from noticing.
"What?" Princess Peacock forgot to cry for a moment, staring in shock at the beautiful saintess before her.
She quickly shook her head again: "That's impossible. You are clearly Mikado Baiqing, the eldest daughter of the Mikado family! How could you be from the future?"
“The reasons are very complicated, and I really can’t explain them clearly at this moment,” the saintess said, holding her hand. “But you must believe that we really did not lie to you, and we have no reason to take such a big risk to deceive everyone.”
By this time, she was already starting to regret it. She had only intended to introduce her lover, but she hadn't expected it to cause so much trouble.
It's all because I was so overwhelmed with joy after the reunion that I didn't think things through carefully.
Princess Peacock recalled the events of the past few years. It seemed that the Holy Maiden had also appeared out of nowhere without warning and then accomplished one impossible miracle after another. Now that she thought about it, it was very similar to the appearance of her older brother.
No wonder she's so outstanding; it turns out she and her older brother are from the same place.
She smiled sadly and looked at Zu'an: "Big brother, is the little sister you said you wanted to save actually a saintess?"
"Sister?" The saintess's ears perked up instantly.
Zuan shook his head slightly: "There is someone else."
At the same time, he said to the saintess beside him, "Xiao Xi's constitution is a rare innate poisonous holy body. Now that the poison has erupted, I am looking for a solution for her."
"Ah, is Xiaoxi alright?" The saintess was startled. Anyone who had spent time with Ji Xiaoxi would find herself disliking that soft and cute girl.
"You're alright for now, and we've already found a way to save you, so you don't need to worry," Zu'an reassured her, seeing her anxious expression.
Seeing how familiar the two were with each other, and that the Holy Maiden also knew the younger sister, Princess Peacock finally believed that the two were indeed from the future.
She couldn't help but look at the Holy Maiden: "Holy Maiden, since you come from the future, why have you treated me so differently all these years?"
The other person was very good to her. She had previously thought that it was because they were kindred spirits that they could become best friends who could talk about anything.
Only now do I realize that things are not so simple. Why would someone from the future care about me so much?
The saintess hesitated for a moment, then said, "Because in my later life I knew an older sister who looked a lot like you, so I subconsciously felt a sense of closeness to you..."
Princess Peacock recalled the words Zu An had said when they first met, and finally realized: "So I was just a substitute for someone else. No wonder you were all so kind to me. I was just being delusional..."
As he spoke, he staggered away, looking extremely dejected, clearly heartbroken.
The saintess wanted to chase after her, but Zuan stopped her, saying, "Forget it, let her calm down."
The saint bit her lip, but ultimately did not chase after him. She knew there was nothing to say if she did, and could only hope that time would heal everything.
Because of what had just happened, she didn't want herself and Zuan to be exposed to the public again, so she pulled Zuan back into the room.
"Brother Zu, I haven't had a chance to ask you why you came here. Was it to save Xiao Xi?"
“Saving Xiaoxi was indeed one of the reasons…” Zuan then recounted the events that had occurred before returning to this fragment of time and space. “Meeting you here is truly an unexpected delight.”
“This is what they call a destined meeting from afar.” The saintess’s face was flushed as she watched her lover travel through time and space to find her. She felt that it was all preordained.
Zuan took her hand, and the two smiled at each other.
"By the way, do you know what the power of the demon race is?" Zu'an remembered the purpose of his visit.
"The authority of the demon race? Why do you ask that?" The Holy Goddess looked puzzled, not understanding for a moment what authority meant.
Zu'an then gave a general account of what happened in the Netherworld and the need for the tokens of authority in the Six Paths.
“I see,” the saintess said with a hint of realization. “That must have been the Demon Emperor’s scepter, a symbol of the power of the demon race.”
“The scepter…” Zuan seemed to be deep in thought.
The saintess continued, "Originally, a token in the legends of the demon race was the Sun-Shooting Bow. However, the demon race lost this item a long time ago, and no one knew where it was. So later, they made such a staff to represent authority."
At this point, a smile appeared on her face: "If they knew that the Sun-Shooting Bow was in your hands, perhaps the entire demon race would regard you as the chosen one."
Zuan smiled and said, "I have no interest in remaining a demon race in this era."
A mischievous glint appeared between the saint's brows: "Of course, you miss the demon race of later generations more. There's Queen Medusa there, as well as the little demon queen and the elf princess waiting. Actually, there are demon queens, Medusas, and elves in this era as well. Do you want me to help you find them?"
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