front.
The demon warriors were no match for the might of the gods and suffered a series of defeats.
In the end, the Protoss ended the battle by capturing two cities.
They also took back Nan Guangyu, who had been tortured to the point of near death.
After reviving the man, Zhangshi carefully questioned Nan Guangyu about what had happened in the Demon Realm.
Nan Guangyu recounted the events from Chu Xinxin's perspective.
This differs significantly from what Meng Ji said.
Unsure who was lying, the lion asked a few more questions: "How did you survive? Your divine nature, soul, and power are still intact."
"The Demon Lord wanted to know the deployment of my clan's troops, so he captured me and tortured me every day in the Demon Camp..." As Nan Guangyu spoke, his body trembled involuntarily, as if recalling those days of torment.
His wounds were indeed horrific. The lion comforted him and told him to rest well before returning to report to the priest.
Ignoring the fact that he had just reattached his hand, Nan Guangyu leaned over and grabbed the sleeve of the lion-like creature, his face filled with anxiety: "Lord lion-like creature, can you tell me how the goddess is?"
"The goddess is staying in a small town in the rear, with Meng Ji accompanying her. Don't worry."
Upon hearing this, Nan Guangyu immediately threw off the covers: "This is not right! Meng Ji is a spy from the Demon Clan. I must go back immediately to protect the Goddess!"
He spoke with great conviction, but his feet went weak the moment they touched the ground.
The acting was excellent.
Finally, Zhang Shi promised to let him go back with the priest the next day, which persuaded Nan Guangyu to give up.
After the lion-like creature left.
Nan Guangyu, who was originally seriously injured and lying in bed, jumped out of bed and walked to the window to look in the direction where Chu Xinxin was.
His eyes were full of worry.
To be honest, Meng Ji's displayed divine power was only at a medium level, but he was able to fight Ying Zhao, who was in a frenzy, one-on-one, so his strength should not be underestimated.
More importantly, this person is wicked and uses all sorts of underhanded methods.
Even with that system, Chu Xinxin would be no match for him in a real fight.
Moreover, the incident happened so suddenly that he didn't even have time to give the Yaoqing Grass to Chu Xinxin.
Nan Guangyu wanted to transform into black mist to find Chu Xinxin, but he was afraid that Zhangshi or someone else might suddenly come in to check, so he had to suppress the unease in his heart.
The next day.
Nan Guangyu followed the priests back to the small town where Chu Xinxin was being settled.
In the welcoming party, Nan Guangyu finally met her.
The effects of Chu Xinxin's face-changing pill had worn off, and she had returned to her original appearance. Holding Meng Ji's hand, she stayed close to him, her eyes filled with deep affection for him.
Nan Guangyu's heart sank.
This situation looks very bad.
Chu Xinxin is in trouble, and so is he.
Sure enough, the first thing the priest did upon entering the city was to ask Chu Xinxin who had saved her.
Chu Xinxin said "Mengji" without hesitation.
“Divine Attendant Yu, I am very grateful to you for buying time for me and the goddess to escape, but one thing at a time, if you can’t produce solid evidence, then don’t continue to make baseless accusations against me as a demon spy!”
With renewed confidence, Meng Ji spoke without his usual cautiousness: "I, Meng, have always had a clear conscience before the gods and the goddess!"
Nan Guangyu: "A person who uses his childhood sweetheart to take the blame has no right to say he has a clear conscience."
Meng Ji: "I made myself very clear last time..."
"What do you mean, 'clearly clear'?" Nan Guangyu interrupted, "You were clearly engaged to the Goddess, yet you were still entangled with Qingwu. The Goddess followed you into the Abyss because she saw you acting like this! Otherwise, she would never have been kidnapped!"
The priest's face turned cold: "Is what you say true?"
“Not a single word is false!” Nan Guangyu glared at Meng Ji with hatred. “The goddess’s chief guard can testify to this.”
The head guard stepped forward: "The goddess did indeed say that she wanted to pluck the divine herb and give it to Mengji before Qingwu could..."
“That doesn’t necessarily mean I…” Meng Ji began, but the head guard interrupted, “I have also seen Meng Ji and Qing Wu together on several occasions, arm in arm, acting without restraint…”
The guard left the word "dot" unfinished to save face for the goddess.
He also disliked Meng Ji. Their goddess was so good, yet Meng Ji was still thinking about other things while eating what he had.
Even Meng Ji, who was extremely good at putting on a show, couldn't help but frown in front of the priest at the head of the guard's words.
Meng Ji secretly squeezed Chu Xinxin's hand, and Chu Xinxin immediately stepped in to smooth things over.
"Stop arguing. Mengji and Qingwu are just good friends, and Mengji said he won't do it again... Father, Xiaoyu, you've just returned from the front lines, so get some rest."
That wasn't enough. At Meng Ji's prompting, Chu Xinxin started to defend Qingwu again.
"Father, please release Sister Qingwu. She is not a spy; this is just a misunderstanding."
Chu Xinxin's eyes welled up with tears, and she tugged at the priest's sleeve, looking extremely aggrieved.
The priest, deeply loving his daughter, agreed without hesitation.
Chu Xinxin nestled in Meng Ji's arms, looking extremely shy.
Nan Guangyu really wanted to take out the Yaoqing Grass and stuff it into Chu Xinxin's mouth right then and there.
The priest admired the two younger men quite a bit, and after giving them a few words of reprimand, he let the matter drop.
After leaving the priest, Nan Guangyu wanted to follow Chu Xinxin. When they were alone, he took out the Yaoqing Grass and gave it to Chu Xinxin.
However, Meng Ji stayed by her side at all times, keeping a tight guard around her.
Even at night—
Meng Ji also stood guard outside Chu Xinxin's door.
Nan Guangyu tried several times to transform into black mist and slip through the crack in the door to find Chu Xinxin, but Meng Ji noticed him as soon as he touched the door frame.
If it weren't for his extreme speed, Meng Ji probably would have attracted other powerful gods and demons.
His clone's cultivation level was insufficient, and his main body was still in the Demon Realm, so he couldn't arrive in time.
That's fine, Nan Guangyu can wait until Meng Ji lowers his guard.
Unexpectedly, before he could even see the real person, Meng Ji proposed to the priest that he and Chu Xinxin should form a marriage alliance.
“Father, if I had directly formed a bond with the goddess and shared divine power back then, she would not have been so easily abducted by the demons this time.”
Meng Ji, holding Chu Xinxin's hand, knelt before the priest. "It's all my fault. In the face of life and death, everything is meaningless. Originally, I thought I couldn't wrong the goddess, but after this experience, I want to form a bond with the goddess as soon as possible and share everything together."
The priest didn't think for long before giving a "yes".
Nan Guangyu even experienced tinnitus at that time.
My first reaction was to snatch the bride away!
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